History Recap / OhsamaSentaiKingOhgerEp20DuelOfKings

[[caption-width-right:640:''[[Manga/FrierenBeyondJourneysEnd Odyssey we shared, on the same path\\
And nothing more to that.\\
So it should have been, but suddenly I was wondering.\\
All those tears rolling down my cheeks\\
Why do they come out and fall?]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:640:"[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Run. Run away, Racules, and never return.]]"]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Rita has to imprison Gira again as he's still technically a rebel despite being in the right; although this doesn't seem to bother Gira anymore and he laughs it off, much to Rita's annoyed scream.

* TheWorfEffect: Gira handily defeats Racules wearing the Founder's Crown in his regular Kuwagata Ohger mode, showcasing how much he's grown since their last bout.

* BatmanGambit: Kaguragi and Jeramie figured the [=OhgerCrownLance=] might be stolen to use against Gira, so they swapped it with a fake and it also exposed Kamejim as TheMole.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gira challenging Racules to another trial-by-combat gave Racules the grounds to fully acquit himself as Gira is still considered a traitor to Shugoddam. As a result, he is able to marry Suzume and force Toufu into a permanent alliance with Shugoddam. Downplayed however, as Racules ends up being defeated and losing the throne to Gira at the end.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Kamejim is revealed to have killed and impersonated Boshimar, Racules is so angry that he even forget about Gira until Rita reminds him that the duel is still ongoing.

* NearVillainVictory: Self-inflicted. Gira states that he'll outright surrender the duel to Racules (facing a life behind bars [[KilledOffscreen or worse]]) if the king simply apologizes to his people and works toward making Shugoddam the nation of kindness he dreamed of in the past. Racules shoots himself in the foot by rebuffing Gira's appeals and going on an evil tirade that's ends up making himself a pariah.

* RedemptionRejection: Gira offers to give up the fight and suddender to Racules if he would just apologize to his people, believing that the young idealistic boy in his memory still exists. Racules angrily rejects it, still believing in his absolute power.

* UndyingLoyalty: While half of the other Shugoddam citizens now support Gira with the orphans, there is still a faction led by Goroge who are still loyal to Racules despite the last episode's events. Subverted later on when Racules shows his true colors.

!!Duel of Kings

[[caption-width-right:640:"[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Run away, Racules. Run away, and never return.]]"]]

The newly established King-Ohger team has saved Shugoddam, but are unable to dispense justice on Racules due to Yanma pulling of a revenge prank on him. Gira has a solution: facing his brother in another TrialByCombat for the second and last time.

* BeyondRedemption: After Racules [[RedemptionRejection rejects Gira's offer]] to surrender if he apologizes to the Shuggodam citizens and instead reaffirms his tyrannical worldview, it's become clear to Gira that the idealistic brother that he remembered long ago is no longer there and he proceeds to take down Racules and take the win.

* BeyondRedemption: After Racules [[RedemptionRejection rejects Gira's offer]] to surrender if he apologizes to the Shuggodam citizens, it's become clear to Gira that the idealistic brother that he remembered long ago is no longer there and he proceeds to take down Racules and take the win.

* AltarDiplomacy: Yanma explains to Shiokara that Suzume and Racules' wedding to be this, deducing that it was likely done to force Toufu into a permanent alliance with Shugoddam now that Racules was acquitted. But it ends up being for nothing after Racules has been defeated and loses his throne to Gira at the end.
* BatmanGambit: Kaguragi and Jeramie figured the [=OhgerCrownLance=] might be stolen to use against Gira, so they swapped it with a fake.

* CurbStompCushion: While Gira emerges as the victor of the trial-by-combat, Racules manages to hold his own throughout most of the fight, eventually losing to Gira's sheer power and will.

* AltarDiplomacy: Yanma explains to Shiokara that Suzume and Racules' wedding to be this, deducing that it was likely done to force Toufu into a permanent alliance with Shugoddam now that Racules was acquitted.

* NearVillainVictory: Self-inflicted. Gira states that he'll outright surrender the duel to Racules (facing a life behind bars [[KilledOffscreen or worse]]) if the king simply apologizes to his people and works toward making Shugoddam the nation of kindness he dreamed of in the past. Racules shoots himself in the foot by rebuffing Gira's appeals and going on an evil tirade.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gira challenging Racules to another trial-by-combat gave Racules the grounds to fully acquit himself as Gira is still considered a traitor to Shugoddam. As a result, he is able to marry Suzume and force Toufu into a permanent alliance with Shugoddam. Downplayed however, as Racules ends up being defeated and losing the throne to Gira.

* IgnoredEpiphany: Gira attempts yet again to remind Racules of the nobler ambitions he held the past, believing he can still make those come true. Racules instead responds by attacking Gira after the latter lowers his weapon, calling him naive retreating even further into his tyrannical philosophy.

* IgnoredEpiphany: Gira attempts yet again to remind Racules of the nobler ambitions he held the past, believing he can still make those come true. Racules instead responds by attacking Gira after the latter lowers his weapon, calling him naive and

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Racules had fully committed to faking a HeelRealization during Gira's RousingSpeech instead of retaliating, he would've won entirely - Gira would've surrendered with a convincing apology and would've been permanently imprisoned per Racules' victory demand. Instead, the king's pride forces him into a villainous monologue that reaffirms him as an EvilOverlord; losing the good will of the few remaining people that were on his side and ensuring that Gira could take him down.

* EasilyForgiven: Goroge and the Gira supporter he was arguing with are seen hugging it out after Racules outs himself as evil and Gira wins the duel.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Racules is dealt with in much the same way Gira was in their previous duel, being knocked down the exact same cliff.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: If Racules had faked a HeelRealization during Gira's RousingSpeech he would've won entirely, as Gira would've surrendered with a convincing apology and would've been permanent imprisoned per Racules' victory demand. Instead, the king's pride forces him into a villainous monologue that reaffirms him as an EvilOverlord; losing the good will of the few remaining people that were on his side and ensuring that Gira could take him down.

--> Rita: You challenged him to a TrialByCombat just to say this?

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gira challenging Racules to another trial-by-combat gave Racules the grounds to fully acquit himself as Gira is still considered a traitor to Shugoddam. As a result, he is able to marry Suzume and force Toufu into a permanent alliance with Shugoddam. Then again Racules would end up being defeated and losing the throne to Gira which may negate this.

* TheReveal: Boshimar has been dead since at least the beginning of the series and Kamejim has been impersonating him the entire time.

* SwappedRoles: Premise of the episode. Gira and Racules are having another TrialByCombat to determine who rules Shugoddam. However, Gira is the instigator this time and has gained support whereas Racules is now a pariah for colluding with the Bognnarok and loses his support after exposing his true colors on-broadcast.

* VillainousBreakdown: Racules goes through quite the long, but explosive one after being bested by Gira, culminating in an unhinged rant where he claims that he is fit to be king because he understands that the people are meant to be tools but this causes his remaining supporters watching to turn on him.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Gira challenging Racules to another trial-by-combat gave Racules the grounds to fully acquit himself as Gira is still considered a traitor to Shugoddam. As a result, he is able to marry Suzume and force Toufu into a permanent alliance with Shugoddam.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Rita has to imprison Gira again as he's still technically a rebel despite being in the right; although this doesn't seem to bother Gira anymore and he laughs it off.

* VillainousBreakdown: Racules goes through quite the long, but explosive one after being bested by Gira, culminating in an unhinged rant where he claims that he is fit to be king because he understands that the people are meant to be tools.

* RedemptionRejection: Gira offers to spare Racules if he would just apologize to his people, thinking that young idealistic boy in his memory still exists. Racules angrily rejects it, still believing in his absolute power.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Rita has to imprison Gira again as he's still technically a rebel, although this doesn't seem to bother Gira anymore and he laughs instead.

* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The plan to give Racules a fake [=OhgerCrownLance=] largely succeeds and is only revealed after it takes Boshimar by surprise.