Line #13 Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S5E9KagayekiKintaro


1	The Turtles and Usagi must scale the mountain to Kintaro's destination, and also must confront Jei once and for all.
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5	* AndTheAdventureContinues: Usagi leaves Kintaro at the temple--saying there are others out there who need him.
6	* BrainwashedAndCrazy:
7	** The Turtles never fully broke free of Jei's brainwashing, and he retakes control of them to attack Usagi at the temple.
8	** This is also revealed to be what happened to Sumo Kuma, who also was one of Jei's puppets. After Jei is defeated, Kuma regains his senses and reveals he is one of the monks of Kintaro's temple.
9	* BigNo: Jei's final words after his body is sent plummeting off the mountain at the end of the episode.
10	* DemonicPossession: Jei's goal was to awaken Kintaro's spiritual powers and then attempt this trope by transferring his immortal soul into Kintaro's body, becoming even more powerful in the process.
11	* DisneyVillainDeath: After Jei is defeated by Usagi, his body plummets off the mountain.[[note]]It's worth noting, however, that he suffered a similar "death" in the original comic, and [[ImplacableMan was revealed to have survived shortly thereafter]], making it [[FridgeHorror entirely possible he's still alive here too]].[[/note]]
12	* GoneHorriblyRight: Jei manipulated events because he wanted Kintaro's true power to be awakened before attempting to take over his body. However, Kintaro's power completely freed the Turtles from Jei's control, which leads to his defeat.
13	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Jei summoned the turtles so he could control them and use them to get Kintaro's powers. The turtles end up thwarting his plan when he doesn't realize Kintaro has freed them from his control.
14	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: This is part of Jei's fate at the hands of Usagi. Feigning still being brainwashed, Leo throws his katana right through Jei's heart to halt his soul transfer into Kintaro. Usagi later uses this katana to defeat Jei and send his body into a DisneyVillainDeath.
15	* MythologyGag: Jei's death--being impaled through the chest and sent plummeting off a cliff--mirrors one of the attempts to kill him in ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo''. [[ImplacableMan No word on whether or not he survived here, though]].
16	* PetTheDog: At the end of the episode, Kintaro is sad to see Usagi go. Usagi promises to return should he be needed.
17	* PretendToBeBrainwashed: The turtles realize that Kintaro "knocked the evil out of them" and freed them from Jei's control. Jei doesn't realize this and the turtles use it to their advantage. They "put on their evil eyes" and get close to him so they can free Kintaro when Jei doesn't suspect a thing.
18	* SpeechBubbles: Stan Sakai's trademark skull speech bubble finally makes an appearance when Jei dies.
19	* ThrowTheDogABone: Kintaro has spent this story arc being chided by Usagi, outright mocked by the Turtles, and suffering various pratfalls. On the mountain, though, Leo shows him compassion and compliments him on his bravery.
20	* TookALevelInKindness: Kintaro becomes much nicer and more compassionate once his actual powers are awakened in defending Usagi from Jei.

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