- Moment of Awesome:
- Raye is shown why only she's allowed to enter a battlefield when both nations have switched to using machines. Upon defending her home from numerous flying drones, she simply needs only two moves, a shot from her Shark Cannon, and another in Hayate mode with Vector Blast. The first wipes a majority of the drone army in one go, with Vector Blast finishing off the rest.
- Roze's introduction. Soon after Raye deals with the enemy nation's drones, Roze introduces herself by nearly killing Raye with a red energy beam, then reveals herself soon after. The next moments are a sequence of attacks between them that shows the immense skill the two have, making clear what they're standing is in a war using only machines. Two super-humans who's only equal are each other as they enter a draw.
- Though in the second round, while not depicted as easy, Raye manages to put Roze on the back foot and win.
- During the third battle between Raye and Roze in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel or the anime, Raye unflinchingly goes to save Roze no matter what. As for how?
- In Master Duel, Raye enters he enemy nation's territory and comes face to face with Zeke, which begins shooting laser beams which Raye avoids while launching numerous missiles to destroy the floating platforms that attack her and using her blade to cut some part. Then, upon Zeke's final assault, Raye uses one of Zeke's floating shields to defend herself from the attack before counterattacking and smashing Zeke into a building after cutting through it's blade with her own in Kagari mode, saving Roze and holding her. Granted, numerous H.A.M.P.'s now stand in her way, yet Raye simply stares and begins unleashing a new power, undeterred in saving Roze.
- In the anime, the same events occur, with a few differences, such as the fight occurring in the desert. Not that the result changes, as when Raye enters battle, she easily cleaves through the drones Zeke sends, then the two clash with their own blades, Zeke's massive one against Raye's smaller one. Through the power of will, Raye removes Kagari's limiters, eyes glowing red, and slices through not just the sword, but the massive Zeke in one move and wins, destroying it. Like Master Duel, she grabs Roze and begins leaving with Roze in her arms.
- In the second episode, after Roze is saved and both she and Raye talk a bit, from nowhere numerous H.A.M.P.'s appear, intending to finish off Raye and even Roze, coming in mass. In that instant Raye simply declares her declaration in that she'll always protect Roze, inspiring the latter to join Raye and fight as well. The two facing off the army of machines in a final cliffhanger, not willing to back down without a fight.Roze: ...I'm going with you.
Raye: Alright.
Both: Engage!! - "Story of White" has Fleurdelis and Ecclesia witness Albaz's arrival and in the form of a dragon. Not even one minute passes when Fleurdelis flies up towards Albaz and slashes his eye, instantly defeating him in one move.
- As Fleurdelis attempts to fly down and meet Ecclesia after defeating Albaz, none other than Shuraig arrives to distract her, which works. Though he's also forced to attack her from a distance with his blaster cannon, as she's so strong he's visibly trying his best not to be caught from her powerful slashes, proving her strength.
- Albaz, after being treated in kindness, leaps between her and Ashiyan when the latter starts using the power of the Hole to hurt her, showing that he returns favors and had no problem risking himself to protect someone who protected him.
- Continuity Lock-Out: The "Sky Striker Ace" adaptation starts In Medias Res and is an alternate take on the climatic battle between Raye and Zeke at the climax of the "Sky Striker" lore, which is also depicted in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. This makes the episodes utterly impenetrable to new viewers since there's no context given for the episode and only makes sense to existing Yu-Gi-Oh! players who either read the lore from the Valuable Book EX books or played the respective Solo Gate.
- Funny Moments: Rugal decides to save Ferrijit's bacon by picking her up like a owner would a housecat. Seeing by how she doesn't question it, this has happened multiple times before.
- It's Short, So It Sucks!: The two combined "Sky Striker Ace" episodes have virtually no new content, amounting to 8 minutes of footage retreading scenes already featured in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel adaptation but with more dialogue between Raye and Roze. Is this in general, the episodes only are made once a month, with 14 episodes combined only almost 1 hour long.
- Heartwarming Moments:
- When Raye first meets Roze, similar to the manga, Roze tries to kill her. Yet just like her counterpart from Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories, despite knowing Roze is an enemy, Raye only feels the need to know Roze instead.
- Upon the two girls meeting again in the desert, and having a chance to defeat Roze, Raye instead simply asks for Roze's name. Even though Roze herself deemed the conversation pointless, after the two separate, Roze cannot help but feel warm as this was the first time someone was kind to her.
- On the third battle, ignoring the alternative fight scenes from Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and the anime, what is the same is that upon Raye noticing Roze being used as a core for Zeke, she vows to save Roze and does just that.
- In the "Sky Striker's Burden" ending, after recovering Roze, Raye faces numerous machines while Roze is unconscious. She prepares herself to defend both herself and Roze without hesitating.
- In the anime's ending, Raye is at first fearful when she finds Roze knocked out, quickly taking her away from Zeke's wreckage. To her joy, Roze is okay and hugs her, with Roze slowly admitting that she heard Raye's voice and feels she is different from the machines she was used to back home.
- As Roze reminisces in the second episode, she recalls how Raye was always calling out for her. Like the last episode, she shows her gratitude and is truly happy that Raye saved her, to Raye's pleasure.
- While the second episode ends with the two having low-chances, Raye was the first to stand up for them, ensuring to Roze that she will never stop protecting her. This act of care causes Roze, instead of giving in to despair, decide to stand up and fight alongside Raye, together. The two facing the army as one, no longer enemies, but friends.
- When both Ecclesia and Fleurdelis speak, it's obviously how the two see each other as family, sisters. And while Fleurdelis sees Ecclesia as naive, she also believes that makes her kind and strong, as the latter desires for the chance to converse with heretics for understanding and for all to be blessed, even without a stigmata.
- Despite Ecclesia having every right to be suspicious of Albaz, when she sees him hurt she goes to his side to see if she can help him than deal with him as her fellow Dogmatika members would do. Even attempting to defend him from what would very likely be an execution. Attempting to save him which shocks even Albaz, as the two are essentially strangers. Her kindness even confusing the Tri-Brigade, who assumed she was racist like most other Dogmatika members.
- When Ashiyan hurts Ecclesia for refusing to let him and the others deal with him, Albaz, in that moment, leaps between Ashiyan and Ecclesia to protect her as she did him. Absorbing the energies between the two and becoming none other than Brigrand the Glory Dragon, who holds Ecclesia close to protect her, returning the favor she did him in an instant.
- Nightmare Fuel:
- While the original Sky Striker Ace lore from the "Valuable Book EX" doesn't get into detail, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and anime, it's shown that Zeke takes cue from the manga itself. That being, a powerful machine that not only forces Roze to fight, but does so by giving her immense pain. The worst part being that her nation purposely inserts her as a core, where just before it happens, Roze shows genuine fear as she's used as said core and made to fight without her consent.
- The ending of the second episode, nearly making it a Downer Ending. Despite Raye having saved Roze, the latter finding herself appreciating this act of kindness, the two are surrounded suddenly by countless massive mechas known as H.A.M.P.'s, outnumbered greatly. While the two strive to fight them off together as one, the episode ends there, making their fate uncertain.
- During Albaz's arrival, he is quickly confronted by Fleurdelis who deals with him by slicing through his left eye. The episode shows viewers the gaping hole where his eye should be where it visibly bleeds as he falls. Even after Albaz reverts to his human form, it's still bleeding and he clutches it painfully.
- Ashiyan using the power of the Hole to hurt Ecclesia just because she wanted to save Albaz. Making her scream in agony for such a small act, when all she wanted was to get everyone to talk and work things out. A sign of the hidden darkness in the Dogmatike nation and those who run the place itself.
- Shocking Moments: This is the first instance of major Yu-Gi-Oh! media released for a worldwide audience which features no censorship whatsoever. All character designs are depicted as faithfully to the original OCG art as possible, religious references are left completely intact, and violence is shown in full with visible blood.
- Tear Jerker:
- When seeing the viewpoint of Roze in the ''Sky Striker's Burden", the narration reveals that from birth, Roze was treated as nothing but a tool for her nation's war against Raye's home. Her emotional growth stunted as Roze was treated more like a machine than a person. Raye being the only person who treated her with kindness while the leadership of her nation willingly inserted her in Zeke as a core, which caused her pain.
- The second episode, titled "Roze", has Roze herself thinking back to Raye all the way to her being freed from Zeke's control. There, at the moment of freedom, she tearfully admits that for all the power she was given, she knew she was just a weapon for her nation's own usage. Not helping things further is that after she loses, her nation sends in countless H.A.M.P.'s to finish the job and attacks despite her being in the crossfire. Had it not been for Raye declaring her protection, and being the only one to show her kindness, Roze very likely would have given into despair as she realizes that not even her own home cares for her.Roze: I was given power... (cries a single tear) Though I'm just a weapon...
- While it's a small scene, the Tri-Brigade are confused when Ecclesia tries to defend the clearly inhumane Albaz. After all, Dogmatika never cared for those without the Stigmata, as such they think it's a trap and refuse to lower their weapons. Making clear that despite Dogmatika seems like a nice place, suffers a case of discrimination against those who don't have a Stigmata, just as Ecclesia mentioned in the previous episode.
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