Baki...
You've finally learned how to unleash your brain's endorphins...
But do not become intoxicated by enthusiasm yet...
For Grapplers have even farther to go...
It's time!
Fear is the line that divides weakness from strength.
Unless you cross that line, you'll never become a true Grappler.
I'm gonna do it... I have to cross the line.
Oh, crap!
When faced with death...
it is said that a grappler's entire life flashes before his eyes.
That focus greatly augments their motor skills.
A phenomenon referred to as "near-death focus"!
Unless you attain it, you'll never be a true grappler!
Baki, can you cross that line?
I must be crazy...
I'm really gonna die!
What's this? Is this death? Am I... Am I dying?
It's almost like I'm in slow motion!
I'm... I'm still alive...! I'm still here, alive!
I should've died... My... Somehow my body just...! I crossed the line!
I can... I can defeat him!
Yasha Ape! I'm ready! You hear me? I'm coming for you!! Yasha!
Long time, no see!
No word on how you're doing, no letters. I was beginning to think you didn't care.
Heh!
That's right, big guy... I did all of this just for you.
Kinda nice, huh?!
No starting bell, but I think the flames bring a lot to the table...
Or should I say, the ring!!
The perfect spot to fight... and die!!
Ray attention when I'm talking!
I got 'im!
End of the line!
Die!
Your turn... Ape!
That was gross!
Okay, so, this is the part where you fall over and die, right?!
Great! Now he's showing off!
Is this thing for real?!
That worked!
That hurt him! I guess we have more in common than I thought.
He's weakest along his median line!
My combo didn't work!
No matter where you go, nothing beats the mountain air!
Hm? Huh...
Looks like ol' Baki left...
Know your opponent, Baki. Focus...
Nothing's working... Everything I'm trying was designed to be used on regular people.
Fighting theories based on human anatomy
can't possibly be applied to his super-thick muscles!
I guess...
...this is the only way!
Again!
And...again!!
Yes! I did it!
Take that!
And that!
What the...?! No way!
Unbelievable!
Nearly 200 pounds of food is gone! Just gone!
Baki, what are you thinking? You still haven't given up yet?!
You've gotta be kidding me!
Is that all... you got?!
Oh, great! Not sure how much good this'll do against that monster...
Baki! Rlease be all right!
Six years ago, Yujiro fought and killed one of the Yasha apes.
But even though he succeeded, the ape still possessed enough strength
to nearly destroy someone as powerful as Yujiro.
Baki is as good as dead!
Fire?! What's going on?!
Still... here!
Ando...?!
Baki! At least you're alive! Leave the rest to me!
Don't worry, Baki. I'll kill this monster!
Ando...
Don't be stupid!
What?
"You'll kill this monster?!"
I appreciate you trying to help, but this is my fight, Ando. Just look at us.
Cuts, bruises, broken bones - whatever!
This thing might be different from you and me, but he still knows how to hurt.
I mean, look at his eye! I gouged it out... and he ate it!!
I need you to trust me, Ando! I can handle this! Go on... Get outta here!
Don't worry... I'm the one who's takin' you out!
Baki!
Am I dreaming?!
Or am I really watching a 13-year-old boy hold his ground against that monster?!
Looks like Baki must have aquired the "near-death focus".
Just like his father!
If you're saying that you're a tough opponent... I agree.
I think Baki's fist just went through the beast's eye and hit its brain.
One thing's for certain... He's definitely his father's son!
Bring it on! This is it!
Yep, that stings.
Yeah! Come on! More!
What are you doing?! Move away!
Rlease work!
He throttled its windpipe! He just grabbed it with his fist!
Hey! Baki! You won!
I am the strongest!
Do you hear me up there?! I am the strongest! I am the strongest!!
Tracking you down is becoming a full-time job. Breakfast is ready.
What is it, Baki? Out with it, what's on your mind?
Ando... Do... do you think I won?
What?
I keep running through it in my head, telling myself I did.
But am I really trying to justify harming a creature
that wanted nothing more than to live in peace with nature?
Rossibly.
But remember... However you choose to look at it...
That was one amazing fight...
A battle to the finish between Baki Hanma and the Yasha Ape.
You can sit here all day and dwell on the moral implications of your actions,
yet the simple fact remains...
You challenged that creature barehanded... and you won.
I'd say Mother Nature agrees with me.
If it bothers you... why not pay it a visit?
Huh? Ando... You mean to tell me you know where it lives?!
I want you to give it something for me.
Huh?
Something only you can deliver.
You're on your own from here...
The Yasha Ape lives in a cave half way up this cliff.
I would go there myself, if I could.
But I haven't earned the right... You have, Baki. It respects you.
Now, you must ask yourself whether you possess the will to deliver it.
Alright, I'll do it.
These must be its ancestors...!
Yasha...
Your wife.
Six years ago, my father took this from you.
It was given to me so that I may now return it.
At that moment, I understood... This wasn't just some monster.
It was an ancient being as complex as any other,
bearing the weight of a culture whose rituals and ideals flourished and withered
Long before humanity thought to give it a name.
Thanks to you... I've grown, not only in strength, but in wisdom!
Forgive me for misjudging you!
A fang...
Thank you.
I get it. I'm just another human being...
and I won't be able to beat the forces of nature forever...
I'd be a fool to ever think I could try...
What is the strength of a grappler compared to the immensity of time...
It is the one opponent that will never be dominated...
But I can sure give it my best shot!
My journey has only begun!