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The Sword3rd of 20 episodes in DiC season 2. Written by Ted Pedersen & Steve Hayes. First aired September 25, 1991.Previous episode: Chunnel Next episode: El Dorado – The Lost City of Gold |
A flight of Cobra ninjas and B.A.T.s ambush Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, and assault a monastery where they steal the Key to the Sword of Destiny. Hawk, Scarlett, and the Ninja Force drive off the attack, but Night Creeper Leader gets away with the key. However, he defies Cobra's orders and leaves to acquire the Sword for himself. Scarlett, Snake Eyes, and Storm Shadow give chase as Cobra's ninjas head to the Valley of Darkness. Overkill follows as well but loses his B.A.T.s to the valley's hazards.
Night Creeper Leader reaches the Shrine of the Sword and claims the weapon, which will grant him world-conquering power if he uses it to defeat the world's greatest ninja. Overkill arrives and collapses immediately, but Storm Shadow steps in challenge NCL to a duel between the Cobra ninja and Snake Eyes. As Snake Eyes is about to lose, Storm Shadow interrupts the duel by stealing the sword, giving it to Snake Eyes just as Cobra Commander shows up for a final attack. Hawk arrives with the cavalry to send Cobra into retreat, and Snake Eyes destroys the sword to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands again.
Appearing Cast and Equipment
| Featured Characters | |||
| Storm Shadow | 290 seconds | 37 lines | flying glider to escape Cobra, following Cobra to Valley of Darkness, stealing sword |
| Scarlett | 266 seconds | 36 lines | defending monastery, following Cobra to Valley of Darkness |
| Night Creeper Leader | 244 seconds | 31 lines | flying Battle Copter in ambush, stealing Key, in Valley of Darkness, dueling Snake Eyes |
| Snake Eyes | 235 seconds | flying glider to escape Cobra, following Cobra to Valley of Darkness, dueling Night Creeper Leader | |
| Dice = DiC's Slice | 152 seconds | 16 lines | flying Battle Copter in ambush, in Valley of Darkness |
| Overkill | 129 seconds | 11 lines | stiffed by Night Creeper Leader at monastery, flying Battle Copter to follow him |
| Slice = DiC's Dice | 126 seconds | 11 lines | flying Battle Copter in ambush, in Valley of Darkness |
| Hawk | 80 seconds | 13 lines | defending monastery, flying Battle Copter to drive off final attack |
| Cobra Commander | 70 seconds | 10 lines | ordering Overkill to follow Night Creeper Leader, monitoring Overkill, flying Battle Copter to take sword |
| T'Jbang | 44 seconds | 6 lines | meditating, driving Badger to defend monastery |
| Background Characters | |||
| Dojo | 37 seconds | 2 lines | meditating, defending monastery |
| Nunchuk | 23 seconds | (silent) | meditating, defending monastery |
| Troops Appearing | |||
| B.A.T. | 95 seconds | 1 line | flying gliders in ambush and final attack, flying Battle Copters at monastery and to follow ninjas, driving Paralyzers |
| Vehicles Appearing | |||
| Glider (Cloudburst's) | 107 seconds | used to escape ambush, defend monastery, and follow Cobra ninjas | |
| Cobra Battle Copter | 96 seconds | used to attack monastery, fly to Valley of Darkness, follow Cobra ninjas, and in final attack | |
| Badger | 38 seconds | used to defend monastery | |
| Glider (Night Vulture's) | 33 seconds | used to attack monastery and retreat from final attack | |
| Battle Copter | 15 seconds | used to fight off final Cobra attack | |
| Paralyzer | 6 seconds | used in final attack | |
| Storm Eagle | 4 seconds | used to fight off final Cobra attack | |
| Glider (Sky Creeper's) | 2 seconds | flown by Cobra Cmdr's B.A.T.s in final attack (19:21-22) | |
| Non-Toy Characters: generic Joe Battle Copter pilot colored blue and grey | |||
Misc. Notes
- On the DVDs from Shout! Factory, this episode is included in the Series 2, Season 2 set (Disc 1, Episode 3)
- First appearances (in order): Slice, Dice, Dojo, Nunchuk, and T'Jbang; the Joe Glider (Cloudburst's color scheme) and Cobra Glider (Sky Creeper's color scheme). As indicated above, Slice and Dice's names are switched in the one dialogue exchange in which they are used.
- Hawk's jet pack from the first season makes an appearance here, being used by Scarlett.
- The B.A.T.s' one line of dialogue is a recycling of Slice and Night Creeper Leader's battle cry from earlier in the episode.
- This episode contains the first interaction of any kind between Scarlett and Snake Eyes since Sunbow's first miniseries, and the first interaction between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow in G.I. Joe animation.