Episode 39

Crushing Revenge
Kanji	粉砕! 幽助怒りの鉄拳
Rōmaji	Funsai! Yūsuke Ikari no Tekken (Annihilation! Yusuke's Iron Fist of Fury)
Japan Air Date	July 17, 1993
English Air Date	April 25, 2003
Episode	39
Manga	Chapters 69 (second half)-70
Saga	Dark Tournament Saga
Opening Song	Smile Bomb
Ending Song	Sayonara Bye Bye
Previous Episode	←Kurama's Stand
Next Episode	Jin, the Wind Master→

Crushing Revenge is the fourteenth episode of season 2 of YuYu Hakusho. It aired on July 17, 1993 in Japan and April 25, 2003 in the United States.

Short Summary

Bakken brutally assaults the comatose Kurama, but spares his life after seeing that Yusuke would have killed Bakken if he had continued. In retribution for Bakken's cruelty against Kurama, Yusuke utterly defeats him.

Detailed Summary

Kurama is unconscious, and getting beaten to death by Bakken. The announcer Koto tries to give a ten count to stop the fight, but Bakken ignores her and kicks her out of the ring. Just as Bakken is about to kill Kurama, the team captain, Risho, tells him to stop. Turning around, Bakken sees Yusuke, preparing to fire his Spirit Gun at him if he had landed a killing blow on Kurama. Kurama is then is tossed out of the ring. Bakken is declared the winner and Yusuke then gets into the ring to confront him.

Bakken uses a technique built from his sweat to cover the entire arena in mist, so Yusuke won't be able to see him. Baken delivers a few blows, but they barely harm Yusuke. Yusuke shows relief at this point, confusing Bakken. When the latter demands an explanation, Yusuke tells him he was more worried about Kurama before he learned how soft Bakken's fist are. Yusuke then fires a Spirit Gun through the arena, causing the mist to vanish. With Bakken wide open, Yusuke delivers a punch to his ribs. Before he can cause any more damage though, Bakken pleads for Yusuke to grant him mercy, saying he was caught up in the heat of battle when he beat up Kurama. Yusuke's hesitation causes him to drop his guard briefly, allowing Bakken to smash a rock into his head. However, this only irritates him more, and he then breaks about every single bone in Bakken's body with a few well-placed hits.

After making sure Kurama is okay, the next match is set to begin: Yusuke versus Jin. Yusuke and Jin wind up getting along, and Koto soon tells them to begin. Jin eventually lands the first punch. Yusuke tells him if he keeps hitting like that, this fight will be interesting.

Anime Notes

• Hiei very likely would have summoned the Dragon of the Darkness Flame if Risho had not stopped Bakken.
• Botan, despite having healing powers, does not attempt to hasten Kuwabara's recovery.

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