List of Mashle episodes

Mashle: Magic and Muscles is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same title by Hajime Kōmoto. The series was announced in July 2022. It is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomoya Tanaka, with scripts written by Yōsuke Kuroda, character designs by Hisashi Toshima, and music composed by Masaru Yokoyama. It aired from April 8 to July 1, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Knock Out" performed by Taiiku Okazaki and the ending theme is "Cream Puff Funk" (シュークリーム・ファンク, "Shū Cream Funk") performed by Philosophy no Dance. According to the official website of the series, it will be a "complete" anime adaptation.

A second season was announced after the airing of the twelfth episode. Titled Mashle: Magic and Muscles – The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam (マッシュル-MASHLE- 神覚者候補選抜試験編, Mashle: Shinkakusha Kōho Senbatsu Shiken-hen), it premiered on January 6, 2024. For the second season, the opening theme is "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" performed by Creepy Nuts and the ending theme is "Tokyo's Way!" (トーキョーズ・ウェイ！, "Tōkyōzu Uei!") performed by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.

Aniplex of America revealed an English version of the announcement video at their Anime Expo panel on July 3, 2022. On February 21, 2023, Crunchyroll announced that they would stream the series; an English dub premiered on May 26 of the same year. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on Amazon Prime Video.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
1	1	"Mash Burnedead and the Body of the Gods" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Kitae Nukareta Kin'niku" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと鍛えぬかれた筋肉)	Aika Ikeda	Tomoya Tanaka	April 8, 2023
In the Magic Realm all humans can use magic, possessing black marks on their faces as proof of God's gift. Regro Burnedead lives in a forest with his airheaded, magic-less teenage son Mash. Regro raises Mash in isolation because Mash would be hated if people knew, so instead he trained Mash's physical abilities, giving him superhuman strength and athleticism. Against Regro's instructions Mash visits the city to buy cream puffs, causing many to notice he is Unmarked. Due to his unfamiliarity with people Mash insults police-officers Terry and his boss Brad, who try to arrest Mash since the Unmarked are hated by God and should be executed as threats to magical society. Regro, who found Mash abandoned as a baby, refuses to give him up. Mash defeats Brad, using his ridiculous strength to simply slap away spells cast at him. Brad offers Mash a deal; enter magic academy and graduate as the top ranked student, earning the title Divine Visionary, to prove God accepts him, or Brad will report Mash to the government who will hunt them their entire lives. To keep Regro safe Mash agrees to attend the academy.
2	2	"Mash Burnedead and the Mysterious Maze" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Fushigina Meiro" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと不思議な迷路)	Masakazu Obara	Masakazu Obara	April 15, 2023
Brad provides Mash a fake Mark so he can attend Easton Academy's entrance exam. Examiner Claude dislikes Mash, mistaking his airheadedness for laziness. Mash passes the magical demonstrations, confusing Claude that Mash can somehow lift boulders and run on water without using spells. For the last test the applicants must escape a trap filled maze. Mash encounters Lemon, a shy girl who sabotages Mash on purpose. Lemon is confronted by a monster but Mash saves her, reassures her, then escapes the maze by simply smashing through the walls. Lemon, having mistaken Mash's reassurance and kindness as a marriage proposal, reveals Claude took advantage of her poverty to force her to sabotage Mash. Claude is disciplined by Headmaster Wahlberg who gives Mash a test of resolve; falsely suggesting Regro would die if he failed. Mash allows himself to be injured to save Regro, passing the exam. Mash meets his roommate Finn, who is wary of someone as odd as Mash, but does helpfully explain that to become a Divine Visionary Mash must collect the most reward coins among their year group by consistently scoring the highest on exams, research projects, club activities and even popularity with classmates.
3	3	"Mash Burnedead and the Baleful Bully" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Okorase Chaikenai Hito" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと怒らせちゃいけない人)	Tsuyoshi Tobita	Tsuyoshi Tobita	April 22, 2023
Mash draws attention from Lloyd, a bully who openly tortures his classmates due to his father's position in the Bureau of Magic, and his friendship with Easton's vice-principal Farman. Mash's belongings are secretly vandalised while Lloyd continues bullying him, though Mash does not get upset, angering Lloyd further. Finn, forced to vandalise Mash's belongings by Lloyd, refuses to vandalise anything else, so Lloyd beats him. Mash protects Finn by slamming Lloyd's head into the floor and is expelled by Farman. Reasoning it cannot get worse Mash buries Farman in a hole, pointing out he can turn up any time and bury him again as often as he wants and no magic can stop him. The Bureau of Magic insist on Mash's expulsion but he is protected by Wahlberg who is increasingly tired of people like Lloyd corrupting the government and society. Instead he offers Mash his full support in legitimately gaining the title of Divine Visionary. Mash's defeat of Lloyd makes him popular so overbearing student Tom insists he join the Duelo team, a popular sport played on flying broomsticks that rewards coins for winning matches. Mash is unsure what to do since he cannot use magic to fly.
4	4	"Mash Burnedead and the Challenging Magic User" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Tsuyome no Mahōtsukai" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと強めの魔法使い)	Atsushi Usui	Atsushi Usui	April 29, 2023
Tom is fouled by the opposing captain. Angered, Mash fakes flight by kicking the air so fast his legs act like helicopter blades, along with the bizarre ability to throw such a powerful curve ball it returns to Mash like a boomerang, allowing him to score a record breaking 999 points. Mash is rewarded with a silver coin and quits the team. Classmate Lance Crown traps Finn, Tom and Lemon in a small bottle to force Mash to duel him, wagering silver coins on the victor. Lance possesses two Marks signifying his superior magical strength. Mash is crushed by Lance's gravity magic but smashes the ground beneath their feet, causing Lance to stumble and drop a picture of his sister Anna. Lance believes Mash is foolish for prioritizing friends over coins. Flashbacks show Anna has a disease eating her magic; once it is gone the Bureau will execute her as an Unmarked, so Lance's goal is to become divine visionary and protect her, even if he has to take other people's coins. Mash steals the bottle with super speed, causing Lance to realize Mash values friends like he values Anna. Lance admits defeat and rewards Mash a silver coin. Mash is unsure if he could have beaten Lance in a real fight.
5	5	"Mash Burnedead and the Unpopular Classmate" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Motenai Dōkyūsei" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドとモテない同級生)	Yuki Watanabe	Yuki Watanabe	May 6, 2023
The academy splits students into three dormitories based on personality; Adler for bravery, Orca for intelligence, Lang for ambition. Mash, Finn and Lance are all Adler. Lance finds Mash and Finn have not done their Potions homework and, unwilling to let them embarrass Adler, decides to help. First they pacify screaming mandrake plants with sleep magic, except Mash who slaps his unconscious. Somehow Mash's potions always produce cream puffs. Lang dormitory decide to steal Adler members coins during off-campus forest class. Dot, a powerful but idiotic Adler student, is jealous when Lemon ignores him for Mash. Students are asked to exterminate forest scorpions for coins. A Lang student named Silva tries to provoke Mash. Dot saves a girl named Lauren from a boy attacking her, but she turns out to be a manipulative student who can enchant any man into her slave if he is even slightly attracted to her. She is furious when Mash is immune due to his total disinterest in her. She nonetheless sends Dot to fight Silva. Lance, who has gotten stuck with the useless Finn and Lemon, wonders how Mash is doing. Silva badly beats Dot, gloating about his victory, only to accidentally make Mash drop his precious creampuff.
6	6	"Mash Burnedead and the Magic of Iron" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Tetsu no Mahō" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと鉄の魔法)	Aika Ikeda	Aika Ikeda	May 13, 2023
Silva wagers that if Dot survives ten hits from his Iron Magic he will leave Lauren alone. Dot somehow withstands all ten but Lauren reveals she was Silva's partner all along. Mash steps in to take on the ten hit challenge and avenge his ruined cream puff. Silva obliges but Mash crushes his iron into powder and delivers two devastating punches to Silva, then calmly informs Silva under the ten hits rule he will punch him a further eight times. Silva panics until a forest scorpion appears he hopes will kill Mash, but he simply swats it away. Silva surrenders so Lauren attempts a final seduction, but Mash gives her a bridging German suplex into the floor. Dot grudgingly thanks Mash then resumes their one-sided rivalry. Lance tells Mash about Lang's secret leaders, Magia Lupus, seven noble students obsessed with stealing coins to prevent commoners getting government jobs or becoming Divine Visionaries. With a coin from Silva and two from the scorpion Mash's five silvers merge into one gold, so Lance advises him to avoid Lang. Abel, leader of Magia Lupus, punishes Silva by turning him into a doll. Mash, failing to heed Lance's warning, blunders right into Magia Lupus headquarters and bluntly asks why Abel is talking to a doll.
6.5	6.5	"Mash Burnedead and the Mysterious Letter" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Fushigi na Tegami" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと不思議な手紙)	N/A	N/A	May 20, 2023
Mash sends a letter home to his father narrating his experiences at the academy so far, serving as a recap of the first six episodes.
7	7	"Mash Burnedead and the Puppet Master" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Ningyō no Mahōtsukai" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと人形の魔法使い)	Naoaki Shibuta	Takeshi Furuta	May 27, 2023
Abel wants to return the world to a “survival of the fittest” mentality, as “equality for all” means no opportunity for strong people to advance. He uses his dolls to steal Mash's gold coin. Mash discovers cutting their strings returns the dolls to humans, freeing Silva. Abel realises Mash used super fast sleight of hand to swap the coin he stole with a button, surprising him. Silva is confused that Mash saved him just because it was the right thing to do. Lemon reveals Mash has Adler's only gold coin, but Lang has fifteen. Mash and Lance are later attacked by Magia Lupus members Sixth Magic Fang Olore, who transforms into a shark, and Seventh Magic Fang Anser, who controls a magical shuriken, wagering gold coins on who wins. Mash is sent to Olore's underwater pocket dimension to fight Olore. Lance crushes Anser and his shuriken with gravity magic. Mash swims at over 10 kilometres an hour and knocks Olore unconscious. Lance claims their gold coin before they are retrieved by Second Magic Fang Abyss, a masked Magia Lupus who can negate people's spells and moves faster than Mash can punch. After leaving he realizes Mash did manage to crack his mask and wonders if Mash is as unique as him.
8	8	"Mash Burnedead and the Wolves of Magic" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Ōkami no Mahōtsukai" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと狼の魔法使い)	Ryo Nakano	Ryo Nakano	June 3, 2023
Lance decides they should attack Lang at their dorm, even though dorm locations are strict secrets. Tom and a dozen other students experience a nightmare of being trapped and awaken almost totally drained of magic. Lemon gives Mash a cream puff plush toy she made as a lucky charm. Lance is certain Magia Lupus are responsible so he, Mash, Finn and Dot patrol the school overnight and discover Lemon turned into one of Abel's dolls. They follow her to a concealed door and, after Lance and Dot fail to open it magically, Mash simply tears it off its hinges. They find an underground arena where a Lang student, Shuen Getsuku, offers to duel them on the orders of Magia's Third Fang. Dot decides to duel. Headmaster Wahlberg is warned by the Bureau of Magic six death row prisoners recently escaped, assisted by Innocent-Zero, Dot defeats his opponent but a spell separates the four to make them easier to defeat. Lance faces Third Fang Wirth. Finn and Dot jointly face Fifth Fang Love and Fourth Fang Milo. Mash faces Abyss who has realised Mash is magic-less but sympathises with him as his power to negate spells is similarly despised by magic society.
9	9	"Mash Burnedead and the Accelerated Battle" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Kasoku Suru Tatakai" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと加速する戦い)	Keisuke Watanabe	Tomoya Tanaka	June 10, 2023
Mud Magic user Wirth invites Lance to join Magia Lupus, claiming it will make Lance stronger than Adler could. Lance refuses, believing Wirth is weak for relying on others for strength. Wirth summons mud demon Mudero. Lance, having figured out the damage absorbing properties of Wirth's mud, manipulates gravity to pull Mudero apart. Wirth is defeated but Lance sympathises with him and respects the effort he put into training. Abyss cuts Mash several times and reveals a relic is draining Lemon's magic; in 30 minutes she will become magicless permanently. Abyss impales Mash, but by tensing his stomach muscles he prevents the sword being pulled out and head-butts Abyss, breaking his mask, revealing his Evil-Eye which is despised by magic society for its magic nullifying power. Abyss casts a spell that makes Mash move slower. Mash smashes the ground, limiting the places Abyss can move, and defeats him with a German Suplex. Abyss despises his Evil-Eye which his parents tried to kill him for, and now all he has is his loyalty to Abel. Mash offers to be his friend since to him the Evil-eye is not scary so there is no possibility he would ever hate him. Abyss is certain even Mash would come to hate him one day but warns Mash he has not seen Abel's true power yet. Mash decides to beat up Abel anyway then get cream puffs with Abyss.
10	10	"Mash Burnedead and the Divine Visionary" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Kami no Senkensha" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと神の先見者)	Masakazu Obara	Masakazu Obara	June 17, 2023
An Adler dorm prefect follows directions on a note and finds the concealed door. Love, an emotionally unstable Tornado magic user, decides to kill Dot from jealousy when he claims to be engaged to Lemon. Dot creates a smokescreen to try steal her wand but is trapped inside a tornado. Love reveals Milo set a trap on the concealed door; unless they defeat Milo in 30 minutes Mash will turn to stone. Dot remembers his sister telling him it's ok to fight back, especially to protect a friend. He breaks free of the tornado, revealing under his headband is the warding cross Ira Kreuz, meaning he has the innate ability to increase his magic power based on his emotional state. Love is so scared of his raging power she surrenders. Milo, a Stone magic prodigy, is instantly defeated by the Adler prefect, Divine Visionary Rayne Ames, a Sword magic user and Finn's older brother. Love escapes while Rayne encounters Mash and realises he is the student Wahlberg told him he could trust. He too warns Mash about Abel but also informs him if he defeats Abel and wins all his stolen coins Mash will instantly be a candidate to be the newest Divine Visionary. Rayne continues with his own mission while Mash finally reaches Abel.
11	11	"Mash Burnedead and the Survival of the Fittest" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Jakuniku Kyōshoku" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーン デッドと弱肉強食)	Harume Kosaka	Kazuki Ohashi	June 24, 2023
Abel takes control of Mash to make him kill himself, but he just snaps the magic strings. Abel instead summons doll-Finn, reasoning Mash will not hurt a friend, but Mash snaps his strings by throwing his gold coin at them using his curveball technique. Mash succeeds in kicking Abel in the face, but Abel manages to fully turn Mash into a doll. He tries to take his coin but finds only a cream-puff, followed by doll-Mash punching him from self-preservation instinct overriding the magic, returning him to normal. Infuriated Abel summons Harm-Puppet, his strongest doll, but again Mash smashes the doll, destroys its strings and smashes Abel's head into the floor. Abel recalls his mother was a kind woman who tried to help the less fortunate, until a commoner killed her just for being a noble, leading to Abel's absolute belief that the weak deserve to be used. He nonetheless admits Mash defeated him, surrenders his coins and frees every student he turned into dolls including Finn, Lemon and Dot but Lance remains missing. Elsewhere, Rayne finds Lance is actually a disguised member of Innocent Zero searching the school for something, but since Abel has failed to find it he rushes off to kill Abel, leaving Rayne to fight cannibalistic serial killer Jon Pierre.
12	12	"Mash Burnedead and the Magic Mirror" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Mahō no Kagami" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと魔法の鏡)	Tsuyoshi Tobita	Takeshi Furuta	July 1, 2023
The Innocent Zero mage arrives to kill Abel. Mash obliviously covers him in cream due to a poorly timed sneeze, bewildering everybody. The mage realises with some disgust that Mash is who he is looking for. Abyss is almost killed saving Abel, with the mage realising he only missed a fatal blow with his Carbon magic because Mash threw a perfectly aimed rock at his wand. Abel is confused why Abyss tried to save him. Mash points out Abyss was probably grateful Abel accepted him when nobody else did. Abel remembers his mother telling him the importance of empathy and distracts the mage, allowing Mash to punch him only to find his skin protected by indestructible carbon. Refusing to believe Mash is using physical strength only the mage gloatingly uses a Spell-flection Mirror to reflect Mash' spells back at him, but Mash simply smashes it. This unintentionally reveals to everyone that Mash has only used physical strength since joining the academy because he is Magic-less. The mage reveals he is Cell War before teleporting away. Abel takes Abyss to the infirmary. Mash's friends decide to keep his secret, until they remember Abel's 100 freed dolls are human again and heard everything, meaning Mash' secret is exposed. Cell reports to his father he has finally located Mash.

Season 2: The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
13	1	"Mash Burnedead and the Divine Visionaries" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Shinkakusha Tachi" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと神覚者たち)	Keisuke Shiraishi	Tomoya Tanaka	January 6, 2024
Mash's status as a Magic-less spreads around the academy. So far Mash's bizarre semi-friendship with the defeated Magia Lupus members has made students too scared to tell the instructors. Abyss informs Mash Innocent Zero have taken a dangerous interest in him. He also reveals Abel is not a genuine three line mage; his third line was given to him artificially by Innocent Zero who will want to punish Abel for his recent failures. Mash is abruptly summoned by the Bureau of Magic to prove he is a Magic-less. Many Divine Visionaries call for his execution, except Divine Visionary Ryoh Grantz who believes lack of magic is meaningless if the same results can be achieved by hard work, which Mash has proven repeatedly. The judge, Mr Bless, is revealed to be implanted with a Magiparasite that feeds on mana until the victim dies. Via the parasite Innocent Zero threaten a full scale war if their property is harmed; i.e. Mash. As no one with mana can touch it Mash simply rips the parasite out, saving Bless's life. The Divine Visionaries argue over whether to obey the law and execute Mash or let him live to avoid war. Headmaster Wahlberg interrupts to give his opinion.
14	2	"Mash Burnedead and the Home Visit" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Jikka" (Japanese: マッシュ・バーンデッドと実家)	Yukihiro Miyamoto	Takeshi Furuta	January 13, 2024
Wahlberg suggests Mash could be vital in understanding Innocent Zero. Mr Bless requests the execution be delayed so Visionary Orter Madl decides Mash may live as a weapon against Innocent Zero, but must prove his value as a weapon by legitimately becoming the newest Visionary. Dot insists they celebrate Mash’s survival by going into town for some fun. There, Lance reveals the visionary exam will be held sooner than usual, but he still intends to beat Mash to it for his sister’s sake. While shopping Lance and Finn look for new wands. Mash notices a metal wand the shopkeeper claims has been there over 1000 years as it is so heavy no one has been able to move it. Mash picks it up straight away, flooding the shop as the wand was also blocking a spring of magic Elf Water. The shopkeeper is so amazed he gives Mash the wand for free. Orter secretly sends Orca prefect Margarette to ensure Mash misses the exam. Mash takes his friends to visit Regro who is amazed Mash has friends and, according to Lemon, a future wife. Margarette is stopped from approaching Regro’s house by Rayne who suspected Orter would try to sabotage Mash before the exam.
15	3	"Rayne Ames and God's Gift" Transliteration: "Rein Eimuzu to Kami ni Erabareta Chikara" (Japanese: レイン・エイムズと神に選ばれた力)	Tsuyoshi Tobita	Toshinori Narita	January 20, 2024
Margaret Macaron is heading towards Mash's house in order to make Mash unable to take the Divine Visionary Election Exam when he encounters Rayne Ames who stands in his way. A few years ago Margaret Macaron had participated in a hands-on magic battle experiment, where the subjects compete against each other, and came out on top, so as he battles Rayne Ames, Margaret underestimates Rayne. Meanwhile back at Mash's house he and his dormitory mates are playing games. Mash loses badly and leaves the house. His friends think that he's leaving because he lost in the game when in reality he's just trying to eat his extra-large Choux Cream. He lands in the place where Rayne and Margaret are battling and overhears Rayne defending Mash. While this is happening Wahlberg is having a talk with a student and explains that the difference between two-lined magicians and three-lined magicians is that the three-lined magicians are those chosen by god and that Rayne Ames is the first magician to become a three-lined magician at such a young age. When a three lined magician takes up his/her wand the wand shows it's true self. As Wahlberg is explaining, Margaret Macaron - who had been convinced of his win in the battle against Rayne Ames - is taken aback when he learns that Rayne is a three-lined magician, but after receiving his attack Margaret flees with his comrades and this time Mash comes out and thanks Rayne for defending him. A few days later before the start of the Divine Visionary Selection Exam Mash is confronted by Orter Maddle. The Exam supervisor explains what the exam is going to be about and begins the exam.
16	4	"Mash Burnedead and the Brawny Balloon" Transliteration: "Masshu Bāndeddo to Kyōko na Fūsen" (Japanese: マッシュバーンデッドと強固な風船)	Kento Toya	Tomoya Tanaka	January 27, 2024
The 12 entrants compete for 9 keys while avoiding three axe-wielding minotaurs that are immune to magic. Their injuries also heal instantly, making them impossible to take down. Mash is asked to team up by Max, who can alter the size of objects. They locate the key inside a balloon-like bag made-up of the bladder of a Troll Swim-fish. They must inflate until it pops, but touching it causes an alarm that alerts and attracts the minotaur. Max enlarges the air hole while Mash, by breakdancing beneath it, creates a tornado powerful enough to force air inside and pop it. Elsewhere, the keys are obtained by Lance, Dot, Margaret and three others. Dot also assists Finn in obtaining the key. Mash offers Max the key since his magic earned it, but Max insists Mash have it as he is an honourable man. After Mash leaves Max is attacked by Carpaccio of Orca dorm, despite already having the ninth key. Carpaccio provokes Mash but a fight is avoided by the examiner announcing stage 2 of the exam. Three teams of three members must battle to smash each other’s crystals until only one team remains. Unfortunately, Lance is on another team, and Mash and Dot are both so clumsy they smash their own crystals, meaning to win they must somehow keep Finn’s crystal safe at all costs. However, first they have to meet up because just like in the first stage their starting points are separate.
17	5	"Finn Ames and Friends" Transliteration: "Fin Eimzu to Tomodachi" (Japanese: フィン・エイムズと友達)	Hisashi Tōjima	Ryō Nakano	February 3, 2024
There exist 13 ancient wands known as Master Canes that bestow blessings on those who can wield them. Carpaccio captures Finn, but when Finn tries to resist Carpaccio’s magic causes stab wounds all over his body; Margaret reveals Carpaccio possesses a Master Cane that transfers damage Carpaccio receives to his opponent via a Goddess statue. Finn refuses to surrender his crystal as Mash’s life depends on it. Carpaccio prepares to make a fatal wound but Mash appears and slams Carpaccio’s head through a wall, though it is Mash who receives the injury. Carpaccio reveals the Master Cane chose him the moment he was born so he has never once experienced pain. Mash unleashes a volley of rapid punches that only bore Carpaccio. However, he is shocked when his statue starts to crack as it cannot keep up. In response the statue attacks Mash directly, so Mash uses his finger strength to mould his metal wand into a tennis racket, firing rocks repeatedly at the cracked statue until she shatters completely. Utterly defenceless without his Master Wand Mash knocks Carpaccio unconscious with a single, very painful, blow from his racket. The audience cannot believe a magic-less beat a Master Cane. Mash thanks Finn for fighting to protect his life. Experiencing pain for the first time Carpaccio realises that, in terms of sheer willpower, even Finn possesses more strength than he does.