Upset at the fate of his friends, Gingka goes alone to the final battle. Ryuga battles him on a stage in the air, where Gingka struggles at first to defeat Ryuga, with his 2 special moves blocked by the latter. As L-Drago siphons the power from Pegasus and into Ryuga (with Ryuga laughing loudly and evilly), Gingka's friends come to help, giving him more strength for beating back Ryuga. However, as Gingka is ready to complete the "final retaliation," L-Drago again pours all its power into Ryuga, mutating him partially into a dragon, nothing like himself, but more masculine, and with glowing red eyes without pupils, and two purple trickles of fumes from his mouth, as well as a ripped vest, no cape, pointier nose, pointy teeth, many popping out veins, darker hair, and his voice combined with L-Drago's, showing that Ryuga was not himself.