Tower of God season 2 episode 20: Team Mad Dog and FUG's scheme for Viole is revealed as Beta vs. Baam begins

Tower of God season 2 episode 20, titled Like a Flame in the Wind, aired on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at 11 pm JST. The episode opens with Rak and Endorsi reuniting briefly with Baam, after which he resolves to leave the FUG team.

Meanwhile, Kang Horyang and Beniamino Cassano come to realize that Dr. Sophia has been manipulating them, leading Kang to decide to return to Wangnan and the others. As the final round of the Workshop Battle kicks off, it's revealed that the Mad Dog team's animosity toward FUG was a ruse, and they had been collaborating with FUG all along to entrap Baam.

Additionally, it's uncovered that FUG partnered with the Workshop to research Enryu's Thorn as part of a plan to kill Jahad, with Beta being created to ensure their ultimate Living Ignition Weapon, Viole, remained loyal. The episode concludes on a gripping note as Beta captures and strikes Baam.

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Tower of God season 2 episode 20: Beta stabs Baam while Team FUG and Mad Dog's plan to fuse Viole with Enryu's Thorn unfolds

Tower of God season 2 episode 20 opening events: Endorsi and Rak confirm Viole is Baam as he decides to break ties with FUG

Tower of God season 2 episode 20 begins with a flashback of Rak refusing to believe the news of Baam's death. In the present, Rak and Baam share an emotional reunion, but the moment is short-lived as the FUG team begins searching for intruders.

As Rak insists on staying with Baam, Endorsi intervenes, carrying Rak away and escaping. Before leaving, she makes Baam promise to go on a date with her when he returns.

Rak and Baam's reunion in Tower of God season 2 episode 20 (Image via The Answer Studio)

Meanwhile, Novick misleads the search party, allowing Baam's friends to escape safely. Baam thanks him and reveals his intention to leave the FUG team the following day during the tournament.

Elsewhere, Kang Horyang reconnects with Goseng, sharing a tender moment as they dance. After reuniting with Dr. Sophia, he admits to realizing that she only used them for her research. He tells Goseng that he'll rejoin their group after the tournament. Similarly, Cassano learns from Emile that Dr. Sophia's intentions were never genuine.

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Tower of God season 2 episode 20: Workshop Battle's final round kicks off, exposing FUG's ties to Workshop's research

Khun and Rak worry about Baam's safety (Image via The Answer Studio)

In Tower of God season 2 episode 20, the final round of the Workshop Battle begins, pitting Team FUG against Team Mad Dog on one side and the remaining eight teams on the other. In the Development Tournament, Wangnan follows Khun's strategy and heads straight to the summoning area.

There, he overcomes the Halves using Khun's plan and summons Quaetro, Yihwa, Rak, and Akraptor. Regardless, they remain anxious about Baam's situation and hope for his safety.

Shibisu reflects on Anaak's cryptic warning about Viole and Endorsi's sour mood, leaving him puzzled about the reasons behind their behavior. The battle between Team FUG and Team Mad Dog begins. Baam resolves to face Varagarv on his own. However, Kang and Cassano notice Team Mad Dog's puzzling restraint during their confrontation.

Kang and Goseng in Tower of God season 2 episode 20 (Image via The Answer Studio)

A flashback reveals Beta's earlier conversation with Baam, where Beta hands him the key to the Thorn chamber and urges him to steal it, claiming it's Baam's best chance to defy FUG's control.

In the present, Baam enters the Thorn room and encounters Beta, who explains that FUG refers to it as the Kingslayer Thorn, an Ignition Weapon. This weapon was discovered in the location where Enryu, the Irregular, killed a floor administrator of the Tower, beings once thought to be invincible.

Endorsi reminds Baam of their date promise (Image via The Answer Studio)

FUG originally intended to use the Thorn to kill Jahad, but since it was dormant, they collaborated with the Workshop's scientists to study and revive it. This led to the Workshop's development of Living Ignition Weapons, designed to house a Devil capable of activating the Thorn, which, it turns out, is contained within Baam.

Beta further reveals that FUG planned to present the Thorn to Baam during the tournament, but a faction of Slayers opposed this, fearing he might betray them. As a result, they devised a new plan to fuse Baam's soul with the Thorn's shell, creating an Ignition Weapon.

Just as the revelation sinks in, Beta surprises Baam, restrains him with Shinsu, and launches an attack.

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Tower of God season 2 episode 20 closing events: FUG and Mad Dog Team's alliance exposed as Beta stabs Baam

In the closing scenes of Tower of God season 2 episode 20, Novick stops Reflejo, who tries to go after Baam. It's revealed that Novick is working with the Mad Dog team. A flashback shows that the gambler from Team Mad Dog had approached Anaak, promising to defeat FUG, and had also recruited Novick to collaborate.

In the present, Reflejo and the Mad Dog team surround Novick, revealing that their supposed enmity with FUG was just a facade, and they had been working together all along. They manipulated Novick and Anaak, using them as pawns to trap Baam. As the Mad Dog team attacks Novick, Kang arrives to help him escape.

During their getaway, Novick discloses that FUG and Team Mad Dog are collaborating to use Viole for some mysterious purpose. Their escape leads them to cross paths with Yuto, who guides them somewhere. The episode ends on a tense cliffhanger as Beta delivers a fatal blow, stabbing Baam in the chest.

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