The Fury

"The Fury" is the thirty-seventh episode of Season 4 of The Amazing World of Gumball. It is the 153rd episode overall.

Synopsis
A strange figure arrives and insults Nicole, but the kids are surprised when Nicole doesn't fight back.

Plot
The episode begins with Nicole driving on the highway, taking her kids, Gumball, Darwin and Anais to school. The highway traffic is blocked, but Nicole, deciding not to wait for the traffic, pulls her kids out of the car and hops her way to school. Nicole finally arrives at Elmore Junior High, dropping her kids off. Suddenly at that moment, a shady figure arrives and states to Nicole that it's been a long time. Nicole turns around and sees her. The figure reveals herself as Yuki, Nicole's old rival. Yuki challenges Nicole to a fight, but she refuses and walks away.

The children are surprised by this and spend the school day wondering why Nicole walked away from the challenge, whether it was out of fear or an ulterior motive. At the end of school, Nicole picks them up and takes the whole family out for grocery shopping, looking quite sad and doesn't want to talk about her troubles, despite Richard trying to cheer her up. Suddenly, Yuki appears and starts to flirt with Richard to taunt Nicole but she still refuses to fight. The next day, Nicole has to endure a whole day of Yuki's taunting at the Rainbow Factory. Such as taking her working area, ruining her lunch and coffee breaks and interrupting her work.

At school, the siblings are still baffled by their mother's situation. However, Masami, Yuki's daughter, explains it to them. She reveals that Nicole and Yuki were childhood friends and studied martial arts together under Yuki's father. The two were prodigies and best friends, until the final tournament where they were forced to fight each other. Nicole came out as the victor due to her fury. Yuki left the United States in shame and Nicole quit pursuing martial arts after losing her friend. In Japan, Yuki trained excessively until she was ready to face Nicole. Now she was back for revenge and regain her honour. Then Masami gives them a letter from Yuki to take to Nicole. At home, Nicole reads the letter where it says that she will lose her job and her house unless she accepts Yuki's challenge. Then she storms out in rage to confront Yuki.

Nicole and Yuki meet and begin their epic anime-styled battle as their children look on. After Yuki is seemingly defeated, Nicole offers her a chance of redemption. But Yuki is unable to swallow her pride and attacks, resulting the roof to collapse and trapping their children. The rivals put aside their differences to free them. Afterwards, Yuki apologizes for everything and reveals that she did it out of jealousy, Nicole also apologizes and tells her not to worry. The two then hug and lament how much they missed each other. The two mothers take their children and hop their way back to their homes. Ending the episode.

Main Characters

 * Nicole
 * Yuki
 * Gumball
 * Darwin
 * Anais

Supporting Characters

 * Masami

Minor Characters

 * Gary
 * Marvin
 * Jeff
 * Mrs. Fitzgerald
 * Mr. Small
 * Harold
 * Donald
 * Carmen's father
 * Hot Dog Guy
 * Goblin
 * Cupcake Man
 * Pantsbully
 * Doughnut Sheriff
 * Coffee Cop
 * Hamburger Cop
 * Dolphin Man
 * Spray-Paint Bottle
 * Butterknife
 * Carrie
 * Tobias
 * Carmen
 * Frank
 * Leslie
 * Sarah
 * Idaho
 * Tina Rex
 * Penny
 * Alan
 * Richard
 * Crocodile Woman
 * Mr. Yoshida (mentioned)
 * Karen
 * Masami's Grandfather
 * Tournament Contestants

Trivia

 * This episode premiered at Polymanga, a French pop-culture and gaming convention in Montreux, Suisse. . It was subsequently shown at the Cardiff Independent Film Festival on April 24, 2016.
 * This episode was Yuki Yoshida's first major role and first appearance.
 * The Rainbow Factory is properly explored in this episode.
 * The manga designs of Nicole and Yuki's backstory are illustrated by character designer Yoann Hervo and assistant character designer Mapie Demessant.
 * Studio 4°C animated the anime-styled fighting scene between Nicole and Yuki, making them the fifth guest animator in the show.

Continuity

 * This is the fourth time Nicole had fire eyes, the first three were "The Responsible," "The Authority" and "The Oracle."
 * Gumball, Darwin and Anais make the same face they had in "The Return."
 * This is the fourth episode with a guest star. The others were "Christmas," "The Lie" and "The Night."

Cultural References

 * When Masami tells Gumball, Darwin and Anais about Nicole and Yuki's tragic backstory, the character designs are similar to Dragon Ball.
 * By the way Masami, Gumball, Darwin and Anais are trapped, it looks very smiliar to the scene in the war drama anime Barefoot Gen (or Hadashi no Gen) where Gen's dad, brother and sister are trapped and Gen and his mother tries to save them from the fire.
 * In their backstory, Nicole and Yuki fought opponents resembling Spike from Tom and Jerry, Cinderblock from Teen Titans, Pinocchio, King Koopa from Super Mario Bros., a Peckish Aristocrab from Pikmin 3, and a living plant from Plants vs. Zombies.
 * When Yuki asks Nicole which school of fighting taught her, she references three names:
 * Hokuto - The fighting style of the main character from Fist of the North Star.
 * Konoha - The main ninja village in Naruto.
 * Mr. Miyagi - The mentor and sensei featured in The Karate Kid.