In the day of the scheduled fight with Katsumi, Pickle emerges from the entrance and is welcomed with barrages of punches and kicks from Katsumi as soon as he stepped onto the arena. This only excites Pickle, however, and he proceed to delivered a strong kick towards Katsumi. Despite his best effort to block it, the karateka is sent flying back several meters away. Katsumi then unleashes his newly crafted (new version of ) technique against Pickle, a punch so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. This punch is sufficient to sent Pickle collapsing into the ground, and led him to compare its power to that of a tail strike of a T-rex. However, Katsumi has maimed his hand from using the punch, and his arm took a damage each time he breaks the sound barrier, while Pickle got back onto his feet after he recovered, seemingly unharmed. After witnessing that Pickle is able to shrug off his powerful but costly punch, Katsumi then delivered several punches and kicks at the caveman. Sending Pickle into the ground as his hands and feet injuries worsened. As Katsumi bent on his knees due to injuries and fatigue, Pickle then took the Leaning Forward Stance, intended to finish the karateka off. Katsumi gathered all of his remaining strength and delivered his last punch named onto a charging Pickle, sending him back several meters away and seemingly knocking him out for good. This final punch caused Katsumi's right arm to be horribly mutilated and reduced to a bone and a bit of flesh as a result, much to the horror of everyone inside the Tokyo Dome. After reeling from such a gruesome sight, Katsumi raised his maimed right arm into the air, prompting the crowd of Shinshinkai Dojo disciples to cheer for his "victory". The celebration was short-lived, however, as Katsumi and the crowd found out that Pickle is merely sleeping to recover. And, as Dr. Payne put it, simply waiting for his "prey" to die from such a grave injuries. Pickle then wakes up and found Katsumi, bleeding profusely and unable to move an inch, offered himself as a "food" as a spoil for the victor. Pickle then proceed to ripped off Katsumi's maimed right arm with his teeth, causing Katsumi to pass out as a result of blood loss. Mitsunari, unable to witness the carnage any longer, ordered the same group of snipers that once managed to put Yuujirou to sleep before to prepare to shoot tranquilizers at Pickle to save Katsumi from being devoured by the caveman. Suddenly, , Katsumi's foster father, confronted Mitsunari and threatens to kill him if he did not honor his son's wish to be eaten by Pickle. Unexpectedly, instead of eating him, Pickle placed Katsumi's right arm next to his body and began to pray to honor Katsumi's fighting spirit. Pickle then walks out of the arena with an empty stomach, but with a sense of satisfaction in his mind., Pickle (ピクル, Pikuru) is a fictional character from the Baki the Grappler franchise. He is a primitive man found perfectly preserved in a saline rock formation (hence he is 'pickled'). This giant humanoid lived originally in the Jurassic/Cretaceous era. Pickle's personality is best described as savage, but naïve., Pickle is a supporting character in Baki the Grappler franchise, serving as the main antagonist of Pickle Wars Saga of Baki - Son of Ogre manga series, as well as its anime adaptation from 2023. Ancient humanoid from Mesozoic Era, Pickle was the apex predator of his ecosystem, hunting ginormous.