Ryan Batie
Co-Host of Lightning Strikes Thrice
Recovering musician, aspiring podcaster, and avid defender of mild defenses. They can be heard as one half of Cannon & DeVaron and sole full-time member of Catastrophizer.
Ryan Batie has hosted 93 Episodes.
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Episode 149: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Wind & Earth Crystals
June 15th, 2026 | Season 13 | 1 hr 38 mins
anime, final fantasy, games, jrpg, stranger of paradise
The party comes together, and the game begins tipping its hand to how smart it actually is under the aloof surface.
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Episode 148: Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin - Mechanics through Bikke
June 1st, 2026 | Season 13 | 1 hr 26 mins
anime, final fantasy, games, jrpg, stranger of paradise
Did you know that this game rips? It rips so hard it tore this episode to pieces.
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Episode 147: Wizardry IV - A Tree of Gods
January 12th, 2026 | Season 12 | 1 hr 28 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
Time and space end here. Never has this been more prog rock or wizard metal, and yet... something beautiful awaits you in dreams.
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Episode 146: Wizardry IV - The Cosmic Cube
December 29th, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 43 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
Probably the longest episode of the season by a mile despite being down one mic.
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Episode 145: Wizardry IV - The Maze of Wandering
December 15th, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 4 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
Literally the map that makes one host quit the season.
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Episode 144: Wizardry IV - Creatures of Light & Darkness
December 1st, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 23 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
This would be the peak insufferable research I've done for this show if an upcoming season didn't revolve heavily around floristry.
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Episode 143: Wizardry IV - Realm of the Whirling Dervish
November 3rd, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 36 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
Nobody wretched, but there was a lot of kvetching.
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Episode 142: Wizardry IV - Temple of the Dreampainter
October 20th, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 2 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
And our first restart of the season, to boot.
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Episode 141: Wizardry IV - Death of a Thousand Cuts
September 22nd, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 17 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
Finally, a full party. Just in time for everything to become truly hateful.
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Episode 140: Wizardry IV - The Catacombs
August 25th, 2025 | Season 12 | 1 hr 32 mins
anime, games, jrpg, wizardry
Have you ever stood at the gates of Hell and wondered "why is this so cute" as a puppy chews on your mummy companion's limb?
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Episode 137: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - Endgame (Finale)
July 14th, 2025 | Season 11 | 2 hrs 1 min
anime, breath of fire, games, jrpg
The long podcastional nightmare is over. Long live Lightning Strikes Thrice.
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Episode 136: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - The Center
March 24th, 2025 | Season 11 | 2 hrs 10 mins
anime, breath of fire, games, jrpg
We fight through the Center in Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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Episode 135: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - PowerOne
January 26th, 2025 | Season 11 | 2 hrs 25 mins
anime, breath of fire, games, jrpg
We fight our way through PowerOne in Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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Episode 134: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - Lifeline
September 22nd, 2024 | Season 11 | 1 hr 51 mins
anime, breath of fire, games, jrpg
We explore the Lifeline in Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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Episode 133: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - Trinity Pit
July 28th, 2024 | Season 11 | 1 hr 18 mins
anime, breath of fire, games, jrpg
We rest and go find some medicine for Nina at Trinity Pit in Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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Episode 132: Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter - Old Trade Sector
June 30th, 2024 | Season 11 | 1 hr 27 mins
anime, breath of fire, games, jrpg
We head through Midsector Mall into the Old Trade Sector in Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter