TO BE HERO X (2025–present)
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Plot
In a world full of brilliant heroes, it’s the trust of fans that turns heroes into superheroes. If a hero loses the people’s trust, they lose their special abilities. Trust value is collected, quantified, and used to determine a hero’s ranking, displayed on their wrist. Every two years, the top heroes go to a tournament to fight, determine new trust values, and earn their rankings.
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Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
The Ruins IncidentInside the spaceship there is a showdown between different camps. - 02
XThe heroes go after X, Ahu discovers the truth and the tournament is about to begin. - 03
The CommonerNice (Lin Ling) faces off with God Eye to save Moon.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
NICEApril 6, 2025Lin Ling finds himself filling the role of superhero Nice when he witnesses the unthinkable. - S01E02
MoonApril 13, 2025Nice and Moon work together to live up to fans' expectations while devising a plan to regain their freedom. - S01E03
The Ever-Standing HeroApril 20, 2025Nice (Lin Ling) aims to defeat the Ever-Standing Hero in order to rank up into the top ten. - S01E04The CommonerApril 27, 2025Nice (Lin Ling) faces off with God Eye to save Moon.
- S01E05
One ActorMay 4, 2025Yang Cheng, an E-Soul stage actor, struggles with gaining popularity while juggling work and romance. - S01E06
Two E-SoulsMay 11, 2025Yang Cheng gains public trust after footage of him saving Pomelo makes its way around social media. - S01E07
Three SeatsMay 18, 2025Yang Cheng seeks revenge for what happened to Shang Chao. - S01E08
The Cyan GirlMay 25, 2025A girl who is luckier than usual survives a plane crash and is taken to an orphanage. - S01E09
Loss and GainJune 1, 2025After escaping the orphanage, Cyan is forced to fend for herself until she's presented with an opportunity. - S01E10
The Truth Behind LuckJune 8, 2025After Cyan's departure, both the orphanage and its surroundings are plunged into bad luck. - S01E11
Road to the CrownJune 15, 2025The young Liu Yuwei enters the top 10 rankings as the hero Queen and is on her way to becoming a top hero. - S01E12
Fall of the StarJune 22, 2025Queen loses to an anonymous man in the hero tournament. The public begins to associate misfortune with Lucky. - S01E13
Tough GirlJune 29, 2025Genius youth inventor Loli dreams of becoming a hero, but her looks prevent her from gaining Trust Value. - S01E14
Impromptu CounterattackJuly 6, 2025Loli and Nuonuo face previous top hero DJ Shindig who launched an assault on the Glimmer Laboratory. - S01E15
Affective DisorderJuly 13, 2025Ghostblade reflects on what led him to become a hero, and vows to fill a role he wasn't able to before. - S01E16
The CureJuly 20, 2025Ghostblade uses the mission to get closer to Nuonuo, but danger lurks just around the corner. - S01E17
Whisper FlowerJuly 27, 2025Little Johnny's past and his father's ties to other heroes is revealed. - S01E18
Died-Out FlameAugust 3, 2025Little Johnny becomes a young hero to find out the truth surrounding his father's death. - S01E19
Breaking the BalanceAugust 10, 2025The exploration team prepares to enter the alien ship, but they are not the only ones. - S01E20Season's bestThe Ruins IncidentAugust 17, 2025Inside the spaceship there is a showdown between different camps.
- S01E21
Nurturing GodAugust 24, 2025Nice tries to keep his smile and Dragon Boy begins his mission. - S01E22
The Last SmileAugust 31, 2025Nice appears in the middle of Smile and Dragon's fight. But is he friend or foe? - S01E23
LieSeptember 7, 2025Ahu grew up in the circus and doesn't like children, but everything changes when he meets Xin Ya. - S01E24XSeptember 14, 2025The heroes go after X, Ahu discovers the truth and the tournament is about to begin.
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