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In the future, mankind has developed a multi-sport tournament known as ''Iron League,'' using living robots as the players instead of humans. The competition is very popular. However, its huge support comes from ''Dark Organization'', the organization that produces cheating Iron Leaguers that use dirty and violence playing methods in games as a sure ticket for fame and popularity. [[Blood Sport|While the sport community has been turned into a dangerous and bloody stadium,]] ''Silver Castle,'' a team with the lowest winning rate, tries to prove the true sportmanship by playing sports by their original rules without any cheating or violence. The team's fate as well as the tide of the Iron League is changed when two Iron Leaguers, Mach Windy, an ex-Dark Prince FC's ace striker and Magnum Ace, a mysterious but skillful sportman, join the Silver Castle, and gradually lead the team to its forgotten glory. However things are more than just normal sport; as the story goes on, it is revealed that the Iron League itself is a masquerade for something more sinister from behind.

The series later got a six-episode OVA, ''Under the Flag of Silver Light'', which is a direct sequel to the TV series. {{spoiler|Silver Castle, after being bought by otehr Universal Corporate ''becomes the team that employ [[Blood Sport]]'' while other teams stayed clean due to Silver Castle's contribution. Mach Windy, who can't stand up to such change (and while Magnum Ace becomes frustrated about their way to go), decides to leave the team with some other members and search for a team to defeat the corrupted Silver Castle.}}

 

* [[The Hero]]: Magnum Ace, specializes in baseball. {{spoiler|Originally known as Silver Frontier, and was an Iron Soldier before becoming Magnum Ace.}}

* [[The Lancer]]: Mach Windy, specializes in soccer.

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: GZ , specializes in ice hockey. {{spoiler|Former Iron Soldier as of Magnum.}}

 

* [[Ax Crazy]]: The Gold Brothers, at first anyway.

** [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Gold Arm and Gold Foot}} when they're being modified {{spoiler|into Iron Soldiers}}; {{spoiler|GZ became an oil-thirsting vampire}} for an episode, and in OVA {{spoiler|Magnum Ace}} subjected to this in episode 5.

** Special mention goes to Jurota, who tries to seek for a mental state which can makes him to counter opponents' moves, despite he's just a robot.

* [[Hidden Depths]]: In the first few episodes, Ryuken feels frustrated about his identity since he can't play soccer well. He soon finds out he's a karate leaguer, and {{spoiler|Ricardo installed a powerful prototype reactor inside him}}, making him a very formidable fighter as shown in Java arc.

* [[Killed Off for Real]]: {{spoiler|Napalm Head}}. For some reason, nobody cares to rebuild him.

** Well, new Leaguers rolled out every time and then, and {{spoiler|Seagal despises him and Gold Brothers anyway}}.

* [[Mega Manning]]: Gold Arm copies Magnum Ace's 44 Sonic. He evantually develop it into his own style of movement, namely 44 Sonic of Thunder and Rising Blast.

** {{spoiler|Subverted, as Magnum Ace (who was still Silver Frontier) promised the rookie-at-moment Gold Arm this throw after he learns to play by heart instead of just sheer force.}}

* [[The Ace]]: Magnum, it's in his name.

* [[The Lancer]]: Windy and Jurota actively switch this role.