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Onmi posted:The thing to understand about Therion is he's done this song and dance much longer than anyone else, and he hasn't had the benefit of getting his memory wiped at the end of it. He's bored. He's so unbelievably overpowered and the only person who can match him, Kurou, he has beaten so often and so thoroughly that it's started to lose meaning. Existence for him is literally waiting until things start to maybe sort of look exciting. The difference this time is Kurou has been assisted by so many independent variables like Joey and now things actually look exciting again. But he himself has always known that it didn't matter if he won or lost, the world would go on repeat, he's literally playing things out because it's all he can do, he can't die permanently, he can't really win, and nothing's even beaten him. Even in the good endings of Demonbane (besides Al's because that puts a decisive end to their loop), Master Therion is just sort of like "Huh, so things like this can happen too. I suppose it doesn't matter that much, we'll just do this again in another eon or so. Enjoy your brief respite from the loop." Materant fucked around with this message at 07:29 on Sep 2, 2018 |
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 Here we are at last – the finale. Last time we trashed Nyarly’s plans of freeing the Court of Azathoth and beat Master Therion into submission. The spawn of Yog-Sothoth is our buddy now. All is not roses, though, as that ‘gather at the beginning’ voice started chirping again, so we gotta do something about that. Arnie and Saya are deploying as event units, and we’ve 21 slots available, so here’s how we’re going: Joe/Ylbora Aesap/Sakomizu Liu Bei/Kiriyama Kurou/Deceive Kazuki/Maya Setsuna/Brera Shou/Tsubasa Mazinkaiser/Moritsugu Alto/Fei-Yen Shinn/Luna Lu Bu/Seri Cao Cao/Domyoji Sakura/Kenji Dancouga/Eida Heroman/Miu Mamoru/Shouko Kouichi/Kiki Sun Quan/Rennie Kira/Allelujah Ishigami/Katou Therion/Athrun Tactician: Zhuge Liang (Fei-Yen, Ranka, Arnie and Ishigami are also good picks – we’re going up against a lot of debuffs. The first’ll protect you against everything, the latter three’ll cover one, but provide other buffs). Off we go.  There was only one Beginning. From it, various wills took root, giving birth to just as many lives.  Amid the recurring beginning and end, possibilities turned into fate, life turned tangible, wholly flooding the universe.  And now…   : Humanity has gone extinct, and it won’t be long before the universe reaches its end as well…: Once again, fate could not be overturned… : But you knew that’d happen from the start, no?: I assume that’s the reason why I’m here. : Hm, you assume correctly…: But by embracing this fate, you…: This is the answer you picked from an infinitude of possibilities, right?: In that case, I’ll just carry on my assigned role.: Besides, there’s something kind of thrilling in setting yourself up as foundation for the upcoming new universe.: Richard…: Do you… regret any of this?: I don’t – same as you.: …: Very well. Let’s begin, then.: Lepton Vectrers, synchro-overdrive!*Power uuuup!* : By linking the Odyssite-catalyzed Accelerated Particle Engines together, you’ve managed to use the magnified Willpower to create a similar phenomenon to Yog-Sothoth’s gate…: You’re quite something, alright.: You do understand that if this fails, you’ll vanish into nothingness forever, yes?: And even if the warp succeeds, there is no guarantee you’ll retain your current memories…: Naah, I just need to follow the voice and I’m sure I’ll arrive at the future… so to speak. (Saya): …: How much of the truth do you want me to tell the girl once she’s up and about?: There’s no reason to tell her anything. The possibilities who’ve conquered fate will guide her, I’m certain.: Alright, then. See you around, Prof. Novel!: Here’s hoping we’ll meet again in the “past future”!  : …: Richard, Jin, Ayul…: And all the countless possibilities that fell without ever reaching this stage…: I will now give of myself to your spirits.: So that all life that dwells in this universe may earn a beginning…! This scene only plays out if you got EVERY secret character. If not, you go straight to the title card.  : Looks like everyone’s here. : … : … : Hm… The Grand Master of the Black Lodge, the King of Hojo, Lu Bu and Diaochan, the Black Knight, Cmdr. Ylbora… : Plus the Festum boy, Brera and even Will… : A lot of the people here once fought each other as enemies. : That’s not the end of it, though. There’re also guys like Mamoru and I, who just barely managed to escape certain death. : In other words, the men and women gathered here are…: Yes… They are all people who, by rights, shouldn’t be here. : Shouldn’t be here, huh…? : And, yet, we still are.: As the Samsara churned around us, we each confronted our fates… : And we prevailed… : Only those who embrace the voice of their souls are capable of seizing proof of the lives led. : That’s right… What we all sought was our very beings.: Hah, it could very well be said that I have existed for this very moment. : Then, we stand at the conclusion of the Samsara…?: For all possibilities to come together as one, emerging free from the rule of the Samsara…: That has always been the ultimate desire of every single life of this universe.: The ultimate desire…: How many times has this cycle been repeated? How long has passed before we reached this point…?  : And, now, we’re carrying the thoughts and prayers of everyone and everything. : Then, the rest is clear. We won’t disappoint them, even if I’ve to turn my body to ash…!  : I’ll stake my pride and my very self on this!: For the sake of our friends… and of the entire universe! : And so we may weave a beginning for all!: To arms! We shall now give birth to a new legend! Mission 52 – The Beginning of Life    SRW UX - The Proud Challengers: You have arrived, Ultimate Cross…: I appreciate you answering my call. : You’re Novel Dylan… : The developer of Accelerated Particle Engines… : And the one who unlocked the Machine’s Island taboo research…: It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance. And…: It’s been a very long time, hasn’t it, Ensign Agnès Berge…? : …: Prof. Novel, you… : You’re the spider, eh?: “Spider”…? : The one who can be seen, yet is not, who can be heard, yet is not…: It’s you who sits at the center of the spiderweb, weaving the threads of the Samsara, hm? What are you after?: Hmhmhm… If you wish to know, you’ll first have to win this melee. : Melee…?!: Explain yourself! What reason is there for us to fight?! : We all heard your voice the moment we went across space and time… : Meaning that you were the one who called us to this world, right?!: Again, if you wish to know, then you’ll fight me.: Prof. Novel! : …: There’s… no other choice, is there?: Correct… This is the final ceremony leading to the Beginning.: Whether or not a new Yuga’ll come to be is all up to you. : A new Yuga…? : Hrm… What is the goddamn point of us fighting now?! : But we have to. If we don’t, then…: We’ll all just cease to be.: …?! : We ain’t got time to wait around. They’re already moving in!  : Hrm…! We have far too much depending on us! : Mankind’s finally opened its path into the future… we can’t have it be lost to us now! : Let’s go for it! That’s all we can do now!: Tsk…! : Come, then! Show me the fruits of the possibilities you assembled!I’m not doing all tacticians, but I’ll select a handful to translate since this IS the finale: : If Prof. Novel’s involved in everything, then we’ve no choice…: Everyone forward! Now we’ll seize the truth and our future!--  : We’ve no need to think twice about this!: The meaning behind our being here… is to defeat her – that is all!--  : Psyche yourselves up, fellas! You gotta take her out or that’ll be curtains for everything! : Go, Ultimate Cross! GET! THE! FUTURE! (Lina does a lot of Engrish in her cheers.)--  : All our past struggles were for this very moment, my companions! : Bring down Novel Dylan and claim a future for our universe!--  : All troops, imagine! Imagine the ideals each and every one of you hold within your hearts!: It’s our duty to see those ideals made real! And if defeating Novel Dylan is needed for that, then so be it!: Heed my call and follow me into battle! Attack!--  : We’ve made it through a lot, folks, so how about one last push?: She’s the only one who knows the whole truth. And we’ll claim not only that, but the future as well!--  : Everyone forward! We’ll bring all the wishes entrusted to us together!: And once she’s beaten, we’ll truly pry open the doors to our future!--  : We can’t think twice about this right now. We have to do something about her!: If we don’t… then that’ll really be the end of everything!-- : We can ill afford to hesitate now, my friends!: There is only one thing to be done – and that is to defeat her!--  : All answers await us beyond her!: Manifest our will to that woman! Troops, CHARGE!--  : Recall all the battles we fought to arrive here, my friends!: This is the very last one: a battle to claim the future of our universe! Strike down Novel Dylan! Alright, starting off the finale is an even bigger mob of Riots than we had in the previous mission. You already know what to expect from them, but be extra diligent in conserving SP – especially with anyone who can cast Confuse, as you’ll need it later. First and foremost, make sure you clear out all of the mooks before dealing with Novel. The plot kicks in once she’s dropped, and things’ll go more smoothly if you do that.  Avatāra (Novel Dylan) Pilot Skills: Prevail L8 Support Attack L3 Break Morale Limit Counter Guard All Attack L3 Hit & Away Command L4 Mech Features: Sword 30% EN Regen All-Canceller Novel’s voice actress: Yukana (other roles: Four in Z Gundam, C.C. in Code Geass, Tessa in FMP, Yumiko and the Sphinx Festum in Fafner, and many more) You’d think an engineer wouldn’t make for the best of pilots, but you’d think WRONG. Novel is a monster of a pilot, with stats on par with Master Therion. The Avatāra doesn’t hit as hard, but it’s made of sturdier stuff than the Liber Legis. Additionally, she comes with a directional MAPW that blasts up to 8 squares ahead with a twin-pronged AoE (it spreads into a 3x3 area at the end). It has the Twin Sat Cannon blind-spot, though, so have people approach her from the front. Novel’s more ranged-focused, meaning she can’t use her strongest attack at range 2 or lower – try and engage her from that. SP conservation is important for what’s coming ahead, so do whatever you can to only cast Valor. Spread command auras and see if you can dodge reliably without casting defensive measures. SRW UX - The Beginning of Life Oh, and this stage has an exclusive map BGM. I dunno if it has an official title, but here it is. SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend    SRW UX - The Proud Challengers: Mother… Your hands might have created me, but it’s with my own life that I stand here today!: I’ve taken up the Major’s will, and so I’ll fight!: Good. That’s very good…!: Now I’ll ascertain how bright the light of your lives shine - the lives that were refined through Jin and Ayul’s own!: What you’ll do is come clean with us, Prof. Novel!: You’ve swayed mine and Jin’s fate… the fate of so many people! And you’ll tell us why!     SRW UX - Deus Machina : Heh… Not once did I expect an outcome such as this to await me beyond my despair.: Let us dance as a couple, Etheldreda – now and forevermore. : Yes, Master. I am with you…   Poweeeeeer! SRW UX - Roulette  SRW UX - Dunbine Flies    SRW UX - Deus Machina      POWER!  Leave me alone, Novel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kFgvTLnzxY Speaking of, here’s her strongest attack. SRW UX - The Proud Challengers : We just have to beat you and we’ll figure out what’s what, huh…? : Talk about a true-to-form “hidden mastermind”.: Still, we don’t appreciate being manipulated. You ain’t getting off with just a stern talking-to, lady! : We’re not the people we once were! There isn’t anyone who could stop us now! : Hell, yeah! We don’t let go of the wheel once we’ve grabbed it – and we don’t step on the brakes, either!: That’s how Team D rolls! Let’s go wild!: Hmhmhm, I hear your inner yell. And as those come together, they’ll grow into a roar that’ll pry open the new Yuga!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iUvRUtmb0g And here’s the second strongest. Novel vs. Dancouga: “Oh, ones who weave the seeds of life into the future… Showcase your light to me!” : That will to risk your very self in the defense of others is how you carved out your destiny…: And it’s that power that’ll be key to unlocking the new Yuga! : And unlocking that “Yuga” is what you’re after…?: Well, you’re gonna spill the beans on that and everything else, Novel!    Novel vs. Tobikage units: “The Ninja Legend – that which creates the future. Its power also stems from life, from the will of man!”  : Hmhmhm… I see you are yet another who knows of the heavens, who seeks what lies beyond!: Oh, heroes who transcended space and time to stand upon this land!: Muster your mighty will – that which compels the very heavens – and repel my own! : If she’s the one who beckoned us into this world… : Then, ‘tis also fate that we face her here and now! : In which case, our blades shall rend the spiderweb you wove around the world, Novel Dylan!    Novel vs. Liu Bei, Cao Cao or Sun Quan: “Justice, Ideals, Courage… Now is when the Souls of the Three Sovereigns will truly shine!” Novel vs. secret characters: “Oh, beings who should not be here… Show me what possibilities you possess!”; “You have struggled and gained your life, your possibilities! Now display the light you carry within!” : Hmhm, there’s no need to hesitate – just come and face me. What matters isn’t what you should do, but what you want to do, yes? : You like to talk, but not about the actually important stuff, huh? This is why grown-ups get on my nerves…!: But, fine, I’ll beat the whole truth outta you!    Novel vs. Kouichi: “Let me see once more the strength of spirit with which you’d surpass your humanity!” : At last, the theater Nyarlathotep put together has been undone.: If she is aware of that, then I take it that woman has also transcended the Samsara. : That ain’t all that surprising, when you look at what she’s pulled with us!: C’mere, Novel Dylan! You’re gonna come clear about everything you know!    Novel vs. Kurou: “The innocent blade you wield also stems from Willpower, from the light of life found in all humans!” : Yours is a kind soul. And it was that kindness that fostered love and provided succor to voices capable of sending ripples across the galaxy…: However, now you must fight…! Show me the contrails of the possibilities upon which you soar! : Alright, you asked for it… You’ll get an eyeful of the dance I learned from them – my real dance!    Novel vs. Alto: “I see the possibilities you bear upon your wings… Souls also lie upon them!” : Welcome, Fei-Yen HD. You are… Excuse me, the two of you are also possibilities which conquered fate.: Your wills and the songs you’ve wove together…: They, too, are keys with which to unlock the new Yuga!: … You look at other people and only see pawns, hm? You must be a very lonely woman.: You hurt so many people… Did you figure that was the only way?: If you ask me, what you need right now is to look your weakness and your loneliness dead in the eye and reconsider your choices!   Novel vs. Fei: “I’m certain you realize that your song is Willpower incarnate!” : The mighty Devil who slays both gods and demons. I have long awaited for power such as this to emerge!: Now show me its full extent! That is, if you wish to have answers! : We don’t really care about whatever’s going on inside your head! : But since you went there, you’ll get your wish…: We’ll give you courtside seats to our Hell!   Novel vs. SKL: “The emissary of Hell who’d challenge the very heavens… Let us see the full power of the Devil!” : You have cleared away the darkness within and reclaimed your azure sky. : However, you must prove the meaning of your very existence in order to exist beyond the Yuga!: I don’t know what your “Yuga” is, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll always find my way over to the place I’m meant to come home to!     Novel vs. Fafners: “Observe… I am here now!” : Come, child. The being beside you is also another fruit of myriad possibilities.: The will of so many wished for a hero to exist, and so it was that one came to be! : If fighting you is the only way to keep everyone safe…: Then, fight you is what we’ll do! Not because someone wanted us to do so, but because it’s what we wanted to do! : Hmmm!  Novel vs. Heroman: “Your pure will once birthed a miracle. Can you make it happen again, I wonder?”  : What the hell are you up to that you’d sacrifice people’s lives and twist their fates?!: What I do may stoke the flames of your raging emotions, but there can’t be a beginning without an end.: The world must first reach its terminus for a new one to be born! : You may take that to be the right thing to do, but what we see is nothing but pure arrogance! : We might not know where we came from or where we’re headed… but that uncertainty’s always been abated by the warmth we find the world over…: And we’ll use force as many times as it takes to keep that safe! We do it for ourselves and for the world at large!    Novel vs. SEED units: “That seed is the seed of life… it’s a manifestation of your Willpower!” : If the Wings of Rean have led me here, then I know there’s more to this battle than what we see. : Plus, my own Aura Power’s telling me that there’s something up ahead!: That’s correct; you have been led, and that guidance has accelerated your fate. In which case, you must pass through me and go seize your answers!   Novel vs. Shou or Aesap: “Your Aura Power is the light of life… it’s the light of possibility!” : Destruction is rebirth, rebirth is destruction… An Innovator who’s well aware of that fact should be capable of carving out a new fate for mankind!: It’s for that purpose that you and your comrades have carried on your work, isn’t it?: It is. We’ve taken upon ourselves to stand against anyone who’s throw the world off balance, no matter who that is!: Which is why I’m coming for you! For our future!     Novel vs. Celestial Being: “Show me the possibilities that’ll bring about the future Aeolia envisioned!” : Your heart pried open the Aura Road and fate itself!: Now manifest all the possibilities born of that Aura Power, the strength of humans’ will to live!: If the call of our Auras is what caused us to be here against you, then I won’t think twice about tearing down your plans, Novel Dylan!        
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: Hrgh…!: Prof. Novel…!: Hah-Hahahah… I’d expect no less from the possibilities I’d envisioned for so long…: I-I’m sure that… you’re now capable of reaching the underlying truth of this universe… : …: I had feeling this was the case… You planned on being brought down by us from the get-go, didn’t you? : What’s going on?! Weren’t you the one who established that underlying truth to begin with?!: Not at all… I’ve just been a part of this many, many times now. : You’ve been…?: The universal Samsara isn’t endless. It won’t be long before this Yuga reaches its end. That’s why I… : Wait just a moment! Didn’t some of us come from future versions of this world?! What happens to us if the universe is going to end here?! : Yeah, something isn’t right with your story! If there’s no future at all after this, then we shouldn’t even exist, right?!: You have it the wrong way… There isn’t a single person here who came from the future. : Come again…?!: There is no undoing the past. A fate that has already come to pass can never be overturned… To put it simply…: Each of you has come from a past universe, one whose Yuga had come to an end.  : Th-Then, that means…: …: That we are recurring entities…: We, like Kurou and Master Therion, have existed through multiple Samsaras…: …: Indeed, for tens of thousands, perhaps millions of times. And while you never realized it, as you went through the repeating Samsara, your wills were slowly but surely magnified. From the possibilities presented, you gave shape to fate…: All those “coincidences” you felt were not coincidences at all. Rather, they were all reflexes of the fate you won for yourselves. : Wh-What the hell…: Then, the events Judah indicated…: Those weren’t possibilities that could bring about our future, but facts that had already occurred previously… : All were the lingering memories of our souls, accumulated through the cycles…: …: I suppose it is a case of Pre-established Harmony. Our desired outcomes were fruit of a fate that had been selected many times over… : Then, those voices we heard from the Yùxǐ…: Yes… Those were the voices of our own amassed fates…: Of all the different possibilities from what we got this time…: Maybe one fate said we’d all die, another that we’d be beaten… : And over all those cycles, we chose different possibilities out of the ones available again and again.: As new divergences appeared, we chose anew, progressively shaping the fate we desired…: Like we were sharpening a piece of iron into a sword…: And, in time, that sword…: Correct… and that’s what I’d been searching for: a blade that may slay the gods themselves…: A blade that slays the gods…!: Having conquered fate amid the Samsara, you stepped through the gate of Yog-Sothoth…: And were brought into the future universe…: The future universe… : It was the future back then, and it’s now our present…: Then, what had been guiding us all along…: It wasn’t me, no. The voice you heard was the manifestation of all those lost possibilities…: The manifestation of those possibilities?: Hm. It’s the lives of all that have existed in this universe…: Countless wills, countless possibilities… The souls of all the men and women you’d succeeded over the recurring Samsara…!: They were the ones who led you to this point!: …?!: Then, the light of the Odyssite…! : The light of the Aura Power, the Wings of Rean… : The Fold Quartz, and the great power from the Ninja Legend…: And even Mirisha’s Dragon’s Chalcedony! : No wonder they all shared so many similar traits. It’s because all of them…!: …: All of them are manifestations of life… They’re the energy of the soul given form! : Prof. Novel?!: I suppose… this is it for me… : H-Hey, hold on! We still have more to ask you!: N-Never forget…: The emotions, the prayers, the wishes of life… Everything that’s within you…  : Prof. Novel! : N-No… : Novel Dylan said she’d been looking for “a blade that may slay the gods themselves”. If that’s the case…: What lies beyond this point must be…: There was only one Beginning…: …?!SRW UX - The End of the Yuga  : From it, various wills took root, giving birth to just as many lives…: And, at long last, the time has come to cull those possibilities. *Tzeeeeeeep!*   : Now, come. Return to the end… : Wh-Who is that…?! : She’s beautiful…: She’s like a proper goddess…: …: I know who that is… ‘Tis the embodiment of the end of the Yuga!: I.e…. She’s Kali Yuga! : Kali Yuga…?: A Mahayuga is a time unit for the entire life-cycle of a given universe, comprised of four Yugas…: And it’s prophesized that at the end of that cycle, a being will appear – one that’s both a devil and a god… that’s Kali Yuga. : A devil and a god…?!: … : I-I’m scared… There’s no Aura inside her!: No, not exactly…: It’s not that there’s no Aura… it’s that she’s the world around us! We’re trapped inside her! : Wh-What did you say?! : This space itself is…: A place where the end and the beginning intertwine – a place of life, and of death…: “Behold, for that light is nigh…”: Nyarlathotep once spoke of the final chapter of the G-Records, “Apocalypse”… This is the terminus of the world, as inscribed within!: A space – or, rather, a void – which emulates our world…!: …: Not much time remains… : Let this Yuga come to a close…*Flash! Tzeeeeeeep!*   : Wh-What’re those things?! : For as much awe as I feel, just as much crushing dread grips me…! : If she’s a goddess… do you think those are her angels?: This universe has given birth to far too many possibilities…: The voyage of life must come to an end, and all returned to the eternal nothingness… to a time before time. : Crap, she’s really…! : She wants to reset the entire universe to the void before life ever began…! : Gaah, enough with all this fancy talk!: Lt. Kaido…!: The gist of it is that the chick’s trying to wipe us out, right?!: Yeah… meaning there’s only one answer for that!: If God gets in our way, he’ll get cut down!: If the Devil does the same, then he’ll be shot!: Yeah, they’re right… Everything we fought for’ll go up in smoke if we bit it here!: We cannot allow this to be the end! We owe it to the many lives who turned to light and gave us their strength!: We’ll choose our fate and face it head on!: All those souls given form have led us here!: And I’m sure standing up to her is what Prof. Novel had in mind…!: All our struggles were to sharpen us into a blade capable of striking down the void itself!: Arnie…!: Let’s take it to her, people! Whatever foe lies ahead…!: We, humans, will never be beaten! So, let’s take stock on what we’ve learned: as it turns out, Shou wasn’t the only one who came from the previous universe. All those “alternate futures” weren’t actually futures, but actually futures from the PREVIOUS iteration of the UX universe. Nyarly’s Klein Bottle cycle itself was a cog in a far bigger machine – the UX world’s own cycle, the Mahayuga, and Nyarly’s shenanigans were a cycle within that one. Throughout every past Yuga, our folks’ willpowers grew stronger, continuously bolstered by all the souls of those who died, allowing us to create more and more new divergent possibilities and shifting events in different ways. Bit by bit, with every passing cycle, we molded our ideal fate, and it’s the influence of that self-made fate that’s been pushing us along – as it turns out, WE were the spider at the center of the spiderweb. All those accumulated possibilities and souls, manifesting themselves through our magic thingamajigs, brought our people here, when the Yuga is meant to close. Novel sought to further empower our wills through various challenges, all in the interest of finally making us powerful enough to stand up to Kali Yuga, the personification of the universal reset.  And that’s what we’re going to do, but there are a few things to be wary of. First and foremost, Kali’s summoned new Rvarna (Sanskrit for “the sounds”) which come in seven flavors: white, black, red, blue, yellow, green and purple. Here’s where the debuffs come in, because every one of them is packing one, with varying degrees of annoyance. In the order above, they have: SP Down, EN Down, Attack Down, Movement Down, Mobility Down, Range Down, EN Absorb. Prioritize whatever you’re running low of the most, and the red ones because getting your attack halved pretty much means a unit is all but useless against Kali Yuga. Mind you, trying to drop them all so you don’t get debuffed won’t fly because: *More stuff spawns in!  : Rgh… They just keep coming! : We’re not winning this unless we take out Kali Yuga! : Troops, focus all your fire on her!Yeah, the Rvarna and stuff will just spawn endlessly whenever the enemy squad numbers dips below 7, so take out the debuffers that matter and go for Kali.  Kali Yuga Pilot Skills: Double Movement Prevail L9 Support Attack l3 Break Morale Limit Counter Guard All Attack L3 Command L4 Mech Features: 30% EN Regen All-Canceller Kali Yuga’s voice actress: Naoko Matsui (other roles: Inez in Nadesico, Roux in Gundam ZZ, Sonoko in Detective Conan, Yui Kamishiro in Jushin Liger and many more) Remember when I said Tobikage was the best pilot in the game? Turns out I lied. Kali Yuga has positively ridiculous stats all across the board, with the largest total among all bosses. She’s the hardiest enemy in the game, sporting not only 400k HP but also THE biggest armor stat, 2500, which goes up to 4800 as her Prevail dips. Therion, last mission, had 1900. For that matter, at 3L size, she’s also the tallest unit around (1999 meters tall, compared to the Battle Frontier’s 1186m) which results in a MASSIVE damage penalty for anyone that isn’t ignoring the size difference. When Guard and Prevail L9 get going, you better come packing either a FUB’d unit or have SP for Valor, or you’ll be hard pressed to even break 3-4k damage. But, of course, Kali isn’t just a tank and hits like a jet-propelled train getting shot out of a sniper rifle: her range is massive, with her strongest attack going up to 3-9, her second at 1-4, and her weakest at 2-8. But her most dangerous trick is her MAPW, which follows the same pattern as Deus Ex Machina’s: a 4x4 AoE that she can set anywhere as far as 8 squares away. BUT, that is not all as, following after her minions, Kali Yuga comes packing nasty debuffs in every single one of her weapons: her weakest attack applies Accuracy and Mobility Down, her MAPW is Morale AND Attack Down (!), her second strongest gives Halved Stats, and her strongest attack applies Range and Movement Down. Now, you might be expecting that 3L size to ruin her accuracy since she doesn’t know Ignore Size Difference, right? Wrong, because not only she has S ranks on all her terrains, both her MAPW and her strongest attack have innate Ignore Size and Barrier Pierce effects. So, here’s the most important thing in this fight, and the reason why you saved all that SP and cleared every prior enemy: keep Confuse up at all times and/or Daunt her whenever her morale goes over 130 because you do NOT want her to get that MAPW off. If you plan around that, you should be able to drop her in a turn even in a fresh game. If you don’t, and let Kali get a turn above 130 morale, she will make you answer for it.           But the Rvarnas aren’t too resilient themselves.  And a Soul’d MAPW from Kira’ll drop the Riot Xs surrounding Kali, clearing the way for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6WPdcvNQk Here’s Kali Yuga’s second strongest attack – we’re looking to drop her below 70% for the plot to kick in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0lpu4_u3cI And here’s Kali’s absolute strongest attack, which is one of those rare cases of the final boss actually having a DK. Ishigami graciously offered to demonstrate it to us – he’ll be fine. It doesn’t take a lot of hits to clear off 120k+ HP after Therion doing nearly half of that (boost him enough and he can two-shot Kali). : Why do you not return? : The deviations from the Samsara’s rule prevent the start of the new Yuga…    : Gaaaah! : Hrrrmmm! I-Indeed… she is well deserving of the title of goddess! : Maybe, but we ain’t getting dropped by her!: Do you still not see the truth? That unrelenting will of yours…: All the endlessly diverging possibilities you bring are twisting the quintessential truth of the universe…: Wh-What did you say…?!: The cosmos is governed by the Mahayuga. Time and again the Samsara repeats itself. Eventually, a universe reaches its end, and that also marks a new beginning…: However, your wills have caused far too many possibilities to be born…: And it has come to the point that they are impeding the start of the next Yuga…: Then, you mean that…!: Our imaginations have turned to oppress the universe itself?!: Yes, and that is precisely why this universe must be brought to a close.: As all is returned to the primordial nothingness, the next Yuga shall begin… : Th-That’s…!: Then, our lives are…!: …: No way.: Ensign…?! SRW UX - Prologue: It took me a while, but I’ve finally understood what Prof. Novel was trying to do…: Our possibilities are oppressing the universe, yes…: Which is why she tried to bring all those possibilities together as one!: Bring them all as one…?!: Nothing comes from the void…: Rather, it’s the fact that everything exists – that all possibilities are here – that makes this the true Beginning of Life! : Isn’t that right, Jin?!: Yeah, you got it… The Beginning of Life is right there with you…: Th-That voice…!*Flash! And tzeeeeeep!*  : Open yourself and feel our souls…! We’re all within you… : My sister… My life is one with you…: Ayul… how?! : There was only one beginning…: Tsubaki…?!: Joy and sorrow are both aspects of the same life…: And if the repeating cycle of existence and death is the cycle of life, then…: …: Death is also part of life…! : …?! : All of life is here… it’s all within you.: Prof. Novel! : You’ve figured it out, didn’t you, Saya?: Major…: You know what you folks have to do… You know what the answer of your lives is, right?: …: Yes! SRW UX - The Will of Man Awakens: Th-That light is…!: It’s the Beginning of Life… and the ultimate destination of our possibilities!: That’s…!: We’ve all been through the same…: We’ve come to comprehend existence and death, and at the end of our journey, we’ve learned what life is…: Right, Jin?: Right on. And as those two fold into one another, they join as one.: All of Creation possesses two sides to itself. ‘Tis when one knows all that the heavens shall be within reach! : Listen. Can you hear all their voices…?: Yeah, we hear ‘em!”If people are dead” posted:
 : The emotions born of life weave endless divergences… : And when those, ultimately, join together… : They bring forth a new fate – a new future!: Th-They are… Why?!: Those lives were supposed to have returned to nothingness! How are they…?!: Because they never returned to nothingness!: Every single one of us have always been right here!: The souls of those who perished remain within and empower the living!: Their light is the voice that led us to this very moment!: It’s a prayer, coming in from the rift between life and death to help us!: It’s a light that taught us what it means to exist!: Indeed, there is no god in this world.: What you see here is the light of the will – the light of life!: Hear our call, all life who dwells in this universe!: And gather at the beginning…!  *Everyone gets a full restore!* : What… That cannot be! : I feel so much power coursing through me…!: We are not beaten… We can keep on flying!: … Huh, would you look at that? This power has always been everywhere, but it took us realizing that fact for it to start flowing…: M-Mortals are… creating a new Yuga?!: They are creating a beginning out of the end…?!: All our souls have joined as one! And, together, we’ll earn…!: A new tale for all life…!Angela - Dead or Alive Under normal circumstances, this is when I’d cue a random JAM Project song since UX doesn’t have one… but considering the Angela duo have been a constant presence since day one, it wouldn’t feel right to have anyone else here!  : Despair and hope mixed together, and thus a finely tuned system was undone.: However, that did nothing to stop the end of the Yuga.: In which case, the solution is simple: we simply need to overthrow the end of the Yuga as well! : Indeed, and what we’ve accomplished shows that there is nothing our group cannot do.: I can appreciate one last bit of entertainment before long-lasting tranquility. And I very much like the idea of us cutting these puppet strings ourselves.: Yes, Master.”If Therion’s dead” posted:
 : Go for it, boy! And, just this ONCE, I’ll provide some rocking background music for you!: Feel my melody and let my fleeting, heartrending emotions empower you! : Let my love empower you, too-robo!: Forward, Kurou! We have united man, god and machine, and our strength is now on par with the divine! Strike her down!: Aye, aye! Universal cycles, whatever, I sure as hell ain’t taking someone wrecking us like it’s nothing!: Now, we - Kurou Daijuuji and Al Azif - will overcome karma itself and tear down the chains of fate!    Kurou attacking: “You really shouldn’t underestimate humans, ya fake goddess!”; “We still got plenty of life in us! And I ain’t putting up with you turning up your nose on that!” West attacking: “Watch as I wield my artistry, my brilliant intellect to gobsmacking effect! DOCTAAAA WEEEST is the biggest, greatest final boss!” > Elsa: “You’re not taking this seriously, Doctor!” Therion attacking: “So that we may finally know release from the real unending curse…!”; Etheldreda: “We’ll leave nothing left of you!” > Therion “And then we’ll bring an end to this foolish cycle!” Kali attacking Kurou: “Oh, man who’s transcended the Ouroboros… your battle has already met its end.” : Life prayed that it could save its future, and the Earth answered to that will.: Yet all that accomplished was fostering possibilities leading towards the destruction of all…: I see you don’t understand jack!: You act like the will of Earth granting Heroman to mankind was for nothing, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth! : When Joey and Heroman are together, there isn’t anything they can’t pull off!: Because the bonds that exist between them are stronger than anyone and anything!: Joey, Heroman! Please, save our future! : Do you hear them, Heroman? They’re all calling out to us!: Our fate comes down to this single moment, and we need to face it with everything we’ve got! : Oooooo!    Heroman attacking: Joey: “I know we’ll save this world! And the reason is because we’re heroes!” > Heroman: “Hmmmm!” Will attacking: “I’m not fighting for me… this is for Lina!” Kali attacking: “I cannot listen to Earth’s will alone.” : The strength and the will to face any being… Such is the devil who would beckon ruin.: Hah, “devil”, eh?: That’s actually not an inaccurate assessment…!: But, of course, they never cared to be any sort of Champions of Justice!: You can say that again. The words ‘just cause’ mean nothing to us!: We fight because we want to! We crush because we want to!: We are Hell!: And it’s time for ya to drop her into the afterlife, Mazinkaiser!   SKL attacking: Kaido: “Fighting a god’s right up our alley!”; “I trust you’re gonna give us the fight of our lives, ya hear!”; Magami: “Be it God or the Devil, we’ll kill whoever stands in our way!”; Magami: “I’ll live on and prove that I’m still my own person!” Tsubasa: “Our long battle for the fate of the world’ll end here…!” Kali attacking: “The hour has come for Heaven and Hell to return to nothingness.” : Humans were surrounded by so much sorrow, yet they always kept their gaze set upon the future and succeeded in carving out their own destiny.: However, there is a destiny that one cannot oppose. You are all prisoners of an unending cycle. : Had you said that to us before, we might just have believed it… but not today!: All we need is a glimmer of hope… If we can put our trust in that light, then we can find the strength to fight on!: Our struggles right now are to carry on living, regardless of how difficult and painful it may be…!: And if you say that’ll lead the universe to its destruction, then we’ll just break through that destiny and keep going!      Shinn attacking: “God or whatever you are, I’m not letting you destroy mine and my friends’ future!”; “I won’t give up, no matter who’s against me…! That’s the only way to bring an end to conflict!” Kira: “We just want a normal future for ourselves! Someone who’d take that away can’t be a god!”; “It’s not you who’ll create the future of this universe…!” Athrun: “We’ll end you and bring light back to our world!” Kali attacking Shinn or Kira: “Neither strength nor wishes will overthrow destiny – that is, the universal truth.” : By connecting the individual dots of your wishes, humans erected the lines of their possibilities.: However, the form drawn by those lines is simply that of the gateway to oblivion.: What a loada crock! If you think you’re gonna get us shaking in our boots from what, you got another thing coming!: That might be the opinion of Kali Yuga herself, but it’s not in your nature to just leave it at that, is it, Hayase?”Dead Ishigami” posted:
: ‘Course not. There’s no way the form our lines drew is anything like that!: Plus, even if that gateway to oblivion is legit, all we have to do is exorcize all that badness away. : If we do, it’ll just be one big gateway to hope left.: What it all amounts to is that we are the ones who steer our fate… : Better yet, we’re the factors needed to save our future!: If a man like me can help defend our future, then I won’t think twice! : I’ll ante up every ounce of my strength – and all my life – to see that done!: We might not even be capable of imagining how long you must’ve been watching over this universe…: But that was then, and this is now…! We’ll build our future with our own lives!: We won’t allow any of it to meet its end here!: Rather, we’ll hold fast to our tomorrow and we’ll never let it go! : That… is our sincerest plea!: And now it falls on us to teach you what the true strength of mankind is like.: Do you now see what we’re hoping for? Do you see the form our lives make as they come together?!: That form’s the Linebarrel – the form that’ll create a shining future from all our endless possibilities!          Kouichi attacking: “Save the universe and protect all life… not a bad deal, I say!” Moritsugu: “I’m no Champion of Justice. That said, we’ll be the ones who’ll save this world!” Yamashita: “Here’s the final battle…! Let’s go, Hind!”; “Between you and the Human Machinas, we humans are being sold REALLY short nowadays…!” Shizuna: “We live by our own will, so butt out! I ain’t taking anyone killing us for no good reason!”; Izuna: “You will not erase the lives we’ve led!”; Shizuna: “No phony goddess—” > Izuna: “Is going to have her way with our future!” Soubi: “I’d spent decades of my life with Kaoru in that world. I’m not about to let you destroy it!” Miu: “We’re taking you down, and then we’ll really be Champions of Justice!” Domyoji: “Time to exorcize THE worst spirit haunting this world!” Yajima: “The one and only peace is waiting for us just around the corner. And now we’ll win it for humanity!” Yulianne: “It’s looking like this really is our last job…!” Jack: “My blade carves out my fate…! None, not even you, may intrude upon it!” Masaki: “We won’t shy away, no matter how strong an enemy emerges… because we’re all Champions of Justice…!”; “You fancy yourself a god? Don’t make me laugh…!” Kiriyama: “It’s up to humans to safeguard peace on Earth! We won’t give that task up to anyone!”; “My life, and all the missteps I made, are my own! I won’t let you reset it all!” Katou: “The future is not our enemy…! No, the future is hope!”; “Humanity will be saved…! That is what I— rather, that is what WE will do!” Ishigami: “Look at how far I’ve made it. Now, how about we make a flower or two bloom here, eh?”; “Oh, brother… You’re telling me to go and save mankind, Judah?” Kali attacking Kouichi: “You may even surpass your humanity, but you cannot surpass your limits as ‘Champion of Justice’.” : As humans rouse their wills, the heavens themselves are stirred. : However, the destruction in your fate will not and cannot be swayed.: It may be that the universe is fated to die… But the will of man – our hearts shall prevail!: Aye, they shall rise above even that fate!: Ye being who beckons all to the primordial nothingness! Behold the blazing light of our souls! : That which you hear is the roar of human life! And it demands a future!”If Lu Bu and Diaochan are dead” posted:
: The hearts of those who fell amid the road travelled, the souls of those men and women whom we once challenged! All now shine bright, ever united with justice!: And it’s flanked by that light that we set off to the beginning of a new world – one brimming with freedom!      Liu Bei: “The will of man… our hearts shall rise above even the power of a god!” Guan Yu: “We shall end you… and your defeat shall be the founding stone for our homeworld of Mirisha!” Zhang Fei: “What, a bad apple like you is a god? I don’t think so!”; “And here it is: the battle of the millennium!” Cao Cao: “You would revert all to nothingness…? The heavens would never stand for such folly!”; “The spirits of the fallen rest upon my blade, and ‘tis through them that I end you!” Sun Quan: “In the name of the Sun Family, the heirs to the soul of Hǔxiǎo…! I challenge you!” Shangxiang: “I know we’ll live through this… and then we’ll get back to Mirisha together!” Lu Bu: “You are an avatar of the heavens?! Hmhmhm… This thrill! It ignites— MY SOOOUUUL!” Diaochan: “The Shura fear not even a god… Away with you, fiend!” Kali vs. SD Gundams: “The heavens are coming undone. They will be stirred no longer.” Kali vs. secret characters: “Ye beings who should not be here… your possibilities have reaped the life of this universe.”; “Your life, your being here… those are turning to threaten the cosmos.” Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 22:01 on Oct 21, 2018 |
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: Our wills could never forget what it means to be.
: We remember that every person is free…
: We remember the lives we shared, the promises we made…!
: We’ll give you the strength you need to protect everyone….!
: Go and bring mine and Yumiko’s dream into the future, folks!
: Though our bodies may come undone, our souls are eternal!
: If my spirit can help you save then universe, then…!
: Carry on with your lives, regardless of how contradictory they may be!
: The world we fought to protect is in your hands…!
: Keep that blue sky safe, guys!
: Take our wishes and our prayers!
: We’ll join them as well…
: Yes, Master.
: Ye warriors who would challenge fate! Listen to the cry of all life…!
: OUR SOOOOUUUULS!
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: The soul is meant to perish and be reincarnated… Such is the power grafted into all life.: Accept your fate for what it is. You will all be born anew in time.: Even if I did and were reborn in a later cycle, that person wouldn’t be me!: And I’d much rather just stay where I am, together with Shou! Reincarnations never play out the same way between people; the differences are as big as a Mi Ferario to an E Ferario, even! : The fate we struggle against is also the basis for our bonds… To wipe it all away is to wipe out those bonds as well!”Dead Burn” posted:
: It’s not by erasing everything that you’ll bring about a world of peace and quiet for all souls as they’re reborn!: Rather, it’s the light of our Aura that’ll lead all life into a better future! And that life will slay even the end of the Yuga!    Shou attacking: “I’ll defend both this world and Byston well!”; “Come what may, I’ll stay as I’ve always been and carry on fighting!” Burn: “The will of Byston Well would never accept your actions…! Come!”; “Power and cunning matter not now! Our battle is purely to secure a victory for humankind!” Kali vs Shou: “The Aura Power that has transcended the Samsara… However, not even that will enable you to prevail.” : The songs born of life resounded with all that exists in the universe.: And that song shall also meet its end at the upcoming terminus of the cosmos.: Hmph, is that a fact? Problem is there’s more than just one song in any show! : And the same goes for this world! As our wills are bolstered by their songs, they’ll turn into a bullet headed straight towards your “nothingness”!: Remember what the NUNS’ Admiral once said, men! Whenever music flows at a major battle—: —That’s the moment when defeat becomes impossible!: To trust in our guts, to choose our future, and to stay true to our will! That’s what our mission is right now! : Ranka, we’ll keep your stage safe.: So, let us hear the song of your life – a song that can quake even the underlying truth of the universe!”Dead Brera” posted:
: I’ll hold onto all that you feel! And we’ll make sure it travels across the whole Yuga and beyond!: Miracles always occur wherever life exists. And so long as life endures, it’ll happen again!: You better be watching this, Kali Yuga! This is the dance of Alto Saotome’s life, a dance bearing all the universe’s wishes!      Alto attacking: “I’d never let someone like you do away with our world, with our sky!” Jeffrey: “Listen up, people! This is our ultimate battle, so stay frosty!” > Bobby: “Yes, sir!” Kali vs Alto: “Submit your wings and your life… so that a new sky may be born.” : The rampant possibilities need to be stymied now, or it will mean the disappearance of all… I’m certain you understand what that entails.: The fates that end here will be reborn, ever under the rule of the Samsara…!: Your efforts could never bring about a new Yuga…!: …”A dying world, in the eye of the maelstrom,” is the vibe I’m getting from this. But, regardless, I’ve something to say to you. (First part is “The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku -DEAD END-“ lyrics.): The moment you start trying to put a leash on every possibility you find, is the moment you get yourself stuck in an infinite loop!: Nothing good can come from something as misguided as that… so you leave me no choice! I, Fei-Yen HD, will go all-in to stop you!    Fei attacking: “You’re a threat to the entire universe and we’ll deal with you one way or another!” Kali attacking: “Surely you can comprehend what the disappearance of all possibilities entail.” In essence, that song is about what Miku feels when her vocaloid program’s uninstalled – thus, all the possibilities of that version of her are erased. So, Kali figures she’d sympathize with her extreme plan of resetting everything rather than risk the universal collapse under all the oversaturated possibilities. : The grand power born of the unification of various wills…: Ultimately, it is simply an agglomeration of possibilities serving as a beacon for destruction. : But, on the flip side, those possibilities can also help us create something new!: And every one of us believes that the power my bro, Ylbora and Romina found’ll help us save our future!: Let’s get in there, folks! We can’t let her deny everything we fought for! : Right. No one has a right to bind our lives!”Dead Karen” posted:
: I finally see the truth… The strength to bring forth a new future – that’s the true power of the Ninja Legend! : Set our Willpower alight, Joe! And lead us into the future past the horizon!”Dead Ylbora” posted:
: This is it. We’re gonna drop you like a bad habit and pry open the doors to our future!: Say your prayers, Kali Yuga!      Joe attacking: “We’re the ones who make our future, and we ain’t sharing that job with you!”; “We won’t know if things really are too far gone until we try!” Mike: “We took out Hazard and Annex! You’re all that’s left!”; “There’s no point in a future if we don’t get to choose it for ourselves!” Rennie: “Even if destruction is what our future holds, I know we’ll find a way through it!” Romina: “I understand the mission given to you. However, our resolve will not be swayed!”; “This battle will mark one giant leap towards peace across the universe!”; Gameran: “This conflict will truly be over if we can best her! Elshank, forward!” Damian: “I’ve always been ready to fight to the bitter end when I took up a machine!” Ylbora: “You might be a god, but I will not yield even to one!”; “I’ll readily face even the mightiest of foes in the name of my homeland of Ladorio…!” Kali attacking Joe: “The Ninja Legend… It may be enough to save a planet, but it cannot save the universe.” : The emotions concealed within life turn to wings that rise beyond the confines of time and space…: However, even those wings will quickly be consumed face the eternal nothingness. : Hardly. The guidance of the Wings of Rean has changed the very heart of our world! Not even the quintessential truth of the universe is immune to it! : The wishes of the dead linger on within those left behind…: And if you would turn that to nothingness, then we’ll stand and fight for the life we now have! : There is only one thing for us to see done! And it’s for that reason that my life did not end when it should have!”Dead Sakomizu” posted:
 : Aesap, Lady Jacoba’s telling us to show her the shape of our lives!: Kali Yuga, your powers might exist to help the universe, but we’ll never accept your brand of help!: Power is meant to be used to give birth to a future – a future for those that are alive now!       Aesap attacking: “I’m not putting up with that ‘holier-than-thou’ attitude of yours!”; Erebos: “Aesap, Lady Jacoba’s telling us to destroy her!” > Aesap: “That’s fine, I was already set on doing that!” Lux: “For the Overworld and Byston Well… No, for all worlds that could ever exist!” Amalgan: “She must be struck down, not just for us, but for all those who would be born in the future!” Sakomizu: “Oh, Wings of Rean! Grant us victory in this battle for the future of mankind!”; “So that the world who gave me life, and the world who nurtured it, may all be safe!” Kali attacking Aesap: “Be at ease. Though your life may come to an end, you will continue to be Aesap Suzuki!” : As you struggled to survive, you have left undeniable proof that you were here. : And nothing will change that. You need not endure such pain any further.: We’re not enduring any pain! Rather, we’ve accepted it! : Absolutely! All the pain we’ve felt is now part of who we are! : What you see in us is a will that’s managed to grasp so many possibilities - the warmth of a life that longs to go on…! ”Dead Shouko posted:
 : You can’t stop us or the power surging within us… I’m sure we can win this…! No, we have to!”Dead Mamoru posted:
 : Our loved ones and our future are counting on us! We have to keep ‘em all safe!”Dead Michio posted:
: We’re the ones who decide how our future will be, Kali Yuga! That’s how it’s been and how it’ll continue to be!: So many people who had faith in us are gone, and we’ve taken all their souls onto ourselves…: And we’ll fight to answer all their wishes! : Because we know what awaits us past here is an azure sky prettier than any we’ve seen before…!”Dead Misao posted:
: We’ll earn ourselves not only a new future, but we’ll also bring peace to our home…!: It’s for that reason that we are here!           Kazuki attacking: “Not even a god is going to take away the world we all fought to protect!”; “We’ll defeat you and make our way back to Tatsumiya!” Shouko: “All we want is a future for ourselves!”; “If God has decided to wipe us out… then I’ll take a stand against God!” Sakura: “Here’s the end of our battles…! Let’s do it!”; “You’re going down and, then, we’ll bring back that blue sky full of freedom!” Kenji: “So what that you’re a god! Look at all the stuff we’ve done to get here and you’ll know nothing’s impossible to us!”; “Alright, one final job. Let’s make it a good one!” Mamoru: “We fight for all our dreams!”; “We’re closing off this battle with a happy ending! That’s what we’re here for!” Michio: “A god’s oughta just watch over us from way up in the clouds, you know!”; “Well, dang, aren’t you just the perfect mark to close off my career on…!” Canon: “Final target IDed…! I’ll see you soon, mom…!”; “There’re people waiting for me to come back, and that’s exactly what I’ll do!” Maya: “We will be victorious in the end!”; “Not even God may decide our future for us. I won’t allow it.” Hiroto: “Even I’ve got plenty of stuff I wanna do, and you’re not wrecking that!”; “Like hell you’re stealing my youth and my friends’ lives!” Akira: “Rina, this is the finale! Keep your head on a swivel!” > Rina: “Spare me the reminder!” Seri: “I still have so much I want to tell Tsubaki!”; “You’re going down, and we’ll make our way back to that blue sky!” Misao: “This isn’t the first time I’ve stood up to a god!”; “For the home of my Mir… for Earth!” Kali attacking Kazuki: “Stay this course and you will cease to be there.” : The light born of human life has reached out to all other lives, weaving all together.: As that wheel continues to spin, creating more and more possibilities, it will, in time, beget the death of everything.: That conviction that you know all that will happen is what makes you misinterpret where those possibilities are headed.: We’re fighting for all lives out there!: Even if the universe itself doesn’t agree with our being here, and we wind up being tagged as villains…!: We’ll still go on fighting to make sure our wills can chart our future!: That’s the purpose we’ve found for our lives!: We’ll never give up, regardless of how much fate leans towards death or how pathetic our struggles become! Our battle is one of mere survival!”Dead Graham” posted:
: All those lives that exist today… All those beings trying their best to survive will not be denied! The void will not have them!: 00 Qan[T]… Setsuna F. Seiei! Moving to rend the chains of fate!    Setsuna: “Your ego would twist the entire world! You’re no different from Ribbons!”; “You’re just a system that’d erase our future, and now I’ll tear you down!” Graham: “I’ll just tell you this… I will not die! I’m surviving this showdown!”; “Graham Aker, moving to carve out a future for us all!” Kali attacking Setsuna: “You may have brought an end to your war with the other species, but life is still fated to be destroyed… Such is the fundamental truth of the universe.” : Humans seek not only to transcend the gods, but the fundamental truth of the universe as well?: Abandon this foolishness. The closer you come to transcending all, the closer you are to the inevitable destruction that lies ahead.: Is that supposed to intimidate us?: I’m afraid we’ve all had enough of your sermons.: We’re all alive now, and that’s a fact! We’re not letting anyone take that from us!: Right, we weren’t given life just so we could be destroyed now! On the contrary, the life we were given is meant to be lived to its fullest!: We’re surviving all the way to the end, Kali Yuga. Meaning we’ll rise above whatever fate has in store and sail on towards our future!: We, and the Dancouga, will prove that to you! Let’s go wild!    Dancouga attacking: Aoi: “Our biggest battle since Moon WILL! Let’s go wild”; Kurara: “It’s been an exciting ride, but this will be our last mission! Off we go!”; Sakuya: “We gotta fight a god? Big deal! Let’s go wiiild!”; Johnny: “The Dancouga’s no servant of god – it’s a force that transcends gods!” Kali attacking: “Unfortunately, there is a limit to the possibilities found in humans.” SRW UX - Roaring Deathblow: Humans have progressively magnified the substance of life across the eons.: However, it is impossible for that light to raise a new Yuga.: Quite the opposite: the new Yuga has already begun.: Of course, it’s no surprise that you haven’t noticed it yet. All this time you’ve had your eyes fixated on the end, and nowhere else.: But now you’ll finally see the true Beginning of Life!: Go, you two! Show her how bright our lives shine!: Come on, Arnie! All their wishes are here with us!: Behold, Kali Yuga! This is the undeniable mark of all life!       Odyssea attacking: Arnie: “While our lives shine, we’ll never stop rejecting you!”; Arnie: “It’s not God who keeps this universe going… It’s the will of all those that are alive!”; Arnie: Come on, Saya! Beyond this battle lies…” > Saya: “A new Beginning of Life!”; Jin: “You’re up against what’s pretty much a god embodying the will of the universe. Still…” > Arnie: “Yeah… Not even her can withstand the might of all our lives!” If Saya was flying solo, she also had lines: “I’ll defend this world brimming with the light of life!”; “She may even be a god… but fear will never take us over!” Special Hell Stringer lines: Arnie: “I can hear all their voices!” > Jin: “Go! Our lives are with you!” > Ayul: “All our light is with you!” > Arnie: “Behold! This…!” > Saya: “Is the undeniable…!” > Arnie: “MARK OF ALL LIFE!” Special End of Reverse lines: Arnie: “I can hear all their voices!” > Saya: “All our hearts are now together!” > Jin: “Now! Fly!” > Ayul: “This light is…” > Arnie: “THE MARK OF ALL OUR LIVES!” And the special DK lines for both those attacks: Saya “We will seize…!” > Arnie: “A new beginning…!” : I-I cannot let myself be overwhelmed… : If I’m undone, this universe will…!: Now, Arnie!: I’m on it! SRW UX - Future-Bound Fighting Spirit : My sister… Make use of our lives!: We’ll join the light within us all…!: Existence and Death… As these two opposing forces come together as one—!: —Our overlapping wills are magnified into infinity…!: And, now, life will rise above nothingness itself!: Haaaaaaaaaaah!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW7nrcpZncA Captions are available for HYPE and TAMASHII NO SAKEBI DAAAAAAAAAA! I feel like I should to add a Volume Warning here. It gets very loud for everyone involved.  : H-How…! How can anything overcome nothingness…? That is not possible…!: AAAAAAaaaaaahh!! *BOOOOOOM!*  : …: It’s over…?: Yes… It’s over at last…SRW UX - Epilogue Another BGM that I don’t think has a name or been uploaded to Youtube or Nico. : This marks the beginning of a new world…: A world where all possibilities have united…: It’s just a shame we won’t get to see that world…: Still, I can live with that. We might have to spend eternity here, but at least we’ll have each other around… : Heheh, I suppose it won’t be that bad, then…: Yeah, you got it. If we’re all together, then…: … *Al flies the Demonbane over to the Elshank and pops Kurou out.*  : Al?! : ‘Tis possible to return you to your original world.: Come again…?!: Aye, if I expend all of mine and Demonbane’s energies…: All of… What’ll happen to you, then?!: …: You must live on… in the new world you earned for yourselves…: Wh-What’re you talking about?!: Thank you for everything, master to this fool of a book.: And farewell, my one and only love…: Al, don’t do this! Al... AAAAAL!: ...: There is nothing to worry about. We’ll be the ones to bring you all back home…: …?!: Ayul…!  : Our souls…!*Koyo takes position by Al.*  : And our hearts… I’ll bring them all together and put them to song!*Fei does the same.*  *Master Therion, Sakomizu, Misao, Lu Bu and Diaochan do the same.* : Y-You’re…!: I… I traveled the stars for a very, very long time. There was no one there with me, and I didn’t even know where I was.: And it was that girl’s voice that showed me the way.: Her voice, her song, are now inside me. So, I… I’m sure I can show you the way too!: I had a surprising amount of fun with this party at the end of the Samsara, oh lost children.: Thank you so much. I’m so glad to I could spend this time with you.: The cry of our souls…: Shall beckon the heavens to guide you!: Indeed, the voice of Poseidon will show you the way.: And, please, remember that we were here…: Guys…If you didn’t save any secrets, after Fei talks of showing us the way, Koyo gets some extra bits: : Thanks for everything. It’s because of you that we could talk again like this.: And, please, remember that I was here…: Koyo…!: Kasugai…: Kasugai, you…Common ground: : I… guess this is goodbye. I thought it’d happen eventually, but it still feels so sudden…: I’m sad but… I’m also so happy. Happy for all the kindness you showed me, the strength you gave me… and, most of all, for all the songs we made!: Fei…!: Goodbye, everyone. I’ll never forget you, even if space and time keeps us apart. Thank you, and I hope we’ll see each other again!: Of course we will!: After all, our songs… our songs will cross space and time to link us together!: Right, we’ll always be listening to each other! As far as we might be, our songs will find their way!: Hell, yeah. Your voices brought the world together, so that ain’t nothing for ‘em!: O-Ooohoohooo… The tears! They get the better of me! What an emotional Rock this is!: P-Professor, you’re crying way too much-robo! If you’re going to do that…: Then, I wish you had installed some tear dispensers in me-robo…: Good luck out there, Arnie… : I’ll always remember you, Jin…: Be happy, Saya…: Major…!: Don’t cry, girl. You’ve long-since stopped being just a manmade life.: You’re another human person now. So, go and live as wonderfully as I know you can.: …: Yes, dad…: I’m sure we’ll see each other again, Kurou, everyone…: Your voice…!: It was you, wasn’t it? You were the one who saved me… (As I’ve been told, this is a SRW K reference in which Mamoru was very close to Gun x Sword’s Nero and gang.): Thanks, Ennea…: Hayase, Katou… take care of Emi and your future.: Father…!: We promise. We’ll make sure the future you entrusted to us…: And Emi’ll stay safe, Prof. Kizaki…!: Kazuki…: Mom…!: Thank you. Your being born brought so much joy to Fumihiko and I…: M-Mom…!: Be well, my friends…: Let’s get going, then…: To that world of united possibilities…   And, so, time passed…  Location: New York City – Rubens Foundation HQ  (TV): Look, dear viewers! That’s the pride of the Earth Federation, the Celestial Being spaceship! : In just a few hours, it will begin its long voyage towards the ELS homeworld!: The ship, named after the group who once fought against the entire world in a bid to eradicate all war…*Bloop.*  : It’s almost time… : Hm. I’m certain they’ll bring a shining future to the ELS as well…: I believe it won’t be long before mankind has sown the seeds of mutual understanding with all life in the universe. : And it’s up to Setsuna and his friends to make the first step towards that… : Marina, are you sure you don’t want to say goodbye to them…?: Yes, it’s fine. It might take a long time, but I’m sure they’ll come back. And I know we’ll understand one another…: Because we were always after the same thing… Location: The Celestial Being – Command Center  : … : Setsuna… are you thinking about Princess Marina?: No, it’s about where we’re headed: outer space…: … : Hm… It’ll be a very long voyage.: Pshaw, forget about whatever dangers are waiting for us. I’ll be ready to keep you safe, madam brigadier general!: Not brigadier general - lieutenant general!: Whaa?! You got another promotion?! : Outer space is wholly unknown territory to us. But perhaps we can enlist the ELS’ aid on that front. : How so? Are you considering fusing with the things and becoming some sorta hybrid lifeform?: If need be, that’s certainly a possibility. : M-Mr. Erde, whatever form you take, I…: I’ll love you just the same!: …?! : What-did-you-saaaay?! : Oh, honey… I’m so relieved she picked a good man.: Hah…: This is no laughing matter!: Speaking of couples, how’re things with Allelujah and Soma? Still traveling? : Last I heard, they were building an orphanage with Arnie and Saya…: Is that so? If I remember right, Arnie was raised in one of those himself. : I’m sure they’ll make a wonderful future for themselves and those children. : Yes, they will…: And Kira… please be careful during your trip.: I will. Thanks, Lacus.: Please take care of the PLANTs, Cagalli and the others for me. (Are you prepared for ELS-Hybrid Kira Yamato with a suped-up ELS Strike Freedom?): Let’s get this show on the road, then. The sea of stars awaits us!: We set off as sailors towards a bright tomorrow! (And, hey, turns out Graham surviving won’t deprive him of also turning into an ELS-Hybrid and getting his Gundam. Sorry, Sugita.): To pave the road to a future for all life…!: (Marina, I’m sure we’ll see each other again someday…): (And at that moment, we…) Location: Tokyo – Concert Hall  : Thank you so much for coming here today, everyone! : Now, up next is our brand new single!: It’s called “Someday, Life Together!”  : MIUMIUUUU! EIDAAAAA! HOLLYYYY! : They’re really bringing down the house, huh…: Well, of course! It’s the miraculous New York soul singer Holly Jones…: Plus Miu Kujo, Japan’s top idol, and world-class singer Eida Rossa!: I heard tickets for their tour sold out within seconds.: Hmhmm. And are you sure they’re OK with donating all that money to charity? : You’re one to talk… Didn’t you girls donate all the earnings you made in this world to help Arnie and the others build their orphanage?: Well, we are heading back to the future soon.: Consider that just fair compensation for everything. : The future, huh… I wonder what that world’s like.*Door opens.* Miu: That was great!: Hear, hear. You three really lit a fire in the crowd.: Aoi! I didn’t know you were here!: How’s model life treatin’ ya? I reckon things must be real busy after getting back in the biz.: That’s not all she’s been up to. According to this article on Men’s Hobbies Monthly…: She’s recently doing some work as an essayist and has even taken up model building. (Reference to Haruna Ikezawa’s own side-job and hobby. Here she is with her Sazabi, which won 1st place in a Hobby Japan Magazine competition.): Th-The model’s building models…?: FYI, I’m not doing it for the puns.: I just figured, since we have all those possibilities in us, that I’d go and give those a whirl.: Not to check whether or not you could, but just ‘cause you felt like it, eh?: Right on.: …: Is something wrong, Miu?: N-No… I was just wondering what would’ve happened to me if you guys weren’t here…: If we weren’t…?: I’m only here singing today because I met you guys and Hayase…: Because you gave me the courage to keep on living…: Isn’t that good enough, then? : Forget about “what ifs”. Hold your head up high and we’ll make sure our song reaches even Fei’s ears.: Holly…: Fei-Yen… What is she doing right now, I wonder…: Led by song, her will had fused with that of another girl’s…: We’re not any closer to figuring out who was it that reached out to her… but I get the feeling she’s made it back to her own world and is singing to her heart’s content.: Besides, the future has now become one.: Yeah… I’m sure she’ll turn up again, somewhere… Location: Arkham City – Downtown  : The Hadou Financial Group’s hired you as their personal investigator?!: Oho, that’s quite the jump in your career.  : Hmhmhm, you may now address me as Kurou Daijuuji, Magic Detective! : “Magic Detective”… that’s got a very cool ring to it!: Maybe I should become a detective myself…: Then you better get to practicing your disguises!: How about you start by dressing up as a girl?: Whuh?! W-Why would I have to do that?!: Still, I think it could work. Put on some makeup and you’d look really cute, Joey. (Reference to the original series, where Joey and Psy had to dress up as girls.): M-Maybe, but…: But I reckon you’d still have a long way to go before you could measure up to my flawless disguises! Mwahahahaha! : “Flawless,” he says. Unless my memory fails me, the Hadou girl called you a “good-for-nothing Holmes wannabe” not too long ago, hm? Hrm, that’s…!: I appears that, despite everything, your skill as a detective hasn’t shown much progress… : Hmm, and here I was thinking if I should ask you to look for my brother.: “Look”? Then, he…?: Yeah, the guy pretty much vanished the second we got back to this world…: I wonder that he’s up to now…: I’m sure Will’s doing fine.: He is your guardian hero, after all, Lina!: Right!: Right on. : Mr. Daijuuji! I’ve been looking for you all over!: Wah?! Princess…!: Have you come to any conclusions on the “bloody mystery” I sent you before? (Reference to Flight of the Machine God Demonbane): U-Um, I…: Bloody mystery?: Yes, it’s—*BOOM!* : Whoa! Wh-What the hell…?!*Vrroooom!* : Make way-robo!*Criminal guitar solo!* : HAHAHAHA! This cash’ll make for some fine funding for my research! : Excuse you?! I was robbing that bank before you even got there! That’s my cash you’re stealing!: Hmph! I say prison life suits a buffoon like you far more than your silly research!: Rrrgh, you SONUVA—!: After him! Run down that ignoramus! We’ll hunt him wherever he goes! : Roger that, Dr. Minami.*Vrroooom!* : Bah… Things have finally cooled down, and there they are, up to no good again.: Unfortunately for them, this city…: Is home to the strongest heroes of all!: Let’s get to work, Kurou, Al!: Aye, aye!: From the hate-scorched sky, with righteous anger in our hearts…!: Etc, etc.! Thou art the innocent blade, Demonbane!: Heromaaaan… GOOO!*Thunder!*   Location: The skies above Arkham City #1: I suppose our intervention is not necessary anymore. #2: At that moment, the heart of that Al was filled with a wish to live on… #2: But, as it turns out, none of them needed God’s help to begin with. #1: Hah, mayhaps you are correct…: Let us return, then. We may entrust them with our child, I say. : Look after him when he arrives, Human Kurou Daijuuji.*Teleport away!* Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 21:39 on Oct 21, 2018 |
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 Location: New York – Alleyway  : After them! Don’t let them get away! : Tsk, they don’t give up, do they?! : We need to loose them, Sakuya! The people have to know of their corruption!: drat it, gun them down! Do whatever it takes to catch them! : Yes, sir!*  *: …*Bang!* : Gaah…!: Yaargh…!*Dropped.* : …?!: There’s our chance, Isabelle! We gotta get out of here!: Who… Who was that just now…?: Did you forget the world we’re in? There’re Champions of Justice fighting crime in the shadows, ya know.: Champions of Justice...*Runs off.*  : Psh, those two are nothing but trouble. : Hey, don’t complain. We were hired for this, remember?: Damian, we need to take care of the other pursuers…*Ninja run!* : They have already been dealt with.: Oh? That quick? : “Quick, Precise, and Reliable” is our motto, after all. : Very well done, everyone. I can see why the Federation Government chose to enroll the Katou Organization as a troop of secret agents!: My men and I will handle the rest of this, if you would. : You know, Hughy, you could always ditch the NIA and come work with me.: Why, I still get all tingly remembering the passion with which you approached me during that “reform of the Federation Army” mess.: …?!: Speaking of, you also asked me out for coffee, no?: …: Mr. Hughes, did you…: N-No… I-I was just doing my job, trying to acquire intel…: Oh, what a cruel, cruel man! He’s toyed with my heart! : You’re one to talk. No one here is going to fall for your wailing. : Besides, if we’re throwing stones, back at the Akoro village, Damian—: Soooubiii! They don’t need to hear that!: ???: Did something happen at Akoro?: U-Um, well…: O-Oh, right! I was planning on taking you to some authentic Japanese hot springs, Karen!: Really?! Thank you so much, Damian! I’m so happy!: Hahahahaha…: That’s enough nonsense. We’ve to move on to our next mission.: By the looks of things, we’re being sent to capture the Lostbarrel. Its signal was detected around Eastern Europe.: The Skull Force has already been dispatched over there. We should meet up with them ASAP! *Craaaash!* : Give it up, Sawatari! There’s no way out for you today!: You better take my Wingle Mk. II seriously or you’ll be in for a world of hurt! : Hrm, I can’t go one day without you hounding my rear end, can I?! But whatever, I’ll run off as far as the depths of Hell if I gotta! #1: Hah, “the depths of Hell”…? #2: Ya really shouldn’t use that word around us!: Y-You…!*Swooosh!*  : Cargo bay, open! Beginning descent!: Good luck, emissaries of Hell!: Gaaaaah! We ain’t no emissaries! : We are Hell!*BOOOOM!*   Location: JUDA – President’s Office : Incoming message from Lt. Yuki! The Skull Force is engaging the Lostbarrel!: Okey-dokey! Have the Shangri-La set off to help them as soon as its ready to go!: Then again, I doubt the duo of Hell would need help.: Still, this is the perfect opportunity to give Yamashita’s new Hind Tank a trial-run, right? : You said it. I wanna have some good news to pass on to Moritsugu once he’s back from Nagasaki. : He’s been very busy lately, what with working as CEO for both New JUDA Corp. and Kiriyama Heavy Industries… : You’re not going to take up your old job again, Kiriyama? : No, I’m more than satisfied just helping Reiji like this. : But why is Moritsugu working as JUDA’s prez when you’re right here, Mr. Ishigami?!: As I said way back when, I quit the job to lead the 1st Unit again. : And, to be honest, I never liked the idea of holding a management post. It’s a weight off my back to put that stuff behind me.: Hmph, glad to see you’re sticking to your old habits…: The UX might’ve been dismissed, but it’s clear the world still needs Champions of Justice.: Right, and we’ll have to keep up the good work as part of the Katou Organization! : The Katou Organization…: What’s up, Emi? Still not used to being part of that group?: N-No, that’s not…: Oh, right… I’m sorry, Kizaki…: Huh? Why are you apologizing?: Because you had just as many bombshells dropped on top of you… but I was always focused on myself.: We never really sat down and talked of how you were feeling about Amagatsu, the Advancers… or about Katou.: Ah…: I mean, Katou’s the only family you have left and I—: No, he’s not!: Huh…?: …: Maybe he’s family, but… that doesn’t mean I don’t have someone else who’s been there for me…: Someone who I want to be there for, even…: Kizaki…: I-I—*Door opens.*  : Well, well, everyone’s here.: …?!: M-Moritsugu?!: Hm? Is something the matter?: No, no… never mind them.: You got here early, Reiji. Cmdr. Katou isn’t with you?: No, he made a detour to visit the graveyard.: The graveyard…?: Um… B-Boss, are those bags you’re holding…! : … : Heh, you’ve noticed them, eh? Yes, these are…: D-Don’t tell me…!: Nagasaki’s own Castella cakes, yes.: I knew it!: (How does he manage to make souvenir shopping sound like such a big deal…?) Location: Fukui Prefecture – Graveyard : My ancestors are buried here…? : Yes. I looked up the origins of Sakomizu’s family and it led me to this grave.: I’m sure King Sakomizu would be happy to be buried in a place as pretty as this.: Hm, it really looks gorgeous. But beneath us is only… : … : It might be a while before society really does come together…: But we still need to face onwards and keep going.: Correct. While the past may have left several negative legacies, we cannot face away from one another.: Each and every one of us must ponder what we can do to build a bridge to the future… : A bridge to the future, huh… : I, for one, am thinking of being a storyteller. (Reference to the Dunbine anime, where Cham’s the narrator.) : A storyteller?: Right, I want the entire world to know about Byston Well, about the battles Shou and our friends went through…: And, above all, I want to tell them about the new tale of life. : Hahah, but the Overworlders aren’t really familiar with the Ferario. Don’t you think they’ll just freak out and run when you fly over to them, Cham?: Hmph, excuse you! No one would ever run from a Ferario as cute as me!: And on this subject, do you guys know where Burn went?: From what I’ve heard, he got on a ship and set off to sea. Said he was going to find his own path to follow.: He’s off sailing by himself? You don’t think he’s off crying somewhere in the middle of the ocean, right?: Hah, I seriously doubt that. I’m sure he’ll be doing just fine, wherever he might end up. : Do you think we’ll see him again?: I get the feeling we’ll run into each other, yeah.: It might be tomorrow, or it might be in a future universe – who knows? (Reference to New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine, where they’re both reincarnated.): And will you be staying in the Overworld, Lord Shou, Lady Marvel?: Yeah. It might’ve been in a previous universe, but the Overworld is still our home.: It’ll be good to finally rest and enjoy a regular life up here.: Especially with the love of my life…: Shou…: …: Aesap, what are you…*Swoooosh.* : Look! The cherry blossoms are dancing in the wind…: It looks so pretty…: …: “If one should ask you concerning the heart of a true Japanese, point to the wild cherry blossom glowing in the sun.”: What’s that from?: During the War in the Pacific, the Japanese soldiers would liken themselves to the beautiful cherry blossoms.: How they, like the petals, were fated to fall at the height of their bloom. : Yet they would all be reborn as the blooming blossoms in the trees of following Spring …: …: My father is smiling…: Huh…? : Oh, cherry blossoms…: King Sakomizu…?!*Sweeeesh!*  : U-Urk…!: Huh?! Lux and the others are gone…!: The Aura Road opened…: They’ve all returned to Byston Well…: …: (I suppose we, mankind, still need to learn…): (What is truly foolish, what is truly precious, and…): (What it truly means to defend those you love…) Location: Frontier Fleet – Griffith Park, Overlook  : Then, we’re going to use the Accelerated Particle Engines to get back to our future world? : Right. From what we’ve found, it looks like we can create a similar phenomenon to Yog-Sothoth’s gate by pushing the Odyssea’s two Lepton Vectrers into synchro-overdrive. : Hey, now, are you sure that’s a good idea?: We can go in just fine, but how will we know we’re not getting warped over to a different future…?: Hmm, I’d like to think Prof. Rachel took that into account… : Ah, I doubt there’s anything to worry about. The possibilities of all future universes have been unified, after all. : Hm, I suppose so… : What’s the Frontier Fleet going to do, though? : Is it really going to just travel the galaxy again? : No; as Cathy told us, it looks like the Fleet’ll be looking to settle in the Vajra Homeworld once we’re back in our universe and a new government has been put together. : The Vajra Homeworld…?!: The place’ll likely still be chock-full of Vajra in our universe, but we should be capable of reaching an understanding with each other again.: They’ve all decided to coexist with the Vajra, huh…?: I’m sure it can be done. Ranka and Sheryl’ll relay what we feel over to them…: Yeah, they will…: Speaking of, I trust that choice is already 100% made, yes?: What…?: Sheryl and Ranka, I mean.: …?!: Oh, yeah. We couldn’t hear you back there, so I’d very much like to hear your thoughts now.: And, by the way, if you say something like “they are both my wings”, so help me God, I will end you.: A-Ah… No, I... well...  : You are both my wings! : Huuh?! : Bro, I know it’s not an easy choice, but that’s just mean.: drat it, it’s just that… I can’t choose one or the other!: …: Then, you really do love Princess Romina?: … I do.: And do you love me…?: I do too.: Hmhmm... Fine, then I’m coming with you on that trip to Planet Ladorio.: Are you sure? We’re talking about going into a future universe, so we’re probably not coming back here.: That’s fine. I go where you go.: Unless… are you saying I’d be getting in the way?: …: Alright, we’ll go together, Rennie.: Yeah!: And, of course, I’m sticking with my bro all the way!*Door opens.*  : We’ll be arriving at Tatsumiya soon, everyone.: Joe, are you really accompanying us into the future world?: Absolutely, yeah. That’s the future we won for ourselves; whatever it’s like, I wanna see the place with my own eyes.: And, Princess Romina? Our battle’ll begin properly once we arrive!: …!: Heheh… Yes, it will.: Hm? What’re you two on about…?: Joe, once we’ve arrived at Planet Ladorio, what say you to one final duel?: We’ll decide once and for all which warrior is truly suited to guard Her Highness.: Yeah, you got it.: But, this time, we’ll do it as comrades who fought for the same cause!: Hah. Comrades… Indeed. Location: Tatsumiya – Hilltop : The breeze is quite nice today, isn’t it, Master…? : Aye… And, soon, it will be time to bid this island farewell…: *Cough, wheeze…!*: M-Master…!: I-I am fine. Perhaps the thought of returning to our homeland at last has excited me a tad too much…: Zhou Yu…: Young Lord… What are your plans for when we have returned to Jiangdong?: …: I… plan to establish a nation. : You’ll make a nation in Jiangdong…?: Aye. Our father and brother paved our way into that land, and I mean to build a nation of kindness upon it, where all our families might live happily…: Quan…: You have become a fine man, Young Lord. Hearing you speak so brings much peace to my heart.: And I am certain Lords Sun Jian and Sun Ce feel the same… : Yeah, I’m sure they’re happy too!: And I swear to help you with every ounce of my ability, sire!: I thank you, Shangxiang, Lu Xun… (Zhou Yu): …: Master…?  : You mean to stay in this era…? : Aye, I have learned quite a lot during our stay in this world. (: If possible, I would like to compile the events that transpired and my knowledge in a text for the future generations.: A text, is it? And I have the sinking feeling…: That that text is the one which, in the future Mirisha, shall be dubbed G-Records.  : Wh-What?!: As the legend goes, the author of the G-Records was named “Sima”.: All things considered, I am rather certain that would be you, Sima Yi.: …: W-Wait a moment! If the legend inscribed in the G-Records refers to our battles, then… : Yup. The Three Sovereigns of legend were you, Sun Quan and Cao Cao all along.: W-We were…?!: Just as the power shown by Joe and his allies gave birth to the Ninja Legend in the future Earth of Planet Ladorio…: So did your actions become the stuff of legends in your far future.: Then, the Souls of the Three Sovereigns which dwelled within the Yùxǐ…: Those were likely an amalgamation of our own souls, accumulated over the myriad Samsaras…: Of course, we can only speculate. : Moreover, so long as we remain human, our possibilities will continue to diverge endlessly.: Who can say what new tales will emerge from our unified future…? : I get it. Does that mean one of them possibilities is a world where Kongming likes saying “Hawawa”? (Reference to Koihime Musou, a porn game where Kongming’s a little girl who says that a bunch.): Quiet, you. The idea that such a world exists is positively ludicrous.: Y-Yo… it was just a joke, what’re you getting so bent outta shape for…? : However, if Liu Bei and the others are the Three Sovereigns of legend… what does that make Lu Bu?: Hm, he also wielded a Holy Armor as we did.: That’s a bit of an enigma, yeah.: The G-Records even tells a legend of the goddess Nüwa, the one responsible for creating the world…: I’ve a feeling she’s representative of Kali Yuga, but there are no parts referring to Lu Bu even tangentially. : It could be that it took him until this Samsara to take hold of his destiny, or perhaps…: He was purposefully omitted from the story.: Omitted? What for?: Oh, none but the author could answer that question.: Right, Sima Yi?: …: Sima Yi… what you choose to reveal or conceal from the future world is your own decision. However…: You would do well to harbor more than just foolish ambition.: …!: What’d you mean?!: Katou once sought to take the reins of history via the Advancers, remaking the world to match his own ideals…: Whereas the Human Machinas sought to control the world itself, acting as gods of mankind.: Should you allow your superlative ability to cloud your judgment so, Sima Yi…: …: What would happen…?: Then the future Mirisha would be our battlefield, whereupon we would take up arms and crush your aspirations.: …: I shall take those words to heart, my lord. Location: ALVIS – Fafners’ Burg  : Umm… And once the safety lock is released, the synchronization coefficient will have to be…: Relax, Saya’s offered to do all the fine-tuning.: Aah, I was hoping you’d say that. These Lepton Vectrers get more complicated by the minute…: It goes to show just how much of a genius Prof. Novel was.: Hmmm… I’d say she wasn’t quite a genius in that sense of the word. : How so?: I can’t say for sure how she managed to cross from one Samsara into the next while retaining her memories…: But, if anything, we can be sure that, through every cycle, she added more and more to these Accelerated Particle Engines. Simply put, these embody work accrued throughout all the Samsaras she’d repeated. : To be faced with failure millions of times over, but still carrying on fighting by yourself.: That’s the kind of persistence I could never measure up to. : Are you retiring again, grandma?: Yes, the years have already caught up to me. You kids should also take some time to rest.: As for you, Tamotsu, isn’t it about time you started working on the Goubine sequel?: …?!: Huh…?! Then, Anko Otsubu, the author, is…!: The penname of one Tamotsu Koudate, yes.: …: My dad’s Goubine’s author…: He didn’t mean to lie to you or anything of the sort. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you that there isn’t much entertainment to be found in an island isolated from the rest of the world…: You always had a habit of reading manga as a kid, and you would cry so much that you wanted new stories. So, Tamotsu practiced and practiced, eventually creating a story of his own: Goubine.: As for Anko Otsubu, he became the one and only native manga artist in Tatsumiya – an artist born just for the sake of bringing you joy.: Dad…: I’m sorry that I never said anything…: No, no, I’m grateful to you.: It’s thanks to you that I managed to grow stronger, and why I’m still here today.: Mamoru…: Could you… Could you draw some new Goubine stories for me?: Yeah, you got it!If Mamoru wasn’t saved: : As for you, Tamotsu, isn’t it about time you started working on the Goubine sequel?: …?!: Huh…?! Then, Anko Otsubu, the author, is…!: The penname of one Tamotsu Koudate, yes.: I can’t believe it… Mamoru’s dad is Goubine’s author?: …: You should start drawing again. Do it for the memory of your son…: Ma’am…: Well, I’d love to read a new Goubine!: Me, too. I’m sure Mamoru would be happy too!: Thank you both…: (Mamoru… I know they’ll remember you whenever they’re reading Goubine.): (The memory that you were here will stay with them forever…) *Door opens.*  : Welcome…: Oh, Mr. Asuka?! : Huh… So, this is the café you guys’ve been running. : And they’ve even got some “Kazuki” dishes by the looks of it. : Then, I guess I’ll go with a Kazuki Curry and some coffee. : Wh-What’re you all doing here…?: We’re seeing off the folks returning to the future. : Ah, right… that’s tomorrow. I bet they’re all happy.: What about you, Sakura? Is your body doing better?: It is, thanks for asking. I’m good enough to send Kenji flying again! : Come on, they’ve got the juniors here. They don’t need to hear about that…: And from what I’ve heard, Hiroto and Seri are transferring over to a high school in Japan?  : Yes, sir! I’m looking to become a science teacher… : And I’m not stopping until I’m a top singer just like Eida!: Still haven’t given up on that dream, eh…?: Hahah, but I don’t see a problem there. Everyone’s free to choose what dreams and possibilities to pursue.: Right on! I dunno if I can make it or not, but I’m still going to give it my best shot!: What about you and Soushi, Kazuki? Are you planning on staying here for good?: Yes. This is our home…: But, most of all, this is where everyone is…: (Kazuki…): … : (Get in there, Shouko.): (C-Canon…?!): (Nothing’ll ever change if you don’t decide to make it so.): (Nothing’ll change…): …: Um, Kazuki? I know this is your day off, but would you mind teaching me how to cook?: …?!: You want me to teach you?: W-Well… I’m not the greatest cook around, so I figured…If Shouko’s gone, Canon’s the one who cuts in after Maya: : …: Um, Kazuki? I know this is your day off, but would you mind teaching me how to cook?: …?!: You want me to teach you?: Y-Yeah… I spent pretty much my whole life in the army, so I never learned how to cook any household foods.: And… my mom also said I should try and learn a bit of that, so…Common ground: : I-I could go for some cooking lessons, too!: Y-You, too, Toumi…?: I’m not that great of a cook either… I’m terrible, actually!: (That's not the kind of thing you brag about...): …: Yeah, alright. We can do this.: R-Really…?!: You wanna come with, Soushi?: Huh…?: What…?: You never learned to cook, so I might as well take the chance to show you.: Thanks, but that’s not necessary. I saw much while my mind was crossed with yours, and I’m pretty sure I could even put some Kazuki Curry together.: W-Wow, talk about convenient…: Still, I’m always interested in social interaction.: While I don’t need to be taught… yes, I would very much like to take part in this event.: …: Oi… Time hasn’t made him any less dense.: Heheh. I’m a bit relieved to see that, though.   : Ooh, look! The sky’s so pretty! : Yes, it is…: That’s the blue sky daddy and his friends protected…: …: He’s smiling…: “He”?: Yes. He says he’s happy he was born…: That he’s really happy to see a sky as blue as this!: Miwa…: (Kurusu… wherever you are, you’re still watching over this sky, aren’t you…?): Come back and visit us sometime, mister… : (The boundless pain that fills our world… does all of it have a place to come home to?): (For now, I choose to believe that supreme tranquility awaits us where we’ll return...): (And that that is why we are here…) Cue the credits – special props to Miyuki Kishimoto, chief scenario writer and pretty much the man in charge for everything plot-related.  : They’re all gone, back to the distant future world…: They all heard that voice and gathered in the world of the past…: But, this time, it’ll be your voice guiding them. I’m sure of it…: M-Mine…? : Hmhmm. You’re the one who’s understood the Beginning of Life. : Your voice’ll act as a beacon for them as they set off towards the future…: My voice…: Like your name says, Saya… you’ve become the life of all our friends.: …: Thanks, Arnie… : We should be heading back as well.: Next month’ll be here in a heartbeat, and so will the unveiling of our orphanage. We’ve a lot to do to get it all ready.: And as I’ve been told, Princess Marina has offered to play the organ at the opening ceremony. : The princess? That’d be wonderful.: Speaking of, Saya, you’ve been practicing your acting for a while now, haven’t you?: Well, of course. Orphanages need teachers and what better way to make the classics interesting than with some real acting?: I could show you how far my practice has brought me, if you’d like.: Hah, yeah, absolutely. I’ve been looking forward to it.: Okay, then… how about a scene from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream…”?: …: Is there a problem?: No… it’s weird. I could swear I heard that name somewhere before.: Where was it…?: …: Okay, maybe some other time.: Huh? Why?: Because… : The last thing I want is for “this weak and idle theme, no more yielding but a dream.” Gather at the beginning…  Here’s the 100%’d save file, for anyone looking to start a game with all secrets unlocked. The save you’re looking for is the one in slot #1. One final bit to expose my take on the finale, for those curious: as we saw Kali Yuga was, as the game itself dubbed her, a system. As far as she was concerned, the world is only "correct" when it's aligned with fate and follows the Mahayuga nice and easy. I've heard the UX's dealings compared to a nonstop run of Super Meat Boy: you start, you get a little far, you die, you start over and get farther, then you die again, etc. The same process applies to the UX folk over the past cycles, in that they whenever they got farther, they were moving away from what fate had in store. Every new possibility we opened up was a wee bit we pushed against fate - by themselves they weren't all that significant, but add enough of those and you start to have a problem. Our possibilities were clashing with the underlying truth of the universe (that is, the Mahayuga cycle), in that we were starting to push it away and running things as we wanted. As the game takes place, things have gotten to the point that we've bent fate over our knee so much that we're outright keeping the universal cycle from working as intended. A metaphor used in the JP is of a computer that's got so much stuff running in the background (the divergent possibilities), that it simply can't do anything. Leave that alone, and it's only a matter of time before stuff breaks down. That's where Kali Yuga comes in, to format that PC and start things fresh. That'd erase all the satured possibilities and the Mahayuga'll be free to being anew. Our folks didn't care for that, of course, and neither did the lingering souls of all past cycles, which were slowly empowering and pushing us towards the events of the finale: we defeated Kali Yuga and overthrew the Mahayuga cycle, setting our unified possibilities as the new central pillar of the multiverse. From what I see, those "past futures" like Mirisha, Ladorio, the Frontier World, etc., now are actual parallel universes, since the possibilities of past cycles have been united now. And that is that. I’m surprised I managed to get through the entire game in just under 9 months – only two over L and MX, despite having a much bigger text count and the fact that, unlike in those games, past a certain point I just decided to go “gently caress it” and fully translate everything. I came in with not a lot of expectations – the only things I was familiar with were the Odyssea, TAMASHII and the fact that Demonbane Is Broken – and almost didn’t do it due to Frontier and Trailblazer annoying me as they do… but I loved it every step of the way. Even Frontier didn’t irk me AS much (Trailblazer did, but, hey, you can’t have it all). The scenarios, the weaving plotlines, the love the secrets got, the stellar BGM selection, all of it has propelled UX from an unknown to baaarely beating MX and joining W and Z1 as one of my top 3 favorites SRWs (no, I can’t pick an actual favorite). The less-than-amazing graphics due to BP’s inexperience with the 3DS engine don’t bring UX down nearly enough face everything else it does so well. I’m very happy I decided to check how Citra was doing after finishing L. Now, as I’ve seen in the thread, I know there’s some expectation over what I’ll do next. But, unfortunately, I’ve no plans for another LP at the moment. As I’ve often noted, my free time has been steadily diminishing, and I made a concentrated effort to blast through this game over the past months – I expected to end it by december, so maybe I pushed too hard, even! As much as I want to redo W and give it an actually good translation, I’m not at a point where I can say with confidence that I’d be able to finish another LP, and I absolutely refuse to start one if there’s a risk I’ll abandon it. I’m not saying I’m never doing one again, but I also can’t in good consciousness say I will do another. Time will tell. But if any aspiring translation LPers are out there and are looking to try their hand at this, feel free to hit me up. Over these 6 years, I’ve come to automatize a good lot of the non-translation aspects of SS LPing (God knows, pasting all these portraits and pictures by hand would be maddening), so maybe I can offer pointers or show you to websites with SRW scripts. Regardless, I’ll be combing through this thread to look for typos (that somehow eluded the eagle-like sight the thread’s readers have) and cleaning it all up. Maybe I’ll post some translated save skits as well. Once that’s all done, it’s another LP off to the archives. Finally, very special thanks to Hokuto and MajinZenki for their constant assistance and support, including hearing me rant whenever the game gave me a headache with its metaphysical concepts. See you folks around. Brunom1 fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Dec 16, 2018 |
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Sep 9, 2018 17:38
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Seeing all the Ghost People encouragement reminded me just how many bloody secrets this game has in terms of characters, it's quite impeccable. Amazing work, as always.
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Sep 9, 2018 18:01
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Congrats on finishing yet another of these LP's, Brunom. I can't believe how quickly you churned this one out.
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Sep 9, 2018 18:57
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It's been a hell of ride Brunom, I've read all of your previous LP's more than once, and I gotta say You're pretty good 
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Sep 9, 2018 19:20
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What a trip. Good LP as always Brunom. Though the game doesnt know how to end things satisfyingly the execution of everything leading up to the end is stellar. It would have benefitted more from trickling information rather than dumping everything all at once.
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Sep 9, 2018 20:02
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Yeah, another one with a fairly weak OG cast. They're no Ardygun family, to be sure. But other than that, UX is a very solid and creative entry in the series. I'd like to see Arnie and the crew in an OGs game eventually. With a less dense plot to allow them, and especially Professor Novel, room to breathe, their story could be quite compelling.
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Sep 9, 2018 20:52
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Grats on getting to the end, and I'll agree the original protagonists were pretty forgettable, but the villain did an amazing job of tying everything together, this is definetly one of the SRWs that did a good job of connecting the different series together. I kinda want to know if Michel gets called out on not being dead by the last boss.
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Sep 9, 2018 21:14
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I used Ranka as cheerleader in this mission. Her big advantage is not having to worry overly much about SP, while protecting against debuffs. I found it funny that Kali Yuga is so big her minisprite goes out of the box, and can't even be properly seen on some of the lower screen menus. It's pretty crazy that just about everyone gets a unique line against the final boss, except those poor ones who didn't get unique voiced lines at all in the game, like Luna and Marvel. And the Macross F characters and Wings of Rean extras but who cares about them? And Celestial Being surprisingly. Yet practically all the Fafner pilots and Factors get them. Kira just barely cemented himself as my third ace at the very end of this mission, from repeated MAP abuse on the Rvarna (which I called her Power Rangers). For the fun of it, and also to show what a top aces list might look like at the end of a first playthrough beyond NG+'s artificial inflation, here's my top 10. Own Top Aces List posted:1. Kazuki (280) On the subject of the OG characters...I'd place them above the likes of L's where those were almost a nonfactor, but nowhere near the best either. They were there and actually did stuff not just linked in with their own plot, but it was kind of clumsy - especially Jin's plot. That aside, UX is definitely top-notch. Really surprised me when I played it myself. Especially coming in from halfway through BX. Glad you LP'd it, and congrats on finishing yet another one of these monstrosities in record time. Always enjoy'em. Rigged Death Trap posted:Though the game doesnt know how to end things satisfyingly the execution of everything leading up to the end is stellar. It would have benefitted more from trickling information rather than dumping everything all at once.
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Sep 9, 2018 21:25
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SirSystemError posted:I used Ranka as cheerleader in this mission. Her big advantage is not having to worry overly much about SP, while protecting against debuffs. I found it funny that Kali Yuga is so big her minisprite goes out of the box, and can't even be properly seen on some of the lower screen menus. It's pretty crazy that just about everyone gets a unique line against the final boss, except those poor ones who didn't get unique voiced lines at all in the game, like Luna and Marvel. And the Macross F characters and Wings of Rean extras but who cares about them? And Celestial Being surprisingly. Yet practically all the Fafner pilots and Factors get them. Oh, the CB, Frontier and Wings of Rean guys absolutely get unique lines for Kali Yuga. I just didn't care enough to translate those.  As for the loose ends, they're all there to set up for the future works of the series. I don't think Sawatari's surviving the encounter with the SKL bros, but, as I've been told, the Sima Yi bit is related to stuff in the BB Senshi Sangokuden, that didn't make the cut to Brave Battle Warriors. As for the appearance of Elder God Kurou and Al, that's also in the anime and it hooks the sequel, Flight of the Machine God Demonbane. Edit: here we go, Sima Yi later became a villain in the mangas. 
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Sep 9, 2018 21:33
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Congrats on finishing another massive LP Brunom, here's hoping you find the time for more!
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Sep 9, 2018 21:55
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Congrats Brunom, I probably would have continued to delay playing UX if you hadn't done this LP, and I'm glad I did. It was supremely good, with an extremely interesting plot even if Frontier Exists.
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Sep 9, 2018 22:51
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Even if we're not getting another LP from you for a long time, I had a lot of fun reading this one! Thanks for all your coverage of Super Robot Wars.
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Sep 10, 2018 01:59
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This LP was a lot of fun (even if Jin was kind of a lame rival)! Thanks for all the SRW and congrats on finishing the LP, Brunom!  It's too bad you won't be LPing Impact or Z2.2 or something for the time being, though.
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Sep 10, 2018 02:53
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Brunom1 posted:Edit: here we go, Sima Yi later became a villain in the mangas. I mean, of course he does! The whole thing the Sima clan does in RotTK is form the Jin kingdom by stealing Wei out from under the Cao family!
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Sep 10, 2018 04:19
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Great job as ever, Brunom! SD Gundam and Manga Linebarrel UX were both pretty awesome. Not gonna lie though, the last boss coming out of nowhere and ranting about nonsense is kinda lame after all the build up about possibilities. You're basically fighting a spillway, and that's not really the best.
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Sep 10, 2018 17:26
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Thanks for the LP, Brunom! Sucks that you're not starting another one, but life is life. Eagerly hoping you'll find the time for a sequel sometime in the future!
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Sep 10, 2018 18:03
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thetruegentleman posted:Great job as ever, Brunom! SD Gundam and Manga Linebarrel UX were both pretty awesome. Yeah, Kali Yuga doesn't come out of nowhere.  Everything the game has been talking about regarding its themes and universe has been building up to this.
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Sep 10, 2018 18:15
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Thanks for this cavalcade.
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Sep 10, 2018 19:42
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Amazing job once again, Brunom. I wanted you to play this game to show you, and the rest, Mangabarrels after how horrible Animebarrels was in L, but I didn't expect that we'd have such a gigantic step upwards in quality as a game as well. Nonetheless, I hope that this LP has turned everyone into CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE as you should be, and you will pursue the manga to read it now, because this game does not actually have the whole series and it's well worth the read. Returning to the LP, I'm actually pretty impressed about the plot. Everything fits well, even as it gets maybe too complex and too mythological for its own good. It's much different from the usual "oh it's a bunch of universes together" simply by turning everything into one and linking it to the concept of reincarnation and cycles of the world. That everyone's possibilities are pooled together and combine into a better tomorrow is a great way to finish it, with the ghosts of the past joining together, and even those that defied fate (once again, showing UX's impressive work in making secrets matter, not only for gameplay but for the plot as well), and finally beating what seems to be natural law, prevailing over the impossible. I can't help but feel sorry for Kali Yuga though, since the only thing she wanted was to keep things flowing as they should for the sake of time itself, and even reassured everyone that they would be reborn, but that's not how hot-blooded heroes roll. The individual endings also worked well, even if several references are completely lost on me. I'm glad the Moritsugu buying part was used, because that's hilarious, and I totally feel you should link to the relevant panel because goddamn Moritsugu really can make everything be awesome. Also the Fafner ending is hilarious too, poor Shinn, he doesn't get that he's the dense one here, Kazuki is fully aware of what he wants. It's a bit of a step backwards for Maya's character though, since she does fully accept she'll never get Kazuki even in the first series, and this is post Heaven and Earth, but whatever, it's a cute scene. I can't help but feel the writers may have expected an UX2 happening though, with how much it points out to future events in the series involved. But all of these handheld games are stand-alone, so I'm probably wrong. Oh, and I should point out: the SD Gundams were so drat cool. I thought they'd add nothing to the game and instead they were the best. I have much more respect for that part of the franchise now. The other series were also great, partly due to themselves and partly due to how they connect with the overall world. Even Frontier wasn't as dull as usual, though it wasn't great either. Overall, I enjoyed UX far more than I expected. It definitely felt like a much more cohesive game than L and MX, and would be up there with W but the plot was kind of backloaded here and the protagonists are not quite as memorable, though nonetheless I did like Arnie quite a bit. It's no Z, but what is? Take that break, Brunom, it's fully deserved. You've done an amazing job showing both well-known and obscure SRW to the rest of us, and you're definitely responsible for me playing far more than I did before (even 100%'d W). I'll definitely read whatever other LP you do if you want to get back into that particular hell.
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Onmi posted:Yeah, Kali Yuga doesn't come out of nowhere. I must have missed the part about where the world was ending courtesy of morality, because that was never mentioned by the final boss or anyone else. And the cast never mentioned anything about fighting to obtain eternal life, so reincarnation should still be a thing. There's no motive. Kali Yuga was fighting against a world that had managed to correct itself, and the cast learned from the mistakes of the Linebarrel future, so eternal life shouldn't be a threat. The boss should have either said, "Great job everyone! Don't gently caress up or I'll be back," or "this was supposed to be a wicked age that ends the world, but you guys trashed that so I'm killing you all and starting over," or "humans are supposed to be ruled by the gods, but you guys aren't having any of that so it's go time." Instead, Yuga is breaking the rules by forcefully ending an age arbitrarily, because Yuga somehow became a glorified clock that decides when an age ends arbitrarily.
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thetruegentleman posted:I must have missed the part about where the world was ending courtesy of morality, because that was never mentioned by the final boss or anyone else. And the cast never mentioned anything about fighting to obtain eternal life, so reincarnation should still be a thing. There's no motive. I don't interpret the whole thing quite that way. First and foremost, keep in mind that Kali Yuga was, as the game itself dubbed her, a system. As far as she was concerned, the world is only "correct" when it's aligned with fate and follows the Mahayuga nice and easy. I've heard the UX's dealings compared to a nonstop run of Super Meat Boy: you start, you get a little far, you die, you start over and get farther, then you die again, etc. The same process applies to the UX folk over the past cycles, in that they whenever they got farther, they were moving away from what fate had in store. Every new possibility we opened up was a wee bit we pushed against fate - by themselves they weren't all that significant, but add enough of those and you start to have a problem. Our possibilities were clashing with the underlying truth of the universe (that is, the Mahayuga cycle), in that we were starting to push it away and running things as we wanted. As the game takes place, things have gotten to the point that we've bent fate over our knee so much that we're outright keeping the universal cycle from working as intended. A metaphor used in the JP is of a computer that's got so much stuff running in the background (the divergent possibilities), that it simply can't do anything. Leave that alone, and it's only a matter of time before stuff breaks down. That's where Kali Yuga comes in, to format that PC and start things fresh. That'd erase all the satured possibilities and the Mahayuga'll be free to being anew. Our folks didn't care for that, of course, and neither did the lingering souls of all past cycles, which were slowly empowering and pushing us towards the events of the finale: we defeated Kali Yuga and overthrew the Mahayuga cycle, setting our unified possibilities as the new central pillar of the multiverse. From what I see, those "past futures" like Mirisha, Ladorio, the Frontier World, etc., now are actual parallel universes, since the possibilities of past cycles have been united now. So, it's not really Kali Yuga being being snippy that we've managed to fix things, but more like the old system biting back at the folks who've decided to go against it. They figured their way was how it should be, and the UX disagreed, preferring to let the will of man and all the possibilities that are born from it chart the course of the multiverse.
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Sep 10, 2018 22:03
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Brunom1 posted:So, it's not really Kali Yuga being being snippy that we've managed to fix things, but more like the old system biting back at the folks who've decided to go against it. They figured their way was how it should be, and the UX disagreed, preferring to let the will of man and all the possibilities that are born from it chart the course of the multiverse. That's really the problem with it though: if it's a system, someone must have created it, and people create things for a reason: if this was a case of the different worlds literally pulling the universe apart (kinda of like in Z,) Yuga would have a purpose, as would "the gods have a plan and you guys are breaking it." But what happens if there are a bunch of possibilities? Why is that specifically a threat? From what happened with Hazard and the ELS, it seemed like humanity was *supposed* to be falling into ruin, but the protagonists kept fixing things in this timeline so the gods felt the need to personally stop them. I was kinda thinking that Nya's death was meant to be the final straw, since the world has lost too many of its corrupting influences to fall to ruin, but...nope. It doesn't follow the actual myth, Yuga doesn't bother justifying itself, and everyone seems to be going back to their own worlds at the end anyway, so the whole fight just seems kinda meaningless. Doubly so since I was really hoping that Yuga was going to be beaten with the power of JPop.
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Thanks for finishing another LP, Brunom. The "formatting a broken computer" analogy helps clear things up for me, since the long-winded discussions can make eyes gloss over after a while. But yes, major props to the writer for this game, who managed to take so many different series and combine them into a cohesive (most of the time) narrative that connects everything together to form a good story. And while it does repeat the same mistake as L did with a weak OG cast, at least Arnie and Saya get involved in things and are part of the plot. Ichitaka and Alice don't exactly have that luxury, since those two can be replaced with cardboard cut-outs of various moderators on this website and manage to change nothing in the story. Good luck on whatever the future may hold for you. Who knows, maybe you'll come back and give us another excellent LP of another SRW that could use some love. Or you can go off the rails and LP Impact while we watch you slowly go mad. Both will be entertaining, regardless.
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thetruegentleman posted:That's really the problem with it though: if it's a system, someone must have created it, and people create things for a reason: if this was a case of the different worlds literally pulling the universe apart (kinda of like in Z,) Yuga would have a purpose, as would "the gods have a plan and you guys are breaking it." I mean, this is like Linebarrel's Suicide Switch, in that we're just accept the fact that the Mahayuga is something that was put in place by something. God? The will of the universe itself? All those could be true, but we're not going to find answers there. Kali Yuga herself is purely a working piece in the whole deal, a safeguard meant to forcibly reset the multiverse if things got out of control. Yuga's justification is simple: we're going way too much against fate, and while that gets things to be aces for us, it stops the Mahayuga from working properly because we're essentially bending karma to our will. It's not that mankind was supposed to fall to ruin, but that we were outright CHOOSING which ones we wanted to happen - i.e. this was a Groundhog Day scenario on a metaphysical scale, wherein our people were redoing things across every cycle, mapping out the 100% flawless route to get the best ending. It's what Ishigami and Judah did, only the ones directing us were the accumulated souls from the past cycles. Ultimately, the fight wasn't to bring all worlds together, it was just to make sure the Mahayuga didn't close as it did before, erasing every universe that exists/existed within the confines of its grand cycle.
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I wouldnt say the Suicide Switch is a good analogy. Thats a trait inherent to all living things in Linebarrel, which we can take as just how the world is, like people in Dunbine having Aura Energy, newtypes in Gundam existing etc etc. But Kali Yuga is a physical, tangible, giant mecha blastable being that is sapient and conversant, who knows how the world works and enforces that. She doesnt even speak in cryptics. And we get nothing towards who or what she is except a few handwaves. That is going to be where all of the complaints stem from. Rigged Death Trap fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Sep 11, 2018 |
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Sep 11, 2018 17:05
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Thanks for the LP, what a crazy ride!
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There's something immensely satsifying about finding out that the mysterious voice and source of power guiding you through time and space was actually yourself from the future all along. With that said, yeah, I'm slightly disappointed that the OG antagonists don't have more personality to them. I knew the end boss was Kali Yuga and fully expected Ayul to be a dormant form of Kali Yuga and for Jin's goal to be the awakening of her powers. Joke's on me, that makes it even more disappointing that Ayul does nothing and Kali Yuga has less character than Kaiser Ephes. Now on to the positive side: I really like Richard, I think Novel Dylan has the seeds of a good antagonist with a genuinely tragic pathos to her, but doesn't do enough onscreen to make it count and Arnie himself won me over with his character growth and manly yelling + pretty boy looks combo. The non-OG plot of this game is fantastic and the kind of storytelling that only a game like SRW can pull off. I still haven't played this game, but between having the full story translated, the LP also working as a guide and Brunom generously uploading a save file I have no excuse not to do it. I was cautiously optimistic about UX as a game and, like many other posters, it's probably somewhere in my top 5 SRWs now alongside W and MX... And I haven't even played it yet. Maybe it'll be like 2ndOGs and rise to the very top after I finally experience it for myself! Anyway, this has been a blast. You spoiled us all for years, Brunom, I honestly thought that you weren't going to update last weekend with how massive SRW finales tend to be but you went ahead and did it. The writing in the game is great but the quality of the translation helps convey that massively. I may not know japanese, but I know enough japaneseisms to be able to tell when you're changing what lines are literally saying to make them sound more natural or to give everyone their own voice, and it's a pleasure to behold. So go ahead and take that vacation. If you ever do another LP, we'll be here like we've always been... Unless it's Impact. If you ever do that, I may have to find you and destroy your computer myself just to protect you and the world from the evils of that game.
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Just chiming in to say great job Brunom1! You have an incredible amount of dedication and energy, and it's definitely not unappreciated. Brunom1 is the kind of translator who will not rest until he has a satisfying reasoning behind every single statement, no matter how vague or cryptic, and it served him well in this game.
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The rival was kinda one note just there, but I'll gladly take an inoffensive rival with a cool theme song if it gets us the kind of protagonist arc Arnie had. Thanks being cool and showing off another cool robot game.
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In celebration to our victory, Endorph took the time to do a write-up about our favorite crimson warlord! Cao Cao Cao Cao grew up in an extremely wealthy and influential family. His father was the foster son of one of the emperor's favorite eunuchs, and at the time eunuchs had massive political influence over the emperor and therefore the country at large. As such, he was incredibly well-educated in law and warfare, and made friends with the sons of other powerful families. His closest friends were the Xiahou cousins, Dun and Yuan, though he was also close with Yuan Shao. Like most generals of his generation, Cao Cao's military career started with minor skirmishes with the Yellow Turban rebels. For his good deeds against the Turbans, and good conduct, Cao Cao was promoted to a colonel and given a military station in the capital. As such, he was in the capital when Dong Zhuo took it over. Dong Zhuo tried to bribe and coerce Cao Cao to join him, but Cao Cao fled the city in disguise. Once he was out of the reach of Dong Zhuo's soldiers, he went through his family's holdings and sold everything he owned in order to raise an army to depose Dong Zhuo. He also recruited many of his old friends and relatives as generals, including the Xiahou cousins. A band of warlords and nobles, led by his old friend Yuan Shao, had formed a coalition against Dong Zhuo, and so Cao Cao joined up with them. However, of the coalition, only a handful were willing to actually march against Dong Zhuo, fearing the consequences if they failed and open themselves up to attack. Frustrated, Cao Cao tried to march on the capital himself, but lost a skirmish and was forced to retreat before he even caught sight of it. Cao Cao was left a half-defeated man. He'd spent all his money and possessions on building an army, and he'd lost most of it to Dong Zhuo's forces, and even more had abandoned him after realizing he wasn't going to be able to dislodge Dong Zhuo. Eventually he was left with only a small force. Maybe enough to defeat bandit groups. So he did that. The Black Mountain bandits were feared throughout Dong commandery, so Cao Cao took them out with his small army. The territory was technically under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction, so Yuan Shao returned the favor and named Cao Cao as the administrator of the commandery. This gave Cao Cao a base to settle down in. He spent the next few years taking over the territory, building it back up, and establishing it as a livable base of operations, including fighting a few small skirmishes with Yuan Shu. Then, in 196, the emperor, Liu Xie, was fleeing yet another group of idiots that wanted to use him as a political pawn (Dong Zhuo having been killed by Lu Bu at this point) and Cao Cao happened to be near him. He led an army to receive the emperor personally, established a new city as the capital, and brought the emperor under his protection. As such, the emperor became Cao Cao's, and all of Cao Cao's actions carried the authority of the emperor. This is Cao Cao's justification for conquering territory, in much the same way as Liu Bei's claim that he was a descendant of the Han dynasty's founder. From this point on, Cao Cao became the most powerful warlord in China, almost without question. He defeated Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's sons, with only Yuan Shao managing to put up a fight. He even kicked Liu Bei's rear end a couple of times, though obviously he didn't finish him off. He was about to deal with another warlord, Liu Biao, but the man passed away of illness, leaving everything to his son, Liu Zong. Liu Zong, never much of a fighter, immediately surrendered to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao merged Liu Zong's holdings into his own. At this point, Cao Cao controlled much of China. While there were still plenty of minor warlords dotting the lands, plus many far north and far south parts of China under the de-facto control of bandits or indigenous tribes, most of the central areas belonged to Cao Cao. His only serious rival was Sun Quan, to the south. Sun Quan and Cao Cao were technically in an alliance, but it was less an alliance and more a promise not to get in each other's way. Cao Cao could dominate as much of China as he wanted, so long as he didn't look to the south, and likewise Sun Quan would be allowed to conquer as much of southern China as he wanted, so long as he didn't go too far north. While that arrangement had worked for a time, it was inevitable that it wouldn't last. So Cao Cao sent Sun Quan a letter. : “I have received the imperial command to attack all rebels. My standards point to the south, and Liu Zong has bound hands. I command a fleet with eight hundred thousand men, and I am coming to join you, to go hunting in Wu.”Which essentially means: I have no rivals in my territory. I am going to go to your territory. If you do anything to stop me, I am going to wipe you off the face of the planet. To make a very long story short, Liu Bei, along with some of Liu Biao's loyalists who were dissatisfied with Liu Zong's surrender, joined up with Sun Quan. Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, and Zhou Yu convinced Sun Quan to resist Cao Cao's invasion, instead of surrendering. Huang Gai set many small wooden ships on fire and sailed them directly at Cao Cao's navy, Zhou Yu led a follow-up attack, and Liu Bei didn't do a whole lot. In addition to the devastating first engagement, Cao Cao's army was also suffering from a plague - this is a recurring thing in the Three Kingdoms. Southern Chinese tended not to like the water in northern China and likewise Northerners didn't like the water in the South. Whenever Wei invaded Wu, or Wu invaded Wei, illness would almost always come up. It was the first major defeat Cao Cao had ever been handed, and while he was able to hold some territory in the south, he was still forced to retreat. Many of his troops and minor officers were left behind and forced to surrender to Liu Bei, inadvertently handing him some of the resources he'd use to finally establish himself as a proper ruler. In need of a win, and with the situation in the south slowly bubbling back down to an uneasy standoff, he turned his attention north. There was a large alliance of petty warlords in the north, led by Ma Su, his son Ma Chao, and Han Sui. Cao Cao, obviously in need of a pick-me-up after his loss to Wu, freestyled on them. He personally led the army against them, crushed them in the first and second engagements, and then set up camp and attempted to 'negotiate' peace. What he actually did was turn them against each other. He would send one warlord a letter with many words blotted out or erased, in order to make it seem like the letter had been altered, held long talks with Ma Chao over nothing, so that when Ma Chao was asked what he had discussed with Cao Cao, Ma Chao had nothing to say, and the others would think he was hiding something, and had forces slowly creep towards each warlord's base of power, in order to make them feel pressure. Eventually, the alliance broke down, with each warlord retreating to defend his own territory. From there, Cao Cao was easily able to roll through and take them all out one at a time, by sheer numbers, without worry of being ambushed or surrounded by one of the others. The north settled, Cao Cao turned back to the south, invading Wu again. Cao Cao experienced great initial success, but the weather wasn't on his side - a flash flood nearly stranded a large portion of his army in enemy territory, and the season stayed rainy long after. Fearing even more floods, he decided to retreat before he could catch the wrong end of one. He didn't conquer any territory, but at least he didn't lose a ton of his army again. Four years later, Cao Cao gave it another shot - again, he experienced great success, but weather and Sun Quan's strong fortifications put him in fear of continuing any further. Instead of retreating, he decided to station an army under Xiahou Dun right at the border of Wei and Wu territroy, within just a few days' march of several important fortifications. Under pressure from Xiahou dun, Sun Quan 'surrendered,' though it was a very fragile agreement that basically amounted to what they had before, a promise not to interfere with each other. Shortly after, Cao Cao died, at the age of 65. I brushed over a lot of his earlier years - the 'defeating Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao' part - but that was the part that was the most impressive, so I highly recommend reading more about him. The man was a military genius. Not only that, but he was at the heart of a lot of military innovations that would go on to be used for centuries. Cao Cao was the first Chinese general to put armor on his horses, he was directly responsible for the revival of the Art of War - it had fallen out of favor with the nobles in his time - and innovated cavalry tactics, using them as the spearhead of his offensives. He made minor enemies look like jokes, and made his equals fight for their lives. The only person to give him any serious trouble was Sun Quan, and not to downplay Sun Quan and his generals, but the territory of Wu - hilly, with many lakes and rivers, prone to seasonal flooding - made it a nightmare for a general that favored cavalry like Cao Cao. It was naturally defensible. As for Cao Cao being the villain of the Three Kingdoms, well. The man could be extreme. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was a magistrate in Ji'nan, where many wealthy relatives of the Emperor lived. He refused to give them special treatment, and punished them severely for any corruption or lawbreaking that he spotted. Cao Cao was a firm believer in the law, and he carried that belief throughout his life. Plenty of officials accused of crimes were executed in his administration, once he became a ruler in his own right. While obviously that's kind of understandable, it does make it pretty easy to write the guy as a villain, too. To say nothing of the fact that the guy was the most powerful warlord in the Three Kingdoms - it's natural that he be the villain, since Liu Bei was such an underdog. Even if historically, Liu Bei was barely even on Cao Cao's radar for most of his life. Cao Cao's life was complicated enough that it's hard to summarize, so I'll just end on an excerpt from a statement Cao Cao wrote himself: quote:In Ji'nan, I destroyed oppression and drove out evil, and I believe that all the recommendations I made for appointment or promotion were justified. Because of this, however, I made enemies of powerful men. I was afraid I would bring misfortune to my family, and so I pleaded sick and went back home. I may or may not do Sima Yi later, that went on a lot longer than I thought it would and Sima Yi's life would take even longer to describe. Plus a lot of his life is outside the scope of the traditional Three Kingdoms story. If you want the cliffnotes: brilliant general, shrewd politician, kind of a dick to his family, basically 'won' the Three Kingdoms, defeated Zhuge Liang literally five separate times. Hope that all helps.
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These breakdowns are super interesting, Endorph, so thank you. I'm learning a lot here. Please keep them once this gets archived, Brunom.
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Yeah, gotta agree. These Three Kingdoms writeups really ought to be thrown in when this LP is archived too, rather than be lost in the thread.GimmickMan posted:So go ahead and take that vacation. If you ever do another LP, we'll be here like we've always been... Unless it's Impact. If you ever do that, I may have to find you and destroy your computer myself just to protect you and the world from the evils of that game. What kind of evils are we talking about here? Unfamiliar with Impact, beyond knowing it's very long, has some annoying SR points, and Tobikage comes in during events in stages rather than if one of the series units gets weak turning said stages into mad scrambles to save your cash and kills. Anything else?
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SirSystemError posted:What kind of evils are we talking about here? Unfamiliar with Impact, beyond knowing it's very long, has some annoying SR points, and Tobikage comes in during events in stages rather than if one of the series units gets weak turning said stages into mad scrambles to save your cash and kills. Anything else? The only skill advancement you get in Impact is via low turn count stage clears. Half the game is squeezing blood from a rock trying to get a stage done in 5 turns so you can give someone Concentrate. The stages with forced turn 6 reinforcements are kind of a relief, really.
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SirSystemError posted:What kind of evils are we talking about here? Unfamiliar with Impact, beyond knowing it's very long, has some annoying SR points, and Tobikage comes in during events in stages rather than if one of the series units gets weak turning said stages into mad scrambles to save your cash and kills. Anything else? Oh, and if you've done everything correctly and unlock the final stage, one of the game's secret units, Anavel Gato, will literally join up with the true final boss (CCA-era Char) out of loyalty for Zeon. Meaning you went through all the trouble of recruiting someone who ultimately backstabs you. And doesn't refund any resources you spent on him either, IIRC.
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AradoBalanga posted:Oh, and if you've done everything correctly and unlock the final stage, lol I had no idea about that actually But here's one more if you don't believe us. Valor stacks with crits. That's right. If you want to eke out that last bit of damage for a kill on a boss that runs away, I hope you're ready to keep reloading for two crits (main and support attack). I keep bugging my game hacker to dump me an Impact script to at least produce a script file to post somewhere, but he keeps refusing on moral grounds. I can't imagine why.
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Yeah. All that is uh, pretty bad to say the least. And Char as the true final boss? Gotta say, that's weak and disappointing. At least the Devil Gundam and Anti-Spiral were non-OG threats worthy enough of being a final boss. Even worse with putting in all the work to unlock a true final boss, expecting some threat behind the threats or a different spin on things. And instead you just get the Axis drop capping off the game.Hokuto posted:I keep bugging my game hacker to dump me an Impact script to at least produce a script file to post somewhere, but he keeps refusing on moral grounds. I can't imagine why. I know at least one person who surprisingly didn't know what he was getting into with A Portable. Do have to wonder how many people would run facefirst into Impact's nastiness when trying to play through it using a script as a guide. Then again, it might be able to serve to sate people's curiosity without them having to subject themselves to suffering, too. SirSystemError fucked around with this message at 11:26 on Sep 17, 2018 |
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