A/N: Welcome, my friends, to my first work in this location. There WILL be spoilers for many games. As is standard in this place, I own none of the characters. They are possessions of Nintendo, Konami, or Sega. So, in the words of a certain character, lets-a-go!
Our story begins in a small, cramped, and mostly dull room. A large desk, overflowing with papers, is placed smack in the center, with three firm wooden chairs accessible behind it. The people in the chairs are easily more notable than anything else in the room. In the chair to the far left sits a rather tall and muscular man with black hair and a camouflaged suit that blends into the background. The grenades and guns placed securely in the suit mark him as the one and only Solid Snake. On the far right is a blue being with spiky quills. Barely able to see over the desk because of his diminutive height, and fingers tapping the desk in boredom, this is clearly the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog. Sitting in between Snake and the hedgehog was a rather chubby, but seemingly jolly man. He wore a pair of dark blue overalls, and a red cap with a large black 'M' marked in the center. Perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of this figure was his large, well combed mustache, strategically placed between his equally large smile and nose. Almost everyone across every world had heard of this character: Super Mario, hero of the Mushroom Kingdom.
"Welcome, to our-a first episode of the Darklord Deathmatches! You probably a-recognize me... and everyone here. So, for the sake of time, we'll skip our introductions!" Mario paused, and then continued, "Since this is the very first episode of our new show, we'll explain the rules to you. Each match will-a feature two rival lords of evil, pitted together in a combat to the 'death'. They won't actually die, due to the high tech simulation this room has. I don't-a understand it all myself. Each character will only be able to use what items they normally have in their 'canon' appearances, and can only bring in a-what they carry. There is no leaving the arena once entered, and no minions may accompany their leaders in- unless if magic is used during a fight. After that, it's-a fight to the death. For example, if I were to do some a-fighting, I might bring in a fire flower and a hammer. Simple, right?"
Sonic interjected, "Yeah, yeah, lets just get this started already. The viewers will learn as they watch it. Just tell them what the arena looks like and bring out today's combatants!" Impatient as always, Sonic just wanted the whole process to speed up.
"I'll take care of that. I think I'm the most qualified to give the layout of the arena. I am the one who made it," Snake stated, to the agreement of the other two. "The arena is roughly one hundred meters by one hundred meters. This is large enough to let our combatants use some evasion, yet not large enough that their out of sight or so that they can stall indefinitely. The only places of concealment in this flat, grassy terrain are the gravestones that are spread throughout it. Most are just headstone pressed against the ground, but a few will provide some solid cover. There are roughly a dozen of these type dotted across the arena. The entire battlefield is encased inside of a large room, with the ceiling about two floors overhead. The graveyard feel that this warzone has rather fits the theme of Darklord Deathmatches. This is going to be an eerie and destructive fight."
Mario began, "So, now that we have the rules out of the way, it's actually time to introduce today's fighters. First, we have a powerful fighter who is no stranger to fighting in this style. He was once-a known as the Prince of Thieves, but today he goes by a more sinister title: Great King of Evil. He was a simple thief living in the desert before he launched an attack, and took for himself the Triforce of Power. Since then, he has waged wars against the nation of-a Hyrule for hundreds of years. Heroes occasionally rise up to stop him, but he always lives to fight another day, and has succeeded in conquering the land several times. Ladies and a-Gentleman, I present to you Ganondorf Dragmire!"
The camera panned away from Mario, and reappeared in the arena. Standing about two and a half meters tall and wielding a large, glowing sword above his head, Ganondorf was a very intimidating figure. As the spotlight came onto him, he threw back his head and let out a large, throaty laugh. He drove his sword back into its sheath, then lifted his right fist above his head. Glowing on the back of his hand was the sacred symbol of three triangles, one of them glowing a bright golden color. It was the Triforce of Power. Ganondorf's well tanned skin was adorned with sheer black body armor covering his torso, arms, and legs. His face, showing a malicious smirk as usual, was topped with long, crimson, and spiky hair. Mounted on his back was a humongous trident, something that was easily to large for any man of his size to wield.
Snake's voice was heard while the sinister picture was showing, "Ganondorf comes today wielding three magical artifacts. The most powerful of these is easily the Triforce of Power, shown on his hand. It grants him the powers of a god, and is not to be underestimated. In its sheath at his side is the Sage's Sword, originally meant to be the very blade of Dragmire's death. It is also a sacred weapon, and is able of killing most mortals with a mere scratch. It is impossible for this sword to be broken. Finally, he bears the Trident of the Triforce on his back. This trident is said to have mystical powers, and it is certainly a powerful weapon. The three points are symbolic of the Triforce, yet its exact powers are unknown."
"So, now that the loser has been shown, lets introduce the winner," Sonic said, with obvious bias. "Hailing from the Space Colony Ark is the so-called Ultimate Lifeform, Shadow the Hedgehog. He was created by the scientist Gerald Robotnik, grandfather of that idiot Eggman, with the DNA of a space alien named Black Doom... bla bla bla... he has the power of chaos inside of him, and can move almost as fast as me, which is pretty darned good for a faker. I hafta admit, if it weren't for his help, not even I could have saved Earth. I doubt he did it outta the goodness of his heart."
The spotlight had now moved off of Ganondorf, heading towards the other side of the coliseum. There stood a jet black hedgehog with blood red streaks in his quills. Arms crossed and an angry frown on his face, he held a large laser pistol in one hand and a bright green emerald in the other. Once the spotlight was on him, he promptly disappeared, reappearing a few meters away. Otherwise, he seemed to ignore both the camera's light on him and the jeering of Ganondorf. A confident- not to mention murderous- aura seemed to surround him.
Once more, Snake did an analysis of the combatant. "Shadow walks with us today with a high tech G.U.N. pistol that even I'm jealous of. It probably has about ten laser shots in it... each packing more power than a rocket launcher. He also has a Chaos Emerald, a potent talisman of energy that will almost double Shadow's already formidable strength and magic. It is said that whoever collects all seven of the Chaos Emerald will be completely invincible- much like the Triforce- but one emerald alone is powerful. With it, he'll be able to use advanced chaos magic- something not to be underestimated. He also has a healing ring over each of his wrists o help him regenerate some energy. Though he may be just taller than one meter, he is far stronger than most humans. Of course, it is impossible to talk about Shadow and not mention his speed. He is capable at moving at the speed of sound, which is possibly the fastest in the world. Also, he has the ability to teleport with Chaos Control... a deadly combination indeed."
Mario quickly switched off Sonic's microphone, preventing the hedgehog from complaining about how he, Sonic, was faster than Shadow. Mario then picked up his own microphone and announced, "I believe that today's winner will be Ganondorf. I've battled him now at two Smash Tournaments, and he's-a been pretty deadly. Not to mention that Link, his arch nemesis, has been unable to kill him for hundreds of years... I doubt that Shadow can here and now. Shadow may have-a the speed, but I believe the Triforce of Power is just too much to overcome. Your thoughts, Sonic? Your microphone is-a back on."
"Ain't it obvious? Shadow's gonna run circles around that guy. I fought Ganondorf in a Smash Tournament too, and he was nowhere near as strong as Shadow is. I bet he can't even land a hit. Whadda ya think, Snake?"
"This is going to be a good fight. According to my scouting report, both of them have ranged attacks that they can use. When it comes down to close quarters fighting, Ganondorf definitely controls what distance is left with those giant weapons of his. However, the teleportation and blinding speed of Shadow might negate that. In fact, it might negate all of Ganondorf's advantages. My vote will have to go to the hedgehog."
Mario looked up from eating his pasta, which had appeared on the desk while he was off of the camera. "Well, I suppose that that means Shadow is our a-favorite, by a 2-1 margin? Well then, let's-a get this fight underway."
The camera once again changed to the battlefield. A deafening voice told the combatants the rules, and then instructed them to go on the gunshot. Shadow stashed his blaster away and Dragmire sheathed his sword, neither of the competitors breaking eye contact.
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LET'S-A-GO! BANG!
Immediately at the gunshot, Ganondorf rose up into the air above where he had previously stood, flying by magical means. Raising his hand above his head, a sizzling ball of fire and plasma appeared in his grip. With an audible grunt, he sent it flying directly towards Shadow. Oddly, the shady hedgehog had decided to stay still at the sound of the gun, despite the fact that he was normally quick off of the line. Now, he let the magical blast reach within a foot of him, before he suddenly took off. Curling himself into a ball and rolling at remarkable speed, he took a large leap and collided with a startled King of Evil. Surprised by the speed of the attack, Ganondorf was knocked straight out of the air and landed with an ominous thud, face up on the ground.
Shadow had no intention of letting his foe recover and regroup. Upon landing, which he did very cleanly, he took off in a blur of speed towards the other villain. Pinning him to the ground before he could recover, Shadow began to launch punch after punch at the Gerudo fiend. Every punch was launched with blistering speed, sparing no time in between. The velocity of the punches raining down on Ganondorf's unprotected face created immense power. Ganondorf, to his credit, squirmed and tried to shake off his attacker. Unfortunately, these efforts were in vain.
Ganondorf took each punch as if they were mere drops of rain despite that they packed as much power as a hit from a sledgehammer. A single punch would have been enough to knock out any normal man, and the brutal onslaught would have killed most. Ganondorf, initially bucking unsuccessfully like a wild bronco, had slowed down, seemingly allowing the attack to continue. In reality, he was carefully scanning his opponent's attacks, predicting a pattern and waiting for an opening. Despite the fact that he was taking major damage to the face, the calculations were very easy for a warrior who had battled for hundreds of years.
Suddenly, Ganondorf seized his chance, and reached out with blinding speed towards his opponent. Shadow, caught off guard by the sudden change of tactics and the lightning reflexes of the dark warrior, was caught by the throat. Hastily, he tried to break free and continue the attack, but to no avail. Ganondorf used his superior reach to hold Shadow out of reach. A dark purple energy was appearing around the hand of the sorcerer and the neck of his captive, slowly draining the energy of the hedgehog. With lithe reflexes, Ganondorf managed to rise to his feet and still keep the arm holding Shadow away and the grip of its hand tight. When upright, he tightened his hold even more, and the purple aura became even more present.
It was now Shadow who was at a disadvantage. Normally, he would teleport out with a Chaos Control, but he was unable to speak the voice command. The mystical power that was surrounding him was making it even harder to breathe, and it also seemed to be draining his power as well. It was a very dangerous situation, and it required immediate action. Slowly losing oxygen, the Ultimate Lifeform was forced to resort to swinging wildly in his captors grip. With his noteworthy strength, he was able to start to make the Evil King lose his grip.
Ganondorf was becoming worried. He couldn't maintain the grip for much longer, as the hedgehog was becoming increasingly unwieldy. Though he was hoping to choke out his opponent, he now saw that as impossible. Ganondorf knew he had to act while he was still in control of the situation. Raising Shadow above his head, he threw the hedgehog with a flick of his wrist. Shadow went flying almost twenty meters before crashing into one of the large gravestones, shattering it into two and continuing on through it. Crashing into the ground and rolling uncontrollably several times, he felt a jarring in his back before he slowly began to rise to his knees. He opened his eyes and saw Ganondorf, a mere ten meters away, charging with sword drawn toward the hedgehog. Shadow wasn't certain that he could rise to his feet and get away in time, given the pain in his back. Instead, he put his hand on the Chaos Emerald on his belt, and blasted, "CHAOS CONTROL!"
Ganondorf was confused. He was cleaving his blade downwards when his opponent had shouted some unknown command, and then promptly disappeared. Was it a forfeit? No, it couldn't be. That was not allowed by the rules of the blasted combat. It must have been a teleportation. Quickly, he pulled the point of his blade out of the ground. He was starting to turn around to check behind him when he felt a sudden pain in his side.
Shadow had indeed teleported to behind Ganondorf. The pain in his back told him something was broken, so he hastily pulled the ring off of his left wrist, letting it slowly soak into his body and heal him. As soon as he did, he felt even better than when he had started. Quickly, he drew his G.U.N. pistol and fired three shots in rapid succession. The first hit the Gerudo as he turned, the laser blasting into his side with a shriek. The next collided with the man in the chest when he had fully turned to face his attacker, and sent him stumbling backwards. The third sent the stumbling man straight off of his feet, landing on his back with a thud.
As quick as sound itself, Shadow was upon his enemy once more. Pinning him in the same grip as before, he chose this time to unleash three of the laser blasts left in his pistol. The Gerudo shrieked in agony as one blasted his right eye, closing it for the remainder of the fight. Another hit his already broken nose and the third blasted him in the forehead, setting his ginger hair alight. Then, as quick as he had approached his enemy, Shadow was gone.
This attack had irked Ganondorf even more. The hedgehog was a wise one to hit and run, he knew. It was much like his nemesis in normal times, the Hero of Time, would do. Ganondorf knew he had to slow his opponent down if he wanted to win the fight. At the thought of the Hero of Time, he realized he had a way to trip up the hedgehog he was currently facing. Raising his hand and motioning in the common gesture of 'bring it on', he attempted to bring his foe in close again.
Shadow took the bait, dashing in at a pace the eye could barely see. Dragmire raised one of his hands above his head, and a dark force began to circle it. With Shadow a mere ten meters way, he unleashed this energy. It took the form of an extremely powerful wind carrying a mysterious dark power. This type of power was one and the same with the power that held the universe together, dark matter. Instantly, it slowed Shadow to almost a state of suspended animation, a feeling he was altogether too familiar with. Ganondorf then let lose another blast crackling energy, blasting Shadow out of the air and onto the ground over twenty meters away.
Shadow rose slowly, fighting against the dark power that was limiting his speed. It was hopeless to fight it and charge right in. Shadow knew that was what Sonic would have done, and that type of carelessness why the faker had been killed and had to be resuscitated before. Shadow did a few quick calculations in his head, but it was all guesswork. Eggman had never come up with an attack like this, and even Black Shadow had not been so clever. Shadow prayed that what he chose to do worked, as he really had no alternative.
"CHAOS SPEAR!" Shadow had unleashed a dozen white bolts of pure chaos directly into the wind. They cut through the dark gale like a murder's knife through a throat, contacting Ganondorf and sending him reeling backwards once more. As he lay on his back again, the gusting having stopped, he was once again held down by Shadow, and the remaining four blasts from the pistol hit him. Afterwards, Shadow was gone again, and Ganondorf was left with a flaming forehead. Dowsing it upon rising, he began to study the situation once more.
With his face resembling that of a man who had been run over by a truck, Ganondorf knew he needed a different strategy, His opponent may not have been the purest soul, but he fought like every hero the Gerudo King had ever faced. Ganondorf knew that he needed to stop the hit and run tactics, and if the gales of shadow hadn't been enough, then it was up to a diversion. Ganondorf began to laugh slowly as he willed his own shadow to separate from his body. It stood before him, slowly filling into a three dimensional version of himself, colored entirely black and with the head of a skeleton.
"Go, Phantom Ganon. Destroy this hedgehog, and do it quickly," the dastardly king commanded. Immediately, it saluted, and took off for the surprised hedgehog. Shadow, uncertain of this creation's strength, backed away slowly, testing its movements. Dodging the other shadow's attacks, Shadow probed it. It seemed to be a less coordinated version of the Evil King, but it was much like Ganondorf in swordplay. Deciding that it was time to test its defenses, Shadow jumped out of range and released another Chaos Spear at the phantom. Immediately upon touch, the phantom turned two dimensional once more and disappeared.
In the confusion of the doppelgangers appearance, Shadow had neglected to keep an eye on the true enemy. He paid for it with another blast of plasma energy immediately upon his defeat of the phantom. It knocked Shadow to the floor, but he rose to his knees almost immediately. Quickly, he scanned the area for his nemesis, but all he saw was a strange pattern of flat, black squares floating towards him. He sent another Chaos Spear towards it, but it traveled right through the pattern, which was called 'twilight'. Shadow gave an audible curse, as he couldn't afford to waste chaos energy; it was tiring, and once he overheated his emerald, it would immensely drain him to use any more.
Ganondorf had used his diversion wisely. He had taken a minute to get a breather and recover a little, then chose send a quick attack towards Shadow, which had hit. He had then morphed into twilight, a trick that had been taught to him by his former servant, the Twili Zant. Flying at his opponent, he was virtually unhittable. Unfortunately, it took great strength to stay as twilight, but it was worth it. As he collided with Shadow, he moved into his brain and began to possess him, much like he had done to a certain Princess Zelda years before.
Shadow was sent staggering at the sudden possession of his body. Another mind was fighting his, a sensation completely alien to him. His arms and legs began moving wildly, being controlled by some foreign source. Shadow could sense the dark power gripping his mind, and he tried to fight it. The struggle was escalating as his arms were flailing, hitting himself over and over, and his legs were bending in unnatural angles. It was a battle of the endurance of Ganondorf versus the strength of Shadow's mind.
Shadow's mind was no normal brain. It was created in a laboratory, fashioned to be a cunning device of battle. However, he had received amnesia on two separate occasions, a victim of the enormous strain he had to face. The battle was fairly even, but after a few minutes of struggling, the mind of Shadow won. But it was a pyrrhic victory, as he had bruised himself and exposed his thoughts to the enemy.
As Shadow slowly rose and began to focus himself once more, he realized he had taken a large sum of damage. Thankfully, there were no serious injuries, so he held off using his second and final healing ring. As Ganondorf returned to human form on the other side of the battlefield, he began to pant as he realized he had overextended his powers. He was reaching the point of exhaustion, too. Yet Ganondorf had no ring of healing.
When Ganondorf was reforming, Shadow closed in on him at an alarming rate. Jumping up and grabbing Ganondorf by the head, he forced him onto the back for the fourth time of the fight. Ganondorf, tired and still getting feeling back into his body from having left it momentarily, was easy prey. Shadow wasted no time with punches or shots this time around; rather he chose to use the most powerful move in his arsenal, the one he was certain that no one could resist.
"CHAOS BLAST!"
The resulting explosion of red chaos that followed the voice command was devastating. It engulfed almost half the arena in a destructive light, destroying all of the tombstones in the area, and blasted Ganondorf with incredible force. The red light lingered for a few seconds before suddenly disappearing. Shadow, exhausted rose and began to check the vital signs of his enemy. The pulse of a beating heart had left Ganondorf, taking along with it any sign of breathing. Shadow rose and limped away from the corpse of his enemy, awaiting the congratulations he would receive.
A minute passed, and none came.
Shadow, growing impatient, glanced once more at the body of his enemy. What he saw sent the blood racing through his body. On the right hand of his foe, a golden triangle had begun to glow with an alarming amount of light. Slowly, Ganondorf began to float into the air, breathing once more. His face began to distort and he seemed to be growing even larger than he already was. Hair, long and thick like that of a beast, began to grow on his face and break through the armor. Dragmire's normal red hair was turning black, and horns were beginning to break through it and curl into long and savage spikes. When Ganondorf dropped out of the air, he was now over three meters, perhaps even four meters, in height, and gripping the trident he previously wore on his back. He was no longer Ganondorf. He was Gannon.
Shadow swore loudly, not for the first time that night. He had risked a lot in the Chaos Blast, thinking it would end the fight. However, things seemed far from over. He grabbed his second and final ring from his wrist and absorbed its healing ability. Feeling almost as fresh as he did at the beginning, he realized that the fight was going to be basically starting over again. Analyzing his opponent, he realized that he had no hope in a show of brute force, but his speed would serve well. He doubted the monster was quite as coordinated as his human form would be, so he should be able to get a prolonged attack in close this time.
What Shadow did not know is that when transformed into the mutant beast form, Gannon was not in full control of his thoughts. Gannon let out a mighty roar, and then charged straight to the somewhat surprised hedgehog. The Ultimate Lifeform curled into a ball, flying right past the beast's trident and smashing into his face. The annoying hedgehog managed to cling onto Gannon's horns and let loose a quick flurry of punches and kicks. While this type of attack had been enough to keep his human counterpart off balance and do some minor damage, it merely sent Gannon into a rage. He attempted to slam his skull into the wall in order to hurt the opponent, but Shadow teleported with a Chaos Control, leaving Gannon to roar once more after smashing his head.
Shadow now knew that his opponent wasn't fully aware of the situation. He seemed to have forgotten about the first part of the battle, and Shadow planned to utilize that. He sent a Chaos Spear flying directly at the beast's chest before proceeding inwards. As the chaos power hit the chest of the furious beast, Shadow collided with his head with enough force to knock him to the ground again. Another blur of over a dozen punches followed, bruising the snout of Gannon severely. Gannon attempted to take a rather large bite out of his enemy, but Shadow was once more gone into thin air with a Chaos Control.
Gannon arose with another roar. He was immediately met with a kick in the snout by Shadow, who had teleported to right in front of front of the monster. Then, Shadow teleported to the back of the Beast King's head, letting loose two blows before using Chaos Control once more. Teleporting around Gannon in various locations, Shadow managed to let loose a few punches each time before teleporting to a new location. Gannon whirled his trident around wildly, desperately looking for a target. Eventually, he connected, swinging the trident like a baseball bat and sending Shadow flying away, but not until the damage was done. Shadow had let loose over a hundred blows to Gannon's one strike.
Even so, Shadow realized as he regrouped that he had to finish the fight soon. His Chaos Emerald was now barely shining, taking on a mostly dull light. Shadow himself was breathing deeply from the amount of chaos magic he had unleashed, and the hit from Gannon's trident had done a fair amount of damage. Shadow decided it was almost time for the definitive blow.
First, Shadow circled his opponent at a blistering speed, letting loose Chaos Spear after Chaos Spear. Over a half dozen of the attacks struck Gannon from all angles, making the monster howl in pain. Then, quick as a wink, Shadow was once again holding Gannon by the horns, and once again a terrifying shout was heard.
"CHAOS BLAST!"
Gannon was brought to his knees by the pain, and almost seized breathing. He was unable to get an attack on the exhausted hedgehog, who retreated slowly. Slowly, he began to force himself to his feet, a maneuver which failed twice. Finally, he managed to get to his feet and let out one more growl.
Shadow was watching with annoyance and pain. His emerald was now completely depleted, and he himself was exhausted. Even so, the Evil King seemed to be much wearier than Shadow was, so he decided to close things. He would charge in once more on the beast, and let loose some kicks and punches. If that failed to defeat the monster, he would let loose one more Chaos Blast. Though it would leave him to exhaust to defend himself afterwards, he knew it was a risk he would have to take.
Sadly, Shadow had underestimated the strength of his opponent, who was an expert at shrugging off pain. The punches and kicks had done very little damage to Gannon, and the Chaos Spears were barely more than punches to an ordinary man. The Chaos Blast had been incredibly damaging, but he was able to bear on with such damage. As Shadow came rushing in, much slower than normal due to fatigue, the beast reared up and swung his trident like a cricket bat towards the hedgehog. It collided with Shadow, sending him slamming into the ground. In an instant, Gannon was upon him, kicking him into the air football style. There, he let loose a savage punch, breaking at least one bone in his opponent's body. The hedgehog struggled to his feet, and took in the opponent charging at him. Without a second to spare, he acted.
"CHAOS BLAST!"
The energy took another toll on Gannon, and he fell directly next to the faker. Both of the combatants lie on the ground, unable to get up. Shadow was unconscious, an effect of letting too much energy out when he had panicked in the moment. Gannon was lying on his side, barely breathing and his heart beating much too slowly.
It is most likely that both would have died that day. However, one had to be the winner. Shadow, who had simply given up too much energy, was declared 'dead' five minutes before Gannon would have been. It was decreed that Gannon, or Ganondorf, was the winner.
"Well, I have-a never seen such a battle! That was the closest fight I've ever watched. It's-a great to have such a great battle to start out our new show, don't you think? By the way, it looks a-like my prediction was correct. Ganondorf did win," Mario observed, seemingly incredibly pleased at the outcome.
"You know it was close, Mario. Don't lie. Shadow had that match, but that big beast got in that last ditch attack. If I were in there, I would have got past the... whatever that weapon was... and handed it to him!" Sonic was practically pouting that his choice of the winner had went wrong. Though, he did still have that smile on his face as he munched on his Chili Dog, a sign that he had liked the battle.
Snake was also surprised. "I've seen some good fights, but that one takes the cake. I think Shadow would have had the match if he'd stalled for more time closer to the end. He made the classic mistake of underestimating the enemy, and he paid the price for it. Sadly, the battle was a bit too magical for my tastes, but I did learn a new tactic or two."
Mario was finishing up his bowl of pasta, when he took a break and said, "Well, that's-a it here on Darklord Deathmatches. Don't worry, as we'll be back on someday. Sadly, our next matchup is still-a undecided, but you can expect some different villains on the show. Until then, just remember, let's-a-go!"
A/N: Well, that took some effort, but it was worth it. My first fanfic published is a sucess in my eyes, but please review with some criticism. There certainly is a lot I did wrong. Don't expect regular updates, but updates there will be. Review with suggestions for other battles, coming from the worlds of Nintendo, Sega, or Konami, yet not restricted to the characters in Brawl. I can not assure you they will become reality, but if they snag my attention, there is a good chance of it. So, until later.