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The camera turned to see Drake and Ashley sitting and waiting for them. Drake was grinning as always, but Ashley just had a tired smile on his face.
"Andddd we're back! And we are rested and ready!" Drake grinned. He then turned to Ashley. "Right?"
The wizard just rolled his eyes. "Right… I would like to apologize to everyone for my outburst. It is… Unprofessional. And thus hypocritical considering what I complained about earlier."
"It's fine." Drake reassured before turning to the side. "So, Cat, do you have something to say to Ashley?"
The camera focused on Catherine rolling her eyes. "I am sorry for enabling Xero."
"I strongly doubt that you are." Ashley muttered from off-screen.
Wally frowned. "Mate, come on!"
Ashley just let out a deep sigh. "Alright, alright. I admit that Xero's fanboyism is harmless when he isn't being biased. Annoying, but harmless".
"If it makes you feel any better, I do not like how he is trying to turn the world against poor Nack just for eliminating Captain Olimar." Catherine frowned. "I just don't want to pick sides when two cuties have no business being uncute to each other."
The camera focused on Drake and Ashley with freaked out faces.
"Um, fair enough." Ashley said before stifling a cough. "In any case, shall we start?
MUSHU
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/MULAN
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 41
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
DONKEY
NODE: SHREK
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 42
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"Once again, the two have been proving themselves a deceptively dangerous duo!" Ashley smiled. Said smile vanished. "Though it is because of the sacrifice of Mui Mui from King of Fighters XIV."
"Yeah, she knew that if General Tsao from Sly Cooper have enough elbow room, he would summon an army of undead on the arena and considering who the necromancer is, that is NOT a good thing." Drake winced.
"So Mui Mui took it upon herself to allow Donkey and Mushu to eliminate BOTH her and Tsao." Ashley explained. He then paused. "This actually reminds me of Lana's elimination of Omega and Karas from the Okron Tournament."
"Indeed." Drake nodded before letting out a deep sigh. "I thought for sure that those two will dominate the ring for a couple of sections, but it seems that things could keep people by surprise…"
SAGAT
NODE: STREET FIGHTER V
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 51
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Oh, man, do WE have a story to tell about Sagat!" Drake grinned.
"Indeed, he along with Goofy from Kingdom Hearts and Ralf and Leona from King of Fighters XIV was double-teaming against Marluxia from Kingdom Hearts." Ashley agreed. "However, the latter was proving why he was the final boss of Chain of Memories."
"Indeed. So the four has decided on something." Drake said before smirking. "A Limit Break!"
"Indeed, Donkey and Mushu have proven that you don't have to be a Kingdom Hearts character to be a part of one and these four has proven it." Ashley grinned.
"Unfortunately, the Limit Break has interrupted another fight." Drake frowned. "Sure, Sagat came out of the interruption unscathed, along with one other ally and even got an elimination, but the other two…? Well, we will talk about it later."
"Not that it would have made THAT much of a difference considering that he got eliminated later on unfortunately." Ashley lamented, shaking his head.
BAYMAX
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/BIG HERO 6
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 59
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Oh, and this section has proven it. Baymax IS one of the doctors for this tournament. Along with Alice from King of Fighters XIV and Valentine from Skullgirls." Ashley nodded.
"Anyway, Baymax was actually not focusing on fighting, but rather healing Big from Sonic the Hedgehog." Drake nodded. "However, Maxima from King of Fighters XIV was insistent that the giant feline is fine."
"The two "Big Guys" got into a heated argument." Ashley explained before pausing. "Well, ONE-SIDED heated argument on Maxima's part. Until the cyborg unwittingly reminded Big that he had a Smash Ball."
"After proving that Big could still fight, Baymax decided to eliminate Maxima." Drake explained.
"In his non-violent way, of course." Ashley nodded before sighing. "But alas, he got eliminated almost immediately. Almost want to say it is unfortunate, but perhaps this is not the place for him."
AXEL
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 62
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Ashley paused. "Um, how do we talk about Axel's elimination?"
Drake let out a deep sigh. "Okay, let's cut to the chase. This battle… Is a story battle. Most specifically, it is more focused on what is going on OUTSIDE of the arena."
"Indeed, unlike M. Bison who was genuinely trying to win, Xehanort from Kingdom Hearts didn't really care about winning." Ashley agreed. "So he just let Axel eliminate him."
"But while Axel technically "won" the fight, Xehanort has planted a seed inside of Axel's mind and this is definitely going to come back and bite him after he leaves the Recovery Room." Drake frowned.
"Especially since, semi-spoilers, just like Xehanort, he allowed himself to be eliminated." Ashley frowned. "I just hope he will be alright…"
"In any case, I am glad that Xehanort didn't get an elimination this section because if he did, then the n…" Drake started.
"NO!" Ashley roared, getting up from his seat and angrily wagging his finger. "None of that! Shame. On. You!"
KAGOME HIGURASHI
NODE: INUYASHA
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 66
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Ashley blinked twice. "...Again, what could be said about Kagome?"
"How about another case of "the consequences of this free-for-all?" Drake sighed.
Ashley also sighed. "Indeed. For context, Kagome was fighting an opponent and shot an arrow at her opponent."
"However, it had missed, nearly took off Axel's head and snagged onto F.A.N.G.'s sleeve, dragging him out of the ring." Drake shrugged. "Lucky doesn't even begin to count it."
"Lucky?" Ashley asked in disbelief. "She got a punishment from the roulette wheel that forgave her from using her holy powers and focus only on her archery. What is worse, if she tries to do so, she will get shocked by an electric collar.
"...You just KNOW Inuyasha is laughing it up." Drake muttered before shaking his head. "Long story short, it made it easier for her first opponent to eliminate her."
METAKNIGHT
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/KIRBY
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 76
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"And while he isn't the first or most prominent person to do so, Metaknight has proven that size does NOT matter!" Drake smirked.
"Indeed, he has eliminated Antonov from King of Fighters XIV, who is not only an absolute mountain of a man, but also the sub-boss of said game." Ashley agreed with a nod. "That being said, though, Metaknight eliminated him while he was distracted."
"Hey, but sometimes you just gotta keep your eye on the ball." Drake shrugged. "Too bad, he couldn't do the same to his next opponent."
ANTONOV
NODE: KING OF FIGHTERS XIV
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 79
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Despite what we said about size not mattering, it certainly does help." Drake grinned.
"Indeed, while he has failed to eliminate his opponent, Metaknight, using his ground slam move and super strength, he ended up eliminating Amy Rose from Sonic the Hedgehog." Ashley nodded.
"And while that was his only elimination, that same attack made a fighter accidentally stumble into another fighter and get eliminated." Drake sighed. "Details on that later."
"Well, even if it is just by accident, Antonov DID prove that his muscles aren't just for Johnny Bravo show." Ashley shrugged.
"Ooh, nice reference!" Drake grinned.
"You know, this section made me sadder than the others because if it wasn't for the "King of Smashers" twist, some of these fighters could easily survive the section." Ashley frowned.
"Yeah, it sucks, but that is the nature of the Tournament of Kikai. Anything could happen." Drake sighed. He then brightened up. "But hey, let's welcome the people who DO get an elimination!"
CAPTAIN OLIMAR
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/PIKMIN
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 80
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Ashley let out a sigh of deep sigh. "Oh, thank god, we actually got his actual name."
"Oh, screw off!" Catherine shouted from off-screen. "Just because I am not really that sorry about putting Steve's name on-screen, that doesn't mean I won't listen to your bitching and put his name up again."
Ashley rolled his eyes. "In any case, I am actually surprised that we are covering him first."
"Yeah, I thought "the power of Steve" will net him an automatic pair of eliminations at least for the first section." Drake agreed. "Not to say that his sole elimination is a fluke."
"Indeed, because he is a more… Indirect fighter he camped at the side and patiently waited for an opening." Ashley noted.
"Next, he acted like a ninja and sent his Pikmin to attack Donkey from Shrek, helping out his nodal companions!" Drake grinned.
Ashley rolled his eyes. "But of course, Xero just HAD to make it all about Steve."
"If it makes you feel any better, I think everyone is getting as annoyed as you." Drake shrugged. He then narrowed his eyes. "I know that I would if I see such blatant favouritism!"
BLOSSOM
NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/POWERPUFF GIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 43
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Still going slow, but still going strong!" Drake smirked. "Getting a second elimination has proven that Blossom could do no wrong!"
"Rhyming, now?" Ashley asked, rolling her eyes. "But yes, Blossom is proving herself to be a threat. Even though she has spent a good chunk of the section trying to get away from Sylvie Paula Paula from King of Fighters XIV."
"And that unrelated note, can you imagine how a Powerpuff Girl dressed like Kyary Pamyu Pamyu?" Drake asked.
Ashley paused. "That could either be the best thing to happen or the worst thing… In any case, after Blossom finally had enough, she eliminated Sylvie with one of her moves. The Sonic Scream."
Drake wrung his finger in his ear. "Man, even from the studio, I could STILL hear it. Having vampiric hearing really sucks sometimes."
BIG THE CAT
NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
ENTERED IN: Section 1; Number 4
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"And once again, Big is still managing to surprise people despite being… Big!" Drake smirked.
"Indeed. Remember that Smash Ball he won from the roulette wheel, all of the way in Section 1?" Ashley asked. "Well, he finally decided to use it."
"Indeed, and it. Was. Awesome! Basically, it summons fishing hooks all over the place in hopes of snagging unsuspecting opponents!" Drake grinned. "Ted would have loved that!"
"...Unfortunately, the only person he managed to eliminate was Baymax from Kingdom Hearts aka the one person who wanted to heal him while he was still in the ring." Ashley winced.
Drake chuckled nervously. "I guess you could count "Not warning about Friendly Fire when using Final Smashes" to Xero's list of unprofessionalism, huh?"
Ashley rolled his eyes. "I haven't seen this much scorn towards the host since Total Drama Island…"
SQUIRTLE
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/POKEMON
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 56
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Drake frowned. "Wait, hold up… Something isn't right here."
"Yes, Drake, I feel like there should be something to fix here." Ashley agreed.
WARTORTLE
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/POKEMON
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 56
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Drake gave a thumbs-up. "That's better!"
Ashley blinked twice. "...Does Wartortle still count as a Super Smash Bros character if his particular species never showed up in any of the games?"
Drake's grin vanished. "Again with the details."
Ashley rolled his eyes. "Anyway, Squirtle evolving into Wartortle actually happened AFTER his elimination when the wheel started to spin so this is more of a prize."
"And man, did he earn it!" Drake said with his grin returning. "He and his fellow Pokemon, Pikachu were being outnumbered and overwhelmed by Stitch and Mushu from Kingdom Hearts and Donkey from Shrek!"
"So the two decided to perform a combination. A combination that wouldn't be out-of-place…" Ashley started before turning to Drake. "A Rain Dance team?"
"Exactly! Squirtle used said move, making it easier for Pikachu to use his Thunder move without missing!" Drake grinned.
"Of course, Mushu wasn't eliminated by said electric attack, but Squirtle's Water Gun!" Ashley noted. "And now he is going through the next round as Wartortle."
CLAYFACE
NODE: DC COMICS/BATMAN
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 63
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"I must say, despite being an eccentric thespian." Ashley said before muttering under his breath. "And not even a good one, he is proven to be stronger than he looks."
"Yeah, he shrugged off Super Smash Bros' Samus' walking armory like it was nothing and then eliminated her!" Drake nodded.
"Next, he eliminated Axel from Kingdom Hearts!" Ashley beamed. He then paused. "...Only because the latter WANTED to be eliminated."
"But hey, it was more than a cheap elimination because he has won the roulette wheel and has gotten Axel's Chakrams!" Drake pointed out.
"For the record, the reason Clayface didn't get Axel's KEYBLADE was because he has gotten a punishment on the roulette wheel and lost his ability to use it." Ashley corrected. "We didn't cover that because… Nothing that much happened."
"Well, not in terms of things IN the arena, anyway…" Drake muttered.
AGENT 9
NODE: SPYRO THE DRAGON
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 31
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"And once again, ALWAYS keep your eye out on the crazies because this one has gotten TWO MORE eliminations!" Drake announced.
"Indeed, he has managed to outmaneuver and outsmart Sigma from Megaman!" Ashley nodded.
"And he also managed to do the same to Metaknight from Super Smash Bros despite being just as crafty and speedy!" Drake grinned. "Just goes to show that having a few screws loose isn't a glass half-empty."
GOOFY
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS; CLASSIC DISNEY SHORTS
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 50
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"Remember when I was concerned about Goofy getting a double elimination despite doing the LEAST amount of fighting?" Drake asked. "While he has proven that he is indeed a captain of the knights by eliminating Blue Bayou from Tokyo Mew Mew."
Ashley then let out a deep sigh. "Then, he went back unorthodox eliminations by picking up Mr. Game & Watch and using him as a towel before throwing him out of the ring like a disposable one."
Drake chuckled nervously. "It is also worth pointing out that said eliminations are back-to-back so while not a proper double elimination, it could still count as one. Sooo… At least he is consistent with his eliminations."
"...I can't even begin to imagine how Mr. Game & Watch must feel like being eliminated for being a towel." Ashley muttered in disgust.
PIKACHU
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS; POKEMON
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 54
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
Ashley blinked twice. "Um, Drake?"
"Don't worry, I skipped him on purpose." The vampire reassured. "Because while not as iconic as Donkey & Mushu, it is hard not to talk about one with the other."
"I guess." Ashley shrugged. "Anyway, Pikachu is proving his worth of the champion of the Battle of the Luminaries. Remember when we talked about his combination attack with Squirtle? Well, Stitch from Kingdom Hearts from the true victim."
"Andddd he took down Sagat from Street Fighter V!" Drake added. "Again, with the help of his unmissable Thunder thanks to the effect of Squirtle's Rain Dance."
"Not a bad start for a champion." Ashley smiled.
GEESE HOWARD
NODE: KING OF FIGHTERS XIV; FATAL FURY
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 71
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Speaking of champions doing well, the third winner of the third Ultimate Video Rumble is off to a good start, despite his previous records at the Megamix Tournament and Battle of the Luminaries!" Ashley grinned.
"Indeed, he has eliminated Hawlgirl from DC Comics." Drake nodded. He then frowned. "Unfortunately, we never got to see it."
"We DID see his fight with Byleth from Super Smash Bros!" Ashley agreed. He then winced. "And he has proven how deadly he really is!"
"That is what you get with a mix between a crime boss and a SNK Boss." Drake shrugged.
KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA
NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 53
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
AKANE OWARI
NODE: SUPER DANGANRONPA 2
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 39
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
"Okay, the reason we are putting these two together despite they are not as much as an iconic duo like Donkey and Mushu, they have one thing in common!" Drake said before smirking darkly. "They HATE having their fights interrupted!"
"Indeed. The first victim of said mindset is Jigglypuff from Super Smash Bros." Ashley winced. "Remember when we were talking about Pikachu & Squirtle against, Stitch, Donkey and Mushu? Well, she was helping her fellow Pokemon until being knocked away into said fight and promptly eliminated by Akane."
"Next, remember that Limit Break we were talking about? Well, Along with Sagat, Goofy was part of it." Drake said before wincing. "And the other two were two members of the Ikari Warriors, Ralf and Leona from King of Fighters XIV. And they endured the wrath of Knuckles and Akane respectively."
"Finally, remember when we said that Antonov has indirectly got somebody eliminated?" Ashley asked. "Lucca from Chrono Trigger was said victim. And while she put up more of a fight, overall, Knuckles overwhelmed her."
"They may not eliminate their targets, but they would be damned if you dare mess with them!" Drake agreed.
PARASOUL
NODE: SKULLGIRLS
ENTERED IN; Section 3; Number 67
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Well, this is a pleasant surprise." Drake smiled. "Not only do we have our first woman taking the top slot, but it is also a Skullgirls character. A node that I was afraid would struggle with eliminations."
"But no, Parasoul has proven that the Skullgirls cast is NOT to be underestimated." Ashley nodded before wincing. "Isaac Clarke from Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale learned that the hard way."
"For context, Isaac has won a reward from the roulette wheel and has gotten a choice of one of the fighters' weapons." Drake explained. "He has chosen Parasoul's Krieg."
"Unfortunately, he didn't just get a replica of said weapon, he actually got ACTUAL weapon and boy, Parasoul was indignant." Ashley sighed.
"Even though she understood that Xero was more at fault, she still eliminated the poor schmuck." Drake frowned. "Next, she eliminated Kagome from Inuyasha seeing that she couldn't fight to her full strength with her punishment."
"So yeah, while she was the one who eliminated them, said eliminations were more victims of the roulette wheel." Ashley shrugged.
"...When do I have a feeling that there will be an angry mob going after Xero when this tournament is over?" Drake asked.
"They better..." Ashley spat. He then brightened up. "But anyway, she gets to choose from the roulette wheel."
"In the end, the choices are "Mystery Reserves", "Uh-oh!" and "Unleash The _". Drake explained.
Ashley frowned. "I am getting worried… Not even XERO have any idea what these new envelopes are."
"Yeah, I am both interested AND concerned." Drake lamented.
The two then brightened up.
"But Parasoul didn't even choose to pick her envelope and she chose Mystery Reserves." Drake smirked. "And hoo boy, is it a doozy. We WILL talk about it in detail, but not here."
"As for right now, we say goodbye to Stitch, Marluxia, Mushu, Donkey, Amy, Sagat, Baymax, Axel, Kagome, Metaknight and Antonov." Ashley nodded.
"And welcome Knuckles, Pikachu, Squir, Em… Wartortle, Clayface, Parasoul, Geese and Olimar!" Drake grinned. "And now, let's get to the stats."
CURRENT MVPS
STREET FIGHTER V: Cammy White - 2 (Eliminated)
KING OF FIGHTERS XIV: Geese Howard - 2 (Still in the ring)
SUPER SMASH BROS: King Dedede - 3 (Eliminated)/Luigi - 3 (Still in the ring)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Big the Cat - 4 (Still in the ring)
SPYRO THE DRAGON: Agent 9 - 4 (Still in the ring)
SLY COOPER: Dimitri - 1 (Eliminated)
KINGDOM HEARTS: Goofy - 4 (Still in the ring)
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE: Toro Inoue - 1 (Eliminated)
MEGAMAN: Napalm Man - 1 (Eliminated)
DC COMICS: Clayface - 2 (Still in the ring)
TOKYO MEW MEW: Nobody so far…
BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN: Nobody so far…
CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH TIME EXPLOSION: Blossom - 2 (Still in the ring)
MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Donkey - 4 (Eliminated)
Ashley blinked twice. "...I can't believe that it took three sections for DC Comics to get on the board. And the one to do it was from the HARLEY QUINN cartoon."
"Yeah,I am surprised too." Drake frowned, scratching the back of his head. "But knowing who else is in the cast, they are most likely late bloomers."
"I sure hope so…" Ashley frowned. He then brightened up. "Anyway, we are going to take a short break."
"But don't go away because you do NOT want to miss the explanation of Mystery Reserves!" Drake grinned with a wink.
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