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The camera went back to Drake and Ashley. However, Drake wasn't grinning, in fact, he looked quite worried. As for Ashley… He was banging his tablet against his face in pure disbelief.
Drake then gave a weak smile. "Hoo boy… Do we have a section here…"
"Ugh, that stupid bunny…" Ashley muttered between hits.
Drake just frowned before looking at Ashley. "Look, I know it is impossible NOT to talk about it, but can't we wait until the next part to talk about this? You know, spoilers and all."
"Yeah, alright…" The wizard said, stopping his banging. "I guess it makes sense because I was having a good time until Xero screwed things up."
Drake just shook his head with a deep sigh. "Alright, alright, let's get into the eliminations, starting with the ones who just barely made a last stand."
CAPTAIN OLIMAR
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/PIKMIN
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 80
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Huh. Looks like the power of Steve is not as strong on the home turf of his biggest fan." Ashley smirked.
Drake rolled his eyes. "Oh, sure, NOT you look at the bright side. But yeah, in a shocking revelation, despite doing amazingly well at the Battle of the Luminaries, Olimar and his Pikmin are eliminated in their second section."
"But to be fair, he still had a decent run. After getting squashed by Kratos from God of War, Olimar decided to get his revenge by patiently waiting until Xion, Kratos' opponent at the time." Ashley said.
"Then, he uses his Final Smash while Kratos is blinded by Xion's holy spell, netting him his second elimination." Drake explained. He then paused. "Ashley, be real with me. Do you think Olimar would have gone further if it wasn't for Xero's favoritism?"
"Perhaps… But at least with both him and Nack gone, that should be the end of said favoritism." Ashley shrugged.
AGENT 9
NODE: SPYRO THE DRAGON
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 31
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 5
"And getting one more elimination due to his unpredictable nature is Agent 9!" Ashley smiled. "He had run circles around Dilan from Kingdom Hearts before booting him out of the ring!"
"But it seems that in unpredictability, he has finally met his match." Drake said. "We won't give too much detail on it now, but yeah, I guess he couldn't pick on someone his own sanity level."
"Regardless, five eliminations is nothing to be ashamed of. Especially when compared to the lukewarm reception of them from the Battle of the Luminaries!" Ashley smiled.
POISON IVY
NODE: DC COMICS/BATMAN
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 84
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Ashley frowned. "As for Poison Ivy… Well, That is... Debatable."
"Cold, dude…" Drake muttered before sighing. "But yeah, while she has control over plants, her attention could only be spread out that much, especially in a free-for-all tournament like this."
"One of her vines has eliminated Xion from Kingdom Hearts, even though she was not her main focus." Ashley added.
"Let this be a lesson for all of you Herbomancers. Never take your vines off of a leash." Drake said, sternly.
Ashley looked at Drake in disbelief. "Really? So now we are doing Sonic Sezs?"
GUY
NODE: FINAL FIGHT
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 86
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Drake's eyes immediately lit up. "Oh man, oh man, oh man! We HAVE to talk about the champion team-up!"
"Indeed!" Ashley smiled. "The three versus three brawl of the UVR champions was just as explosive as we thought it would be!"
"Yeah, they are SO good that they are able to do a LIMIT BREAK!" Drake grinned. "Let me repeat that! They did a LIMIT BREAK, something that is usually reserved for KINGDOM HEARTS characters!"
"I knew that those champions were strong, but to do a Limit Break despite having little experience with cooperation." Ashley mused. "Anyway, their victim was King from King of Fighters XIV!"
"Just goes to show that even though it has been at least a decade since the Ultimate Video Rumble craze, they are still to be praised." Drake smiled.
PIRANHA PLANT
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/SUPER MARIO BROS
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 88
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Well, the latest of the "How did this guy make it into Smash", Piranha Plant has proven himself to be a threat in their own right." Drake grinned.
"Indeed. At first, they were on the receiving end of a double-teaming, consisting of Aqua from Kingdom Hearts and another person." Ashley said. "Not helping was that Aqua was taking full advantage of her affinity with ice magic."
"But Piranha Plant pulled up all of the stops and used his Final Smash to eliminate Aqua!" Drake grinned. "But alas, he couldn't eliminate his other opponent and that cost him in the end…"
"Well, that is all of the people who have gotten an elimination, but fail to survive the section." Ashley said. "Now let's move on to people going through!"
HAOHMARU
NODE: SAMURAI SHODOWN
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 98
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Now, the very first Ultimate Video Rumble winner didn't exactly have a graceful elimination to say the least." Ashley winced.
"But to be fair, he still ended up looking the most competent." Drake said, chuckling nervously. "A conversation for another time."
Ashley shook his head. "Anyway, Haohmaru was aiming for a different opponent, but ended up interrupting a different fight completely, not only eliminating Big the Cat from Sonic the Hedgehog, but also inadvertently got two people eliminated."
"Okay, okay, so when you look at Haohmaru's elimination for this section alone, it was a poor start for a former champion." Drake frowned. He then narrowed his eyes. "But hey, even though it was more of a team effort, he still proved that he still got it, damnit. Again, that three-person Limit Break!"
"Alright, alright! Fair enough…" Ashley said.
PARASOUL
NODE: SKULLGIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 67
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
Ashley then grinned. "Huzzah! It is our saviour from the blatant favouritism!"
Drake rolled his eyes. "Who is the unprofessional one now? But yeah, Parasoul is doing very well for a node I initially thought would struggle. She has managed to get rid of Captain Olimar."
"And that was WITH Xero's purposefully sticking her feet to the ground." Ashley smirked. "And the best part, Xero can't go on an anti-Parasoul right because she is an attractive woman!"
"Parasoul pegged Xero from the start and used one of his biggest flaws to counter an equally-bigger one." Drake mused. "While by itself, her elimination isn't that impressive at first glance, but it just goes to show that you could still make an impact in the ring."
AKANE OWARI
NODE: SUPER DANGANRONPA 2
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 39
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"And punching her way into a fourth elimination, thus tying Donkey's record in eliminations for Mystery Fighters is the Ultimate Gymnast!" Drake grinned.
"Cartoon Network: Punch-Time Explosion's Numbuh One had fought well, but in the end, he was no match for Akane's skills." Ashley added. His face then fell. "But I am going to be blunt, it is really more to her outrageous hunger. Seriously, she could easily eat all of Numbuh One's food-based guns!"
Drake just chuckled nervously. "It seems that for the right reasons or not, he picked the wrong opponent. Seriously, there are several gluttons at these tournaments. Yoshi, Kirby, even Cyborg on a hungry day!"
Ashley paused. "...How do all of those people eat that much and STILL have reasonable figures?"
RAVEN
NODE: DC COMICS/TEEN TITANS
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 81
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Going off to a slow start, Raven is no doubt off to a good one!" Drake grinned.
"Indeed. Remember Aqua's partner who was double-teaming Piranha Plant from Super Smash Bros?" Ashley asked. "That was HER!"
"Despite getting caught in Piranha Plant's Final Smash, she managed to save herself and avenge Aqua!" Drake grinned. "As expected from a Teen Titan!"
KISSHU IKISATASHI
NODE: TOKYO MEW MEW
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 94
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"Well, well, well, it seems that Kisshu is making great use out of his new weapon!" Drake smirked, crossing his arms.
"Indeed. Normally, switching to a new weapon for the first time at a tournament like this would be a straight trip into the elimination portal, but Kisshu managed to make it work!" Ashley smiled. "Poison Ivy from DC Comics don't know what hurt her."
His face then fell.
"...Though I still think this is not the way to prove to Ichigo that he is a hero." Ashley muttered.
Drake just shrugged his shoulders. "Love does stupid things, I guess."
GOOFY
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/CLASSIC DISNEY SHORTS
ENTERED IN: Section 2; Number 50
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 6
Ashley blinked twice. "...How could one man be so clumsy yet so lucky?"
"Dude, have you NOT seen any Goofy cartoons?" Drake challenged before letting out a deep sigh. "Anyway, you remembered Haohmaru's elimination of Big and while it was an accident, he still ended up the one looking the most competent?"
"Well, that is because Haohmaru's elimination was a cause of his trademark tornado move missing his target and going to the two vs two battle of Goofy & Big and Guile & Charlie Nash, the latter two both from Street Fighter V." Ashley sighed.
"Both Goofy and Big got caught up in the tornado and Goofy… Has managed to grab both military men by their legs in a vain attempt to get a grip." Drake explained.
"That didn't work, but in the end, Goofy has thrown both of them out of the ring by mistake, at the cost of spending the rest of the section, tangled up in the ropes." Ashley muttered.
"So not only did Goofy get THREE double eliminations in a row, but now he is the current MVP." Drake explained. "Needless to say, that is likely going to chance, but still quite impressive."
"Yeah, impressively LUCKY." Ashley said.
STICKS THE BADGER
NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG/SONIC BOOM
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 90
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Heh. Despite being from an alternate universe, Sticks the Badger is proving herself to be a viable threat thus far!" Ashley beamed.
"Yes, not only did she manage to outsmart and eliminate the Powerpuff Girl, Blossom from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion, but she also managed to outcrazy Agent 9 from Spyro the Dragon, even taking his Smash Ball!" Drake grinned.
"I suppose that being overly-paranoid means that you are prepared for anything." Ashley shrugged.
"Okay, semi-spoilers alert, but the following three had proven one thing." Drake explained. "Even though the Ultimate Video Rumble was the original and if it wasn't for it. But it seems that the Megamix Tournament & Battle of the Luminaries was the one that brought it into recent times."
"As proven that the top three is actually THE winners of the Ultimate Video Rumble spin-offs!" Ashley agreed. "It seems that even though it had been years, the Megamix Tournament and the Battle of the Luminaires have been in the minds of the readers! Starting with…"
KASUMI TODOH
NODE: ART OF FIGHTING 3
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 93
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Starting off is THE first winner of the "SSB-Tiny" era!" Drake grinned. "Kasumi Todoh is proving that she still got it after all of these years, despite not seeing work in recent titles!"
"Indeed!" Ashley beamed. "The first being Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog and the second being the unbeatable Air Man from Megaman!"
"Also, while she wasn't the first to do so, that goes to Goofy." Drake mused. "She took care of them relatively quickly!"
PIKACHU
NODE: POKEMON
ENTERED IN: Section 3; Number 54
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"And from the first Megamix Tournament winner to the first Battle of the Luminaries winner, Pikachu!" Ashley smiled.
"Ooh, ooh, you know the Limit Break the original Ultimate Video Rumble winners did to eliminate King?" Drake asked. "Well, he, Kasumi and the other Megamix Tournament winner who we WILL get into very soon, did their own on Clayface from DC Comics."
"Next, he eliminated fellow winner, Geese Howard!" Ashley beamed. "And last, but certainly not least...!"
SAKURA KASUGANO
NODE: STREET FIGHTER V
ENTERED IN: Section 4; Number 96
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
"Sakura, winner of the second Battle of the Luminaries!" Drake announced.
"While her first elimination of Wartortle wasn't that graceful, seeing that he was knocked into him just for being in the way." Ashley frowned. "Especially since she was the nodal companion of her ally, Pikachu."
"But she made up for it by eliminating the second Battle of the Luminaries winner and sub-nodal companion, Guy!" Drake grinned.
"It seems that even after all of these years, these three will have strong followings." Ashley smiled.
"Yeah…" Drake smiled. His face then faltered. "Well, normally this would be the part where she will win the chance to choose one of three envelopes, but here they all say "Uh-oh."
Ashley slapped his forehead. "I KNEW that those envelopes were nothing, but trouble… I mean seriously, how could Xero make a blunder like THIS?"
Drake sighed before shaking his head. "Anyway, we'll say goodbye to Big, Agent 9, Blossom, Knuckles, Wartortle, Clayface, Geese, Olimar, Poison Ivy, Guy and Piranha Plant."
"And we welcome Raven, Sticks, Kasumi, Kisshu, Sakura and Numbuh One." Ashley nodded. "Anyway, here are the stats."
CURRENTS MVPS
STREET FIGHTER V: Cammy White - 2 (Eliminated)/Sakura Kasugano - 2 (Still in the ring)
KING OF FIGHTERS XIV: Geese Howard - 2 (Eliminated)
SUPER SMASH BROS: Pikachu - 4 (Still in the ring)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Big the Cat - 4 (Eliminated)
SPYRO THE DRAGON: Agent 9 - 5 (Eliminated)
SLY COOPER: Dimitri - 1 (Eliminated)
KINGDOM HEARTS: Goofy - 6 (Still in the ring)
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE: Toro Inoue - 1 (Eliminated)
MEGAMAN: Napalm Man - 1 (Eliminated)
DC COMICS: Clayface - 2 (Eliminated)
TOKYO MEW MEW: Kisshu Ikasatashi - 1 (Still in the ring)
SKULLGIRLS: Parasoul - 3 (Still in the ring)
BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN: Nobody so far…
CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH TIME EXPLOSION: Blossom - 2 (Eliminated)
MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Donkey - 4 (Eliminated)/Akane Owari - 4 (Still in the ring)
"Heh, Tokyo Mew Mew is finally on the board." Ashley mused.
"Which leaves Battle Arena Toshinden as the only node not to get an elimination." Drake frowned.
"Do you think they will have their day?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know, but it is still early on." Drake shrugged.
Ashley rolled his eyes. "Fortunately, it will go longer."
Drake chuckled nervously. "We will be taking a short break so we could get ready to prepare the next twist."
"Which is saying it generously as if Xero PLANNED this!" Ashley roared.
Drake just lets out a deep sigh.
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