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We now return to Drake… Looking at his tab with Ashley watching over him. Both were looking exasperated. Due to Christmas passing, all of the Christmas decorations were gone with Drake and Ashley wearing their clothes. Though Ashley was STILL wearing his dress Catherine gave him.
"...Okay, let's go over this again." Ashley offered. "Nick All-Star Brawl shall be one of the few to have more literal big guys than bosses."
"But that's just the thing!" Drake frowned. "There AREN'T that many literal big guys in that game! Granted, not YET, but still…"
"Okay… Then, figure out who are the heavyweights of that game." Ashley said, pointing a finger.
"Um, here is the thing. There are FIVE heavyweights in that game." Drake offered. "Reptar, Powdered Toast Man, Nigel Thornberry, Ren & Stimpy and Korra."
Ashley jumped. "Ren & Stimpy!?"
"Yeah, it is clear that they are mostly like that for gameplay balancing." Drake noted.
"...And you are sure that you want to have Zim as a Big Guy?" Ashley asked.
"Of course. He was THE main antagonist in the movie "Enter the Florpus"." Drake explained. "NOT an anti-hero or even a villain protagonist. The ANTAGONIST."
"Ah… In that case, don't make Ren & Stimpy a Big Guy." Ashley offered. "I think they only seemed big compared to most of the cast."
"So by THAT logic, the next person to deny Big Guy status is either Nigel or Korra." Drake said.
"...You know. You COULD only have just THREE Big Guys." Ashley offered. "Zim, Reptar and Powdered Toast Man."
"Hmm… Maybe we should put a pin on Nick All-Stars Brawl and look at the rest of the cast first." Drake mused.
Ashley nodded his head. "I think so…"
With that, the two sighed before looking at the camera. They then jumped, realising that they were live.
"Great Dracula, how long have we been on!?" Drake exclaimed.
"Ever since Ashley suggested fer Nickelodeon All-Stars Brawl ta have mostly literal big guys as… Big Guys." Wally muttered from off-screen.
Drake and Ashley both struggled to get back into their seats with Drake stumbling with his tab a few times and Ashley smoothing out his dress.
"Anddddd we are back!" Drake grinned.
"Sorry about that!" Ashley insisted. "We… Were preparing for the Battle of the Luminaries 3 seeing that at the time of this recap, it is only a month before King of Fighters XV comes out."
"Regardless, this isn't about us. It is about the Tournament of Kikai." Drake said before grinning. "And there is a LOT to talk about for this section! So let's not waste any more time!"
"Oh, at least any more time than you already wasted!" Catherine taunted from off-screen.
Drake and Ashley glared at the woman before letting out a deep sigh.
"...Just start with the people who got an elimination, but failed to make the cut." Ashley muttered.
CREAM THE RABBIT
NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
ENTERED IN: Section 15; Number 307
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
"And continuing to show off why the trope "Badass Adorable" exists is Cream!" Drake grinned.
"She, Cheese and their new ally, Sackboy, were up against G from Street Fighter V and despite being eccentric and…" Ashley said before trailing off to the side. "He is prone to long, preachy speeches, he showed how strong he really is."
"Yeah, his Critical Art is one of the best ones in the game. In terms of gameplay AND visuals!" Drake grinned. "However, Cream has managed to avoid it and overwhelm G to eliminate him!"
"AND tie with Big, Shadow AND Dr. Eggman as the MVP of Sonic the Hedgehog!" Ashley beamed. He then paused. "Heh. Sonic the Hedgehog fighters are finding it hard to make it past four eliminations, huh?"
"Yeah, I noticed that too." Drake shrugged. "But eh, I am not saying that somebody shouldn't try to break that thread, but while four eliminations doesn't seem that grand compared to Super Smash Bros and Kingdom Hearts, it is nothing to scoff at."
BEOWULF
NODE: SKULLGIRLS
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 361
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
MARIO
NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/SUPER MARIO BROS
ENTERED IN: Section 15; Number 325
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 5
Drake chuckled nervously and Ashley rolled his eyes.
"Sooo… We cannot explain in full detail right now, but that doesn't mean that we can't talk about it." Drake admitted.
Ashley let out a deep sigh. "Basically, Beowulf, along with Tron from Kingdom Hearts and Ryo from King of Fighters XIV and several more fighters that we can't disclose right now were fighting against a threat. Despite being strangers for some of them, they were actually doing quite well together."
"That was until Mario was launched from another fight into Tron, not only eliminating him, but setting off a chain reaction which sent Ryo into Beowulf and another fighter." Drake winced. "Beowulf angrily eliminated Ryo, only to get eliminated himself."
"Surprisingly, Mario didn't get eliminated here." Ashley muttered. "Honestly, this was without a doubt the quickest amount of elimination at one go! Granted, there is still Beetlejuice's stunt from the Halloween special, but that was clearly done on PURPOSE!"
Drake chuckled nervously. "Look on the bright side!"
"What bright side?" Ashley challenged.
"At least we have less work to do!" Drake grinned.
Ashley looked at the camera with an exasperated face. "Just cut to the fighters who survived the section."
AKUMA
NODE: STREET FIGHTER V
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 343
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"...Ah well. I suppose this more or less transitions nicely." Ashley muttered. "It was HIS fight that inadvertently started the Disaster Dominos effect."
"Yep! Akuma's fight with Colonel Radec from PSASBR! Both Blood Knights and feared in their respective games!" Drake grinned. "And both didn't hesitate to demonstrate why to each other!"
"Agreed…" Ashley shuddered. "At one point, Radec was forced to use his Smash Ball to try to finish off Akuma."
"However, Akuma was prepared and despite going up against an invincible, ruthless jetpack-wielding soldier, he just kept cool and avoided the attacks!" Drake smirked. "And when the super of Radec was done? BAM! Raging Demon!"
"Akuma may be a Blood Knight, but he refused to damage his pride by losing to a space…" Ashley started.
Then, Drake clamped his hand over his mouth.
"Dude, we didn't put up the Trigger Warning just like we did at the start of the section!" Drake scolded.
"Sorry, Drake…" Ashley apologised, muffled through the hand.
EARTHWORM JIM
NODE: EARTHWORM JIM
ENTERED IN: Section 16; Number 334
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 4
Drake winced. "Oops, commentator's curse."
Ashley blinked twice. "Commentator what-now?"
"It is a Fighting Game Community term. Basically, you know how fighting game tournaments have commentators?" Drake asked, earning a nod from Ashley. "Well, it is basically why they jinx someone playing the game."
Ashley winced. "Oh, I get it. We have been talking so much about Earthworm Jim's no-Die Vote score that we may have jinxed him and now he took a dive in the rankings."
"Well, to be fair, it wasn't THAT bad as he is still in the ring and had a good fight against Tula from Pirates of Dark Water!" Drake noted.
"That's right! Even though the sky's the limit with Tula's ecomancy, Earthworm Jim is no stranger to the… Well, strange and quickly overpowered her!" Ashley smiled.
RETASU MIDORIKAWA
NODE: TOKYO MEW MEW
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 353
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
DEMYX
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 354
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
"It looks like spending a good chunk of their time trapped in that virtual world did nothing to stop their skills." Drake grinned.
"Granted, it helped that along with having an ally in Ike from Super Smash Bros, they were up against Sword Man from Megaman, a Robot Master with a weakness to water." Ashley said.
"So Demyx and Retasu decided to end the fight in style by using a Limit Break on Sword Man!" Drake grinned. He then chuckled nervously. "...Only to eliminate Ike in the process."
"I swear, that one is 100% avoidable! Did those two really need a Limit Break to finish Sword Man off? Not only did they have the elemental advantage, but also had another ally!" Ashley scolded.
"Umm… Because it looks cool?" Drake asked.
Ashley slapped his forehead.
WALUIGI
NODE: SUPER MARIO BROS
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 362
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
Ashley winced before looking at Drake in concern because…
"And showing everyone why he should have been in Super Smash Bros is Waluigi!" Drake grinned.
Ashley jumped. "Wow, you sure bounce back fast!"
"Hey, what's done is done. You shouldn't dwell on the past and focus on the future." Drake offered.
Ashley paused. "True…"
"Anyway, Waluigi was the one who not only eliminated Cream & Cheese from Sonic the Hedgehog, but also got rid of Sackboy from PSASBR, albeit inadvertently." Drake admitted before smirking. "And how else does he do that? What else? Cheating!"
"Or in this case, underhanded tactics." Ashley sighed. "For context, Waluigi has gotten a prize from the wheel. A fake Smash Ball. At first, he was upset that he didn't get a real one, but he decided to use it to his advantage."
"He made his opponents think that he DOES have a real Smash Ball and took advantage of their shock to break it and get out of the way for the fake Smash Ball to activate!" Drake grinned.
NIGHTWING
NODE: DC COMICS/TEEN TITANS
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 346
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
ESPIO THE CHAMELEON
NODE: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 356
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
BEAST BOY
NODE: DC COMICS/TEEN TITANS
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 351
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2
Ashley blinked twice. "Are having all THREE of them together really necessary?"
"Well, at least I was just having Nightwing and Espio together, but then the latter's fight and Beast Boy got together and well…" Drake said before shrugging.
Ashley shook his head. "Fair enough. So anyway, these three had their own opponents. Nightwing was fighting Valentine from Skullgirls, Espio was fighting Peach from Super Smash Bros and Beast Boy was fighting Mint from Tokyo Mew Mew."
"Though it didn't start that way, Nightwing and Espio were initially fighting each other until the former convinced his opponent to help him with… Whatever they are talking about." Drake said. "I think he is more in the know than we initially thought."
"Is THAT why Beast Boy kept keeping Mint away from Retasu?" Ashley asked.
"Probably. I don't know why though because Mint would clearly want in on this." Drake shrugged. "But Nightwing probably has his reasons."
Ashley shook his head. "We are getting off-topic. While going off, they ended up interrupting Valentine and Peach's fight and fought them. While doing this, Espio and Peach's fight ended up with Beast Boy and Mint's fight."
Drake grinned. "Oh, and Catherine, you are going to love this! Turns out that Beast Boy CAN turn into an animal! Including a Waddle Dee and a Gogoat!"
"Eeee! I knew it!" Catherine squealed from off-screen.
"Yes, he and Espio have both demonstrated their skills." Ashley chuckled. His smile then vanished. "Though not so much Nightwing, but then again, considering he is focused on the story outside of the ring, I won't hold it against him."
"Especially since his elimination is of Valentine, a nurse who is well-acquainted with the Skull Heart so she may be able to help with… Whatever is going on." Drake offered. "Also, Espio has a second chance of redemption!"
Ashley's eyes widened in realisation. "Oh, that's right. Espio was hospitalised at the first Battle of the Luminaries during the story."
"That's right. At least Nash gets to join in the final battle against Soul Calibur and Soul Edge and Crunch Bandicoot gets to lead the security team and now it is Espio's turn!" Drake grinned.
"Oh, and before we forget, when Waluigi knocked Sackboy from PSASBR away, he crashed into Beast Boy who swiftly eliminated him." Ashley said. "He also got a Smash Ball from the wheel."
BUBBLES
NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 306
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 6
Drake and Ashley both looked in awe at this.
"...If you told me before the reveal of the Tournament of Kikai that Bubbles would get six eliminations, I would have said 'That sounds about right'." Ashley admitted.
"But to get TWICE the double of eliminations from her nodal companions!" Drake admitted. "I could see why most people would consider HER their favourite Cartoon Network character, but still this is incredible!"
"And what else is incredible are her fights! The first one is against Kolin from Street Fighter V!" Ashley smiled. "Kolin has proven deadly with her cryomancy and brutal fighting style, but Bubbles has easily taken over her!"
"Same with Mario from Super Smash Bros! Which is ironic because Bubbles, along with Cream & Cheese were his and his girlfriend's first opponents!" Drake grinned. "Now they went full-circle!"
"Indeed! Mario definitely put up more of a fight than Kolin, using all of his skills that he knew, but not even he could stand up to the surprising force of Bubbles!" Ashley smiled.
BEAST
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 360
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1
SORA
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS
ENTERED IN: Section 16; Number 342
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3
DONALD DUCK
NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/CLASSIC DISNEY
ENTERED IN: Section 14; Number 299
OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 7
Ashley rolled his eyes. "Why not… Let's end on this mess."
Drake chuckled nervously. "So yeah, remember why I told you about the mishaps with Beowulf, Ryo and Tron? Well, these aforementioned, along with Hinata from Naruto and Zero from Megaman were also involved in this."
"Okay, going back to what we said, Mario crashed into Tron after trying to break up the fight between Akuma and Radec. This made him accidentally throw his discs at Hinata who pushed Zero and Ryo." Ashley groaned. "Zero ended up being frozen by Donald's Blizzaga spell and slid out of the ring while Beowulf eliminated Ryo who got eliminated by Beast in return!"
"Yeah… That's… That was a bit of a mess." Drake chuckled. He then realised something. "Oh! That's right! The opponent!"
"Their opponent was Merlina from Sonic the Hedgehog. Or rather, the Dark Queen." Ashley said. "For context. Merlina was the first to get something from the wheel. A punishment. She turned into the Dark Queen. I didn't know Junko had that type of power."
"Neither did I." Drake frowned. "But yeah, she is going Final Boss mode on everyone! Thankfully, Sora has gotten a present from the wheel! The chance to use all of his forms from his games!"
"Naturally, he had a lot to work with! However, that wasn't enough! He decided to reveal to everyone his secret weapon!" Ashley beamed. "His Final Smash!"
"Now remember, at this time, nobody knew that Sora was in Smash at the time of the tournament so it was a big deal!" Drake grinned. "Sora then sucked the Dark Queen inside of giant doors. Hinata nearly got sucked in, but Donald saved her."
"...And accidentally eliminated her." Ashley said, rolling his eyes.
Drake chuckled nervously. "So yeah, Sora got rid of the Dark Queen. Still a big way to end it on. Especially for Donald."
"Yes, while his eliminations thus far have been… Clumsy, he is still one elimination away from tying with his friend, Goofy!" Ashley smiled. "If it wasn't for the Big Guy Blocker he appeared in, he would have tied with him."
"To be fair, Goofy went through a Big Guy Blocker too so he has a strong chance of tying." Drake offered.
"Especially since he not only was in the top four every time, but despite this being his FOURTH section, he still managed to get the top slot!" Ashley said in awe.
"I know, right?" Drake grinned. "Well, let's that's everyone! We'll say goodbye to Cream, Peach, Mario, Sackboy, Mint, Ike and Beowulf!"
"And welcome Akuma, Nightwing, Beastboy, Retasu, Demyx, Espio, Beast and Waluigi!" Ashley smiled.
Drake gave a descending whistle. "Quite a lot of newcomers this time around! Well, let's get into the stats!"
CURRENT MVPS
STREET FIGHTER V: Sakura Kasugano - 4 (Eliminated)
KING OF FIGHTERS XIV: Yuri Sakazaki - 7 (Eliminated)
SUPER SMASH BROS: Rosalina & Luma - 6 (Eliminated)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: Big the Cat - 4 (Eliminated)/Shadow the Hedgehog - 4 (Eliminated)/Doctor Eggman - 4 (Eliminated)/Cream the Rabbit - 4 (Eliminated)
SPYRO THE DRAGON: Agent 9 - 5 (Eliminated)/Spyro the Dragon - 5 (Eliminated)
SLY COOPER: Bentley - 4 (Eliminated)/Sly Cooper - 4 (Eliminated)
KINGDOM HEARTS: Goofy - 8 (Eliminated)
PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE: Jak & Daxter - 4 (Eliminated)/Ratchet & Clank - 4 (Eliminated)
MEGAMAN: Gutsman - 2 (Eliminated)
DC COMICS: Starfire - 3 (Eliminated)
TOKYO MEW MEW: Kisshu Ikasatashi - 4 (Eliminated)
SKULLGIRLS: Parasoul - 3 (Eliminated)
BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN: Eiji Shinto - 1 (Eliminated)/Sofia - 1 (Eliminated)
CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION: Bubbles - 6 (Still in the ring)
MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Luna Loud - 9 (Eliminated)
"The Sonic the Hedgehog node is doing nicely." Drake mused. "And CN: PTE is definitely getting better, thanks to Bubbles."
"But it can't depend on Bubbles alone!" Ashley added.
"True… Though with the power-hitters like the other two Powerpuff Girls and Dexter out of the picture, it may be a bit of an uphill battle." Drake frowned.
Ashley sighed. "Let's cross that bridge when we get to it. So anyway, like we said, Donald Duck has gotten the top slot so he gets to choose between his envelope."
"However, Monokuma has included a new rule." Drake explained. "Fighters will only get to choose two envelopes instead of four. In this case, Big Guy Blocker or Unleash the Despair."
"...It seems that he realises that people are "running out of reasons" to choose Big Guy Blocker so he decided to take matters into his own paws." Ashley shrugged.
"To be fair, I think it matches up because we are getting close to the end of the tournament." Drake shrugged. "So it would make sense that the choices will be more limited."
"I guess." Ashley sighed. "So anyway, we will take a short break and we will find out what Donald will choose!"
"Stay tuned!" Drake grinned.
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