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We came back to… Wally and Catherine. Despite this, both of them were grinning.

"Anddddd we are back!" Wally grinned.

"Ya are probably wondering why we are STILL presenting this recap instead of Drake and Ashley." Catherine added. "Well, that is because this current time, they are busy hosting the third Battle of the Luminaries."

"But don't worry. We talked with Xero and the others and they helped us set up a system." Wally explained. "Basically, he more or less gave us his time-ignoring powers!"

"What he means is that as of this moment, the Tournament of Kikai has officially ended. The final fighter has been thrown out of the ring, the winner has been crowned and the bad guys have been defeated!" Catherine explained.

Wally raised a reassuring hand. "But don't worry! That doesn't mean that we won't have this hype recap! So under the instruction of Xero, we are still going to have this recap! Complete with the unspoiled reactions!"

"How? Why, right out of this screen!" Catherine grinned, gesturing to the screen behind them. "It will contain this!"

"So basically, we are merely here ta tell ya that." Wally said before smirking. "But don't think fer a second that we are merely here ta say 'Hey, this is THAT thing'."

"Damn straight! I did not come here to showcase a more-or-less rerun of a recap." Catherine scoffed.

Wally chuckled nervously. "Fortunately, Drake thought the same way ta a certain extent, so he gave us permission ta do a new segment!"

"But it won't come at the END of the section so we are getting ahead of ourselves!" Catherine added. "So yeah, we should be completely quiet and let this go without pause. However, we may have the occasional pause if there is something that we know that past us don't that we didn't feel worth talking about."

"If you hear THIS." Wally said, holding up a finger.

CLICK!

"That means we paused the recap ta talk about something." Wally explained. "And of course, we will play the same sound when we want ta go back ta it."

"Seems simple enough?" Catherine asked before smirking. "Good, in that case, let's not waste any more time. Wally, care ta do the honours."

"It will be my pleasure." The boxer said, returning the smirk.

He then raised a remote and clicked on it.

CLICK!

The screen turned to Drake and Ashley grinning at the camera.

"Yo! We're back!" Drake grinned.

"Sorry for being absent last section, but we were doing some preparations for the third Battle of the Luminaries." Ashley said. "And before you ask, yes, it is coming along nicely."

"Still, we are here for the long haul and would like to thank Wally and Catherine for covering for us!" Drake grinned. "Along with Stinky and Allison!"

"No worries!" Wally reassured from off-screen. "With the decreasing amount of nodes and subnodes to research, we could take any bit of screentime we could take!"

"And as usual despite having a lack of Big Guys outside of a Big Guy Blocker round, this has still been a big round!" Ashley smiled. It then faltered. "And I mean that in a good way in some parts and in a… less-than-good in others."

"But we WILL break it down individually!" Drake reassured. "So let's start with one of the two people who barely managed to get an elimination!"

WALUIGI

NODE: SUPER MARIO BROS.

ENTERED IN: Section 17; Number 362

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 3

"And barely managing to pull a hat trick is Waluigi!" Ashley smiled. "Still, he did quite well for himself!"

"Even though his third elimination is against Masaya from Tokyo Mew Mew, who is too bland to match up with Waluigi's zaniness." Drake muttered before shrugging. "But eh. We did get to see Waluigi's special from the Mario Strikers series."

Ashley blinked twice. "I am confused as to how being a bland character translates into being a bad fighter."

"...Dude, I know that we hyped up the character's fighting capabilities, but let's face it. At the end of the name, it is a VOTEFIC." Drake said, shaking his head. "I can't even pretend that Masaya has any other flaw other than being bland."

Ashley rolled his eyes.

"Also, thank Dracula that this is Waluigi's final section!" Drake spat.

Ashley jumped at this. "W-What!? But I thought that you got over him doing that Landis fake-out!"

"Oh, I am. However, I think you probably heard, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is getting a Booster Course Pass and adding a whopping FORTY-EIGHT courses." Drake added. "Needless to say, people are dusting off their cartridges of the game and playing it again."

Ashley blinked twice. "So?"

"So? Dude, did you play at least ONE race online in Global?" Drake asked in disbelief. "It turned from Mario Kart to Waluigi Kart!"

"More like Waluigi Wild Wiggler ATV 8 Roller Wheel Deluxe!" Wally scoffed from off-screen.

Drake gestured off-screen. "See!? Wally gets me!"

"Ah, come on! There are literally so many characters, karts and wheels!" Ashley scolded. "The majority can't be RIDING that exact combo!"

Drake paused. "...We are moving on to the next fighter. If I start laughing, I won't stop until an hour later."

Ashley rolled his eyes. "Sorry for changing the subject."

CARMELITA FOX

NODE: SLY COOPER

ENTERED IN: Section 18; Number 365

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

"And starting off from the start, Carmelita unfortunately ended poorly." Ashley frowned.

"Yeah, she ended up being thrown into Raiden from Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale and knocking him out of the ring." Drake lamented. "What is worse is that she lost her shock pistol for a period time which made it easier for her opponent to defeat her."

"Basically, it is part of the 'Unleash the Despair' theme. Whenever a negative effect on the wheel shows up, EVERYONE is affected and around that time, everyone who had weapons lost them." Ashley said.

"So yeah… Started off strong, but went kaput." Drake winced. "Ah well. She should have more time to atone for her actions at the Battle of the Luminaries."

"Indeed…" Ashley said before brightening up. "But let's talk about the people who DID survive the section!"

KAT & DUSTY

NODE: PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE/GRAVITY RUSH

ENTERED IN: Section 18; Number 367

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

"And barely making it is Kat and her kitty buddy, Dusty!" Drake grinned.

"She continued to prove that just because she is from a niche video game, that doesn't mean she is a pushover!" Ashley added. "Using her power over gravity, she overpowered Berry from Tokyo Mew Mew!"

"She could also summon items to act as projectiles!" Drake added. "Make no mistake, Berry didn't make it easy for them with her light magic, but still, Kat rose up to the top!"

"She is going slowly. But considering how the rest of her node is doing, that is nothing to be afraid of!" Ashley added.

TURBO MAN

NODE: MEGAMAN

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 392

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

"Bla bla bla. Obligatory fighter skip." Drake said before brightening up. "But hey, it's been a bit of a while since a Robot Master got an elimination."

"Yes, but I don't think in this case, it is something to brag about." Ashley frowned.

"To be fair, it is not like Aladdin isn't to blame." Drake said, chuckling nervously. "Oh, right. Turbo Man was fighting Aladdin from Kingdom Hearts."

"However, he didn't have his scimitar, apples or Carpet due to fighting him during the 'No-Weapons' time period." Ashley added. "However, just like in his movies and cartoons, he doesn't need a weapon to face stronger opponents."

"Indeed, he proved to be able to outmanoeuvre a lot of Turbo Man's attacks and keep it mind, the latter could transform into a CAR!" Drake added. "However, even he knows that he can't face a robotic race car by himself so he ran over to the chest that has all of the weapons and did his lockpicking skills on it, opening the lock, not only freeing HIS weapons, but everyone else's as well."

"And what does he get for his actions? Rammed into by Turbo Man." Ashley frowned.

"...To be fair, it is not like Turbo Man owes him anything. He is literally his own weapon." Drake added. "And it is not like Aladdin at one point called for a timeout and just ran away. If I was Turbo Man, I would be more pissed off at being ignored."

"Alright, alright, not exactly the best showing for both parties thus far, but what's done is done." Ashley said.

BUBBLES

NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION/THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

ENTERED IN: Section 15; Number 306

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 8

"STILL in the ring after all of this time is the girl literally made out of sugar, Bubbles!" Drake grinned.

"I thought for sure that even though she is a Powerpuff Girl all of that fatigue will weigh her down." Ashley mused. "And apparently her nodal companion thought so too, and thought that she was an easy elimination."

"Not to say that Bubbles had an easy time, seeing whose name is currently showing, that was a big mistake on Father's part." Drake added. "The two fought hard, but once again, Bubbles was on top, getting her eighth elimination!"

BOINGO

NODE: HOODWINKED!

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 383

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

Drake's eyes lit up. "Well, Boingo's appearance may have been met with mixed reactions, but it is clear that Xero knew what he was doing when he invited him!"

"Yes, not only was he the one who gave Carmelita her clumsy elimination of Raiden, but showed how powerful his ears really are!" Ashley noted. "Keep in mind, Carmelita's first elimination was of AKUMA! Though losing her shock pistol didn't help."

"Yeah, that is her main source of damage and while she still has a powerful kick, not unlike Tawna Bandicoot from Crash Bandicoot 4, it could only do so much against Boingo." Drake frowned.

PARAPPA THE RAPPER

NODE: PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE/PARAPPA THE RAPPER

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 388

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

"What did Wally and the others tell ya?" Drake smirked. "You gotta believe!"

"Indeed and believed PaRappa did!" Ashley added. "For context, he was up against Sora from Kingdom Hearts after their respective first opponents were kidnapped and eliminated respectively."

"Said eliminated opponent of Sora was Raiden and as for PaRappa's first one… We will get to that later." Drake nodded. "But yeah, the two boys had demonstrated their skills against each other!"

"However, Sora decided to finish the battle with style by smashing the floating Smash Ball." Ashley explained before pausing. "Umm… Another one of Monokuma's 'punishments' which is to have a real AND fake Smash Ball floating around. Kind of a tame punishment, but then again, this revamped 'Unleash the Despair' system is more-or-less a last minute thing."

"So Sora used his Final Smash on PaRappa and sealed him inside of the door. Now it seems like PaRappa should be donezo so, but here is something that no matter what I tried before!" Drake grinned. "COUNTER A FINAL SMASH WITH YOUR OWN FINAL SMASH!"

"Indeed, while inside of the closing doors, PaRappa broke his own Smash Ball not only making him immune to the damage of Sora's Final Smash, but eliminating Sora with his own!" Ashley grinned. It then faltered. "It also temporarily turned everyone into rappers."

"Hey, it wouldn't be PaRappa if people didn't chant with him!" Drake smirked.

SHEILA THE KANGAROO

NODE: SPYRO THE DRAGON

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 394

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

YOSHI

NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/YOSHI'S ISLAND

ENTERED IN: Section 18; Number 363

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

"Finally, we get to our first pair of fighters!" Drake grinned. "Basically, these two were fighting each other and both were showing off their stuff!"

"Then, Yoshi did his Egg Roll and ended up crashing into the fight between Kage from Street Fighter V and Beast from Kingdom Hearts. Particularly the former." Ashley said before wincing. "And say what you want about Kage, but he definitely shows that he is the living embodiment of the dark side of Ryu."

"Indeed. He started to strangle poor Yoshi and was about to eliminate him." Drake frowned before narrowing his eyes. "But Big Sis Sheila is having NONE of that! She hopped over to Kage and literally booted him from the ring!"

"Also… Yoshi took the time to eliminate Beast for some reason." Ashley added with a blank face.

Drake chuckled nervously. "You gotta take what you can get."

BEN TENNYSON

NODE: CARTOON NETWORK: PUNCH-TIME EXPLOSION

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 389

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

MULAN

NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/MULAN

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 382

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

"While not from the strangest pair-up we had thus far, it is still out there." Ashley noted. "Then again, they were more or less forced to work together."

"Yeah, Ben and Mulan were facing off against Beastboy and Terra from DC Comics respectively." Drake explained. "But then the latter two went 'Hey, we are a couple, aren't we? Why not be a Battle Couple'?"

"Needless to say, Ben and Mulan had no choice, but to double-team with each other with Ben and Beastboy in their Heatblast and Neverending Story Wish Dragon forms respectively!" Ashley added.

"Watching Mulan and Terra fighting on top of Beast Boy! It was a great match to watch!" Drake grinned. "But in the end, Ben sent one final blow, sending Beastboy into the elimination portal with Mulan and Terra falling in. The latter was going to use her geomancy to save herself, but while still in mid-air, Mulan made sure that she wasn't coming back!"

"And unlike her nodal companion, Aladdin, she got rewarded for her actions by Ben saving her from getting eliminated!" Ashley smiled. "Pretty impressive for two fighters who never even met each other until right now."

ISABELLE

NODE: SUPER SMASH BROS/ANIMAL CROSSING

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 387

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 1

"Heh, anyone surprised that Isabelle has started off with the third spot of this section!" Drake smirked. "Popularity power, people!"

"Though don't think that means that Isabelle can't fight!" Ashley warned. "After being kidnapped by Waluigi from Super Smash Bros and taking her away from PaRappa…"

"...Think he did it in his twisted way to get revenge on Isabelle for becoming a playable character after being an Assist Trophy first?" Drake asked.

"Knowing how petty Waluigi is, it would be the case." Ashley said, rolling his eyes. "But Isabelle isn't going down without a fight! Waluigi may be a tricky fighter, but so is she!"

"Also, remember what Ashley said about a real Smash Ball? Well, there is also a fake one!" Drake said before grinning. "And Isabelle used it on Waluigi, sending him flying out of the ring!"

"Heh. Waluigi's first elimination is a cute yet deceptively powerful animal girl with a fake Smash Ball and here he is, getting eliminated by another fake one by ANOTHER cute yet deceptively strong animal girl!" Ashley smirked.

MISS PIGGY

NODE: THE MUPPETS

ENTERED IN: Section 18; Number 370

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

MICKEY MOUSE

NODE: KINGDOM HEARTS/CLASSIC DISNEY SHORTS

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 395

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

BUGS BUNNY

NODE: LOONEY TUNES

ENTERED IN: Section 19; Number 390

OVERALL ELIMINATIONS: 2

"Okay, show of hands, is anyone surprised that the top two will be by Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny?" Drake challenged. "Oh wait. You can't!"

"And don't forget about Miss Piggy. Fifth place is nothing to scoff at, especially since she is the highest ranking person that came from a previous section." Ashley added. He then paused. "Even though her elimination is a clumsy one."

"To be fair, it is not exactly out-of-nowhere. Superman from DC Comics has asked Earthworm Jim to throw him into the fight between Miss Piggy and Mickey." Drake explained. He then frowned. "It is too bad that the fight ended like that. It was actually pretty good with Mickey literally treating Miss Piggy like a stage magician's prop."

"And Miss Piggy isn't that happy either as Earthworm Jim threw Superman into her, sending him out of the ring." Ashley said, shaking his head. "She more or less got her revenge by throwing Mickey at Earthworm Jim, getting the latter eliminated."

"'If I have to be seen as 'clumsy', I will make sure that I am not the only one!'" Drake said, imitating Miss Piggy's voice. "Yeah, that sounds like Miss Piggy, alright."

"Well, at least the elimination isn't out-of-character for her…" Ashley muttered. "Bugs, on the other hand, think Mickey deserved a proper elimination so…"

"So they did arguably the best Limit Break thus far!" Drake grinned. "With Bugs Bunny in his Maestro costume from 'Long-Haired Hare' and Mickey Mouse in his Fantasia outfit, they literally conducted an orchestra of classic songs!"

"Unfortunately, their victims were Roll from Megaman and Big Band from Skullgirls." Ashley frowned.

"Hey, I was hoping for both of them so I am sad that they were the ones that took the fall." Drake lamented. He then brightened up. "But hey, at least they lost to a powerful attack."

"True… As for Bugs' second elimination… Hoo boy. He accidentally attacked Donald for his appearance and now spent his time trying to get revenge." Ashley said before slapping his forehead. "...Honestly, going against Bugs Bunny! What did he think was going to happen!?"

"In Donald's defence, I actually think he would last a while. Especially compared to the jerks Bugs usually face." Drake frowned. "No, what he did wrong was that he tried to go after Bugs who literally just entered with so much fatigue on the duck's shoulder."

"True… And to be fair, it IS a fitting end for him to go out on." Ashley sighed. "Even after that, eight eliminations are nothing to sneeze at."

"Indeed, it isn't." Drake nodded. "Well, that is everyone. We say goodbye to Donald, Earthworm Jim, Sora, Beast Boy, Beast, Waluigi, Carmelita, Terra, Aladdin, Roll and Superman."

"And welcome Mulan, Boingo, Isabelle, PaRappa, Ben, Bugs, Turbo Man, Sheila and Mickey." Ashley said before pausing. "Huh. They aren't surviving fighters this time around."

"Not surprising seeing that this is arguably another All-Star cast." Drake mused. "So yeah, let's go 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)/Donald Duck - 8 (Eliminated)

PLAYSTATION ALL-STARS BATTLE ROYALE: Jak & Daxter - 4 (Eliminated)/Ratchet & Clank - 4 (Eliminated)

MEGAMAN: Gutsman - 2 (Eliminated)

DC COMICS: Starfire - 3 (Eliminated)/Beast Boy - 3 (Still in the ring)

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 - 8 (Still in the ring)

MYSTERY FIGHTERS: Luna Loud - 9 (Eliminated)

"No major changes." Ashley mused. "Though we ARE about to see a major one."

"Agreed." Drake nodded with a smirk. "Donald may have missed his window to tie with Luna Loud, but it is now open for Bubbles! Can SHE do it!?"

"We will have to wait and see." Ashley noted. He then brightened up. "But hey! Bugs Bunny has gotten the top slot!"

"No duh and he has to choose between 'You're The Boss' and 'Mystery Reserves'." Drake added before grinning. "What will he choose? Let's find out after the break! Knowing him, it will be exciting!"

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