Bio

THE SORCERESS

Pupuru is a ditzy yet sweet young girl with a constant hankering for good curry. Her favourite restaurant Smile Curry was once threatened with bankruptcy which inspired Pupuru to go on a grand quest to find the ingredients for the 'Legendary Curry'. A quest which took her to the Great Curry God himself, who Pupuru would end up defeating. Pupuru as a sorceress can cast spells though she is also capable with a sword and a variety of other melee weapons. Despite her knack for combat (or incredible amounts of luck), Pupuru is still fairly innocent and naïve to go along with that. Nevertheless, with her pet rabbit or whatever Kuu is by her side Pupuru will give things her best shot.

Intro

"Let's see...This must be the right way." Pupuru was following instructions given to her by her fortune teller friend, Etanya. Most people said Etanya was unreliable at best, but Pupuru had faith. She had told Pupuru about a treasure hidden in the Oboro Forest, just outside the town where they all lived. "Kuu..." Her pet rabbit-creature was looking for food again. "Already? We just ate breakfast. You can't be hungry this early." That was when she saw the strange symbol on the ground. It wasn't too dissimilar to the kind she would normally see that were used for healing and returning to the town, but it looked different. The triangle, the cross, the square and the circle looked like they didn't belong. "Is this it?" It was somewhat daunting to her, but far be it from her to doubt Etanya. "Kuu..." Her companion tugged at the hem of her skirt, wanting to go home for brunch. "How about I'll get you a whole curry to yourself when we get home?" Pupuru suggested. That seemed to put him at ease for now. "Here it goes!" She jumped onto the symbol and as soon as she did, it teleported her away with Kuu.

Rival Scene

"I don't think we're any closer to finding our way home, Kuu." Pupuru admitted as she and the ravenous creature walked through the crystal arena. Kuu had been complaining for a while, having not been fed since that morning. "We'll get something to eat when we're home." She replied to the latest round of complaints from her companion. Suddenly he began sniffing the air. "What is it?" She asked. "Kuu!" He ran off far faster than she could keep up with. "Hey! Slow down!" When she finally caught up to him, he was being accosted by three very small looking guards with different weapons. There was also a remarkably rotund woman behind them stuffing her face with cake. It didn't take long for Pupuru to figure out what Kuu was doing. "Sorry about that." Pupuru began as she stood behind Kuu. "He hasn't eaten in a while and I guess he could smell your cake-" The princess giggled after licking her fingers. "He should know that cake is for me and me only!" She proclaimed. "With all due respect, I doubt he cares..." Pupuru muttered under her breath. "Guards! Teach these cake thieves a lesson!" She ordered gleefully. The guards closed in on the duo. "H-hold on! There's gotta be a better solution than this." The young sorceress tried to reason, but to no avail. "Alright then." She pulled out her sword. "Have it your way."

Outro

Having fed Kuu so he would stop complaining, Pupuru returned to Etanya. "Well? Did you find the treasure in Oboro Forest?" Pupuru looked around awkwardly. "Well...it wasn't exactly in Oboro Forest." Pupuru answered. "In fact, I'm not sure where it was. Besides, I didn't know I was going to have to fight all those strange people." Etanya was prepared with her explanations. "Treasure worth having is often sought out by many people." Pupuru's friend Lilica had accompanied her to Etanya's fortune telling shop, having become worried after Pupuru's sudden disappearance. "I keep telling you Pupuru. you can't take everything she says as literally true." Etanya stuck up her nose. "I only read what the spirits say. If the spirits are wrong then that is not my business." She explained. "Yeah, like that makes it all better." Lilica muttered. "Oh well, I did get the treasure anyway." Pupuru smiled, something which caught Lilica totally off guard. "You did?" She asked rather disbelievingly. "Yup!" She nodded as she and Kuu began to glow blue. "I'm not sure what it is, but it definitely feels like a great treasure!"

Fight Intros

Yes! Ready!- Pupuru is shown dozing off. She awakes with a start upon realizing where she is.

Next Floor- Pupuru ascends a staircase that comes from below the stage. Upon arriving on the stage she readies her staff while looking around for foes.

Prepared For Ambush- Pupuru is shown making a curry before a noise makes her jump. She takes out the ladle and holds it like a weapon, looking left and right.

Showtime!- Pupuru enters from the left and walks to center stage before assuming a variety of allegedly menacing poses with her sword, unable to settle on just one.

Victory

Test Passed- Pupuru smiles and says "I made it, oh yeah!"

Teamwork- Pupuru grabs Kuu and pulls him into a tight hug.

Dungeon Cleared- Pupuru spins around and flies upwards, similar to what happens when she clears a dungeon.

Curry Reward- Pupuru and Kuu are shown enjoying a curry together.

Defeat

If using 'Test Passed'- Pupuru sulks and folds her arms while Kuu looks angrily in the other direction.

If using 'Teamwork'- Pupuru opens a chest only for it to blow up in her face.

If using 'Dungeon Cleared'- Pupuru stands there with swirls in her eyes as her head spins, like she's cartoonishly concussed.

If using 'Curry Reward'- Pupuru sits while looking sad as Kuu's stomach growls.

Themes

Battle Themes

Battle Flavourt

Let's Adventure

Mysterious Curry Tower

Pay Attention

Theme of the Three Heroes

Level 3 Theme

Brave Power

Victory Themes

Bizarre Cardamom

Tsunagu Mirai

La La La Citta

Quotes

Note: Pupuru speaks exclusively in Japanese.

Upon Selection

"How did I get dragged into this mess?"

"I'll get this all done in a jiffy!"

"I'm full of pep and raring to go!"

Picking Up An Item

"What a score!"

"I really don't want to carry this around..."

"What's this?"

"Yes, please!"

"When things get real, rely on luck!"

Getting a KO

"Yay me!"

"Easy peasy!"

"I made it! Oh yeah!"

"How exciting!"

"Better luck next time!"

"Don't make this worse than it is!"

Respawning After KO

"I'll beat the turmeric out of you!"

"Trouble always finds me..."

"Wh...what do I do now?"

"There's no way I'm gonna lose to you guys."

"Be afraid. Be VERY afraid!"

"We didn't come here to play around!"

Using Moves

"I have no choice but to pull this off." -Using Level 1.

"Desperate times call for desperate measures! Yah!" -Using Level 2.

"This is heaps better than doing nothing, right?" -Using Level 3.

Taunts

Greasy Smear- Pupuru points at an opponent while smiling. She says "I'm going to pound you into a greasy smear!"

Time For A Break- Pupuru sits down and eats some curry with Kuu. The rabbit creature quickly devours it all, saddening Pupuru and forcing her to focus on the fight.

Nap Time- Pupuru and Kuu fall asleep on the battlefield. They have to be woken up suddenly by taunting again.

Costumes

Vivid Sorcery (Default)

Student Blazer

Kuushii Get-Up

Gigadis Copy

Rocket Animation

Pupuru is chained at her wrists, she looks at each of them while trying to break out but she can't do much. Kuu is almost entirely concealed by the chains with only his ears visible. He's clearly furious though.

Moveset

Square- Pupuru stabs opponents with a fork.

Square (Air)- Same as ground version.

Square Side- Pupuru slashes opponents with a sword in a three hit combo.

Square Side (Air)- Pupuru uses 'Smash Hit' to deliver a strong blow with her sword.

Square Up- Pupuru tosses boiling water from a pot at opponents.

Square Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Square Down- Pupuru bashes opponents over the head with a frying pan.

Square Down (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle- Pupuru fires a blast of magic from her staff.

Triangle (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Side- Pupuru uses Air Sonic to strike foes from afar with her sword despite seemingly not moving from her spot.

Triangle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Up- Pupuru uses fire magic to spawn a flame in front of her.

Triangle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Triangle Down- Pupuru uses ice magic to get icicles to jut up from the ground in front of her.

Triangle Down (Air)- Pupuru fires icicles at a downward angle.

Circle- Pupuru begins eating a curry, helping her gain AP.

Circle (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Side- Pupuru uses the Warp Scroll to teleport forwards.

Circle Side (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Up- Pupuru drinks holy water, which prevents the effects of any move or item that causes AP loss temporarily.

Circle Up (Air)- Same as ground version.

Circle Down- Pupuru reads the 'Kaboom Scroll' which generates an explosion in front of her.

Circle Down (Air)- Pupuru tosses an explosive down to Kuu beneath her who eats it. This causes a fiery explosion.

Grab Side- Kuu latches onto opponents and bites them.

Grab Up- Pupuru uses her 'Life-Take' skill to steal AP from opponents.

Grab Down- Pupuru throws an empty pot over the head of an opponent, then whacks it with her frying pan, dazing the opponent.

Level 1

Fire Proficiency Lvl. 5- Pupuru fires a giant fireball at opponents, albeit with limited range.

Level 2

Ice Proficiency Lvl. 5- Pupuru uses ice magic to fire icicles across the stages, KOing whoever they touch.

Level 3

Doom Scroll- Pupuru reads the Doom Scroll, KOing every enemy.

Author's Note

Despite being an obscure game I have fond memories of Sorcery Saga. Those of you who have been around since the better days of PSAS fics will remember her becoming fairly prominent. While it seems very unlikely that Sorcery Saga will receive a sequel or any form of attention now, Pupuru earns a spot in this roster for completely arbitrary reasons.