(The Arena)
Everyone continued to look at Christopher Robin as Mewtwo smirked.
"As everyone could figure, I decided to go with this idea after I eliminated Shadow." Mewtwo noted. "As powerful as Christopher Robin is, at the end of the day, he is still a zoner. And what is a counter-zoner's tool? A projectile-deflector."
"Ha! Indeed!" Zim smirked before looking at Christopher Robin. "It seems that Mewtwo has severely crippled most, if not, ALL of your moveset."
Lincoln turned towards Zim. "But Zim, aren't YOU a zoner in not only All-Star Brawl, but SMITE?"
Zim's smirk vanished at this.
"Hey, aren't most of YOUR strongest attacks projectiles as well?" Banjo asked. "You DO realise that you also put YOURSELF at a disadvantage?"
"Do not worry. Thanks to Pokken, I am no stranger to close-range combat." Mewtwo shrugged.
"Yeah, let's ban projectiles!" Jacky smirked, punching his fist into his palm. "Let's go Mano-to-Mano!"
The rest of the fighters agreed. Except for Christopher Robin who paused. The Millennium Star then nodded his head before spinning around while emitting a light. When the light cleared, the arena was back to normal. The only changes were that all of the fighters were now wearing Franklin Badges from the Mother series.
"Let's do an experiment." Dedede mused.
With that, he got out a Gordo and hit it at Zim. The spikey ball then bounced off of him before it fell back to Dedede before bouncing off of him and into Yoshi. The Gordo bounced around the arena and off of the various fighters before bouncing out at the ring (and into the Weekenders where Frances, being the pointy things-liker she is, was immediately attracted to it.)
"Yeah, it works." Dedede smirked.
"Well, in that case…" Zim said.
With that, he got out his spider legs and started to make his way towards Christopher Robin.
"CREAM THE RABBIT!" (StH)
"Aka the easy mode of Sonic the Hedgehog due to how her super-powerful Chao and flying breaks the game. And that is not even her status as a White Mage in Sonic Chronicles." Nine said. "And yet she is not allowed to drive in Team Sonic Racing."
The yellow-furred rabbit, along with her Chao friend, Cheese, frowned before looking up at the Announcer's Booth.
"...I can't tell if she is roasting me or Sonic Team." Cream said.
Cheese just shrugged. Despite this, they both cheered to the crowd with Cream skipping down the ramp with Cheese flying after her. Flapping his ears like wings, she flew into the ring near the fight between Banjo & Kazooie and Byte & Bark.
"ANOTHER duo fighter!?" Kazooie asked in disbelief. "We literally just finished dealing with the last one!"
Byte tilted his head to the side. "DOES THEY COUNT AS A DITTO FIGHTER? THEY CLEARLY SAID CREAM THE RABBIT, NOT CREAM THE RABBIT & CHEESE THE CHAO!"
"Excuse me, but Cheese is just as much a partner as Mr. Bark and Miss Kazooie." Cream frowned.
Kazooie's eyes bugged out. "Why did you namedrop ME!?"
Cream blinked twice. "Um, because you are the second part of the duo?"
"Yeah, but I am NOT a pet!" Kazooie roared.
"MIGHT AS WELL BE. YOU NEVER LEAVE YOUR PARTNER'S BACKPACK." Byte retorted.
"Hey, yeah!" Banjo said, looking surprisingly cross. "How come you always call ME lazy, when I literally carry you away everywhere!?"
"Um, I know I shouldn't tell you how to live your life, but you shouldn't really do that? It is quite unhealthy." Cream nodded.
Cheese and Bark both agreed, speaking through their respective languages.
"S-Shut up!" Kazooie roared. "The lot of you!"
"DR N. GIN!" (CB)
"A part of me wants to roast how he is a pain glutton in his Nolan North era, but in all fairness, said era was the most memorable thing about him outside of being Cortex's toady." Nine shrugged.
The mad scientist with a rocket permanently-lodged into his head, let out a maniacal laugh while piloting his robot from Crash on the Run.
"Oh boy! There are so many ways that I could get hurt!" N. Gin said with his face falling. "It is a shame that I won't be hit by any stray projectiles. But hey, I could focus more on getting hit from close-range!"
With that, he sent his mecha down the ramp before stepping into the ring. He then looked around for a potential opponent.
Suddenly, he heard a familiar song played through the speakers, making him blink twice.
"Um, why is the theme to Crash Team Racing playing?" N. Gin asked.
"ISABELLE!" (SSB)
"Ah yes. The waifu for Animal Crossing. Managing to take the spots in not only Super Smash Bros, but also Mario Kart 8 instead of Tom Nook or Resetti." Nine said. "Personally, she is pretty overrated if you ask me."
Drake glared at Nine. "No. One. Did."
"Guys, don't steal Palutena's Guidance." Ashley muttered. "We don't want to be sued by Viridi again."
The yellow-furred Shih-Tzu secretary came out to an enormous cheer. She smiled before waving to the warm reception while Crash Team Racing's Main Theme of all songs played through the speakers.
"Thank you for all of your support!" Isabelle said, cheerfully. "I hope that I will do as much as the Isabelles from the Okron Tournament and the Tournament of Kikai!"
With that, she skipped down the ramp and stepped into the ring. Once in, made his way over to her.
"Um, is one of OUR node's songs playing for YOU?" N. Gin asked.
"Oh, I think the Isabelle from the Tournament of Kikai already said this, but you know that there is more than one Isabelle?" Isabelle asked, earning a nod from N. Gin. "Well, the island that I am living on is Hono-Hono island."
"Um, that doesn't answer my question." N. Gin said.
"Well, our town theme is actually the theme from Crash Team Racing." Isabelle explained.
N. Gin blinked twice. "Wait, you could do that?"
"Indeed. You can be surprised by the varied town themes players come up with!" Isabelle nodded.
"Huh…" N. Gin said in awe. He then realised something. "Hey, does this mean you are friends with the Doom Slayer or…"
"Actually, yes. He is the one person outside of Animal Crossing that is acquainted with all Isabelles." Isabelle brightened up.
"Perfect! That means you should know some of his techniques!" N. Gin grinned.
Isabelle's smile vanished. "Um, maybe?"
"Which means I will either show that not even a student of the Doom Slayer could match up to my mecha or I will be ripped and torn apart!". N. Gin said, gleefully. "There is no downside!"
Isabelle blinked twice. "Um, are you okay? Do you need me to call the union on Dr. Cortex?"
"KRIZALID!" (KoFAS)
Kula's eyes widened before looking up.
"...So according to his official bio, Krizalid is apparently Irish? Um, what part of this guy screams Irish for you?" Nine asked, genuinely looking confused. "Then again, Nina & Anna Willams from Tekken are apparently Irish too so I guess it is just a fighting game thing."
Coming out to a mixed reaction, the dark-skinned white-haired man wearing his winter coat while eyeing the arena. Then, the coat caught on fire, revealing his battle suit. He then made his way down the ramp.
"As long as I am here, I could try to get as much stardust as possible." Krizalid mused. "Especially since I won't be able to help investigate what the hell is going on with Joe and by extension, Dingodile."
With that, he stepped in the ring. Needless to say, Kula immediately stomped over to him.
"Where. Is. Your. Hideout?" Kula asked, crossing her arms.
"...Do you really think that I will tell you that easily?" Krizalid asked in disbelief.
"Shut up! You have Uncle and Ralf captured and are ready to kill them just like Joe did with Terry!" Kula roared.
Krizalid winced. "H-Hey, be quiet! Are you trying to alert the entire multiverse!?"
"I don't know if I do! I am not going to give up until you tell me where they are!?" Kula snapped. "Even if I have to beat you out of it! Should be easy seeing that I am the anti-K' and you are just a clone of him!"
Krizalid's eyebrow twitched. "Kid, you just made a big mistake."
"BIRDIE!" (SFAS)
"...I am still in awe that he has gone from a white muscular man to a dark-skinned heavyset man." Nine muttered. "Though it seems that his stupidity has been consistent the entire time. Seriously, who enters a fighting tournament with an illness that is so bad, it WHITEWASHES you!?"
The heavyset British man juggled three doughnuts before throwing all three of them into his mouth and chewing crudely. He then made his way down while carrying his chains on his wrists before stepping in.
Before he could do anything, he sniffed something. Looking to the side, he saw Dedede standing to the side.
"Huh? Why do you smell like a pumpkin, mate?" Birdie asked, getting Dedede's attention.
"Oh, I do?" The penguin asked before rolling his eyes. "Ugh, it is after I got splattered by that stupid Digimon's pumpkin mecha so now the stench is all over me."
"Really?" Birdie asked in awe.
"Yeah. I…" Dedede started.
Suddenly, Birdie walked over to Dedede and licked him on the face, much to everyone's disgust and Dedede's horror.
"Oh, wow! You DO have pumpkin all over you!" Birdie said. "Not only in smell, but also in taste! Can I have some more?"
A second later, Birdie flew backfirst into the nearest corner post.
"EDGE!" (RS)
Nine blinked twice before rolling her eyes."...Okay, who had Ryuji Yamazaki and Benimaru Nikaido do a Fusion Dance?"
"Oi, fuck you too, bitch!" The purple-clad blond delinquent roared, flipping Nine off.
Giving a scoff, he stomped down the ramp with his hands inside of his pocket while muttering curses under his breath. He then stepped into the ring before stomping over to the first fighter in his line of sight which was Jacky.
"Yo, pretty-boy! Fight me!" Edge roared.
Jacky narrowed his eyes. "What's YOUR beef?"
"What else? That bitch insulted me just now!" Edge snapped.
Jacky blinked twice. "Um, dude, she was doing so ever since Section Ten. She isn't as cruel as she was to everyone else."
"Don't be a wiseass!" Edge roared, getting out a knife from his pocket.
He then slashed at Jacky, making the racer yelp before jumping back. He then narrowed his eyes.
"Someone needs to give you an attitude adjustment." Jacky said, darkly.
"KY KISKE!" (GG)
"Jin, what are you doing back here? I know that you would be a sore loser, but do you actually think we will let you enter the arena again?" Nine asked.
(Under the sacred briars)
(Never stop, just go)
(I don't know care how many more scars I get)
(Bearing the pale fire)
(I'm going as far as I can)
The blond electromancer king blinked twice as he looked up at the Announcer's Booth, almost completely ignoring the loud cheers from the fangirls.
"...Would it do any good to point out that I came out first?" Ky asked.
He then let out a deep sigh while readying his sword and making his way down the ramp.
(I hope my path will be)
(A guide of light for someone to follow)
Once in, Mewtwo teleported close to him.
"Pardon me, but I wish to fight you." Mewtwo said.
Ky raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Due to everyone's Franklin Badges, at least half of your moves are ineffective."
"Again, I have to remind everyone that I was in Pokken." Mewtwo said. "Furthermore, I fought an Aegislash before."
"Oh, right. I nearly forgot that there is a sword Pokemon." Ky realised.
"In hindsight, I am surprised it took us this long to have such a concept." Mewtwo admitted.
(Elimination Seating)
Bowser felt the Elimination Seating to go to the Recovery Room. However, he stopped when he saw Peach carrying Perry walking towards him.
"Hey, princess!" Bowser grinned. "Look who is looking like a queen!"
Peach giggled at this. "Thank you, Bowser!"
"No, really. It is quite impressive to get seven eliminations by itself!" The Koopa added. "But in such a low-scoring tournament."
"Oh, right, about that." Peach mused. "I wonder how come that is the case? Sure, they haven't been a lot of power hitters early on, but you would think that Static Shock and Puss in Boots would last longer."
"Maybe it is because there are so many nodes so it is easier to get overwhelmed." Perry suggested. "That is probably why Bowser got eliminated by that magical sniper despite the subpar streak the Tales of node was having thus far."
Bowser winced before glaring at Perry. "Was that necessary!?"
"Well, in that case, the low-scoring thing seems to be nothing more than a slow start." Peach shrugged. "Seeing as Zim and the Pyro have taken the MVPs for his node and Mystery Fighters respectively."
"Yeah, and around this time, we should definitely see a lot of the heavy hitters from our node." Bowser nodded. "In any case, I have to go. You know as well as I do I can't leave Lemmy by himself for too long."
"Alright, we will see both of you in the Elimination Seating later?" Peach asked.
Bowser gave Peach & Perry a double finger-gun before walking off, leaving the princess to enter the Elimination Seating.
Then, Bowser noticed a sparkle from the corner of his eye. Raising an eyebrow, he looked down to see a familiar object on the ground.
"Hm? Is that a Star Piece?" Bowser asked, crouching down and picking it up. "Okay, it is definitely a Star Piece. But I don't remember them shining THIS much."
He then shrugged his shoulders.
"Eh. As long as it belongs to the Koopa King." Bowser said.
With that, he put it in his shell before walking towards the Recovery Room.
(Dome; Junko's Hideout)
The large hero group stood outside the door to Junko's Hideout when she was stationed at the Tournament of Kikai.
"Well, we are here. You all better be ready because it is far too late to back down." Geese scolded.
"I think you should ask yourself that." Samus said.
"Yeah, surely you don't want to potentially fight Billy." Veemon nodded.
"No, I don't." Geese said before taking a deep breath. "But I have to. To save him."
"Yeah… I know I hesitated before, but I can't afford to do it twice." R. Mika said, solemnly.
"Right, Dan needs our help!" Sakura nodded before looking down at Pikachu. "So does Pichu."
The mouse nodded his head.
"I do not know what is the deal with Rena, Shizu and Todoh. But if they are really from a different timeline, we have to rescue them and return them to their respective times." Guy nodded.
"THEN WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR! FOLLOW ME! TO VICTORY!"
With that, he kicked in the door, showing the startled villains inside.
"W-What the!?" Oume gasped.
"OUME GOKETSUJI! THE GIG IS UP! WE WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR KIDNAPPING AND BRAINWASHING OUR LOVED ONES AND PURPOSEFULLY ANGERING US CHAMPIONS!" Haohmaru roared, pointing his katana at them.
"But… But how did you find out we were here?" Cortex exclaimed.
"Easy. I shot a tracking pin on Rilla Roo while he was unconscious, not only tracking his movements but overhearing your plans." Hopper said, proudly.
"Tch. I want to be mad at Rilla Roo for allowing himself to get trailed, but I am more mad at the imbecile who was supposed to be watching him." Infinite scoffed.
Rilla Roo's eyebrow twitches violently at this. However, those two were the only ones who had strong reactions to the revelation as everyone looked at each other.
"S-So now what?" K. Rool asked.
"What else? To say that this took us off-guard is an understatement, but as long as our hero group is here, we have to fight!" Oume nodded. "If anything, I think we should go all of the way if you know what I mean"
She then smirked before looking at Gargos.
"Right, Gargos?" Oume asked.
The demi-god returned the smirk. "Right!"
With that, he spread his arms and opened up a portal.
"Todoh, come on!" Oume shouted.
The dark-skinned man nodded his head before he, Oume and Rugal ran into the portal.
"No!" Yuri gasped before running over.
Suddenly, Kurow ran into her path with a smirk.
"Oh, don't worry. Don't think about it 'getting away from you' but rather going to a different part of your little group." Kurow offered.
Magilou narrowed her eyes. "Of course. Why should Kasumi join in on this fun?"
"WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH BY ANGERING US CHAMPIONS!?" Haohmaru roared. "EVEN GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY TO KIDNAP OUR LOVED ONES FROM ALTERNATE NODES!?"
"Even if we tell you, which we fucking won't, do you think it will work?" Terumi sneered.
"No, it wouldn't." Geese said, narrowing his eyes.
"Now what are we waiting for?" Cortex asked, clapping his hands together. "Let's get to the main event!"
The champions didn't even need to be told twice as they ran towards their respective loved ones with some allies joining them. Needless to say, several people ran in front of them.
"Saikyo is the Ultimate Style!" Dan shouted, pumping his arm.
Sakura's face fell. "I was told long before, but still this is harsh to witness closed up… Dan…"
"Oh, really. Then, you must have heard about how well he did against that witch and yakuza." Kurow smirked, putting his elbow on Dan's shoulder.
Rugal clapped his hands. "I was told that your brainwashing was stronger than Bison's, but to turn Dan Hibiki into a legitimate threat!"
R. Mika gritted her teeth. "I am going to beat the crap out of you for brainwashing Dan!"
Kurow sneered with a raised eyebrow. "Ohh… Didn't you stay still like a timid little girl when you first saw Dan?"
R. Mika winced before looking away to the side as Sakura, Hinako and Magilou looked at her in concern. However, R. Mika glared back at Kurow determined.
"That was before, but I won't run now! Especially since you purposefully messed with me and now Sakura!" R. Mika roared.
"AND you attempted to kidnap Ryu, Rugal!" Sakura said, punching her fist into her palm. "You messed with not one, not two, but THREE of my friends!"
"I mainly went along out of boredom, but I refuse to not try to punish you horrible men for your unforgivable actions!" Hinako added, clenching her fists.
"That and I kinda got humiliated by Dan because of you. I want to take a bit of revenge." Magilou said, readying a paper doll.
"Lilly, Lilly, where are you!?" Billy roared.
"Billy, please, open your eyes! Lilly is safe! In fact, SHE is looking for YOU!" Geese pleaded.
Cortex sneered. "Do you really think the old 'I Know That You Are In There Fight' trope will work? If it did, he wouldn't have attacked the very person he tried to protect!"
Geese growled. "Don't talk down to me when you literally use your own gadgets to do your fighting for you!"
"Because I paid to take Billy in unharmed, I am actually going to try to stay away from him as much as possible this time around." Yamazaki said before smirking and getting out a knife. "The rest of you? Yeah, no, y'all going to be my next slashing bags!"
"Billy is the top dog for Mr. Howard for a reason!" Ripper nodded, getting out a knife. "And I can't stand to see him in such a state."
"Especially to make him attempt his greatest treasure, Lilly." Hopper nodded, readying a gun.
"Yeah, that is the one thing that we all agree on, that's why I am here." Yuri nodded, punching her palm. Her face then fell. "I hope that my nodal companions understand.
"Heh! You call that British hooligan a bodyguard! I will show you a bodyguard!" Cortex gloated before looking up at Pinstripe. "Right, Pinstripe!"
"Right, boss!" The gangster nodded before looking at Kong. "But even bodyguards need bodyguards, right, big guy or what?"
The koala grinned before giving a thumbs-up.
Pikachu's ears drooped. "Pichu…"
"I am a strong Pokemon!" The baby Pokemon roared.
Samus frowned before glaring at her nodal companions. "Ridley, K. Rool, I can't believe I am going to mutter these words, but how could you go along with a plan that incorporates items used by JUNKO!"
"Hey, we had our hesitations too, but in the end, we all decided that we don't have to align with Junko, just use your methods." Ridley suggested.
Static looked exasperated. "...Please tell me you are joking. You are using devices created to cause despair. That is on the same level of having a big neon sign that says 'Junko, please come back'."
Ridley and K. Rool winced at this. However, Malemyotismon spoke in their place.
"I could assure you that we already prepared for her trying to come in." Malemyotismon offered.
"That still doesn't change the fact that you are trying to cause despair!" Samus roared. "And you brainwashed a BABY Pokemon."
"Eh. You little guy could take it." K. Rool shrugged. "Kid literally caused a blackout. If anything, HE is the biggest threat."
"We do not care for your excuses!?" Jigglypuff roared before looking at Pikachu. "Come on. I made a promise that if any of our nodal companions was involved, we would make them pay!"
Pikachu nodded his head. "Let's make them give up their invite to Waluigi."
"Ah, Guy, your beloved." Rena said before nodding her head.
"I am not your beloved. YOUR beloved is your home node where you got taken away." The red-clad ninja said, sternly. He then closed his eyes. "Regardless, I acknowledge that doesn't mean he wouldn't be worried. Trust me… I know I will…"
"Guy…" Leonardo said with a look of sympathy on his face.
"Should have known that one of you pesky turtles would come in to ruin my fun." The Shredder scoffed. "You would think that only being two of you invited to the tournament would lessen the chances, but that is some wishful thinking!"
Leonardo glared at his arch-nemesis. "Well, sorry, not sorry. I am going to help out my fellow ninja in the name of all of my brothers! COWABUNGA!"
"Cowabunga, indeed, Leo!" Veemon said, punching his fists together. "We are going to give you 100%! Right, Impmon?"
The imp digimon blinked twice before looking at the other two joining Rena and Shizu.
"Well, I am not happy to team-up with Rilla Roo, but at least I could keep you out of trouble." Infinite said.
Rilla Roo's eyebrow twitched. "I am THIS close to going rogue out of spite…"
"Um, on second thought, I would like to trade with someone else." Impmon said before going to walk off.
However, Veemon grabbed his tail without keeping his eyes off of his opponent. "Get back here…"
Impmon sulked while slumping his arms.
"Ah, Haohmaru, my love. I had expected our duel would be held at the end of the tournament, but it seems that you managed to make it much earlier." Shizu said.
"OSHIZU… EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT MY OWE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T HOLD THE SAME FEELINGS AND PERSONALITY AS MY TRUE LOVE!" Haohmaru frowned. "WORRY NOT, FOR I, THE LEGENDARY HAOHMARU INTEND TO TREAT YOU LIKE THE ORIGINAL AND RESCUE YOU!"
"Aww… I am a little bummed that the final battle is happening so soon…" Happy Chaos lamented. "I wanted it to show up at the end."
"Oh, shut up! You don't know how much you hurt Haohmaru!" Mickey snapped, punching his fists together. "You do NOT mess with a man's girl!"
"Yeah, that is downright despicable! You wanna be an asshole, fine!" Tiny said, sternly while cracking his knuckles. "But do it to your target, eh?"
"Ehh… No, I would rather torture you and all of your loved ones." Sho sneered.
"That is assuming that you even HAVE loved ones outside of that Canadian writer!" Terumi sneered.
"...Of course I get stuck with the battle with the loudest personalities." Edna muttered. "Making a lady be the meditator."
With that, everyone started to fight. The hero side were focused on rescuing the brainwashed victims and the villains were focused on something. Although Haohmaru was focused on the former, he was concerned about something else.
"This has to be the final battle… Right…? RIGHT?"
(The Arena)
"SPRINGTRON!" (A)
Byte & Bark jerked their heads up.
"UH-OH."
"Ooh, an edgy robot version of the main character? Get me my autograph book." Nine snarked, rolling her eyes.
The robot clone of Springman glared up at the Announcer's Booth, but quickly scoffed before making his way down the ramp, coming out to a mixed reaction. When he was close enough to the ring, he used his spring arms to send them to the ground and launched himself into the air and in the ring, making the positive side of his reception grow larger.
Once in, Springtron sent out his arms towards the three-way between Banjo & Kazooie, Cream & Cheese and Byte & Bark and grabbed the former of the latter pair, startling everyone. When Byte was close enough, the Springman clone did a body blow followed by an uppercut, knocking the police man down.
As Bark made his way over to his partner, the latter sat up. "WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH BY ATTACKING YOUR OWN NODAL COMPANION?"
"IT WOULD BE SIMPLE. I WANT TO SHOW THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR SPECIES THAT I AM THE SUPERIOR ROBOT ARMS FIGHTER." Springtron said, crossing his arms.
"WOULD IT DO ANY GOOD TO POINT THAT WE ARE YOUR NODAL COMPANIONS AND WE ARE ON THE LOWER END OF NODE ELIMINATIONS?" Byte challenged, getting up.
"SO? THAT DIDN'T STOP THE BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN FIGHTERS IN THE FINAL SECTIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT OF KIKAI?" Springtron retorted. "IF IT STILL MEANS ELIMINATIONS FOR OUR NODE, THEN WHO CARES WHO THEY ARE AGAINST?"
Byte let out a monotone sigh.
"Poor Mr. Byte and Bark." Cream said, sadly.
"Should we help him?" Banjo offered.
"Probably not. Our three-way duo fight from the last section was already chaotic so losing one pair is a blessing in-disguise." Kazooie said.
"True…" Banjo frowned.
"And now, Mystery Fighter… Number… TWENTY-SIX!"
"HOMER JAY SIMPSON!" (The Simpsons)
(The Simpsons)
Coming out to the iconic Simpsons theme and an enormous cheer, the yellow-skinned heavyset man smiled at the extremely warm reception.
"USA! USA!" He grinned, pumping his arms in the air.
"USA! USA!" The crowd chanted.
Homer continued to grin before making his way down the ramp. "Well, it is about time that a tournament host invites one of us to these things. I am shocked that bunny put in an American Dad character, but not us? They wouldn't exist without us!"
Suddenly, a record scratch could be heard. Homer winced, feeling like he was about to get pranked just like everyone else who had their songs changed thus far.
Only to hear jazz. Homer blinked twice before looking up at the Sound Booth in confusion.
"Um, what is with the jazz? That is more Lisa's thing." He said, scratching his head.
He then shrugged before making his way down the ramp. Unaware that a good number of people were snickering at him. He finally snapped in.
"Alright! Which jerkass should I go after first!" Homer smirked, putting his hands on his hips.
"IORI YAGAMI!" (KoFAS)
Homer's smirk vanished as he yelped. He then looked up at the Entrance Curtain to see indeed the red-haired pyromancer standing outside with his arms crossed with an unamused look on his face. It was then a good chunk of people burst out in laughter as the jazzy theme continued to play.
Iori then looked up at the Sound Booth to see Astaroth and Aila laughing and pointing at him. He merely frowned before making his way down the ramp as the crowd continued to laugh. Once in, he stood in front of Homer who gulped nervously.
"Hey, Iori, buddy! Long time no see" Homer said, grinning nervously. "How goes the Kyo-killing?"
The pyromaniac just stared at Homer for a moment before looking up at the Elimination Seating. Homer looked up as well to see Kyo Kusanagi laughing in his seat while kicking his legs up with most of the fighters looking at him as if he was crazy.
"Oh, that's a shame…" Homer lamented. "I have a good chunk of people I wanted to kill, but never had the chance to."
"...Look. I blame that vampire and the Sound Booth for humiliating me, but seeing that I am unable to reach them right now, I have to make due with you." Iori said before summoning a purple flame in his hand. "So I am giving you three seconds to run!"
Homer didn't need to be told twice before running off with Iori giving chase.
(Announcer's Booth)
Drake smirked while crossing his arms, Ashley rolled his eyes and Nine blinked twice.
"...Okay, I'll admit it. Whatever you did trumps MY roast for Iori." Nine confessed. "But what IS the roast?"
"Wait, hold on." Drake offered before fiddling with his phone. "Just having to type in Iori and Homer's names into Google anddddddd… Yep, I knew it was one of the first results."
With that, he showed it to Nine. The witch raised an eyebrow before leading forward. After a few seconds, she had a blank face.
"Umm, why is Homer a moveset clone for Iori of all people?" Nine asked.
"Because M.U.G.E.N. is weird." Ashley muttered.
"He is not wrong!" Drake smirked.
(The Arena)
"ABEL!" (SFAS)
"Ah, the so-called main protagonist of IV. Except he is more like your standard anime protagonist having a bland personality with no memories of their past." Nine snarked. "Might as well be mute!"
The blond Frenchman looked up at the Announcer's Booth with blinking eyes. "I am a standard anime protagonist. But my clothes are not nearly as flashy as the outfits THEY were."
Giving a shrug, he made his way down the ramp with a decent cheer. Once he stepped in, he adjusted his gloves and boots before looking around for something to do.
"Maybe I should help Dedede with that…" Abel started.
Suddenly, his eyes bugged out when he saw Dedede. He then made his way over to the two. Dedede saw him coming and narrowed his eyes.
"Oh, let me guess! I want you to double-team with this disgusting freak!" Dedede scoffed, alerting Birdie to him.
"Ah, Abel! Perfect timing!" Birdie grinned.
"Yes, it seems like it." The blond man said before narrowing his eyes. "Let's make this interesting, shall we?"
Dedede raised an eyebrow. "Interesting?"
"If we win, we will get YOU!" Abel pointed out.
Dedede jumped. "Excuse me!?"
"Um, dude, what are you doing?" Birdie asked, blinking twice.
"It is a penguin! And a very large one at that!" Abel pointed out. "Who DOESN'T want one as a pet!"
Dedede's pupils shrank. "PET!?"
"Seriously, why would you want a pet?" Birdie asked in disbelief. "You have to give them your food!"
Abel narrowed his eyes. "Don't be selfish, Birdie. Sharing is caring!"
"I mean I can not afford sharing the occasional food here and there." Birdie insisted before gesturing to Dedede. "But does he LOOK like all he needs is a small food bowl!?"
By this time, Dedede's eyebrow twitched.
"Hmm, not wrong." Abel mused, rubbing his chin. "Maybe I should buy a lot of fish from the supermarket?"
A few seconds later, Birdie once again crashed into the corner post, this time with Abel also crashing into him, knocking the wind out of the former.
Abel groaned. "...Maybe he prefers fresh fish?"
"KOR METEOR!" (ToAS)
"Didn't this kid's name used to be Shing Meteoryte? What is with Namco changing some of their characters' names?" Nine asked in disbelief. "Also, how do you get Kor out of Shing?"
The brown-haired red-clad swordsman excitedly pumped his sword into the air while letting out a loud shout before waving to the crowd with his free hand. After nodding to himself, he rushed down the ramp and leapt in. Once in, he narrowed his eyes at the chase between Zim and Christopher Robin.
"Demon Fang!" Kor shouted, swinging his sword and sending a ground wave towards the chase.
The projectile collided with Zim's spider legs, knocking him down. He groaned before sitting up to see Kor stomping over.
"You dare strike Zim with a cowardly blow!?" Zim roared.
"Says the guy that is bullying a defenceless child!" Kor retorted.
Zim blinked twice. "Um, excuse me? What?"
"Don't try to play innocent! You've been chasing this poor child ever since the section started!" Kor said, shaking his head. "I don't know what Drake was thinking letting him enter such a dangerous tournament."
"...Never have I been so insulted to be seen as the bigger threat." Zim said in disbelief before narrowing his eyes. "Did you not watch the last section?"
"Yes. I saw how you, that dinosaur and that white-haired boy were triple-teaming him!" Kor said before shaking his head. "Honestly, I expect this from YOU, but I thought the other two were good people."
Zim blinked twice before raising a finger to say anything. He then looked at his eyes before walking away while doing a dismissive hand gesture.
"Yeah, not so tough now, are ya?" Kor asked before looking down at Christopher Robin. "Are you alright, kid?"
The British boy blinked twice before smiling. "Yes, I am sure. Listen, could you help me?"
"Of course! I can't just ignore an innocent boy!" Kor grinned.
(Tales of All-Stars Locker Room)
Everyone stood in awe with wide eyes and slack jaws.
"He… He can't be THAT foolish, can he?" Alphen asked.
"What do YOU think?" Hisui scoffed, rolling his eyes.
(The Arena)
"RIN OYAMA!" (PI)
"Another teenage karateka!? Sheesh, Drake, learn to make your order more diverse!" Nine grunted in disgust.
The mayor blinked twice. "That's… Actually your weakest roast yet."
"Cut me some slack! Usually these last game characters from obscure games don't give me much to work with!" Nine scoffed. "I am genuinely impressed that Monokuma managed to make it work for him!"
The blonde cousin of Reiji Oyama breathed in and out, trying to drown out the crowd and Nine's attempt at a roast. After slapping her cheeks to psyche herself up, she made her way down the ramp with a serious look on her face.
"Uncle Reiji isn't due yet and I confess that if I could survive to be in the same section as him, I would be lucky." Rin admitted before shrugging. "I suppose I have to focus on impressing him."
Once she stepped in, she noticed that the only ones available were Yoshi, Lincoln and Zim. Raising an eyebrow, she shrugged before walking over to Lincoln.
"Pardon me, young man, but is it alright if I ask you to fight me?" Rin asked.
"Oh, really?" Lincoln asked with sparkling eyes. "Oh, wow! I didn't think anyone would approach ME for a fight and not the other way around."
Rin raised an eyebrow. "Why? Because of your age? You DO know that we have an eight AND seven-year-old that could fight."
Lincoln's eyes widened at this. "Wait, really?"
"Really? If anything, you would fit into my node." Rin shrugged.
Lincoln blinked twice. "Um, I know that is SUPPOSED to be a compliment, but considering how chaotic your node is, I don't know how to take that."
(Dome; Secret Path)
"Ugh, I knew that my secret prefers the pragmatic path, but never would I even think that she will willingly use the tools of JUNKO ENOSHIMA!" Oume said, rolling her eyes.
"Yeah, didn't Cortex tell Worse Old Lady about how Junko had brainwashed Superman kidnap Cortex?" Tiny nodded.
"He shouldn't have to consider that if she was watching the Tournament of Kikai, she would know that Junko put the entire multiverse in danger!" Oume agreed. "Hero and villain alike!"
"I know that we shouldn't take that pink-haired broad likely, but as long as she is not related to the current events, who cares?" Genjuro asked.
"I have to agree." Lilly sternly nodded. "We should focus on their current crimes and punish them completely."
Everyone nodded as the group of Kasumi, Lilly, Ryu, Genjuro, Otane, Moe, Tiny, Elliana and Reptile went down the pathway created by Junko Enoshima, leading from the dome to her hideout.
"Tch. No wonder who had some scramblers trying to keep up. SHE is slowing them down."
Otane winced as everyone went wide-eyed. They then looked in the direction of the voice to see Oume, Gargos, I-No, Azrael and Todoh.
"Father!" Kasumi gasped.
Otane narrowed her eyes. "Oume…"
"Hey, sis!" The older twin sneered. "I see you are piggy-backing on better things as always!"
"Go to hell, Oume! We don't have time to deal with you!" Otane snapped. "The sooner we defeat you, the better!"
"Ooh, aren't we fussy, fussy, fussy?" Oume mocked.
"Hey, don't ignore the rest of us!" Lilly roared. "It was YOUR command to kidnap my brother and have him attack me just to anger Mr. Howard!"
"And even though he is not my actual father, you still took the father of the alternate Kasumi!" Kasumi nodded.
"And don't think I forgot about how you had Rugal attempt to kidnap me." Ryu said, sternly. "I could somewhat forgive being kidnapped, but not only you tried to use me to hurt Sakura, but thanks to that fight with Rugal, the gym was destroyed, upsetting more Dragaux."
"AND how you had Shizu attack me! Do you realise how humiliating it was to lose a woman with no fighting experience!?" Genjuro roared.
"Wait, you LOST to Shizu?" Reptile said, blinking twice. "Dude, even I beat Rena."
"You are SO lucky that I have bigger fish to fry, Reptile!" Genjuro roared.
"Oh, honey, trust me, I noticed. In fact, we even escaped the fight in Junko's old hideout just to bring dear old dad to you!" Oume sneered.
"I will show you the strength of Todoh-Ryu!" Todoh said before getting into a stance.
Kasumi stepped back with Lilly and Ryu looking at her in concern. She then narrowed her eyes before stepping forward again.
"I will free my alternate father from your evil brainwashing and return him to his node!" Kasumi reassured.
"We are here with you, Kasumi." Lilly said, getting into a stance.
The blue-haired woman looked at Lilly stunned. "Wait, really? But what about Billy?"
"If everyone else is already there, then Billy should be in safe hands with Mr. Howard." The cryomancer reassured. "Besides, I want to get revenge on this old hag for me, Billy AND Mr. Howard!"
"And I wish to get revenge for Sakura, Dan and Dragaux." Ryu nodded, getting into a stance.
"Oh, you know why I would want your blood!" Genjuro scoffed before getting into a stance.
"I never expected this moment would come this soon, but this is it, sister!" Otane roared, pointing her finger. "This time, I will have Bison-poo for myself!"
Then, Ryu, Kasumi and Genjuro blinked twice.
"Wait… Bison-poo?" Kasumi asked.
Everyone else but the Goketsuji sisters and Todoh let out a deep sigh in unison before giving their reaction.
"Don't ask…"
"But yeah. I only wisssssh Joe, Dr. Brio and Ripper Roo were here to help with you!" Moe said, sternly, readying his Scimitar.
"Tiny would want to smash Cortex first, but Tiny would gladly smash Mean Old Lady first!" Tiny growled, readying his claws.
"Like hell I am going to lose a bunch of arrogant, elitist mammals like you lot!" Elliana nodded, getting her mecha ready.
"I confess that I am only here to help in exchange for protection." Reptile admitted before narrowing his eyes. "But regardless, I intend to see this to the end."
I-No rolled her eyes. "Ugh, can we fight already? You sure are SOOO melodramatic!"
"Agreed. Especially since it will pale in comparison to OUR strength!" Gargos sneered.
"Indeed. Of course, we implore you to try!" Azrael said before smirking. "The largest meal is why the prey fighting they are done to their dying breath!"
Oume smirked. "Then, what are we waiting for? Let's start the grand finale!"
With that, Kasumi, Ryu, Lilly and Genjuro rushed towards Todoh with Azrael. Meanwhile, Otane's group and I-No & Gargos decided to keep it from the Goketsuji sisters as they had their final battle.
"This is a little earlier than I had planned. But I am not complaining." Oume thought with a sneer. "Not even Bison could think of something like THIS!"
Unknown to everyone, a figure from the group of Drake's attempted murderers peeked from a corner.
"Interesting…"
(The Arena)
"BULLET!" (BB)
"As yes, how could anyone forget Bullet, the most plot-relevant character in my node? Yeah, things wouldn't have changed if it wasn't for my insistence!" Nine grinned. "Yep! I am so glad that she appeared in the main game and not one of the many side games we have!"
The tan-skinned, white-haired woman glared up at the Announcer's Booth for Nine's roast. Rolling her eyes, she made her way down the ramp, oblivious to the loud cheer from the men.
"I am glad that Blazblue was invited back to this tournament." Bullet said, punching her fists together. "I was the only Blazblue from the second Battle of the Luminaries who never had any hands-on UVR experience."
Once she finally reached the bottom of the ramp, she decided to go help out Isabelle with N. Gin and punched his mecha into the stomach with her giant gauntlet, knocking it on his rear.
"Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Bullet asked, putting her hands on her hips.
N. Gin paused before eyeing Bullet's gauntlet. "Ooh, you look like you could hit really hard."
"Duh?" Bullet asked.
"Oh, goody! That is, there is a way that you will rearrange my face with one punch!" N. Gin grinned.
Bullet jumped. "Excuse me? What?"
Isabelle shook her head. "It seems that he hasn't gotten out of his Nolan North era and is a huge pain glutton."
Bullet paused. "...Is it weird that this guy is STILL small potatoes to the creeps in my node?"
"And now, Mystery Fighter… Number… TWENTY-SEVEN!"
"LADIVA!" (Granblue Fantasy)
The muscular female Draph wrestler stood outside the Entrance Curtain with her arms crossed before looking around at the cheering crowd (especially the trans community). She smiled before spreading her arms and playing to the crowd.
"I don't even know where to begin! The love we got from Roxas-Raine for inviting us to the Okron Tournament! The love we got from Tinyhammer and Drake for having a Mystery Fighter here! Or of course that love is used to literally dictate the current section!" Ladiva grinned. "It is all beautiful! And I am so glad that I get to share it with all of you!"
With that, she made her way down the ramp while she was still playing to the crowd. Once in the ring, she decided to set her sights on Zim, frowning before making her way.
"Pardon me, but I wish to confront you over your cameo in SMITE." Ladiva said, getting Zim's attention.
The Irken raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Which aspect do you wish to talk about?"
"Why is it you are given CUPID'S movesets of all gods?" Ladiva frowned. "I mean don't offence, but Cupid is literally the God of Love and you are NOT someone I would associate with love, sweetie."
Zim paused, putting his finger on his chin. "I must admit that I am too confused by this pick. Along with my fellow Nicktoons with Danny asking a few gods why they think it was the reason, but all we got is more questions."
"Why? What did they say?" Ladiva asked.
"Apparently I am a moveset clone for Cupid because I exhibit gremlin energy." Zim said, pointing to himself, looking confused.
Ladiva slumped her arms. "...What an unlovely yet tragically unsurprising answer."
"CYCLOPS!" (SSS)
"ANOTHER big, dumb brute from the node Shrek! And literally just got rid of the last one! And at least THAT one was the main character!" Nine groaned. "Seriously, he better be an originally-exclusive character because if he is a one-time cameo…"
The aptly-named one-eyed burly man cracked his knuckles before looking up at a certain crowd. There, he saw his daughter, One Eye, beaming and cheering for him. Cyclops nodded before waving to her before making his way down the ramp. Once in, he decided to get some nodal revenge for Shrek, but seeing that his eliminator was already in a fight.
"Hello, boys!" Cyclops grinned, getting Jacky and Edge's attention. "I don't suppose you mind a little three-way, do you?"
Jacky groaned before rolling his eyes. "Never thought I would agree with Nine, but she is right. We don't need another brute two sections in a row!"
"Oi, butt out!" Edge snapped.
"Fraid I can't do that, Spike." Cyclops smirked, cracking his knuckles. "I really wanted to double-team with Shrek and this racer here spoiled it for me. Be grateful that I didn't yeet you away!"
"Excuse me!?" Edge roared.
Jacky merely slapped his forehead. "Kid, let's just make a truce."
"Fine by me! I am still pissed with you, but I am more pissed up by adults who think that could do anything they want to younger people like me!" Edge nodded, gritting his teeth.
"So you want this to be a handicap match. That doesn't seem fair." Cyclops frowned. "For you two, anyway."
"YASHAMARU KURUMA!" (SS)
"...Damn, and I thought Genjuro was the resident edgelord of Samurai Shodown. Sure, he is all about killing and social darwinism and all." Nine muttered. "But at least he TRIED to be subtle about it with his attire. White hair and black clothes?"
Instead of the aforementioned stepping out of the Ready Room before glaring at Nine, a crow instead flew out, much to the confusion of everyone. However, when the bird reached the bottom of the ramp, they were engulfed in his own feathers before it showed the white-haired dark-clad anti-hero himself standing on the handle of his nagamaki as its blade was planted in the ground.
After the crowd cheered at his display, Yashamaru picked up his blade and made his way towards Kor and Christopher Robin.
"How idiotic are you to protect this boy?" Yashamaru asked, glaring at Kor.
The swordsman jumped at this. "Excuse me! Don't tell you you wish to go after this kid too?"
"Do you not watch the Home-Run Derby? He is one of the hardest opponents of all time and he is more than willing to show everyone why!" Yashamaru scolded.
Kor looked on in disbelief. "...You're kidding? Please tell me you are kidding? Wow, I thought you looked kinda cool, but you are some kind of creepypasta fan."
Yashamaru's eyes bugged out. "Creepypasta fan!?"
"I mean you DO have the right colours to be one of those." Christopher Robin noted, putting his hand on his chin.
"Yeah, you are nothing more than a poser!" Kor roared.
Yashamaru's eyebrow twitched. "Alright… I was thinking of sparing you, but it seems that I have to teach YOU a lesson too."
"JULIUS WILL KRESNIK!" (ToAS)
"Um, I know that Ludger was the only new playable character from Xillia 2, besides Gaius and Muzet, and I know that Julius is a very important character in the story." Nine admitted, scratching the side of her head. "But at the end of the day, he is still a moveset clone for Ludger despite the latter being clone. At least Ludger had his twin pistols and hammer to add more variety."
The blond bespectacled older brother of Ludger ignored Nine's roast while holding his twin swords in a reverse position. He then looked up at the Eliminating Seating to see Ludger smiling and waving at him. Julius smiled and nodded before making his way down the ramp.
"It is still surreal that I would have the chance to join an UVR tournament." Julius said. "I should thank those hosts for having three characters per game."
He then made his way into the ring. However, he saw one person was free: Yoshi.
Julius blinked twice before shrugging and making his way towards the dinosaur. "Not exactly how I expected my run to start, but first comes, first swerve I guess."
Yoshi saw him coming and turned into an egg before rolling forward. However, Julius just narrowed his eyes before raising his twin swords. This managed to block the incoming attack before swinging them forward and sending the egg crashing backwards, sending Yoshi sprawled on the ground.
"Don't underestimate just because I only had a couple of boss fights in my game." Julius scolded, narrowing his eyes.
"EAGLE!" (KI)
"Oh, wow! And I thought Pinocchio had the worst luck with stage gimmicks! At least he just has to focus on staying away from the lava! But this guy?" Nine asked before letting out a laugh. "He is a zoner and guess what is useless for this section? Zoning! Yeah, he is done like dinner!"
The Native American archer frowned at this before shaking his head while making his way down the ramp with his bow in one hand and his eagle spirit flying after him, not unlike Nakoruru. Mewtwo and Ky saw this.
"Oh dear…" Ky frowned.
"Well, it can't be helped." Mewtwo shrugged. "At least one other person besides Christopher Robin would be handicapped by the Franklin Badge Smash."
"You know… A simple 'my bad' would be sufficient." Ky scolded.
"What do you want me to do?" Mewtwo asked. "Not to take advantage of my Superstar status to hinder Christopher Robin and stop any potential chaos?"
"Well, you may wish to tell HIM that." Ky said, pointing his free hand.
Mewtwo looked up and indeed, Eagle was heading on over to them with a cross look on his face.
"Let me guess: You wish to get revenge." Mewtwo said, rolling his eyes.
"That and I want to see for sure how exactly you could fight without YOUR projectiles." Eagle spat. "Maybe I would make you regret this choice."
Mewtwo raised an eyebrow. "How interesting. It seems that we have a three-way."
Ky jumped. "Three-way!"
"Well, no matter how you look at it, it would be rude to ask Ky to go away." Mewtwo shrugged.
"I mean, I guess you are right." Eagle admitted before sighing. "Alright, he could stay."
"H-Hey, don't make decisions for me without my permission!" Ky exclaimed.
"Splendid!" Mewtwo smiled. "So let's begin!"
Ky's face fell. "Oh dear…"
"And now… The final fighter of this section."
"KIRBY!" (SSB)
"Ah, yes, the All-loving hero himself! Willing to do anything for his friends and is the definition of paragonism." Nine said before trailing off. "Um, you all DO know that some of the problems that Kirby fixed, especially in the early games, were caused by him. Hell, the plot of Squeak Squad is basically everyone suffering his rampage over his stolen cake!"
The pink puffball came out to an enormous cheer and his iconic theme. He smiled before waving both of his hands to the crowd.
"Hiii!"
The crowd cheered even louder while Kirby waddled his way down the ramp. Things have been looking good for him in the gaming way. Not that he had things bad, but between The Forgotten Land and the remaster for Return to Dreamland, he was looking good right now. Though Kirby didn't mind either way, he was just after his next meal.
Once he reached the bottom of the ramp, he inhaled and floated into the ring before making his way over to help Dedede with Birdie and Abel.
Dedede saw him coming and sighed in relief. "Kirby! Thank goodness! Never thought I would be happy to share the same screentime with you! Help me with these idiots!"
Abel looked in awe. "Wow… You look so fluffy. I want you."
"I know, right?" Birdie said in awe. "I wonder if he tastes like a marshmallow."
Dedede's eyes bugged out before narrowing his eyes. "Kirby is NOT on the menu! Do I have to pull a 'Rule of Three' on your tail!?"
He then grabbed Kirby and shook him.
"See? This is what I've been dealing with ever since that fat guy entered the arena!" Dedede pleaded. "Please get at least one of them off my back!"
Kirby blinked twice before smiling and nodding.
Dedede brightened up. "I knew that I could count on you!"
So we have a normal section. Except for those that rely on projectiles. Regardless, these twenty new fighters should make things interesting regardless.