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    • Weaknesses? Eh... anything that involves hitting multiple air units at once really hard, (The - Zone series only does 50% damage.) poor offensive potential outside of status ailments, and even those are tricky to land without Bad Luck. He really needs Chick's support to shine while Chick is relatively self sufficient. Not to say he's entirely useless solo, he just works way better as a team.



    Delta Cloud being able to hit everything, not just ground units. That or applying Risky first, then the rest. I'd settle for just giving him Risky Grenades too.

    Socks: AHHHH!! Uhh, n-nothing!



    Yeah seriously. You two have been an inseperable duo for like, the vast majority of the game up until I started nuking everything on sight. Like, I'd say for 75-90% of the game, stun meta reigns supreme. Once you have more ECs than you know what to do with and you get Megaton Blast, then stun meta starts to fall off in favor of Eagle Nuke meta. The former is still the superior choice for boss fights tho so it never actually becomes totally irrelevant.

    Socks: Oh, yes. O-Of course, I am good, better than good!

    Chick: You don't really seem like it... You're talking and moving really weird.

    Socks: Uhhhhhh, umm...

    Chick: What is it?!

    Socks: N-N-nothing at all!



    Ohh, I thought she was teasing him by suddenly yelling "WHAT IS IT?!" to get a rise outta him, not out of legitimate interest.



    Ah, our first Elite Battle. Oh, the misery memories.



    So yeah, ancient gear is strictly NG+ content. Lovely. This game owes me about, roughly 300 SP for all those Plunder Shots Scavenger Hits. Man I have such a hard time remembering the skill names accurately. I feel like I've confused a number of folks I've talked to about this game thanks to my forgetfulness.



    This is the Elite Battle I bailed out on due to having no RKs or ECs, and a boss fight right after this.



    Wow, even when maxed out I'm not going through these fights fast enough. What the hell do they expect out of ya?

    Anywho, back to supports!



    BIG BORON IS WATCHING YOU

    Boron    : Oh, nothing really.

    Malt: You don't seem like yourself. Are you worried about something?

    Boron: Worried? Me? Hmm, Maybe I am...



    Huh, Hanna and Malt's supports with Boron sure do take similar tacts, eh?

    Boron: Yeah, I don't think anyone's ever asked me that before. You're always so observant, Malt! Hehehe!

    Malt: Haha! Well, you can always come to me if you're worried about something. I'm the oldest, so it's my job to look out for you guys!

    Boron: I got it! Thanks, Malt!



    I would say milk, but I haven't received checks from Big Milk in years. So for you little missy, I'd recommend a healthy dose of growth hormones and copius amounts of steroids.



    And sleep. Sleep is very important for growth. A relevant tale for you kiddies is the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Apparently some dude just drank a shitton of protein shakes and slept a lot to get tall enough to play football. To ensure good sleep, he made sure to completely block out any light getting into his room. He sure did get taller as a result, but like, maybe he should've expended some effort in growing his brain too. Just enough to realize "Hey instead of caulking my bedroom, why don't I just sleep with an eye mask?" And he's the guy some jock paid him in protein powder for math lessons. You get what you pay for I s'pose. :V

    Mei: Eat lots? What else?

    Boron: Um, but don't take a nap right after eating like me... You'll get yelled at! What else... I don't like it, but maybe get lots of exercise...

    Mei: Exercise? How do I do that?



    Ah yes, "Wax on, wax off." All of those chores will give Mei the strength to immediately Rider Kick Hax right out of the gate, allowing her comrades ample time to prepare.

    Mei: Yay! I will eat lots and help everybody!

    Boron: Right, that's it! Good girl!



    Oh man I really could go for a malt. C'mon, gimme the deets- oh. That Malt. ...ok fine I'll learn things about the so called "main character."

    Chick: Hmmmmmmm... It would be nice to have more sweets!

    Malt: Sweets, huh? That might be kinda tricky, but I'll see what I can do.

    Chick: Yay!! Thanks!



    Pardon me, but I was under the impression that Comedies of Steel exaggerated character traits, not downplay them. Sheesh, this guy sure loves to yap about he's the oldest. He'd put that on his tombstone too, "As the oldest, I'll die first!"

    Chick: Uh-huh, okay! You're the oldest! Heehee!

    Well if you find any chocolate, make sure to take a bite out of it first, then wait a couple o' hours. Unlike panzerschokolade, (Which is just a nickname for pervitin tablets aka meth.) Scho-ka-kola is proper chocolate that's been laced with caffeine. (It's pretty tasty!) Not that there's much a difference between the two when you're a kid. Tensions are runnin' high as is, so don't eat it all at once, alright? No, the white bits aren't puffed rice, that's bits of skull. An excellent source of calcium!



    Hanna: Yes, but... it's my choice to help everyone, so I don't mind being busy.

    It's strange how in some supports with girls, Socks is totally tongue tied, but in others he's fine. Like, I figured he was okay with Mei since she's so young, but Hanna's older than him. Shouldn't he be all "BUHH COOTIES AIEEEEEEE" Maybe focusing on a problem helps him get over that mental hump?

    Socks: Hmm... I wish I could formulate a way to be useful around here...

    Hanna: You don't need to do anything! The thought is what counts, Socks.



    BRAIN BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSTTTT!!!

    Socks: My father once told me, a truly impressive engineer is one who can produce results in troubling times as this.



    Bro, this has been the most OK he's ever been. Damn, all those RP sessions with Kyle are seriously starting to pay off! :V



    Y'all ready for the grudge match?
     
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    • A lucky Smart Storm stuns Baum.



    Though our luck can only take us so far, as Baum prevents us from getting a perfect. Man, even on a new game plus run the old farts can still put up a fight! Unlike that hack known as Hax. whaddoya mean heavy x is totally broken



    Bulk and Skull was the toughest fight in my first playthrough and so far, their grip on that title has yet to loosen. I think it's safe to lettem keep it cause like, not only was every boss after them much easier, but guess who rejoins you in Chapter 4?

    BTW: 99 is the cap for items. If you do go over, whatever you gained just disappears into the aether. In about two to three runs, you will have 99 of every single upgrade mat in the game.



    And so, to fight monsters, we created monsters of our own. Y'know given how Jeanne d'Arc is usually anglicized as Joan of Arc, her name completely leapt over my head. I just thought "Oh that's a rather plain name. Maybe that's the point?"

    Back to the supports!



    Hanna: Oh, you want to help out, Chick? How sweet of you! Heehee!

    Chick: I wanna be like you when I grow up!

    Hanna: I'm happy even if it's flattery. Thank you!

    Chick: What's... flat-terry?

    Hanna: Oh, it's like going overboard with compliments.

    Chick: Really? I wanna say lots and lots of good things about you, so I'll flat-ter you!



    Hanna you've overthinking things. If a kid says something, there's probably no real underlying meaning to it. Now, if they follow up a compliment by asking for a favor, say, giving them some candy or to play with your video games, that's when you should get suspicious. A major red flag is if they offer to be your best friend in exchange for goods and services.

    Chick: Huh?



    Chick: Whaaaat?



    Kyle is someone I'd probably wouldn't like to be around IRL, but boy is he sure fun to watch.

    Chick: Did I? I probably did!

    Kyle: You did! Now I wanna know why you'd say that.

    Chick: You're scary when you get angry, so I don't wanna say...



    So eager to please. What an absolutely lovable dork.

    Chick: Uh-huh, you're angry now, too!

    Kyle: Alright, let's talk normally. I won't get angry, so don't be afraid!

    Chick: Really?





    Chick: Okay, let me have a look at you a sec...

    Detective Chick is on the case. Even with nearly half of his face covered by his bangs, she shouldn't have a hard time figuring out the truth.

    Kyle: Indeed, I think you will see that I am a gentleman...



    Indeed. It's not every day you find yourself getting perp sweated by a six year old.



    Chick: What's wrong? Weren't you going to help with chores?



    During some point in between this support and Chapter 9, apparently the older kids changed their mind as Hack can be the one to discover Britz's "sabotage". Hack is less upset over Britz screwing everyone over and more that his proud work got swiftly undone. Ain't he just precious?

    Chick: That's probably good... You could get hurt or maybe things would break if you touched them, so...

    Hack: I don't like it, but I guess you're right... That's why I'm lost, I dunno what to do now.



    "Somebody who's very elephant and ladylike! I bet they're super mature, too!"

    Hack: Don't forget, you did them, too!



    The Nuremberg Trials, colorized. (Jul. 28, 19XX)

    Chick: Mommy said so, too, didn't she? To clean up your own mess...

    Hack: There you go talking like Mom again! It's not fair! You want me to clean up? Fine!

    Chick: Ehehe! That's it!

    While I like the two together, their support effects are far too useful not to spread them out amongst the entire team.



    Fun fact: There are no safety bars for skills. You can totally use something like Eruption on air targets even without a visible reticle. It won't hit anything, but you can do it. As if in solidarity, the chopper also missed. Unsurprisingly, the robots show a lot more empathy than the Bermans.




    Behold: our first E rank in technique!
     
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    • Hanna: You don't mean playing pranks again, do you?

    Hack: Gotta wait and see!



    Not true: Chick enjoys them. She's just not as honest about it.

    Hack: Hey! Why don't you try it, play a prank on somebody! It's fun!



    I smell a sitcom plot where the uptight bore discovers what it means to have fun.

    Hack: It's okay, I'll teach you how!



    Ey, at least she's willing to give him a chance instead of immediately blowing him off. Maybe this'll end up like that time Calvin ropes Rosalyn into a game of Calvinball. Not only does pick up on the rules very quickly, but ends up beating him at his own game. That'd be fun!



    Socks: Hmm, not yet, unfortunately.

    Mei: Oh, no! Is it really hard?



    Yeah I can't get out of the design stage without incorporating all sorts of feature creep. I remember needing to design a new product for a project, so I decided to come up with a blender that could double as a bottle. It had like, a magnetic blender attachment and a button on the cup handle to run it. The magnetic part was weighted so it could function as a counterweight. Did it need one? I have no idea, but saying that it was essential made me sound like I knew what I was talking about.

    Long story short: If I ever went into inventing things, I'd probably end up making something like the Juicero.

    Mei: Hey, Socks, why do you want to make an invention if it's hard?

    Socks: Hmm! What a fascinating question! However, if I reexamine the principal aspects, it might trigger a thought for my invention!

    Mei: Ehehe! You got an idea now?

    Socks: Yes, I will ponder over it!

    It had better not be a gun, as useful as that would be right now. Couldn't you make something wholesome for once? Something that can't be easily twisted into a weapon of mass destruction?



    This isn't "Haha Hack is a stupid kid." you can actually eat certain kinds of flowers. They never told me the name of it, but once when I was on a nature trail, the guide was like "Ay you see this white flower? Ya you can eat it. Feel it's petals, ain't it soft? It tastes like Juicy Fruit I promise! Look, I'll eat one. And then another one. Better act fast or else I'm gonna eat them all ho ho!"

    While it certainly was sweet, I don't think it tasted like Juicy Fruit much. It was pretty tasty tho, why if I knew the name of them I'd tell you to go for the plumper petals. Those got a bit of juice to them. Avoid the papery n' thin ones, they don't make for good eating.



    Sheena: I-I'm not angry with you... Is this about my spells?



    Persistent, aren't you? Oh, Hack.

    Sheena: I didn't say that because I was angry... It's just my spells... I don't like this power of the Nono... My mother and sister were captured by the Berman and suffered because of this power.



    I was going to make some snide comment about how the Bermans seemed to be kidnapping indiscriminately so Nono or not, they would have been captured anyways. Shit, I thought her dad died a while ago, not recently. I guess she can join Britz and Jin's Fraternity of Fallen Fathers eh?

    Sheena: If only I didn't have the power of the Nono... If only I didn't exist!

    Hack: Uhh... I-I'm sorry! I... I didn't mean to make you mad...



    Rare footage of Sheena with her eyes closed.

    Hack: It's okay... But, I wanna tell you... I'd be sad if you weren't here...

    Sheena: Thank you, Hack...



    ...the Celtic god of thunder.

    Ah, so the Taranis is legally obligated to show up to every boss fight with Thunderstruck blaring from their speakers gotcha. :V Pseudo hybrids? Is that why only furry children seem to be capable of using the Taranis? What do the furries have that normal humans lack?

    Ancient gear is the final upgrade tier because it's restoring the Taranis to it's former glory I take it? Huh, so the entire tank is made out of nanomachines? What isn't nanomachines on the Taranis? ...are the livestock made out of nanomachines. Is that how they ended up there. Have the children been eating nothing but nanomachines this entire time.

    fuga 2 ends with all of the kids melting into a pile of nanomachines



    This LP may as well been ghostwritten by Mr. Bavarois. Like, if you were to feed an AI all of Kyle's dialogues and then instruct it to make a LP of Fuga, it'd sound roughly the same. Albeit with no f-bombs and gratuitous references to other media.



    Why is the serious music playing for this support eh?

    Hanna: What's the matter? You seem upset.



    Ah, there we go.



    Meanwhile in Jin's head: KILL BERMANS, BEHEAD BERMANS, ROUNDHOUSE KICK BERMANS INTO THE CONCRETE, SLAM DUNK A BERMAN BABY INTO THE TRASH CAN, CROSSIFY FILTHY BERMANS, PISS ONTO A BERMAN'S PAWBUN, LAUNCH BERMANS INTO THE SUN, STIR FRY BERMANS IN A WOK, TOSS BERMANS INTO THE SOUL CANNON...

    Jin    : I am alive today because of my anger for them. Just leave me alone.

    Hanna: But... everyone's worried about you...

    Jin: They killed my father... That's not something you can just forget.

    Hanna: I'm so sorry...

    Jin: You don't need to apologize. I know the Bermans are the one to blame here.

    Hanna: Jin...

    Let the boy angst in peace, Hanna.



    Jin: Fine, I guess. What do you want, squirt?

    Mei: Nothing. But... I'm not squirt. I'm Mei!

    Jin: Oh, Mei. Sorry.



    Huh, wasn't expecting Jin to be the one to bring it up. Like you'd think Mei would being doing the whole "kids are insensitive" bit but nah. Then again, Jin has been shockingly empathetic of others before so I really should've seen this coming.

    Mei: Mommy and Daddy? Yeah... they're gone.



    Aren't you four? How much smaller could you get?

    Jin: You're so young... You must have been lonely.

    Mei: I had Grandma, Grandpa, and Malt... so I wasn't lonely!

    Jin: Man... You're a strong little one.

    Mei: Why do you say I'm strong?
     
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    • Persistently humble too.

    Mei: That's silly! You're way bigger than me!



    Boron: Oh, that's great! I'd praise you, too! Well done, Mei!

    Mei: But I'm still not big like you...

    Boron: It won't happen instantly, that wouldn't be good for you! But let's keep eating well and helping out, okay?

    Mei: Okay! Eat well! Help out! I'll be big and cool like Boron!

    Boron: Cool?! Aw, you're the only one who'd say something like that!



    Turns out it's neither as she only gets cuter in the sequel.

    Mei: Ehehe! I bet you're like my daddy...

    Boron: Huh?! How-?

    Mei: He was big, awesome, and he praised me lots! I don't remember much, but I think he was like that!

    Boron: That's sweet of you to think so! I'm happy to be big after all!

    Gasco Theory: Is Boron secretly Malt's dad!? Anything is possible through the power of the Nono after all!



    Don't fall for her flattery, Jin. It's just a ploy to get you open a jar for her!

    Jin: That's kinda random...

    Sheena: Even though you've lost both of your parents, I've never seen you look sad...

    Jin: I can't forgive the Berman... But it's pointless to talk about if my dad were still alive...



    You think if Jin was Mei's age, he'd try to "fix" his father's corpse back up again?

    Jin: All I can do is help my friends while there's still time...

    Sheena: Thank you, Jin. You're always doing so much for us...If only my spells could bring your family back.



    Yeah and clearly Sheena isn't thinking hard enough. Her magic totally runs off of Green Lantern logic.

    No but seriously though. So like, reading up on Sheena's character page apparently the Nono is just nanomachines that got into the groundwater or some shit. Is that true? Isn't that how biotics work in Mass Effect: babies being exposed to Eezo in utero or somethin'?



    His smile and optimism: Restored.

    Sheena: Yes, I'll try. That's right... First I'll have to watch after you since you're so prone to hurting yourself...

    Jin: Then I don't need to worry so much when I work on these machines!

    Sheena: Leave it to me! Heeheehee!

    D'aww~ I'm not sure which is cuter: Sheena and Socks or Jin and Sheena.



    If the Taranis has no handle, then what was Malt holding onto in that cutscene...? How do they control the Taranis? With their minds?



    Sheena: She is well... You look well, too.

    Mei: Is Bleuette shy today? Can we be friends yet?

    Sheena: Actually... It seems like Bleuette also wants to be your friend.



    5 Minute Later: "We have gathered here today, not to mourn the death of Bleuette, but to celebrate her life..."



    Naturally being an older sister herself, Sheena knows from experience why she shouldn't leave her toys unsupervised.

    Mei: Sure! Let's play together!

    Sheena: Hmm... She says she's really happy to be your friend.

    Mei: I'm happy, too! Oh, I'm happy to be your friend, too, Sheena!

    Sheena: T-Thank you... Heehee!

    Y'know, this scene reminds me of when I was a kid, my sibling and I would play with dolls together. Well more accurately they would act out scenes using dolls with me as the sole audience member. They were bit of a sadist as they'd go out of their way to turn every story into a tragedy. I'd cry and they'd try their best not to laugh. They milked the ever loving shit out of those death scenes to squeeze out every last tear I had.

    Later on, they managed to rope me into a few more stories by promising that this one wouldn't end with everyone dying, pinky promise! Of course, every happy ending ended up getting hijacked by a diabolus ex machina anyways solely to crush my spirits. Aren't siblings great?



    Sheena: No, it's all right. You've already apologized once, so...

    Kyle: Yeah, uh... As a sort of apology, do you have something you wanna ask us?

    Sheena: Hmm? O-Oh... You caught me a little off guard, so I can't think of anything right now.

    Kyle: R-Right! There's no rush, so you can ask anytime, okay?

    Sheena: All right. Thank you, Kyle.

    Well that was uneventful. Methinks having a lot of conversation starters be "MAGIC, HUH?" makes it awkward to transistion out of it into a different topic.



    Rare footage of Boron actually angry.



    ...became known the forbidden weapon, the Soul Cannon.

    Y'know given the dire circumstances and how nigh inulvnerable the Titano-Machina are against conventional weapons, I'm surrpised this didn't result in a system where death row inmates and other "undesirables" were designated as Soul Canno ammo. Governments have done worse for less y'know. Maybe that's a little too grimdark for a game like this.



    Spoilers: Most of the Epilogue is just going to be supports.

    Malt: What's up, Kyle?

    Kyle: I just noticed I got something on my shirt. I musta got it from a machine around here somewhere.

    Malt: You were always worried about keeping your clothes clean, even back at the village, huh?

    Kyle: That's a given, I like to keep things clean. Geez, look at this! It was never this bad back in the village.

    Malt: You know, I haven't heard you talk about the city or complain about the village as much these days.



    Malt's face makes his comment seem real petty. Like, "Hah! Score one for Petit Mona!" Kyle's not very amused.

    Kyle: A-As if! But whatever. Now's not the time to talk like this. Even I know that.

    Malt: Yeah, you're right...

    No, DO keep talking like this. This petty rivalry over which hometown's better is 'bout the only interesting thing Malt's got going for him so far.



    Perhaps Chick's investigation can reveal more unique attributes about our supposed "leader".

    Malt: Sure, what's the matter? I'll try to help if I can.

    Chick: Umm... What did you used to do in your village?

    Malt: Oh, about me? Okay, well... I used to study at school and help around the house. Stuff like that, I guess.

    Chick: Did you have any chores?

    Malt: My grandpa kept some moosheep, so I'd help out with them sometimes.

    Chick: Moosheep!! How many did you have?

    Malt: Ahh, I think there were maybe 10 or so? They run about the meadows with vigor.

    Chick: Heeeee!! I wanna run with moosheep. There's not much space to run around here...



    Y'know, if your village's landmass is still linked to Petit Mona's that is. I'd imagine the air fare's not exactly cheap, unless all the kids got like free airship rides for the rest of their life as thanks for their service. What an odd gift, "Ey you saved us all! Here's an unlimited bus pass."

    Chick: Really?! I can't wait!!






    Kyle: Uh, what was it again? The thing about your dad?

    Jin: Yes, that's right. It sounded like you hate your father... You should probably let that go...

    Kyle: I know what you mean, but this has been bothering me for a long time...

    Jin: If you head into battle with such half-baked feelings, you're not gonna make it.

    Kyle: Half-baked, eh?

    Jin: You want your family back and to live in peace, yeah? It sorta feels like you're conflicted with something. Isn't it a good thing that you've got a chance to live in peace with your family? Such a thing isn't even a possibility for me now...

    Kyle: Jin...

    Jin: I know this sounds weird and I can't say it well, but... just forgive him.

    Kyle: Yeah... I'll think about it.

    Using the power of [DEAD PARENTS], Jin is able to guilt trip Kyle into making amends with his father. What a guy!

    That aside, what's the ideal way for writing an ensemble cast like this? Do you write their character in the main storyline as if they've went through every single support, or do you just have a blank-ish state so as not to throw those who haven't seen a certain support off?
     
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    • Jin: You were serious?

    Boron: Uh-huh! Of course, I was serious! I don't know how good I'll be, but I wanna be useful and help everyone make it back home!

    Jin: Alright, fine... If you say so... I'll teach you from the top, so you'd better remember everything!

    Boron: Thank you, Master!

    Jin: And... don't call me Master. I haven't make that rank yet...

    ...yeah that's the entire support. Why the hell are these so short?



    Damn aliens got to Kyle!

    Chick: Thank you! You kinda seem weird, though.

    Thankfully, even Chick can see through it's disguise.



    I think that time you told those Bermans to back off from Sheena was 'bout the only time you acted gentlemanly on your own perogative and not as a follow up act. You also get bonus points for being nice to someone not named Hanna.



    You see how Kyle acts? Yeah. Okay. A gentleman is someone who does the exact opposite of that.

    Kyle: Ahh, I see... I believe a gentleman is a sincere and kind man. Especially towards the ladies.

    Chick: Really? You'll be nice even to me?

    Kyle: Yes, indeed. Nice and sweet, because you are a lady.

    Chick: Then it's okay for you to be a gentleman!



    He's still on that shit? All that buttering up was just so he could finally get a straight answer? This fucking dweeb I swear.

    Chick: Hmm, well... The old you was scary, so I didn't like you!



    TBH Kyle if that's how you usually act towards the ladies, I think it's safe to assume you're not trending very well with the female demographic.

    Chick: But I think this you is so nice...



    "I can't believe I spent days stressing over absolutely nothing." You just know this kept him up at night.

    Chick: I'll be your bride when I get older if you want.



    Annnnnnd now we're back to square one. Goddammit, Kyle!

    Chick: Oh, that's not very kind to say to a lady! I will become a lady and make you fall for me, Kyle!

    Chick then makes good on her promise by killing off Hanna in the interim year between Fuga 1 and 2. Nah I kid. Though it would be funny if Hanna does actually kick the bucket in the sequel given how the punishment for not keeping the kids healthy is apparently a lot more severe. So losing out on the medic would mean something instead rather than "Oh they took out the ablative armor." :p

    Anywho, this support is clearly non-canon given how Chick has a crush on Malt, not Kyle. Unless this is meant to be a springboard for the spinoff, "Montblanc-Chan's Revenge".



    Hack: You wanna talk to me? Did I do something?





    Hack: Wha? You wanna prank people?!

    Kyle: I don't want everyone to think I'm always angry because of the stuff you've pulled on me. I dunno, it might be fun to see what it's like. You'd be the perfect person to teach me a thing or two!

    Hack: I guess I could, but... you think you can pull it off?

    Kyle: I'm countin' on ya to show me how it's done, oh great Master Prankster!

    Hack: M-Master Prankster?! Heehee, sounds kinda silly, but I like it! Hmm, what should I teach you first...



    Ayup, there's the catch!

    Hack: Huh?!



    Points to Kyle I guess for getting back at Hack by beating him at his own game, rather than by doing a "prank" AKA "I push you down into the mud haha PRANKED". Or just outright cut out the middleman by punching Hack.

    Hack: Hmph! I can never beat you!!

    Begun, the Prank Wars have...assuming that was just Hack luring Kyle into a false sense of security rather than him forfeiting before the starter pistol even went off. C'mon Hack, you can do this!

    I like Kyle being this older brother who's bit of a jerk to the younger "siblings". Not too much where it veers into bullying, it's just playful ribbing y'know?



    >unstable mist-like physical state

    "Good Lord what is happening over there!?"

    "Aurora Borealis?"

    Hey, it could've worked. :V



    Kyle: Yeah, I guess. The city's got everything you can think of. Once you get a glimpse of the city, I bet you won't wanna go back to the village!

    Man I wish I got this support in Chapter 12.



    Children five and under have an innate conversational bonus to hitting sore spots.

    Kyle: That... has nothing to do with you.

    Mei: Are you mad? Did I say something bad? I'm sorry...

    Kyle: It's...It's nothing, I ain't mad... If you still wanna know more about the city, ask me again next time.

    Mei: Okay! Thanks!

    Not even Kyle can be an arse to Mei. No one can get mad at Mei, she's too cute!



    It doesn't take long for her to start abusing that privilege.



    Yeah yeah being a brat isn't optimal, but fuck it this is new game plus. That, and the image of Mei backtalking to Malt was too good to pass up.



    Back to your regularly scheduled wholesome content.



    Did anyone else used to think writing really was just drawing a bunch of scribbles when they were a kid? I remember trying to send a letter to my friend when I was like, 3-4 ish, and all I did was draw a buncha squiggly lines. In my head, those were words I were writing down. I handed it off to me mum to put in the mailbox. It had no stamp, no address, nothin' on it. Just a plain envelope with a bunch of scribbles inside.

    Naturally, it got lost in the post.

    Malt: Hmm, actually it might be good for you to start learning how to write.

    Mei: Yay!!



    Huh, the screen flashed to white instead of writing on screen what happened.

    Mei: M-E-I. Okay, I got it!

    Malt: There ya go! And this says "Malt", my name!

    Mei: M-A-L-T. Is this right?

    Malt: Yup! Great job!
     
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    Malt: O-Okay, okay! There's no rush. Why are you so excited to learn how to write all of a sudden?

    Mei: Ehehe! It's a secret!

    Malt: Hmm?

    Oh, so that's why this support is called Dear Malt eh? Back when I thought Malt's dad was a spy, I thought that's what the support was going to revolve around: A letter from dear ol' paw paw. "how did they get it?" shh!



    We return to Grillmaster Boron doing what he does best.

    Britz: You're right, I forgot all about it.

    Boron: Have you tried any Gasco sweets? I only know the sweets from my village, but they say there's other sweets in the city!

    Britz: I haven't tried many sweets from Gasco, but you can get many different kinds in the city.

    Boron: Really? Sounds like you know more than me!



    ...is this your idea of a joke?



    DRAMA [Legendary: Failure]

    Britz: You're so pure. It makes me despise myself... for real.

    Boron: What do you mean, you despise yourself? I don't really get it... Ahaha...

    So that's how Britz knows French. Why the hell are the Bermans so obsessed with Gasco anyways? Is Bermany that big of a shithole that everyone wants to leave/no likes their own culture? NGL, I laughed when Boron completely sandbagged Britz. He really just went "Cool story bro!".
    boron is the axel of the group.



    Chick: Huh?! Why would you ask me about that?

    Britz: I thought maybe you haven't done it because you're still afraid of me or something.

    Chick: Oh, is that it? I thought you wanted me to prank you!

    Britz: Hahaha! I don't really want to be pranked, but I guess it's better than you being afraid of me.

    Chick: Yeah... I'm not afraid of you anymore, so I'm gonna try and get you good!

    Britz: I wish you'd try that hard at other stuff, but... I suppose I'll look forward to it.

    Chick: Yeah! See ya later!

    Britz: Frita is about the same age... I hope she's all right...

    Hopefully, Britz's supports get less dour in Fuga 2.



    Britz: Finally, you can talk to me without getting afraid? What did you want to ask me?

    Mei: Yeah, so... Why do the Berman want to fight with us?



    Same. I thought it was all about lebensraum and getting rid of the filthy degenerate subfurries once and for all. Considering how they just gave up the moment Hax bit it, I'm starting to question their commitment to hatred. Yeah we gatekeeping Nazis here, what about it.

    Mei: Huh? Why?

    Britz: You see, there's lot of difficult stuff that ordinary people or kids like us can't understand. But there are bad people in Berman who want to go to war to steal everything from Gasco...

    Mei: Ohhh... But, it's not good to fight and take things, right?

    Britz: That's right. Even little ones like you know that.

    Mei: They don't know what's bad?

    Britz: Maybe... That's why we need to show them that we're angry and we don't like what they're doing.

    Mei: I'm mad, too! Really, really mad!

    Britz: Okay, but don't be mad at me... Hahaha!

    Iunno, something about that last line gives warm older brotherly vibes off of it. It's sweet.



    Britz: If you mean from when you all saved me... It's already healed.

    Hanna: Oh, that's wonderful. But just in case, could I have a look? Just to make sure it's healed smoothly?

    Britz: That won't be necessary. It's my body, I should know.

    Hanna: Don't be like that... You should get it examined properly.



    Is that seriously a sweat drop? Man is that still a thing in anime? I thought it was one of those things where pointing out how cliche it is is a cliche within itself!

    Hanna: Hmm, you're right. It looks like it healed quite well.

    Britz: Like I said...

    Hanna: Yes, well... At least let me wrap it in some new bandages, just in case.

    Britz: Oh boy...

    Incidentally, if you can pick when you can go to a hospital, try not to go in July. That's when all the graduates n' interns arrive and well, take a wild guess as to why some call it the Killing Season.




    And with that, Kyle reaches Level 50, netting me an achievement! (It's still not the cap tho.) actually boron was going to naturally hit level 50 but i went out of my way to boost kyle. pro-kyle agenda? surely you jestin'.



    ...Soul Cannon.

    Score one for humanity! Sheesh, it took like what, three tactical nukes to destroy a single Kaiju in Pacific Rim at the cost of irradiating not only the Bay Area, but killing off all the survivors in the surrounding area. And that was a shitty level one Kaiju! Trading one life to take down what is essentially a Category X Kaiju (None of the Kaiju in Pacific Rim ever got bigger than an entire city.) in one hit is extremely cost efficient. There had better be a damn good explanation as to why the Taranis didn't proceed to totally ROFLstomp the entire competition.

    I suppose one could take out the Taranis through conventional measures, given how it only has the firepower of a Titano-Machina but not the armor of one.



    "Everybody important that is. Paresia who?" I still can't believe the game ends with the fucking capital getting wrecked and the heroes are like "Oh, bother."

    Malt: Hmm, heroes... I'd be satisfied just to eat some of the sweets Grandma makes than anything epic like that.

    Kyle: Oh, those sweets you gave me before? Yeah, they were... pretty good.

    Malt: Doesn't the city have a ton of tasty sweets like that, though? Like cakes with a ton of cream on top and stuff.

    Kyle: Well, yeah there are, but I don't hate those sweets your Grandma makes... I actually liked the taste.



    Petit Mona wins "Best Hometown" and not by default! :V

    Kyle: Yeah, I want to like the place I'm going to live forever... that and long-lasting friendships...

    Malt: Actually, I'd really like to try the sweets from the city. It'd be great if you could introduce them to me sometime.

    Kyle: It might destroy your gut with its deliciousness if you eat too much, y'know...

    Malt: Hahaha. I'd still like to eat that much, though. I hope this war will be over soon...

    Alas, in the grim darkness of the furry reboot future, there is only war. I believe Fuga 2 involves a civil war as a result of Paresia getting literally bodied by the Vanargand, presumably wiping out the government. Thus creating a power vaccuum within Gasco which is how the kids get roped into yet another wacky road trip. I have no idea what they're gonna do for Fuga 3. Have one of the kids get a lil' too used to war, to the point they decide to kickstart one to relive the good ol' days? The Juno decide "Fuck it, these furries are just as much of a mess as the humies were. TIME FOR A REBOOT!"



    Kyle: Yeah, my father screwed up his job in the city, that's why we moved to the village.

    Sheena: Oh, I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry...

    Kyle: No, it's okay. I mean, I wasn't thinking when I asked about your spells, so... I'm sorry about that.

    Sheena: You're more... diligent than I expected.



    Really rude 99% of the time, gotcha. :V

    Sheena: Would that make me... a countryside witch?

    Kyle: Just "witch" is fine, there's no such things as city witches, you know. Anyway, you're special.



    Ah, that's the good luck charm? I thought it'd be something physical.

    Kyle: No need... Your spell has already done its task... since the very moment we met...

    Sheena: Alas, a gentlemen truly has a way with words...

    If you thought people badgering you to teach them how to dougie use spells was annoying, you just felt the first breeze of the hurricane of magic puns n' wordplay you're gonna hear for the rest of your life.



    Behold, the essence of a Paresian Gentleman!

    Britz: You can ask all you want, I'm not hiding anything. I can't show you what I don't have...

    Kyle: Kids your age become soldiers in Berman, so we can't be too careful.

    Britz: I didn't join the army because I wanted to. There was nothing I could do to protect my mother and sister from the dishonor my traitorous father caused.

    Kyle: Whaddya mean, your father's a traitor?

    Britz: Maybe you'd love to hear this. My father was an undercover spy for Gasco.



    Kyle, your lack of comprehension and tendency to leap to conclusions is starting to get as bad as mine.

    Britz: Don't get ahead of yourself. My father betrayed Berman and leaked information to the Gasco about their plans for invasion. Berman found out about it and had
    him executed... It's just as you said, the blood of a traitor runs in my veins. I'm the son of a traitor. You happy now?

    Kyle: N-No way...

    Say what you will about Kyle, at least he took Britz at his word immediately instead of demanding evidence. Very low bar I know.



    Sheena: Ahh!

    Boron: I-I'm sorry! I almost ran into you again.

    Sheena: No, I must have been daydreaming...

    Boron: Hmm? What were you thinking about?

    Sheena: U-Um... When we ran into each other before, I acted strange, didn't I? I've been thinking about it ever since...

    Boron: Oh, I thought I scared you, but was it something else?

    Sheena: Yes, I said you didn't frighten me, but... I was a little...

    Boron: Ahh, so you were scared... I didn't mean to scare you. Am I really that scary?

    Sheena: I am easily frightened, you see. You're so big, it reminded me of how shocked I was when we first met. It made me remember that feeling... I'm sorry.

    Boron: Then I'll try my best to look small so you're not scared! Hahaha!
     
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    • "THROUGH THE MAGIC OF THE DROODS NONO, I DECREASE MY SIZE!" Whaddoya mean, you can't do that? Mini is a level 2 White Mage spell, surely that's within your capabilities!

    No seriously tho, what are the limits of the Nono anyways? I don't think there's any hard and fast rule for it.



    Anywho, back to the second hardest bosses of the game. While Butt and Bum still posed a threat even on a NG+ run, Sheena completely stonewalls these two. Peace Shield pretty much makes grenadiers and status ailments irrelevant. Who needs stun, smoke, or weaken if you can just make yourself nigh invulnerable to most attacks? The only things you need to look out for are the Kriegstiers, any tank that can use Angry Fang, drill dozers, and any boss tank with a charge attack.

    Basically: Peace Shield invalidates 90% of the enemy force. No wonder the Bermans were so desperate to recapture Sheena.



    ...In the end, Juno forcefully sealed the Taranis as a taboo weapon humanity should never have created.

    ...I mean I guess they could've overwhelmed the Taranis with sheer numbers/use a conventional force to take it out. Yeah, the Taranis completely stomps all over the Bermans even when helmed by literal children, but the Taranis is basically a modern tank going up against dudes with sharp sticks and a rock. No shit it would win. Now, how it would fare against a more contemporary opponent, who could say. Maybe it has to be ground down, maybe it gets taken out in one hit.

    So, while bit of a lame end for the Taranis, I s'pose it makes sense. It's not as if the Vanargand was all they had after all.

    Speaking of, was it really that hard to crack whatever security measure the Anti-Juno organization put in place on the Vanargand that they couldn't be bothered to reinstall it's core? If that's the case, I'd say humanity managed to get some good hits in before getting wiped out by the Juno.



    Hack: Yup, but I'm afraid they'll break if I touch them...



    If Fuga had the size of an average fanbase, you bet there'd be like, 15 edits of that one scene in Spongebob where Patrick keeps touching everything. Like that's such low hanging fruit it's burying into the ground. Anywho, y'know, if Malt really does go off the deep end and the party needs a sensible older brother figure, Jin could easily fill those shoes in no problem.

    Jin: Like that radio and stuff, I think dismantling them would be a fun challenge.

    Hack: But, won't I get yelled at for taking it apart?

    Jin: Yeah, I guess. It would probably be better to start with something like a clock. Even if you break it, I can fix it.

    Hack: Okay, I'll give it a try!

    Jin: Heh heh! Maybe this sparked your interest, eh?

    Hack: Yeah, this is even more fun than my pranks!



    I doubt it, but it'd be neat if in Fuga 2 you recruit Hack and Jin together as Hack was under Jin's tutelage when the war broke out. Then again, that would separate Hack from Chick. The two may as well have a sticker on their helmets saying "SOLD AS A SET: DO NOT SEPARATE" on them.



    Mei: Hmm... If I could see them, I guess I'd like to... Do you know how I can see them?

    Jin: Sorry, it was just a question. Anyway, you don't sound like you want to see that badly, huh? I know that feeling, though. My mom died when I was little, too. If somebody suddenly asked if I wanted to see her, I wouldn't know what to say either...

    Mei: But if I could see them... I'd tell them everything! That I work hard to help Grandma, Grandpa, you and the others, and that we have lots of fun...

    Jin: Yeah... I think you're doing a great job. If I could see my parents again, I'd want to tell them the same thing.

    Mei: But... I feel kinda sad now, I wanna see Grandma and Grandpa...

    Jin: Yeah, we've gotta finish this war first. It's too soon for us to see those who've died yet.

    Why isn't Jin the MC of Fuga, again?



    Britz: Sure, what is it? I'll try to help if I can.

    Mei: You're Berman but you don't feel bad about fighting other Berman people?

    Britz: That's a difficult question... I don't want to fight with other Berman, but I'm fighting them because I think I'm on the right side. I have no doubt about that. I believe that stopping them will make Berman a better country, even if they call me a traitor.

    Mei: I... don't really understand...

    Britz: Haha... I will fight to protect you and everyone, so don't worry about me.

    Mei: Ohh! Thanks, Britz! You're the best!

    Britz: Thanks, Mei... You're not bad yourself!

    Well, he did help win the war, but I don't he think contributed anything to the peace going by his ending. Then again, he is a literal child, not some diplomat.



    Britz: Still not satisifed? That's all I am, the son of a traitor.

    Kyle: But, that doesn't make YOU a traitor, does it?

    Britz: From their point of view, I've already betrayed Berman...

    Kyle: If that's true, then that would make you our friend, wouldn't it?

    Britz: I never thought of myself as one of them, not in the slightest. That's all I can say.

    Kyle: Fine, you'll just have to stick with us then.

    Britz: If that's what you want, I won't argue.

    Kyle: Don't think that all Felinekos are suspicious because of me, a'right?

    Britz: About that, I've had a change of heart, too. Felinekos are suspicious but also impulsive.



    Kyle: Reinforcer of Stereotypes

    Britz: Besides that, there are good people here that I trust as friends...

    Kyle: Yeah, we agree on that...

    Maybe I'm missing the point, but I like to see Britz's comment as him ribbing Kyle, rather than doubling down on his racism.



    ...posed to the planet. I cannot see any other explanation.

    In short: Juno, in it's infinite wisdom, decided that it's in our nature to destroy ourselves. Ergo, that gives it the green light to exterminate humanity. Good to know your genius has limits if that was the best solution you can come up with. I don't know what's worse: Being genocided by some xeno filth, or being terminated for the "good of the planet".

    Y'know what? The latter's worse. At least the former doesn't have the condescending angle and patronizing tone to their genocide. Yeah I know Jeanne's the one who made the conclusion, but she's based off a Juno's thought process. Unless it turns out Jeanne was totally wrong and the death of mankind wasn't Juno's fault, it's on sight for any Juno that pop up in the future games.



    Sheena: I-I'm fine... I didn't mean to make you worry about me.

    Malt: Haha. It's okay, I was sort of worried you were trying to avoid us.

    Sheena: You know... M-Maybe I am.



    That's a reaction image right there. Say, was "I'm shook" a term before the Internet meme'd it?

    Sheena: Uh, no... Don't misunderstand! I think I wanted you all to avoid me.

    Malt: To avoid you? Why?



    Kinda sorta, right? Those who could use magic powers were a bonus, but otherwise just any ol' Felineko would do, no?

    Sheena: That's why I hate the Nono, and my ability to use it. I think that's why I tried to avoid everyone.

    Malt: Is that what was going on... I think I get it now. Thanks for telling me.

    Sheena: I'm really sorry.

    If there was a "Sorry Jar" on the Taranis, the kids would've filled it up enough to make up for the game's development costs and then some!



    Wappa: Oh, you want somethin', four-eyes? Uh, I mean, Socks...

    Socks: Y-You did it again...

    Wappa: Sorry, sorry! My bad! I'm tryin' to change... So, whatcha want?

    Socks: You told me before that I should speak up about things I dislike. That is my reason for saying this...

    Wappa: Huh?! Uh, okay, go on...

    Socks: M-My name is Socks! Socks Million! Granted, I do wear glasses, but four-eyes is not my name! You say wearing glasses makes me look like a professor? If you thought that would make me happy, you are absolutely incorrect! Someday I will become a real professor, so you need not worry about that! Plus, I may look glum because I have difficulty talking with girls, but that is none of your concern!

    And for an encore, here's Socks with his rendition of "Rap God", followed up with "The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku"!



    Ah. That explains Hanna and Mei then. Is this the first time Socks got so pissed he bared his fangs? According to the text dump, yeah this is the only time this sprite shows up. Slave labor? Unethical science experiments? Socks sleeps. Being called four eyes? YA PLUM DONE GON' DAD-GUM DID IT NOW, SON!

    Wappa    : Ahaha... I'm shocked...

    Socks: *huff* *puff* Uhh... T-That is all!

    Wappa: You said it's hard to talk with girls, but you don't seem to have any problem talking with me now. Har har!

    Moral of the story: Anger solves everything. If something's not working, you're not getting angry enough! This is the Trilogy of Vengeance, not the Trilogy of Peace and Love!



    You have no idea how hard it was to get this D rank. Either I'd exit immediately and get an E, or get a C because there were no monsters, giving me an S in the monsters killed category.



    Holy shit they actually called reinforcements.



    It might as well have summoned a bloody unicorn for how rare this is.



    We now return to a more common sight.

    Britz: I must have changed the subject, sorry.

    Boron: No worries! So... about the sweets...

    Britz: I think Berman sweets are more filling. Gasco sweets are prettier and more delicate.

    Boron: Really? I don't think the sweets from my village were that pretty...

    Britz: Yes, there are more baked sweets in rural areas, right? I suppose Berman sweets are plain, or shall I say simple?
     
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    • Note: Boron actually likes plain pawbuns, not chocolate ones contrary to one what might assume. Yeah that got me too.

    Britz: We can't eat many sweets here, so just thinking about it would do more harm than good...

    Boron: Ohh! I wanna go home and eat a ton of yummy sweets!

    Britz: I miss my mom's sweets, too... Oh, never mind. I hope the war's over soon...

    Boron: Yeah, then you can come over to my house sometime! My mom has a restaurant in the village! She'll make you some yummy sweets!

    Britz: You're inviting... someone like me over?

    Boron: Of course, I am! You're my treasured friend! Everyone would be happy to have you over!

    Britz: Thank you, Boron. I would really enjoy that... truly.

    Y'know, usually I'd be frustrated over someone constantly not getting what I'm trying to say, but given the circumstances, it's nice to have someone who has borderline unconditional acceptance of everyone.



    Jin: Oh, about that... You're tightening the screws too much. If you rely on your strength like that, you'll strip the threads. I told you many times that subtle pressure is important, didn't I?

    Boron: Y-Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry, Master.

    Jin: I don't think you're really suited for subtle adjustments...

    Boron: Maybe you're right... Maybe I can't do this after all...

    Jin: Some things about machines require strength, so I think you'd be better at that than me.

    Boron: R-Really?

    Jin: Yeah, so no more calling me Master. At least I'll train you to talk properly like a real pal.

    Boron: P-Pal?! Okay! I think that's better, too!



    Hold up, "I'll train you to talk properly like a real pal." the hell does that mean. Yer gonna teach him the slang n' terminology of the job? Teach him an accent?

    Boron: O-Okay, you've got it! I'm so excited, pal!

    Well, at least this apprenticeship didn't end up being a total bust. Sheesh, how many kids are gonna end up working for Jin by the end of this game?



    ...cannot imagine, Juno must have 'reset' everything, thus terminating human history.

    Wow, you're doing a stellar job preserving the planet, jackass. Frankly I should've expected this given how Juno's motive could be summed up as "This world is imperfect...If only I could wipe away the impurities and make it as beautiful as me!" The god complex set in real early, huh?



    Jin: Oh, really?

    Kyle: I don't know why, but I thought it was super uncool... I thought he should've had a more important job, like he had in the city...

    Jin: He must have done everything he could for you and your family. Learning a new profession is pretty hard.

    Kyle: You think so?

    Jin: Even if my dad was still around today, I don't think he'd be very eager to work in the fields... Heh heh!

    Kyle: Hahaha! I dunno, maybe given these circumstances, I can forgive my dad. Thanks a lot, Jin.

    Jin: No, thanks for getting me to talk and helping me to remember my father's good qualities, Kyle.

    Kyle: Yeah, when we get back to the village, I'm going to help my dad with his work.

    Jin: I bet that'd make him really happy, I'm sure of it!

    Remind me, what the hell does Kyle's dad do these days?



    Yes and it's name is Vanargand. It's currently asleep at the moment tho.

    Kyle: God? If you mean churches, then yeah.

    Mei: Can I see Mommy and Daddy if I go there?

    Kyle: Uh... Well... Sorry, I guess there are some things that the city doesn't have... God is somewhere else, far away... We can't go there yet.

    Mei: Oh...

    Kyle: I-It's okay, though. Sometime, when you get bigger, you'll be able to see them again.

    Mei: Really? How big do I have to get?

    Kyle: I don't know... But if you go where God is, you won't be able to see any of us again... You don't want that, do you?

    Mei: No! I don't want to lose you...

    Kyle: Me, neither... It would be sad to never see you again. So, don't think about rushing to see your mom and dad, okay?



    What does "Taco" mean in French? I swear that's what she said. Anyways: Mei continues the trend of being everyone's little sister. The Nanako of this motley crew. Which makes me very concerned over her safety in Fuga 2. Like, something has to piss off Malt enough to go nuclear with presumably the rest of the crew following suit. Unless this ends up being a Moby Dick scenario where only Malt goes nuts and everyone else is along for the ride. I can't imagine Malt going full on Captain Ahab tho.

    I hate to say it, but Mei biting it makes the most sense.



    Malt: How old am I? I'm 12. And you were... 6, right?

    Chick: Yup, I'm 6! You remembered! That makes me happy!

    Malt: I was the oldest kid in the village, so I felt it was sort of my job to watch out for the smaller kids.

    Chick: Hmm, so... When I'm 16 you'll be 22... maybe just right!

    Malt: Huh? What do you mean, just right?




    Pictured: What Chick has to look forward to.​


    Malt: I dunno... I'll try not to disappoint!

    Chick: Yeah, I can't wait! Ooh, I wanna grow up!! Heehee!

    Eh, now I know the standard response to this (And what some folk told me as a young'un) is "Yer gon eat those words when you actually get older!" Well, I've gotten older and frankly? Vast improvement. No idea what the hell they were on about.



    Wappa: Yes, indeed!! I've lived a life of pure solitude and freedom!!

    Kyle: Yeah, that's great and all but... what do you do for food and uh... hygiene?

    Wappa: Oh, well about that, you see... The villagers where my little minions live are so completely nice!! They ask me over for dinner, and if I wanna splash in the tub, things like that!!

    Kyle: You've gotta be kidding me! What are they, saints to look after you like that?

    Wappa: It's okay if you make fun of me - no, strike that, it's not okay, but I won't let you talk about the villagers like that!

    Kyle: I didn't, I didn't! I ain't makin' fun of you or anybody! I get it though... So, that's why you want to save them.

    Wappa: Ah, so now you see it my way, do you? But don't go putting your heart on a string just yet!

    Kyle: I... never said anything like that...

    Same here, pal. What an odd lass.



    Boron: Well, I told you I didn't want to be a minion... 'cause you're my friend!

    Wappa: Such a waste... You looked strong, plus you listened to anything I said - you were the chosen one!

    Boron: I'm happy you think so, but I'm only doing this because you're my friend. You decided to make me your minion on your own, but I only think of you as my friend.

    Wappa: A friend... Is that better than a minion?

    Boron: Of course, it is! If I quit being a minion or a friend, which would make you more sad?

    Wappa: Oooh... Fine! You're not a minion anymore! Instead, I suppose I can tolerate you as my friend!

    But Boron would make for the perfect sympathetic dumb muscle minion tho!



    Note: I did not heal myself. This is a result of Britz's skill - Remorse: Heal Taranis. That's a neat detail. doesnt make the fight any less of a slog to go thru tho.



    Basically every BoronBritz support in a nutshell.



    Oh, Sheena. You and your Star Wars references. Not that Sheena going "I'm getting some bad vibes here." would be any better.



    Sheena: Why?



    Hack Montblanc: Street Magician.



    "That's my Hack" was filmed in front of a live studio audience.

    Hack: I didn't know you didn't like your spells, or yourself because of it. But I don't want you to say you hate yourself. I guess you and your family suffered a lot... It's because of this war right?



    Same. I hope Sheena's a lot more confident and shows off more magical abilities in the sequel.

    Hack: I think... they're both pretty...

    Sheena: What?

    Hack: I'll put an end to this war quick, you'll see!

    Sheena: Hack... I'll help you, too. Thank you for cheering me up, truly.

    That's Hack for ye! With a name like that, you'd expect someone a lot more violent or at least tempermental. What an odd name for someone so sweet.



    Jin: Not a problem. I can only take care of machines that are within my knowledge, though.

    Malt: I was actually asking about you, not the machines.

    Jin: Don't worry about me. I know myself better than anyone.

    Malt: Yeah, but...

    Jin: You'd best worry about yourself. We're gonna be in a heap of crap if we can't finish this war soon. You, me, your family, everyone'll die... Just like my father.

    Malt: You really are compassionate, aren't you?

    Jin: What? The heck you sayin'?

    Malt: I know what you're saying is tough, but you're only saying it because you're worried about us.
     
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    • I'm not gonna sugar coat it: Jin would make for a better MC. Hell, Malt's just stealing Jin's character arc for the sequel! Malt really steals no dignity.



    ...Lands of Gasco, as the stage for the final battle.

    Ok but why kids tho? Oh hey, Fuga 3 could involve humanity coming back from space to retake Earth. That's a surefire way of getting Gasco and Bermany to team up: Have them fight off what is basically an alien invasion. Hell, you could make humanity be like the United Citizen Federation/Imperium of Man to give the Bermans a taste of their own medicine. (On the subject of Starship Troopers: Doesn't one of their logos look familiar?)

    ...NGL, if it weren't for the kids, I'd be super down with humanity's Reclaimation of Earth. Maybe that's the point. "Clearly, the Berman Empire's conquest was evil. But wot if the humans were doing it tho? Is it suddenly okay now?" That could be one way to close out this trilogy of revenge.

    Or this may be way over the top, destroying Fuga's relatively grounded setting. At the same time tho, I find this to be a fun concept. What else is on the table for Fuga 3 anyways. Cold War with Bermany?

    Say, could one could sum up Fuga's backstory like this: "(Alien?) Supercomputer genocides humanity to save the planet. Replaces humanity with furries instead. Furries end up doing a Kidz Bop rendition of The Worst of Humanity by reenacting World War II. " Jokes aside, at the time of this writing there's actually no Wikipedia summary of Fuga 1, just an outline of the general premise. That says it all doesn't it.



    Britz: You're pretty absorbed in this, aren't you? Is it because it's an enemy weapon?

    Socks: No, I am merely curious about unfamiliar technology. I would like to know how airships are able to fly!

    Britz: I thought you were asking about the weaknesses of enemy weapons, but... I must have been wrong.

    Socks: Actually, we probably should be concerned with those things, given our current situation...

    Britz: I don't think that way of thinking is very much like you, though...



    Dudes be like: Gets one compliment. Remembers it for years.

    Britz: That was the idea. Would you like to hear more about airships?

    Socks: Yes, please! I would love to hear more!

    Britz, you have just made a friend for life.



    Wappa: Yup, I was!!

    Kyle: So, since you're stuck with us in the tank, you haven't been able to take care of yourself...

    Wappa: Ehh? It's not like that... probably!

    Kyle: No, I'm telling you because you haven't! Listen, I'll take on the role of the villagers and teach you how to live like a normal person!

    Wappa: Eeeeeeeehhhh!? Thanks, but I'm good!! I will continue this life of freedom!!

    Kyle: Denied! It's one thing to be carefree, but with freedom comes responsibility!



    Yes, usually it comes paired with great power.

    Kyle: I will teach you urban way of... Oh, forget it. I can at least teach you normal way of life, so be prepared.



    Wappa's a lost cause, Kyle. Just bail out.

    Kyle: I-I ain't fallin' in love, geez... I just can't leave you go on like this!

    Wappa: Hmm, I wonder how far our relationship will go... Ohh, I'm so excited!

    Wappa's a weird lass.



    And that's that for Kyle! Still no achievement yet tho, nuts!



    Jin internally: YEYEYEYEYEYEYEYEYE!!!



    HYPE THRUSTERS: ACTIVATE!



    Priorities much, Kyle?



    ...wow Wappa and Kyle actually have more in common than I thought.



    Ayy I got the achievement for reaching level 50 with all characters! And they (Meaning TvTropes) said it'd take 3 playthroughs, possibly even more. Yeah, I guess it would if you didn't bother with food and dodged every single Elite Battle like a fookin' coward.

    Anyways, now that I got this achievement I'm just gonna blitz through my third run by only taking the safe routes! :p



    Second verse, somehow easier than the first. I only needed one Heavy X to beat Hax this time around. He did end up getting to do one thing tho: Switching his guns.
    That's our Hax~!



    YO DID HE JUST WALK UP, SLOWLY, AND SHARP ARROW???



    Kyle hands Hax is his second most humilating defeat to date. The first being his loss to Mang0 of course. :V



    Oh sick you can actually back out of it! I wonder if this option only exists if the best ending is available to you.



    Well kids, I need that save game bonus and there's only one way of getting them...




    Remind me: Why is it called Kyle's Search, again?

    Malt: Use my life. I have no regrets.

    Hanna: I always lived for others... And now is no different.

    Boron: I'll do it... I-I want to be useful!

    Socks: Let me be the one to use the Soul Cannon...

    Mei: Me! Me! I want to save everybody!



    Damn, Chick's baying for blood here! It's absolutely personnel for her.

    Hack: I'll be the hero to save the world...!

    Jin: Let me go, guys. I have no family waiting for me.

    Britz: No, you guys already did so much for me... Please let me repay you all with my life...
     
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    • It's time to strike Hax down and send 'im straight to hell.

    Okay dumb references aside, reportedly Sheena was supposed to get into the Soul Cannon in a much earlier scene. (See: 1, 2, 3.) Hanna literally pulls Sheena out of her funk by yanking her out of the chair. No idea how this was gonna play out in gameplay nor why it got axed. Presumably, this scene was conceived of before the permadeath system became a thing. My source for this is my personal distaste of the Soul Cannon mechanic, making me look for any excuse to criticize it.

    Her time has not come, however. I'll tell you now she's the one to survive. YOU'LL NEVER BREAK HER FAITH OR HER STRIDE SHE'LL HAVE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR OWN DEMIS-*ACK*



    Precisely! Wappa Death Scene Take 1. Annnnnnd...action!



    Jeanne: This will be the Soul Cannon's last...




    So you can't back out of this shit...



    ...Yet for some reason, you can for this. Wish the dialogue changed for these as they're incongruent with what the characters said ten seconds ago.



    You're lucky I like Kyle.




    Onward, o' brave leader.



    So like, the screen thumps occasionally and makes this weird kind of squelching thudding. I imagine that's the wires piercing through Wappa's body, which uh...I guess liquifies her and the resulting slurry is used to power the gun??? Again in the manga, that's what happens to Boron. (Yeah he's the canon simulator Test Run 1 sacrifice.) Come to think of it, what did those batteries that Blutwurst made look like? I presumed it was just nebulous green goop, but like, was it a meat slurry in a can? A can o' manwich? Great, now I'm in the mood for a sloppy joe.



    Come to think of it, isn't this basically what the Soul Cannon does in the manga then? No, no one actually made a Mei edit of the GIF BTW it's just a still frame. I actually have no idea what the real gif entails other than that it's very gorey. Unless you like shock gifs, I wouldn't recommend viewing the original.



    Look out, it's the Northern Lights!




    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdkuPOL2HpI

    Many Bermans were harmed in the making of this film.
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    It's been a while since I've seen this, but I do believe the ominous wind howling is exclusive to the bad/normal ending.

    The region of Paresia where the Vanargand stood became its own floating island. Suddenly, the Vanargand imploded upon itself, taking the floating island of Paresia with it. Fragments of the Vanargand shot out across the sky before plunging into the sea of clouds below.

    Damn, so in the normal/bad ending, Paresia gets totally obliterated instead of just getting pancaked. Yes there's a difference: The city is rebuildable in one ending, while in the other...good luck trying to figure out how to keep the memorial hot air balloon in one place.



    This is also different.



    Don't worry, I'm sure the gel layer adaptive shock absorbers took most of the impact~! :V

    A few hours later, taking control of Berman airships, the Gasco Army found the children unconscious in the remains of the Taranis.



    Alternatively: "IN MEMORY OF A PATRIOT WHO SAVED THE WORLD" o7



    Oi Welks, the hell you doin' here? Weren't most of you guys on Paresia? How the fuck did y'all manage to embark on Berman airships right before the Vanargand went kablooie? How long did the fight take in real time? Oh, whatever. The music is different here BTW. No idea what the track is called tho. It sure ain't Echo of Triumph that's fer sure.



    Thanks, Lieutenant.

    General Merlot: I am so sorry... We shouldn't have let you kids get caught up in a battle like this...



    Can we cash in on Wappa's life insurance on top of the payment you're surely gonna give the kids?

    General Merlot: Thank you... Really, thank you... I promise we'll bring Gasco back to peace.

    Cheapskate. Didn't pay the kids nuthin' and only bought them a single year of peace. Some reward! BTW: Did he just say "PULL GASCO" or Paul Gasco? I assume the P word is the French word for Hail or something.

    Without its leading general, the Berman Empire withdrew and later signed an armistice.



    Hey isn't this different?

    Normal/Bad Ending:

    Despite the devastation to the land and the lingering scars from the war, Gasco gradually set forth toward the future.

    Good Ending:

    What was once Gasco now became an archipelago of floating islands, and the technology of the Berman airships aided their daily lives tremendously.

    Despite the destruction of their land and the lingering scars from the war, the people of Gasco gradually moved toward the future.

    Yeah there's some differences here, not much.



    "Friends plural"

    Uhm, ackyshually, it's just one friend. Wait no, we lost Jeanne alongside the Taranis. That makes two. Nvm I rescind my statement.
     
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    • NEVER FORGET THE TARANIS'S SACRIFICE.

    BTW: I thought Malt was taller than Kyle? They appear to be the same height here. Also is Boron the tallest of the crew or not? It's hard to tell man.



    ...couldn't you have just not shown this? Or have some sort of blank screen? Like "Wappa has died. 21XX-21XX" It's offputting in a goofy way as is. "Oh no! Mei used the end slides to practice her writing!"



    "Regret, regret, regret."



    Yeah, next time maybe don't tie old save game bonuses to bad endings. :p Nah I don't mind that. Assuming they're as easy to get that is. If Fuga 2's bad ending requires you systemtically kill off every single child all to get some bonus goodies for Fuga 3, fuck that!



    RIP Solatorobo tie-in scene.

    If only you could have taken different paths... Maybe then the future would have been brighter... To achieve an even greater future, all of the children need to survive. If you fight to the end without relying on the Soul Cannon, or rather the children's lives, the Taranis will surely respond to your needs.



    Iunno man, I thought Britz got a pretty happy ending. Got reunited with his family, moved to Gasco (An overall better place to live), surrounded by those who appreciate his father's sacrifice. I guess they could've given Britz two medals, taking one in his father's stead, and the other for his personal efforts. Then like a mansion, a lifetime stipend to support his family... yeah you know what, I agree Fuga! This IS a sad ending! :V



    "Stop killing the kids for LP funsies you fuck."



    Thanks for the pep talk, Fuga.

    The battle is over, but... is this really the end? If you wish, you can play again from the beginning, keeping all you have acquired. There are two ways to replay the game.




    "Stages and enemy stats are ramped up..."



    Hax was easy to bully the first time around and even easier the second. No improved resistances to status ailments, HP, defense, speed, etc. Same ol' Hax. Poor, indecisive Hax. Always changes his guns.

    Editor's Note: Apparently he only changes his guns as a phase change. ...I guess that's kind of better but like, damn, dude can't even get into his second form before I knock him into his third huh?



    Just one more run to light the rest of those gears up!



    The book doesn't change on your third run BTW.



    Christ, this is gonna take forever even with cutscene skips and turbo mode so screw it. << It's time. >>



    TO SHIFT INTO MAXIMUM OVERDRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

    This might just break the game but hey. It'd be hilarious if it sped up their voices too! EDIT: This does not activate chipmunk mode. Blast.




    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EjEaVm2rs0

    Theme of Safe Route AKA Babby Mode​


    I'm amazed the game hasn't crashed yet. Like for realsies this time.



    How come the Ethical Soul Cannon only knocks out the Vanargand while the Original Recipe Soul Cannon causes it to blow up? Did the bad vibes of the latter cause it to cook off or something?



    'F'​




    Snubbing Wappa? Whaddoya mean? Wappa is just fine, see? Did you think I was leaving Wappa out on purpose or something? Perish the thought!



    Wait, Jeanne can make people??? Damn, that sure puts the Ethical Soul Cannon in a much darker light. Power of friendship? More like power of passing the buck.

    Sheesh, and here I thought Hax was going to do the whole "Keep prisoners n' other "expendable elements" around as ammo." to double down even further on Bermany's evil. Nah, Jeanne already beat him to the punch by making child clones/homunculi to use as bullets. No sacrifice too great, no treachery too small, eh, Black/Evil Jeanne?

    Well uh, being used to juice the Soul Cannon isn't exactly the most pleasant of experience going by the manga, so I don't think whoever you just killed off is going to be all too pleased to see ya. Drop a line if things start getting a lil' too awkward up there and we'll hook you up with a car battery/energy cell. That should bring you back to good ol' Terra.

    "Brilliant Miracle" my ass.
     
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    • At first, I thought a quirk of Safe Route battles were healing inbetween battles but I was like "Nah it's probably a speedhack glitch." Lo n' behold it's exactly that. The former would've been nice to have on top of the recovery pitstops it gives ya tho.



    Safe Routes aren't total cake walks where every wave is just a single jeep/flier/reinforce drone. So don't expect to be able to mash A and come out unscathed.



    Yet another fun speedhack bug: You end up fighting Beavis and Butthead in the normal battle arena. I guess the reports of a VERY fast tank approaching at incredibly hihg speed gottem to go out and take it head on instead of continuing their game of mass murder.

    So if a recovery pitstop or item is coming up, revert to the game's normal speed as otherwise you may end up skipping over it entirely.



    Some Safe Routes are just Dangerous Routes but with normal enemies. Frankly, if all you do is stick with Safe Routes you're not making "Steady Progress". The loot is absolute ass and the EXP isn't too hot either. I remember someone talking about having difficulty with this game thanks to having low stats. Turns out, they've been doing exclusively Safe Routes because they wanted to save their SP. This resulted in them being so underleveled for the final boss that, while still beatable, the Soul Cannon just became a helluva lot more tempting. (They also lost a few kids too.)



    Even playing on 20X speed, this dude's animation is way too fucking long.



    Ah sick, the achievement for 30 A ranks procs based on unlock, not upon viewing them! And with that, I platinum'd/100%'d Fuga 1 woo woooooo!! So ends the Safe Route tour.

    Conclusion: Dip it into them to recover then immediately bail the fuck out. Later chapters, you'll still end up fighting Elite enemies either way (Though not as many.) and the bosses sure don't get weaker. Protip, don't punch your ticket to the Snooze n' Cruise. Much like the Soul Cannon, it's short term gain for long term loss. If things are gettin' a lil' hairy, stick to the normal routes. It's not all that much harder than Safe Routes in exchange for much better loot.

    From hereonout, there will be no more gameplay! Ayup, it's going to be one big ol' support dump. No, I'm not doing the bad ending because one: It's tedious as shit. Two: It barely changes anything. No new CGs, just 3-5 sentences changed. Not worth the effort.



    Jin: I don't remember much about my mom. She died when I was a lot smaller than you are now. But I guess it was hard living with my stubborn father...

    Chick: Your daddy was stubborn?

    Ayup. Jury's out on whether or not it's directly responsible for getting him killed or if Flammy Wammy would've shot him anyways to make an example out of him.




    View: https://youtu.be/dBMD485iG9g?t=14

    An average day with Jin and his pop. (Colorized)
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    Chick: Wow...

    Jin: On the other hand, eventually when I was able to help, he gave me my own tools.



    He even went as far as to give each one their own nicknames: The screwdrivers are called Paul and Emil, the wrench is Edgar, and his hammer he dubbed Adam. What's the significance of these names? Fuck if I know. Probably nothing, given how this happened in Comedies of Steel. The canoncity is dubious, but I don't think it's that big of a stretch for a gearhead like him to sleep with his tools like a teddy bear.

    Chick: Wow, your daddy sounds really cool! I bet your mommy was a nice lady, too!



    Rare Precious footage of Jin smiling.




    See? Even Socks agrees with my assessment.

    Jin: I've got a long way to go before that... I've never worked as a full-fledged engineer yet. I'm just an amateur, learning by watching other people work.

    Socks: You are still amazing to be able to do all of this by only watching others.

    Jin: Who knows? If you master how to handle machines, maybe you'll be an even better engineer than me.

    Socks: You are being far too kind... Heeheehee!

    Jin: Yeah, well... There's still a lot for you to learn, so no slacking off yet!

    Socks: Yes, I understand!



    Mei: Yup! I'm gonna tell Mommy and Daddy how I'm doing!

    Jin: That's good, but... try to not think too much about them. I don't want to make them wishing they could see you too...

    Mei: Why not?

    Jin: Cause they could take you away from us. I mean, you've gotta get your grandparents back safely to the village, right?

    Mei: Heeheehee! I see! Then I guess I'll wait a little before telling them how hard I work!

    Jin: Yeah, that's better. I'll always protect you, so don't worry.

    Mei: Ehehe! Thanks!



    Oof.

    Jin: I will, yeah... Just not yet.

    Might be reading too much into this, but does anyone else feel like Jin's projecting a lil' onto Mei here?



    Jin: Yeah, each of the separate parts don't do much on their own, but when you put them together, they have functional movements. Put all of that together, and you can do great things. That is what a machine is. We might be small on our own, but if we put our strength together, we can even operate this tank to fight in the war. This is no different.

    tl;dr: Teamwork makes the dream work. Thanks, Sailor Moon.

    Hack: Right! I get it!

    Jin: If you're really that interested in machines, I'll teach you more. Even if you break something, I can fix it, so it's no problem.

    Hack: Okay, then... I wanna try out more machines!



    You know, I figured the time gap would be a lot larger than one year so that Jin could become an actual master.

    Jin: D-don't call me that... Heh heh!

    Depending on how badly shit goes down in Fuga 2, the title might end up being yours by default.

    Is it just me or was the part where Jin goes into a spiel to deliver an aesop kinda clunky?



    Jin: It's not like I'm always fuming like a boiler, but I can't change how I feel about the Berman.

    Hanna: Perhaps you shouldn't think about the Berman so much. Why not think about things that make you happy instead?

    Yeah Jin, think of instead all the fun and exciting ways you can eviscerate a Berman!

    Jin: You think we've got time for that now...? But I guess the mechanics inside this tank are pretty cool...

    Hanna: Oh, did you find something interesting?

    Jin: Yeah, I've never see anything like this machine before. It makes all the tanks in the Gasco Army look like toys. And why is such an awesome tank in Gasco to begin with? I can't imagine...

    According to the Jeanne Archives: Assuming Gasco was built upon what used to be France, then presumably the French were the leaders of the Anti-Juno Organization. Hence why the Taranis is buried underneath Petit Mona.



    Yeah and unlike Socks, Jin's love for machines is pure. He's not gonna immediately draft up ways to make it the most effective weapon possible. Which is ironic come to think of it. You'd think a vengeful mechanic would be all about that while the timid nerd would only blunder their way into making weapons of mass destruction.

    Jin: I guess it comes with the territory. Everybody around me was obsessed with mechanics and stuff.

    Hanna: I hardly know anything about this kind of thing, but let me know if you need a good distraction like this sometime.

    Jin: Y-yeah, sure... I guess I don't mind.



    Wappa: Ugh. You're so noisy! I'm doin' it, I'm doin' it! I'm being as kind to the machines as I want you to be with me.

    Jin: Are you treating them as you would your own body?

    Wappa: Yes, yes, for goodness sake, yes!

    Jin, that means you need to break out the soap and water.

    Jin: Yeah, right... I'll double-check everything later...

    Wappa: Ughhh! If you like machines so much, why don't you change your body into a mechanical one!?



    Yeah man, go for it. Cyborg arms are all the rage these days. Demonic ones are an acceptable substitute.

    Wappa: Wha- You've gotta be kidding me...
     
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    • ...I take back everything nice I said about Jin. He's a shit character. Garbage. Worse than Wappa.



    An excellent recovery by Jin. TBH tho, wouldn't you want to do that kind of maintenance yourself? It is your body after all. Eh, I s'pose you'll need a helping hand for those hard to reach places...wait, you're a robot. If you needed to operate on your back, couldn't you just rotate your neck n' arms so that they face your back?



    What, is Socks chopped liver now?



    Wappa: Well, it's more annoying to hear you nagging at me all the time, so...

    Jin: Oh, you figured it out at last! Well, you've still got a long way to reach my level of expertise...

    Wappa: I ain't gonna be a greaser like you, so this is good enough!

    Jin: That'd be a waste. I don't think it's an unrealistic dream to become a good mechanic if you hone your skills while you're still young.

    Wappa: Nah! Flattery ain't gonna make me- Are you serious?

    Jin: Yeah, I'm serious.



    Y'know, in some games dex determines crit rates so by that logic, Wappa's right. :V

    Jin: If you truly want to be a better mechanic, and would stop getting so cocky so quickly, then I'll train you.

    Wappa: Whaa- Don't lift my spirits just to let me down again. But if you're gonna teach me, then maybe I'll put in a little more effort. Yup!

    Jin: Yeah, leave it to me! I'll forge you into a fine partner!

    Wappa: Heh heh heh! Partner! That would be super awesome!

    And so, Jin's side hustle continues to bear fruit as he slowly, yet surely, recruits more and more of the crew to work at his factory.



    Naturally, this draws the ire of the "leader" of the Taranis.

    Malt: I think it's because you don't wish the same pain that you've suffered to happen to us.



    Jin's bit of a saucy fellow, isn't he.

    Malt: Yeah, but if we rush in headstrong and somebody gets hurt... I can't do that, I won't.

    Jin: Look at you, talkin' all smart like you know what you'd do at a time like that.

    Malt: Yeah, because we're still kids. Sorry if I say I don't like something because I don't like it...



    "I sure hope your indecision doesn't come to bite you in the ass, leading you down a dark path of revenge."

    Jin: But whatever, I can get in on that... I guess that's what makes you cut out to be a leader, eh?



    ...so the Taranis is an anarcho-syndicalist commune?

    Malt: No one must be left out. And that includes you, Jin.

    Jin: Fine, I get it. We'll make it outta this, together.

    In a meta sense, Malt is completely right: Everyone is the leader because no one can actually be the focal point of the plot, thanks to the Soul Cannon. The kids are generally referred to as a group, not as individuals outside of their debut chapters.

    Malt's leadership talk gets tossed out the window for Fuga 2 as he's clearly the one running the show. It'd make for a good callback tho if there's a point in the story where Malt tries to get everyone to do something by asserting his authority. Only for Jin to point out that, based on Malt's own words, everyone's on equal standing with each other.

    I have no idea what it is about Malt that makes me so snippy with him. By all accounts, he's a completely inoffensive character.



    Speaking of inoffensive characters.

    Hack: C'mon, I'm tired. Let's take a break. It's like we're cleaning up more now than we ever did back home...

    Chick: That's just because Mommy and Daddy aren't here...

    Hack: I guess it was hard for them, too. I guess I finally get it...

    Chick: We have to thank them once we get home...

    Hack: Yeah, I'll be sure to help out more, too!



    Hack: Um, well... I didn't exactly say that!



    Oh, Chick. I can't get mad tho as that was one of my favorite go-to excuses for mischief. Remember: Throwing your sibling(s) under the bus first to cushion your own fall. :V

    Hack: Yup, I guess you'll have to! We'll always be together!

    Chick: Uh-huh! Together, always and forever!

    I adore these two.



    "Why is our B-Support being accompanied by this ominous music?"

    Britz: What could that be?



    Well, none of y'all have any skull iconography on ye and last time I checked, the banner the Taranis is flying is completely blank. That said, the Taranis can get pretty demonic looking and liquifies children for ammo. Ah, but the crew is utterly adorable. Morally grey it is!

    Britz: I think it depends on how you look at it. I'm here because I thought what the Berman were doing was wrong.

    Hack: Did something bad happen to you there, and that's why you're here now?

    Britz: That was part of it. But it's mostly because of everything the Berman are doing in this war. They started it to invade Gasco, plus they're continuing horrible experiments behind the scenes. I can't let it go...



    Unfortunately, the Morally Upstanding Berman is a critically endangered subspecies.

    Britz: That's nice of you to say, but I've only been running away from everything...

    Hack: I don't think so!

    Britz: Even so, after you guys rescued me, I think I understand what I need to do. I'm really grateful.

    And that ended up being "Create as much distance between me and Bermany as possible." Not a bad plan all things considered.



    Socks: Heh heh! These are the comic pages! I found it between the books I was reading.

    Wait, do ya mean that as in you found a newspaper buried under a pile of books, or did someone wedge a newspaper into a book as a bookmark?

    Hack: Ya don't say! I love comics!

    Socks: Unfortunately, there is only one page, front and back, but it is quite fun to read the different comic strips!

    Hack: Yeah, right! You get it, Socks! I thought you only liked to read difficult stuff!

    Socks: I think both are interesting. Do you read a lot of comics?



    Ohh, huh that's neat.

    Hack: That's why I'd take a peek at the newspapers...

    Socks: My word, that is a disturbance of business... Your father was not angry with you?

    Hack: Well, I didn't have much allowance, so of course I read them nicely...

    Socks: What will you do if it sells out before you can read it? You would miss a chapter!

    Hack: That's a cinch! I figured somebody in the village probably bought it, so all I had to do was ask them or maybe Dad and they'd let me read it!"

    Socks: I-I see! You are very astute!

    Why didn't Hack's dad just pay him in comic strips? Assuming he didn't try to already, only for Hack to weasel out of it by just asking around if he could borrow the paper for five minutes.



    Ah yes, time to drive Hanna up the wall as she tries to figure out what wrong's on the Taranis. The joke being that Hack didn't do anything at all.

    Hanna: Okay, what should I do?



    Oooh, an actual prank!

    Hanna: Wait a minute! I remember something like that happening before... Did you do that?"



    Fuckin' ruh-roh. Abort! Abort! Abort!
     
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    • Hanna screams something in this scene.

    Hack: Um... That look... You're scaring me...



    Rare footage of Hanna actually angry.



    "IT'S JUST A PRANK BROOOOO!!!" Run Hack, run! ^_^ Good thing Hanna doesn't wear any shoes, otherwise Hack's helmet would've lost it's last ear. Sheesh, I didn't realize Hanna was capable of any other emotion aside affection n' sadness. We must study this anomaly. C'mon Hack, piss her off even further! Science demands it! Don't worry, we'll throw a very nice funeral for ya.

    I wish there were more characters that would throw Hanna off balance. Maybe there is, but I'm just not seeing them because I never use her.



    Malt: Of course, I did, and people got mad at me, too.

    Hack: Really? Heehee...



    Lifehack: If you never make promises, no one can get upset with you for anything.

    Malt: You said that you're free to do whatever you want, right? But I don't think that's really freedom.



    According to the dictionary, yes.

    Malt: No, it's a little different. I think the true meaning of freedom means you are free to do what you have to do. I mean...



    It's a complicated subject to say the least. If anything, you're simplifying it.

    Hack: What do we have to do?

    Malt: Yup, that's the question! Why not think about it for a while?

    Together, they conclude that freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.



    Chick: Hey, why don't my pranks work on you!?

    Britz: Sorry, it must be because I'm naturally cautious...

    And possibly the military training.

    Chick: Britzer, that's not fair!

    Britz: Wait, did you just say... Britzer?

    Chick: Yup! You're being so nice to me, so it's cute...

    Britz: I see... I'm not easily surprised by pranks, but this has definitely shocked me...

    Chick: Really? Yay! But why are you shocked?

    Britz: I have a little sister about your age. It's been several years since I saw her. She used to call me that, so it reminded me of her and I wonder if she's okay...

    Chick: Then think of me as your sister, and I'll call you Britzer!

    Britz: You're so sweet. Thanks, Chick...

    You need to see five Link Events, not have 5-10 levels of affinity to save Britz so doing this alone won't save him. It's not as if Britz gave Chick a name or anything else to go off of so that checks out.



    Sheena: Sure, what shall we talk about?



    God fucking dammit.



    Sheena has had enough.



    You ever seen Carrie, Chick? No? Would you like to star in it?



    Key word: Once.

    Sheena    : I wonder if this is what it's like to have a little sister. It makes me happy to understand her feelings a little...

    Chick: What does it feel like?

    Sheena: Like I have to protect you no matter what.



    Sheena: (I think I finally understand...)



    There's nothing particularly funny about the sentence itself. It's that as Sheena realizes why her family sacrificed their safety for hers, she begins to smile. Then Chick goes "Hey you're literally like me fr fr" and Sheena's all like "b r u h."

    Sheena: Yes, you're right! Heehee!

    Well, since Chick brought it up: In the grand scheme of the plot, what was the point of the Nono/magic? Is it just here because it was a thing in Solatorobo? Cause like, you could get rid of the Nono and nothing would've changed in Fuga. Even the whole "Drain the civilians for their magic juice." could be easily substituted with "Drain them of their life force." Like, that's already established through how the Soul Cannon works so the batteries would just be an expansion of that.

    Frankly, the Nono isn't a problem at all. I'm just grousing over it because I'm disappointed over the lack of magic missiles. :V At least the writers curtailed any questions folks might have like "Why don't the wizards just eldritch blast the Nazis when they came a-knocking?" by making it clear the magic is only slightly above street magic. (Unless Sheena really can absorb the life force of others, crush steel with her mind, and create forcefields.)



    Mei: Yeah, I can do some all on my own! Like putting stuff away and cleaning! But I'm too small to hang clothes on the line...

    Chick: Oh, right... If the clothes touch the ground, they'll just get dirty again!

    Mei: When I get big enough to hang up clothes, I want to help with other chores, too...

    Chick: But we've gotta go back home with Mommy and Daddy before we get big!

    Mei: Yeah... I don't wanna wait until I'm big to save Grandma and Grandpa...

    Chick: We're small, but the two of us can think of ways to help everybody! If we do that, maybe the heavens will help us get Mommy, Daddy, and everybody else back!

    Mei: Yeah! Let's help out lots, Chick!

    What does God look like in the Little Tail Bronx verse anyways? What religion does it take after? Are Bermans atheist or do they worship the same God Gasco does? Does anyone actually worship the Vanargand? That's just a children's fairytale true, but like, folks have taken far more sillier things seriously.



    Sheena: Yes. I didn't have many friends in our village, so my mother made her for me. My sister and I would always talk and play together with Bleuette. Yes, just like this.



    That's a neat trick. Y'know would be a funny thing to do with that? Use strings to attach the doll to a paddle and make it look like that's how she's moving it. Then either let go of the paddle and have it continue moving, or gradually make it do more and more complicated maneuvers. Snicker as the audience tries to rationalize what they're seeing. Though I doubt Sheena would ever go into show biz.

    Mei: Wow... It's like she's alive!

    Sheena: I don't like using spells in front of people, but I always liked playing with her like this. I've never done this in front of anyone except my mother and sister, but I'd like to be friends with you, so...

    Poor dad isn't allowed to see the puppet show.

    Mei: I wanna be better -way better- friends with you and Bleuette!

    Sheena: I'm so glad... That makes me really happy!

    Mei: Yeah! We'll be friends forever!

    So canonically, Sheena can make pretty lights and move small objects with her mind. The second part doesn't sound all that impressive, but like, if she can chuck things really hard with precision, that can do a lotta damage. Why, this very site's name is a reference to this concept. If Sheena wasn't a timid, traumatized child, she could've killed/KO'd Flam Kish during the middle of her rant by flinging a pebble at her.

    "What does this have to do with the support"

    Look man, you can take the tactician out of Fire Emblem, but not vice versa. Finding the most effective way to turn children into superweapons is just second nature.



    Is it to create better ways to kill things?

    Mei: Ooh!? Tell me, tell me!!

    Socks: I became interested in inventions from my mother and father. When my mother was troubled with something, my father's small ideas and inventions helped her greatly. She was so pleased and thanked my father profusely. The wonderful part of inventing is creating something to help others.

    Ah, I assumed Socks's mum was the inventor, not his pa. This is based purely on the fact that you only ever see his mum and nothing else.

    Mei: Yup, yup! So cool!

    Socks: Your question helped me to remember that. Thank you very much, Mei!

    Mei: It's too hard for me to invent anything, so I'll help everybody instead!

    Socks: I would not expect anything less from you! Knowing how to switch your mindset like that, I am sure you will be able to invent something someday!

    Mei: Yay! Let's invent cool stuff!

    If we were to stretch the definition of invention to include the general act of creation itself, yeah I can dig it. That's the fun part: Seeing how people react and use your creation. Once it's out of your hands, it takes a life of it's own. So if you end up forgetting about it, or even disown it altogether, as long as others find it useful it'll continue to carry on. It might even outlive you!

    Yeah there's always the risk of people using it in ways you never intended, but that's the gamble you take when publicizing anything. If you wanna make sure something only gets used in the way you want to, keep it in your head.



    Mei: Yeah, I think I'm getting better at it!

    Malt: Ooh, can you show me how you're doing?

    Mei: Yeah, sure! But...maybe a little later.

    Malt: Oh, okay. Whatever you say!

    *the screen fades to white*

    Mei: Malt, here! It's for you! But... read it alone, okay?

    Malt: Hmm?
     
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    • And that's all she wrote. Literally.



    Oh wait, there's more. D'aww.

    Malt: Oh, Mei. I'm so sorry to put you in danger. I love you, too. I swear I'll protect you and everybody else, until we can all go home. Mom, Dad...Please watch over us...

    Tune in next time for Fuga 2: Mei Montblanc Dies in Magma!



    Spooking Sheena the Preteen Witch is a good way to get hurt.

    Sheena: What's wrong? Why are you crouching down like that?



    I feel like that would scare her more, or at the very least weird her out.

    Sheena: Oh, I'm not afraid anymore. I know you're not a scary person.

    Boron: R-really? Ahh, that's a relief!

    Sheena: Plus, I think you're more like yourself as big Boron, you feel so kind and dependable. I like you!



    And so, Boron becomes Gamagori in that his size fluctuates based on whatever's going on screen to ensure that no matter what, he's the largest thing there.

    Sheena: Heehee! But try not to eat too much, okay?

    Eh, given the size of his parents, I don't think he'll get all that much bigger as he ages. Maybe he'll gain an inch or two, but that's about it.



    Socks: Ahh... I thought it would be great to upgrade our weapons or something, but I think it is beyond my capabilities.

    Boron: You only thought about weapons?



    But gun rhymes with fun for a reason, stranja Boron! Don't harp on Socks too much, he's a scientist he can't help himself. He fiddles with a piece of string for a few seconds, looks away for a moment, and now the string's an atomic bomb.

    Socks: A fun invention... You may be right, I might be focusing too much on winning our battles.

    Boron: Yeah, like maybe something we could use once we get back to the village?

    Socks: You are absolutely right, what a great idea! Thank you, Boron!

    It's never mentioned anywhere, but would it surprise anyone if it turns out Socks's pop is a weapons engineer? The real reason why Fuga 2 takes place a mere year after Fuga 1 is to prevent Socks from creating nukes he swore was meant for agricultural purposes.



    "Imagine: A tool that can displace a lot of mass in an instant, all in one convenient package. It'd revolutionize travel!"

    Malt: Umm... What was it? A tank with feet?



    Socks: Yes, yes! That was it! But I discovered several problems in its design.

    Malt: Problems...?



    In which Socks finds out about the Square-cube law. AKA Why Humanity Isn't Allowed to Have Cool Mechas.

    Malt: That's true, wheels would probably work better on cars and tanks than feet, right?

    Socks: Plus there is the issue of how to assemble it...The Taranis was made with quite advanced technology, but it is unclear when or who created it.

    Malt: I can't say I know a lot about ordinary tanks, but it sounds like the Taranis is something special, huh?

    Socks: Yes, indeed. I will have to begin researching it further. Yes, I am really getting fired up!

    Malt: As spirited as ever, yup...

    Meanwhile, in some bush...



    This is pretty much the Malt and Socks support in a nutshell.
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    Socks: It is a fascinating invention to fill gas lighter than air into such large balloons!

    Britz: Also, the Berman rigid airships are reinforced with a skeleton inside the balloons to make them strong and quick.

    Socks: I see... What amazing technology! I am so thankful you have taught me this!

    Britz: Although it's enemy technology, you still openly praise it...

    Socks: Technology on its own is innocent. What is important is how it is used. I can imagine those airships are sad to be used as weapons of war...

    Britz: You're right. That is very true.




    And today's winner is... *ding ding* one Mr. Million! Will Mr. Million please come up to collect his prize?

    Malt's deadpan expression doesn't get used enough IMO.

    Socks: I hope we can end this war soon so we can live in a peaceful world...

    Wish granted: You get one year.

    Britz: I think you will be able to make such a world. You will be a great engineer. That's not a guess but rather a certainty.

    Britz sure loves to make bold predictions, doesn't he? Let's see if Apollo will smile upon him in Fuga 2.



    Socks: Then why do you feel the need to say it...

    Well, how else was she supposed to tell you she wasn't gonna call you that anymore? "Hey Socks, I won't call you the F-word anymore."

    Wappa: Whatever, gotta draw the line somewhere, no?

    Socks: If you understand, then that is fine.

    Wappa: Yup, yup! Anyway, you're talking like normal now! That's gotta mean we're buddies now, eh?

    Socks: Venting that much helped to get out my frustrations. I will no longer hold back around you!

    Wappa: Good, that's good! I am not opposed to such a display!

    Socks: Then in that case, there are several points about you that I would like to voice...


    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUro66ItaBo

    Don't call it a grave, Wappa. It's the future you've chose.​


    Wappa: Say wha? Yer soundin' kinda iffy, so what if I just exit...

    Socks: Not to complain! I just want to talk with you more. I wanted to talk about your good qualities.

    Wappa: Ahhh, anything but that! It's too embarrassing!!

    Socks: It appears I have somehow turned the tables! Perhaps I have matured a little!

    Mind you I don't have the best read on Wappa but like, I'm pretty sure she would more than welcome any and all praise. Just not from Socks. Bit weird for Wappa to suddenly turn shy otherwise.



    Malt: It shouldn't be that hard to figure out, but let me tell you this. The Berman didn't need to take our village or the country. Throughout this war, I've come to think that isn't freedom but rather an act of selfishness.

    Hack: Yeah, I think so, too!

    Malt: What we've got to do... I think it's for us to live in peace. Basically, to live in peace is freedom. That's why we've got to get it back!

    So, peace under slavery is freedom gotcha. Applying logical fallacies to win arguments with children is peak internet brain. Malt's reasoning is simplistic but like, he's a fucking kid whaddoya expect, Voltaire? He has his heart in the right place and that's good enough.

    Hack: I didn't get all the hard stuff, but I think I know what I gotta do now!

    Malt: Good, let's hang in there together, okay?



    Screencapping this for when Venom Malt inevitably does something super fucked up, like capping a surrendering enemy in the head.
    ~Greatest Child Soldier in the World, Malt Montblanc~! *bulldozes a village*



    Malt: What is? The tank with feet you were designing?

    Socks: Even if I were able to create the feet, it would likely take hundreds of years to do so.



    *cough* THAT OTHER GAME WE CAN'T MENTION DUE TO COPYRIGHT *cough*



    Marriage? Bah! A real mad scientist would clone themselves, or make some sort of homunculus. Failing that, upload yourself and become an AI or create robot successors. Or y'know, adopt. Anything to avoid cooties.

    Malt: Not sure how that's related to science...I'm sure there's somebody out there who shares the same passion for science as you, Professor Socks Million!
     
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    • Would you rather be called Four-Eyes, Socks?

    Socks: If one of my descendants is able to give shape to my invention, I would be extremely pleased.

    Malt: Yeah, I'll be rooting for the Professors of the future!

    I believe in the leadup to Fuga the twitter for it was like "Ayo, that Socks's kid's name seems familiar don't it? Chat up Malt to find out more~ ; )" It's a shame there's no easter egg for getting Socks killed, causing a time paradox.



    Malt: Sure, I always have time to give advice.

    Boron: It's not really advice, but... I was wondering, do you think we'll really be able to go back home?

    Malt: Oh, so you don't need advice but rather a pep talk?

    Boron: Yeah, I guess.

    Malt: I'd really like to help, but I don't think there's much I can say to ease your anxiety...

    Boron: Yeah, I thought so...

    Malt: Let me think for a while. I'm the oldest after all!

    Boron: Alright! You're really something, Malt! Thanks!

    Man, Malt's gonna go catatonic the moment someone who was born a mere hour earlier than him joins the crew.



    Britz: You...want my help?

    Malt: Don't be like that, I need your help. Unless you're thinking you don't have to because you're Berman?

    Britz: I'm not. If it's an order, I will see it through.

    Malt: It's not an order, but...I'd appreciate your help, a fellow comrade in arms, as they say...

    Britz: (A fellow comrade...Is he being open-minded or just dumb...)

    Malt only has one rule: Everyone fights. No one quits. You don't do your job, he'll shoot you. Scratch that last part, they're retooling that for the sequel.



    Socks: It is thanks to you, Jin! I think I like machines much more than ever before!

    Jin: That's good. I guess it was worth teaching you after all.

    Socks: It is my dream to build a machine of my own design one day! This is one step toward achieving that dream!

    Jin: That's a great sense of adventure!



    ...is Jin also someone's ancestor in Solatorobo? "Macchiato Heavy Industry" or something like that. They're like, the ones behind all the mecha mooks you fight in that game or something. Is Fuga 1 like MGS3 where the prequel reveals the modern day evil bastards were actually total goobers before shit went south? I'm fairly certain Jin is original to Fuga, but like, I'm side-eyeing this nascent partnership for now.

    Socks: Absolutely! I give you my word!

    Jin: But first we have a lot of work ahead of us. We've gotta hurry up and return peace to the land.

    Socks: Yes! To achieve our dreams!

    And so, the seeds of the war economy that plagues Solatorobo's society were sown. i never played solatorobo



    Hack: Hmm... I like to read "Lil' Paws", but my favorite is "The Adventures of Sucre"!

    Socks: I love "The Adventures of Sucre"! I always get excited when the Doctor's inventions help the main character Sucre!

    Hack: Oh, you're studying a lot to be like the Doctor?

    Yes, why do you think he's so into explosives?

    Socks: My dream is to be an inventor like the Doctor who invents many helpful things for everyone.

    Hack: Wow, that's great! I wanna go on an adventure like Sucre!

    Socks: In that case, I will assist you on your adventure! I promise!

    Well, the continent has splintered apart into a bunch of pieces. With the new airships, I'd reckon one could go around hopping from one floating island to another and go spelunking. So basically Megaman Legends, which I hear is what Solatorobo plays like.

    Hack: Sweet! Then I gotta read lots of comics so I can become a cool adventurer!

    Socks: There are other things you should read besides comics, too!!

    Hack: Ah, yeah... I know... Then I'll study with you!

    So like, Lil' Paws is a parody of Li'l Folks AKA the predecessor to Peanuts. Sucre being a thing apparently owes it's entire existence to this one support. Like as the devs were writing up this support, they went "Ey wot if this comic were real? That'd be a right corker eh?" For once, Socks creates (Or at least inspired.) something that can't be easily repurposed into a weapon. OW PAPER CUT



    KILLING BERMANS

    Jin    : I never really thought about it. My mom died before I could really understand what was happening, and my father's factory became my home. I was always surrounded by machines.



    "Nails for breakfast and tacks for snacks. It's all we had."

    Jin: My dad and I took turns cooking.



    Pictured: Jin in the kitchen.​

    So like, you can find Jin bemoaning the fact that he screwed up food prep again. You can tell him to stop using the workshop to prepare meals which he'll vehemently deny. However, he will admit that maybe, just maybe, applying an immense amount of heat at once wasn't the way to go. He should try cooking using the Taranis's exhaust ports next time.

    Hanna: Ooh, that must have been difficult.



    "This gave Hanna further shock."

    I see Jin is also a proponent of flavorless nutrient pebbles, eh?

    Hanna: I'll teach you how to cook some things. It'll likely come in handy once we return to our peaceful lives.

    Jin: Would you? Honestly, that'd be great. The stuff you cook is really, you know...It's good.

    Hanna: Heehee, thank you!

    For once, the master is a student. Cooking is great in that it's failures are helluva lot more salvageable than other forms of art. Cooking failures are, pun intended, a lot easier to swallow. Unless you've acquired a taste for paint in your youth. Mm, wall candy...



    Hack: Cause I know you're scary, so...

    Hanna: Was I really that scary?



    Hack constantly shakes in this scene.

    Hanna: You're just exaggerating...

    Hack: But Mom was way scarier... Mom...

    Hanna: I know you must feel lonely without your mother, but I'll try to fill her place while we're together, okay?

    Hack: You'll be my mom? Heehee!



    Coming soon: Hanna's Wrath cant wait for her to fight akuma

    Hack: Nooooooooo!!

    If Hack doesn't show up in Fuga 2, we know who to blame. Aw, that was cute. This support gave me what was I asking for throughout this entire LP: A scene where Hanna actually shows an emotion that isn't affection/sympathy and Hack doing a prank. 5/5 support more of this please.



    It's entirely possible that they've picked up their mischievousness from their parents y'know.



    I'm surprised no one has ever asked Chick "If Hack were to jump off of a cliff, would you?" once. Maybe they don't want to give them ideas. :V

    Chick: But we probably made Mommy angry a lot...

    Jin: See! But then the Berman came and took them away, huh...

    Chick: Yeah...

    Jin: Don't feel too bad. As long as your parents are still alive, you can get your peaceful life back...

    Chick: Do you think there will be peace?

    Jin: Yeah, but we can't forgive people who separate children from their families. Until you can get your peaceful life back with your parents, I'll be here to protect you guys. This is impossible for me now...At least that's what I want for you guys."

    Chick: Thank you... I want you to be happy, too, Jin...

    Preaching to the choir, Chick.

    Jin: Yeah, thanks.

    Yeah I know Malt echoes (Well a number of the older kids do.) the exact same sentiment Jin does, but I feel nothing when Malt says it. Here's the key difference: Malt's whole "I'm the oldest, ergo the leader." schtick turns protecting the others into his job. Like yeah no shit you're gonna keep them safe. That's what the leader is supposed to do. You want a medal?

    A sympathetic view of him would say he's only appointing himself as leader because someone has to. He's not a braggart, he's just putting a brave face on. Perhaps so, but it still really feels like he's parading of his status around so sorry if I'm not feeling too sympathetic. He still gets a pass from me because he's a kid thrown into wildly unconventional circumstances, but that's all he gets.

    Meanwhile, Jin could've just left. His parents are all dead. What's left of the factory workers are the only family he has. I wouldn't fault him at all if he chose to stay behind, but whether out of sense of duty or a death wish, he's sticking around. That makes me a lot more appreciative of his sacrifices than say, Malt. Bonus points for consistently preventing the others from putting him on a pedestal, unlike Malt who will remind you just who's the oldest around here.

    In case you've forgotten, that's Malt. He's the oldest. Did you know that?

    I didn't think Malt's catchphrase would get this grating on me, but here we are.



    Britz: What is it?

    Hack: When there's peace and Gasco and Berman are friends, I wanna go to Berman with you!

    Britz: That'd be nice. I'd like to go back myself...But I might not have a place to go back to since I betrayed my country...

    Hack: I don't think so. You didn't do anything wrong!



    Who Would Win?: The Might of the Entire Berman Empire VS one smol corgi boi.

    Britz: Hahaha! Thank you. You're such a nice and courageous little one, Hack!

    Hack: Heh heh heh! Well, duh! I'm your friend!

    Britz: You're right, we're friends. It's a promise. I will show you around a peaceful Berman someday.

    Hack: Yay! I'm so excited! Let's get peace back soon, Britz!

    Way to lie to Hack, Britz. Well, maybe in the interim year...



    The things I do for ya, Hack.

    Hack: This can't be good...

    Wappa: Help me do the next laundry! It's a pain doing it all on my lonesome...

    Hack: No! I don't wanna...

    Wappa: C'mon, help me out here, as my Number 1 minion!

    Hack: I like being Number 1, but... no way I wanna be called a minion!



    Corporate be like:

    Hack: Your family? I can't see that...

    Wappa: Well, I don't really know what family's like anyway, so...

    Hack: Oh, yeah. You lived alone a long time...

    Wappa: Yeah, I think family's- Nah, never mind! Don't forget about the laundry, I'm counting on you!

    Hack: Hey! I didn't say I was gonna do it!

    Here's a fun idea: Tie the sleeves again and when Hanna goes on the warpath, point out it was Wappa's turn to do the laundry. Either Hanna will believe you or will get Wappa to stop using you as her personal servant.



    Hack: I don't have a choice, cuz you always slack off...

    Wappa: Oh- Sounds like someone's calling me...

    Hack: Are you trying to get me to do your chores...?

    Wappa: *gulp* No no no, I wouldn't do that...

    Hack: Okay... If you're busy, I can do the laundry...

    Wappa: Really? You will?

    Hack: I'm b-big sis' Number 1 minion and... we're kinda family, so it's okay...

    Confirmed: Hack is Wappa's Strongest Soldier Minion

    Wappa: Ahhh- You know, I think I was just hearing things!

    Hack: Okay, big sis!

    Wappa: Maybe you're more like a little brother rather than a minion- Then again, I wouldn't know what it's like to have a brother anyway!

    Hack: It's ME who's taking care of YOU right now, so that makes me more like your big brother!

    Wappa: C'mon, don't say that-!

    I would say I've been in Hack's shoes before, but he doesn't have any. Well, at least Hack's doing it out of the kindness of his own heart, (Albeit with a side of guilt trip.) I had to be blackmailed. For as much as a little rascal he can be, he's a really good kid.

    Annnnnnd on that note, we are finally through the supports! Woo!
     
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    • These two n' Kyle are the only ones I've got all the supports for, and they remain the only ones I care to get all the supports for. The rest can flock off!

    Okay, off to fight Hax for the third bloody time to finally unlock all those gears.



    gg ez​



    Despite being Level 72, Mei has yet to pick up another point in speed. The last time she did was back at level 43, what the fuck. Why not just put the level cap at 50?


    View: https://imgur.com/a/Ahxuk7F

    Behold: The sheer gulf in power between a level 50 and a level 77.
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    Yeah I know the game's super easy at this point, but why not let the player break the game's difficulty even further? I want to be able to pound it into powder dammit. Whatever, let's go see what the big deal is with the gears.




    View: https://youtu.be/nVakO0Iq-Zk?t=5

    r u fucking shitting me

    DO I SERIOUSLY NEED TO DO A FOURTH RUN.
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    *one google later*

    Okay okay, you don't need to do that. Whew. The screencap is a bit misleading as I was actually missing a few more gears than just one. None of which required a third playthrough BTW. The requirements for some of them are as follows: Use every Link Attack and every skill in the game. The latter is the one I'm currently missing in the screencap. (Gear 11)

    Despite talking up Dreizack, I never actually used it until now and whaddoya know, that's what got me it. For shared skills, I believe only one character has to use it for it to count. How very convenient. Do you know what's not very convenient?

    GEAR 9: USE 3000 NORMAL ATTACKS

    I played through this game 3 and over a half times and I only clocked in 567 normal attacks in total. (My skill usage was 1583.) Now, this is the part where I would tell you I ended up using exclusively machine guns over the course of two runs to get the final gear. Y'know, if I was a moron.

    Fuck that noise, I just opened up Cheat Engine, used it's hex editor to scan the game for the number 1583. I then used one normal attack, scanned again to find 1584. Found it, changed it to 3000 and...



    BADA DING BADA BOOM!!

    Fuckin' 3000 normal attacks...get the hell outta here!



    Ok... LET'S PAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!



    Oh gods this is going by really quickly. Uh, I'll just link to the video.



    Toldja you should've locked that thing up. ...okay sure that would only delay it by .5 seconds at best but still. Also I think that's the new kid that appears in Fuga 2. Had I not known that, I would've assumed that was Sheena.



    Quickly everyone, act surprised!



    "You must be truly desperate to come to me for help." How did the Tarascus survive a Friendship Powered Soul Cannon you ask? Through the magic of the Nono!/Nanometal, child! Take your pick.



    Watch as it takes a turn just to swap out each individual kid for the true Tarascus experience. Oh boy...



    Far centre left is Sheena, right? Oh, just seeing the twins again makes me giggle. They're the best lil' rascals.

    You know they say 12 here, but isn't it more like 13? Unless they got rid of Wappa which is fine by me but I doubt that's the case. Some of the devs are quite keen on her after all. Bottom right is Mei BTW.

    Okay question: Either I made it up wholecloth, or there was some speculation that the plot revolving around a Gasco civil war or something. That might be thrown out the window given the whole "Taranis has gone rampant and taken a few of the kids hostage." plot. However, there's still some chance of it being a thing as otherwise Fuga 2 would just be "Furry Die Hard on a Tank." Really stretching the definition of war there.

    Either way, a brawl is surely brewing between Hanna heading Team Love and Peace and Malt, leader of Team INCREDIBLE VIOLENCE. (Sheena's ult has been retooled to become Agony Field to keep with the team branding.)

    Unsurprisingly, Team IV has the better characters in every sense. Yeah Sheena may be bit of deadweight, but they have Chick and Team Peace doesn't. Heavy firepower doesn't mean much if you spend 99% of the fight unable to do anything. Not to mention IV has two speedier cannons that still pack a punch. Man, they really needed to have Britz and Socks on the same team just to make this fight not entirely one sided, huh?

    If it does end up being a drawn out duel, Mystic Veil should come in handy. Haste is alright, but not game changing. Hanna's going to have some cracked burst heal up her sleeve, but I don't think that'll make up for her overall team's lack of DPS. IV has the better team comp so they ought to take this...y'know, if Hanna doesn't resort to the Soul Cannon that is.



    IIRC, there was a color version of this scene up on one of the head character artist's twitter where they were like "Oh no, Britz has a gun!!! What dastardly plot is he up to!?" only for them to reveal it was just a gun shaped tool. Look out, Britz is gonna shoot fix the glass!



    YE YE YE IT'S OUR BOYS!! Because of the way the Kyle's fading into the scene, it looks like he has an eyepatch. I thought this was a new character or even Malt with an eyepatch, but no, it's just Kyle. Would be kind of redundant given how his bangs cover up his eye anyways, no?



    Huh, looks like a flashback involving Sheena? Maybe it's a sign she'll have more relevance in the sequel?



    My immediate first thought was "Oh it's Flam Kish." even though that'd be ridiculous. It's way more likely this is Jeanne we're seeing here.



    Ah, see! There's our favorite psycho!



    Someone's got a knife! I think, iunno. Attempted murder aside, one of the twins is going to be over the moon having Malt swoop in to save them like the knight in shining armor that he totally is. I know Renegade =/= Evil but like, imagine if there was a choice to just let it happen.

    Like in this one scene in Detroit: Oops, All Racial Allegories! there's a QTE to save someone. You can totally just stare blanky at them and watch as they die from something easily avoidable. It's not depicted in the usual binary good/evil prompt, but it might as well have been.



    YEEESSSS USE YOUR AGGRESSIVE FEELINGS, BOY! LET THE HATE FLOW THROUGH YOU.

    Was this worth the effort? NOOOOOOO. Is the effort expended tainting this trailer? Mehbe.

    Anyways, not going to jump into Fuga 2 immediately. I'll wait a week or two before playing it. LP-wise, the update rate is going to be dramatically slower as there's no deadline whatsoever to adhere to. I'd feel more pressure to blitz through it if Fuga was a lot more mainstream.

    Like, y'know how with popular releases it feels like you can't dip one toe into the internet without getting flooded with spoilers? I don't see that happening for Fuga 2.

    There ain't gonna be a "NAME OF GAME: ALL BOSSES FEATURING NAME OF FINAL BOSS" with a thumbnail being a collage of all the bosses popping up on my feed for this. As such, I think I'm safe with just playing a chapter a month. Yeah I'm going to take an entire year to beat one game. (At least, LP pace wise.) I put off a number of things to get this out and I really need to get back to those. I s'pose if Fuga 2 kicks off super hard, I might post earlier because I'm just that eager to go through it.
     
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    • Should You Buy It?

    Only if you have money and time to spare. Even with plenty of the former, get it on sale. (Usually goes for 25 bucks. That's how I much paid for.)

    Objective* score for it's base price: Out of 5, it's a 2. Subjectively: 3.

    *I understand objectivity and perfection are similar in that they're both moving targets. It's still worth trying to land.

    Why Fuga Got an Extra Point

    So like, Fuga doesn't have a lot of enemy variety, whether it'd be in terms of looks or tactics with the bosses being especially egregious. Every single one of them gets reused in some fashion, whether returning as a generic mook, or as a rematch. Britz's tank is the only unique boss in this entire game and even that's bit of a stretch, seeing how it's just a model edit of the basic medium tank. Blutwurst would be considered unique under this criteria, but the points against him are that he's a model edit of a previously encountered turtle boss with near identical tactics. At least Britz requires an entirely different strategy to tackle.

    From the outside looking in, yeah, Fuga's a repetitive slog. However, as a big fan of Earth Defense Force and Monster Hunter, let's just say I have a massive tolerance for repetition. In the context of Fuga, seeing familiar formations were a welcome sight as I had a good idea the amount of SP I'd need to spend to come out with a S rank.

    The question Fuga poses isn't "Can you win this fight?" no, it's "How far ahead can you plan?" I don't refer to this game as a deadly road trip to be quippy, it's what the game is. You start every chapter reviewing your supplies and figuring out how well you can stretch them out. Failing to do that will land you at a boss fight with only some bread crumbs, pocket lint, and a paper clip to throw at it. So the repetition didn't bother me much because I was too busy looking ahead, trying to gauge whether or not I was rationing my SP properly.

    I won't deny that the game isn't repetitious, hence why in my objective score I rated it lower. It's fun, if basic.

    Da Story

    Now, as for the story, well first things first: Complexity =/= Good. Needing a Ph.D to even understand a story doesn't automatically make it amazing. A story that can't engage it's audience is a story quickly forgotten. Simplicity gets too much of a bad rap I'd say.

    So, when I say Fuga's plot is simple, don't immediately take that as a negative. Like, one of my favorite stories is Devil May Cry 3 with it's big philosophical thesis statement being "Caring for others is rad." Being simple isn't a bad thing in my book.

    No, the problem with Fuga's story is that the kids are way too modular. The Soul Cannon makes it extremely difficult for the children to integrate into the general plot of Fuga. Hence why outside of their introductory trailer chapter, they don't get mentioned. Outside of Britz, they're referred to as a monolothic block "the children".

    Oh sure, they do speak up from time to time, but it's rather obvious that they're just being slotted in. A plot is just a vehicle for characters to manuever in and unfortunately, the collective known as the children aren't very interesting. Being a homogenous amorphous blob would do that.

    Not all the kids are winners, but the ones who are win big. Big enough to make up for the story's shortcomings. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that's the only reason why anyone would bother playing past Chapter 7. Past that chapter, the game has like one or two unique things to throw at you. Everything else is recycled from something. Fuga is "I Want to See It Grow Up Healthy..." meme in playable game format. If not a single child ticks the "Strongly Agree" box by that point, just drop it.

    I do hope Fuga 2 ditches the Soul Cannon, or at the very least, integrate the characters into the plot a lot better. I've grown quite fond of a few of them and I'd like to see how they develop. This statement by itself is undersold without context so without further ado...

    The Furry Elephant in the Room

    According to Steam, I have spent 200 hours on this game. Mind you, 60% of that is probably just me having it open in the background as I'm putting an update together. Y'know, in case I need to go back and get footage or recheck events to properly transcribe them. That's still a lot of time spent though! So this may come as shock to ye but I still don't like the furry art style. I started this game not liking it and I've come out of it still not convinced. In my mind, Fuga is an exception.

    To what degree, you ask? Well, there have been times where I'd get genuinely confused as to why the furry looks like a furry in the furry game. Like during a support with Socks, an idle thought popped into my head asking "Hey what's wrong with his nose?". A few times I'd wonder why Sheena was so pale compared to everyone else or why Boron's so yellow. All of this can be swiftly answered with "Cause they furries you ding dong." Come to think of it, even in the initial Anime Expo it took me a few minutes to realize what I was playing.

    I swear my brain runs this game through a visual filter. "Nah dude, these aren't furries! They're just people with animal ears n' tails. Move along now." And like, if you squint very hard you can convince yourself that most of the time. At least I could. You'd think the snout would be a dead giveaway but they're pretty small so my brain's able to overlook that.

    You rarely see the front part of their hands and a few characters even wear gloves, so their pawpads aren't visible most of the time. When they are though, hoo boy does the masquerade break right there as there's no explaining away that shit. The hands lie dead center in the deepest part of the uncanny valley for me. I look at it and think "Oh ew that's just wrong." Anatomically, I'm sure it's correct. There's nothing wrong with it mechanically, I just find it gross on a visceral level.

    Fuga's artstyle lands the sweet spot of an animal human hybrid I'd say. It's main cast are as cute as a boxful of kittens and puppies while still capable of doing things that require thumbs. This does beg the question tho: If the devs wanted Fuga to be more successful, why didn't they just make the kids just humans with animal ears n' tails? Loathe as I am to say it, I do believe that would help a lot. It'd be more palatable to a mainstream audience at the very least.

    Yes in spite of all the above, I loathe to say it because I feel like that would take away a lot of Fuga's identity. It's what makes it stand out, for better or worse. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Fuga's entire premise only possible because they're furries and not full blooded humans? Otherwise, running a four year old through a Juicero as a core game mechanic wouldn't fly past the censors.

    "Palatable to non-furries!" is a refrain I see in reviews of this game from time to time and I concur. Even with my bias, the folks at Cyberconnect 2 managed to get me hook, line, and sinker. Those wily bastards.

    Music and Sound

    Unfortunately, there's not a whole lot of music in this game. What little there is is good, just wish there was more. The sound design is hard to convey in a text LP format, so I'll just say that after getting all the gears, I kept on playing for a few minutes. There was nothing left for me to do at that point but I was like "Yeah, but I really want to hear the cannon fire again. I want to scroll through the menu just to feel everything clicking into place." The sounds effects are quite punchy n' satisfying.

    The Price Tag

    Now, I know this game ran overbudget and time. It's a passion project from a company that made a bunch of Naruto games n' other licensed shit to fund this one. I get that. No one likes to see the underdog lose, much less get kicked while it's down, but the free hand of the market does not give a shit. For 40 dollars, one could buy a much better RPG, that being Bravely Default.

    Yes, using Bravely Default as an example is like comparing a Little League player's performance to a MLB star but we're talking pure dollar to dollar value here. Fuga unsurprisingly gets smoked in every department. There's no contest here.

    In the interest of having an actual competition, I'll use an RPG that's on the same platform as Fuga: Epic Battle Fantasy 4. A JRPG hosted on Kongegrate migrated to Steam for 15 bucks. No, it doesn't have the emotional depth of Fuga by virtue of having a slapstick plot. The music is alright, not as good as Fuga's. The cast is not very deep either but they're inoffensive. (Except for the fucking Not!Nazi. Not in the sense that Britz is either.) All the depth went into it's gameplay which, while not running on a timeline system like Fuga, also only allows for 3 active members out of four. You can swap in party members in mid-battle.

    Having the right gear for a fight is very important, so already battles require more thought than Fuga. You can't just have one team comp and run with it the entire game, you do need to adjust accordingly to the situation. It also has more than three status ailments that the enemy can (rarely) inflict on you. In the interest of keeping things short, Fuga lacks variety while EBF is packed to the gills with it. As such, even with all of it's other deficiencies, it's 15 dollar price tag is well worth it.

    At the end of the day, Fuga is a video game not a book so if the gameplay falters, every other aspect of the game's burden suddenly got very heavier. They ended up buckling in Fuga's case. 40$ is just too much when there's games of equal value that does everything better and then some. Even cheaper indie games have it beat in gameplay. (Undertale punches way above it's 10$ price tag but that's hardly a fair comparison now is it.)

    I'd say 25 dollars is a good price for this game. 30 is a bit much, but acceptable since I like round numbers. 40 is out of the question. If it was cheaper, I'd rate it higher.

    Closing Thoughts

    Fuga is a first draft: In dire need of editing and restructuring, but it's got some good ideas. It just needs to be expanded upon, that's all. Hopefully Fuga 2 ends up better now that they have a clear idea of what they want to do and not needing to rush it out the door.

    In the interest of honesty: Prior to finding about Fuga 2's existence, I was leaning on giving it a higher score because I didn't want to be discouraging. Unless you want to be an asshole, you're not gonna boo a kindergarten production of The Wizard of Oz are ye?

    However, since Fuga 2 is coming out, I feel a lot more comfortable being harsh with Fuga 1.

    tl;dr: Buy it when it's 40-50% off. The higher the discount, the better. If Chapter 1 doesn't move you at all, drop the game. At Chapter 8, ask yourself "Am I willing to endure 3-7 more hours of the same shit I've seen before?" if no, drop the game and just look up the ending.

    Before I close this LP out, peep this dumb edit I stole from somewhere.



    I would totally play this version of Fuga. Ain't no rule saying dogs/cats can't operate heavy machinery!

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    To all those who kept up with this LP, thank you.
     
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    • YO THEY FINALLY ADDED BADGES TO THIS GAME. Just...not very well. At the time of the press, they still haven't given them proper names nor descriptions. Same story for it's sequel as well.

    Right, right first things first: Welcome to the present! All of that shit I wrote earlier? All done over a month ago. In the time between those posts and this one, I've actually gone ahead and beaten Fuga 2. Midway through my second run I was like "Dude you gotta LP this game eventually." My excuse is that Fuga 2 is super fun and I didn't want to spend at least a week per chapter.

    I did record footage and take down notes during my first run of the game. All I need to do is put it together which is a lot easier said than done. I severely underestimated the effort required to do a screenshot LP. All you need to do is take pictures and write captions, no? If LPs had difficulty settings, screenshot LPs would be baby mode.

    You have all the time in the world to make witty commentary unlike in the live format where everything is in real time. Guess I just suck because boy is it tough. I swear I throw out like, half of my script when it comes to putting it together because my commentary is just "And then I hit the guy! Again! Really hard! Ohh yyeeeeaaahh! References! CLUSTER F BOMB Aw X is cute."

    Even in a screenshot LP, LP tax is real. The amount of times I screwed up because I was distracted writing shit down or thinking of something witty has been well documented in this LP. If I learned anything from doing this, it's that LPers who can make jokes on the fly and only run into a wall 3 times in a row should be applauded. I take back every criticism I've made towards a LPer. Shit is rough!

    Anyways, due to the new Imgur rules stating that all non-registered Imgur users' posts will be removed. (Unless heavily viewed or some crap.) I think I only made an account around Chapter 7 so if shit suddenly disappears before that, that's why. They're still up and I could repost them under my new account which is what I did for Chapter 1. Then I gave up because I'm lazy. Not like it's worth preserving either. So, if it dies, it dies. I wish all of my creations* had an in-built self destruct system.

    *For all the genies in the audience, specifically the bad ones. Leave the objectively good ones alive.

    I think this LP had the fastest turnaround time for "Ay I did good. -> Oh gods my past work is terrible!" Initially it was only a few days before I felt that but towards the end, the moment they hit the screen I was like "Gods this sucks." Had this not been a challenge to myself to see if I could a project done to completion within a reasonable time frame, I would've quit. Especially the Epilogue, boy was that a slog to draft up. I really gassed out towards the end, wanting to be just done with it n' move on.

    One would rightfully assume a Fuga 2 LP is dead in the water, but like, I got all of this footage and notes. It'd be a waste to not post 'em. Plus like, if you though Fuga 1's popularity was terrible, Fuga 2's a barren wasteland of discourse. How so? Fuga 1's article on it's wiki has the whole shebang. Fuga 2? Even a month later, on a wiki dedicated to it's universe, the only thing listed is it's gameplay and it's all pre-release shit. The views for Fuga 2's OST ain't doing so hot either. Flowers on the Trail? 105K views. Whereever the Wind Takes Us, the main theme of Fuga 2? 13K.

    I don't know if that's purely because Fuga 1 has a years long head start over Fuga 2, or if Fuga 2 managed to be even less popular than the first. Which is a shame because Fuga 2, without spoilers, is Fuga 1 but done properly. It's an improvement on nearly every front, (ESPECIALLY THE GAMEPLAY.) except for the story. Won't go into that, but I'll just say the story downgrade doesn't include the cast. That said, it's still worth it's full price tag.

    For the Valkyria Chronicles fans out there, lemme put it this way: It's VC4's gameplay improvements but with VC1's moral problems. That's enough to figure out my beef with Fuga 2's story.

    But I digress: So as one can plainly see, Fuga 2 ain't doin' so hot. Ironically, my statement that Fuga isn't popular enough for people to clickbait with it turned out to be totally wrong: There is a video that does exactly what I describe. Not that it's working given how it only has like, 635 views or some shit but just comes to show no matter how niche it is, grifters gonna grift.

    Had Fuga 2 been more popular, I'd been content to just discuss it but we ain't on that timeline. If I want to talk about Fuga 2, I'm gonna have to do a LP. And I've got a lot to say.

    My deadline for finishing that is when Fuga 3 comes out. So bare minimum, 3-5 years. Assuming Fuga 3 doesn't get canned which is a possibility, but as per the devs "For those who wonder, the only reason we can make Fuga sequels and donate its sales to charity despite Fuga making no money is because we have no publisher with common sense to tell us we're crazy."

    They're in it for the long haul folks, as am I. Emphasis on "long" cause there's gonna be like, months in between updates. Possibly even a year!



    Are those...gears?

    AEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH-
     
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    • Amidatelion said:
    Ack! I should get my butt moving to play Fuga 2, actually. I bought it but I only did the tutorial chapter so far...
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    Oh I thought you beat it already my b. Man is that story recap absolutely worthless or what? This wouldn't be much of an issue had it not been for the fact that there's no good summary on Wikipedia either. Even the Little Tail Bronx wiki's summary is uh, wait what the fuck?

    "The Taranis immediately makes its way to Petit Mona where it nearly tramples over the Berman army. This immense amount of power shocks Malt, though despite witnessing how destructive it can be he continues to refer to it as God."

    And that's where it ends. Yeah that sure gives folks an accurate impression of Fuga. "It's a game about furry children who worship a tank as their Lord and Savior." Looks like I've gotta make my own recap for Fuga 1 for Fuga 2, huh? (Admittedly the idea of the kids just running over the Bermans as they chant prayers is hilarious.)

    EDIT: Oh this is based off the manga. I was wondering who the hell Ms. Yona was.

    While I do appreciate the fact that the supports in Fuga 2 more or less continue where they left off in Fuga 1, it does mean anyone who didn't play the first is sorely left behind. The first one is hard to go back to after going through the second. Even just walking in the tank feels worse in 1. Fuga 1 is borderline Zone of the Enders 1 levels of "This reeks of a proof of a concept." At least the consequences for skipping ZOE 1 and going right into 2 is just being unable to fully appreciate one small character moment.

    Fuga 1? Ah... it's playable and the cast is good. A lot of 2 requires that you know what went down in 1 for anything to land. From plot beats, to character moments in supports. Even some gameplay moments I swear were meant to trip up veterans. Gloss over the enemy flavor text at your peril!

    2 is a good game shackled to a mediocre one IMO.

    You'll figure out who this is for, the game will tell you upfront. Anywho, you need 6 C-Supports with them, one more than Britz. (Note: Britz will be fine if you never talk to him.) You have until the end of Chapter 10 to achieve this. You are not given any notice that you're on the right path mind you so just in case, keep a back up save for Chapter 10's final Intermission.

    You'll only know if you succeed for certain after ten to fifteen minutes later. Yeah.

    No. Dummy soul does not have furry rights :V
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    Figures.

    He summons slow, weak adds that give you HP and EN if you kill them.
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    Ah. I would say that would making an easy final boss even easier, but maybe I'd appreciate the leniency more if I did a proper Ironman run of the game. i.e No resetting to get a better score which naturally results in more XP and better health.
     
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    Private Lee O'Malley said:
    What does "Taco" mean in French? I swear that's what she said.
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    She probably said something like, "d'accord!"

    Private Lee O'Malley said:
    But I digress: So as one can plainly see, Fuga 2 ain't doin' so hot.
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    Ouch, that sucks. I hoped the higher download numbers in a short period indicated that things might have been looked up for Fuga, but I guess not. These games need more advertisement.

    Thanks for the spoiler advice btw, I'm not the sort that likes getting jerked around by secret golden endings.
     
    Grandalt said:
    Well done. Thank you for finishing this and while it might be a long time, I look forward to Fuga 2.
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    Say, which do you prefer: 1 or 2?

    Amidatelion said:
    She probably said something like, "d'accord!"
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    Oh that makes way more sense.
    Ouch, that sucks. I hoped the higher download numbers in a short period indicated that things might have been looked up for Fuga, but I guess not. These games need more advertisement.
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    It also needs a better release window. Yeah I know Tears of the Kingdom and Fuga are two entirely different genres, but who do ya think is gonna dominate the airwaves?
    Thanks for the spoiler advice btw, I'm not the sort that likes getting jerked around by secret golden endings.
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    At least they tell you up front this time around and you have plenty of time.

    The only problem here is that there's no real logical point A to point B. Like if I tipped a vase over and it broke that makes sense. If I tipped it over the exact same way but I tied my shoelaces beforehand, why would it suddenly not break?
     
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