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Use the Find feature (Ctrl + F) to find whatever term you're looking for easy mobility. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Version Changes 2) Characters *Each character having the following in each game: ^Personal Information ^Fighting Style ^Biography ^Goal ^Defining Quote ^Taunt ^Ending -Shadow -Xavier -Trident -Jetta -Blade -Midknight -Rax -Larcen -Slash -Riptide -Ramses III -Raven -Dawson -Thanatos -Chin Wo -Senator -Blast *Didn't include the animal characters; they are joke characters and are considered a waste of my time if I added them. Couldn't add Eternal Champion and Dark Eternal Champion as are not playable in Contest Mode and also have no endings. 3) Contact 4) Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version Changes: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.00 - September 15, 2006: Compilated on September 4, 2006 around 1:59am EST and finished on September 15, 2006 around 8:56pm EST. Decided to do the Sega CD version because it's cool and also, no info of the endings neither profilesare found on the net. I thought I'd try it. Also the game is broken and funny. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Characters: *NOTE: All endings of the characters seen in the Genesis version do not match as the endings in the Sega CD version are more than slightly altered. This is NOT (I repeat...NOT!) a duplicate text! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Shadow: Full Name: Shadow Yamoto Occupation: Ninja Assassin Time Zone: 1993 A.D. Fighting Style: Taijitsu, Ninjitsu Stage Location: Black Orchid Rooftop Fighting Style: -Taijitsu: Tajitsu is a system of unarmed combat similar to jujutsu and is a forerunner of modern judo. -Ninjitsu: Ninjutsu is the feudal Japanese discipline embracing bushido, espionage, commando warfare, occult powers and numerous martial arts practices. Due to many terrortorial and religous wars, Japanese mountain mystics were forced to develop the are to protect their families.The ninja, the practitioner of ninjutsu is the cultural opposite of the samurai. The ninja not only masters traditional weapons, bit its also adept at using daggers, dirks, darts, brass knuckles, smoke bombs and a variety of poisons. Biography: Shadow was the best corporate assassin in the Black Orchid Corporation. She performed many tasks ranging from individual elimination jobs to ending large corporate takeovers. A true star at the Black Orchid headquarters, Shadow never thought much about the morality of her career until she learned that if a job wasn't completed to corporate satis- faction, a person like herself would in turn eliminate her. When she realized the peril of her own morality, Shadow found she couldn'tbring herself to kill others. The corporation didn't allow resignations, so they arranged her fall from the 101st floor of the Black Orchid building. This stopped her from telling the world about Black Orchid and corporations like it, with all their dark secrets of hired killers. This knowledge would have had a huge impact on international business going into the 21st century. Goal: Shadow's plan if she was returned would be to reveal to the world the illegal assassination programs that exist in many of the largest corporations of the world. She would also search for a way to use her skills in a way that would make a positive difference for the world but still support her thirst for danger and adventure. Defining Quote: "A moral code is only required for the weak who don't know the difference between wrong and right." Taunt: "Coward!" Ending: When Shadow returned, the first she did was keep herself being thrown off the roof. It was her boss that tricked her to coming up onto the roof. Her boss was head of the Black Orchid corporate assassin program and Shadow treated her like a big sister. Shadow respected and owed her so much that she emulated her boss right down to her style of dress. Shadow didn't think it was very unusual to meet at this location since her boss didn't like to meet in the open. Shadow had no fear of heights and spent many evenings sitting with her feet hanging over the side of the 101st floor of the Black Orchid Corporation building. Shadow was used to never trusting anyone, but had little worry because she believed her boss to be a coward who had others to her dirty work for her. This misjudgement of her character was deadly because before Shadow could stand up to walk, her boss had gotten close enough to shove her off the building. Given the knowledge of this attack, Sahdow didn't fall prey to it a second time. This time, she quickly rolled to the left, causing her boss to overshoot her goal and end up falling off the building herself. After Shadow waited for the body to hit the ground, she quickly escaped the building. Shadow knew that there would never be a safe place for her to rest again. She didn't bother going to the police becausethe corruption and danger would still find her there. As she rounded a city corner, she felt a knockout dart hit the side of her neck. Shadow was sure at this moment that the dart contained poison and that her regained life had only lasted for mere minutes. When she awoke, she was in the office of a man named H.Q. who was in charge of the J.A.N.U.S. (Japanese American Netherlands United Security) organization, a special underground political organization that was just being formed. It seems that H.Q. was recruiting four special people for a special project team named the X.P.E.R.T.S. Given all the enemies Shadow had, she had little choice but to accept the offer and put her special skills toward something more positive than the wishes of an evil corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Xavier: Full Name: Xavier Pendragon Occupation: Warlock / Alchemist Time Zone: 1692 A.D. Fighting Style: Hapkido Cane Fighting Stage Location: Salem Fighting Style: Hapkido is a Korean martial art founded by Yong Shul Choi. Its style is a selective combination of several martial arts systems: power from Karate, leverage from Judo and Ki (spirit) from Akido. Hapkido is distingushed by three essential techniques: passitivity when opposing force, circular movements for countering and attacking, and absoloute penetration of the oppoenents defences. For instance, if the force is strong, it must be met with a soft recpetion; if the force is weak, it must be met with a strong reception. This union of techniques establishes a fluid and perpetual rhythm as well as constant mobility. Almost all hits and defensive actions are performed with the cane, which is used in place of arms and legs. Biography: Xavier always made bad career choices, so it was no surprise that his last job ended in failure. After nailing still-smoking horseshoes onto the mayor's prized workhorse, Xavier found himself with a shack full of smithy tools and no job. Stirred by a love for science, Xavier decided to try his hand at the age-old quest for the formula which would turn lead into gold. Instead, he found a way to create an unlimited source of cheap, clean-burning energy that would put Salem on the map forever in addition, Xavier found his alchemy had changed him, giving him strange new powers. Before he could begin to use this power and document it for the good of future generations, Xavier found himself bound and gagged as the people of Salem carted him off to the town square. There they burned him at the stake for the false charge of being a warlock. While some of Xavier's powers could be mistaken for witch- craft, they are all based on real science. Goal: Xavier's return back to his life would allow him to finish his studies of the unlimited power source that he found. He would like to find a way to use it without creating any great danger of giving another tool to evil. He would also like to put a stop to the ignorance that led to many witch hunts across the expanse of history. Defining Quote: "Power doesn't corrupt absolutely, it instead gives corrupted people absolute power." Taunt: "Simpleton!" Ending: When Xavier returned, the situation still didn't look good. He was being placed on the stake and didn't see how he would stop fate from dealing him the death he suffered before. Then like a thunderbolt, it struck him. Xavier got the attention of his accusers and asked them if his equipment could be burned with him. His accusers felt all of Xavier's items were filled with evil so they had no objection. When they placed the container that held the unlimited energy source near Xavier, he was able to tap its power through the small shard of similar material around his neck. Once all the power was absorbed into Xavier's personal crystal shard, the main power source exploded out a massive force of energy. The religious zealots that had been performing the witch burnings took this event as a sign tha tthe final warlock had been killed and stopped the burnings and witch hunts. Xavier and an owl that appeared to be sucked in by the explosion were saved, but they were blown several hundred years into the future. The owl appeared to be a witch's familiar and quickly became a big help to Xavier in his new adventures. At first, this was tough for Xavier to be a man out of time but after so many years of the contest, he was used to it. He then discovered through the power, he had absorbed time had become a vehicle and he used it to travel among man's greatest events. Himself and teh owl became dedicated to helping the Eternal battle the forces of the Dark Champion through this power and their combined talents. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Trident: Occupation: Gladiator Time Zone: 110 B.C. Fighting Style: Capoeira Stage Location: Shores of Atlantis Fighting Style: This Brazilian fighting style was founded over three centuries ago by African slaves. It is believed to have been originated by blacks in Angola, who performed the movements as a religous dance. In the 16th century, this "dance" was adpated into a fighting art as a defences against the brutal slave traders. Capoeira is beautiful to watch because of its graceful cartwheels, handstands, handsprings, sweeps and flips. This grace combined with strength makes thus art lethal. Practitioners of this art are adept and evading attacks and countering with hands and feet. The foot motions involve a great deal of leg sweeps, leg blocks and kicks while in a handstand. Biography: Trident is so named because of the trident which replaced the hand he lost in a duel with a shark. The people of Atlantis during this time lived above the water. They were competing with the Romans to see who would control the Earth's surface, with the loser being plunged into the watery depths. The Atlanteans spent their time in the pursuit of science. They realized early on that a major part of the land was going to sink into the ocean. To handle this, they built great environments that were enclosed in bubbles so that they could survive the ocean's depths. They then offered a fair settlement to the Romans. Half of each each culture would stay on land, and the other half would go to sea. The Romans would not agree, and would only settle the issue through battle. So the Atlanteans had no choice but to create a warrior that could stand up against the warlike Romans. Trident was their champion. The Romans rigged the fight and crushed Trident under a large stone pillar. With their loss, the Atlanteans were forced unnecessarily undersea, and their culture was lost forever. Goal: A victory for Trident would allow him and the people of Atlantis to share the land with the Romans. Trident would also like to explore his role in Man's future as Trident was a genetic creation and feels alone in his existence. Defining Quote: "I may have been created by man, but man I'm not." Taunt: "Freak!" Ending: When Trident returned, he found himself back in the middle of the fight for his people's future. This time he avoided the falling pillar and faced his opponent in a fair fight. The two struggled back and forth using all their passion and strength to protect the lives of their people. Finally, Trident's skill proved too much for the Roman warrior. Trident had the Roman within one single blow of death and had only to strike to end the bet and win. Trident looked up at the crowd and saw that not only the Atlanteans were cheering for the Roman's death, but also his own people. All either race seemed to want either death or violence. Trident would have no part in this senseless death. Given the attitudes of either people, staying above or below didn't matter if they couldn't get along. Trident made a decision. He stood up and refused to finish the fight. He turned and walked away from the crowd. The crowd then turned on Trident, calling for his death, their bloodthirst out of control. Trident looked over his shoulder and saw the Roman rise, and come at him with a death blow. Trident had no choice but to kill the Roman and with a single strike, the Roman's head was ripped from his body. The crowd went wild with the kill, but some were horrified by the violence and felt sorry that Trident had been forced into this by their lack of courage. After this incident, Trident and some of these people that had tried to help him, many of them scientists, chose to go under the sea and stay there until man learned to conquer the violence that consumed them. While it has been many generations since Trident and the others left, he still waits under the sea domes given near immortality by his genetic construction. One day, he and the others will return... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Jetta: Full Name: Jetta Maxx Occupation: Circus Acrobat Time Zone: 1899 A.D. Fighting Style: Savate / Pencak Silat Stage Location: Blue Dragon Circus Fighting Style: -Savate: Originating in France, savate, with its foot and fist fighting style, emphasizes front side and round kicks to the knee, shin and instep. The hands are kept open and low to defend against groin kicks. Palm and heel strikes are used to attack the face, nose and eyes. Street fighters who practiced the art introduced both mid-level and high-level kicks. -Pencak Silat: Pencak Silat, the national fighting art of Indonesia, dates back to the 6th century A.D. By the 14th century, the form was the polished property of the nobility, and commoners were barred from learning its tactics. Baru Silat, the Sumaturan form, employs hand actions to block, parry and cover. Biography: Jetta was always a rebel: as a youth she changed her given Russian name to Jetta Maxx to sound more like a performer. Born in Russia, cousin to Czar Nicholas II, Jetta traveled the world as a performer in a famous international circus. During her many travels, which included visits to France and Indonesia, she learned gymnastics and martial arts. In 1899, her circus troop visited China. At the time, China was being ripped apart by the Boxer rebellion, the Chinese attempt to rid their homeland of foreigners. Unfortunatly, many innocent Chinese were also dying. Spurred by her compassion, Jetta decided to help infiltrate the "Yihe Quang", or "Rightous Harmony Fists" and get them to turn their ways to pacifism before the major foreign powers brought all their military forces to bear. In addition Jetta foresaw that Russia's involvement in the fighting of the East would further weaken her own government's stability. Before Jetta was able to bring a peaceful end to the fighting and change the history of Russia and China, she fell victim to an act of sabotage by a radical from the Yihe Quang. Jetta's safety net and tension wire were cut, Jetta plummeted to her death during the grand performance for the crown emperor of China. Goal: If Jetta was allowed to change her destiny then she would work to stop the destruction that the revoloutions of Russia and China. She would use her efforts to find an alternate way instead of bloodshed. Defining Quote: "The only revolution worth having is one which would leave humanity forever with an everlasting peace, and nothing short of this outcome is worth a single loss of life." Taunt: "Bastard!" Ending: After the burst of energy revolved itself, Jetta found herself high above the circus tent returned to her life. Now with the knowledge of the sabotage, Jetta sprung quickly back onto the safety of the platform just as the rope broke. Later that day, the saboteur was discovered and killed as he attempted to flee from the law. Jetta was prepared to return to her undercover role when she was told of the trouble in her homeland of Russia. She had no choice but to return, and without her help, China's violent history still occured but she did make a difference between Russia and China. When she returned, Jetta could also do nothing to stop the civil war within her own mother country. What Jetta did was a form of underground network of freedom fighters in both countries. Within Jetta's lifetime, she helped both countries change their governments to progressive and peaceful political systems that served the needs of the people. In addition, through the freedom fighters formed in both countries, she was able to help peace organizations worldwide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Blade: Full Name: Jonathan Blade Occupation: Bounty Hunter Timeline: 2030 A.D. Fighting Style: Kenpo Stage Location: Syrian Desert Refinery Fighting Style: Kenpo teaches its disciples how to manuever so that opponents unwittingly place themsleves in vunerable positions. It combines linear and circular moves, using intermittent power as needed. Like water, it flows through major and minor moves with fluid continuity. It is flexible in though as well as action. Biography: Blade was one of the best cops that ever lived in the future. Born in Syria, raised in Africa, Blade was dedicated to the extreme, working some of the meanest parts of New Chicago. He had, however, one small problem: his temper. After almost being killed several times by a suspect during a case, Blade caught up to him. The suspect again tried to kill Blade, who was able to sidestep the laser shot and grab the suspect. Being only human, Blade was out of patience. He proceeded to beat the suspect to near death. The suspect survived, and sued the police. The police fired Blade to hush the scandal, and he ended up moving back to Syria to become a Bounty Hunter, which allowed him better use of his quick temper. His final case dealt with a rogue scientist who had escaped a government bio-weapons lab. The scientist was threatening to smash open a vial containing a virus that would kill 95% of all human life if the government didn't stop all bio-research. The Syrian government hired Blade to safely retrieve the vial. Blade agreed on one condition: they wouldn't interfere. They agreed. He cornered the scientist in an alley and radioed that the scientist agreed to peacefully give up the vial. The government had followed Blade, and took this moment to make their move. When shots from laser rifles filled the alley the last image that Blade saw before he died was the smashed and open vial of the virus. Goal: If Blade was to return his plan would be to get to the vial before it broke, and to save the life of the rogue scientist. This would keep the virus from being exposed and killing most of humanity with its destructive force. Defining Quote: "If you're coming on, come on!" Taunt: "Loser!" Ending: Upon Blades' return, he found himself back into the same peril that ended his life before the contest. Learning some of the new moves he found in the contest, Blade was able to grab the vial of toxin before it hit the ground and fire off enough stun shots to freeze all the government agents. This left Blade with a difficult decision. He had only two choices at this point. One was to wait for the government agents to wake from the stun shots and turn over both the scientist and the vial to them. If Blade did this, he knew it meant certain death for the scientist and giving a dangerous goverment organization the deadly weapon. The other choice was to take the scientist and the weapon with him and escape. This would mean never returning to his home and becoming an international criminal. Blade, within a split-second, knew but had only one choice, arming his wristband, he delivered long-lasting stun blasts to each of the government agents. He then helped the scientist from the ground and out of the country. Once the toxin was safely destroyed, Blade then spent the rests of his years staying ahead of the many assassins that were sent to exact revenge for his actions. Despite this, he was to still perform as one of the world's best bounty hunters, the only issue was that most of time, he was also one of the hunted. For Blade, there was no better life than the adventure these conditions gave him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Midknight: Real Name: Mitchell Middleton Knight Occupation: Bio-Chemical Scientist Timeline: 2100 A.D. Fighting Style: Jeet Kune Do Stage Location: Belgrave Square Labs Fighting Style: Known as "Way of the Intercepting Fist", this style is a collection of the basic mental and physical concepts, observations of combat maneuvers, and philosophies of attitude gathered and developed by the late Bruce Lee. Jeet Kune Do, unlike other martial arts, does not use a specific set of rules or techniques to establish a distinct method. Instead it utilizes all ways and means to serve its end, therfore making it "free". As a martial arts form it possesses everything, while in itself it possesses nothing. Biography: Mitchell worked for the CIA on loan from Interpol. Born in London, Mitchell was one of the best bio-chemical scientists working in the intelligence community. The CIA needed Mitchell to work on a bio-chemical weapon to end the Vietnam War. Mitchell created a virus that would weaken its victims until they hung near death, waiting for the antidote. The virus was to be introduced into the water supply of Vietnam, but Mitchell wouldn't stand for that much human destruction. He stole back his formula and fled back to London to hide. Unfortunately, Mitchell was cornered at the airport by both interpol and CIA agents. During the escape, Mitchell fell from a nine-story building into a chemical storage used by t he airport. The force of the impact broke the seal of the virus container and released the virus into the chemical vat. This mixture creasted an unexpected result. Mitchell was trans- formed by the mixture into a living vampire. Using his new- found cunning and strength, Mitchell escaped and fled to London where he spent the next 133 years vainly searching for a cure for his disease. No longer identifying with his past, Mitchell came to be known as Midknight. The cure had become more important since the goverment used the virus during the Vietnam War by using the contents of the airport chemical vat. Many of the third-world countries were now over-run with living vampires. Midknight was also running out of time because his body, with the exception of his neck and face, was rotting away. This rotting was due to the fact that Midknight wouldn't kill another person to renew his life energy. Midknight was about to solve the last hitch in the antidote when a government agent killed him by firing a firing a magnesium stake through his heart. Goal: If Midknight won the tournament he would surely find a cure for his illness and then do his best to help those who also suffer the same. Defining Quote: "When the science of man attempts to step beyond the mortal realm, its mortality will be the most likely price for such knowledge." Taunt: "Weakling!" Ending: When Midknight returned, he was able to side-step his attacker and avoid the magnesium stake through his heart. He then used his super-human speed to flash behind the attacking government agent. Midknight grabbed onto the agent and began to drain his life. The agent, even as he was being drained of his life, still attempted to kill Midknight, so he had no choice but to drain all his life energy, killing him. As the agent's dead body fell to the floor, more agents appeared and began to approach. They attempted to pursue Midknight, but were no match for Midknight's cunning and strength. Once safe, Midknight collected what was left of his lab and departed for Scotland. Midknight began his work to solve the plague again. His research was interrupted when a teenage street kid contracted the virus and began to organize all the people that had the vampire-like effects. These people of the night were at first a simple political organization founded to protect the special needs of their members, but then it perverted into a terrorist organization base on turning the human race into energy vampires as well. The only force that stood between them was Midknight. Their battle lasted for hundred years and is still occuring... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Rax: Full Name: R.A.X. Coswell Occupation: Cyber-Fighter Timeline: 2345 A.D. Fighting Style: Muay Thai Kickboxing Stage Location: The Cyber-Dome Fighting Style: Muay Thai kickboxing is a mixture of powerful kicks and devastating body blows. The fighter uses fists, feet, knees and elbows to cause damage to the opponent. Kicks deliver massive blows to the opponent's legs, knees and thighs, making Muay Thai one of the bloodiest fighting styles in use today. It ranks as the most popular spectator sport in Thailand. Biography: R.A.X. (Robotic Artificial eXoskeleton) is a cyborg. Once, Coswell was one of the best human kickboxers in the year 2345. Coswell's only problem was that the sport was no longer about human competition, but a battle between cyborgs, robotically enhanced human beings. Since the cyborgs could take and deliver more damage, the crowds began to stop attending the human fights for the excite- ment provided by these new robotic combatants. Given these changes, R.A.X. had no choice but to get cybernetic implants and join the crooked game which was run by a deceitful fight promoter. R.A.X. didn't trust this promoter, but needed his financial support to afford the cybernetic implant operation. After the operation, R.A.X. rose through the ranks and won the right to take on the champion. He was killed as a result of the corrupt fight promoter trading R.A.X.'s life for a sure bet on the championship fight. The promoter used an advanced electronic virus planted in R.A.X's cybernetic brain during the implant operation to shut down all of his vital systems. This shutdown was seconds before he was about to deliver the fatal blow to the reigning champion. Goal: Upon returning as the winner of the contest, R.A.X. intends to win his fight as well. Once the fight is won, R.A.X. will uncover the illegal activities of the entire fighting organization, causing it to be dissolved. He will also return of martial arts back to its pure human roots. Defining Quote: "Technology has been created to serve the needs of humanity. When the opposite becomes true, then our futures will be empty and destroyed." Taunt: "Wimp!" Ending: When R.A.X. returned, he moved quickly to save his life. In order for the fight promoter to trigger the virus in R.A.X.'s computer brain, he needed to transmit the signal via a radio frequency transmitter. R.A.X. had to quickly reach the side of the ring where the promoter was sitting in the crowd. As R.A.X. tried to reach him, the opponent kept pushing him away with his aggressive style. With only seconds before his death, R.A.X. had one last card to play. He saw the promoter pulling the transmitter out of his pocket and raising his antenna to quickly overload the system in his body. He quickly had to finish the effect before the button on the trans- mitter could be pushed or his opponent in the ring got over to him and knocked him out. All the built up energy formed and fired from the power generator located in his stomach area. The energy bolt flew straight and true to its target, electrifying and knock- ing out the promoter and shorting out the transmitter. A second later, the opponent closed in on R.A.X. for his final blow. R.A.X. quickly hit his air jets and flew up into the air as the enemy passed below him. R.A.X. quickly landed back on the ground and right as the opponent turned around, R.A.X. was ready with his final attack. Seconds later, R.A.X. had won and the opponent laid knocked out cold on the mat. R.A.X. was able to get the virus removed, but he found out that there was no way to seperate his human body from his cybernetic pieces. This was even more devastating when it was ruled that cybernetic fighting was illegal. R.A.X. instead of being defeated and ruined by the loss of his career, went back to school and graduated as a technical robotics expert. R.A.X's specialty then became the care and help to the millions of cybernetic enhanced humans that were looked down upon by world that believed in only humans or robots were nothing in between. R.A.X.'s humanity was the guiding light that helped millions of others preserve their spirit and create a better future. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Larcen: Full Name: Larcen Tyler Occupation: Ex-Cat Burglar Timeline: 1920 A.D. Fighting Style: Praying Mantis Kung-Fu Stage Location: Chicago Theater Fighting Style: This southern style of Kung-Fu was founded in the 17th century by Wang Lang. The system relies heavily on fierce grasping movements, clawing attacks, kicks and punches for both offense and defense. Legend has it that Wang Lang once captured a praying mantis. took it home and studied it. He then combined the movements of the mantis with monkey style Kung-Fu to form his new system. Biography: Born in an era of crime bosses and racketeering, Larcen grew respecting and idolizing the many powerful crime bosses who ruled the streets. As a youth, he went to work for Mr. Taglalini, one of the most powerful crime bosses. Under his wing, Larcen grew up to be one of the world's best cat burglars. He did many illegal jobs for Mr. Taglalini, including the planting of illegal evidence in other crime boss hideouts. There was one thing that Larcen wouldn't do, and that was kill. Instead, he used martial arts to stop and drop his attackers. One day, Mr. Taglalini asked Larcen to plant a package on a supposed crime boss who was recovering in the hospital. When he entered the room that supposedly contained the boss, he instead found the now recovering chief of police, who had been hurt in a prior assassination attempt. It seemed that the mob wanted the chief dead because he was incorruptable, and was about to declare war on the mob. Larcen suddenly realized that he had been set up. The package he carried probably contained a bomb. At this moment, Larcen decided that he had chosen the wrong side. He wouldn't kill. Larcen attempted to throw the bomb out of the window, but it was too late. The bomb explosion not only killed both Larcen and the chief, but also most of the hospital, including several youngsters in the children's wing. Goal: If Larcen gains a second chance he will use it to shut down Mr. Taglalini's syndicate. Beyond that, he would like to use his second chance to find a way to stop the criminal forces which he spent much of his life as part of. His only absolution will be in destroying the forces that attempted to destroy him. Defining Quote: "Violence is an acceptable option when your opponent doesn't have the common sense to use any other skills." Taunt: "Punk!" Ending: When Larcen returned, he was able to disarm the bomb before it destroyed the entire hospital wing. A reporter who was there to cover a charity function wrote an article about Larcen and how he saved all the people, including the chief of police. Because of this article, Larcen's life was now at great risk from the mob forces he turned against. The Chief made him an offer to join a special government task force created to take out organized crime including his old boss, Mr. Taglalini. In Larcen's mind, this was the best way to get revenge on the people who tried to kill him, and the only way to be freed of their constant threat. After months of setting up this task force to take down Mr. Taglalini and his organization, Larcen went on to become head of this organization, which widened its scope to include international cartels. Until Larcen's final days, this organization took out the world's largest cartels and crime organizations. Many countries copied the basic structure of Larcen's organization, including the United States which reformed both the FBI and CIA to work under similar rules and methods. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Slash: Occupation: Pre-Man Hunter Timeline: 50,000 B.C. Fighting Style: Pain Stage Location: Great Rift Valley Fighting Style: This fighting style uses any move or attack that will cause pain or inflict damage. This includes eye-poking, neck throttling, nostril pulling and hair yanking. The most common weapon is a large wooden club, which early hunters could wield very effetively. One technique involves the spinal crush, in which the attacker jumps onto a foe and smashes the victim's head, compressing the spinal column. Another technique uses the "push off" lever for a high two-footed attack. Biography: Slash was always advanced for a pre-man creature. He was the greatest hunter and the greatest fighter of his generation. These skills didn't just come from his great strength, but also from the emergence of an early intelligence. Slash used this intelligence in his fighting, which meant hecould out-think most of his opponents. His intelligence also got him into a lot of trouble. The cave elders resented Slash for his intelligence, and rejected his every idea, including an agricultural plan which would have freed the clan from its enslavement to a life of drudgery as hunter-gatherers. The elders turned down this idea at once, as they saw no value in having free time and enjoyed the violence of the hunt. One day, when Slash publicly spoke against the the elders in a clan meeting, he was stoned to death by the clan when the elders proclaimed him to be an evil force. Goal: If Slash was returned back to his life he would take charge and become the new leader of the clan. Only through this direct leadership can Slash teach his people new and better ways of living. Defining Quote: "Club good, people bad!" Taunt: "Bum!" Ending: When Slash returned, he carried with him all the infor- mation he learned from the other fighters. While many of the concepts and ideas were too complicated to him, he was able to learn a few tricks. When he returned, the clan was preparing to stone him. Slash wouldn't stand in fear and allow his life to be taken, he instead jumped up and climbed out of the hole. Once he was free, all the members of the clan tried to attack him physically. Slash used their force to throw them off-balance instead of trying to overpower them. His moves were a mixture of Karate and his old style. None of the clan members were able to even lay a finger on him. After several feeble attempts,the clan gave up and began to back off in exhaustion. Slash knew he had little time to prove his way and avoid being overpowered by the building of mass people. Slash used the best trick he learned from Xavier. He turned to the crowd and raised his club straight into the air. Its tip was alive with fire. The people in the crowd backed away with fear and awe. Slash then put the fire out and began to talk. Now that he had their attention, the crowd was open to his ideas and appointed him the new head of the clan. Beside his prior ideas, Slash also brought the notion of travelling around to the other clans and sharing with them. This change progressed man much faster that the prior path of history. Besides the obvious rewards of this sped up process, it also had another positive effect. Since the planet became a global village from the beginning of time, the various cultures grew with a respect for each other and many wars and effects of racism were avoided, creating a unique peace. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Riptide: Real Name: Sophia De Medici Occupation: Pirate Time Zone: 1566 A.D. Fighting Style: Kajukenbo Stage Location: Off The Barbary Coast (North Africa) Fighting Style: This fighting style was developed in Hawaii and is con- sidered the only U.S. developed martial art. The name contains and avvreviation of four fighting styles. These include Karate, Jujitsu, Kenpo, and Bojitsu. Five masters worked to develop this art, each from a different fighting style, In addition, they worked with many other masters to incorporate their styles. The final result is a fighting style that can attack with a wide variety of strategies, speeds, and strengths. Whether the fight is in the air, face to face, or on the ground, Kajukenbo has a move and a strategy to match it. Biography: Riptide was once named Sophia De Medici, a member of the infamous Italian family. Her name and identity were all wiped out when she left Italy to pursue her fortune off the Barbary Coast, North Africa. She left because she grew up in a household where all was given to her but nothing could be earned. Her family insisted on an arranged marriage to an Italian crime lord that promised to join power with her family. Given this, she had no choice but to leave her destined fortune and begin a new life in a place she would never be discovered. At this point in time, the Barbary Coast was the center- point of the pirate era. Corsairs, or pirates as they were more commonly known, were at the height of their dom- inance. There wasn't a spot in the ocean where pirates couldn't strike. Sophia used what little family money she had at the time to purchase a ship that would allow he rto compete with these other pirates. She also worked on a martial art system very similar to a sytstem from the future called Kajukenbo, which gave her renowned hand to hand fighting skills. It was during this time that she became known as Riptide, the most feared of the female pirates. There were three other female pirates, but what made Riptide special was that she didn't take from the weak, but instead she took from the tyranny directly, the pirates themselves. Her time was filled with many amazing and dangerous battles against the greatest priates of that time. It was a single man that caused her doom. His name was Hannibal and he was not only a powerful pirate, but also controlled many powerful criminal organizations around the world. When somebody went against Hannibal, he didn't just exact revenge on them, but also everyone connected to them. During a nighttime raid, Riptide was taking some buried treasure that Hannibal buried on his island. Unfortunately, she underestimated Hannibal and was killed by a shovel blow to the head while trying to steal his illgotten tresaure. Hannibal, realizing that she was more that just a pirate, used her attack as an excuse to attack and destroy the entire De Medici family by using his various crime organizations. Their destruction had a massive negative effect on the timeline, including the loss of several works of Leonardo DaVinci that the family was hiding until the world could handle their meanings. These works had tremendous religious and scientific implications which would be realized in the 21st century. Without the works of Leonardo and the influence of this massive family line, a future renaissance was never realized. If Riptide could return, she would destroy Hannibal and others like him to help end the pirate era and to allow her family's destiny to be fulfilled. Goal: The return of Riptide would allow her to stop Hannibal before he can destroy her family and rub history of many treasures that they will protect until the world is ready. She will also return to the sea and free it of the scourge maniacal pirates so that there isn't another to replace Hannibal and his type. Defining Quote: "The sea derives its power from its depth and cold nature, and I believe these same elements supply my personal strength as well." Taunt: "Sea-dog!" Ending: When Riptide returned, she turned to see the shovel coming for her head. With a quick tumble back, and a flick of two knives, it was over. Hannibal, her most bitter enemy, fell to his knees with the knives buried deep in his stomach. He attempted to stand back up and make a final lunge for Riptide, but without his strength, Hannibal just fell down, slipping into the hole where his own treasure was buried. Riptide covered his lifeless body and returned to her ship with the treasure. Her first concern was to prepare for the revenge of Hannibal's crew, which came quickly. Riptide had no problem sending them to sleep with the fishes. She took her fortune and created a fleet of ships dedicated to the destruction of piracy. She funded the organization through many treasures recovered from the pirate attacks. The organization became so powerful and wealthy tha tit continued on for several hundred years to help protect the sea and its inhabitants. Because even after the piracy was over, man continued to abuse the ocean through pollution and the hunting of its life to near extinction. If it wasn't for Riptide's help and other organizations the ocean through the 21st century, man would've destroyed himself and the planet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Ramses III: Occupation: Pharaoh Time Zone: 151 B.C. Fighting Style: Hung-Gar Kung-Fu Stage Location: Abu Simbel Temple Fighting Style: A style of Kung-Fu coming from the Shaolin-ai tradition of defensive arts. The system uses various movements which imitate animals such as the tiger, leopard, heron, monkey, and dragon. Techniques of the staff and nunchaku are included in his style. This style is a balanced mixture of internal and external fighting principles. Biography: Ramses III was the last strong pharaoh of Egypt. Eighty years after his death, Egypt started a long decline into overwhelming bureaucracy where pharaohs were little more than figureheads and Alexander the Great would be considered the "Son of Amon" and assume the throne in the third century B.C., or it would have declined if Ramses III wasn't assassinated before his time. The lone assassin had spent many months working his way into a position of trust within the royal court and the pharaoh felt no fear turning his back on the man who would end his life. The killer was cruel enough to choose a method of execution that was particularly terrifying to the pharaoh. Though Ramses was a brave fighter and fearless leader, he had never learned to swim, and the thought of drowning haunted his dreams often. Ramses was overseeing the construction of a new temple situated on the banks of the Nile, and had climbed a tall hill of freshly excavated earth for a better view of the site. The killer knew the time was right and pushed Ramses off the hill and into the Nile below. Ramses III drowned before he could father the son that would become his successor and before he could rally his armies into beating back the warriors of the ancient who were threatening to take over the rich Nile delta. After his assassination, Egypt was taken over by the invaders, and over the centuries, the new pharaohs raised armies strong enough to stop Alexander the Great and his Roman legions from taking over Persia and Egypt. The changes these events created in the time stream were significant, the Egyptian Empire grew powerful and lasted beyond the twenty-first century. Many countires that would have been controlled by the Roman Empire were ewither run by the Egyptian Empire or were driven out of their homelands into what would have become Russia. The end result was a future devoid of many different cultures, which drained the human spirit of its originality and spirit, damning it just as much as the loss of humanity in the other champions' failed time- lines. Goal: The original course of history would be restored if Ramses was able to return back to his life. His returned existence would allow his rule to be completed and Alexander the Great would now meet his famous history in succeeding to become pharaoh of Egypt. Defining Quote: "Great leaders are created from the strength and character of their followers." Taunt: "Jackal!" Ending: The second that Ramses returned, he turned to meet his attacker. A simple flip sent his mortal enemy to the death that he just come from. The assassin snapped his neck on a rock as he landed in the Nile below. Much of his royal court seemed surprised to see his return. Ramses noted these reactions and removed the heads of any traitor that had been involved. This had a massive effect on the Egyptian political system. Ramses was able to remove so many of the evil and lazy jackals that had abused their power against his followers that the entire Egyptian nation was reborn to an excited energy to rebuild and expand. Ramses realized that while he couldn't keep the Egyptian culture from falling some- time in the future, he could greatly extend its life and ensure that the future would know of its greatness. Ramses directed his followers to take the treasures and knowledge that would have been lost and place it into the various burial chambers and pyramids of Egypt. In other timelines, mankind had only been able to rescue small amounts of the lost knowledge. Because of the efforts of Ramses, mankind was now able to use many lost methods of science, math, and medicine to help future generations reclaim the knowledge of the ancients. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Raven: Full Name: Raven Gindhar Occupation: Voodoo Preistess / Healer Time Zone: 1802 A.D. Fighting Style: Hsing-I Kung-Fu / Tae Kwon Do Stage Location: Shengo Village, Trinidad Fighting Style: -Hsing-I Kung-Fu: Hsing-I is a Chinese boxing style of taoist origin and development. It is devoted to the importance of uniting the body and mind as one. Hsing-I is considered one ofthe three classical arts. There arts are based on the cultivation of chi, which is raw power of inner-strength. Hsing-I combines this metaphysical practice with physical movemetns derived from the five chinese elements and the characteristics and movements of animals. -Tae Kwon Do: "Tae" - foot, "Kwon" - first, "Do" - way. A Korean form of Karate, created in 1955 from the old training system of martial arts, Tae-Kyon (unarmed combat). Based on an original Korean martial art of Hwa-rang, it was combined, with Karate and Kempo during the Japanese occupation. The outcome is a combined art that concentrates on defense first and shuns that idea of leading the attack. Biography: Raven was from a line of Arawak healers and was herself a great healer in her tribe. She possessed a magical hour- glass that has been handed down from generation to generation which allowed her to completely control very small segments of time. The healers used the hourglass sparingly because it sapped the lifeforce of its user every time it was activated. Raven and many of the Arawak women were abducted by a Carib raiding party and brought back to the village of Shengo on the island of Trinidad. Once in the Carib village, the women were integrated into the new society. Over the years, Raven became highly respected for her white magic abilities and the vaillagers revered her as a powerful voodoo priestess. The admiration that the vaillagers felt toward the young healer didn't sit well with the aging Carib high priest, Raknook, who was feared by the villagers because of his use of black magic against his rivals. Late one night, Raknook feigned illness and sent for Raven. As soon as she was alone with the priest, Raven sensed she was in danger. Before she could react, Raknook cast a dark spell that turned her hourglass against her and transferred all of her life energt into his withered body, killing her and rejuvenating him in the process. Goal: Raven's return to her life will allow her to reverse the spell of the Raknook, taking his life instead of hers. With his death, Raven can free herself and the others so that they can return back to their home free to pursue their lives as they wish. Defining Quote: "Real magic is only given to true believers, otherwise it perverts into the worst type of evil." Taunt: "Zombie!" Ending: Raven blinked at the contest chamber, dissolved back into the old thatched hut with Raknook. There, the old witch doctor sat in his chair, his withered hand pointed at the face of Raven. She now knew his evil intention. Raven had come to heal Raknook under the lie that he was on his deathbed and now she would put him there. Quickly, before Raknook could take control of her hour- glass and drain her life, Raven used its power to create a fold of time. Acting as a shield, this fold reflected back the magic that Raknook sent at Raven. The spell hit the old witch doctor full force, draining his own life. A second later, the spell shot out from the fold in time again due to the fold recessing back into the past and again hit Raknook dead center. Within a few seconds, his life force was gone and a strong wind blew in from all the open windows of the hut. This wind hit Raknook and his body drained of life fell into a thousand swirling grains of sand. Raven's hourglass then opened and the grains were added making the hourglass' contents complete. The hourglass had now the perfect balance of evil and good. When Raven engaged it, it could now perform its functions without draining its user of life. While this meant that Raven was free to change all the injustice that she saw, she also realized just how dangerous this tool could be in the wrong hands. Given this, she knew what she had to do. She raised the hourglass and its new power surged through her. There was a flash of light and she appeared at the Eternity Complex where the Eternal Champion was already waiting for her. Their work together had just begun, because Raven knew the one person who could teach her how to keep the power from corrupting her and he was in need of the com- panionship that would grow between him and Raven. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Dawson: Full Name: Dawson McShane Occupation: Gambler Time Zone: 1849 A.D. Fighting Style: Shotowando Stage Location: Hangtown Mine Fighting Style: This martial art that was designed and practiced by only one man, Dawson McShane. This style is a combination of Shotokan, Kickboxing and bar-room brawling. Dawson, through his many travels, had many fights in his life. When he was truly beat by another, he tried to convince them to show him their style and tricks of fighting. The unusual combination of martial arts, dirty tricks, and good-old fashioned fist-pounding made Dawson one of the most creative and cunning fighters of his generation. Unfortunately, the fighting art died with him as Dawson was always a loner and never spent enough time with any others to teach it. Biography: Dawson has been a loner most of his life; he had never known his mother, and his father was shot by a highway- man when Dawson was fifteen. He left his native Scotland soon after the funeral and eventually became a professional gambler travelling from town to town and city to city. By the time Dawson was twenty-five years old, he was infamous throughout Europe's casinos and gambling houses as a gambler who could break the house's bank and devastate its bar in a brawl, all in one evening. Dawson had a aversion to firearms and relied on his fists to settle the disputes that often arose from his frequent winning streaks. His fighting style was a unique blend of martial arts and bar-room brawling techniques. Tall tales of the Wild West had always intrigued Dawson and news of high stakes gambling being created by the recent gold rush drew Dawson to the untamed West. He wound up in a mining boom town and was unwittingly sucked into confrontation between the townsfolk and a powerful but ruthless landowner named Homer Jenkins. Just as Dawson arrived in town, he saw a man setting fire to the sheriff's office. The arsonist ran when he knew that he had been spotted and Dawson was about to give chase for help coming from within the burning building. Dawson pulled the semi-conscious sheriff fron the inferno but it was too late, the sheriff was dying. The sheriff's last request was that Dawson become a deputy long enough to catch the arsonist, Homer Jenkins' son, Bill Jenkins, and bring him to trial. Bill Jenkins has burned the sheriff's office in order to escape being arrested for a slew of recent crimes and the dying man knew that the townsfolk would be too afraid to form a posse in order to capture the outlaw son since the elder Jenkins controlled so much of the town. Dawson agreed and the sheriff pinned a star onto the scotsman's vest just before he died. Dawson captured Bill Jenkins and was ambushed on his way to the makeshift courthouse and strung up by Homer Jenkins before the circuit judge could hear the case. Homer and his son escaped prosecution because no one in town would testify against them. Goal: If Dawson was returned back to his life, he would make sure that the Jenkins' were brought to justice. He would then travel the West, moving though various adventures in which he would use his native fighting, gambling, and new found justice skills. Defining Quote: "The only luck I even needed was skill." Taunt: "Weasel!" Ending: In a flash of light, Dawson found himself back at the old West at high noon. A rope was around to come around his head. Dawson jumped into immediate action to keep his life from being taken again. A quick punch to the hangman and Dawson removed the rope and tied it around the neck of the man that was about to take his life, Homer Jenkins. Bill Jenkins was caught off guard and panicked when he saw his dad about to be hung. He quickly drew his gun and fired a shot at Dawson, blind with anger. Dawson saw this coming and grabbed the other man that had stayed to help hang him. With a quick tumbleweed roll, Dawson rolled around the surprised cowboy wwho was then hit dead center between the eyes by the shot from Bill Jenkins' gun. The cowboy stood swaying from the force still surprised with the speed death had taken him and then fell forward into the level that dropped the floor out from the now hung Homer Jenkins. Bill couldn't believe what he had done. In a single shot, he had killed two people and Dawson still lived. Before he could recover from the shock, Dawson delivered a couple shots to his head. Bill finally focused and realized that his only chance was to get some distance and use his gun to take out Dawson. As he rolled away and ran a few feet, he began to spin around for his final shot. He thought to himself that Dawson maybe a great fighter, but not good enough to tumble around the bullets. When Bill came in full turn, he was in shock as Dawson pointed out his twelve-gauge and pulled the trigger. The last sound Bill heard was his own head shattering from the impact. Dawson hated guns, but he hated death even more. This sort of flexibility to adapt made Dawson one of the most feared forces of justice in the old West. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Thanatos: Occupation: God of Death Time Zone: 1692 A.D. Fighting Style: Fate, Time and Fisticuffs Stage Location: Salem Fighting Style: Thanatos can choose to co-operate with the other immortals to affect a person through indirect means such as cutting their life threads it affecting their time streams. However, he mostly takes care of his own problems through a solid good punch or kick. When needed, Thanatos can swing a mean scythe as well as kicking butt on more than one plane of existence. Biography: In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the god of death. He dwelt with his brother Hypnos (Sleep) in the underworld. He operated at his post without interruption until the year 1692 A.D., when during a routine pick-up of a soul, he was confronted by a force that was neither evil nor good. This force seemed to exist in an indescribable middle ground that gave it powers that Thanatos was no match for. This force turned him into a monrtal named Vaspian, a mortal who was thought to be a warlock and was hence killed during the witch hunts of Salem. This force then took the form of death and has been per- forming the role ever since. It seems that this force is changing the rules of death by taking lives that aren't meant to be taken so soon, and other bizarre behavior. Goal: The goal once the contest has been won would be for Thanatos to attempt to return to his post as the immortal god of death. In order to do this, Thanatos would need the help of a force greater than even himself. Defining Quote: "Death is but a door, and I'm the doorman." Taunt: "Corpse!" Ending: Thanatos was the only champion who didn't look forward to his return. He knew that he could avoid his death but that wasn't his concern since he knew everything there was to know about death. When he re-appeared, a force seemed to propel him several seconds into his future so he couldn't do anything to free himself from the stake and the death the fire would bring. He saw the image of death standing deep in the forest laughing at his homework. This flase death then left in a fold of darkness and returned back to where it ha come from to continue its evil. Thanatos braced for the pain from the heat but there was none. Instead, a cyclone of sand seemed to surround his body, insulating him from the flame. The density of the sand grew thicker and thicker, until he could no longer see Salem or the flames. Then in one quick motion, the sand stopped and fell away to the floor. He looked out and saw the Eternal and Raven standing together as thought they were waiting for him. Raven explained that this was the only way to convince the unknown evil that he had perished. Thanatos was happy to have been saved but realized that there wasn't a way yet that would allow him to return to his post. While this was true, the Eternal and Raven made him a unique offer. It seems that Kronos, the keeper of time, had also been attacked by this evil force and was suffering the loss of his mind. This meant that soon time itself would begin to fall apart if some- thing wasn't done soon. Kronos had begged Raven to take his post because of her existing talents, but she couldn't bear to leave the Eternity Complex and her life with the Eternal. So instead, Thanatos accepted the post, thus becoming the master of time and with the knowledge of this evil force he worked with the Eternal, Raven, Xavier, and others to unveil its true nature and to confront it in the final battle... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15) Chin Wo: Occupation: Acupuncturist Time Zone: 1815 A.D. Fighting Style: Monkey Kung-Fu Stage Location: Stone Monkey Temple Fighting Style: This form of Kung-Fu is known in Chinese as Tai-Sing- Pek-War. In this style, the practitioner imiates the move- ments of a monkey and practices light, agile, deceptive techniques. There are variations of the style including the lost monkey, drunken monkey, tall monkey, stone monkey and the wood monkey. Biography: Chin Wo was one of the best ifghters in China but spent most of his time healing. One day, a cousin of the ruling class challenged Chin to a fight. Chin refused, knowing that if he won, it would surely mean his death. Chin, a proud man, wouldn't lose either. This left him only one choice which was not to fight. The cousin made life very hard on Chin but he wouldn't budge from his decision. Finally, in a last attempt to get Chin to fight, the cousin killed an innocent street beggar and framed Chin. He told Chin that he could get the charges dropped if Chin would consent to a public fight. Chin at this point saw death in either choice and chose to accept the murder charges rather than give the cousin what he most desired. This choice led to his head being seperated from his neck in a public execution. If Chin was to win a second chance, he would stop the death of the beggar and settle the fighting issue on his own terms. Goal: If Chin Wo was allowed to return back to his life, he would clear his name and return back to his career of healing. He would also become an advocate for other common people who were framed for crimes they didn't commit. Defining Quote: "As a point of a needle can both heal and hurt, so can a man. In my life, I have done both, one by choice, the other by force." Taunt: "Fool!" Ending: Chin's first image of his newly restored life was a blade being positioned to remove his head. He knew that he only had a minute before his charges would've been read and his life would end again. The ruling class cousin that framed him sat front and center staring directly into his face smugly smiling, enjoying every movement of Chin Wo's predicament. Using a trick that Midknight had taught him, Chin Wo stared deeply into the cousin's eyes and unlocked the truth. The cousin now stood up and told the entire truth, unable to stop himself. Chin Wo was freed and allowed to pursue his life as a healer, but now he also became a symbol of the common man and truth. His talent and getting the truth led him to travel around China representing the many people that were accused by the aristocracy and thus unable to get fair representation. Eventually, it led to the Emperor asking Chin Wo to help create a system of civil courts that helped protect the rights of the common man. While the revolution compromised these courts, they did recover and solve the vast majority of human rights issues through the 21st century thanks to the selfless acts and strengths of Chin Wo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16) Senator: Occupation: Politician / Puppet of The Lobbyist Time Zone: 1995 A.D. Fighting Style: Dishonesty Stage Location: Washington D.C. Fighting Style: Using deceit and lies, the Senator can deliever a wide variety of underhanded move. He can also abuse and misuse the political powers that were given to him. The most dangerous weapon he has is a total lack of morals. Biography: The Senator made a living by voting the ways of special interest groups and creating issues to make himself popular. Given his lifetime membership in the good-old- boys club, he was surprised when he wasn't supported by his party for re-election. It seems that he once voted for a human rights issue and his party was angry that humanity was considered above their personal profits. When he lost in a landslide election after spending millions of his own money, he died of a massive heart attack. Goal: If the Senator was to recover from his bad case of death by winning the contest, he would attempt to come back and make up for his years of civil abuse, maybe. Defining Quote: "Violence is the problem with violence." Taunt: "Citizen!" Ending: When the Senator flashed back from his death, he quickly calmed his heart rate and went out to make his concession speech. In his speech, he decided to tell the citizens the entire truth about his career and all the other corruption in Washington. The speech which was carried nationally was so dramatic that the American public overnight demanded that there be a re-vote held. It was the public's hope that this man who had seen the error of his ways would go to Washington and change the face of politics forever. Unfortunately, during the re-election, it came out that the Senator had hired illegal aliens as domestic help, been part of the Iran-contra affair, sold military secrets to other countries, and had a mistress in every state, including Hawaii. While this destroyed his chances for re-election, he was never imprisoned for any of these indiscretions since he had turned state's evidence. Instead, he made millions in selling his story as a book, a movie of the week, and appearing in talk-shows for the rest of his remaining years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17) Blast: Real Name: Thomas Chavez Occupation: Green Beret Time Zone: 1955 A.D. Fighting Style: Green Beret Technique Stage Location: Song Hong Delta (Vietnam) Fighting Style: This fighting style was developed and refined by the special forces. This technique is a combination of several fighting styles which include most of the major martial arts. For what the style lacks in grace, it more than makes up in power. Every move is designed to cause damage to the opponent. The style also includes the ability to use weapons such as knives and brass knuckles. Biography: Blast was one of the first special forces agents to perform gun and weapon running to Vietnam. At this time, the U.S. was only involved in supporting the French effort to hold their influence over Vietnam. Blast, a chopper pilot, was tasked with the duty of making clandestine drops of weapons over the enemy lines. Blast made many of his runs with a man named Redux. During his final run before scheduled for service back into the States, he ran into trouble. His final drop went fine and he was about to take off for base when Redux suprised him. It seems that Redux was a double agent for Vietnam. Redux pulled the pin on a grenade and ran from the helicopter that was about to lift-off. Because Blast was strapped for take-off, he was unable to remove his harness in time and was blown up in the resulting explosion. If Blast was given a second chance, he would take out Redux before he could be double-crossed. Goal: Succeeding in the journey back to his life, Blast will first take care of Redux with extreme prejudice. With that finished, Blast will get out of the business of was and use his skills to rescue prisoners of war and terrorism for the rest of his years. Defining Quote: "Might doesn't always make right, but most of the time, a couple of good kicks to the head will cause most people to come around to your way of thinking." Taunt: "Hippie!" Ending: Blast was ready for his return. As it happened the first time, he saw Redux running from the helicopter but this time he was ready. Redux turned and took a look back waiting for his partner and the helicopter to explode. This kill was going to make him a great deal of money and he was already thinking about what to spend it on until he felt something heavy hanging from his left pants pocket. He only had a second to see that it was the grenade that was hanging there and the other last image was Blast giving him an obscene symbol. The resulting explosion almost knocked over the heli- copter, but aside from some scratched paint, it was fine. Blast took a look down at the explosion site, promising himself that this would be thje last time he fought for money. He instead dedicated his life to the rescue of men who fought wars and were left behind. Even during the final years of his life when he physically could no longer do the missions himself, he helped fund the missions that brought home the forgotten soldier. For these actions, he recieved medals of honor from almost every nation on earth before his death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact me! Here are the following e-mails and internet forums you can find me at: E-Mails: MSN Messenger/Hotmail: b_unit905@hotmail.com Yahoo!: psychochronic2004@yahoo.ca Internet Forums: Gamefaqs.com: brettdude Shoryuken.com: psychochronic MIRC (channels on EFnet): #Capcom (The main channel for Shoryuken.com) #Gamecombos (The main channel for Gamecombos.com) #Srkgd (The General Discussion part of Shoryuken.com) #Srklive (The XBOX Live part of Shoryuken.com) My Fighting Game Site: www.geocities.com/psychochronic2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Credits: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Props to those who made this guide possible: Me for physically beating the game with the characters, screen-capping and typing everything from my TV screen. Once you find that infinite and cheap sequence against Eternal, you'll be bound to know how broken the game is! I decided to do this FAQ because the internet has zero information on this game specifically and I decided to pay homage to a good fighting game that wasn't highly known, yet people gave it a shot. I write too much but I don't feel tired so expect more to come! I don't make these FAQs for me, I make these FAQs for you and especially... the fighting game community. Peace. -Psychochronic Copyright (c) Brett Navarro 2005-2007