Part 40

Time to wind this area down, I think.


We're here as enemies this time.

Oh, seriously? Shit. You should have told me that before we stopped for coffee. Does anyone want Jose's?

Remember... we don't know what kinda traps he's set for us. Stay sharp!


We know what you're up to!

No response. Think he bailed on us?

That would be anticlimactic, to say the least.

Ha! Rather sure of ourselves, aren't we?

Jose!

I've been waiting for you. Come in, I'm sure we have much to discuss.

Damn it! So much for the element of surprise.

Only Albert could expect to surprise a guy by launching a series of attacks on his installations then barging into his home shouting.


You're not getting away!

Finally wised up, have you? I'm a reasonable man, Sergeant. Join me and I might be able to forgive your little... transgressions.

He's not actually a Sergeant anymore. But... that's beside the point. Go on.

Save it! I'm not the one who needs forgiveness, mayor.

Ha! Oh, really?


I thought you were fighting AGAINST the Society!

Oh my. It's Genoce. Did Jose do his homework AT ALL before hatching this little plan?

Times change, Albert. And the smart man knows when it's time to switch sides.

Well, Genoce? Kill him, and you'll have whatever your heart desires...

There's no honor in killing a rookie. My Men'll handle it.

Genoce is more stubborn than the villain of Prince of Space.

Don't worry! I'll make sure they don't go easy on him.

As they are blown into gooey little bits.

You can't be serious!

If only you and the Guardians'd had the decency to wipe each other out... A pity.

Okay, let's review Jose's plan. He decided to unite his two greatest enemies, and pray they didn't decide to join forces and fight him. Great idea!

You coward!

Say what you want... you won't live long enough to regret it!


I killed those two so fast I'm pretty sure they actually died of natural causes on the way over this morning.


There's a door eventually. Trust me on this.


They've got a whole manufacturing plant set up down here!


There are some unmanned, virtually unarmoured Wanzers for you to destroy. You know, if you want to feel like a big man.


[I]The other two are a Stinger and a Silver Fang.


...Albert?

I've come to get you out.


I know. Grant told me. Sorry. I should've known better than to doubt you.

That never stopped you before.

Thank you...

You'd best return to Cuzco as soon as possible. You've got to rally your troops... And Grant's worried sick about you.

But Jose's...

I'll take care of it! Now go!

OK!


More purps. Let's shard them.

I think that has something to do with WoW? I don't really know what it means.


You should have quit while you were ahead!

I'll assume you mean I should have stopped and did some training when the purple guys showed up. Because I'd agree with that.

Look. We don't have to fight here. Just clear out, and...

Don't yez get too cocky, innit? But this beauty 'here will settle th'score one an' for all!

It's hard to see Bishop in the shot. That's not my fault, the game automatically puts the camera there. You can see his shiny new Wanzer in a moment.

Bishop! Janga's gettin' its revenge on ya today!

Janga? Never 'eard of it, mate.

But if it's a scrap yez want, yez came to th'right address!

...I hoped it would not come to this.

But you leave me no choice!

Bring it on!

Albert VS The first decent attempt at a fight the Crimson Blow has come up with all game


Here's a nice shot of Bishop, as promised. He shoots some little homing bullets that you don't have to worry much about. The real threat is...


THIS! The field itself wont hurt you, but the shots that come out of it will. A lot. Despite this, you'll want to aim for Rook. He's easier to beat at this point, and Bishop stops doing this stupid thing once Rook leaves. I don't know why.


But Master... I can't abandon Master!

He's like a beaten puppy.


Now Bishop settles for occasionally exposing his weak point to shoot some blue bullets at you. Despite Axel' constant violation of Bishop's personal space (receiving repeat shots to the robo-skull for it) we triumph!


'Ere... this ain't right! 'Ow could yez do this t'me?

And finally, the OTHER villain with a gimmick speech pattern is gone. No offense to people with really thick cockney accents, but I mean come on. I assume you can at least type correctly. That shit got on my nerves.

As a side note, Axel really did get the last shot off. I don't think it makes a difference, though.


Waste not...


"Except the giant aircraft you have! And the fact that I never really try very hard to stop people when they run away anyhow!"

W-what? How did YOU get here?

"No, seriously. I want to know. I keep getting lost in my own facility."

Hey! Hurry up with that transport!


Wait... Rook was behind me? Why didn't I see him?

Master... Bishop is... dead. I... I'm losing... power...

Not Wanzer power. The power to speak correctly. All the "annoy anyone who wants to type this script out" energy got transferred to him when Bishop died.

Rook!

Genoce! You're trying my patience! Destroy that worthless flunky!

Master...

Would you really kill your own comrade, Genoce?

......

I'm beginning to question your commitment to our cause, Genoce! Get on with it!

...Kill me. Please. It would be... an honor...

...Forgive me.

NO!


Gotta stop building these robots out of napalm.


His Wanzer blew up and yet he survives? Wait... he's going to end up joining me isn't he?




AWESOME!


Brenda! Come in!

What's going on? A transport plane just reached the surface!

That'll be Jose. I'll need a pickup. Have the medical system on standby. I'm bringing one of Genoce's men with me.

Roger. I'll be with you as soon as I can.




This might have been a bit higher, but I died on the boss and had to restart. I skipped most of the enemies on the way back.




Excitement.


I'm alive... Where is this?

Glad to see you made it. You're on our ship.

...... Master. where is he?

He escaped... along with Jose.

Then he finally got his wish...

Wish? What wish?

"I want a wish, too!"

...Maybe I can tell you Master's story.

Please don't. I hate that guy.

Please.

No!

Yes... You have already encountered Master's younger sister... Miss Royce.

Felder respect-o-meter: 7/10 (Would be at least 8, but she's related to Genoce.)

Commander Felder?

Many years ago, they shared the same dream... One of changing our miserable world for the better. Master chose to fight, believing strength and courage were the only way to stop another war. As you do now.

That's incredibly stupid, but not surprising.

......

But Miss Royce... She believed in power... and joined the most powerful organization of all.

Felder respect-o-meter: 6/10

The Society!

...So she had delivered herself into the hands of the very evil she set out to stop. But by the time she realized it, it was far, far too late...

Felder respect-o-meter: 0/10 (How stupid do you have to be to join an organization that exists to cause wars when your purpose is to stop wars?)

Why?

She could not resist that power forever. The lure corrupted her from the inside. All that was left in the end was another pawn...



Not as cool as just another Rook, eh?

Aw, damn! Jose's getting' away!

After him!

Well, the good news is that Rook is on our side. The bad news is that this area isn't over. Next time: The actual last part of Machu Picchu! Plus a double-feature video, if that's your thing.

Oh, and Glazius: Should I switch over to using Rook so he gets some levels? I figure you should decide it at this point.