Part 19: Foreigners Are Bad!
Last time, our dear mother gave us an errand:
We have to deliver this to Dad and -- wat. Okay, in a world this advanced I could see people still handing data to others with something physical. There are just some types of information they might not feel safe transferring through a virus-infected Net. I don't, however, get why we're still using floppy disks (looks like one, anyway).
Screw this, I have my own errands to run.Let's just pretend it's a poorly-rendered SD card. That would kind of make sense.
so would taking any excuse to get Lan out of the house
We're going to be battling the self-insert of Masakazu Eguchi. Could be worse. Although, his Navi in this game wasn't from a fan-art entry. Instead, it's based off the character of Punk -- a 'Mega Man Killer' robot from the Classic series. In any event, Mr. Famous usually gives helpful tips about hidden mechanics of chips. Unfortunately, his array of dialogue is short and randomized, so you won't be getting too many unique tips.
Mr Famous is rad as hell, but that's rather self-evident, innit?
Yes, the GutsPunch series in this game have hidden commands coded in them. If you know the code and practice with them, you can -- oh, why are you listening? You're just going to learn the VarSword combo, aren't you?
...what the-?! I never knew the GutsPunch chips had.... yyyyyeah I'll just stick with the gamebreakingly cheap VarSword, it's true.
We're gonna challenge him to a battle. This time, my personal challenge is to take him down with chips that do not cause flashing (the recoil that makes enemies invisible for a bit) and they can't deal above 70 damage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBcPZLh05t0
Heheh, I forget how great WoodStyle's charge shot is. WoodStyle = pro style.
Umm, what's the deal with Yoyos breaking when they hit Punk? That's not supposed to happen until they hit an obstacle! So, is Punk Object-element? It could very well be a Capcom screw-up. You see, Punk's ultimate move (not shown) is supposed to make his shoulder blades detach and run around your field. THOSE are objects and can break the Yoyo. Given then the shoulder blades re-attach, I'm betting the Object-element behavior of those got copied to Punk somehow. This is, of course, speculation on my part. I can't claim to know the real reason why in this case.
More errands!
"That makes them the best company ever". C'mon man, don't mention the sponsorship, let's get all cash for comment in here
A little bit of world-building here. SciLab is a facilty that's funded by government and private corporations. Hm, this could make for a story to tell. "Make me uber powerful Navi, or I pull funding, k?"
CSIRO, anyone? .......OK that's two in a row, I really need to cool it with the aussie references.
they're pretty much opposites, anyway. What with CSIRO working for creating viruses in the real world, and SciLab working for stopping viruses in the virtual world (yeah yeah, not entirely accurate but close enough)
From now on, just assume I'm always using Untrap on Green Mystery Datas. There are rewards like these that we NEED. GutPunch has a sequence PA in this game. That means it needs codes of B,C,D or C,D,E or D,E,F. All of these codes can be found in Yoka Area 2, so you will need to come back here to grind for the other codes. You bring Untrap so you can clear the viruses that inhabit these datas.
....I also did not know GutsPunch has a sequence PA here. They didn't in any other games, right?? Some of the sequence PAs are damn good.
Gonna waste my accumulated BugFrags and buy this. I only need it for one video at the end of this scenario.
But... but... VarSword
SWORDY! OLD BUDDY! I am going to come back and try to get AquaSword before I lose my Custom Style. I want that Custom Style reward. But, this is actually a difficult hand to S-rank with. You see, the Pengi will hide behind the Swordy and by the time the Pengi will get into range, I will have eaten a hit. I can't use DashAttack to weaken the swordy and follow up with AntiDmg because Pengi will be a prick and stay in my row. And once he does, he'll die which means no double delete. Sooooo, we need to "make a movie."
Ahhh, Swordy ol' Buddy ol' Pal. BEST FRENEMIES (seriously they're a really good design, looks-wise and battlewise. And utter, utter jerks)
I forsee a way to do this, but ugh, it will require some LCS shit or something, damn.
LCS = ...Little cuddle station?? Dude hug that penguin. HUG THAT PENGUIN.
If the frame-perfect shit I do in this Let's Play for S-ranking does NOT help you when you NetBattle Koreans or Japanese players, then I have failed you all.
I have to move up and time my BambSword perfectly such that Swordy is moving up to my square, but he doesn't attack. Swordy will check if the player is still in his row after about .5(?) seconds. So, what I need to do is get my hit off and move away, causing him to miss his check, and thus his WideSword. The only way to do that is Press A on BambSwrd early so that he gets hit just as he moves up.
I moved North and both of the viruses luckily lined up in my row for the double delete.
Holy... not sure whether to call you a show-off or commend you for your skills.
both, I guess??
FUCK YOOOOOOOUUUUUUU!!DUDE I TOLD YOU TO HUG THE PENGUIN.
NOW HUG.
Fuck it, got a 9 the next time I found him. I'm done here.
The thread voted for Shadow Style, so I need to clean this guy out of Invis *. He had about 3 in his stock. This means I have 4 since Invis * is also given for free in a Blue Mystery Data at SciLab 1 (lower level). I also bought an HP Memory and some MetalStages.
Even if you're not pulling style shenanigans, it's never a mistake to stock up on the highest level of Invis * you can. It is kind of a fantastic, brilliant chip.
Anyways, that's it for my errands. Let's advance the story.
Damn. What's with everyone in this scenario being made unavailable?
At least we can do this. Oh, well, time to head home!
Totally a worthwhile outing!!!
But we get stopped by Dad and Chaud the minute we get down the elevator.
Dr Hikari to the... rescue??
Well, there was a joint meeting with the Officials. And everyone knows the only Official is Chaud, obviously.
I don't mean to cast aspersions on Lan... but yeah the only worthwhile Official is Chaud, for sure.
Suuuuuurree you were. I played this game before, you can't fool me!
...
viruses. As opposed to non-evil 
I guess Lan never told him. That's what happens when you have a father who's hardly ever around. Poor Haruka, I wonder how she sees any action.
WELL I wouldn't want to be crude....
internet solutions to real-life problems
Dammit, Dad. When are you ever around? We sure there isn't an affair of some sort on neither side of this relationship?
The dude's going out with his laptop.
I don't know why, but I find this kind of sad.
It's kind of sweet though, what with Lan's mum being so understanding and Lan being so hero-worshippy
You're gonna give our PET a knife blade? That way, if I lose, I can always shank the other person.
That's some pro-level PET customisation. Prolly couldn't fit it on the custom screen.
No, instead we get a rock-hard case of some sort.
Excuse me, super hard, elephant-resistant super case!
That's OK, can't really mess up a blunt-object assault.
What is with me and catching people with their eyes closed?
"Is one of your parents coming to cheer you on?" -Lan's dad.
Oh wait he's talking to Chaud
that makes more sense.
Predictable, uncreative writing would demand that because Lan's father isn't cheering him on, that gives Lan the opportunity to empathize with Chaud and blah, blah, blah, fuck it. I want to fight more enemies.
It's the opposite of a blink animation co-commentator, look at how goddamn (comparatively) cheery Chaud looks.
And Yuuichiro gives no fucks. "Aww your parents aren't coming? Lol whatevs, I'm out." -Lan's dad.
It's a bad habit of mine.
There are times where I just wanna hit this guy.Yeah yeah, hold it until MMBN5
best moment in the series
female problems
Methinks it has something to do with the scene we saw at the start of this scenario. But wait, what? The last update all the way up to here took place on the same day? It had to because they said the N1 Grand Prix was tomorrow! This game's pacing is weird, sometimes.
You mean "all of the times".
At least we can move on to the fun part of this scenario.
Pretty much every time I see this I'm like "Ah! End of update" because it's such a perfect time to end an update, but... we don't want pacing as bad as this game. Gotta make decent-sized updates!
MegaMan is a much better twin than my twin. Just sayin'.
Pretty understandable. The same thing happens to me all the time.
Not gonna lie. Sleeping is my hobby.
Dex sends us an e-mail saying he's already at Beach Street. He had to leave early because his battle was early.
Also he was so excited he had trouble sleeping, I bet
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Check out this line right here.
This guy doesn't even acknowledge Dex and Yai. That's how important they are.
Hey now. Dex and Yai are... umm.... hm
: Fuck dat piece 'o shit geezer, man. I'm gonna fuck that white boy Hikari up. Betta' not be cheatin' and using dem BattleChips.GUTSMAN 4 LYFE
oh my god sudden temptation for a terrible tattoo
not sure if poor translation or poor Capcom general consistency, what with it having been established (possibly in a previous game) that primary school kids like Lan get free tickets
Welcome to Beach Street! See that blond NPC behind me? He sells something very useful, but I am 500Z short of acquiring it. Shouldn't have bought that HP Memory.
always buy that HP Memory (my completionism!!)
I wonder what Japan TV program this is referencing?
needs more anime
Our exploration is blocked by gigantic-ass traffic cones. We will be heading there next scenario.
Those are ridiculous
I suddenly wish witches' hats came in that size
WHY ARE YOU SO TALL
New jack-in location! We shall see what kind of Progs, viruses and rewards await us!
ALSO PROGS
Nice.
A boring Mr. Prog. Uh-oh, the Prog queen won't be happy about this sacrifice.
...acceptable
Oh great, we can meet Shakers and Ratty2s in here. Fuck Rattys man, I hate them. So damn much.
We've been over this, man. I LOVE RATTYS (they adorable)
Fuck.
Totes adorbs
THREE OF THEM!? Oh, wait, easy S-rank, plz.
Ratty
Bam. There's the Custom Style S-rank.
Wait, Breakers!? We're fighting the 3rd level of these guys? We JUST fought the second level! Of course I was able to S-rank this, but I got a fucking RockArm2 *! And this is an uncommon encounter in this area, so if I want RockArm3, I better park my ass here and run around for a bit.
MORE RUNNING AROUND
Found you again. And again, I have the draw to S-rank it. See those Sand panels? Recall what I said last update about how Quaker-family viruses landing on those means they don't unleash their attack. This is going to require some good play and luck.
Fight dem pirate viruses, boy!
I need to weaken the Breaker if I want a double delete here. 240 HP is pretty hefty this early. But I have to do this fast, we don't want the Shaker getting in the way of our attack and suiciding. Now, Quaker-family viruses will always prioritize the enemy that's closest, and THEN the one on the bottom. So if you have two Quakers in the same row, the one that's South from you will attack first. The Shaker is starting to attack, so, if we get lucky and he lands on the Sand panel, this S-rank is in the bag since I don't have to move to avoid a hit. And we need to move less than three times if we want an S-rank on a virus group of 2.
Lady luck smiles on me again. The Shaker landed on the Sand panel, meaning he did NOTHING. And I am free to use SonicWave to weaken both of them further. 150(RockArm2)+ 80(Sonicwave) is only 230 to the Breaker. The order you choose your chips matters a lot. Now, the Breaker only has one option: he has to land on the middle panel in my row, since they always target the row the player is in. So all I need to do is queue up my Dash Attack.
And I got the counter.
That's... kind of nuts. Nice!
YES!!!!!!!!
Virus busting is an art! And yes, this is going in the folder. True, my C codes are pretty low, but that doesn't matter. Not only do I have Asterisks, but the simple fact is that if I draw this chip it's basically an S-rank anyway. So yeah, I may only be able to choose this chip in the worst case scenario, but the worst case scenario is still an S-rank.
Pirate power, aw yeah.
...your C codes could be nicely boosted with VarSword C. JUST SAYIN'
I ended up getting quite a bit of Zenny from that, so let's buy this guy's item.
I dunno man, that guy looks kind of... Netopian. I hear those fellas is untrustworthy.
This game basically just handed me the tools to smash it to pieces.
I heard wrong!
Unfortunately, in order to show off how cool this is, I need another Style to demonstrate. So, in the next update, I'll be covering why ModTools is the shit.
Heading inside...
Chaud #2?
Hmmm hafta hold judgment until he gets that hat off. Ain't no Chaud like weird-topdeck-hair Chaud.
"Aren't you a school kid?" - a thirteen-year old
He's Tora and his Navi was a fan submission, as well. I don't know if Tora himself was. If so, I'm calling self-insert shenanigans again.
I'm happy to call shenanigans on his eyebrows.
Still, KingMan is a cool concept and fight. He's unique and has an ever-changing battle plan to reacts based on actions you take. Since I've been requested to show off alternative strategies, I decided to limit myself a bit.
Challenge: I cannot attack KingMan until at least one of his chess pieces are down.
Hopefully this gives you guys the opportunity of seeing how to deal with his chess pieces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbD4Gog99-0
KingMan chips? Also fun as heck.
So, admittedly, I didn't talk about his AI much. And that's because I let General Yeti show his take on KingMan. He does a far better job of explaining boss AI than even I, so it's worth a quick read. Normally, I'd save AI discussions for when we need to S-rank, but this is pretty good. Just head on over to the next update.
You can actually LOSE this fight. He'll say something different. I would show it, but I have no deaths so far.
Pfft, show-off
That, or he's talking shit to cover his shame.
He's technically a JRPG character. I'm pretty sure saying "whatever" is what they use to indicate depth. He is deep like the ocean.
He leaves and Mr. Cowboy Hat shows up. So we'll get going.
heck yeahr cowboy hats
Gimme.
Fuck you, I want to go to the top floor. I HAVE TO RAID A POSTGAME AREA, DAMMIT.
Patience, or something
Oh, no. Don't tell me. Not him! Anything but him!
Aw yeah aw yeah aw yeahhhhhh
Listen to the music for this next cutscene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOPxjvJhdys
You can hear a bit of the title theme/final dungeon theme in it.
: I am Sunayama, the producer of this show! Allow me to welcome you in place of our sponsor, the president of IPC. Inc! Our sponsor is observing the tournament view from the editing room up there!He is also a cool cowboy??
Oh, that hair doesn't look familiar. Nope. Not at all.
C'mon, how many dudes we know with spiky hair? Probably none, don't bother checking.
Oh, this is worldwide? No pressure. IT'S COOL GAIZ I GOT DIS
I bet GutsMan and Dex would be great at this.
What.
Chaud????
We were just recognized by Sunayama as the heroes who put down WWW? Worldwide, no less! There should be zero reason why no-one remembers our deeds in the next game! Fucking consistency is all I ever really ask for. But you can't blame them, right? After all, you can't expect Capcom to remember lines that they wrote.
And here I thought only bad duds recognised Lan as the dude who beat the crap out of the https://www. Aw yeah, about time we got some accolades tho.
I actually like his introduction. Can I steal?
Un-important NPC #1
Oh, hello, Miss NPC-from-KnightMan-scenario-in-Battle-Network-2!
I'm honestly still surprised they remembered and used her for this. Did anybody else actually remember her as a character from BN2?? (spoilers: I did not)
who the heck is jennifer
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And hello to you too, Mister NPC-from-KnightMan-scenario-in-Battle-Network-2!
Giver336?
GUTSMAN???
Fuck you, too, game. He even looks like me.
Generic white dude? Haha
I may be poking fun, but at least we are given a good introduction of these people. They could have very easily pit you against custom NPCs only and not bothered with this.
Or they could have pulled a MMBN4. Huh? HUH?
Yosh? He was a poster on the BBS in Battle Network 2! How come I know all this obscure shit?
Yeah really.
Totally not a bad guy.
Of course, that goes without saying.
These guys are all scrubs, just saying.
Chaud not included?
Only 1 because I am going to be the only victor.
What, only 32 made it from around the world? I guess they all failed hard on the second preliminary or something, geez.
Ummm.... data... differences... idk
So, we're competing for "World's Strongest Netbattler" and everyone who will be watching this around the world can see our actions. Remember this, please.
At least Dex and Yai made it into the Top 32 in the World Rankings. That has to account for something, right?
So wait what percentage of TOP NETBATTLERS are people 13 and younger? Tora, Lan, Yai, Dex, Lan, Chaud for sure, everybody else who knows, so at least... 18.75%? SEEMS ODDLY HIGH.
Yeah, we're taking a ferry to another elimination round, of sorts.
I hope nobody gets seasick!!
i fukken hate boats
Okay, so this ends here and we finally get control of Lan.
Annnnd once again blink animation co-commentator of the year
Daddy dearest tries his hardest to apologize. Dunno, I'm still feeling pretty bad about-
ALL IS FORGIVEN!
Healthy family relationships. Dude I hope Yuuichiro is at least as generous in Chrono X
I now have an extra column of space in my NaviCust! YIPPIE! Hey, wait, isn't this cheating? Who cares!
420 cheat e'rryday.
Secretly, Mayl is cheering only for Lan because fuck fatass and forehead girl.
Ummm I think you'll find we're all B F F s
Gee, thanks.
CHAUD FANCLUB, CONTINUE ASSEMBLING!
I'm going to be closing off this update. First, I want to max out my Custom Style.
Only took me about 5 extra minutes of grinding.
And now we can choose 3 extra chips. But before I begin the Hades Isle segment, I'll start grinding for Shadow Style. See you then!
Until next time, please enjoy this random result from a google image search I had going for some references for pics:
GOOD NIGHT THREAD