Part 130: The Man Festival Begins!

It is time. MANLY time.


We interrupt Gama in the middle of his warm-up.

Oh! So it's you guys! Well, it's a good day for a fight! You have come all this way. Do you think you can handle me?!


Oh, I can tell already. This? This is going to be beautiful.

Teacher!! We have come here to ask you a favor!!



Oh yes favor asker! I'm open for questions 24-7. If you got a problem, spit it out! Open your heart. Your body will follow!! You will forget all your troubles!!


Not everyone is feeling the magic of this moment.

Uh-oh. It's started.
Uh-huh.



I have come here...to save the world! This may be the very last time that you and I ever meet. Mine is the soul of a true warrior! I've never backed down from a fight!
Oh, yeah? Well, Mr. I-never-back-down-from-a-fight, what is this favor you are asking of me?
The intensity is just incredible!
...Yeah.
I've come here for one reason only... For the Man Festival!!
The Man Festival?!



You don't mean it... YOU mean to challenge ME in the Man Festival?!



Huh?
Huh? What's that?! That sounds kind of...nasty!
It's the ultimate test for wrestlers... The cruelest of all trials!
The Man Festival... Yes! The Man Festival!



Countless wrestlers have tried, but every one of them has paid the ultimate price. The physical body is pushed beyond all endurance, and the spirit is tested to madness.



Anyone who survives the test will become heir to me, the Great Gama. But are you prepared to suffer the consequences of losing as well?!


Joachim takes a few steps back.

I'll show no pity to the loser! Fail, and you will pay the ultimate price with a baptism that will strip away your manly dignity.



Even you, Joachim, will be given no quarter!
I...I... I'll never lose!



Victory will be mine!!



Very well said, Joachim!! I would expect nothing less from my pupil!


Anastasia is really starting to be caught up in this. Yuri...not so much.

H-hey!
Wow! This is going to be great! We are going to be witnesses to history here!
Huh? Oh...yeah.



Oh, oooooh, woah... Oh...OH, YEAH!!


The wrestling ring begins to shake.


Then it pops up into the air.


Again...and again...and again...and again...



Wow...!



Oh-ho! Time to begin the Man Festival! The Tower of the Holy Ring is completed! Come on up to the top! I'll be waiting for you here! Ye~es!!



I'll be coming up to meet you!!








This is NOT Yuri's day.



Tatsuichiro: Gama is looking down from the top with an invincible smile on his face! Is this even within pro wrestling rules?!




Yep. There's 100 levels, by the way.


Let's do this. (Note: I have included videos of the entire tournament. It is the only way to experience the true glory that is the Man Festival.)






To get to Gama, we have to fight our way through his underlings, the Curry Men.








Fourth wall? What fourth wall? Never heard of it.

Murgh Korma: The rules are simple! All you have to do to meet the Great Gama is beat us, the Man Festival C-committee! C-cluuuck! Just one thing! You can't have more people taking part than the number of us in the c-committee, c-cluck!

No problem! We'll storm this!

Murgh Korma: Chicken c-curry's pretty lean and mean! Don't be so c-cocky, c-cluck!


I'm not going to screenshot all the battles After this, I'll just be showing each round's introduction; everything is in the videos, anyway.

Okay, who's next?!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 2



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 3



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 4



Murgh Masala: The Twin Typhoon, Chick Rider 1 and Chick Rider 2! Power and technique c-combined, c-cluuuck!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 5



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 6



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 7



Murgh Masala: C-c-c-cluuuck! Chikitan! Chikila! Chikirata! The three Chickenizers! C-come on, c-cluuck!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 8



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 9



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 10



Murgh Vindaloo: If you can't take the heat, don't start so spicy!




And the first section is complete. There's a teleporter now open we can use to get back to the ground and take a break before continuing. Curry Men defeated in this section: Murgh Korma, Murgh Masala, Murgh Madras and Murgh Vindaloo.

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 11


Moving on.

Gosht Masala: Wateeeer! Breeead! The curry ninja is on fire! Oink! Meet the Pork Masala Barrel!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 12



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 13



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 14



Gosht Madras: Saffron Chop! Mint Chop! Turmeric Chop! The three ingredients of the Pork Choppers! Oink!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 15



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 16



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 17



Gosht Korma: Aaaargh! For a Korma, I'm not so sweet! Oink!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 18



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 19



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 20



Fish Curry: This is where you pig out! Ooooink!






We get another chance to take a break here. New Curry Men defeated in this section: Gosht Korma, Gosht Masala, Gosht Madras, Gosht Vindaloo and Fish Curry.

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 21


There seems to have been some confusion among either the translators or the writers. Yes, chingri is shrimp, and the monster entries have it correctly. I don't know why the Chingri Curry Men all moo at you in game. Then again, in India, gosht usually refers to mutton or goat, and the game has them oinking.

Chingri Madras: Transient bovine form... Empty stock, empty stomach... I am the Oxen Devil... Moooooo!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 22



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 23



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 24



Chingri Korma: Never believe your life is your own! That's the only rule of the Chingri Men. We're all beef! You toooo, moooo!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 25



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 26






...What? You didn't think they were going to make us fight all 100 levels, did you? C'mon, it's not like this is a Cavia game or something.





Chingri Masala: One, two, moo! Time for you to leave us, you jerkies! Moooo!

Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 90



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 91



Tower of the Holy Ring, Level 92



Fish Curry: Beyond this point is the Man Festival committee office! You mustn't disturb the executives! Prepare to fight!




This is the last chance to take a break, heal, and make sure your equipment is in order. New Curry Men defeated in this section: Chingri Korma, Chingri Masala, Chingri Madras and Chingri Vindaloo. Up next: The Man Festival Executives and the Grand Finale!