Part 110: Mission 44 - Faith - Part 1
Aay, we’ve completed the last route split of the game and now it’s a straight shot to the end! Still plenty of stuff to do, with Heroman, Zhang Fei and Sun Shangxiang deploying as event units (if you haven’t been using them, spend your cash from the previous mission getting them up to speed). We’ve 18 slots to use, so here’s how we’re going:
Liu Bei/Joe
Aesap/Lux
Kurou/Deceive
Shou/Tsubasa
Mazinkaiser/Soubi
Alto/Luca
Arnie/Saya
Fei-Yen/Lockon
Maya/Akira
Dancouga/Eida
Kouichi/Kiki
Cao Cao/Moritsugu
Kira/Graham
Setsuna/Yulianne
Shinn/Lunamaria
Mamoru/Shouko
Kazuki/Miu
Sun Quan/Domyoji
Tactician: Zhuge Liang
Off we go.
#1: …
: Cellular restoration is stable. Just a bit more and it’ll be finished. : Nothing in this world will be able to stop us now. #2: Soon… Very soon, our dream’ll be realized! #1: …
: Our king is about to be reborn!
Cut to the Hadou Manor, where it’s time to catch up with all that happened in the other routes. This is all pretty much 100% a retelling of all events and discoveries our guys made, so there aren’t any amusing bits to add here since we’ve seen it all.
But everything all ends up in the same place: how Ishigami told the team at Tatsumiya to come to the Union and help sort out some situation. Was he talking about the mess with Cthulhu, which kind of “sorted” itself out, or did Judah foresee something else happening?
Luca ponders that he could mean all those attacks in research facilities of the Union Army. And from what Hughes told Psy and our crew, the Union had been storing salvaged Skrugg tech in those places and those are being destroyed one after the other. We ran into the culprit before but, as Joe notes, the guy ran off.
Joey thinks about Will being behind it all and figures he needs to tell Lina what’s what. But the girl beats him to the punch and asks to speak to him outside for a minute.
: …
: Um… Is something wrong? You’re looking so serious…: Joey, I want a straight answer. That man in black armor we saw in Arkham City…: That was my brother, wasn’t it?: …! That’s…: Hm. I thought so…
: …: I’m sorry for not telling you…: Do you know what happened to him? He’s not under the Skrugg’s mind control anymore, right?: I’m still not 100% sure of what Will’s after.: And if he’s up to no good, then I’ll have to stop him.: …: But I believe in him. I’m sure he must have some sort of reason. : So, I don’t lose faith in him either, Lina…: …: I… I do you want believe in him…: Good…: …: U-Um… Joey, I...: Li-Lina...
: Guys, we’ve got trouble!: …?!: Whawha?! Psy?!: Hm…? What’s got you two so panicky?: N-Nothing, nothing…: Never mind us, Psy. Did something happen?!: Ah, right! You gotta come to the command center quick!: The White House’s been taken over!: Whaaaaat?!
: Th-That’s the White House?!
(on TV): Yes. The entire building has been covered by this unknown thing that emerged from underground.: We’ve absolutely no idea of the situation inside – not even if the President is safe.
: Prof. Denton, the structure covering the White House…
: Hm, it’s rather similar to the Skrugg’s fortress…
: Then, the attackers are…!: Correct. Intel has shown that the Skrugg are behind this.
: How?! We’d already defeated them all!
: Nay, we merely struck down Gogorr, their king. ‘Tis not surprising that remnants of their forces remained.
: And those remnants reorganized and are launching another invasion…?
: Bah, the things don’t just look like roaches – they’re just as hard to kill, too!
: I guess this is the “situation by the Union” Ishigami spoke of…
: And the Union Army? What’re they doing?: They’ve put together an operation to rescue the president, but things aren’t looking good on that front.: An aerial op is not feasible due to the enemy’s many anti-air weapons, and a ground assault would face heavy resistance from the numerous Skrugg troops.
: And that’s where we come in, right?: Yeah. The only way we’re going to recover the White House is with the UX’s help.: Especially Joey and Heroman’s.: Us?
*Whiiirrrrrrr.*
SRW UX - Rebellion Against Fate
: …: Okay, the installation’s all finished!
: This amplifier’ll boost Heroman’s sonic weapon to affect a very wide area.
: Mind you, this was a real rush-job, so it’s only gonna last one shot. 
: Um… Not that I’m doubting your big brains and all that, but don’t ya think you oughta test the thing first?: You upped the weapon’s output big time, so what if you fire it up and runs it out of juice before it can do anything? That ain’t gonna be a fun time for anyone.
: Yes, and that is why you’ll be supporting them in the operation. If need be, you and your Raija can supply the necessary energy. : Psh, I’m a person-sized energy tank, then? That’s nice. 
: But do we really need for you guys to go in there by yourselves, Joey?: It’s the best option. The Skrugg are sure to come running once they realize we’re in the area. 
: And with all of them there, you’ll cripple them and the anti-air guns altogether with Heroman’s sonic weapon?
: We deemed that the smallest possible team of assailants would be ideal to goad the enemy into a false sense of security. : Still…: Don’t worry about us, Lina. I promise I’ll keep everyone safe.: I’ll be a hero just like my dad was!
: …!: Your dad… didn’t he…?: Yeah, he did…: Our bum of a dad went and got himself killed pulling a stupid stunt – that’s what he did!: S-Sis! How can you even say something that awful?!: Our dad was a hero who protected so many people! Everyone back home says so!: Yeah? Then, tell me: what’s a hero, exactly?: That’s obvious, I think!: A hero… is a strong man, who’s willing to put his life on the line to keep others safe.: …: You really don’t know jack…*She leaves.*
: Ho-Holly…!: Sis…
: Um, what happened to Joey’s father? How did he die?: There was a major fire in Center City’s mines thirteen years ago…: Joey’s father sacrificed himself to make sure the others got away safely…
: I had no idea…: That’s normal. But there isn’t anyone in Center City who doesn’t know the story.: Joey is clearly proud of his father for what he did.: But, as far as Holly’s concerned… : …: Hmm, so that’s what it is.
: All right, here’s a thought! I will go and accompany Joey’s group in today’s mission!
: Aah?! You can’t simply make a decision like—: Shush, Quan. I know exactly what it’s like to be proud of your father, so I feel obligated to help him honor his memory!: You guys agree with me, right?
: Yes, absolutely…!
: You go and help Joey for all of us, Shangxiang!: Leave it to me!: H-Hey…: It’s settled, then, Joey! Rouse yourself and we’ll be off!: Y-Yeah!: And you? Are you ready for this?: Who do you think I am, eh?! And who put you in charge here?!: (Look on, sis… I’ll show you what I believe a hero to be…!)
Mission 44 – Faith
: Aaany second now… (on TV): Is everyone set, Joey?
: Yeah. We’re good whenever!: The Union Army’s herding the Skrugg your way. You’re to begin your operation as soon as they arrive.: Roger that! (TV): Joey, promise me you’ll come back.: Don’t worry. I… I swear I’ll keep you safe, Lina – I’ll protect you with my life!
: Uwah?!: Huh? Joey? What was that just now?!
: Cut the chatter! They’re here!
: You’ve all been briefed, yes? The target area’s over there!
: Joey, we’ll take care of the small fry! Set out and make a beeline there!: B-But…: Come on, kid! Times like these, a big hero’s gotta stand up and give it to ‘em like this! SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: Let those afar off listen; those who are near can see!: I am Zhang Yide of Yan!: Who dares fight to the death with me?!
: …?!
(TV): He said it! That’s his famous yell from the Battle of Changban!
TV: No, I think I saw some of that in the Tales of the Heike… (It’s both: the first line is from Akushichibyoye Kagekiyo, but the others are credited to Zhang Fei proper.): Forget about the details! It was cool, and that’s what matters!: Right, Joey?: Aha… Right!: Then, begin Operation Thunderbird! Godspeed, everyone!: Roger! Let’s go, Heroman!
: Hmmm!
Alright, we need to get Heroman over to the marked area, and losing anyone’s a game over (Heroman can’t lose his power armor frame, either, since it has the sonic weapon). This might be a tad complicated if you haven’t been regularly using these three and keeping them upgraded like I did, but it’s still doable.
The entire area’s covered in broken down buildings, so you’ll want to keep your guys there for the defensive boosts. If Fei and Shangxiang aren’t leveled up, you’ll want to hold your distance and let the enemy come in – take them out one by one, and keep both covered by Heroman’s support defense.
If anything, the Skrugg Soldiers are still pretty weak and their exp’ll help anyone lagging behind catch up. Do be careful with the Chimeras, though, and try to take them out quick via support attacks.
SRW UX - Roulette
SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend
And when the next turn rolls over…
: Hah, I could do this in my sleep!
: Save your glee for later! We’ve more incoming!
: You’re wasting your time with this, foolish humans! Surrender!: Nick?! What’re you doing here?!: To reclaim this planet for the Skrugg, of course!: I told you before, I’m not a man anymore! I’m a Skrugg!: Nick… We broke your mind-control before, but you’re still…: Are you actually doing this willingly?!: Oh, yes. I’m gonna get back at everyone who pushed me around before…!: And that includes you, hiding over there!
SRW UX - Roulette
: …: Will?!: I owe the Skrugg for what they did to me. I’m tearing down all their plans!: Shut your mouth, traitor! You’ve been a thorn on our side for too long, and now you’ll die along with them!: Oh, boy, that’s some real bloodthirst there. Wanna team up to take ‘em out?: Don’t get any funny ideas. We’re not friends, allies, or anything of the sort.: But we’re after the same thing!: …!: You’re fighting to protect someone, too, no?: Then, there’s only one thing for us to do!: …: Fine. You did help me out before – I might as well pay it back.: Okay, that’s more than enough for me right now!: Hell, yeah! Let’s make a dash for the finish line, then!
Don’t lose Will either, but he’s still as competent as ever. If anything, he’ll help offset any potentially underleveled units. Taking Nick out will auto-move Heroman in place, but he won’t give you any parts or money at the moment, so it’s faster to just ignore him and get to the spot.
SRW UX - Roulette
And we’re in.
: Alright, this should be good enough!: Here we go, Heroman! Full blast!: OOOOOOO!
*All the Skrugg mooks explode!*
: Gwaaaaaaaargh!: Alright! Their anti-air weapons got taken out too!: It’s over, Nick! You don’t have any hope of winning this anymore!: Shut up! Don’t tell me what to do! I’m a superior being! I’m better than every other human!
: Gaaah! He still had all these tucked away?!: Hihihi… And with all this power at my disposal, the world is my oyster! I’m never bending my knee to anyone again…!: DIIIEEEEE!!
: Hrm…!
: Whaat?!
SRW UX - Rebellion Against Fate
: Hey, now, I hope you didn’t forget about us!
: And with those AA batteries of yours down, victory’s ours for the taking!: Thanks for the help, guys!: The UX is here…: Will…?!: Why is he helping Joey’s group…?: We’ll explain everything later! We need to put the rest of the Skrugg down right now!: Will’s agreed to fight with us for the time being, Lina! If anything, you can trust him on that!: …: Okay. Good luck, brother!: Lina…!: The enemy’s anti-air weaponry have been rendered useless thanks to the brave efforts of Joey’s team.!: Do not allow this chance to escape our grasp! Rout the Skrugg menace!
Still can’t lose Heroman, Will, Zhang Fei or any ship, but now it’s just a straight fight against the Skrugg – hardly a challenge. Once you’ve taken Nick out, the plot’ll progress, so make sure you’ve cleared out the rest of the mooks and built up morale first.
Popping Confuse might also be a good idea, since there’s a ton of stuff right near Heroman and our people’ll need a turn to close that distance.
SRW UX - Roulette: Nick, you’re not a Skrugg! Please, come back to us!: What, back to being that useless coward?! You’ve got to be kidding me!: I’m not the boy I used to be! I’ve power beyond any other human! I’m a superior being now!
Nick taking damage: “I know you, of all people, can understand how I feel, Joey!”
SRW UX - You Are Similar to Me
SRW UX - Linebarrel
SRW UX - Dunbine Flies
SRW UX - Tales of Mirisha ~ The Brave Legend: Ye pitiful man who’s turned into a monster…: Not like I had any choice!: It wasn’t my fault I wound up like this! I didn’t do anything wrong!
: Aye, yet the monstrous path you have trailed afterwards is fruit of your choices alone!: And if such a path leads you to bar mine, then you had best prepare yourself for the consequences! Come!
SRW UX - My Fate: Hahahaha! Do you have any idea how many people bowed before me once they saw my power?!: I tell you, this Skrugg body is great!
: You can’t do that! Even if your body’s a Skrugg, your heart is still a human’s!
SRW UX - Dunbine Flies
: Your anti-air weapons are already gone! Give up already!: You’ve no idea how much stronger I am now! How much power I have!: My days of losing to you are over! I… I’ll destroy every last one of you!
: This boy’s lost sight of his heart and now all he does is get high on his powers…: Tch… Is cutting him and his hate down the only way for him to be free?!
SRW UX - Azure
: Your human heart is still in there, isn’t it?! Why are you doing this?!: What difference does my heart make?! I’m already a full Skrugg everywhere else!: I’ll wipe out humanity from the history books!
SRW UX - Linebarrel: The tables have turned now… I’ll get back at everyone who messed with me with my new power!
: Stop this! Revenge won’t help or change what happened before! : I don’t care! This is what I wanna do!: Tsk… Then, I’ll have to stop you with the power I was given!
SRW UX - Deus Machina
: Are you seriously happy just rampaging around with that newfound power?!: What I do or don’t do is my own business!: I’m a changed man now that I’ve this power! I’ve changed just like Joey did when he got Heroman!: Don’t you dare lump him together with you…!: There’s a world of difference between what he does with his power and what you’re doing!
SRW UX - Roulette: That’s enough, Nick! Did even your heart get turned into a Skrugg’s?!: Where do you get off talking to me like that?! It’s your fault that I’m like this!: Yeah… you’re right, it is.: And that’s why I’m taking responsibility for it. I’ll destroy all traces of the Skrugg myself… and you, too, if I have to!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjXFOJgN--8
Nick drops another Joey’s Coffee.
: Th-This can’t be happening! I’m a Skrugg… I’m supposed to be better than all humans!
: Fool. Your flesh may not be that of a human, but that does not make you superior to them. : If… If this body doesn’t even make me strong, then what use is it?! What is left for me?!: I… I can’t even go back to being who I was! : Nick…: Don’t give up, Nick. We’ll look for a way to turn you back to normal!: Turn me back…?: Yeah, that’s right! If you let Prof. Denton and the others take a look at you, I’m sure they’ll find something!: And we’ll all help them as best we can. Please, come with us, Nick!: …: Is that true…?: I can… really go back to normal…?
: You can. You’re still here, right?: If so, then you can always start anew.: Come on, Nick…: You…*Stab!*
: Gaah…!: Ni-Nick…?!: What happened?! Stay with us, Nick!: …: He’s… awakened… Be… careful…
: NIIIIICK!!: Cattle will be cattle, I suppose. They can’t even serve as proper foot soldiers.
: This voice…?!
: Detecting a massive energy spike within the enemy fortress! But, it’s…!: They’ve finished reviving him… Gogorr!! 
: OOOOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRGH!!: No way… Why is he back?!: This is what the Skrugg were truly after…: To use their remaining technology and the salvaged G Cells to revive their ruler, Gogorr!: Then… that’s why you were attacking all those research facilities? To stop this from happening?!: Hmhmhm… I have returned at long last! And I’ve even acquired power far beyond what I previously had!: Look at how huge he’s gotten…! What happened to him?!: H-Huh…? I feel the pulse of so many lives coming from him…
: I can hear their voices… They’re… in pain!
: Oh, no, you don’t think he…?!: He ate his own servants… all to build up his power!
: Wh-What?! He ate the same guys who were working to save his life?!: I, the ruler of the Skrugg, am the emperor of the entire universe!: Everything… Everything is food to me!
: You monster…!
: I know we’re all for dialogue and whatnot, but I really don’t think that word exists in this guy’s lexicon.
: What he’s done is… inexcusable! How can anything like him even exist?!
: Gogorr! You’ve absolutely no respect for life… and, so, we can’t allow you to keep yours!: Let’s go, Heroman! We’ll make sure he’s gone for good this time!: Hmmm!
”Ultra” Gogorr
Pilot Skills:
Prevail L9
Support Attack L3
All Attack L3
Mech Features:
30% HP and EN Regen
All-Canceller
Gogorr’s rebirth has given him a full re-spec: no longer evasion-focused, he’s now taaaaanky and has a ton of long range attacks. Attack power is pretty high (though not higher than Nero or Lu Bu, since Gogorr’s expected to get a bonus from his huge size), but he’s also surprisingly accurate thanks to his S ranks and, as usual, big stats everywhere important. Of note, he has a MAPW that strikes with a similar AoE to Canaria’s: five 1-6 columns, alternating safe-zones between each one.
Gogorr’s essentially a huge wall, packing 180k HP (more, actually, due to events) and a ton of armor which, combined with that Prevail L9, means he can take quite a beating, but we have enough firepower on our side that we can still down in him one turn with healthy doses of Valor and Soul.
Attacking him from range is actually recommended with your dodgier guys, since both his strongest attacks have way less of an accuracy modifier than his close-range one. If you’re strapped for SP on someone, consider this to spare having to cast a defensive spirit.
Oh, and Gogorr’s brought back a bunch of Chimeras and, more importantly, four Balls with him, so take care not to let those debuff a Super’s armor.
SRW UX - You Are Similar to Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KBbh8Go6FE
And I remembered that I never showed off Kazuki and Maya’s HAE combo attack, so here it is. Don’t forget that using this at least once (along with the other main HAE combos) is a requirement for the last Fafner secret!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVOaP109kH8
And the Dancouga MAXGOD’s second best attack, since it already has Absolute Nova Beast.
With that out of the way, let’s bring in the hurt to Gogorr.
SRW UX - Lion: This planet isn’t your feeding ground! Get back to your own world, Gogorr!: We Skrugg set off to find new worlds looking for resources. Isn’t that exactly what your kind did?: Maybe… but outright war is never our first choice! We didn’t throw away our willingness to try and coexist with whoever we find!
SRW UX - Deus Machina: If you think I’m the same as I was before, think again… I’ve been reborn as an unstoppable being, with unmatched power!: Kch, blast this undead… He’s drawn himself exceedingly close to the level of a god by gorging on the life of his subjects!: Hah, that don’t scare me! He might be an evil god, but our god-slaying sword’ll put him right where he belongs!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpkYMjhzRvI
Here’s Gogorr’s best attack… getting no-sold. The animation’s the same, though!
SRW UX - A Bird’s Song
: Eating your own men to get stronger… There ain’t enough words to describe what a low-life you are, guy!: Your sentimentality means nothing. It’s when an absolute being is born that a given species may ascend to rule all others!
: On the other hand, that means that if we just take you out, the Skrugg species will have all the wind taken from their sails.: I can work with that! We’ll punt the Skrugg right off Earth after you’re squished again!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDHlDsbFUqM
And his second best attack.