"Welcome back to the Preliminary Rounds of the Twenty-Fifth Tenka'ichi Budokai, folks! We're getting to the last few rounds of today- by the end, only sixteen of the strongest warriors will remain!" The Announcer called out to the excited crowd. He was finally starting to look a bit worse for wear from running around from match after match, but the passion in his voice had not diminished from the very first round he'd announced. "Unfortunately, one of the original fighters that was supposed to be here today hasn't shown up. Luckily, we got back in contact with one of the fan favorites eliminated last round to ask if he wanted to return and take their place! That's right, 404K is back and facing off against the magical warrior, Gaz Pacho, today!" The crowd hollered, graciously greeting the return of the eliminated fighter. Gaz had seemed to have gotten some fans in the stand as well with their own merch- how did that stuff get made so fast?
"You two know the rules already, I assume. Win by ring out or knock out, no maiming nor flying. Now, fight!"
The Preliminary Rounds of the Tenkaichi Budokai begin! This fight will end on April 25th at the time of this thread's creation if someone hasn't lost by then!
Thread PL: 30,500 | Items: Training Weights | Antisense ON | 404K ON
Upgrade. Update. Upswole. K4 estimated a 49.5% increase in fighting ability since his loss to Delia, there was empirical evidence that the cyborg was the most powerful piece of tech in the Solar System, which felt... good. Warm and tingly. Even the most advanced tuffle droid-heads would have to admit his superiority if the true nature of 404K was ever revealed. This was unlikely as many had fallen for the necessarily androgynous metal skeleton and his antics, to the point that he was voted back into the Budokai. So here he was.
"I AM GOD!" announced the droid as he vaulted into the stadium, crashing into his corner of the ring with minimal assistance from his heel-jets. "I AM MACHINE!" he rose two clenched fists, drawing lightning from the cloudless sky — the fans loved that shit, and so did he. He took in the applause, noticing however that his opponent had already outdid him in the marketing department. "I AM FOR HIRE!" he didn't care to disclose that he was contractually bound to Hibernal and Cheri, albeit as separate personas. He also had fallback schemes should either or both fail miserably in their goals. Their names were Azoth and Vocado. His heart beat for all four.
About Gaz Pacho he knew very little. He had fans and merch, which was fantastic, because it meant the market was open to even a complete unknown. How well would fan favorite machine mutant mercenary and notorious show-off 404K fare in the shirt, scarf and body pillow industry? Lacking eyes, he rendered a whole set on his visor, winking. Every second needed to be relatable, epic or wholesome.
Apr 6, 2024 1:21:15 GMT -5
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Yakito: I am the #1 Tenrec hater (Striker will be struck)