@QuintAnother :



1. Chalice is already KO'd.
2. As much as Reggae makes such a fuss out of it (though really it's for everyone's sake instead of just his), his health count allows for him to simply tank the attack, weakness or no weakness.
3. At this point I am never brining back the TCG, so unless you want to give hosting it on your own a shot, I wouldn't keep my hopes up on anyone challenging you anytime soon.

btw @marketing tactics we already had Otenko as your previously automated move.

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...You know, you keep going on about how you're stronger than anyone we've ever fought before, and yet I think that there's no possible way you could've been monitoring us, otherwise you'd know where Sarah was from the start and not have to ask around.
So now I wonder... Do you even KNOW who we fought before you guys?

Reggae uses this turn to work on his Impressions:

First, an impression of Matomi.

If you're going to act so tough, then neither I nor my alternate personality is going to back down!

Reggae performs Voltaic Charge on Alloy Blue. He then does an impression of Roy.

: so long as there's hope, i'll keep fighting!

Reggae strikes Alloy Green with a Blazing Blade... except instead of a sword, he uses a random stick he found on the ground. He follows this up with an impression of Hellion Lady.

NOW LET'S SEE HOW YOU HANDLE THIS!

Reggae performs Hell's Call, calling in a Neutral Anti-Omni Remnant!

...

...Oooor it could just be a Metall painted to look like an Anti-Omni Remnant.

He then finishes off with an impression of Guard Man NEO.

m o n e y

Alas, no money to be earned, for Guard Man NEO's previously used move was a simple Buster Shot, so Reggae just uses that on Alloy Yellow.

Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week!
...Ok...?

Mugman and his pal Mugman strike Alloy Red with a Neopolitan Bomb, assuming Mugman doesn't just die here.

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Text on Panel 6: "You know, I was just wondering when this was going to happen. I wonder where I'll end up..."

I mean, the world hasn't been empty since the end of last raid, but whatever, man. If you're truly here to save the universe- or a universe- then it's something I have no interest in interfering with myself.
Also, fun? If I wanted to have fun, I wouldn't be fighting these guys; I'd be chilling with my friends in that apartment complex over there. I'm doing this out of obligation.
So I'm going to hold you to your word, but I'm going to be rather disappointed if your kill count ends up higher than theirs.

...So, uh, can we...?
Yes. You may go now. (Assuming the Alloys don't kill you first.)
Right, here goes!

Mugman and his Gemini Clone fires off Gemini Lasers while Chalice fires off a Peashooter.

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...Speaking of the apartment complex, a certain individual is settling into it.

* Ahhhh... Feels good to finally be able to relax and not try to fulfill the insatiable needs of that rainbow god. It's cool that we get to be this world's defenders and all, but sometimes, a guy needs a break.
...Especially when you've just been repaired from a major fire injury.**

Suddenly, Ninja Man gets a knock on his door.

It's open!

Suddenly, Banetem walks into the room.



Oh, yeah, I'm settling in just fine.



I've been meaning to ask, though... Where did all of this come from? It's not like anyone on the team are the kind of person to build an entire apartment complex.

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Phantom Theta gives Reggae the Speed Shoes he's been wearing during this raid, as well as a Team Baton.

There you are; I'm sure you'll make good use of these for this next raid.
This next raid? Ha, no way! I'm gonna spend this next raid taking a break; These bad boys are for the raid after.
...Is that so?
Oh, yeah. It's not like I'm going to be put in a situation where I end up participating in the raid after all.
...Right... (I wonder if I should tell him that the shoes would've been gone once the raid ends regardless of if he uses them or not...)
...Actually, if you're going to spend this time relaxing, then I actually have something I want to show you and the others.
Oh?

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Later in the meadow, Reggae and the others gather around... Though, a few are noticeably missing.

Where's Ninja Man at?
He's finishing up his recovery, like he should have instead of following us inside that spaceship. What about Beta Maximus?
He left after helping us out with that Upsilon situation to go back to finding a way back to his universe. He still doesn't want us to help him, for whatever reason.
I'm sorry, but we're a bit out of the loop here; Who exactly is everyone you just mentioned, again?

Suddenly, Theta appears.

Sorry, I was just putting some finishing touches.

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*Radiated Wraith has confirmed in Discord that the events of the Space Pirates sidestory has already passed as of this point of the raid, so while they will not participate in battle until the sidestory concludes properly, Ninja Man Psi and Disarge will still appear in dialogue like this.
**Referring to the ending of the Burning Desire raid.

Hey, cube. You said you had your reasons, right?
You don't mind entertaining us with an explanation of those reasons, right? Because I wonder how exactly you're going to make it a valid excuse for messing up OUR goal of protecting the world from guys like those alloys.

I'm going to go ahead and prepare for another moment of you royally messing us up while you prepare to explain why it's justified for you to nearly kill us all.

Reggae uses Prismatic Core Shield and two cores to give a Time Core shield to Django, then a Space Core shield to Morph Man, then pulls out another Small Coffee and drinks it.

Reggae looks over to Paradox Man.

...Hey, time boy.
If you EVER pull a stunt like that ever again...
There will be NOWHERE in time nor space you will be able to hide from my wrath.

Returning his focus to the fight, Reggae uses two Battery Punctures on Alloy Red and Alloy Yellow, then uses a Race Relay on Alloy Green.

Meanwhile, Mugman uses Parry Recover on Ms. Chalice! Since the Gemini Clone can only copy moves and can't exactly use Parry Recover on someone who's already recovered, though, it just does nothing.

@QuintAnother :

1. You edit the character sheet by clicking on the appropriate cell in the sheet (that would be the name, the number of the stat, etc. etc.) and typing out the new value (be sure to write the original value next to it in parenthesis so you won't forget; For HP and WE, you can double click to simply edit the value, then highlight the first number (before the /) and replace that instead of the whole thing). Rises in attack/defense/speed stats are equal to 1/5 of your base stat per stage, while decreases in stats are equal to 1/6 per stage, rounded to the nearest number.

There is no tl;dr for any of that. Sorry.

As for status effects, you can put those either above or below your stats; I'm not too particularly picky about it, as long as people can see it.

2. You get reward zenny (and EXP) after the raid; This is mostly because reward zenny can also be decreased based off of actions the raid boss does.

@ch4s3man : Simply put, you can make commands by placing an arrow bracket (>) in front of the command when replying to this thread.

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@QuintAnother : You need the Team Baton to do that, and even then it only permits one other character.

I have 3 because of a skill, but the two cups have a halved movepool to compensate.

Reggae creates a Mach Aura, and then uses a Flame Core to create a Prismatic Core Shield before marking Alloy Red with a Censorship!

Meanwhile, Ms. Chalice fires a Crackshot at Alloy Blue while Mugman creates a Gemini Clone!

Reggae pauses mid-Hyperspeed Crashes to explain.

Oh, that's just Raid Boss Fan. Guess what his favorite people are?
He can be a real nuisance at times, but normally you can just ignore him and it'll be fine.

The crashes resume.

How do you guys even know they're cannon fodder? It's not like you guys ever met them.

As Chalice and Mugman ready some Parry Slaps, Reggae uses all four of his APs to use Hyperspeed Crash on all four Alloys.

@QuintAnother :

1. You get 1 Crown Coin for every 500 zenny you get.
2. They are all four separate entities (though I think they share the same multiplier)

Reggae stares at the four, then activates a Speedy Phase-Out while drinking the last of his first cup of Coffee

Yyyyyyyyep. There goes my plans for the month.

Suddenly, the Cup Trio arrive.

Hey, what's going on around here?
Evil alloy people want Sarah so they could rule the world or something.
Oh, ok. Don't know who this Sarah person is, but if they want trouble, then they've got it!
...Say, Cuphead? If you don't mind me asking...
Let me guess, you want to give this sort-of thing a shot?
If it's not a problem.
Not a problem! Knock yourself out.

Cuphead takes an Astral Cookie and bites into it, causing him to become a ghost while Chalice becomes alive.

Thanks, Cuphead! Come on, Mugman, let's show them what for!
Hang on, I didn't agree to-

Chalice proceeds to grab Mugman by the arm and pulls him into the fight while she fires a Converge shot at the Red, Blue, and Green alloys.

*Sigh* Guess I'm doing this...

Using his newly-equipped Charge Module, Mugman fires a Charge Shot at the Yellow Alloy!

...A "rescue mission".
Frankly speaking, Sarah never seemed to be in any position to need to be rescued.

Another sip.

...But also frankly speaking, I'm not in any position to care enough to argue about it. So unless something happens like, say, it gets revealed somehow that you guys have some kind of hidden ulterior motive, I guess we gotta help you out.

Reggae walks away from the window. Minutes later, Reggae steps out of the apartment's door without the bath robe and slippers, as well as his hair properly combed. He still has the coffee, though.

Right. So the last thing I remembered about where Sarah was is that she was with Tedd when they helped free us from that whole "Protocol Number-I-Won't-Even-Bother-To-Remember" debacle.* If anyone were to know where she went after that, it'd probably be him.
...Problem with that is, I have no idea where he is right now, either.

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*Reminder: That entire sidestory happened during the previous raid, so chronologically speaking, none of the characters currently participating in that sidestory shouldn't be in that area during the events of this raid, or at the very least it's unlikely for them to have any reason to still be there.

HEY!!!

Suddenly, calling up from what seems to be a newly-built apartment complex is Reggae wearing a bath robe and holding a cup of coffee. He's also wearing duck slippers, but they can't be seen because he's calling down from the third floor of the complex.

What's with all this racket? I've been trying to sleep here! Do you have any idea how long it's been since I had ANY kind of break!?

Reggae takes a swig of his Coffee.

I've been fighting since July to appease that godly nerd, and then I was kidnapped for all of last month! I deserve a break, and I just so happen to think that break should be spent napping! But apparently, that doesn't slide for you lot.

...You know, I'm new to this whole "narrator" business, and I'm not fully caught up on the notes Beta Shadow gave me, but from what I read... Weren't you banned from drinking coffee?*

I was banned from drinking coffee at the pizzeria. Which is mine now, by the way.

Reggae takes another gulp.

...Besides, this is decaf. This won't do anything to make me hyper at all.

...So if you're not drinking it for the energy, then why are you drinking it?

Same reason any other robot would drink anything, or eat for that matter.

Another sip.

...For the Aesthetic™.

..........

...So, what's the crisis of the month this time?

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My last-minute preparations:

> 2 Raid Coins for 2 Speed Shoes for Reggae
> 3 Raid Coins for a Team Baton
> 10 Raid Coins for 5000 Zenny
> Buying 7 Small Coffees
> Buying a Charge Module and a Defense Booster for Mugman
> Buying a Light Program and a Speed Booster for Ms. Chalice

Totals:
229 - 15 = 214 Crown Coins
1930 + 5000 - 6456 = 474 Zenny

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*Referring to Chaos Zone: Part II, Page 334, Post #15.

(I'll update Doppler Labs whenever Brash decides to make his own update.)

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A makeshift meeting room is created in the middle of the living room, with the entire Beta Team sitting on couches, recliners, and kitchen chairs surrounding four coffee tables grouped up in a 2x2 square.

...I'm just going to go ahead and say what I'm sure we're all thinking: That was the biggest waste of our time that I have ever had the displeasure of going through.
Yeah, needless to say, Upsilon got into a LOT of trouble for that stunt of his.
How much trouble are we talking about, exactly?
As of right now, Upsilon is no longer going to be the narrator of this account. He shouldn't expect to be back in that seat for a long time, if ever.
Is that so...? In that case, who's going to be the new narrator?
I don't suppose you're going to just suddenly start doing it yourself, now are you?
Me? Nah. Between running a pizzeria and hero stuff like this, I've got my hands too full for that sort-of thing.
...But, I did manage to find someone on our way out of that character file place that I think will do just fine on that end...

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A figure walks into a sort-of recording studio and looks around.

...Well, this is the place... I think. Haven't quite done anything like this before, but... No harm in giving an honest try, I suppose.

The figure puts on the nearby recording equipment and presses the nearby "record" button.

...Testing, testing... Alright, I think it's working...

...This is agent Shadow Chomper, reporting in!

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(What do you know, saves us the trouble of engaging for ourselves.)

The three members of the Jazz Armada get into a fighting position.

Alright, whatever-you-are. Whatever plans you have going on here are about to go south!

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Suddenly while he is climbing the tower, Missingno. pauses as he suddenly hears music coming from a distance...

...That's not the typical Pokemon Tower music... Already, something is going on that might cause issues. I need to get up there as quick as possible and figure out what's going on before this entire mission becomes a bust.

Missingno. hastens his pace towards the top of the tower.

@QuintAnother : I'm pretty sure it's already (technically) ongoing? And I may be wrong but I don't think it's open to join anymore.

And even if it was, are you sure you'd rather join a sidestory now? You only have one character, and once you join one, you won't be able to use the character in the raid.