Well, guess it wouldn't hurt to ask anyway. What does bring you here?

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Having been caught by a bit of the ice breath himself, Nohoho continues to frantically stumble back, keeping a tight grip on his frozen bag!
Oh, that's cold, that's-
A burst of energy suddenly knocks Nohoho onto his head as another figure runs up to him!
Who are you and why are you here?!
I swear, I'm just a friendly merchant! I wanted to sell-
Sell the sanctuary's treasures?! Absolutely not!
It's my duty to protect this sanctuary, and I won't fail again!

Please, can't we just talk about th-
Nohoho is sent flying right back in front of Dragon with an Enchanted Moon!

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Enchanted Moon: (Crystal/Laser) Chico builds up divine power in her staff, and releases it as a crescent wave of energy, dealing heavy damage.

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(OOC: Yeah, Dimension ΛΞΖ is a Dimension (or I guess it'd more accurately be a Universe?) where the Mega Man series overall is at least up to X6; it isn't relevant unless the Shadow Hunters end up being from there (which isn't my call), but I imagine the Xtreme games did happen; I'm not aware of anything that makes them contradict with Mega Mission)

Dr. Doppler, Sanae, Suwako, Kanako, and Descant turn to the Super Fighting Robots.
Just a few members, but yep, that's us!
It's certainly pleasant to see you three again*. I wish we could find a chance to meet in calmer times...
Being inside the lab (along with the other 29 members) while the others are outside, Rika responds to Rhys from Dr. Doppler's communicator:

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Just getting started on building the body, Rhys. If there's anything else you gotta deal with out there, it'll probably be done after that.

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Speaking of which...do we have any idea where that giant...thing came from?

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Oh!!
As Nohoho jumps back, shocked by Dragon's loud awakening, frantic footsteps echo inside the sanctuary!
What happened?! What's going on?!

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*Recap (2K Arc): Dr. Doppler first met Mega Man, Proto Man, and Bass when they assisted him, Crescendo, and Mighty in a battle against Trio Classic (HighTower character).

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Hey, uh...you all right, Sanae?
...super mario in real life

As the Earth-God Summon: Shield continues to protect the team, Sanae's focus slowly slips to Mario and Sonic.
(internal squeals of excitement)

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An odd figure carrying a strange bag and ball walks up to the half-eaten Revolt Blade Man body...
Seems like some sorta tin man thingy...
Ah, half of it's been bitten off...must've been that girl's pet.
The figure nonchalantly begins stuffing the carcass into its bag.
Nohoho...Won't be the first half-eaten product I've sold*!

Nohoho turns to the sanctuary's entrance.
Noho? Perhaps she'll want to buy something...
The merchant frog quietly walks into the sanctuary...

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*Reference: Puyo Puyo~n - Nohoho tries to sell various food items to Arle in the game's Story Mode...all of which are half-eaten.

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(OOC: Might as well go for the claim HighTower didn't take.)

Sanae and Suwako protect the team with an Earth-God Summon: Shield!

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Heavy Magician and Flow-R Blade stand up against the right wall of the sanctuary, cloaked by Heavy Magician's Disappearing Act.
Truly, I wish I could have told you at a better time, but it seemed like it'd be best sooner than later.
Eh. It's not like you said this was gonna be an hour-long trip or anything. They can wait a bit, can't they?
I suppose. In any case, I hate to dig up a memory like this, but...you remember when you were sent to the Matt Dimension after that Break Man fellow attacked you*, right?
Ohh, yeah, that. Honestly, I've wondered what it'd be like to get some solo time again...
The spotlight's certainly a long line. But my point, Blade, is that he was actually sending you here.
I mean, he obviously failed at that.
That's the trick. He didn't.
As Magician points to the front of the sanctuary, Flow-R Blade takes a closer look...
...and sees his old body, lying motionless and half-broken.
...what the -
Yes, it's quite the alarming sight...it seems that after you were sent here, something happened, and your I.C. Chip and soul were sent to the Matt Dimension, and with them, a new body formed.
...mind telling me what happened?
I wouldn't mind one bit if I knew. Really, it puzzles me as much as Dimension L*...
...hold on, that place Shark ended up in where Doc Dopp was?
Why are you telling me this stuff if you don't know what it is, anyway? We've got better ways to spend our time. Like, y'know, getting ready to stop a hellspawn?
Now hold on, Blade. If you don't put together the puzzle pieces you have, the image never shows enough for you to find the rest.
...right, I'll be sure to write that on my memoir or whatever. Can we go now?
Oh, certainly.
Heavy Magician and Flow-R Blade vanish in a puff of smoke...

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...Ho? What's this?

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Earth-God Summon: Shield RECAP: (Earth/Shield) Sanae summons Suwako, who raises a bubble shield around herself, able to absorb a set amount of damage before being destroyed.
Disappearing Act: (Shadow/Empty) Heavy Magician turns herself invisible and unhearable, allowing her to act stealthily while also watching events unfold in-person. While she can use this on others as well (which gives them the ability to see and hear Magician while they're both in this state), the move has enough startup that it's basically useless in battles.

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*Thread 1, Page 52, Posts #12 and #15.. Yes, I'm turning a plot hole into a subplot. What would you do?

Descant, Dr. Doppler, Sanae, and Suwako leap behind the Godkarmachine before it fires its laser, then ambush it from behind with Shredding Shots, Disposal Bursts, Mighty Wind, and aerial kicks, while Kanako continues to attack the lower body with an Onbashira Smash!

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As the rest of the Brash Crew monitors the outside conflict from safety, a puff of sparkling smoke appears...and as it dissipates, Flow-R Blade Man is nowhere to be seen.
...I demand to know who that was.

Hup... (Hold on. This wasn't here before...)
Yoshi holds up a written note where Flow-R Blade was standing...

Yoshi's eyes narrow, and his grip on the letter tightens.
Hgggngh... (Heavy Magician.)
Hup- (Never mind, Shark is completely right. We're going to find that cheeky hat trick and-*)
Another starry cloud of smoke bursts from the bottom of the letter, causing Yoshi to re-read the letter...then hand it to R.O.B., to relay the new message.

Confused, R.O.B. searches for Flow-R Blade on the radar, and while no visual of him can be found, the view does indeed change...to a mysterious stone sanctuary.

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Shredding Shot RECAP: (Missile/Cutter) Inherited and re-invented from a UKR soldier†. The user fires a plasma shot capable of tearing into armor, but is knocked back by the recoil.
Disposal Burst RECAP: (Earth/Water) An emergency weapon inherited from Press Disposer. Dr. Doppler fires a cluster of corrosive acid balls in an arc.
Mighty Wind: (Wind) Sanae fires a spread of windy danmaku, dealing damage while also blowing opponents away.
Onbashira Smash: (Crystal/Impact) Kanako summons an onbashira in mid-air, and slams it down on her target.

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*Recap (Grey Matter Arc): Heavy Magician was introduced in a subplot where she, along with Mack, 'M FF, and their temporary leader Konngara, was taking over Dinosaur Land (Super Mario World). As this is the only time Yoshi and Magician have interacted, Yoshi has little reason to trust Magician right now.
†Recap (Grey Matter Arc again): During a...preventable fight against the UKR, several unconscious/dead soldier bodies ended up gravitating towards the back wall of Doppler Labs. As said wall was the main thing standing between the outside and where the then-undeveloped (and unnamed) Descant was being kept, Descant ended up inheriting some traits from the UKR Soldiers. The abilities aren't 1:1 because they're not my characters and I want to at least somewhat respect that.

Dr. Doppler tries to push back the Godkarmachine with a flaming dash!

The fist is blocked by a horde of twister-shaped apparitions!

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Monster Soul RECAP: (Shadow/Electric) Built from the data of various monsters built by Rika. The user summons a series of monster-shaped projections that ambush the opponent.

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*Recap: As Limited was created by Dr. Doppler, and Descant was effectively "raised" by Doppler himself as she batured into her current form, Descant views Dr. Doppler as her father; she also views iX as a brother given his similar early origins associated with Limited.

Sanae strikes the Godkarmachine's head with a Star Falling, with Dr. Doppler striking its back using Kurageil Missiles!
Kanako and Suwako, meanwhile, try to whittle down the beast's lower body with a Serpent Rising and a Stone Frog God, respectively!

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Star Falling RECAP: (Space/Nature) A cluster of stars appears above the user's head, and flies down onto the target(s).
Kurageil Missiles RECAP: (Water/Missile) An emergency weapon inherited from Volt Kurageil. Dr. Doppler fires dozens of missiles, each surrounded by three energy balls, that home in on even the fastest targets.
Serpent Rising: (Earth/Nature) Kanako summons a pair of giant flying serpents from the ground that strike the opponent(s) several times before disappearing.
Stone Frog God RECAP: (Earth/Impact) Suwako summons and rides a frog-shaped rock that hops forward once.

As the Moriya Trio freeze in confusion, Dr. Doppler hastily runs out, practically tripping over his own feet.Just the sight of the Godkarmachine O Inary causes Dr. Doppler's Ring of Regret to activate*.

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*Recap (Regulus Arc, Grey Matter Arc): The Prototype World Rings were assigned to various characters in hopes that it'd provide a counter to the World Rings used by Regulus. Dr. Doppler, having spent his time in the Chaos Zone atoning for what he did in Rockman X Mega Mission and Mega Man X3, was entrusted with the Prototype Ring of Regret (equivalent to the World Ring of Sadness). After the Regulus Arc, characters who had ownership of the other rings (namely Beta X, wielder of the Vengeance ring, and Mighty, wielder of the Spite ring) have activated their respective ring when strongly connected to its emotion, intentional or otherwise.

Kanako looks out the lab door, and notices the...uh, shine. Sanae and Suwako follow.

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Screens begin to power on, each one a green radar.

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*Reference/Recap (2K Arc, Regulus Arc): Sonic and the Secret Rings - While tied to the world of the Arabian Nights in their source game, the World Rings have seen significant use by Regulus in the Chaos Zone, and even a set of Prototype World Rings (1 or 2 of which evolved into "Yggdrasil" World Rings on their own) have been found.
†References (in order): Sonic the Hedgehog CD, Knuckles' Chaotix, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, the Sonic series in general

Basic Info

Name: Shadow Digital
Fighting Style: Intelligence
Classification: Displaced Ninja Robot

Punches
Normal Punch: Weakly stretches his left arm out, releasing a stream of shadowy energy
Heavy Punch: Swings his right arm up, pulling up his cape with it
Low Punch: Snaps his fingers, creating a tiny explosion of shadows
Midair Punch: Swipes his arm down, making a crescent of neon energy

Kicks
Normal Kick: Punt
Heavy Kick: Spinning kick (while floating in the air)
Low Kick: Stomps the ground, creating a small shockwave
Midair Kick: Double stomp

Special
Normal Special: Temporal Blade - A slow, aerial projectile.
Heavy Special: Cyber Crossswipe - Dashes forward while swinging his arms to make an X shape, creating a neon green X in front of him.
Low Special: Blade Line - A fast, ground-crawling projectile.

Power Gauge
Hyper Attack: Fate Spinner - A pair of clock hands spin around Digital, dealing rapid damage.
Ultra Attack: Cyclone Mirage - Summons a dark tornado about the height of the screen, which travels forward slowly and deals heavy damage on contact. Only works on the ground.
Omega Attack: Lethal Frame - Stops time, allowing Digital to attack his opponent as the gague rapidly drains. Time resumes again when the gague runs out. Knockback doesn't happen until after time resumes, at which point the knockback animation for each move happens one after the other, ending with the knockback distance of the last move used.

Taunts
Taunt Animation: Puts his hands behind his head and leans back.
Taunt Quote 1: We started yet?
Taunt Quote 2: This isn't warm-ups, is it?
Taunt Quote 3: Hope you got more.

Intro Quotes
Intro Quote 1: Well, let's dive into this; haven't got all timeline.
Intro Quote 2: Might wanna stand back; I'm not entirely sure what I can do.
Intro Quote 3: Wh-oh, shoot, we're starting.

Victory Quotes
Victory Quote 1: Well, that was a good time. See you around, I guess.
Victory Quote 2: Wait, it's over?
Victory Quote 3: Gotta say, this feels...different from what I'm used to.

Special Intro/Victory Quotes

Intro/Victory Animations
Intro Animation 1: Drops out of a portal of chaotic time/cyber energy, and stumbles upon landing.
Intro Animation 2: Appears from a dark portal, and almost takes off his hood...before pulling it back over his head.
Intro Animation 3: Holds a Shadow Blade in one hand, and a Temporal Blade in the other, looking back and forth between them before tossing the Shadow Blade behind him.
Victory Animation 1: Turns around, holding up a cloud of purple energy...and then trips on his cape.
Victory Animation 2: Adjusts his cape and shrugs.
Victory Animation 3: Walks up to the KO'd opponent and just kinda...looks at them awkwardly.

Miscellaneous
Bio: Originally Shadow Man from an entirely different Omniverse, he was lost along with it when the website went under. Still existing as a lingering memory, he continued to shape himself from what he could find in the few areas of clarity in the Void between worlds. Having been recovered thanks to the efforts of a crew from a...chaotic world, he entered the tournament for reasons he doesn't plan to disclose...

Ending:

Rika begins to draw blueprints for a machine with a size of roughly 2 square kilometers*.

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With the wall having been repaired after Metal's little...predicament, Tinker Knight turns back to the mech.
An Angry Slap sends Crescendo flying across the room!

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Angry Slap RECAP: (None/Damage) The user slaps the opponent hard, usually in the face. Can't be avoided.

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*The surface area of Monaco, the second-smallest country in the world.

As she brushes the dirt from her pants after the quarrel with "Rotom?" (Unless that actually was his real name, in which case never mind the quotation marks), Rika jumps back at Trimarc and Mah Boi's sudden appearance.An awkward silence fills the air as Rika casually grabs one of the Brash Crew's Magic Capsules*. Meanwhile, a 9-foot robot walks up to the pair, slightly confused.

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Mecha puts a hand out for Metal, who swats it aside without a second thought.Team Mecha simply steps back.The trio of Badniks then just...disappears, without a trace. After a moment of pause, Metal Sonic reenters the tower from the hole Silver Sonic made in it. Everyone in the tower is still standing in shock, Demyx in particular tucking himself into a corner.Rather unconvinced, Tinker Knight nonetheless gets to work repairing the wrecked wall.

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*Recap (Beta Diablo Arc, Thread 1): After being taught by Spekkio, the Brash Crew was given several "Capsule" and "Sphere" items by Gaspar, designed to permanently raise certain stats and resistances (Magic, Speed, and Strength Capsules all boost their respective traits, while Barrier and Shield Spheres grant an extra 1/3 of defense against Magical/Elemental and Physical attacks, respectively).
†Recap (Continuing from the Flow-R Blade recap): Bit Man was rebuilt and reprogrammed by Team Mecha all the way back in their dedicated story arc, and after being fought by his rebuilt brothers and several others aboard the Halberd, he was returned to his original programming by Dr. Doppler.
‡I'm aware the name "Bit Man" has yet to be used in an official Mega Man game by Capcom; he simply held the "Revolt" title to match the titles given to the rest of the team (and, to a lesser extent, to differentiate him from the "Bit Man" from Capcom Unity's 2019 April Fool's Day prank); the same goes for Revolt Shark Man.
§Reference: Sonic Channel - According to the website, Metal Sonic was reprogrammed to become more loyal to Dr. Eggman [after the events of Sonic Heroes]{spoiler} (as a side note, this trivia is also mentioned in the Sonic the Hedgehog comics by IDW Publishing).
|Reference (Badnik Arc): As the storyline was beginning to be overthrown by the Life Virus, Team Mecha decided to send coordinates to Gensokyo (the main setting of the arc) to Metal Sonic so that he could try and kill SnapCube Dub Eggman. Metal's participance in the arc directly led to the damages that resulted in him having to repair himself between then and the Regulus Arc.

As Dedede is knocked back by the Future Sight, a barrage of small seeds pelt Rotom?, with a huge, vaguely familiar* dragon proceeding to strike with a TM45!

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With the Clockwork Alliance and their current allies unsure where to go after testing the modified Gouf armor, a sharp blue robot sits in the corner...
Suddenly, a thin arm bursts through the wall, entangling Metal Sonic and pulling him out of the tower with it!Robo Sonic holds up a sawblade to Metal's neck. He doesn't budge, but he does fall silent.

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A scientist dressed in red stands in a dark lab, analyzing ancient text...Just then, the wall behind him is smashed, and three mechanical figures walk out, a fourth in tow, seemingly not operating...The tallest mechanical figure speeds up to the scientist, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him up...The robot's hand begins to spark with electricity as its grip tightens...

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Leech Seed: (Nature) The user fires a cluster of seeds at the opponent, which sprout into plants that gradually lower their health, giving it to the user.
TM45: (8 8 9 5) The user swipes at the opponent with a sharp claw.

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*Not necessarily assuming "Rotom?" has seen a Charizard before, but rather assuming you, the reader, have.
†Reference: Sonic Riders - The first significant Sonic the Hedgehog game released after Shadow the Hedgehog (which you'll know the importance of if you've been reading the Team Mecha and Metal Sonic recaps up to this point).

(OOC: Okay yeah I have no excuse besides negligence)

The Inferno Overdrive nearly pierces the Force Field, with Volt Man and Descant resorting to discharging the barrier to deflect the attack!
Meta Knight then begins circling "Rotom?" while closing in on him with a Mach Tornado, and a barrage of Branch Arrows, Aqua Breath, and a Diffusion Beam try to pin down the mysterious and stubborn foe!

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As Team Mecha quietly wanders the land, a tower comes into view...

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Mach Tornado RECAP: (Shadow/Wind) The user spins around fast enough to cover themselves in a tornado. Can be charged up to become Mach Tornado Ultra.
Diffusion Beam RECAP: (Laser/Wind) The user fires a long stream of spiraling lasers from their eyes, as well as several thinner lasers in the center of the spiral. Has low range, but a long duration, and can build up great amounts of damage.

(OOC: Apologies for the late response)

Despite their different locations, Libra is still able to communicate with the No Constancies, Aeons, etc. as if they were in the same room.Time resumes again.Libra vanishes. [(OOC: Again, if you want to argue with me about this mindset, please talk to me in Personal Messages instead of here.)]{spoiler}

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*Referring to created/claimed characters.

Libra turns away from Bubble Man NC for a moment, with images of him and his No Constancy bretheren flashing by the scale robot's face. Eventually, the images stop, and Libra turns around again.He then turns to the Aeons, the Uber-Mechas, the Stick Bug, and whoever else is involved with them at the moment.

The Aeons, No Constancies, and whatever else find themselves frozen. Not by The World, but by...