While the picture was being taken, however, Reggae rushed in front of the camera, photobombing it!

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Meanwhile, Ninja Man gets 2 Coupon Booklets from Theta and takes them to Nitron P.

One Skill, one Fortune Module.

Ninja Man proceeds to take the two items, equipping the Fortune Module and giving the Skill Slot to Reggae.

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Reggae learns Core Collector!

Core Collector
Effect: The user has a 25% chance of finding a random Core every 4 turns. The Core has a 10% chance of being a known weakness of the Raid Boss, a 60% chance of being a known resistance, and a 30% chance of being any other type.

Reggae recovers from the poison of his own tanks.

Well, why did you bring it up if you couldn't? Literally nobody asked about wishes until you decided to bring it up.

Deity? Nah, I just use a very powerful artifact.
...And ever since Beta Satan killed me, I possessed said artifact like a ghost and whatnot, but that's besides the point.

Take a gander and grab whatever you like!

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The Crown Coin shop can officially be found in the Item Shop!

Be sure to check your Character Sheets to see how many Crown Coins you have!

...Suddenly, something appears amongst the heroes.

Hey! Need to prove yourself as good people because a rainbow-colored tightwad is being a major Squawrk...hole? Are you getting beaten to Hell and back because of it? Then I've got a deal for you!
The name's Theta Mephisto; No, I am not Beta Satan, nor do I work for him. I am connected to him, though, but that's a long story. And I am here today to tell you about Crown Coins!
Crown Coins are a brand-spanking new currency; You earn 1 Crown Coin for every 500 Zenny you earn- NOT counting the 500 Zenny you get from joining the game. With this special new currency, you can buy special and POWERFUL new items that can help you in the raid! For example:

Double Gear System! - Activate at any time without consuming an Action Point to double your Attack and/or your Speed! However, this will consume 5 WE upon each turn.
Auto Link! - Summons Auto to open up the shop for a single turn. No more waiting for the raid to end to go on a shopping spree!
Raid Rage/Reserve/Rush! - QUADRUPLES your Attack, Defense, or Speed during the last 5 days of the raid! Very helpful against those nasty big-boosted, highly-multiplied bosses!
Reset your Character! - Unhappy with your character's loadout? Well, why not make them all over again! And better yet, you get to keep your skills, weapon upgrades, and all that!
Summoning Sigils - With my Phantom Ruby, I can conjure phantoms of past Raid Bosses to attack the current boss for a single turn! Now THAT'S fighting fire with fire!

All this and more at the Crown Coin shop! And just so we get the business going right away... I'll give you Crown Coins for ALL the Zenny you've earned since the FIRST Raid Boss!

Suddenly, everyone- even Tedd's trio- gains their Crown Coins!

I'll be right here if you need me!

Hey, whaddya know! I must be the first person to survive the tripwire! First person, SQUAWK!

Reggae proceeds to walk up to his Anti-Tanks.

Lousy little-

Reggae proceeds to kick one of hi-

Reggae stands there, having all of his Anti-Tanks blow up in his face...

...

...Then collapses.




...What just happened?

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♫ Mega Man 5 - Password Screen (Sega Genesis Remix) ♫

RedBomber - 9565
Idk - 5512
Radiated Wraith - 5407
Mighty - 4716
Lushkk - 3214
NintendoPanda - 3132
Ch4s3man - 1944
Bulba - 1470
Exee - 999
BrashBuster - 796
RotomSlashBlast - 635
HighTower - 341
Beta Shadow - 301
Buzz - 241
Malware - 127

The winner is RedBomber!

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Meanwhile, the entire situation is viewed by a certain individual within a strange realm...

...

...I don't really see the point in it, you know.

Suddenly, a gemstone pops out from Beta Supremo's wide collection of trinkets.

I never typically cared about the lives of others, but they risked their lives for that chalice, and now you're going to make them do it again? Hell, one of them even nearly DIED just from the TRAINING for it!
...
Not to mention that countless lives are still lost thanks to your stubbornness. If you really wanted that chalice to be used by someone "worthy", then why couldn't you do it!?
...Come to think of it, with all those trinkets of yours, you could very well be a god capable of doing such a thing by yourself! So WHY make these guys go through all this pain just to prove themselves?
...
...I had to be sure that it was in the right hands. I couldn't just reward them for the way they acted towards the Hydrakins over the chalice, nor could I entrust the chalice to the Hydrakins after the way they acted...
...And I ultimately could not trust the person who made the call that led them to the chalice.
Odnerom's Chalice is a powerful object from the Void... And it is in the Void that it must remain, where hopefully, it will remain safe and outside of the wrong hands.
Hopefully!?
As for the universe, once the heroes have proven themselves, I shall do the honors of restoring it myself...
...But only when they prove that they want it restored not as a reward for themselves, but rather a gift for those who have fallen by Betan's hands.

...That's STUPID! "A reward for themselves"!? Why the hell would ANYONE want the world to be restored as a REWARD!? It honestly sounds to me like an EXCUSE. I did not let you have the Phantom Ruby's power just so you could be such a selfish PRICK.
But if you aren't going to do anything to help them... I WILL.

The Phantom Ruby proceeds to glow an intense light...

Well, it's been fun, folks!

Reggae trips over BlasT's Tripwire, causing a Core from his pocket to fling out towards BlasT!

...Well, that tank's going to be useless.

Reggae once again tosses a tank at BlasT.

Reggae tosses a tank at Blast Man.

Reggae pulls off a Mimicry. (I will edit in dialogue after the next round has been made since the move copied is turn-based.)

EDIT: I guess while I'm here, I should mention that I have taken the liberty of balancing out a few moves in accordance to the suggestions of the Discord.

How about some for you, too?

Reggae tosses another tank at Gyro T's feet!

The Reggae that Spectrum Man talked to falls over, revealed as a cardboard cutout.

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Well, so much for waiting on him. So, what do we have around here?

...

Laying on the ground, Reggae raises a white flag... that Ninja Man takes from him and snaps in half.

Oh no you don't. I'm only any effective against Dust over there, and if he's not wanting to fight right now, then I ain't fighting him.
Now if you excuse me, Gagaku needs to go on a walk. We'll be back in a few turns.

Ninja Man leaves with Gagaku.

...

Reggae gets back up, then notices the tripwire at his feet. He then strums the tripwire like a guitar string without setting it off... somehow.

Not bad, not bad. But two can play at that game! Two can play, SQUAWK!

Reggae sets an Anti-Tank at Star T's feet!

Well, I don't know what I've done to you, little green miss, but if that's how it's gonna be, I ain't gonna be nice to you, either.

Grumbling to himself, Reggae studies his opponents.

...Yep. I think I'll be taking this. Taking this, SQUAWK!

Reggae tries to swipe Dust T's stat changes from under his... Uhhhh hm. Well you get the idea. (Stat Thief)

Ah, not to worry. I'll just stick to what I-

Suddenly, Reggae interrupts.

My turn! My turn!
Oh, fine.

Ninja Man and Reggae switches places.

Well, that did nothing. Let's try this other guy.

Ninja Man proceeds to strike Gyro T with his Ninja Katana!

Beta Shadow has no idea on what Fartknocker's transformation is about or what it means, so he just decides to move on.

So, Walter. What have you been up to recently?

Ninja Man proceeds to strike Dust T with-

...Ehhhhhh nah. I should really try to find other peoples' weaknesses.

Ninja Man then changes his aim towards Star T. Meanwhile, Gagaku- WAIT WHAT YOU MEAN HE'S DISABLED I AM THE DUMB

Oh crud. I didn't notice Gagaku's condition.
Wow. You are a TERRIBLE pet owner.
Well, you weren't any better about caring for your own robots. Weren't any better, SQUAWK!
Ah, shaddup.

Ninja Man eyes the Raid Boss Fan for a moment.

(Maybe if we just ignore them, they'll go away.)

Ninja Man re-charges his buster while Gagaku fires a Buster Shot at whoever.

@Lushkk : The answer is "yes and if I ever said no beforehand that me is a nerd"

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Ninja Man throws his Katana like a makeshift boomerang at DusT whilst giving the Raid Boss fan a "bruh" look.

...
...
...
...

...Hey, who is this simp, anyways?

The sudden appearance startles Ninja Man and Gagaku, the latter of whom lets out a Roar out of reflex.

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Shadow Reggae
Core: Shadow
Subcore: Explode
Weakness: Space, Light
Resistance: Speed, Neutral
Weapons: Core Toss, Anti-Tank, Stat Thief, Mimicry, Ghastly Scream

Energy: 200 (10)
Weapons: 36 (18)
Attack: 7
Defense: 14
Speed: 21

Core Toss
Core: Neutral
Cost: 2 WE
Accuracy: 100%
Power: 20 Damage
Effect: Deals flat damage. If a Core is held or in the user's inventory, it throws that core instead, dealing a flat 30 Damage of that element with no WE cost; However, that Core is lost.

Anti-Tank
Core: Shadow
Cost: 4 WE
Accuracy: 90%
Power: 25 Damage
Effect: Sets a false E-tank with a skull on it at the target's feet. Explodes and inflicts poison the next time they attack the user.

Stat Thief
Core: Shadow/Recovery
Cost: 8 WE
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Steals the target's stat changes; This applies for both postive and negative changes.

Mimicry
Core: Copy
Effect: Duplicates the move used before the user, but as a plain Neutral move. Cost, accuracy, and power matches that of the move mimicked.

Ghastly Scream
Core: Shadow
Cost: 8 WE
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: Lowers the stats of all foes by 1 stage and Deafens them.

I will switch to Reggae the next time Ninja Man is down.