Two figures pass by a shinobi-like figure, who stops them.

...And what exactly are you up to?
This new denizen was another Sniper Joe scrapped serving that lunatic, Dr. Wily, in some dimension where Mega Man is purple instead of blue. And before you ask, yes, that is the only difference, and yes, it is dumb.
Anyways, I'm just giving him a tour of the place before leaving him to his Level 1 punishment, so just take the day off and don't worry about us.
...

The shinobi eyes Beta X for a moment, then lets the two past.

...

Beta X waits until they are out of the shinobi's sight. The moment they are, a cloud envelops Beta X, changing him into...

...TOLD you I do a better impression.
Wow. I can't believe he actually let you keep those powers.
Ah, don't worry, slick; Power removal's for Level 4+ punishment. Won't be surprised if he reconsiders after this, though, heheh...
Honestly, what really surprises me is that shinobi guy not recognizing me.
Eh, don't be; All you Sniper guys look all the same, after all.
WOW. THAT'S not offe-
Anyways, we'll just need to go a bit further... And don't worry about the other guards around here. That guy's an all-level guard; The rest of the guys up here are nothing but a bunch of pushovers.

As the two continue forward, a shadow appears behind them...

technically 3 months and 5 days later is still later so i never lied



18 damage dealt. Ouch.

I'll put up a Sniper Shield.

The options for the plaza are either go into a different dungeon or visit the shops. Currently, only Auto's Shop and Reggae's Shop are open, though that is subject to change after completing the next chapter (defeating the Yellow Devil).

Alas, I do not any NPCs to talk to... Yet. We'll see in the future.

@Dan : Good news, then, it hardly plays like one!

and by hardly i mean probably not at all

Doing this because A. Sora in Smash and B. I refuse to let this thread die until I am out of ideas.

Name: Jazz +
Archetype: Tank

Moveset

Jab: Left hook, right hook, then a small burst of laser energy
Up Tilt: Heavy uppercut
Down Tilt: Sweep kick
Forward Tilt: Heavy boot
Dash Attack: Shoulder ram

Forward Smash: Hook shrouded in laser energy
Down Smash: Slams a fist surrounded with energy into ground, creating a burst of energy
Up Smash: Double-arm swing upwards

Neutral Aerial: Generates small sparks of electrical plasma around himself
Forward Aerial: Jab
Back Aerial: Backwards kick
Down Aerial: Stomp
Up Aerial: Tosses a ball of laser energy upwards

Grab: Lifts the opponent by the face
Pummel: Releases a small wave of laser energy from his hand, burning the opponent’s face
Up Throw: Leaps into the air and tosses the foe upwards
Down Throw: Slams the foe into the ground, then slams his foot onto their head
Forward Throw: Throws the foe forwards
Back Throw: Tosses the foe backwards

Normal Special: Jazz Beam + - Similar to ROB’s Robo Beam, except instead of charging automatically, the beam is charged by holding the special button down.
Forward Special: Jazz Rush + - Jazz rushes forwards while surrounded with laser energy. Deals small flinching damage, but travels far, and leaves Jazz invulnerable during the move.
Down Special: Jazz Barrier + - Generates a small energy field around himself that absorbs energy-based projectiles. Similar to Ness’ PSI Magnet, except with no healing properties.
Up Special: Jazz Cyclone + - Jazz surrounds himself in a tornado of laser energy, dealing damage and pushing foes away as he flies upwards.

Final Smash: Jazz Armada - Starts off like Dark Pit’s Staff and Zelda/Shiek’s Light Arrows, except with a small piercing laser that traps foes in a cinematic, where Orchestra +, Techno +, and Missingno. + arrives to deliver a flurry of attacks. After a brief moment of combos, the three moves out of the way as Jazz blasts the foes away with a Chaos Breaker.

Taunts

Up Taunt: Turns his back on the screen, flaunting his cape. At rare times, Orchestra + appears, posing with his claymore with his back against Jazz’s.
Side Taunt: Clenches his fist in front of himself as it glows with laser energy. At rare times, Techno + appears to fist pump in the air.
Down Taunt: Crosses his arms and looks away. At rare times, Missingno. + appears, levitating behind Jazz with an eerie glow.

Victory

Animation 1: Stands idle as the rest of the Jazz Armada surround him with their own victory poses. (Techno pumps his fist into the air, Orchestra points towards the screen, and Missingno. simply crosses his arms, back turned to the screen as he looks backwards.)
Animation 2: Flips backwards a great distance into the air, then gives a thumbs up upon landing.
Animation 3: Mark-X aims his buster at the screen, before he is pulled away by Jazz +, who looks upon him disapprovingly.
Victory Theme: Wasteland - Dragon Ball FighterZ

Alts



Default - Maroon/Pink
Alt 1 - Grey - Orchestra
Alt 2 - Red/Yellow - Techno
Alt 3 - Dull Purple/Tan - Missingno.
Alt 4 - Black/Blue - Coda
Alt 5 - Purple - Beta X
Alt 6 - Dark Grey/Red - Jazz Devil
Alt 7 - Black/Purple - Jazz Hands

And yes, he has a classic mode. The link can be found the post above the post above.

Reggae poses similarly to that of his official artwork.

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Not quite sure what Dark Elite intends to do with the tiny rock, Legend Beta, the Ninja Men, the Sergeant Men, the three Ghosts, and even Lydian adds their energy to it.

Meanwhile, something in Legend Beta's earpiece vibrates. He ignores it and focuses on the fight.

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...Come on... Pick up...

...Hello! You have reached ASN-001, Beta Man. Unfortunately, I am too busy to-

Dammit, another voicemail! ...*Sigh* I guess Trio's giving him and the others a run for their money. Still, who else is there to ask to take over the alt account?
I think I can name 10 others. 13 if we want to run the gambit of having Devil, Theta, or Gamma do it.
*Sigh* No, no... That would be unfair to the rest of Beta Team. (Besides, I've already tried; None of them are answering, either. And I don't quite trust Theta Mephisto or Gamma Jewel, and I definitely don't trust Beta Devil.)
You're just trying to make this harder on yourself, aren't you?
I swear, I'm not trying to make this hard on purpose, it's just... It's hard to choose someone appropriate to fill in such a role.
We just need someone to moderate the "server migration", right? Just pick someone under Beta Shadow's cast to do it, and we'll worry about transferring the role to someone who makes sense later.
We can't just give such an important role away, especially to just anyone- Unlike a certain someone's cast, not everyone under Beta Shadow's name has 4th Wall awareness. And while I won't say if it's a bad thing or not if everyone was aware...
...Suddenly giving such information to someone who was previously unaware of it causes a mental change too unpredictable to call it safe. You and I can BOTH attest to that.

...Well, you had it previously, didn't you? Why can't you do it?
...
...Because what I have done with it when I had it* makes me the one person I trust the LEAST with it.

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*Referring to Jazz's involvement in Proto MKII's appearance in the first run of Robot Master Mystery Dungeon.

@TheHighTower :

Bootleg Fire Man picks up the Shaken Cure!

NEW ITEM DATA!


Shaken Cure
Core: Impact
Effect: An item to be consumed. Cures the user of Shaken.

Water Expert boosts the power of Tepid Man’s attack!
Tepid Man uses Water Balloon on Time Man!Tepid Man earns 10 EXP!
Bootleg Fire Man earns 5 EXP!
The held Power Drive was dropped!

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@Radiated Wraith :

Diamond uses Resonating Diamond on Spade!
Spade’s stats are now doubled!

Spade uses Cutter Shot on Proto Man DS!Spade earns 24 EXP!
Diamond earns 12 EXP!



MISSION COMPLETE!

(Finally, I can see again...)
Well, I guess our plans to find a secret hideout were a bust... Ah, whatever.
Before I go, a tip for the future: Don’t just go and assume someone’s identity just because they look like someone you know.

Proto Man DS leaves the scene.

Spade earns 54 EXP!
Diamond earns 54 EXP!

Well, out of the dungeon you go. Finally, no more tutorial levels! I wish you luck in getting out of this place; I’ll prepare to fish out some old assets in the meantime.

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@RotomSlashBlast :

Neutral Expert boosts the power of Enayrk’s attack!
Enayrk uses Buster Shot on Adhering Suzy!Enayrk earns 9 EXP!
Mondegreen earns 5 EXP!

Crystal Expert boosts the power of Mondegreen’s attack!
Mondegreen uses Crystal Shot on Spine!

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...You know, I could automate this turn, but since it’s been so long, I’m just gonna throw a bone.

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@Pokeepoo :

Well, unless you want me to plop your team into a random dungeon, I’m afraid there isn’t anything to automate. You were idle for too long, and got removed from your tutorial level. So, either pick a dungeon, or I pick for you.

Also, you cannot make a second team since you technically never actually cleared a mission, and you are not allowed to create a second team unless you’ve done so.

...Speaking of which, I will count Brash’s recently completed mission towards the counter for missions we need to complete until it’s time to kick Yellow Devil’s . (Because, spoiler alert, that plotpoint has not changed.)

The next story event will occur after the completion of 2 more missions!

And on the topic of Brash, I shall go ahead and repeat the question: Would you like to continue on through the dungeon, or would you like to leave for a different dungeon?



Ok Beta, you’ve posted once. Question is, can you manage to do it more regularly instead of leaving it to die again?

Bass watches as Heat Man passes them by.

(...So, Heat Man's in this universe, too. Unlikely to be the Heat Man I know, but perhaps seeing a... somewhat familiar face for once is a good sign.)

Bass then looks at what's available...

...And while that was going on, some penguin-lookin' guy hopped on me multiple times! Eventually, all of them wore me down, and then... WHAM! I get KO'd by a single PUNCH from that frog. A LAME way to lose, if you ask me!*



An enticing story, except I really don't care.
And then when I was forced to put everything back the way it was, they tried to squeeze out who I was working for. But before I could-*
I shall repeat myself: I. Don't. Care.

The Sniper Joe sighs.

I still don't get why I'm still here. I keep telling that Beta X guy that I'm innocent, but he just gives me the same response...
"I can't feel, so I don't care."
...Meh. I can do a better impression.
That being said, what are you even here for, anyways?
...Well...

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...Then he told me to rest, and now... Here I am.

Doopliss is incredibly stunned by what he heard...

...Wow... That's...

...But then fakes ineffectiveness.

Th-that's all? Hah! How could that POSSIBLY be mortifying!? For BABIES, maybe, heheheh!
...Heh...
...Anyways, now I'm stuck down here in LITERAL Hell, where I'm assaulted by a psychotic explosives fanatic from space every day... If time even had MEANING down here, anyways.
...That reminds me. Is it me, or is that guy a little... Missing?
Missing?
...Actually, come to think of it, I haven't seen any of those space guys around anywhere...

Doopliss suddenly gets a thought.

...Hey. You don't think that they... Y'know...

Doopliss looks around, then speaks in a whispering tone.

...Escaped. Did they?
...Escaped? From Hell?

The Sniper Joe shakes his head.

Impossible. If people COULD escape from the afterlife, wouldn't everyone have done so by now?
Hey, anything can happen where I came from.
...Even if they did find a way to escape from literal Hell, I highly doubt that our little warden of the afterlife will let it happen again so easily.
...Maybe so. But that's why he isn't going to know.
...
I'm listening.

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*Reference: Grey Matter Arc (more specifically, the Koopaling side-plot that was going on at the time) - During a fight with Boom Boom and Pom Pom, Bane, Fortem, and Luigi (who was turned into a Pidgey at the time by Doopliss) confronted Doopliss, who stole Mario's body after being granted the power to do so by an unknown source. During this, they were joined by Wario and Hero Prinny while the others who were present at the time focused on Boom Boom and Pom Pom. Luigi then dragged the knocked-out Doopliss and forced him to return Mario's body, change Luigi back to normal, and reveal who sent him on the mission. Before he could, however, he is destroyed.

Well, with all that done, I suppose it's time I stop pretending to be a "good guy".
Actually, before you go, I'd like to ask-
I believe you have no right to speak to me as a friend, o "great" Reaper of mine.

Coda turns to the others.

...Well. Be seeing you all.

Coda opens up a portal, and him and all of his associates leave.

...I honestly can't believe I'm saying this, but I think he's the least SQUAWK!holeish of the all SQUAWK!holes we had the displeasure of knowing.
Me and Gamma should probably get going, too. I don't know what Fandub Eggman's doing, but hopefully the base is still in one piece.

Theta takes out the Phantom Ruby and teleports himself and Gamma to his base.

Now, I think we should have a proper discussion about Walter's new law.
Oh, cool! Beta Team's first team meeting!
...Huh. I suppose this would be our first meeting. But where would this take place? Little Papa Beta's?
Actually, perhaps your place would be a more proper place for a meeting than a pizza place.
Perhaps I could accompany you? In truth, I've been weary of working with counterparts of my villainous counterpart, but maybe I could find cooperation helpful?
Sure, why not.






Reggae has already gone off... Somewhere. But where...?

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Suddenly, a figure appears in front of Bethany, placing down a piece of paper. The paper seems to be a (poorly) makeshift form...

...The last person who...

Beta Shadow ponders for a while.

...Hm, nope. Don't recall who it was.

Beta Shadow turns to Wraith.

I mean, I'm not doing anything right now. What is it?

Issoro then splits back into 14 people, all powered down back to their base form.

...Right. One question remains...

Beta Shadow turns to Delta.

What do you think we do with the Anti-Omni Meme?
Why are you asking me this?
Wait... Are you saying you don't have it?
Are you saying you don't?
Well, don't look at me; I don't really need it.
I don't really care about it.
And if I had that accursed thing, I'd have already destroyed it.

The Beta Team looks around for who has the Anti-Omni Meme 2... Then looks over to a certain individual looking down at the object in its hands.

...So THIS is the second Anti-Omni Meme... If I combined its power with that of my OWN... I would become UNSTOPPABLE.

The Beta Team slowly gets into a defensive position as Beta Devil stares down at the golden object.

...
...

Beta Devil looks over to Cranky.

...Hey. You're the brains of the gods, right?
Give this to someone who can actually keep it out of the wrong hands.

Beta Devil then tosses the Anti-Omni Meme 2 to Cranky, much to Beta Team's surprise.

Huh...!?
...I don't know what it is, but I think I've learned something from all of this... That object needs to be in the hands of someone who can be trusted with it.

Beta Devil turns his back on the others.

...Zalgo can go figure out what he wants to do some OTHER time. I'm out.

Beta Devil opens up a portal out of the dimension and has Devil Acorn go in first. Before he himself could enter, though...

Not so fast. I've got a few words to say to you.
...You go around preaching about how "existence has no meaning". That it's stuck in some "endless cycle of creation and destruction", and that "it will continue as long as life continues, so the only way to break the cycle is to end it with destruction".
...But you know what? I think you use it as an EXCUSE. To cause chaos and mayhem. To be destructive. To try and fight and defeat ME.
...
Well, you don't have to pretend anymore. If all you want is a fight...
...Then just call me any time of the week. I'll take you down any day.
...

Without a word, Beta Devil enters through the portal, closing it behind him and Acorn Devil.

...Are you sure about this? It's SQUAWK!ing Beta Devil. We're not going to gloss over all of his attempts to kill us and destroy the Omniverse, are we?
...Truth be told, when the two of us chose to team up... I think Beta Devil changed. And I know he's likely never going to be a complete good guy...
...At the very least, he'll make for a good rival.

Suddenly, a large wave of energy washes over the field, creating a pressure more intense than anything in Chaos Zone ever was before!

I am done with games. It is time I finally shed this cocoon... And reveal to you all my TRUE FOR-

Issoro suddenly freezes Evil Mario in time, ceasing the rising pressure entirely.

...You know, we could grant you that satisfaction. We could let you achieve your "real form" and become Waa Haa Hee, and make a bigger climatic showdown*...
...But that raises the question: Why? Why would we want it to be harder to defeat you?

Evil Mario suddenly breaks out of the time freeze.

If you think you can stop me just by stopping time, then-

Issoro distorts reality to strengthen the time freeze, once more keeping Evil Mario from moving.

I'm not done talking. I think we can ALL agree that this battle has gone on long enough. I believe it is time to end this, here and now.

Evil Mario breaks out once again.

You... If you think you can so easily kill me, then-

Suddenly, a serene glow envelops Issoro's hand, which is then placed on Evil Mario's head. Suddenly, all of Evil Mario's ki calms down and weakens in intensity, breaking down the guard that prevented Evil Mario from being frozen in time, causing him to slowly refreeze.

Believe me; Killing you would be a pleasant thought. We've even considered doing that.
But the concept of death is beneath you, isn't it? You'd just find your way to escape from Hell and come back stronger... So you don't DESERVE death. To get rid of someone like YOU once and for all, a more... PERMANENT solution is required.
And I think a part of me has JUST the solution.

Issoro holds out an open hand, focused directly on the presence of Evil Mario, who somehow manages to find the will to break out of being time frozen once again...

...

...Only for him to be restrained by a powerful psychic force from the shadows!

...Hakai.

Suddenly, a wave of destructive energy slowly disintegrates Evil Mario, who tries to resist the attack, only to scream in pain and horror as he is erased. The only trace that he had existed is the Anti-Omni Meme, which Issoro catches as it falls.

And with that... It's over.

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Hakai (RECAP) - (Destruction) An invisible force of Destruction Energy washes over the opponent, erasing them** even down to their very souls. Only Gods of Destruction are able to wield it at its fullest potency; Otherwise, it causes strain to the user and can even be resisted by fighters with a stronger will. (A shame that the will of 14 people outweighs that of a singular one, even if it's an eldritch deity.)

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*Of which would've started off as something like this:

**More of an etiquette than a straight rule (though it does fall under Rule #4), it has been agreed upon that a character erasing another user's character ONLY works if the other user agrees to it. (I think there was a part of CZ that addresses this, but I- or someone else- would need to fish around for it, first.) (I know that both characters involved are mine, but this is just for future clarity.)

Xi, somehow separated from the rest of the group, continues to trek through the Underground in search of his allies.

...I do believe that our companions must be up ahead somewhere. Surely, we shall catch up with them in due time...

Xi holds up Scareten, who he still has with him for whatever reason.

What do you think, my fine skeletal friend?

(...Could be nice to expand my arsenal a bit, in case we run into any more trouble...)

Boosted Bass decides to check out Bulk's Shop.

As several Jazz Droids fire upon the Ultima Demon, one particular droid rushes up to an Ultima Demon and blows its head off. He looks down to the fallen demon and kicks dust on it.

"Go help the droids fight Ultima's army", he said. "It's the least you could do after refusing to return to base", he said. I bet the others are having the time of their lives right now, watching Kirby fight Zalgo. I'd bet that demonic POS already went back on the deal, and now everyone's jumping in to kick his ass. Probably would be why Reggae's too busy to come down here...

Mech-X blasts down yet another Ultima Demon.

Meanwhile, I'm stuck on damn CLEAN-UP DUTY. And to what end? To be told right afterwards that a new law made our purposes obsolete? These braindead service droids I'm forced to work with have no idea how quickly they'll be tossed like trash after this is all over.
I don't even know why I'm following orders like this. I'm more of a Jazz than that fraud of an "original me" will EVER be-

Mark-X hears a noise behind him, aiming his buster at the source of the sound... Only to see nothing there.

...Alright, you listen here; We both know how this is going to go down, so just come out here and face me head-on like a REAL fighter would.

.....

...Fine, then. I'm not above being the engager; I'll just come to YOU instead!

Mark-X fires a barrage of powerful lasers in multiple directions. Eventually, a blur emerges from the shadows, which is met by a Time Slow that slows the blur enough to catch up to it.

GOTCHA NOW!

Mark-X goes to kick the blur in the head... Only for the figure to block the attack.

What the-!? Oh, suppressing your REAL speed, aren'tch'a? Who the hell are you, anyways?
...
...DESIGNATION: "STARDUST". OBJECTIVE: GAIN POWER. BECOME WHOLE.



..."Become wh-"
Oh. I see what's going on here.

Mark-X leaps back to create distance between himself and Stardust.

...Honestly, I have thought Jazz and the others got rid of you when creating my base model. But if you TRULY wish to face annihilation again...

Mark-X then powers up, an aura flaring around him.

...Then I am more than willing to oblige.