...Hoo... I don't know what possessed ya to try and do the things you've done, but I'm gonna slam some sense into you! Now, gimme your best shot!

Wario is suddenly grazed by the rear from a stray Shake Orb!

...Oh, mother--

A floodgate of nonstop Shake Orbs suddenly rise from the Pacific Ocean, trillions of them floating into the air, along with Shake King himself.

Wario... I can see you've been though harsh trials to acquire the strength you have. That's good.. If you hadn't you would not have lasted a mere total of five seconds against me...
...But do you truly think you've grown powerful enough to contend with the best of what I have to offer?
What?
If I fight with full attention, then you'll see why I am called 'Shake King'. Are you sure you're ready?
......I trained really hard just to be able to stand here right now, I'm not gonna back down from your stupid scare tactics!
...Hahahahaha! How foolish you are!

Each of the Shake Orbs increase in size tenfold, all of them beginning to home onto Wario!

My fists are known as the Legendary Lightning bolts...
...I can't wait to acquaint you.

As the Shake Orbs begin to make their way towards Wario, Wario takes a bite of Garlic, and then skyrockets into the air.

(Damn... he isn't messing around anym--) OUGH!

Wario suddenly finds himself being kicked in the stomach from under, the person responsible being Shake King, who in the blink of an eye catches Wario while the momentum is still propelling him.

*cough*... Ugh...
I believe you forgot one of these.

Shake King places a Shake Orb on Wario's chest, creating an expansive exlosion of eccentric electricity, blasting Wario into the far distance.

Like a blur, Wario rises from the water, before faceplanting on the surface, somehow not sinking under it.

Ugh...

Slowly, Shake King also rises above the water and out of the air with his arms folded.

Are you ready to submit to your doom?

Wario hacks up water before showing Shake King two equally vex-driven middle fingers.

Are you ready for a wallopin' to the head?

Shake King promptly electrocutes Wario, causing him to... vanish??

What!?
HAAAAAAAGH!!!

The real Wario appears behind Shake King immediately, punching him in the back of the head and into the


Due to Wario and Shake King's electrical influence, the force quadruples.

Struggling to resist an Ohm Wave, Wario stands his ground.

Ngh... I thought you said you didn't need any techniques other than your own!
This was passed down to me, fool. it is equally as much inheritance to me as that silly tool which let you access that form of yours.

Shake King snaps his fingers, creating a circle of Mr. Electrics around Wario, all of which use Ohm Waves to contain him!

AAAGH!
How does it feel, you portly peon?
Aah... Nrgh... Hghh... nnn...
ENOUGH!

Greed

Wario snaps free of the all-around Ohm Waves, before shoving his arms down, forcing the surplus of Mr. Electrics around him under a huge augmentation in gravity!

SHOVE OFF, ARLEADY!

Wario releases an extremely powerful discharge all around him, shocking and paralyzing each of the Mr. Electric's around him.
...
.....*si--*

Wario is then ambushed by Shake King, being grabbed by the back of the head before being ragdolled up across the wall of the cave!

---

Ohm Wave (Electric/Shadow)- Mr. Electric fires a wave of electricity, the damage being the difference between Mr. Electric's defense and the target's (If the target's is higher the number representing Mr. Electric's will be repeatedly multiplied by ten until it's lower).
Amp Outburst (Electric/Field)- Sparky Wario releases an AoE burst of electricity around the entire field, doing ridiculous damage with a 100% chance of Paralysis.

Field - An Artifical Element. Is related to attacks largely focused on area of effect around them/and or manipulation in Field Multipliers. No, this is not "new", it's been a thing for over six months.

The sheer electrical energy from their fists fill the air, as the they clang together repeatedly, with no seeming edge over the other.

HAH!

Wario swings an electricized elbow at Shake King, who uses the opportunity to grab his arm, using it to swing his entire body back and forth.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
We'll see how long you can maintain this "transformation" of yours.

Shake King tosses Wario downwards, yet somewhere still far away from the area.

...

After seeing Shake King fly off, Shadwari teleports away.

Where does he think he's going at a time like this?
To see the-a-rest of the fight.

Yoshles turns around to see Somari and Tailigee.

And it's not a bad idea either, we-a-should follow.

Yoshles hesitantly nods as everyone else prepares to leave, except for Wanda, Red, and Yellow. Captain Syrup, Sciencestein, Black Jewel, Count Cannoli and everyone else on the opposing side seems to be gone already except for King Koopa if he isn't.

---

Wario crashes through the ceiling dirt and into the cave, though lands on his feet nonetheless... right before immediately backflipping, dodging a sneak attack from Shake King, who had burst through a wall behind him.

...
Come now... if this is all you have... you cannot so much as THINK to defeat me. As a matter of fact... I don't even think I have to fight.

Shake King uses Subatomic Manipulation, creating... something.

Watt's up?
You gotta be kidding!
Mr. Electric. Dispose of that sniveling fool.
You got it!

Mr. Electric powers up, putting his focus on Wario.

Your voltage'll make a great feast.

Mr. Electric zaps the ceiling of the cave, dropping a flood of boulders and stalactite in Wario's direction!

That's the Shake King I know! Forcing others to do what HE can't!

Wario triple jumps away from a spree of falling debris, before doing a midair somersault, getting nicked by a Shock Pincer from Mr. Electric!

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Shock Pincer (Electric/Cutter)- Mr. Electric extends his electric limb, using his pincer to release a high-voltage melee attack on the target.

♫ Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2- Lost Courage ♫

Shake King fires a volley of Shake Orbs at Wario, who does a midair somersault, narrowly dodging in between them before blasting off with a Sparky Waft Rocket!

Hnh!

Wario rams into Shake King, who blocks, but is still nonetheless pushed backwards by a powerful pursuit of punches, and eventually up into the air by a blocked uppercut!

Heh!

Wario winds his fist up, before leaping into the air in pursuit of Shake King, who stops himself before shooting in Wario's direction with countless Shake Beams!

(He's bigger, stronger, and has better range... I can't afford 'ta let up!)

After shooting one last wave of energy, Shake King drops downwards, preparing a Thunder Punch!

YOUR TIME HAS COME, WARIO!
MY TIME TO WIN?... YOU BET!

The two collide at breakneck speeds, creating a shockwave that rumbles the entire area around them.

A-aagh! (Wario... how strong has he gotten?)

Shake King puts his guard up...

Try as you may, you won't be able to land a single hit the entire time.

Wario digs his feet into the ground... before leaping straight at Shake King with a punch!

We'll see about that!
Hmph!

Wario's fist slides through the air, breaking several barriers before being caught in it's tracks by Shake King's forearm.

Urgh...!

Shake King immediately counters with a hook, but Wario manages to duck in time, before jumping a distance away.

Well done; You dodged it. You're much faster as well. It's conceivable how you could have defeated Knack.
I guess it'd have to be... since you're gonna be using him and the moves of everyone else that crystal let you copy!

Wario takes a step forward.

Don't flatter yourself. I can defeat you with my abilities alone.

Shake King takes a step forward. Both of them slowly begin inching towards each other...

Wario? Beat Knack? That's impossible! The dumb brute couldn't beat a jaywalking grandma, much less someone with his speed!
It's fascinating... the magnetism of the both of their approaching electrical charges is growing by the second... I doubt it'll be long before they're at it....
Nerd.

WAKA-WAKA (It all ends here...)
Yeah. Unless the line for intervening third-parties hasn't been fully cleared out yet.
(For everything you've done, Shake King... for everyone you've put through suffering... I'm finishing this.)

Electricity quickly begins to storm through Wario's body as he begins to bulk with rage... only to exhale.

...

Wario looks back to see everyone (Minus Wanda, Red, and Yellow) watching him, then turns back to Shake King.

The games end here, Shake King. You're not gonna rile me up like you did before. I ain't gonna dignify any 'a your mental strategems!
...
Besides... talk is cheap. The REAL winner is the one who chews the other's !
Indeed... and very soon you will find that YOURSELF to be on that same receiving end you speak of.

Wario takes a step forward, his body's position changing.

Oh, yeah? Let's see you prove that...

They're-a-getting ready to fight!
No kidding...

That's... not true...
Defeating him wasn't enough, was it? You went and manipulated him to his very core. Spun an inescapable narrative taking advantage of his insecurities... and ultimately... all it cost him was his life.
It blights me to say, but it would appear I have underestimated you yet again. To help people fight to such useless avail... My interest is quite piqued by this.
Shut up...
But if I had to say something positive about your short-lived companion.... he was.... fun.

Wario does a victory pose.

WA-HAH! WARIO NUMBER ONE!
So... what now?
...Hey, Wanda! How goes the progress on--

Wario looks behind himself to see a teary-eyed Wanda, who is *still* trying to restore Miner.

...
He... I'm--... I've healed all his wounds, but he's not... I... I don't know what I'm doing wrong!...
...I... w-was afraid of what you guys would think if I... *sniff* said this before... b-but Miner... he...

Nearly everyone begins to look away at the sight of Wanda's descent into despair, unwilling to look on at Wanda's sobbing. Shadwari turns around and folds his arms. Game & Watch hangs his head down and Petey puts his wings over his head. Somari's face goes blank while Tailigee looks on concern. Yoshles, Ryoga, and Pac-Man all show equally infuriated facial expressions. Waluigi tips his cap downwards, covering his sullen face.

...

Red & Yellow both wrap their arms around Wanda from behind. All Wanda does is look forward at Miner's body, isolated from any sort of movement nor apparent signs of life.


...I'm a failure... I dragged everybody into my stupid mess, and he had to die for it...
Shhh. It's not your fault... You couldn't expect this to happen.
Miner went out on his own terms. He did this to protect everyone. Y'gotta be strong. For him.
...

Wario watches all of this unfold, shaken to the core by this turn of events. His fists begin to tremble.

You... THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!
!

Shadwari immediately turns around... witnessing Wario point directly at Shake King.

Mine? For surviving HIS literal death wish?
Don't try and play dumb with me, you bastard! It's because of YOUR bloodthirst for revenge that Miner put himself in that danger in the first place! If not for your... stupid, petty tirade, he'd still be here today!
Why... why the hell did this need to happen!? When will you be satisfied!? HIS BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS!
Wrong.
What the hell did you say!?
YOU were the one who told him to "Walk his own path", correct? If not for YOUR ignorant ideology, he wouldn't have made such a fool's errand to challenge me.
...No...

Catching enough of a glimpse of the briefcase to gather an idea as to it's contents, Meddy leaves in a hurry.

---

Intrigued as to what "practical" could mean, Heat raises a curious eyebrow or rather pulls the non-eyebrow facial expression equivalent.

Or he would, if not for the fact that Shake King can fly. Waluigi teleports on a seperate part of the Alphanoid and uses a Waluigi Stomp, Petey Piranha flies above and shoots an extremely large fireball into it's core while carrying Red, Black, and Yellow, who drop a buttload of bombs onto it as well, before it's suddenly bombarded with Razor-Sharp Bandanas.

Gnah!

Wario zaps the Alphanoid's core itself head-on with a Thunder Shock Surprise, launching it back into the air!

HERE'S WHAT I THINK 'A YOUR EMPIRE!

Wario attacks the Alphanoid wth a Sparky Belly Blast, overcharging the Alphanoid itself!!

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Thunder Shock Surprise (Electric/Energy)- Wario (or others with the move) shoot a lightning blast towards the target using both hands, and trap the opponent within an electric field, converting all of it's energy into a high amount of voltage fueling their electrocution.

Belly Blast Wario hops to the air and stretches his arm while lightnings surround him, using his stomach to them smash the target head-on, the lightning around him suddenly collapsing on top of it.

Shake King catches it in his tracks before throwing it back into the sky. Meanwhile, Somari, Taileegee, Shadwari, and Yoshles all attack Alphanoid with Homing Attacks, while Pac-Man follows up with a Rev Roll.

Shake King, who was watching this entire time, teleports in on top of Alphanoid.

Foolish of you to mistake my refreshment for an opportunity.

Shake King immediately shoves his hand through it's head, and rips a chockful of wiring out.

Wario drops down.

Oh yeah! Now's our chance! Hey, kid!
(...He looks kinda familiar...)
HEY!
Oh yeah, that thing. Uhh... whatever caaan we dooooo...
I'm getting-a-large energy readings from it's core. If we find a way to destroy it, it's likely the-a-machine'll go with it!
WAKA-WAK WAK. (How about that.)

*sips his orange juice carton as Wario and co. are fighting off Alphanoid*

That's strike two.

Meta Brigand suddenly finds himself paralyzed in place. Scale looks at his own arms in confusion.

When did...?

Walter casually approaches.

You appear unannounced. Do nothing but watch until it's convenient for you. And you expect anyone to "move" to let you do as you please.
Trust me when I say that you'd better hurry up and read the room before something bad happens.

Everyone teleports back.

Alright, then. What's the plan now, Ace? Some run-off-the-mill training to juice your systems into high gear?

Prototype folds his arms.

You aside-- training our physical bodies will take too long and waste too much time. And we're robots. Our bodies have natural limits that conditioning them through physical labor will not absolve.
Of course, that's not to say we can't push past those limits with our own choosing.
What're you proposing?
Simply put, that any natural weaknesses we have can be bypassed with a little bit of manual upgrading and a little bit of programming. It's cheap, but Vaati's entire charade worked because of how cheap it is. And at that, I've been meaning to get some things changed.
...You know what? I'm at my limit. How is it that you happen to find an answer for all of this so far?
...To tell you the truth, this is a new power of mine. Instant Cognition, I'm calling it. I haven't tested it's limits to the fullest, but thinking a question automatically gives me the answer as I please.
WOW, THAT'S NOT CONTRIVED.
It happened while I was out. I wanted to know why I couldn't control myself, why this was all happening-- click. Initially I thought these were the results of my own intuition and deducive reasoning... but that's far too unlikely.
What's the meaning of life?
If you need to ask or be told the meaning to life, life is meaningless. The answer lies in whatever you see fit.
....Wait, is that your answer or the In--
It doesn't matter. Especially since I won't be using it to "gain the ultimate power" or something like that... because to be clear...
...Our priority will be to avenge Anthem first and foremost. Nothing more, nothing less... until we've dealt with the threat at hand.
(Why not find a way to revive him?)
Because, son, it's not our place to decide who is and isn't worthy of life. Just of death.

Prototype points behind him.

I had upgrade chambers installed while we went to stop Delta. The Watch Center's systems automatically scan you with automated improvements based on your A.I. system and it's judgement.
...
You want to try it.
Go cluck yourself.

---

Instant Cognition (Wily)- The user instantly knows the answer to any question they internally ask themselves and formulate how to overcome any obstacle. If they do not already, they can understand the mechanics the problem they face and know what must be done to solve the problem. Attempting to assimilate too many problems or questions can result in extremely lethal mental damage.

The Vaatis begin absorbing the fallout from the Untamed Visage one by one, draining it through their eyes.

MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE MINE

---

What!?

The now revealed-to-be Delta looks up to see his previous attack negated by a familiar person, surrounding him being Team Prototype, who gather back Proteus and Defteros.

Leave this alone, man. This isn't the guy who's put you on this path.
...Should I care? He's the same. So he should die. They should all die. It's simple as that.
Not that I'd listen to you in the first place. What makes you think I'm willing to cooperate and drop the subject to your whim?

Silently, Soul stands... slowly removing his hands from his pockets.

...No.... You have a point.
Now that's more like it! I thought we'd never--
Ugh..!

Delta, dazed, suddenly slumps backwards before being picked up with one hand by Prototype, going unconscious.

I've locked his joints. He won't be able to move for a little while.
WOW. THAT'S NOT CONTRIVED.
It really isn't, I could do this before.

Prototype tosses Delta's body to Soul, who carries him above a shoulder.

Why the hell did things have to go like this?

Soul sighs.

In any case, I guess I owe you guys my thanks.
(It's no problem.)

Everyone then turns to Defteros, who is still trying to snap Proteus out of... whatever state he's in.

Hey... The child's stopped now. C'mon...
...
I hope you're not about to tell me we're going to wait until he snaps out of his manchild moon swing.
Far from it.

Prototype redirects his focus towards Proteus as well.

You hear that? Whether or not you stay here can only be the concern of yours. It's your life. But that also means only you're responsible for your actions.
I used to think the same way as you. I saw kindness as another form of weakness. But whether it is or not is only up to one person.
And if you think one of us here have time and luxury to be that one person for you and give you that lecture you're missing... you're dead wrong. Everyone. Time to move out.

Prototype turns his back on Proteus, teleporting out. Big Eye, Junior, and Laser Joe follow. Soul takes one last look at Proteus and Defteros...

...

...Before doing the same as the other four, taking Delta with him.

Someone is slammed into a tree. The one responsible points at them.

That is one of the many royalties you shalt receive from my hand!
The first person merely shakes the impact off, before hovering into the air.

Oh, someone's gonna be receiving something royal, alright. A royal beatdown!
Aquela prepares two round blobs of water in her hand before flying out of the way, avoiding an attack that snaps the tree in two as well as being powerful enough to take her head off.

I do declare that the two of you are sorrowfully mistaken. For it is you lot which will perish for your lack of perspective and undermining my articulateness.
Thak thunderclaps at both Sven and Aqualea, who fly and jump out of the way respectively. Sven attempts to charge directly at Thak before being blown back by a thrown Clown Blockbuster. Aqualea fires off her attacks, but they're quickly caught inside a gift-wrapped type box.

Oh, how tastelessly drab! No bright quips? No colorful banter?... And here I thought I'd find entertainment out of this...
I was hoping you'd show up and try to be the little annoyance you are. That saves me the trouble of looking for you!
And it will be your last one. For once the sun has risen, I will be seen forth the victor of this royale!
Once again, you are confounded with delusions. I shall fix that err by connecting my fists with your head!
My, oh, my! This drama is so deadly yet dreadfully delightful! Which one of us might come out on--

Everything stops. Slowly, the view shifts to four people.

Say it isn't so, dear leader... have our allies truly gone mad?
Yeah. They seemed to be fighting... a lot more maliciously than usual.
Indeed. They seem to be under the lull of another influence. While time is stopped, we should find a way to reverse this befo--

Katsini is suddenly knocked back by a spark of colorful energy, shoving him down to the ground.

Katsini!
Feels like... magic...
So sorry, dear Katsini...
...But did you really not expect teaching such an ability to your disciple to backfire?

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Gust Wind Blow (Wind/Swift)- Vaati or an extension of Vaati fires a long, concussive blast of wind at the target.
Aqua Atman (Water/Nature)- Aqualea forms blobs of water, channeling the vigor made from the spirit energy of the nature surrounding her. The more nature surrounding her, the more powerful the attack.
Sven Charge (Swift/Cutter)- Sven charges helmet-first at the target, ramming into them. For every time the target has previously hit Sven this battle, this move triples in strength.

Vaati drains the literal last-ditch effort made by Konngara with his eye.

Mmmm. I like her.

---

Konngara soon sees an unspecified number of Vaatis surrounding her.

FYI. This ain't personal, so don't make it. We're just trying to get by.
Yeah. What with being payed minimum-Rupee wage and having to put up with that annoying Cucco. I swear, I feel like gobbling our boss's cock up sometimes.
...DUDE.
What? I mean it's small enough t--
OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD PLEASE FORGET I EVER SAID THAT UHHHH YOU HAVE TO FIGHT NUMEROUS DOZENS OF US AT THE SAME TIME GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN

Each of the Vaatis begin firing Gust Wind Blows!