# Clone Drone in the Hyperdome

Clone Drone in the Hyperdome is a Virtual Reality sword-based combat game created by Doborog Games, and serves as a canonical sequel to the 2017 game, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone. The game was released December 13, 2024 for Meta Quest headsets and Steam VR. The game maintains a Rougelike, yet repetitive playstyle, but like it's predecessor, the variety of weapons provide a unique experience each time.
The player in this game is called Blink, he is a robot fighting through a series of rooms as a robot gladiator. Using a variety of weapons, the player has to strike down enemy robots, affectionately named "defendroids" by the various characters of the game, to survive. There are over a dozen different weapons to fight with, and there are special abilities called Turbofists, which provide the player with special abilities, such as, but not limited to armor, a flamethrower, slowing time, and an air blast.

## Plot

You are Blink, a sentient robot who is subject to a near endless loop of fighting enemy NPCs in a fictional sport called "Crashloop", or "Looprunning". In-between these loops, you meet with other robots of a similar situation to you, called "looprunners", in the Loading Room.

### Beginning

In the beginning of the game, Combatmaster9000 introduces you to the combat system of the game via the "Degausser", the game's form a tutorial. Upon finishing this tutorial, you are subject to meet the Captain. Upon meeting the Captain, your meeting is cut short by several short ambushes from The Rouges.
After failing to meet the Captain due to these struggles, you're sent to the Loading Room, where you meet the other Looprunners, and quickly enter a few runs of Crashloop, introducing you to the game's constant looping.

### Middle

This takes up a majority of the game. This is the process of unlocking all 4 rouges, by defeating every other looprunner, and then defeating the rouge in battle to unlock them. All 4 rouges must be unlocked to proceed, but the order in which they're unlocked doesn't matter.

### End

The end of the game requires a full run to take place (all other looprunners defeated), and you get to enter "the gauntlet", a special level with tier 3 enemies only, and run-up to the final boss.

#### The Captain Fight

Upon finishing the gauntlet, you enter the hyperdome, which is the arena in which you battle The Captain. The Captain has 8 lives, and each time you defeat him, he'll gain an upgrade, or a new weapon, his upgrades are as follows:

##### Spear

Spear + shield

##### Sword

Fire sword

##### Hammer

Fire hammer

##### Bow

Fire arrows

##### Other

A suit of armor
Becoming fireproof
Gaining flame breath
Gaining an air-blast

###### Triple threat

This will happen every time the Captain is on his last 3 lives, he will summon 3 clones of the himself, each wielding a different weapon.

### Resolution

Due to the game's rougelike nature, the game doesn't truly end, and instead, Numastar takes control of The Captain, and allows for the game to be replayed endlessly. However, the title of Captain is now given to whoever defeats the former Captain in battle, but has no special abilities compared to the other Looprunners

## Characters
### Numastar

Numastar is the spacecraft in which the game takes place, it's said that Numastar crashed after the events of the first game when the Captain attempted to flee. Numastar is controlled by a sentient and all-knowing AI, who can control everything on the ship.

#### Node

Node is one of, not if, the only interactable NPC who doesn't serve a combat role in the game, he serves as a spokesperson for Numastar and as the Captain's servant.

### The Captain

The Captain is the player from the original game, who took control of Numastar after the events of the original game and lost his sanity after years of loneliness, Numastar created Crashloop for the Captain's entertainment.
The Captain serves as the Final Boss of the game, and has 8 lives, each life he'll gain an upgrade, such as a new weapon, armor, or immunity to fire.

### The Looprunners

The looprunners, as they're called, are essensially players in the sport of Crashloop.

#### Blink

Blink is the player character in the game, he has no defined personality, however it's stated that he enjoys eating calzones, and listening to satellite radio. His turbofist is teleportation. He doesn't have a signature weapon, however, he gains access to a one-handed Broadsword upon spawning.

#### Overclock

Overclock is a veteran Looprunner, who's signature weapon is a Longsword, her turbofist is a time-slowing ability. She thinks logically and shows more empathy than the other Looprunners.
Throughout the game it's shown that Overclock and Cyclord have a hate for each other due to their clashing beliefs.

#### Kata

Kata seems to be the youngest Looprunner, and constantly maintains a childish attitude, she constantly uses the word "glitch" as a way to express either excitement or a dislike to others. Her signature weapon is a Katana, and her turbofist shoots Shurikens

#### MX2

MX2 is a headstrong looprunner, they are obsessed with fame and their "brand", they use a double-sided sword as their main weapon, their turbofist is a suit of "armor", which protects you from one hit before breaking altogether.
MX2's name in of itself is a pun, as the character is non-binary, and uses the Honorific "Mx" in their name, and has "2" at the end, as 2 is not a number which appears in Binary Code

### The Rouges

The rouges are 4 looprunners who were "isolated" by The Captain for attacking him, these 4 characters serve as unlockables, all 4 need to be unlocked to defeat The Captain.

#### Cyclord

Cyclord is often seen as insane and paranoid, he's often seen complaining about what he calls a "game-breaking bug", which he blames for his misfortunes. Cyclord wields a Bow, and his turbofist is an Air Blast, which serves to knock enemies away and stun them.
Throughout the game it's shown that Cyclord and Overclock have a hate for each other due to their clashing beliefs.

#### Knightmode

Knightmode is one of the four rouges. Knightmode resembles a Middle Ages Knight, and often speaks in an over-the-top form of Commonwealth English. He wields a Sword and Shield, his Turbofist is a "hand extension fist", which will cause your hand to dart forward as if it's on a rope, and allows for makeshift ranged attacks.

#### Phantomia

Phantomia is one of the four rouges. Phantomia is often called the "resident genius of crashloop", a title she gave to herself. She often ties to find ways to break the system, and has done so already, hacking and reprograming her turbofist to create zombies, which will attack enemies for you. Phantomia wields a large scythe, akin to that seen used by characters in media such as the Grim Reaper

#### FLAMEWAR

FLAMEWAR is one of the four rouges. FLAMEWAR is a chaotic anarchist, she draws entertainment from the fear of others, and enjoys chaos and destruction. She's rebellious, but sometimes empathetic. FLAMEWAR wields two flaming hatchets, and her turbofist is a flamethrower.
FLAMEWAR's name is often used with capital letters only, as when she introduces herself, she outright says "FLAMEWAR... all caps'.".

### Combatmaster9000

Combatmaster9000 serves as the tutorial of the game, who introduces you to the combat system in the game, teaching you how to move, grab objects, attack, dash, and teleport. You fight him twice in the tutorial, and defeating him both times completes the base tutorial. In both battles, Combatmaster9000 wields two Broadswords, one in each hand. Combatmaster9000 is always seen with at least one unique defendroid near him, one that resembles a target, standing on only one leg, and serves to assist in the tutorial process.
Combatmaster9000 appears later as Shopmaster9000, who runs the shops which appear every 2-3 levels, and will provide you with extra lives, weapons, and turbofist abilities.