Mad Red

Occupation: Entertainer (formerly Torture Technician)
Birthplace: Hell (currently resides in London, England, UK)
Age: N/A (Takes form of a 25 year old man)
Height: 6' 4.4"
Weight: 150 lb
Fighting Style: N/A
Weapon Arsenal: Executioner axe, daggers, bombs, torch (all of them summonable)
Superhuman Abilities: Fire breathing, black magic knowledge, flight.
Hobbies: Practicing all of his correographies, reading about England's history.
= BIO: =
Mad Red was one of the best demons the Hell has to offer, torturing countless sinners who died for their crimes. One day, he tried to study mankind as he was intrigued with them, much to the dismay of Satan, the supreme ruler. As a result, the devil condemned Mad Red to live as a peasant human in Earth, losing his demonic body in the process. He enters to the Top Strife contest to find his purpose in life.
= GAMEPLAY INFO: =
== Fighting Techniques: ==
* Demonic Breath: He breathes fire from his mouth like a projectile, similar to Dhalsim's Yoga Fire.
* Flaming Charge: He rushes towards his opponent while covered himself in fire.
* Wing Push: He summons his wings and uses them to push his opponent through wind.
* Quick Dagger Throw: He throws a dagger in quick succession to his opponent. Can be repeated two times manually.
* Rolling Bomb: He summons a bomb and throws it downwards in the ground, exploding when it makes contact with his opponent.
== Calamity Move: ==
Torture in Hell: Mad Red summons a pentagram where his opponent is located as it conjures four chains, trapping his/her arms and feet. Then, the background changes to the Hell as he summons his wings and creates five circus-themed fire rings in straight line before he soars with hellfire surrounding him to strike his trapped opponent with a tackle. Then he summons a big hellfire pillar where his laying down opponent is located, flying him/her to the ground before the background returns to normal.
== Top Finishes: ==
* Ye Olde Execution: Mad Red summons a table and puts his opponent's head over it. Then, he summons an executioner axe and decapitates him/her immediately with it. He then grabs his opponent's head and rises it in triumph.
* Demonic Incineration: Mad Red summons a torch as he lits it with his fire breath. Then he impales it to his opponent's torso, burning him/her entirely until his/her body gets crisped before falling down to death.
== Public Execution: ==
Meltdown by Holy Water: The winner leaves the stage while Mad Red stays on the ground. Mad Red gets up and meets Mr. Maximilian who appears on the stage. Mr. Maximilian summons Holy Water from the sky to where Mad Red is located, starting to melt his body, and then he falls down as a decaying corpse with burns in the exposed muscular system as a result of it.
= MISC.: =
* Voice Actor: Edward Bosco (English), Gerardo García (Latin American Spanish), Yoshihasa Kawahara (Japanese)
* Intro Sequence: We see a hellfire, summoning Mad Red (in his peasant outfit seen in his HeroMachine image), and then he says "Let the show begin!" before he prepares to fight.
* Victory Sequence: Mad Red thanks the "audience" as he says "Thank you all! See you next time!" before he uses his hellfire to dissapear himself.
* Stage: Medieval Fair (BGM: "Voittamaton" by Teräsbetoni)
* Reality Mode: Boxes start to appear randomly on stage, one at the time. Opening it causes different effects such as exploding like bombs, releasing poisoning gas or leaving food which replenishes lost health.
* Tragedy: The player knocks his opponent to a huge catapult with flaming rocks in it. Then we see how he/she is suffering from the burns as one of the staff members (disguised as a medieval knight) uses a sword to cut the rope and sends him/her with said rocks to a wall, eventually splatting him/her with blood leaving from the impact as the rocks start to demolish the empty building with everything in it.
= ARCADE MODE: =
== Intro Cutscene: ==
(The scenes takes place in the Hell as we see demons torturing the helpless victims who died for their crimes.)
Mad Red (v/o): "The Hell, literally the worst place to stay for the condemned if you ask me."
(We cut to Mad Red, whose name indicates, is a red skinned winged demon with two horns, wearing a black loincloth and a chained skull on his chest. He's seen torturing a white supremacist tied to a cross table with his fire breath to the racist's chest.)
Mad Red (v/o): "Name's Mad Red, and I used to be one of the best demons the Hell has to offer."
(We see how the racist is burned down to eternity, as he's already dead in his previous life.)
Mad Red (v/o): "That is until he called me out of sudden."
(Mad Red then goes to the hellish throne, where Satan is seen sitting in his throne.)
Satan: "Mad Red!"
Mad Red: "You called me, master?"
Satan: "Explain this outrage!"
(Satan shows to Mad Red a vision of different people, ranging from a family enjoying a picnic in a park, a group of firefighters saving a baby from a building in flames, two lovebirds kissing in a plaza, and even a former criminal repenting his sin to a priest in a church. After that, the vision dissapears.)
Mad Red: "You don't get the point... I was just studying the human condition."
Satan: "It's your job to torture the humans who commited the worst crimes inimaginable, not to connect your feelings with some who are either innocent or repented of their sins."
Mad Red: "But master--"
Satan: "You want to live as a human? In this case, you will become one of them!"
(Satan uses a portal spell to send him to the human world. We see in the portal how Mad Red is starting to lose his wings, his skin tone is changing from full red to caucasian and his clothing starts to change before he disappears.)
Mad Red (v/o): "As a result, I was condemned to live as a human."
(Then we cut to a medieval fair in London, England as Mad Red, now in the form of a redhead man wearing a black sleeveless jacket with a white shirt underneath, brown pants and black boots, wakes up. He starts to feel differently.)
Mad Red (v/o): "At first, people scared me."
(A boy signals the recently changed Mad Red.)
Kid: "Who's that man?"
Mother: *takes her son out of stage* "Don't talk to strangers!"
(Mad Red then looks for a purpose in his life, that is until he sees a torch. Days later, Mad Red is breathing fire to a torch and starts to juggle with it. The atendees clap him for his performance.)
Mad Red (v/o): "However, as time passed, they start to appreciate my talents. So much that a certain entrepeneur is offering me a proposal to compete in the Top Strife contest."
(The atendees leave the scene. Then, an entrepeneur shows up and talks with Mad Red.)
Entrepeneur: "Greetings, entertainer."
Mad Red: "Do even I meet you?"
Entrepeneur: "In theory, no. I'm a representative of the MBC and I got a proposal for you about competing in the #1 reality show of the world, Top Strife."
Mad Red: "Top Strife? I heard about that show before. Is that one reality where everyone kill each other?"
Entrepeneur: "Affirmative! If you accept my offer, you can compete for the big prize... that is if you survive."
(Mad Red ponders for a while.)
Mad Red: "I accept your offer!"
Entrepeneur: "Very good! Take this with you!"
(The entrepeneur sends to him the paper with the adress to the Main Broadcast Channel's headquarters.)
Mad Red: "I'll be there!"
(Later we see Mad Red packing his stuff before he goes to the airport.)
Mad Red (v/o): "My quest for a purpose in my life has begun!"
(The last scene has the people waving goodbye to Mad Red, who now goes to the plane.)
== Finalists' Match Cutscene - VS. Drowned Mac: ==
(Scene takes place in the Top Strife Studios. The presenter Norman Thompson announces the finals as the audience are cheering.)
Norman: "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome... the demon who dreams to become a man, Mad Red!"
Mad Red: "I just want to return back home!"
Norman: "I wouldn't stay in that place if I were you. Anyways, give an applause to the ex-soldier turned revenant from Sealand, Drowned Mac!"
(The audience are scared of fear as Drowned Mac comes to the studio.)
Drowned Mac: "Look what I have here! A demon in human body!"
Mad Red: "Hypocrite! You used to be a living being in the past!"
Drowned Mac: "What are you saying? I will break your back right now!"
Mad Red: "I don't fear you, zombie!"
(The fight starts on the Studios where "The Fight Song" by Marilyn Manson starts to play.)
== Sub-Boss Cutscene: ==
(Shows Mad Red standing over the defeated Drowned Mac.)
Mad Red: "Suck it, Lovecraftian reject!"
(Norman lifts Mad Red's arm, declaring the victory.)
Norman: "Mad Red is the champion of Top Strife!"
(The audience are cheering.)
Norman: "Thanks for watching! Join us to the next year... see you next time on the next season of Top Strife!"
(The show credits are shown on the screen, and then we cut to the backstage where Mad Red is talking with Norman, explaining his true motives to compete.)
Mad Red: "I need your help, Mr. Norman!"
Norman: "For what reason, Mad Red? You said yourself in front of the audience that you want to return to your home."
Mad Red: I must warn my people, from the United Kingdom, about Satan's invasion!"
Norman: "Your people? Don't make me laugh!"
Mad Red: "I used to live in Hell, but I got expelled by the Lord of Darkness himself because I got intrigued with mankind!"
Norman: "Good observation... but your redemption ticket is over!"
Mad Red: "Are you freaking kidding me?"
Norman: "Exactly!"
(We see how Norman is transforming in the creation of Mr. Maximilian: Project Skull, a gray hooded humanoid with a mechanic skull face and starts to levitate.)
Project Skull: "And you will be condemned to an eternal suffering!"
Mad Red: "Bring it on, fake presenter!"
(The sub-boss fight begins.)
== Final Boss Cutscene: ==
(After defeating Project Skull, he explodes in front of Mad Red.)
Mad Red: "I had enough with this farce of a tournament!"
(The backstage becomes the Maxos' Sect, a strange place similar to a pyramid inside, surrounded by purple hooded men singing in an incomprehensible language.)
Mad Red: "Am I back in Hell?"
Mr. Maximilian: "No, Mad Red! You're in my paradise!"
(Mr. Maximilian appears on the stage and greets Mad Red. He's a caucasian white haired man wearing an elegant suit clothing in white.)
Mad Red: "So you showed up! Is that right?"
Mr. Maximilian: "Affirmative! I'm Mr. Maximilian, creator of this tournament! I noticed that you embraced the goodness of mankind."
Mad Red: "At first, they rejected me, but since I become an entertainer, they finally appreciate me."
Mr. Maximilian: "Unlike your third-class black magic, I'm the most powerful man of the universe."
Mad Red: "You better shut up with you and your narcissism!"
Mr. Maximilian: "Even your former master, Satan, fears me because of his laziness, but enough talk! You will die... in my hands... of God!"
Mad Red: "The only God existing in this world is the Lord Almighty, blasphemous one!"
(Both are now in their respective fighting stances.)
(After beating Mr. Maximilian in his normal mode, he gets up and recovers.)
Mr. Maximilian: "You think you can beat me? This is only the 5% of my true force."
(Mr. Maximilian becomes a corrupted version of himself, and you should fight against him in only one round.)
(After beating him, we see a cutscene of Mad Red breathing fire on Mr. Maximilian's chest. Then we see how Mr. Maximilian is disintegrating himself and explodes.)
== Ending: ==
(Scene takes place in the Medieval Fair as Mad Red is warning his people about Satan's invasion.)
Mad Red: "Guys, there's no time for lose! Satan is coming to Earth and we need your help to stop his army!"
Citizen #1: "But how? We are just normal citizens!"
Citizen #2: "His demon army can outsmart us so easily."
Mad Red: "Calm down! We can't lose hope! Some competitors I met during the Top Strife tournament agreed with me about our fight against Satan's forces."
Citizen #3: "Guess he's right after all."
(It's then when Winston Target, Shang Lee, Kimura Yamada, Sylvia Clark and Hortensia Sanchez arrive to assist him.)
Winston: "Looks like the chivalry has arrived!"
Mad Red: "Just in time for the last stand, brave warriors!"
(Satan and his army of demons appear from the hellfire in front of Mad Red and the others.)
Satan: "Mad Red, I changed my mind... you should return to Hell immediately and prepare the Judgement Day!"
Mad Red: "Never! I finally found my true purpose in this world!"
Satan: "Don't make me laugh! I should never sent you to Earth after learning about your defection!"
Mad Red: "Better for me to embrace the goodness of mankind than to lick your boots for the rest of my life."
(Satan appoints with his trident to Mad Red's neck.)
Satan: "Any last words?"
Mad Red: "I got one: Attack!"
(The rest of the assisting competitors, and some citizens, armed with pikes and torches, rush towards the demons as Mad Red kicks out Satan. The hellish ruler gets up and charges towards his former disciple and they beat out the heck of each other. The war between both groups continue for twenty seconds, that is until the demons get knocked out. Satan, realizing that his army got outnumbered, decides to retire.)
Satan: "Enough! We leave... but remember, we will be back!"
(Satan uses his hellfire to teleport him and some of the remaining demons back, disappearing them from scene. Later the citizens and the competitors thank Mad Red for the victory.)
Shang: "You saved us, honorable warrior!"
Mad Red: "I did?"
Hortensia: "Definitively, you are our hero!"
Kimura: "I may not agree with your dark origin and your hellfire due to the fact it reminds me of the arson of the Divine Heritage Fundation's headquarters, but you finally stopped the judgement day."
Sylvia: "How about joining the Interdimensional Patrol with me?"
Mad Red: "Thank you guys, but my place is here, with the humans."
Winston: "Three hoorays for Mad Red! Say with us: Hip-hip..."
Citizens: "Hooray!"
(Mad Red is being jumped upwards from the crowd in ovation as Winston and the others repeat their lines two more times. The scene ends with the camera zooming to Mad Red feeling happy for his victory. After that, the screen fades black.)
(Marilyn Manson's "Rock is Dead" starts playing as the Top Strife logo pops up for five seconds and starts to roll the credits, with the characters' images and their respective fighting segments [except the locked characters].)
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