Megumi Hashimoto

= GAMEPLAY DETAILS =
== Special Moves ==
* Tsuki-Zan: QCF + HA (She launches a crescent wave from her laser katana to her opponent.)
* Tenkuu-Zan: DP + VA (She spins her laser katana like a whirlwind and rises herself upwards to her opponent, similar to Milan Flare's Gyro Sword.)
* Senpuu-Zan: HCF + HA (She spins her laser katana like a whirlwind and rushes it to her opponent, similar to Milan Flare's Rotor Sword.)
* Denki-Zan: B, F + HA (She charges with her laser katana to her opponent, impales him/her and releases a beam that knocks him/her down.)
* Ryujin Kyaku: HCF + K (She hops and delivers upward three kicks to her opponent.)
== Mighty Skill ==
Raijin Seiryuu-Zan: Megumi prepares by charging her laser katana, Space Sheriff style, as she says "Kakugo! (Translation: Prepare!)", before she does a downward slash to her opponent. Once it connects, she zaps her opponent back and forth with a few slashes, then she slashes him/her many times in good measure with, and finishing it by leaping higher before she lands with a big slash that collapses her opponent down. If done Post-Match Point, she simply swings her laser katana down as she says "Seibai!".
== Glorious Finish ==
Hissatsu Raikoujin-Zan*: The screen turns black as Megumi assumes a striking pose as she says "Hissatsu!". Then, she swings her laser katana in full circle, while also generating lightining reflections from it before she prepares and does a big slash wave from her light katana to her opponent, slashing him/her with a "cut-in-two" effect, killing him/her immediately, complete with his/her death scream. After that, she puts two fingers in her forehead and nods in the same way as the Shogun Megazord as she says "Yasumu heiwa... (Translation: Rest in peace)".
* Performed only if you connect the Mighty Skill first. Your opponent must have 25% of health in your winning round
= MISC. =
Voice Actress: Patricia Ja Lee (English)/Yumi Touma (Japanese)/Rocío Prado (Latin American Spanish)
Intro Sequence: Megumi is seen standing stoicly, before she grabs her laser katana from the left side of her wrist, turns it on and says "You better be prepared for your defeat!" before she goes to her fighting stance.
Victory Sequence: Megumi turns her laser katana and sheathes it back to her belt before she grabs her helmet and puts it to her hip as she says "My fight is not yet over!".
Stage: Tokyo Hangar (BGM: "Moonsoon" by Tokio Hotel)
= STORY MODE =
== Intro Cutscene ==
(We are treated with a viewport of the futurisitic city of Tokyo, Japan in the year 2118.)
Megumi (v/o): "Japan, land of the rising sun... hometown of both advanced electronic technology and a legacy of traditions."
(Then, we cut to Megumi running herself in a rooftop as a way to avoid bullet shoots by a group of alien gangsters inside of an helicopter.)
Megumi (v/o): "I am Megumi Hashimoto, Cyber Samurai working for the Galactic Confederation."
(Megumi then jumps towards the aliens and launches laser waves from her katana, disarming the criminals in the process, followed by her delivering them a beatdown with no effort.)
Megumi (v/o): "My duty is to protect this nation from the dangerous hands of criminals from every known planet in the galaxy."
(We cut to a flashback where we see Megumi's late husband, Daichi Hashimoto, depicted as a wise 40 year old japanese man wearing a suit, doing a speech towards the citizens of every planet in the Galactic Confederation's Headquarters.)
Megumi (v/o): "Reason? My late husband, Daichi, was an ambassador to the planets for the Confederation."
(Suddenly, a group of anarchists invade the headquarters and shoot laser guns towards Daichi, murdering him in cold blood. One minute later, Megumi arrives and sees the corpse of her husband, shocking her.)
Megumi (v/o): "Until he got murdered by separatists out of anger because they are disrupting with the galactic safety."
(We cut back to the rooftop, where the helicopter is landed down as the Japanese soldiers arrive to arrest the malevolent aliens. Megumi, being species skeptical, thinks that the alien criminals are simply humans inside rubber suits.)
Megumi (v/o): "I don't know why humans still commit crimes at this time? Could this be done by aliens? I don't think so... they are more like, disgruntled people in rubber suits."
(One of the japanese soldiers talk to Megumi.)
Japanese Soldier: "Megumi-san, I have bad news!"
Megumi: "What is it?"
Japanese Soldier: "Your comrade, Timothy Simmons, has been captured!"
Megumi: "Nani? (Translation: What?)"
Japanese Soldier: "Some black cloaked individuals abducted him."
Megumi: "I can't believe it's those separatists again!"
Japanese Soldier: "I fear that he's lost somewhere in this galaxy."
(We cut to Megumi's residence, modeled after a traditional japanese house, where we see her worried for her friend's situation.)
Megumi (v/o): "For what I heard, my partner and childhood friend Timothy Simmons got captured by the Klebian Empire."
(We cut to another flashback where we see a 8 year old Timothy wearing a kid sized Captain America-themed costume and a 6 year old Megumi wearing a kid-sized Pink Ranger-styled costume, complete with a toy mask that has holes in her visor, playing videogames together in a Chuck-E-Cheese's-styled establishment.)
Megumi (v/o): "Timothy and I grew up together. We were such hyperactive children with huge imagination in our heads."
(We cut to another flashback where a 22 year old Timothy in a College Football match for the NCAA while a 20 year old Megumi served as a cheerleader.)
Megumi (v/o): "Our bond remained together from the Elementary School up to the College."
(A younger Daichi is shown as Timothy's teammate in the Football match.)
Megumi (v/o): "It's also then when I met Daichi, who was Timothy's former classmate at the time. I fell in love with him."
(Lastly, we cut to a Japanese temple where we see Daichi and Megumi being married in a traditional Shintoist ceremony, with Timothy as the guest of honor.)
Megumi (v/o): "And in the day of my wedding, my friend assisted as a guest of honor."
(We cut back to Megumi's residence.)
Megumi (v/o): "If only I knew where Timothy is being held hostage, I will come to save him."
(It's then when the Emperor Orbulus arrives to her residence. Megumi, noticing, prepares to fight.)
Megumi: "Don't move, man in a costume!"
Emperor Orbulus: "Man in a costume, me? That's ridiculous!"
Megumi: "Fusakenna (Translation: Stop joking)! Now, where's Timothy?"
Emperor Orbulus: "Him? Oh... he's now serving the Keblian Empire, but not first, introductions: I am Emperor Orbulus, grandious host of the 365th edition of Space Fighting Championship."
Megumi: "Keblian Empire? That sounds like one of those villain organizations present in every Tokusatsu show."
Emperor Orbulus: "Your brain is too deluded from watching too much kid shows, lady."
Megumi: "Are you one of those people in rubber suits?"
Emperor Orbulus: "Truth to be told, no! I am more real than you thought."
Megumi: "I need to free my best friend right now!"
Emperor Orbulus: "If you want him back, I got an offer: How about competing in my tournament? If you win, you can see Timothy again... but if you lose, your planet will be destroyed. Is that a deal?"
(Megumi, knowing that her planet is in risk of destruction if she doesn't win, thinks for a while before she accepts Orbulus' deal through a handshake.)
Megumi: "Shōdaku shimasu! (Translation: I accept!)"
Emperor Orbulus: "See you in the tournament."
(The cutscene ends with Orbulus leaving the residence by walking as Megumi sees suspiciously about the tournament host's activities.)
== Stage 4 Interlude - VS. Breezard ==
(Scene takes place in Icylionian Mountains. Megumi arrives from the sphere-shaped ship landing to scene after stepping out of it.)
Megumi: "Brr... this planet is so cold."
(A portable floating camera arrives too, revealing from it the hologram of Orbulus, showing him in front of Megumi)
Emperor Orbulus (via hologram): "You are now in the planet Icylion, home to the leader of the Coldfur tribe: Breezard."
Megumi: "That sounds suspicious, show host."
Emperor Orbulus (via hologram): "The question is: Accept this challenge?"
Megumi: "I'm ready!"
(Orbulus' hologram dissapears as the portable camera leaves the scene. We see Breezard getting up from his icy throne and jumps towards the open arena, greeting Megumi.)
Breezard: "Welcome to the cold planet of Icylion, visitor!"
Megumi: "Sumimasen... anata wa (Translation: Excuse me... are you) Breezard?"
Breezard: "Can't say I am!"
Megumi: "Are you a man in a costume?" *pokes Breezard*
Breezard: "No!"
Megumi: "The suit looks real to me."
Breezard: "Because this is not a suit... it's my fur... and I'll show what I do is real!"
(Both Megumi and Breezard do a reverence before they go to the square one.)
Megumi: "Let's see if you're really an alien or not!" *turns her laser katana on*
Breezard: "Don't understimate me, lady!" *goes to his fighting stance* "I'm always prepared for a challenge!"
=== After Match Cutscene: ===
(Megumi helps Breezard to get up after the fight.)
Breezard: "Not bad for a woman like you!"
Megumi: "Thank you, Breezard... by the way, can I say a question?"
Breezard: "Tell me."
Megumi: "You look like those Kaijins from those Tokusatsu shows I watched when I was a child."
Breezard: "I don't know what Tokusatsu is, Earthling."
Megumi: "For your information, Tokusatsu is a mediatic genre which involves live-action sequences featuring actors in suits, accompanined with practical special effects."
Breezard: "Can you say it more specifically? I don't understand."
(Megumi starts doing some poses remiscent of the Kamen Riders, followed by the ones from the Power Rangers in front of Breezard.)
Megumi: "In my homeland of Japan, Toei is known for its Henshin Hero franchies Kamen Rider and Super Sentai, of which the latter is adapted in the United States as the Power Rangers."
Breezard: "Really? I didn't knew that it exists!"
(Then, Megumi does Ultraman's iconic Specium Ray stance.)
Megumi: "There's also Tsurubuya Productions, home to the giant heroes who donned the moniker of Ultraman."
Breezard: "Interesting, but still don't get it!"
(And lastly, Megumi imitates the growls and roars of Godzilla.)
Megumi: "Don't forget Toho's very own Godzilla, the Kaiju per excellence in Japanese pop culutre."
Breezard: "Oh, I now understand what Tokusatsu is! I might watch one of these Earthlings' franchises you said."
Megumi: "You should! Even my mother named me Megumi in honor of Liveman's Blue Dolphin."
Breezard: "Thank you, human woman for illuminating me!"
(Two sphere-shaped ships land directly to the arena, with their doors being open, and alongside, is the portable camera from before, showing Orbulus' Hologram.)
Emperor Orbulus (via hologram): "Fighters, you must leave the planet immediately. The auto-destruction sequence is now activated and will be detonated in one minute."
Breezard: "Well... it seems it's the end of my home planet."
Megumi: "I'm sorry to see your planet being destroyed."
Breezard: "We will meet again... Megumi."
Megumi: "Sayonara, Breezard. That match we had was fun!"
(Both Megumi and Breezard are now in their respective spherical ships' seats before they start to close its doors and proceed to leave the planet by flying.)
== SFC Battle Report Cutscene ==
(The screen shows in a highly detailed background the SFC initials superimposed over the silver colored star with red outlines, and below it, we see a caption that says "Battle Report" for ten seconds.)
In-Game Announcer: "Live from Draconian Studios, this is S-F-C! Battle Report!"
(Then, we cut to a futuristic news studio where we see the bumbling sports commentator twins Twi-Dee and Twi-Dum hosting the show.)
Twi-Dee: "Good night for the people watching in the Draconian Channel! Twi-Dee reporting to duty!"
Twi-Dum: "Twi-Dum reporting too in this Space Fighting Championship Battle Report!"
Twi-Dee: "Tonight, we present the best news of this exciting tournament!"
Twi-Dum: "I like to see what news do you have, brother!"
(The screen shows the SFC Battle Report logo before we cut to the playoffs bracket screen, we see the Stage Five opponent of Megumi. The opponent's portrait is shown in random order.)
Twi-Dee (v/o): "Megumi Hashimoto, Cyber Samurai from planet Earth, defeats Breezard, the chief of the Coldfur tribe from the planet Icylion. She's now in the playoffs, ready to fight against her next opponent!"
(The screen returns to the background as it shows the words "BREAKING NEWS" for five seconds.)
Twi-Dum (v/o): "And speaking of Breezard, what's the final fate of Icylion?"
Twi-Dee (v/o): "Let's find out right here!"
(We cut to the planet Icylion being destroyed in a huge explosion, leaving a big wave from it.)
Twi-Dee (v/o): "It seems the cold really bothered him!"
Twi-Dum (v/o): "Aw, no! Not that 'Frozen' reference again!"
(The screen returns to the background with the SFC Battle Report logo before we cut back to the studio with the twin commentators.)
Twi-Dee: "Let me guess... you think 'Frozen' has overstayed its welcome, right?"
Twi-Dum: "Why you can't leave me alone with it, Disney?"
Twi-Dee: "That's all for now! The playoffs are now set in motion, and remember: Beware of the extreme cold if you reside in any of these frozen planets!"
Twi-Dum: "I demand my refund for those two 'Frozen' movies!"
(The cutscene concludes with the SFC Battle Report logo showing for ten seconds.)
== Championship Finals Cutscene - VS. Timothy Simmons ==
(Scene takes place in the Space Fighting Championship coliseum, whose crowd area has a total attendance of 55,500,000 people of all humanoid and alien species. Emperor Orbulus is in his golden throne, announcing the match.)
Emperor Orbulus: "Ladies and gentlemen... it is I, the Emperor Orbulus, speaking, to announce the finalists' match of Space Fighting Championship!"
(The crowd cheers before we cut back to Orbulus.)
Emperor Orbulus: "In one corner... representing planet Earth, The Widowed Samurai: Megumi Hashimoto!"
(The door from the left side is opening, allowing Megumi to walk closer towards the floating arena as the crowd cheers.)
Emperor Orbulus: "And in the other corner... also from the same planet, The Soldier of Hope: Timothy Simmons!"
(The door from the right side is also opening with Timothy arriving as well.)
Timothy: "You shouldn't have arrived to this place, Megumi."
Megumi: "Timothy, I came here to save you!"
Timothy: "Step aside... I must save myself from this torment if I win!"
Megumi: "We can do it together!"
(Both are now in the square one.)
Timothy: "I know we value our friendship, but my freedom is first." *reloads his plasma gun*
Megumi: *turns her laser katana on* "Don't let the sin of pride consume you!"
(Both are now in their respective fighting stances as Orbulus announces the match.)
Emperor Orbulus: "Without further ado... let the finals begin!"
== Sub-Boss Cutscene ==
(Timothy is kneeled down, with his armor damaged from the fight.)
Timothy: "Okay! You win!"
Megumi: "Now you understand that freedom is for everyone?"
(Megumi helps Timothy to get up.)
Timothy: "I now understand... it's just that I let the sin of pride get the best of me."
Megumi: "I also have a sin too, Timothy... The sin of rage."
(Timothy thanks his friend with military salute. After that, Orbulus announces the winner.)
Emperor Orbulus: "The grand champion of the 365th Space Fighting Championship is... Megumi Hashimoto!"
(The crowd cheers.)
Megumi: "I won your little tournament and now, free my friend!"
Emperor Orbulus: "Not so fast... you have one match to compete!"
Megumi: "Nani?"
(Another door, from the center of the coliseum, is open, revealing Ramaskus, a green-skinned draconian humanoid with wings in his back and wearing a medieval-themed armor, lands from his flight to the arena and roars in front of Megumi, much to the amusement of the crowd in the coliseum.)
Emperor Orbulus: "Meet Ramaskus, the defending champion of the 364th SFC tournament and my loyal enforcer from the planet Draconia! He holds a record of 650 wins, 30 loses and no single draw whatsover."
Ramaskus: "The battlefield is not a place for a woman. Go home to do some laundry or something!"
Megumi: "Except that Grifforzer actually got married to Lamie afterwards, baka!"
Ramaskus: "Grr... puny woman! I will destroy you with my claws!"
Megumi: "Bring it on, winged brute!"
Emperor Orbulus: "The challenge awaits, fighters!" *presses the button from his golden throne*
(Both Megumi and Ramaskus are teleported out of the coliseum. We cut to a dungeon modeled in the same vein as the iconic Goro's Lair from the Mortal Kombat series, whose open area is supported by four chains hanging from above as both Megumi and Ramaskus appear from the teleport and are now in their fighting stances.)
Megumi: "Time to cut these wings out of your very existence!" *turns her laser katana on*
Ramaskus: "You will pay for insulting me!"
== Final Boss Cutscene ==
(Megumi is seen standing over a defeated Ramaksus.)
Ramaskus: "I lost... to a woman. Why?"
Megumi: "Rule one of Tokusatsu: The good guys always win!"
Ramaskus: "Emperor... I have failed you."
Megumi: "Such a shame you work for a madman."
Ramaskus: "Go... he's waiting for your award." *passes out*
(Megumi is teleported back to the SFC Coliseum and talks with the Emperor Orbulus.)
Megumi: "That winged brute I just defeated talked about a reward. Is that true?"
Emperor Orbulus: "Of course!"
Megumi: "Can you show me the reward?"
Emperor Orbulus: "We shall see..." *presses the button from his golden throne*
(Megumi is teleported out of the SFC Coliseum. We cut to the Keblian throne room, complete with every decoration being made of gold. Megumi reappears from the teleport to scene as Orbulus, still sitting in his golden throne, turns around, gets up and steps the arena.)
Megumi: "And... where's the reward?"
Emperor Orbulus: "Sorry, Megumi... there's no reward!"
Megumi: "Uso (translation: No way)! What's happening here?"
Emperor Orbulus: "You want to seek the answer? You got them!"
(Megumi looks to the clean skeletons corresponding to the dead bodies of the previous winners of the Space Fighting Championship, shocking the Cyber Samurai in the process.)
Megumi: "Masaka! What are these things?"
Emperor Orbulus: "Now you understand that these skeletons are not fake set decorations. These are the consequences of the 363 champions' lives in servitude by my ancestors, the previous hosts of the past tournaments."
Megumi: "I now understand! Aliens really exist!"
Emperor Orbulus: "See? Your childish obsession with what the people from your country call 'Tokusatsu' has clouded your mind, not distinguishing real aliens with actors and stuntmen inside of those cheap suits."
Megumi: "Gomenasai, I was skeptical for a long time."
Emperor Orbulus: "Exactly, human. You should thank me for putting you to reality."
Megumi: "But, what about those separatists who murdered my husband?"
Emperor Orbulus: "So you found out about them... The separatists in question are my personal spies of the Keblian Empire, who disguised themselves as humanoids the day your husband died."
Megumi: "This means, your empire caused this all along."
Emperor Orbulus: "Exactly, Megumi! He was a menace to my empire expansion plans, and almost planned my arrest when he revealed my modus operandi! This act disgusted me, so much that I planned his death so no one will interfere with my business! Are you satisfied?"
Megumi: *gets enraged* "How dare you to ruin my life, monster!"
(Megumi runs towards Orbulus and attempts to slash the emperor, of which he simply grabs it with one hand and punches her down. Megumi gets up as both are now in the square one.)
Emperor Orbulus: "Foolish woman... your anger will not solve your personal crusade."
Megumi: "Daichi's death will be avenged! Prepare to meet justice!"
Emperor Orbulus: "In this case, I will make sure you will reunite him in the afterlife!"
== Ending Cutscene ==
(Orbulus attempts to get up slowly, but fails due to the battle damage.)
Emperor Orbulus: "Ugh... I will rue the day you dared to defy me!"
Megumi: "Daichi was everything for me, and you caused his death!"
Emperor Orbulus: "The Keblian Empire will rise again! I swear it!"
(Megumi appoints her laser katana to Orbulus' neck.)
Megumi: "Saigo no kotoba? (Translation: Your last words)?"
Emperor Orbulus: "Go cry with your deceased husband's gravestone, Megumi Hashimoto!"
(Megumi instead hits Orbulus with the tip of her laser katana's handle, leaving the dictator unconscious.)
Megumi: "More respect to his memory!"
(We see how the throne room's door is open, arriving Timothy to the scene.)
Timothy: "Are you alright, Megumi?"
Megumi: "Yes... I'm fine."
(Timothy notices that Orbulus is already defeated.)
Timothy: "Well, that dictatiorial menace is now over."
Megumi: "My husband's death is now avenged."
Timothy: "My sincere condolencies, Megumi."
Megumi: "Arigato, Timothy-san."
(Both Timothy and Megumi leave the throne room while the Japanese soldiers arrive and proceed to arrest the unconscious body of Orbulus. One day later, we cut to the japanese cemetery, where Megumi, now wearing a casual suit, is kneeling herself in front of Daichi's gravestone while Timothy, who wears a business suit at this moment, is watching it in the back.)
Megumi: "Yasumu heiwa, Daichi-san."
(Later, both Megumi and Timothy are walking in the Japanese streets.)
Timothy: "He was an important man in your life."
Megumi: "Of course it is. I met him the day you played the NCAA Football championships."
Timothy: "So he fell in love with you because you wore that cheerleader outfit at the time! Interesting fact."
Megumi: "You must be kidding, friend!"
Timothy: "Daichi was also a good friend of mine. He was a fun guy to talk around."
Megumi: "True! Very true!"
Timothy: "By the way, what are you going to do in the future?"
Megumi: "I don't know what will happen next. My husband is dead, and I fear that my life is in risk if another evil plot will happen again."
Timothy: "You are not alone, Megumi. As long as you have people who care for you like me, you are safe."
Megumi: "And speaking of that... have you talked with Victor Goodson?"
Timothy: "Yes! Heard he paid the insurance of the alien competitors in the tournament!"
(Both Megumi and Timothy stop walking.)
Megumi: "You know... I now understand that aliens really exist."
Timothy: "Is that true?"
Megumi: "During the tournament, we met with many of them. Some are good people like Breezard, Darionna, Luminus and Kamozan while the others are just plain crazy like Magmarrak, Stinger and that emperor's brainy-shaped mad scientist of Cerebrous."
Timothy: "The universe is really vast and diverse... and for this reason, I believe in alien life as much as I believe in God."
(Megumi hugs Timothy out of kindness for five seconds before announcing her departure to home.)
Megumi: "I must return to home, Timothy. The tournament was fun, through!"
Timothy: "Save for the fact that many planets got destroyed in the process."
Megumi: "You do have a good point!"
Timothy:  "We will see again when the time comes."
Megumi: "Sayonara, tomodachi! (Translation: Goodbye, friend!)"
Timothy: "Take care of yourself, Megumi!"
(Lastly, we see Megumi running back to her home as she waves goodbye to Timothy. The camera freezes to that take for ten seconds before she fades it black.)
("Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls starts playing as the SFC: Space Fighting Championship logo pops up in a black screen for five seconds before it fades black. Then, the credits, which background is accompanied of the stars showcasing the competitors' home planets one per one while the credits are rolling.)
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