Armor Ace in Desert Devilry

Armor Ace in Desert Devilry, otherwise presented as Desert Devilry, is a Pre-War cartoon storyline, later made into a board game and radio play, set within the Dynamite Animation Company series: Armor Ace and the Power Patrol.
=Cartoon storyline=
==Background==
Set in the early days of the Power Patrol's formation, Desert Devilry tackles the Americanized presentation of the United States invasion of Mexico in 2051, with Armor Ace and his Power Patrol facing off against the Mexican Muchachos. The cartoon storyline originally ran during Summer 2073, appearing as reruns as late as 2075, succeeding the previous storyline: Armor Ace in The March of Freedom, but ceased broadcasts once Armor Ace in Cold Steel finished development in 2076.
===Characters===
====Power Patrol====
* Armor Ace: A youthful rendition of the character, suited in heavy combat armor rather than the modified T-45d he wore during The March of Freedom. He expressed American patriotism and nationalism, as his character continues to do, but also pertains the personality of an innocent and naive American soldier, in reflection of what America was like before the Sino-American War.
* Mercedes "Minefield" Menchala: A Mexican new recruit to the Power Patrol, conflicted between doing what she's been told to do for her new home, the United States of America, and what to do for her home country, Mexico.
* Jackson "Jackknife" Ramon: An automobile enthusiast mechanic-turned-soldier, helping Armor Ace and the Power Patrol both on the front lines, and behind the scenes, as he maintains, upgrades, and equips some of the team with new and useful gear.
====Mexican Muchachos====
* La Revoluciónary: A Mexican Communist sympathizer who has taken up arms and terrorist actions against the U.S. Armed Forces in order to prevent them from obtaining Mexico's oil refineries and pipelines.
* Luchadora Americana: Former Luchadore, now the right-hand woman in La Revoluciónary's anti-American army.
* Robo-Conquistador: A Poseidon Energy robot prototype, captured by La Revoluciónary's forces and reprogrammed to believe itself to be a Spanish Conquistador, hell-bent on retaking Mexico at any cost.
* Mariachi Malicia: A band of Mariachi singers, utilizing hypnotism to turn anyone susceptible to their hypnotic music to their cause.
==Episodes==
* Episode 1: Armor Ace and the Power Patrol join in with American soldiers celebrating their 10th peaceful refinery occupation, when La Revoluciónary makes themselves known, attacking the festivities with genetically modified hybrids of Mexico's deadliest animals, fused into beasts known as Desert Stalkers.
* Episode 2: Luchadora Americana makes herself known during a legally-sanctioned American-Mexican wrestling match, as Minefield begins doubting herself and what she's fighting for.
* Episode 3: Jackknife ends up alone as he explores an abandoned Petro-Chico facility, stumbling on the Mexican Muchachos newest recruit: Robo-Conquistador.
* Episode 4: Tensions come to a head when Mariachi Malicia invades a Day of the Dead festival and turns the Power Patrol against each other.
* Episode 5: Armor Ace faces off against his own worst enemy: A communist version of himself, and must figure out how to get out of his own head if he wishes to save himself and the Power Patrol.
* Episode 6: The day is saved, as Armor Ace escapes his mind, saves the rest of the Power Patrol, and defeats the evil La Revoluciónary.
=Board game=
==Background==
Commissioned for the Dynamite Animation Company in Spring 2073 by the Don't Be Bored Games Company, the Armor Ace in Desert Devilry board game shares aspects with its sibling board games, The March of Freedom and Cold Steel, serving as a narrative expansion and retelling of the events of the cartoon storyline, with additional trivia given throughout the game to give further depth, as well as thematic and narrative exploration, to both the heroes and villains of the storyline.
===Differences===
Notable differences between the board game and cartoon include:
* Different names for the villains, due to the board game serving as a preview of the cartoon series:
** La Revoluciónary was written as The Sand Bandit.
** Luchadora Americana was written as Liberty Thrasher.
** Robo-Conquistador was written as Sand Bandit's Anti-American Automaton.
** Mariachi Malicia was written as the Hypnotic Hispanics.
* Much more focus is given to Armor Ace, similarly to the sibling board games, while Minefield and Jackknife are regulated to background characters.
* Although the oil crisis is still a focal point of the board game, the narrative in-game presents the invasion as an ideological conflict, rather than a necessary resource acquisation.
===Gameplay=== 
The Armor Ace in Desert Devilry board game is set throughout various Mexican regions featured throughout the 6 episodes of the storyline, including Veracruz, Puebla, Hidalgo, Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, and Baja California. Each player has to progress throughout the game's 100+ spaces, taking down villians and dealing with internal and external situations mentioned throughout the storyline, or custom-made for the board game, along the way.
=Radio play=
==Background==
After the Armor Ace in Desert Devilry cartoon storyline ended, Dynamite Animation Company hosted an in-house recording session to serve as an in-between narrative, as well as an epilogue, as to what occured between and after the events of the cartoon. Taking inspiration from the Astoundingly Awesome Tales K.D. Inkwell and Hubris Comics Captain Cosmos radio plays, the Armor Ace in Desert Devilry radio play was made to serve as either a standalone adventure of Armor Ace to newcomers, or a narrative addendum for fans of the series.
===Differences===
Notable differences between the radio play and cartoon include:
* Backgrounds and exploits of the villains before their cartoon appearance are given and heavily expanded on.
* The Power Patrol are given different names and voices than their cartoon appearance.
* A Mexican voice actress played both Luchadora Americana and Minefield, rather than being voiced by a Caucasian voice actor.
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