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Chapter 68 - The Revenge of the King!

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**The Revenge of the King!** is the sixty-eighth chapter of Darkness Rising. In this chapter,

## Character Apperances

* Peach
* Ryu
* Chun-Li
* Sonic
* Kirby
* Mega Man
* Clemont
* Sakura
* Bowser
* King Dedede
* Escargoon
* Dr. Wily
* Block Man (debut)
* Impact Man (debut)
* Fuse Man (debut)
* Blast Man (debut)
* Acid Man (debut)
* Torch Man (debut)
* Bounce Man (debut)
Choi

**"Your blood is delicious!"** - Choi

**Choi Bounge**is an extremely short fighter who likes to slash. His appearance is based on the Nightmare in Elm Street villain Freddy Kruger.

When escaped convict Chang Koehan wanted to participate in the King of Fighters tournament and wanted to find two other criminals to participate, he came to the slasher right away, who only agreed to join him because of prize money.

However, while scavaging for a third criminal, Taekwondo champion Kim Kaphawn showed up and invited himself into their team.

## Trivia

* Choi, alongside Chang, were originally going to be antagonists. But due to their relationship with Kim, they were changed to supporters and it's likely that their villainous roles were replaced by Yamazaki.
Hakan

**"I'm ready for action!"** - Hakan

**Hakan**is a oil wrestler hailing from Turkey. His skin is red due to him being out in the sun covered in oil for too long. Despite his intimidating exterior, he's actually very soft-hearted and cares a lot for his wife and seven daughters. He is also good friends with E. Honda. Sometimes, he gets really stressed out while taking care of his daughters.
Dust Man

**"All you are is a mere speck of dust."**- Dust Man

**DCN-005 Dust Man**is a Robot Master created by Dr. Cossack for sanitation purposes. His mouth is located on his head, which he uses to suck up unwanted waste. He turns unwanted waste he eats up into Dust Crushers and he spits them out. Most of the time, however, he just likes to eat waste. He think they are delicious.

## Trivia

* Dust Man does not like to eat bagels and/or donuts because he thinks they are disgusting. However, it might be a reference to the fact he is weak to Ring Man's Ring Boomerang. Like bagels and donuts, the Ring Boomerang is in the shape of a ring, hence the name.
* Dust Man is the only Robot Master, and only characters in the series whose mouth is located above his eyes.
Serena

**"Ta-da! What do you think?"** - Serena

**Serena**is Ash's childhood friend and lover who lives in Vanille Town in the Kalos region. She first met Ash when she was attending Prof. Oak's Summer Camp. She got hurt and Ash came to her aid with a hankerchief that she still treasures. Her dream is to become the world's greatest Pokemon Performer.

## Pokemon

* Sylveon (Main)
* Braxien
* Pancham
* Jigglypuff
* Poliwrath

## Trivia

* In early concept artwork, Serena's shorts are magenta, the same colour as her uniform.
E. Honda

**"Can't you do better than that?"**- E. Honda

**E. Honda**, full name **Edmond Honda**, is a honorable and friendly sumo wrestler who is obsessed with discipline.

## History

### Red String of Fate

Honda later joins Melody's Army of Harmony. During the battle with the Strikers against the Army of Apocalypse, he fought Hard Man, but he is later defeated by him and Dragon Chan.

## Personality

Honda is also considered a neat freak. As he wouldn't let anyone to set foot in his dojo unless they wash their feet.

## Quotes

### Red String of Fate

* "That's it, Shichimencho! When I'm done with this guy, I'm coming after you!"
Cut Man

**"I'll finish this!"** - Cut Man

**Cut Man** is a Robot Master created by Dr. Light for logging purposes. He is kind but is not the sharpest Robot Master around. He is really good friends with his brothers Tornado Man, Plug Man and Jewel Man. His Rolling Cutter is located on the top of his head and he can throw it like a boomerang.

## History

### Pre-series

Cut Man was one of many first industrial Robot Masters built by Dr. Light. However, Dr. Wily, jealous by Light, reprogrammed him to serve him.

## Quotes

### Darkness Rising

* "Oh, come on! I was watching that!"
* "Really? Because I like Marth the best."
Chapter 2 - Mirror Fighters!

**Mirror Fighters!** is the second chapter of The Mirror World. In this chapter, the Shooting Star Strikers and their Mirror World counterparts visits the Mirror World's World Fighting Championship.

## Trivia

* While spectating the battle in his hideout, Mirror Vega and Mirror Bison re-enact the famous scene from the Street Fighter cartoon episodes, The Medium is the Message, complete with Mirror Vega saying the famous, 'Yes! Yes' at the end.
Duo

**"I...feel a strong sense of justice within you..."** - Duo

**Duo**is a member of the interstellar Robot Master group known as the Star Marshals. His goal is to protect the world from any evil energy. When one of his teammates betrayed him and killed his other peer, Quartet, he travelled to Planet Popstar and recruited three foreign organims into the Star Marshals to prevent the team from being gone.

## History

### Pre-series

During a battle between him and one of his former teammates, Trio, Duo crash-lands onto Silicon City along with a bunch of Evil Energy he was supposed to eradicate. Dr. Wily stole the Evil Energy and Dr. Light repairs Duo. But doing so, Duo battles with Mega Man before saving him from one of Wily's robots.

Sometime after the Evil Energy incident, Duo traveled across the multiverse. He arrived on Planet Popstar where he met Knuckle Joe, Sirica and Bonkers and recruited them as part of the newely-reborn Star Marshals.
Chapter 2 - Ellis' Beginning! (Part 2)

**Ellis' Beginning! (Part 2)** is the second chapter of Finding Ellis' Melody. In this chapter, the heroes return to Ellis' home city. Meanwhile, the Daein Rocket Koopa Organisation break their leaders out of prison.

## Plot

After having a nightmare about her family, Ellis felt homesick and is wanting to return to her home in Kiloude City. The Shooting Star Strikers are willing to take her.

Meanwhile, at a police station in Kanto, the Daein Rocket Koopa Organisation breaks Bowser, Giovanni and Ashnard out of their prison cell. And Bowser's first order of business after breaking out is to have the Team Rocket Quartet attack the Strikers again.

At Kiloude City, Ellis and the Strikers arrive at Ellis' old house, only to realise that it's already been taken by another family. Realising that returning home would do nothing, Ellis ran away but not before the Quartet attacked. Luckily, Melody shows up and sends them blasting off and asked Ellis and the Strikers why they ran off.

## Character Appearances

### Heroes

* Mario
* Peach
* Ash
* Serena
* Ike
* Elinicia
* Luigi
* Toad
* Daisy
* Toadette
* Rosalina
* Luma
* Yoshi
* DK
* Diddy
* Dixie
* Haru
* Cherry
* Misty
* Brock
* Tracey
* May
* Max
* Dawn
* Iris
* Cilan
* Clemont
* Bonnie
* Korrina
* Lana
* Kiawe
* Lillie
* Sophocles
* Mallow
* Gary
* Mist
* Soren
* Rolf
* Mia
* Ellis
* Melody

### Villains

* Bowser
* Giovanni
* Ashnard
* Junior
* Jessie
* James
* Meowth
* Kamek
* Ludwig
* Morton Jr.
* Iggy
* Wendy
* Lemmy
* Roy
* Larry
* Boom Boom
* Pom Pom
* Petey Piranha
* King Boo
* Matori
* Butch
* Cassidy
* Lt. Surge
* Koga
* Sabrina
* Paul
* Miette
* Zelgius
* Bryce
* Petrine
Dynamo Man

**"Be my friend as in old times."**- Dynamo Man

**KDN-001 Dynamo Man**is a Robot Master. He was built for guiding schoolchildren through a power plant, but he got fired for putting them to sleep. Afterwards, he joined Dr. Wily. His Lightning Bolt covers a lot of land but he tends to get tired a lot.

## History

### Pre-series

Dynamo Man was built as a power plant tour guide for schoolchildren. He loved his work, but the students didn't as his lectures were boring. He was eventually fired until Dr. Wily approached him, offering another chance.

### New Age of Heroes

Dr. Wily send Dynamo Man to King Dedede, who wants him to invade Peach's Castle.

## Quotes

### Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

* "Yah. It's good to have someone like you be on the bad side, Daisy."
* "Aiiiiieeeee! It's stealing my powers!"
* "Time for a big shock, Blue Dweeb."

## Trivia

* Dynamo Man's backstory in this series is somewhat similar to Chemistry Man's backstory from Mega Man: Fully Charged.
	+ Both of them originally had jobs at schools.
	+ Both of them got fired for being too boring.

* Dynamo Man and Magic Man are the only Robot Master from Mega Man and Bass not to be built by Dr. Light or Dr. Wily in the seires.
Piston Hondo

**"This humble one is called Hondo."** - Piston Hondo

**Piston Hondo**is a member of the WVBA. He hails from Japan alongside Heike Kagero. He is the fastest member as his speed even rivals a bullet train.

## Trivia

* Hondo's hatred for copyright laws might be a nod to the fact that his name in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! on the NES was Piston Honda. But it was changed to "Hondo" in the Wii version of Punch-Out!! due to Nintendo worrying that the car company "Honda" will press charges due to the name and the fact a piston is a part of a car.
Balrog

**"Just try an' stop me!"** - Balrog

**Balrog**is a boxer from the United States. He grew up in a poverty so he joined Shadaloo for the sole purpose of money and a better life.

## Trivia

* Balrog's Japanese name, Mike Bison A.K.A. M. Bison, is a nod to the retired boxer, Mike Tyson.
	+ However, due to copyright laws, Capcom changed name to Balrog in English, which was Vega's name is Japanese.

* Balrog not liking having his fame stolen might be a reference to one of his endings in Street Fighter V, where he had a nightmare where people started to pay attention to another U.S.A. boxer named Mike rather than him.
Terra

**"I'm just a simple man."** - Terra

**Terra**is the leader of a group of extraterrestrial Robot Masters known as the Stardroids. He once worked with Dr. Wily before being destroyed and reactivated by Deathborn.

## History

### Red String of Fate

After Deathborn takes over Giygas and Primrose's bodies, Terra shows up with the rest of the Stardroids, telling Deathborn that the Army of Harmony is gaining the upperhand. But Deathborn tells them that he had no use for the Stardroids or the Army of Apocolypse. Angered, Terra and his brothers attacked. After all his brothers got destroyed by Giygas and Primrose, Terra blasted the two and Deathborn, but they remained unscratched. Deathborn then blasts Terra, destroying him.
Oil Man

**"Yo, baby! You look slick!"** - Oil Man

**DLN-010 Oil Man**is built by Dr. Light

## Trivia

* Oil Man has his scarf covering his mouth in the series, just like in the Archie Comics.
	+ The reason why his mouth was covered in Super Smash Strikers and the Mega Man Archie Comics is because when he debuted in Mega Man Powered Up, his mouth was not covered up. However, in the Japanese version, he is black and had pink lips.
Kirby

**"Poyo!"** - Kirby

**Kirby**is the Legendary Star Warrior.

Legends said that he will be the one to arrive on the star-shaped planet of Popstar and save it from the evils of the wizard EnEmEe.

The legends were true, but he crash-landed on Popstar while he was still in his infant state.

Even though he can barely talk or think, he has the ability to consume anything in his path.

And when he consumes a certain thing, that thing will give him new abilities to either control fire, turn himself into a giant stone version of himself, you name it.

Because of this inhaling ability, he is able to stop EnEmEe (albiet in a dream) and restore peace to his world.
Plant Man

**"This flower is beautiful!"** - Plant Man

**DAN-001 Plant Man** is a Robot Master built by Brazilian botanist, Dr. Pedro Astil. He is really friendly and apparently, he has the ability to interact with flowers. He can protect himself with his Plant Barrier, but he is still pretty weak.

## History

### Pre-series

Plant Man was among the many Robot Master victims to fell for Ra Moon's EM Field and be deactivated. He was reactivated thanks to Dr. Light.

Plant Man was later captured by Dr. Wily and reprogrammed him to do his bidding. However, instead of being destroyed, Mega Man gets Plant Man to surrender and he was repaired by Dr. Astil.

### Darkness Rising

Plant Man is with Dr. Astil watching the battle between the heroes and the Robot Masters that Dracula and the Team Phantom Grunts activated from the Robot Master Museum.

## Trivia

* In Mega Man 6, Plant Man joined the First Annual Robot Master Tournament. However, in Super Smash Strikers, it is said that Plant Man never joined said tournament but was still captured and reprogrammed by Wily.
Slash Man

**"Wow wow wow." (Claw me, and I'll claw thee)** - Slash Man

**DWN-021 Slash Man**was built by Dr. Wily for land clearing and secret base protection. He is incredible childish, can't speak proper English and sees Shade Man as a father figure to him. His weapon, the Slash Claw, while short-ranged, can really hurt if touched.

## Quotes

### Darkness Rising

* "Bwow wow bwow." (What a weirdo.)
* "Rawr! Rawr! Arf! Arf! Rowr!" (It's you that should be exploding into billion of pieces!)
* "Rawr…" (I just don't like you.)
* "Rar." (I'll take you on.)
* "Bow bow bow!" (This should be fun!)
* "Wow wow wow!" (I won!)
* "Bwow! Bwow! Bwow! Bwow!" (I will beat you again and again!)

### New Age of Heroes

* "Raw! Raw! Raw! Wow! Wow! Wow!" (Alright, Robot Master brothers! Let's capture the Shooting Star Strikers! We'll eat their meat for dinner!)
Cherry

Melody (mother)

George (father)

**"Time for a hot serving of action!"** - Cherry

**Cherry** is the long-lost sister of Peach. She originally had yellow hair like Peach until Haru did something foolish that turned it red. She was responsible for motivating Peach to cook.

## Trivia

* Before she was named "Cherry," she was named "Alyssa."
* In earlier concept art, Cherry's hair was brown.
	+ Alongside that, her scarf was green while her uniform was given a lighter hue.
Nitro Man

**"Stunt robot, comin' through!"** - Nitro Man

**Nitro Man** is a motorcycle stunt Robot Master built for TV and live audience. He was once the president of a motorcycle club with over sixty members before working as Mr. Melman's personal assistant. His weapon is the Wheel Cutter. It can help him scale up walls.

## History

### Pre-series

Nitro Man was a stunt Robot Master until he started destroying Silicon City under the influence of the disease, Roboenza, which was created by Dr. Wily. However, thanks to Mega Man, he got cured.

### Darkness Rising

In the epilogue, he left his motorcycle club and decided to migrate to Cappy Town and got a job from Melman delivering letters.
Super Smash Strikers - The Series

**Super Smash Strikers - The Series**is a series where the Shooting Star Strikers continue their jobs helping people and stopping villains.

## Summary

### Season 1

Taking place after Curse of the Vampires, with Bowser, Giovanni and Ashnard still behind bars. Melody had started an education program for the Shooting Star Strikers, while they also have a part-time job in Marco's. Meanwhile, the Daein Rocket Koopa Organisation and the other Big Boss Villains try and take the Strikers down.
Ness

**"Wow! I did it!"**- Ness

**Ness**is a 12-year old boy living in Onett who was born with uncanny PSI powers like telepathy.

## History

### Pre-series

As a baby, Ness was born with the ability to use PSI. He first noticed this ability when he levitated his milk bottle with his mind. He also became good friends with his next-door neighbour, Porky Minch.

One night, a meteor crash-landed on Eagleland and Porky asked Ness to help him get his brother Picky back. After they succeed, Ness meets Buzz Buzz. A talking insect that came from the year 20XX. Buzz Buzz told Ness about Giygas and how he is one of the chosen ones. Ness also recieved a Sound Stone to capture the Eight Melodies.
Yamato Man

**"You're under arrest."** - Yamato Man

**Yamato Man** is a Robot Master designed after a Japanese samurai. He is built for guarding a pagoda in Japan. Due to the fact that his name is Japanese for "Great harmony," he is obsessed with the law and will arrest anyone he deems as 'evil.' His wields his Yamato Spear for protection and also uses it to punish people.

## History

### Pre-series

Yamato Man participated in the first annual Robot Master Tournament and was reprogrammed by Dr. Wily so he can use him to take over the world. Mega Man manages to take him down, however.

### Darkness Rising

In Shine On, Shooting Star Strikers!, Yamato Man participated in another Robot Master Tournament. He skewered Strike Man in the first round but was then defeated by Zero in the second round. Both events happened off-screen.

## Quotes

### New Age of Heroes

###
Concrete Man

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**Concrete Man** is a Robot Master created by Dr. Light for dam construction. Just like his brother Guts Man, he is very bulky and big. He and Oil Man are good friends and his weapon is the Concrete Shot, which can encase foes in concrete and can create blocks with ease. The Concrete Shot is very powerful.

## History

### Pre-series

Dr. Light built Concrete Man so he can assist Guts Man in dam construction. At first, the two Robot Masters didn't get along. But in an attempt to prevent the dam from falling apart, the two teamed up and after work, they decided to head over to the local restaurant and do some karaoke. Concrete Man was also responsible for the construction of the Robot Master Museum.

After a while, it is revealed that the parts Light used to build Concrete Man are expired so he has to be scrapped. Dr. Wily came to him and offered him another chance at life. Concrete Man joined Wily after hearing his speech about Robot Masters being wound up in junkyards. Mega Man took Concrete Man down, stopped Wily and Concrete Man returned to help Guts Man in construction projects, but not before finding Wily and proceeded to chase him down.

## Quotes

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## Trivia

* Concrete Man is series creator, RowanAkamiya185's favourite Robot Master in Mega Man 9.
List of Chapters in Super Smash Strikers - Melody's Music Box

1. Sibling Reunion!
2. Acorn Plains!
3. Layer-Cake Desert!
4. Frosted Glacier!
5. Sparkling Waters!
6. Soda Jungle!
7. Rock-Candy Mines!
8. Meringue Clouds!
9. Vicious Volcanoes!
10. Aboard the Doomship!
11. Neo Bowser Castle!
12. Coronation Chaos!
13. Melody's Message!
14. Meeting with Merlon!
15. New Donk City!
16. Doppelgangers from our Shadows!
17. Make Eggs, Throw Eggs!
18. Visit Koopa and Paratroopas!
19. Welcome to Monkey World!
20. Go, Go, Mario!
21. Raphael the Raven's Castle!
22. Keep Moving!
23. Birabuto Kingdom!
24. Muda Kingdom!
25. Easton Kingdom!
26. Chai Kingdom!
27. Good Egg Galaxy!
28. Honeyhive Galaxy!
29. Loopdeeloop Galaxy!
30. Flipswitch Galaxy!
31. Bowser's Robot Reactor!
32. Kongo Jungle!
33. Monkey Mines!
34. Vine Valley!
35. Gorilla Glacier!
36. Kremkroc Industries, Inc.!
37. Chimp Caverns!
38. Gangplank Galleon!
39. Viridian City!
40. Pewter City!
41. Cerulean City!
42. Vermillion City!
43. Celadon City!
44. Fuschia City!
45. Saffron City!
46. Cinnabar Island!
47. Violet City!
48. Azalea Town!
49. Goldenrod City!
50. Ecruteak City!
51. Olivine City!
52. Cianwood City!
53. Mahogany Town!
54. Blackthorn City!
56. TBA
57. TBA
58. TBA
59. TBA
60. TBA
61. TBA
62. TBA
63. TBA
64. TBA
65. TBA
66. TBA
67. TBA
68. TBA
69. Opening the Music Box!
70. Our Victory!
Pigmask Army

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## History

### Pre-series

After Giygas' defeat, Porky travelled a hundred years into the future and encounters the Porkmaster. After the two of them joined forced, they went to Giygas' former base under Stonhenge where Porky began building a machine that can create clones of the Porkmaster with the Fierce Pork Trooper being the first and strongest of Porkmaster's clones.

### Melody's Music Box

Porky was busy manufacturing clones until Kamek arrives and brings him to Bowser. After Bowser explains to him about Melody's Music Box, Porky agrees to assist him and claims that his new army would help.

Afterwards, Porky assisgned Porkmaster to travel to the past to retrieve Giygas' forces before his defeat at the hands of Ness.
May

Caroline (mother)

**"Stage on!"** - May

**May**is a ten-year old Pokemon Trainer from the Hoenn region and the daughter of Norman, the Gym Leader of Petalburg City.

## Pokemon

* Glaceon (Main)
* Blaziken
* Beautifly
* Skitty
* Wartortle
* Venusaur
* Munchlax

## Trivia

* Originally, both May and Mario's uniforms has the same fire texture.
Super Arrow

**"Super Arrow knows not the word 'impossible!'"** - Super Arrow

**Super Arrow** is a superhero and the husband of Mrs. Arrow. He became an F-Zero racer for justice and galactic peace.

## Trivia

* Super Arrow's bio claims he is secretive. This might be a reference to what happens when Mr. Zero asks if he can see his face in one of his interview question. Super Arrow refuses because 'The Defender of Justice must keep his face hidden.'
Sword Man

**"Let's make this a fair fight."** - Sword Man

**DWN-027 Sword Man**is a Robot Master built for combat. Desgined by Dr. Wily using a sword he stole from a museum. While his Flame Sword can incinerate anything with one slash, his remmarkable feature is that he can separate his torso from his legs.

## History

### Pre-series

After his alliance with Ra Moon turned for the worst, Dr. Wily uses an ancient sword he stole from a museum and used it to built Sword Man.

During the Evil Energy Incident, Sword Man was send to Cambodia because an engine providing the barrier that guards Wily Castle was found there. Mega Man arrives in Cambodia to shut it down and fortunately for his, Sword Man stood no chance.

## Quotes

### Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

* "Fine. Don't blast us. Instead, why don't you try and save your friends from my Flame Sword?"
Polar Bear

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The **Polar Bear**of the Daein Rocket Koopa Organization is named after the species that he is based of. Out of all of the leaders, he is the heaviest. One stomp from him can cause a level of a mountain to sink into the ground. For some unknown reason, he wears sunglasses, a Hawaiian shirt, pink shorts and sandals.

## Trivia

* The Polar Bear was originally an enemy in the game, Ice Climber.
	+ In fact, he's the only Big Boss Villain that is based off a common enemy.
* The Polar Bear in Super Smash Strikers seems to be similar to the Marvel Comics character Blob. As both villains are very fat and their fatness gives them immunity to certain attacks.
Yun - Yang

**Yun**and **Yang**are a pair of twin brothers hailing from Hong Kong. They learned martial arts from their uncle, Lee. The energetic Yun likes skateboarding while the more calm Yang likes rollerblading. The twins also show their respect to Chun-Li.

## Yun

### Bad Nature

Hasty

**"Oh man, I love a good fight!"**- Yun

## Yang

### Bad Nature

Sharp-mouthed

**"Let's get this started!"**- Yang
Pump Man

**"Quit polluting my quiet time!"** - Pump Man

**Pump Man** is a Robot Master created for sewer cleaning. He is always grumpy, he can't stand the outside world and always like to find in sewers.

## History

### Pre-series

Pump Man fell for Dr. Wily's Roboenza and began attacking Silicon City's sewer system. He was taken down the Mega Man and was later cured.

### Darkness Rising

In Robot Master Rampage!, Pump Man is doing his usual work underground until Mega Man fell into the sewers. Pump Man decided to chew Mega Man out before the Blue Bomber steals his Water Shield so he can use it to fight off Dracula and the Team Phantom Grunts.

Pump Man's face makes a cameo in Shine On, Shooting Star Strikers!, where it is shown on a scoreboard for a Robot Master Tournament. He took down Flame Man, but was then defeated by Centaur Man.

### Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

Pump Man appeared in several episodes.

In French and Spice and All Things Nice!, He got angry at Chef Kawasaki because he wouldn't be quiet. After realizing Kawasaki was trying to advertise the fact he's giving away free coffee at his restaurant, Pump Man took his papers and destroyed them.

In Cooking Up Chaos!, Pump Man decided to participate in King Dedede's cooking competition with the SlicerDicer he recieved.

He also appeared in Super Fighting Robot, Dedede Man! King Dedede hired him to be part of his animation studio.

## Trivia

* Pump Man is the only Robot Master that is not affiliated with Dr. Wily or King Dedede that has his weapon stolen by Mega Man in the series.
Rosalina

Unnamed father

Unnamed brother

**"May the stars shine down on you..."** - Rosalina

**Rosalina**is the mother of the star-shaped species Luma and resides in her Comet Observatory. She first met the Lumas when she agreed to help one of them search for his mother and went into space.

## History

### Pre-series

As a child, Rosalina lived with her parents and her brother. She enjoyed star-gazing with her father, sledding down hills with her brother during Winter and having picnics with her mother. One day, her mother died and was buried on the hill that they had picnics on.

She first met Luma when his mushroom-shaped spaceship crashed onto her planet. She agreed to help him find his mother, but after staring at space for too long, they decided to head off to space to find Luma's mother by themselves.

## Trivia

* In early concept art, Rosalina's eyes were depicted green before being changed to light blue.
* Rosalina and Luma are the only members of the Strikers with a mother-son relationship.
Napalm Man

**"Feel the power of my weapon!"** - Napalm Man

**DWN-015 Napalm Man** is a Robot Master created by Dr. Wily to protect his secret weapon storage in Vietnam. He once opened a Weapons Museum but bad compliment led him to blow it up by accident. He is currently working on his own rock album and his Napalm Bomb is, while slow, is very lethal.

## History

### Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

Napalm Man only appeared in Strikers on the Moon!.

## Trivia

* Napalm Man's profile states that he once opened a Weapons Museum before he blew it up. Might be a reference to his ending to Mega Man: Battle and Chase.
* Napalm Man hates expensive arsenal might be a nod to him being weak to Crystal Man's Crystal Eye. Crystal Man was built by Wily to make money.
Chapter 32 - Our Victory!

**Our Victory!** is the thirty-second chapter of Melody's Music Box. In this chapter, the Shooting Star Strikers defeats Hades and Peach is reunited with her long-lost mother.

## Character Appearances

### Heroes

* Mario
* Peach
* Ash
* Serena
* Ike
* Elincia
* Luigi
* Toad
* Daisy
* Toadette
* Rosalina
* Luma
* Yoshi
* DK
* Diddy
* Dixie
* Haru
* Cherry
* Misty
* Brock
* Tracey
* May
* Max
* Dawn
* Iris
* Cilan
* Clemont
* Bonnie
* Korrina
* Lana
* Kiawe
* Lillie
* Sophocles
* Mallow
* Gary
* Mist
* Soren
* Rolf
* Mia
* Gladion
* Titania
* Melody
* George
* Marco
* Louise
* Pauline
* Toadsworth
* Toadbert
* Toadiko
* Poochy
* Richard
* Lillian
* Prof. E. Gadd
* Yoshi Village Leader
* Cranky
* Candy
* Funky
* Kiddy
* Tiny
* Lanky
* Chunky
* Polari
* Lubba
* Merlon
* Mallow
* Goombario
* Kooper
* Bombette
* Parakarry
* Lady Bow
* Watt
* Sushie
* Lakilester
* Birdo
* Wiggler
* Rambi
* Enguarde
* Winky
* Expresso
* Squawks
* Geno
* Prof. Oak
* Delia
* Flint
* Lola
* Forrest
* Brock's Siblings
* Daisy
* Lily
* Violet
* Norman
* Caroline
* Johanna
* Chili
* Cress
* Grace
* Meyer
* Gurkinn
* Lana's Parents
* Harper and Sarah
* Rango
* Sima
* Mimo
* Lusamine
* Sophocles' Parents
* Abe
* Erika
* Blaine
* Ritchie
* Oscar
* Boyd
* Shinon
* Gatire
* Rhys
* Renning
* Jill
* Micaiah
* Sothe
* Nolan
* Edward
* Leonardo
* Laura
* Aran
* Ilyana
* Meg

### Villains

* Bowser
* Giovanni
* Ashnard
* Junior
* Jessie
* James
* Meowth
* Kamek
* Ludwig
* Morton Jr.
* Iggy
* Wendy
* Lemmy
* Roy
* Larry
* Boom Boom
* Pom Pom
* Petey Piranha
* King Boo
* Matori
* Butch
* Cassidy
* Lt. Surge
* Koga
* Sabrina
* Paul
* Miette
* Zelgius
* Bryce
* Petrine
* Hades

### Cameo Appearances

* Sonic
* Tails
* Amy
* Knuckles
* Li'l Mac
* Doc Louis (debut)
* Kirby
* Mega Man
* Dr. Wily (debut)
* Link
* Zelda
* Capt. Falcon
* Ryu
* Gill
* Lucas
* Boney (debut)
* Kumatora (debut)
* Duster (debut)
* Flint (debut)
* Claus/Masked Man

## Trivia

* Every single main character in Melody's Music Box appears in this chapter except for the members of WarioWare, Inc.
Remy

**"Why am I here, anyway?"** - Remy

**Remy**is a savateur from Paris, France. He lost his reason to smile after his father abandoned him, leaving his sister to die.

## History

### Red String of Fate

Remy then joined Giygas' Army. He, alongside the rest of the army, attacked the Shooting Star Strikers before Melody arrived with her army. During the battle, he attacked Nana. He was ready to kill her but was then sprayed by Pump Man.
Super Smash Strikers - Haru and Cherry's Beginning

**Haru and Cherry's Beginning**is a special taking place after **Finding Ellis' Melody**. This special tells the story of Haru and Cherry before the events of **Melody's Music Box.**

## Character Appearances

* Haru
* Cherry
* Mario
* Peach
* Ike
* Elincia
* Luigi
* Toad
* Daisy
* Toadette
* Rosalina - Luma
* Yoshi
* DK
* Diddy
* Dixie
* Misty
* Brock
* Tracey
* May
* Max
* Dawn
* Iris
* Cilan
* Clemont
* Bonnie
* Korrina
* Lana
* Kiawe
* Lillie
* Sophocles
* Mallow
* Gary
* Mist
* Soren
* Merlon
* Richter
* Annette
* Maria
* Alucard
* Dracula
* Death
* Carmilla
* Shaft
Aqua Man

**"I'm Aqua Man! But you can call me Handsome Guy!"** - Aqua Man

**DWN-032 Aqua Man**was originally a Robot Master working at a water-managing facility. However, when he thinks he's better than his fellow workers and cursed at one of them, he got fired and worked with Dr. Wily. His main weapon is the Water Balloon.

## History

### Pre-series

Aqua Man worked at a water-managing facility. However, his superiority complex made him infamous around his fellow workers. He eventually got fired after saying '

## Quotes

### New Age of Heroes

* "Oh, yeah?! Well, I've got one word for you!:

## Gallery

### Early Concept Art

Early concept art of Aqua Man and Search Man
## Trivia

* Unlike his classic series counterpart, Aqua Man has a mouth.
Universe

## List of known universes

* Mushroom Kingdom
* Pokemon World
* Tellius
* Eagleland
* World Fighting Championship
* Mobius
* Planet Popstar
* Silicon City
* Hyrule
* Lylat System
* Planet Zebes
* Mute City
* WVBA Championship
* Skyworld
* Animal Forest
* Infinite Glacier
* Inkopolis
* Distant Planet
* Spring Stadium
* Bionis and Mechonis
* Pac-World
* Gaia
* Spiral Mountain
* Destiny Islands
* Shadow Moses Islands
* Vigrid
* Castlevania
* Shibuya
* Erdrea
* South Town
* King of Iron Fist Tournament
* Minecraft World
Super Smash Strikers - New Age of Heroes

**New Age of Heroes** takes place after Darkness Rising. After the death of Antasma, the Shooting Star Strikers gets reunited with the various heroes from the various parallel universes that has helped them during the battle at the Sea Side Kingdom. However, the Daein Rocket Koopa Organization has started to expand.
Magnet Man

**"I'm attracted to you!"**- Magnet Man

In Majin Spider!, Magnet Man showed up to repel the Shooting Star Strikers, Mega Man and Kirby from King Dedede's new Majin Spider. He is later seen in the Robot Museum where he got crushed by a giant statue after falling into a trap devised by the Strikers and Mega Man stole his Magnet Missiles. He was then seen in Dedede's Majin Spider when it began feeding on the electricity plant. Upon hearing the Strikers are coming, Dedede send the Robot Masters to the plant to attack them, including Magnet Man. However, Mega Man used Atomic Fire on Metal Man and Air Man, the former who launched his Metal Blades at Magnet Man, knocking him out.

He has a small non-speaking role in Daisy's Dilemma!, where he is seen destroying a building with his magnetism before Crash Man showed up to finish his job. He then ran away after Daisy "accidently" dropped Crash Man's Crash Bombs.

## Quotes

### Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

* "Magnet Man's Magnet Missiles served up for special delivery!"
* "Bass! Is that you! Did you destroy those twerps?"
* "Oh no, you're not! Because you'll miss, and I'm always attracted to you!"

## Trivia

* Magnet Man hates Infinitanium considering that Infinitanium can come in the form of metal and magnets attracts every metal therein.
	+ However, it might also be reference of how Shadow Man's Shadow Blade, a Special Weapon made out of Infinitanium, in one of Magnet Man's biggest weaknesses. The other one being Spark Man's Spark Shock.
Peach

George (father)

Melody (mother)

**"I am the princess!"**- Peach

**Peach** is the princess of the Mushroom Kingdom and the youngest out of the three royal siblings consisting of her, Haru and Cherry. Her mother gave her the sacred Infinitanium Necklace which can grant her miracles when she's in trouble. She also has an undying love for Mario.

## Abilities

Peach mainly uses her parasol. But mostly for defence and to help her land safely. She occasionally uses it a weapon.

## Trivia

* Peach's hatred for jack-in-a-boxes might be a reference to
Link

Linkle (daughter)

**"Geez. It sure is boring around here."**- Link

**Link** is the Hero of Time and the posessor of the Triforce of Courage. His parents abandoned him in Kokiri Forest as a baby.

## Quotes

### Darkness Rising

* "Ha! And people call Richter Belmont a legendary hero? I'd say that's rubbish."
* "I won!"
* "Really?! You're gonna try and out-swordsman me? If yes, then good luck with that."

### New Age of Heroes

* "Man! I should've been part of the Shooting Star Strikers..."
Ridley

**"I'm going to hit the big time!"**- Ridley

**Ridley**is the leader of the Space Pirates. He is responsible for the death of Samus' parents. Despite Samus killing him, he made a deal with the devil and was gifted immortality. However, he is not very smart and always hungry.

## History

### Post-Darkness Rising

Ridley was sent to the Underwhere where he was brought to Queen Jaydes for his crimes. However, Ridley does not listen and banishes Jaydes to the Overthere and becomes the new ruler of the Underwhere.

### New Age of Heroes

Due to the fact that everyone else believes that he is dead, Ridley did not make an appearance.
Star Man

**"I'll make you see stars!"**- Star Man

**DWN-013 Star Man**is a Robot Master built by Dr. Wily for space exploration. His dream is to travel around space with someone who he sees as special to him. His weapon is the Star Crash. When used, he surrounds himself in stars. However, they are very fragile and break easily.

## Trivia

* Star Man's bio claims he is aquaphobic. This is a reference to how he is weak to Wave Man's Water Wave.
Terry

**"Did you think you could beat me? Go home!"**- Terry

**Terry Bogard**, also known as the **Wild Wolf**, is a fighter roaming the streets of South Town.

Not much is known about him aside from the fact that he and his brother Andy lost their parents at a young age until a man named Jeff Bogard adopted them.

However, not all good things lasted as Jeff is then killed by Geese Howard, CEO of the criminal organization Howard Foundation.

When Geese hosted the first King of Fighters torunament, he saw this as a chance to get back at Geese for killing his father.

With the help of Andy and Muai Thai fighter Joe Higashi, he managed to defeat Geese and sends him falling off a tall tower.

After that torunament, he has met up with plenty of more friendly faces, fought more evildoers and participated in more tournaments, most notably the King of Fighters tournaments where fighters from all across South Town duke it out with one another, him included.
Stardroids

Venus (deceased)

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto

The **Stardroids**is an antagonist group appearing in Super Smash Strikers - Red String of Fate. They serve under Giygas.

## Trivia

* The name of the Stardroids are named after the planets of the solar system.
* Terra's name is another name for Earth.
* Pluto is a member of the group, despite the fact that the planet he's named after is considered a dwarf planet. This is because that Pluto wasn't classified as a dwarf planet until after Mega Man V, the game Pluto debuted, came out.
Porkmaster

**"I'll show you who's the master!"**- Porkmaster

The **Porkmaster** is a member of Porky's Pigmask Army. He was the first Pigmask that Porky came across and with his DNA, he was able to create an army of cloned Pigmasks. His job is to make sure the Team Rocket Quartet accomplishes their mission.

## History

### Pre-series

Porkmaster hailed from the future in the year 20XX. As a kid, he loved watching superhero shows and while watching one of his favourite cartoon, he discovered his ability to mimic the moves of others. This ability got him

### Melody's Music Box

The Porkmaster first appeared in The Return to New Donk City! where he

### Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

In Flash to the Future!, Porkmaster and the Fire Storm Organization arrives to steal Prof. E. Gadd's time-travelling chip. When the heroes outpowered them, they leave. He is never seen for the remainder of the episode.

## Trivia

* Porkmaster's name, design and obsession with money might be a reference to the supervillain Taskmaster from Marvel Comics.
Mr. EAD

**"It all went according to my computer program." -** Mr. EAD

**Mr. EAD i**s an android created for the Galactic Space Federation by the mysterious development group EAD from Kyoto, Japan. He joined the F-Zero Grand Prix to see if his program is flawless. His dream is to adapt a human lifestyle and wear overalls. He is also a big fan of Kate Alen.
Torch Man

**"Torch-jutsu, the flaming fist!"** - Torch Man

**TPM-001 Torch Man**is a Robot Master built by Tsubakuro Precision Machining to advise campers about fire safety who moonlights as an martial artist. Despite being a fire-based Robot Master, he is very cool-headed and rarely loses his temper.

## History

### Darkness Rising

Torch Man was captured by Dr. Wily and brought to the Daein Rocket Koopa Organization so he can be reprogrammed and attack Peach in Cappy Town. He was taken down by Mega Man and brought back to Dr. Light's lab to be fixed.

In the epilogue, Torch Man continued to

## Trivia

* Torch Man's dislike for cold climates might be a reference how he is weak to the Tundra Storm in Mega Man 11.
	+ Also, it is stated that Torch Man cannot skate. This might be a reference to Tundra Man, the Robot Master who gives Mega Man Tundra Storm upon defeating him and his habit of skating.
List of Chapters in Super Smash Strikers - Darkness Rising

1. Peach's Nightmare!
2. Bowser's Big Breakout!
3. TBA
4. TBA
5. TBA
6. TBA
7. TBA
8. TBA
9. TBA
10. TBA
11. TBA
12. TBA
13. TBA
14. TBA
15. TBA
16. TBA
17. TBA
18. TBA
19. TBA
20. TBA
21. TBA
22. TBA
23. TBA
24. The Return of Lucifer!
25. Truths Have Been Revealed!
26. Ellis Rejoins Team Phantom!
27. Another Striker Captured!
28. Iris and Mia Goes Missing!
29. Lillie's Kidnapped!
30. Gladion's Downfall!
31. TBA
32. TBA
33. TBA
34. TBA
35. TBA
36. TBA
37. TBA
38. TBA
39. TBA
40. TBA
41. TBA
42. The Assassination of Merlon!
43. TBA
44. Things Gets Worse!
45. Ike Defects from the Strikers!
46. Serena's Sacrifice!
47. I'm Sorry, Ash...
48. Loss of a Dearly Beloved!
49. The Destruction of Peach's Castle!
50. Mario vs. Peach!
51. The Judgement Day Cannon!
52. Peach on the Run!
53. Meet-up with a Familiar Face!
54. Peach's Idea!
55. Every Cherry Blossom has to Bloom!
56. Vega's Revenge!
57. TBA
58. TBA
59. TBA
60. TBA
61. TBA
62. TBA
63. TBA
64. Peach and the New Shooting Star Strikers!
65. The Big Battle!
66. Gathering of the Villains!
67. Peach Runs in Green Hill Zone!
68. The Revenge of the King!
69. Robot Master Rampage!
70. The Phantom Robot Master!
71. TBA
72. All Ships Check In!
73. Samus, you, too?!
74. The Race to Apocalypse!
75. The Dream Fight!
76. Flying to Skyworld!
77. Crash-Landing on Distant Planet!
78. Climbing Infinite Glacier!
79. Rise of the Great Octoweapons!
80. Tom Nook vs. Crazy Redd!
81. NAME REDACTED
82. The Rebirth of Mechonis!
83. Peach vs. Zero!
84. There's Still Hope and Time!
85. The Search for Bayonetta!
86. Betrayal of the Dead!
87. An Alliance? Not Interested
88. Infiltrating Neo Bowser Castle!
89. Rematch with Zero!
90. Peach vs. Bowser!
91. The Destruction of Neo Bowser Castle!
92. Velvet Room Invaders!
93. The Ultimate Kidnapping!
94. Banjo and Kazooie Saves the Day!
95. TBA
96. TBA
97. Rebuilding Zero!
98. Super Team 2.0!
99. Trapped in Castlevania!
100. The Escape!
101. The War Begins!
102. Cyber-Akuma!
103. The Truth Behind Lucifer!
104. Shine on, Shooting Star Strikers!
Super Smash Strikers - Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

**Super Smash Strikers - Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man** is a series in the Super Smash Strikers series. It follows the Shooting Star Strikers with Kirby and Mega Man as they help them put a stop to King Dedede's evil plans. All the episodes in this series has some elements based on the Ruby-Spears Mega Man cartoon and Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Luma

Unnamed step-mother (deceased)

Unnamed step-father

Unnamed step-uncle

**"My mama!"** - Luma

**Luma**is the name of the star-shaped species with the same name. He crash-landed on Rosalina's home planet on a small spaceship and the two of them went out to space

## History

### Pre-series

Not much is known about Luma's past, but he got separated from his mother and encountered Rosalina as a child. Both of them tried searching for Luma's mother with Rosalina's telescope, but they gave up and went into space to find her instead.

They rested on a comet and after still no sign of Luma's mother, Rosalina decided to take care of him for the time being. Eventually, they encountered a lot of motherless Lumas, all of which Rosalina decided to adopt. When Rosalina got homesick, Luma uses his body to cause the comet to soar around the vastness of space. He is then reborn and Rosalina and the other Lumas baked a cake in honour of his rebirth.

A couple of years later, Bowser attacked the comet, now rebuilt into the Comet Observatory,

## Trivia

* Luma is the youngest member of the Shooting Star Strikers.
* Luma and Rosalina are the only members of the Shooting Star Strikers with a mother-son relationship
* Luma is the only Striker who can levitate.
Mecha Peach

**"Long Live Lord Bowser."**- Mecha Peach

**Mecha Peach**is the robotic doppelganger of Peach created by Dr. Eggman for Bowser. She can create vortexes and grow to an enormous size.

## Trivia

* Mecha Peach's hatred for being used for training is a reference to her appearance in her debut story created by RowanAkamiya185 in 3rd grade. In it, she gets mistaken by a punching bag by Silver and several other characters.
Rolento

**"Now ready to commence the attack!"**- Rolento

**Rolento** is a member of the Mad Gear Gang. His desire is to create a military utopia.

## History

### Red String of Fate

Rolento, alongside the rest of the Mad Gear, joined Giygas' Army of Apocalypse. During the battle against the Shooting Star Strikers, Diddy blasted him with his Peanut Popgun.
Mr. Game and Watch

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**Mr. Game and Watch** is a monochrome living in a dimension known as the Flat Zone. He came to the real world to help out Marco's.

## History

### Pre-series

Mr. Game and Watch once had a peaceful life at Flat Zone until he was captured by Tabuu, who made Shadow Bug copies of him. After the clones gets destroyed, Mr. Game and Watch helped a bunch of heroes destroy Tabuu and returned to the Flat Zone. He also helped save the World of Light by stopping the feud between Galeem and Dharkon.

### Finding Ellis' Melody

Sometime before the events of A Rodent Thief in the Castle!, Marco hired Mr. Game and Watch to help him with his restuarant.

## Trivia

* Mr. Game and Watch was originally going to make beeping noises for communication, but after realising he can talk in Game and Watch Gallery 4, RowanAkamiya185 changed him into speaking proper English.
* Mr. Game and Watch's hatred for Sony and Microsoft is a reference to how they are rivals with Nintendo in the video game console market.
Knight Man

**"I challenge you to a duel!"** - Knight Man

**Knight Man** is a Robot Master built after a medieval knight solely for combat. It is said that he once had a streak for taking down over a thousand robots in duels. He is in love with Centaur Woman and is good friends with Wind Man.

## History

### Darkness Rising

Knight Man made a cameo in Shine On, Shooting Star Strikers! where he is Zero's next opponent in a Robot Master Tournament after he took down his friend Wind Man.

### New Age of Heroes

In New Age of Heroes, it is revealed that Zero defeated Knight Man and became the champion of the Robot Master Tournament. Knight Man was very frustrated so

## Quotes

### Darkness Rising

* "You may have bested my friend Wind Man, Yamato Man and Tomahawk Man, but you will never best me. I have defeated more than a thousand Robot Masters in combat."
* "I just made a mistake. A mistake that led me to serve that Dr. Wily. But now that I’m no longer working for him, it means my record has remained untarnished. You will be the next Robot Master to fall at my feet and you will watch as I claim that trophy."

## Trivia

* Knight Man finds sushi disgusting, however, since sushi is a food that came from Japan, it might be a reference to how he is weak to the Yamato Spear, the Special Weapon Mega Man obtains after beating Yamato Man in Mega Man 6. Yamato Man is a Robot Master built in Japan.
* In Mega Man 6, Knight Man had no face. As such, his nose and mouth can't be seen. In Super Smash Strikers, however, Knight Man had a face.
Tundra Man

**"You want to dance? Feel freeze!"** - Tundra Man

**Tundra Man** is a Robot Master created by Dr. Cossack to monitor cold climates who later took up figure skating. He is considered Dr. Cossack's most beloved creation.

## Trivia

* Tundra Man was the only Robot Master from Mega Man 11 that Dr. Wily didn't reprogram to attack Cappy Town.
* Tundra Man is series creator RowanAkamiya185's favourite Robot Master in Mega Man 11.
List of Chapters in Super Smash Strikers - Adventures with Kirby and Mega Man

1. Another Small Dilemma!
2. Having Cold Feet!
3. Dedede's Dinosaur Park!
4. King Dedede's Big Shake!
5. Electric Insanity!
6. Mind Transfer!
7. Horrors of the Seven Seas!
8. Majin Spider!
9. Wily Academy!
10. Dental Distress!
11. Chaos on Campus!
12. The Good, the Bad and the Greedy!
13. Sister Strikers!
14. Daisy's Dilemma!
15. The Ring Thing!
16. Nothing to Sneeze At!
17. The Wily Civilisation!
18. Night of the Living Dead Penguin!
19. A Bad Day at Dedede Park!
20. Labour Day!
21. Getting Forgotten!
22. Waddle Dees! You're Fired!
23. All Trashed Up!
24. A New Teacher!
25. Mother Snail!
26. The Return of Princess Rona!
27. Cooking up Disaster!
28. Dedede's Acting Sweet!
29. For Chief Bookem!
30. The Robeatles!
31. Dedede Under the Sea!
32. Bonnie Makes a New Friend!
33. Hypno-Television!
34. Chef Kawasaki's Delivery Service!
35. King Dedede's Cold Day!
36. French and Spice and Everything Nice!
37. Spliced into Two!
38. Who's Hungry for Sushi?!
39. King Dedede and the Magic Box!
40. Mega Man and Kirby and the Chamber of Mystery!
41. Tourist Terror!
42. School or Scam?!
43. Dedede's Robot Masterpiece!
44. Cooking up Chaos!
45. Sweet Dreams!
46. Super Fighting Robot, Dedede Man!
47. Return of the Lion Men!
48. Strikers on the Moon!
49. Flash to the Future!
50. The Strange and Mysterious Island of King Dedede!
51. The Day Dedede Stole the Moon!
52. Totally Tooned Out!
Sakura

**"Please to meet you!"** - Sakura

**Sakura**, full name **Sakura Kasugano**, is the latest recruit of the Shooting Star Strikers. She accidently stumbled upon the Mushroom Kingdom and she apparently have a small fragment of Priscilla's spirit in her heart.

## History

### Darkness Rising

In Darkness Rising, Sakura continued her life as a Shooting Star Striker. In Peach's Nightmare!, Peach is forced to wake her up from her bedroom. She refuses, so Peach yanked her blanket from her bed, causing her to wake up and have breakfast with the rest of the Strikers.

In the epilogue, she returned to the World Fighting Championship so she can train further with Ryu, much to Bonnie's dismay. At the World Fighting Championship, she reunited with Kei.

## Trivia

* Sakura is the only member of the Shooting Star Strikers that didn't:
	+ Appear in Melody's Music Box
	+ Live in the Mushroom Kingdom, the Pokemon World, Tellius or Eagleland.
* Sakura, Serena and Luma are the only members of the Shooting Star Strikers with something wrapped around their collars.
	+ In Sakura and Luma's case, it is a yellow scarf.
* Sakura is series creator, RowanAkamiya185's favourite Street Fighter character.