S1E1 - VGAS Kart Arcade GP

## Summary

### Challenge(s)

Be in the top two of the racing challenge to be a team captain. (1st part)Defeat more ghosts than the other team. (2nd part)

### Reward(s)

Getting to choose who you want on your team.

### Eliminated

Pac-Man (4-1-1)

**VGAS Kart Arcade GP** is the first episode of the first season of Video Game All-Stars. The twelve contestants are introduced to their new location and given their first two challenges; one to decide teams, and one with risk of elimination.

## Plot

The episode opens with the twelve contestants on a boat, headed for the island. They mostly make pleasant small talk, introducing themselves before they arrive. Banjo welcomes them, introducing himself as the host for the season. King K. Rool asks him if the competition will have teams, to which Banjo tells him they will be decided through their first challenge, a race to a finish line, with both the first to cross, and the contestant who takes out the most other players being the two team captains. Contestants are provided with items to knock each other out with. They are also given karts, though they are given a choice whether or not to actually use them. Most take the karts, however notable exceptions are Dr. Eggman, choosing to use his Eggmobile, Lilac, deciding to use ink to move faster, and Spyro, having more faith in his own speed than learning how to drive.

Banjo starts the race, and the contestants begin either running or driving, to varying success. Gundham Tanaka, Pac-Man and Rise Kujikawa all have false starts and have difficulty catching up to the others afterwards. Falco tries to drive the kart like piloting an Arwing, driving off of a cliff in the process, resulting in him needing to run instead. Hiroko Hagakure and Marisa Kirisame both have an easier time with their karts, right as the first item boxes approach. Mario throws a banana behind him, which Mugman slips on, taking him out of the race. Lilac throws a green shell at Eggman, eliminating him from the challenge as well. K. Rool goes completely on the offensive, throwing a blue shell which takes out Marisa, and then having an intense item duel with Spyro, both throwing several items at each other until they eventually give up. Spyro throws one last bomb forwards at K. Rool, but it bounces back and explodes. K. Rool, Lilac and Hiroko battle for first, while everyone else still in trails behind. Lilac throws a blue shell at K. Rool and crosses the line first, though he follows shortly behind. After everyone makes their way to the finish, Banjo reveals that Lilac was first place, and K. Rool took out the most players, so they would pick the teams.

Lilac gets to pick first, and chooses Spyro, as the two had a few friendly chats beforehand. K. Rool picks Mario in response. This continues with Lilac choosing Hiroko, Falco, Rise and Gundham onto her team and K. Rool choosing Mugman, Marisa, Eggman and Pac-Man to form his team. Banjo tells them to name their teams, to which Eggman immediately names them Team Eggman, which doesn't get much opposition, other than from Mugman. Lilac names her own team Team Squidbeak Splatoon, which is accepted by the rest of the group. With the team names set, Banjo reveals to the contestants that the challenge has a second part to it. The teams would have to enter a Pac-Man maze and try to take down as many ghosts as possible, with the most winning.

Once inside the maze, Eggman gets one of his mechs to help him in the challenge, while K. Rool continues to pick on Spyro, he fights back, sparking a rivalry between the two. Lilac gathers weapons for the team to use, advising they split up to cover more ground. Team Eggman is a little less organised, with Eggman and Marisa destroying anything that crosses their paths, and K. Rool tries to use Kremlings to get an advantage, but Banjo tells him they aren't allowed. Lilac stays strong through the challenge, taking down many ghosts with her dualies, while Falco, Hiroko and Spyro also cover a lot of ground, each able to score several points, while being able to lend a hand if necessary. Eggman uses explosives to his advantage, and Marisa uses danmaku, but the rest of the team doesn't do much, K. Rool himself getting lost in the maze. Eventually, the maze starts falling apart, so everyone makes a quick exit, going for extra points on the way out. With 82 points to 69, Team Squidbeak Splatoon wins the challenge, sending Team Eggman to the first elimination ceremony of the season.

Back at the cabins, Team Squidbeak Splatoon settle in, happy about their victory. They get to know each other better, with Rise, Lilac and Hiroko playing with Gundham's hamsters. The conversation takes a turn, however, when Rise offers them all an alliance. Everyone involved agrees, but Falco, hearing all of this, notifies them that he is aware of their plans. This escalates into a fight between Falco and Rise, which ends after the rest of the team breaks it up. Falco takes Spyro outside and lets him know of the alliance. Lilac comes out to join them, admitting that she doesn't want to vote either of them, asking to instead work with them.

At elimination, Banjo welcomes Team Eggman, saying that he has five cherries, and the contestant who does not receive one is eliminated from the game. Eggman, Marisa and Mario are declared safe with no votes, then Banjo starts reading the votes individually, revealing the other three have at least one vote. He then reveals that every other vote was for Pac-Man, making him the first eliminated from Video Game All-Stars.