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The Bouncer features a great deal of backstory within the games loading screens. One minor complaint is that the game loads to quickly before giving the player the chance to read the dialogue. However thanks to user Zerocustom and their post on GAMEFAQS I can include all the dialogue below.

There are a total of 36 loading screens that cover the characters backstory, 12 dedicated to telling significant events in the characters past. The loading screens appear after certain battle events, the player will only view the dialogue depending on which character they chose in the battle event prior to the loading screen.

## Sion Barzahd

### ***13 years ago...***

**Wong:** *Why do you follow me?*

**Sion:** *Will I ever be...as strong as you?*

**Wong:** *That is up to you.*

**Sion:** *Hey, will you teach me?*

**Wong:** *It is my policy not to take any disciples. It is late... Go home.*

**Sion:** *I... don't have a home...*

### ***11 years ago...***

***Sion:** <huff><huff>*

**Wong:** *Giving up already?*

**Sion:** *N-No...! I'm just hungry! Can't fight on an empty stomach!*

**Wong:** *Hmph... You are persistent... I'll give you that.*

**Sion:** *Wh-What do I do... Next?*

**Wong:** *Jump off this cliff.*

**Sion:** *A-All right...*

**Wong:** *Whoa whoa... I'm kidding! Come...it is time for dinner.*

### ***9 years ago...***

**Girl:** *What're you doing?*

**Sion:** *Can't you tell? I'm training!*

**Girl:** *Looks like a lot of fun.*

**Sion:** *No one's stopping you from doing it.*

**Girl:** *I get sick real easily, so...*

**Sion:** *...What's your name?*

**Girl:** *Kaldea.*

### ***5 years ago...***

**Sion:** *I finally made my master use one of his hands!*

**Kaldea:** *Wow! You've finally did it!*

**Sion:** *Yeah, but that geezer said it'd take me a lifetime to make him use both of his hands.*

**Kaldea:** *You two really do get along, don't you?*

**Sion:** *Kaldea, your parents are always kind and caring to you, too.*

**Kaldea:** *I've never been scolded my whole life. I don't know if you'd call that caring...*

### ***3 years ago...***

**Kaldea:** *What is it?*

**Sion:** *Master Wong...hasn't come home...*

**Kaldea:** *What...?*

**Sion:** *He said something weird a while ago...but I didn't expect him to disappear so suddenly...*

**Kaldea:** *Have you notified the police? He could have been involved in some accident.*

**Sion:** *No accident could kill him! Even if someone tried to murder him...that old man wouldn't die...!*

### ***2 years ago...***

**Sion:** *Here, congratulations.*

**Kaldea:** *Are you sure?*

**Sion:** *Of course! You got that job at Mikado, right?*

**Kaldea:** *But... Can you afford this...?*

**Sion:** *Don't worry.*

**Kaldea:** *Thank you. I'll treasure it.*

**Sion:** *OK, but don't go locking it away in some box. It's a pendant. You're supposed to wear it.*

### ***2 years ago... (2)***

**Sion:** *What do you mean an accident!?*

**Kaldea's Father:** *There was an...accident at Mikado and...*

**Sion:** *And...what hospital is she in...?*

**Kaldea's Mother:** *<sob><sob>*

**Kaldea's Father***: She...didn't make it...*

**Sion:** *Huh...?*

**Kaldea's Father:** *It was a...massive explosion...*

**Sion:** *You're lying...*

**Kaldea's Father:** *S-Sion!*

**Sion:** *THAT'S A LIE!*

### ***2 years ago... (3)***

**Sion:** *(Kaldea...)*

**Man:** *Hey! Watch it!*

**Sion:** *(...)*

**Man:** *Who the hell do you think you are, running into me like that without an apology!? What's with the pathetic look on your face? What, did your girlfriend dump you?*

**Sion:** *Errr...raaaaaaaah!!*

### ***1 year ago...***

**Sion:** *...*

**Man:** *Hey... Noticed you were looking at me. You got a problem with me or something?*

**Sion:** *C'mon...*

**Man:** *What!?*

**Sion:** *Why don't you go ahead and kill me...*

**Man:** *What are you on!?*

**Sion:** *That is... if you think you got what it takes...*

**Man:** *You're asking for it, you little...!!!*

### ***1 year ago... (2)***

**Sion:** *Someone! Anyone! Come and kill me!*

**Sion:** *Anyone!? You can use a gun if you have to!*

**Young Man:** *Uh... umm...*

**Sion:** *You're going to be the one to kill me?*

**Young Man:** *I think I know a man... who could get the job done...*

**Sion:** *Who is he?*

**Young Man:** *A man who works at a bar called Fate!*

### ***1 year ago... (3)***

**Customer:** *Ah-aaaaahhhhh!*

**Boss:** *Hey, hey, you're scaring my customers. Why don't you take it someplace else?*

**Volt:** *I think that's my job, Boss.*

**Sion:** *Those piercings make you look like a demon straight outta hell. You think you got what it takes to get me there?*

### ***1 year ago... (4)***

**Sion:** *I'm... not dead... yet...*

**Volt:** *Not bad... for a little kid...*

**Boss:** *What do you think about working for me, boy?*

**Sion:** *What...?*

**Boss:** *He works for me as a bouncer. It's your choice. No one's going to stop you from leaving if you want to...*

**Sion:** *All right. I'll do it... But only until I could beat him...!*

## Loading Screen Screenshots (Sion)

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## Volt Krueger

### ***5 years ago...***

**Boy A***: Dammit! We've been had!*

**Boy B:** *I told you! We shouldn't have pushed while he was away...*

**Boy A:** *D-Damn...!*

**A Voice:** *You're right about that.*

**Boy B:** *V-Volt!*

### ***5 years ago... (2)***

**Man:** *Guh... hua!*

**Volt:** *Giving up already?*

**Mob Boss:** *Impressive! Most impressive!*

**Volt:** *!*

**Mob Boss:** *You just tore up one of my best men like a dog on a rag doll. How 'bout you pull a job for me?*

**Volt:** *Why should I...?*

**Mob Boss:** *I need someone erased... In exchange for your service, I'll keep my hands off your turf...*

**Volt:** *...*

### ***5 years ago... (3)***

**Agent:** *It's impossible... We can't stop him!*

**A Voice:** *Cease your attacks. He's far more than any of us can handle.*

**Agent:** *M-Master Mikado!*

**Mikado:** *It appears he has some business to settle with me.*

**Agent:** *Stay in the car sir! It's too dangerous out here.*

**Mikado:** *It won't make any difference whether I'm in the car or not.*

**Volt:** *You... aren't afraid?*

### ***5 years ago... (4)***

**Mikado:** *Have you ever though about working for me?*

**Volt:** *I've come here to kill you.*

'*Mikado:***And thanks to that, I was able to meet you. Don't worry, I'll have a word with that 'organization.**

**Volt:** *Who are you...?*

### ***5 years ago... (5)***

**Woman:** *So...you're the new rookie?*

**Volt:** *You're an agent as well?*

**Woman:** *The name's Aena Paula. Codename: Echidna.*

**Volt:** *Who would've thought they'd make a woman an agent.*

**Woman:** *Hey, don't underestimate me. You know as well as I do that you've gotta be damn good to work as a security agent here.*

### ***4 years ago...***

**Volt:** *Echidna, get the Master Mikado to safety.*

**Echidna:** *What about you, Volt?*

**Volt:** *I can handle this myself just fine.*

**Echidna:** *Are you crazy? You're gonna get slaughtered!*

**Mikado:** *Let's trust Volt.*

**Volt:** *Get going, Echidna!*

**Echidna:** *<tch>...!*

### ***3 years ago...***

**Echidna:** *I challenge you...*

**Volt:** *What...?*

**Echidna:** *I've always wanted to go up against you.*

**Volt:** *Unfortunately, I'm on duty protecting Master Mikado. And it's against my principles to raise my hand against a woman.*

**Echidna:** *<tch>...!*

**A Voice:** *I see that man is an eyesore to you...*

**Echidna:** *Huh...?*

### ***3 years ago... (2)***

**Volt:** *(Master Mikado... Forgive me...! I should not have taken my eyes off you...)*

**Echidna:** *You seem to be in agony, Volt.*

**Volt:** *Echidna! You were with Master Mikado! How could you let him...!*

**Echidna:** *It couldn't be helped. I'm much weaker than you. I couldn't protect him...*

**Volt:** *Why you...!*

### ***3 years ago... (3)***

**Volt:** *What're you trying to say, Echidna?*

**Echidna:** *Now I'll be the one to move ahead... Once I deal with you, the one who conspired in the death of Master Mikado!*

**Volt:** *What!?*

**Echidna:** *FIRE!*

**Volt:** *Echidnaaaaaa!*

### ***3 years ago... (4)***

**Man:** *Looks like you've come to.*

**Volt:** *Where am I...?*

**Man:** *I found you out on the shore.*

**Volt:** *Why am I here...?*

**Man:** *I assumed you wouldn't want the cops or docs involved.*

**Volt:** *...*

**Man:** *I did a lot of crazy things when I was your age, too.*

### ***2 years ago...***

**Man:** *You got a place to go?*

**Volt:** *I don't want to trouble you anymore than I have.*

**Man:** *You interested in a job at my bar? It sure would help if I had a bouncer like you.*

**Volt:** *A bouncer, eh...?*

### ***2 years ago... (2)***

**Volt:** *Well if it's okay with you... I wouldn't mind working as a bouncer.*

**Boss:** *But the gunshot wound on your forehead's gonna attract some unwanted attention. How 'bout we cover it up with some body piercings? But the only thing that would work on that spot would be some horns.*

**Volt:** *Horns, eh...? That might actually be appropriate.*

## Loading Screen Screenshots (Volt)

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## Kou Leifoh

### ***17 years ago...***

**Teacher:** *Your boy is a genius. Not only scholastically; he is also musically and artistically very talented.*

**Mother:** *Indeed. I want him to bring honor to the Hurst family name.*

**Kou:** *I'd like to learn martial arts, too.*

**Mother:** *Absolutely not! What if something happened to you!*

### ***13 years ago...***

**Kou:** *Mother, I have a favor to ask you... I really want to learn Tae Kwon Do.*

**Mother:** *No son of mine will learn martial arts! How many times must I tell you?*

**Kou:** *Then I will leave this house! I believe in order to be a proper heir to the Hurst family, one must be strong as well!*

**Mother:** *...!*

### ***11 years ago...***

**Grand Master:** *It is amazing. I never expected someone your age to be able to go hand-to-hand with me. If I had my way, I would have you inherit this dojo.*

**Kou:** *Really?*

**Grand Master:** *But that is not possible. You are the heir to the Hurst family.*

**Kou:** *...*

### ***9 years ago...***

**Mother:** *You earned a doctorate at such a young age. I'm so proud of you. You are indeed a Hurst...*

**Kou:** *I'm sorry, but...as of today, I renounce that name. I appreciate my birth into the Hurst family and I do appreciate the education you have provided me. However, I've learned something more important from Tae Kwon Do.*

**Mother:** *Wh-What are you saying?*

**Kou:** *From now on, I will live on with my master's name: Leifoh.*

### ***4 years ago...***

**Senior Officer:** *So you are the elite they've been harping about.*

**Kou:** *I'm not elite. I'm just here to do a job that's worth risking my life over.*

**Senior Officer:** *Heh... You passed. According to our reports, it appears you are from the Hurst family. Defending on your reaction, I was going to disqualify you.*

### ***3 years ago...***

**Senior Officer:** *Allow me to introduce your partner for the next mission.*

**Kou:** *A..A woman?*

**Woman:** *I've got a name; it's Leann Caldwell.*

**Senior Officer:** *Her survival abilities may be higher than yours.*

**Kou:** *...*

**Leann:** *Is there something on my face?*

### ***3 years ago... (2)***

**Leann:** *I screwed up. I didn't expect them to have so many on reserve...*

**Kou:** *You can make it out of here alone, right?*

**Leann:** *Alone...? What're you going to do?*

**Kou:** *I'll draw their attention.*

**Leann:** *That's suicide!*

**Kou:** *Just trust me. And if we make it out of here alive, you owe me a drink.*

**Leann:** *...I'll think about it.*

### ***2 years ago...***

**Kou:** *Hey! Heard you were promoted! Congratulations!*

**Leann:** *I told high-command that it was all because of you...*

**Kou:** *No, it was because of your talent. Oh yeah, by the way, you still remember that promise we made?*

**Leann:** *Huh?*

**Kou:** *You owe me a drink.*

### ***1 year ago...***

**Leann:** *Did you call for me, sir?*

**Senior Officer:** *Here... I knew Mikado's solar energy plan sounded fishy.*

**Leann:** *And there's also information about surgical enhancements in here...*

**Senior Officer:** *This mission's going to be our toughest yet...*

**Leann:** *Rest assured, I'm confident he will be able to pull it off.*

### ***6 months ago...***

**Kou:** *A full-body tattoo? What the hell kind of mission is this? I'm just supposed to watch over the girl, right?*

**Leann:** *That's not all. It's also your job to prevent her from falling into the hands of the Mikado Group.*

**Kou:** *You mean that mega-corporation!?*

**Leann:** *If all else fails, your job is to eliminate her...*

### ***6 months ago... (2)***

*Boss: You're an unfamiliar face.*

**Kou:** *Yeah, just moved into town... hoping to find a job.*

**Boss:** *This place used to be pretty busy, thanks to Mikado, but lately they haven't been outsourcing much of their work.*

**Kou:** *<sigh>... We've hit some bad times. Drinking seems to help the time pass, though...*

### ***3 months ago...***

**Man:** *Agh...!*

**Boss:** *Not bad at all for someone like you.*

**Dominique:** *Boss, why don't you hire Kou as a bouncer, too?*

**Boss:** *Hey, hey, you know how expensive it is for me to just keep two bouncers.*

**Dominique:** *I'll help clean the bar!*

**Boss:** *Ahhh, fine, fine... It's only because you insist on it, Dominique...*

**Kou:** *I admire your good taste, princess!*

## Loading Screen Screenshots (Kou)

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## External Links

* Zerocustom - GameFaqs Guide
* LPArchive - Screenshots
* Keith Ballard - We Voiced the Loading Screens in The Bouncer (Youtube)