Season 4

The thumbnail of TIMESKIP, the first tournament of Season 4.

**Season 4 of the CPUCS**ran from June 16th, 2019 to November 3rd, 2019, beginning with TIMESKIP and ending with THE TOSTINO'S INVITATIONAL. Nine episodes aired during Season 4:

1. TIMESKIP
2. MAJOR IS HERE
3. PIZZA TIME
4. TOP TEXT
5. HEIR TO THE THRONE
6. "I NEED A HERO" from the film, Shrek 2
7. ; the way home
8. MAJOR'S PRE-MAJOR INVITATIONAL
9. THE TOSTINO'S INVITATIONAL

After the intensity of Season 3 and the culmination of the Vincent Saga, the CPUCS went on hiatus for two months. In this time, Alpharad began dropping hints relating to the activities of the Dark Realm, the date of June 16th, and a mysterious new character known only as the Agent in the form of an alternate reality game (ARG). Eventually June 16th rolled around, and the CPUCS was back.

Season 4 was unlike any other season, with the Light Realm still recovering from the death of Vincent and other heroes. Alpharad chose to shake up established characters with significant development, such as bumping up the notoriously bad Rosalina to the best of the best and revealing key information about the villain of Season 2, ToyConvict. The commentators changed as well, with Turvis moving away, Miloni joining the group, Major Duncan becoming a regular commentator, and JoSniffy intervening to save a fighter. Season 4 took Season 3's emphasis on plot and toned it down.

With the Dark Realm defeated, the CPU Tournaments experienced a lull, with the battles in brackets relatively light on plot-related action compared with Season 3; Thug Finals were instead used to advance the plot. Unlike Season 3's one dedicated plot, unique Thug Finals battles were used to develop different characters, while still being connected by the looming threat of the Dark Realm in the background. This time around the biggest threat to the fighters of the Light Realm was the murderous Blood Falcon, with the Agent Naomi Winters stepping up to defend the Light Realm in the late Vincent's stead.

## Alternate Reality Game

The first hint toward the events of Season 4 was on the end card of ENDGAME, where the faint silhouette of a female Mii gunner was visible next to text saying *"YOU'RE GONNA CARRY THAT WEIGHT."* Alpharad soon created an alternate reality game, with a website, june16.net, that updated periodically with information on a Light Realm agent being tracked by the Dark Realm in the form of an organization called the D.R.A. At the orders of someone named 'G', her "propaganda site" was to be taken down and the Agent was to be neutralized. The Agent then hacked the site, defying the attempts of the Dark Realm to identify her and take her down.

Another video, "THE VINCENT SAGA: Ultimate Level 9 CPU Highlights", a highlights video of the CPUCS, showed the Agent in full detail at the end, her first clear appearance in CPUCS media, with the text *"Sometimes, all you need is a push."*The end card also featured the faint impression of a "new" character named Tony, and a faint QR code on the Agent's gun revealed a new website, sometimesallyouneedisapush.net. This website revealed the Agent's real name to be Naomi, identifying herself as an agent of the Light Realm stuck in the Dark Realm for unknown reasons. The message referenced both the June 16th date and Runic, the ARG-player who first made contact with her, before signing off with "*sometimes, all you Need is a push.*" Following this, a new website, agentnaomi.com, appeared, a blog revealing new information in the lead up to the start of Season 4 on June 16th, 2019.

## Major Events

* **TIMESKIP**- Naomi Winters makes her tournament debut and is knocked out in Round 1 by Zelda. Tony debuts wearing his mask, and Ness makes the first of many Season 4 appearances. Rosalina demonstrates her boost in strength by taking her first on-screen tournament, but in Thug Finals she is attacked by Blood Falcon and apparently killed.
* **MAJOR IS HERE**- Major Duncan makes his first Season 4 commentating appearance. In a tournament of surprises, Audible Link and Skillshare Kirby are both eliminated in Round 1 of their first Season 4 appearances. Bowser, demonstrating remarkable battlefield intelligence, defeats Luigi for the championship. Joker steals Tony's mask, revealing him to be ToyConvict, and Bowser defeats him in Thug Finals. After two consecutive Round 1 knockouts, Naomi Winters takes time off to train.
* **PIZZA TIME**- Miloni joins the commentators for the first time. Tony joins brackets without his mask for the first time. Ike takes his first tournament and is challenged in Thug Finals by an unexpected contender: Punished Rosalina. Rosalina, having survived Blood Falcon's attack, was instead accidentally sent to the Dark Realm. She escaped, but was transformed into Punished Rosalina. Ike defeated her, sending her to the hospital to recover.
* **TOP TEXT**- Major Duncan appears for the first time as a fighter only without commentating. Samus's Armor defies Zero Suit Samus, defeating her and making a strong run to semifinals. Robin takes the tournament, and in Thug Finals is challenged by a never-seen-before fighter: the Commissioner of the CPUCS. Despite taking all of his stocks, Robin is declared the loser of her battle against the Commissioner.
* **HEIR TO THE THRONE**- King Dede debuts, fighting to honor his late cousin King Dedede. The commentator's hatred for Ness reaches new levels, bashing on him for the appearance of his sprite in the background of Magicant. Rosalina, having recovered from her injuries, returns to sweep brackets, but is stopped in finals by rising star Naomi Winters, her first tournament win. In Thug Finals Major Duncan challenges Naomi, upset that she won a tournament before he did, and is defeated.
* **"I NEED A HERO" from the film, Shrek 2**- The Heroes debut, cornering the bracket in an attempt to take the tournament by force; however, this show of strength is stopped by Major Duncan, who takes out two of their number and wins his first tournament, meeting his idol Wario along the way. In Thug Finals all four Heroes jump Major in an alleyway and defeat him in a one-sided beatdown, leading him to temporarily retire from fighting in tournaments.
* **; the way home**- After a lackluster first appearance, King Dede wins the tournament in honor of his fallen cousin King Dedede, defeating the Hero Erdrick in finals. In Thug Finals, Blood Falcon returns, having been invited by the Commissioner, and attempts to kill King Dede; however, before this can happen, commentator JoSniffy sacrifices himself to let King Dede escape and is sent to the Dark Realm by Blood Falcon.
* **MAJOR'S PRE-MAJOR INVITATIONAL** - Major Duncan hosts a tournament, choosing fighters he wants to see. Sans debuts. Blood Falcon appears in brackets ready to kill another fighter, but is stopped by newcomers Banjo and Kazooie, who make a strong run to semifinals. In finals, Naomi Winters defeats Zelda in a grudge match to take her second tournament. In Thug Finals she is challenged by Skillshare Kirby, who, frustrated at a season of poor performances, defeats her to prove his strength.
* **THE TOSTINO'S INVITATIONAL** - The first invitational to be based off of rankings, the major is held in a dedicated venue called the Tostino's Stadium in a secret location. The Hero Erdrick loses before finals for the first time. Blue Incineroar defeats his brother PG Incineroar for the first time. Audible Link returns to form, but in finals he is defeated by Naomi Winters, claiming her third win and her first invitational. In Thug Finals Naomi is ambushed by Blood Falcon, who tries to send her to the Dark Realm, but Tony, attempting to defend his friend, steps in to fend off Blood Falcon himself. Blood Falcon defeats Tony, but Tony, encouraged by visions of the fallen Vincent and Captain Falcon, resists the pull of the Dark Realm and returns to aid Naomi. Blood Falcon summons his leader, Dark Vincent, but the duo of Naomi and Tony fight them off, defeating them and saving the Light Realm.

## Intro

Season 4 featured a specially made title sequence by 64 Bits that played before every episode. This intro was mostly consistent, but underwent minor changes for some episodes, most notably relating to the position of Rosalina on her throne- when presumed dead in MAJOR IS HERE, she is missing entirely, and before her return in PIZZA TIME she appears very faintly in her throne.

## Trivia

* Season 4 was the longest season of the CPUCS, partly due to a scheduling change from being aired once a week to once every two weeks. Additionally, Season 4 had more episodes than any season before it, with a planned eight ending at a total of nine episodes with the unexpected release of Banjo-Kazooie in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Finally, editing problems resulted in the delay of the finale. All of these factors stretched Season 4 out over five months rather than the usual one.
* Season 4 was originally intended to reboot the CPUCS entirely before Alpharad made a late change to keep the original canon.
* Season 4 had three different thumbnails referencing Spider-Man related memes: PIZZA TIME, TOP TEXT, and "I NEED A HERO" from the film, Shrek 2. This may have been related to Alpharad's decision to dress as Spider-Man at Smash Con around the time Season 4 was being released.
* Season 4 ended on a hook- after Naomi Winters and Tony defeated Dark Vincent and Blood Falcon, Alpharad promised an adventure into the Dark Realm to rescue JoSniffy. However, with the CPUCS on indefinite hiatus after Season 4, this plan has not come to fruition, so Jo is still stuck in the Dark Realm on his own.

## See Also

* Season 1
* Season 2
* Season 3