Ay, what a wonderful season! Another week, anothe round of duellers, all fresh and ready to make something of themselves! I can sense that you are anxious to get to the Monstrous Pit, but first take a brief trip to the Results Page to see who emerged victorious and who emerged as a corpse. **Importantion information for newcomers! Please click This Link to go to a post made by our moderators that should hopefully answer several of your questions! If you have any more, simply feel free to go to the forums and ask!** Can a time-traveling alien take out a beserker prince? That's the question that Godlike attempts to answer this week, as Dhaos, from the newly ranked Tales of Phantasia, faces Luca, the infamous madman that needs no introduction. Dhaos and Luca are opposites on the battlefield, as Dhaos focuses on his magical arts, and Luca uses his massive endurance and physicals to carve up his enemies. Since Dhaos is plenty durable as well, this will probably end up being a straight-on slugfest. Godlike trembles in Anticipation! While Justin may not be known for his smarts, he does pack a nasty punch, and that's enough to make him one of the most feared Heavy Duellists. But that's all for naught if Pyramid takes him out! Reno will have to play catchup once he gets Justin immoblizaed, as his damage is not that stellar and Justin has plenty of HP. On the flip side, all it takes is a few turns of Thor Cut and Reno will be in serious trouble, and Justin will have smooth sailing to the next round. But will he get that chance? In Middle, Dalton faces a new match after quite a long time out of the spotlight. His HP-halving moves will work quite well on his opponent, Yumi, as she will not be able to do much to counter them. All the same, he's very fragile, and Yumi can take advantage of this to kill him before all those Iron Balls stack up. One way or the other, this match will be a race to the breaking point. Nobody can tell what's going to happen, but it will be a close match for sure, signors! Rennac has plenty of things going for him. He's fast, and he has RES that the Gods themselves(well, Odin) would envy. Sadly for him, Laguna is all about physical damage, which he is less than stellar at tanking. Rennac should be able to dodge a few shots, but every attack of his brings Laguna closer to his Limit, which Rennac will be hard-pressed to survive. Of course, Laguna's not much better off, especially if Rennac should get a critical. Will the Man With The Machine Gun blow some new holes in the lock-picking thief? Or will Rennac cut Laguna into several new and intersting pieces? All ready? Good! The Monstrous Pit awaits you! Not ready? Or ready to debate? That's fine, as we have the If some part of the week's matches puzzles you, or you just want to talk about it, head on over to the Season 34, Week 2 Topic just for that purpose! **Everyone, listen! Have you ever wanted to take part in our Bonus Matches? Have you ever had a great idea you thought would make an awesome match? Well here's your chance! Just go to the Bonus Match Ideas Post and read all about it! Aye! Before you go, take a look at this picture one of skilled artists drew up, yah? Magical Girl Ghaleon?! Ghaleon is truly a noble fighter, with many great moments. His battle against TimeLord is certainly a great moment, just not for him! Ho ho ho. See the wonderful picture as Ghaleon shows a softer side. If you love these wonderful pictures, please post on the forums and tell our artist so! Another week, another introduction. The Monstrous Pit demands my attention, as always. Fear not, signors, for I will be back again to give you next week's selection! As for now, sit back and enjoy the craziness of all your favorite duellers in this week's Behind The Scenes! r> I come from the planes. I've been through systems, peoples, and cities, to this place: Nexus. My format? Mimir. Consultant, insultant. To insult my new found friends, their hopes and dreams. To insult them, and their enemies. They say that people live outside Nexus, and watch us for their own amusement. No one knows for sure, but I intend to find out. BtS! ...so we're all in agreement that Morte never gets to do the intro again? Aye. Bite me. Welcome to Behind the Scenes. On today's show, we feature a misunderstood comic, a guy with an eyepatch who isn't a pirate, and everyone's favorite angstmuffin. Dias? Not quite. If you don't mind, I'd like to get started. I'm not as young as I used to be, and the condition is rapidly becoming more severe. Of course. Why are you duelling? Pardon me? Well, let's face it - your battle strategy is to stand around and let people hit you. You don't even actively attack. Why? It seems to work for Shiho. Shiho is a noble Einherjar. You are a nerdish scientist. And you are a janitor. Any plans for dealing with Cai? I shall let him wear himself out, and I will do so without resorting to the plot powers I tried to harness last time. So, nothing? Essentially, yes. However, I spy with my little eye a Cai who is going to fry. Fine, well... My fellow Arenians. Arenians? I come to you today with a simple statement, an announcement that will shake you to your core. If you're talking about the fact that Squall and Rinoa are half-siblings, I already knew that. Morte! What? I do. I'm throwing my hat into the ring, not only as a fighter, but as a candidate to be the next President of the Duelling League. Do we even have a president for him to be the next of? I didn't even think we were a democracy. Yeah, working under Comrade Chisato here kind of blurs the lines of our governmental system. I vote for the one with the best hair. Thank you for your support, citizen. Seriously, though, since when do we have a presidency? A leadership race? I'm in! And my hair's much nicer than yours, old-timer. All hair King Dalton! Aren't you older than I am? Boys... I tend to prefer a constitutional monarchy. Capitalism, of course. Ahem... Old?! Why I'll... WOULD YOU ALL STOP IGNORING ME! Welcome to my world. So when did you start your campaign, Laguna? Some nice guy with brown hair and a bandanna suggested it to me. You mean Rennac? Your opponent? The one person who would benefit most from you being distracted right now? I don't know, I guess. Hey, do you think he'll vote for me? And any pity I may feel for him is gone. Hey! You should be nicer. Weren't you in last week? No, we separated. Didn't you play Grandia 2? I tried, but it was so hard... It's been a long while since you've been in the arena, Elena, and now you're in during the same season as Millenia. Do you feel that her presence is a distraction on your matches? No, she gets most of the attention, and I'm alright with that. I'm humble enough to let her have the glory. I will settle for the victories. So you don't think she'll get her own wins? Perhaps she will, perhaps she won't. It's none of my concern. My concern is Milda. You're gonna lose, nyea nyea! Show some maturity! Why? I think he's cute. That explains it! Explains what? Justin's appeal to the women. Obviously, it's because Grandia girls have no taste. Hey! Do we really have to talk to these two? Yes! No. Why not? Because you're an irritating annoyance not fit to live. What a coincidence, that's what I was just about to say about you. Aw, cheer up, Suiko kid! Stop that! Huh? This is my schtick! Justin is a moron, I am a genius. He irritates me, and despite the fact that I'm always right, he wins about as much as I do. You can't take that away from me, you aberrant freak of nature! Go back to your sycophantic woman and your lamenting about the futility of existence. If I didn't know better, I'd swear he was jealous. Hmm... I wonder if I could get Relm to make a doujin... You all frighten me. Quiet, Esper trash! Do you hear that? It's the sound of... Now you're not even trying to hide your thievery. It's so disappointing. Those are fighting words! Ten potch says the two break their arms with their first punches. That's a sucker's bet. Now, wrap up. I've got a date. Wait, when we finish early for our personal reasons, you get angry at us. Now because it's your personal reasons, it's fine? Yes. I'm so proud. He's finally become a slacker like the rest of us! This calls for a song! I've got a song! And I even brought the sound system! Kindly cease this. And remove these modifications, Mr. Loire, or I shall crush your spine. Whoa! Look at the set of speakers on her! Hit it! Are we going now, Nate? Just a moment. Gilgamesh, take us out of here. Well, for all of us here at Behind the Scenes, see you next week! 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