Season 36, Week 2
Axel
(Suikoden IV)
 
Axel may be a snobby, immaculately groomed nobleman, but behind his arrogance is a man who cares for the people of Na-Nal. He's even grown to respect the much-maligned elves of the region. His customary training in the noble art of the sword will assist him in his endeavors in the DL…well, at least it will in the future. Because while Big Joe is an excellent entertainer, he’s not much on the side of doing any actual, you know, fighting. A few…heck, maybe even one or two sword slashes from Axel should end this fairly pathetic matchup in short order, and he won't need any fancy tricks, or even much in the way of skill, to do it. The silver-haired swordsman rides on.

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Big Joe's fans have called for him to return to the stage of death, and Joe never fails to deliver! His first challenger hails from a world full of pathetic Light fighters, and Axel himself is no exception! Shunned by his peers and the RPGDL's fans alike, there's no way he can stand up to the crowd's favorite! Joe's ready and willing to give it his all - with a little help from his fantastic fans, that is! With a few cheers from the crowd, His power will rise to unfathomable heights, and Joe's patented charges and punches will crush the puny fighter with little trouble. His fans have never let him down before, and this time will be no different! Hail to the King, Baby!


Gatewalker
This match was decided rather quickly, but didn't end for awhile. Big Joe came in, as he always does, flexing and posing and generally making a spectacle of himself. But as Joe was getting the crowd going with his antics and constant blather about how he's so exciting and dynamic and the best and such, Axel did something rather unexpected.

Throwing down his sword, the fighter from Na Nal pulled on a blue headband and some red gloves, and then proceeded to beat the hell out of Big Joe with his bare hands. Of course, some random thugs, ninjas and corrupt cops jumped in the arena to join the battle on Joe's side, but they were no match for Axel and the power of his Grand Upper attack. Things got even uglier when Axel got his hands on a baseball bat.

After a few minutes of such beatings, Axel finally laid down his trump card. A quick call for some assistance of his own had a police car tearing into the arena and spraying down the already beaten bloody Big Joe with napalm.

In other news, despite his son having won the match, Axel's father took away his Genesis as well as smashed every copy of Streets of Rage he could get his hands on. That's alright though, he's being sent plenty of replacements by fans who want to see him do that again.

Axel: 45
Big Joe: 19