Extra City Extravaganza [HH winner 2024]

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This battle is a dis-discontinuation of the excellent City Extravaganza forum battle.

You'll find the storyline leading up to this encounter here.

Welcome to...

Extra City Extravaganza

Isla, known as the Priestess of Light, has managed to disarm herself in the preceding turn, and most of her squad lie dead behind her. She now finds herself, at the heart of Ignition City, in an intense staredown with dangerous foes.



Luckily, reinforcements have arrived for her Champions of Ignition, led by the priest of destruktion.



Their main enemy are the Immortals, who have come to aid their crazed leader, Warhead.





But Minaglacia is here to interfere! They've rescued a scientist who was held captive by the champions and decide to stay for some excitement.



From atop a tall industrial building, a StarCorps warparty assess the battlefield. They're here to "calm down the situation" - yeah, right.



From there, they watch as the Frootal invasion is about to begin, unleashing chaos, destruction, and frootal violence upon Ignition City.



On the opposing side of the battlefield, a school of Glib Glub Raiders terrorize the market. They're here to restore their glory upon the battlefield, and help the Frootalz with whatever they need



Trapped between them is a handful of civilians, who arm themselves with explosive fireworks.



Last but not least, a team of Studland intelligence officers find themselves at the wrong place at the wrong time. Their goal is to escape the city, by means of public transportation. And the train station is at the other side of town.

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Initial Overwatch

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Rush the center capture those fireworks and make mayhem

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Immortals please

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Turn 1 - Glib Glub

The Glib Glub hero has the honor of taking the very first swing. She raises her spear high into the air, preparing to strike a civilian.




In an unfortunate critical failure, the blade comes loose, flies through the air, and lands in a crate of veggies.




The resulting strike turns into a harmless boop on the head...




as the civilian strikes back with a banjo, equally mid.




Two glib glubs move forward and fire at the civilian. One misses, the other shoots itself in the face...




Immediately demonstrating the power of the glib gun - the shooter has turned itself into a fish!




More GlibGlocks are fired, and two civilians suffer a direct hit.




One is glibbed and the other is glubbed.




The last two actionable raiders fire at the StarCorps crew on the nearby rooftop.




More misses. One shot hits the wall and gives it a fin, the other strikes a hanging chain.




That last shot was a critical failure - the end of the chain turns into a watersnake, that now attacks the shooter.




"Yes, hello, this is a call for Cthulhu. Could you release a crocodile from the sewers to cause some mayhem? Yes? Thank you."



A fierce green croc enters play, but it's looking for a fishy snack instead of mayhem. (feat failed)

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Turn 1 - Minaglacia

"Hey!"
The Minaglacians decide to hold the scientist they rescued upside down and shake him, to find out what useful items are in his pockets.
"What's this? An ID card...?"




"Doctor Calvin Drill... wait a minute, you're not Dr. Herson! We rescued the wrong scientist!"



BLAM

Dr. Drill conjures a pistol from his ass and shoots the nearest Minaglacian in the foot.
"That's what you get for shaking me, baby!"




He then makes a run for it.



Before giving chase, the Minaglacians decide to loot all nearby crates.

A note about loot

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I roll a d6 for every lootbox that's opened to decide the usefulness of the discovered item.

They find an apple (2), a stick of dynamite (4) and an OTC! (6)




"Behold, comrades, this artifact of true power! Our crews long search for a Hero ends here — the blade has chosen. I shall lead you into battle, not for my name, but for our future. Rise, Minaglacians! Together we march to face the glib, to strike down the glub. Glory awaits us — onward!"





The Minaglacians move out as their newfound Hero uses his jetpack to scale the adjacent building.




He heads over to the industrial crane. "I think if I push this button right... here..."




WHOOSH!!! The crane makes a powerful swing and the crate flies through the air.




Detaching at exactly the right angle, it strikes a glib glub in the face at deadly speed (feat success)




Most of the Minaglacians take positions at the start of the alley. They fire at the fleeing Dr. Drill, but all shots are missed.
The second commando stays behind, looking to loot some more crates. Probably because he's a bit jealous of the OTC.

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Turn 1 - Frootalz

The frootalz ready an ambush for the troops they hear approaching though the alley.




As two meleefrootz scale the building, the Hero signals his Glib Glub allies to join the trap.




Two glib glubs get the hint and prepare response fire as soon as someone exits the alleyway (feat success)




Meanwhile, one Frootal performs a charge attack at the nearby walls to try and break into the venue.




He deals 3 grinding damage in a single turn, which is impressive.

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Turn 1 - Studlanders

"Follow me everyone!" says Lt. Arkable.
The Studlanders dash towards the stairs, leading them into the mayhem.




Rose takes on a defensive melee stance against the Terrorkhan. Wyyler readies a shot while Ron, who carries a large auto gun, struggles to keep up.




Wyyler shoots at the Immortals, but unfortunately misses completely and blasts an ear off the nearby Champions of Ignition grunt.



Meanwhile, Lt. Arkable has hatched a plan.

"Alright Rigbee, stay close, we're going to sneak behind the Minaglacians. Since they have a search warrant for you, I want you to grab one of these dead guys suits and disguise as a..."




"MINAGLACIANS!?!? THEY'RE HERE? PLEASE DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME BACK TO PRISON!"




"shhhh, don't..."
It's already too late. The minaglacian commando looks their way, and spots Rigbee.
"Hey... isn't that... that guy...? With... that information...?" (feat failed)

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Turn 1 - StarCorps

Two StarCorps soldiers move to the edge of the roof and open fire on the xenos below.




One of them rolls 6'es for both skill and damage, absolutely obliterating two of the Frootal raiders.




Their hero, Cassius Blokwarden, decides to leap from great height, right into the heart of the enemy position. Luckily there's a medik on standby.




He plummets towards the ground, mighty spear at the ready to skewer the crustaceous glib.




Whao! The Glib is able to backflip out of the way at the last second. (feat failed despite rolling a 6)




Undeterred, Cassius drives his weapon through a slightly less dexterious Glib Glub.

"HIYAAA, take that filthy fishface!"




The medik and two StarCorps grunts descend on the opposite side of the building, to a first-floor platform.




From there, one of them shoots and kills the crustacean.




The last actionable grunt uses one of the hanging chains to drop down onto the battlefield below.

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Turn 1 - Immortals

The terrorkhan holster their ranged weapons and draw their melee arms. They challenge the Priestess of Light to close combat.




Isla accepts, grabbing MILF o' 'Mericas sword from her comrades hands.




The first Immortal elite dashes forward with his spear.




Isla masterfully parries the blow, and using her opponents momentum against him, slashes him clean in half.




The second terrorkhan attacks without hesitation. The swing of his black axe misses target.




Isla's counterattack is also in vain.




Dave and Donny, the Bleak Company mercenaries supporting the Immortals, open fire on the Studlanders. One of them jams his weapon.




Rose is able to dodge the other blast.




Warhead spots the priest of destruktion.
"Hey, that guy reminds me of myself. I hate myself. Wait, what? Nevermind, let's fuck him up."




As Warhead begins a charge attack, the priest of destruktion respons by firing a bolt of pure OT at his foe.




One of the terrorkhan quickly pushes his leader out of the way of the approaching danger.




KA-BANG!!!

The bolt strikes the building behind them. The damage roll exploded twice, resulting in an incredible blast that kills both the terrorkhan and the StarCorps medik standing on the platform above.




The other terrorkhan reponds by laserblasting a Champions grunt in the face.




Warhead forgets all about his charge attack. Instead, he attempts a feat.
"God damn. You are quite the hotshot. Whaddaya say, care to join the ranks of the Immortal Empire? Eh?"




"Harr harr harr, you obsolete idiot! Why would I ever do that? What do the Immortals have to show for their incredible status anymore? When was the last time we saw the great Warhead do something cool? When even was the last time you made a 'yo mamma' joke? Let's face it, Dinohead, you need me more than I need you."




"You know what Dave, that priest is right. Warhead sucks, and I'm better off with those Champions. There's so much more potential there. See ya!"




After hearing Warheads pathetic attempt at flipping an enemy, Donny joins the Champions. (feat failed)

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Turn 1 - Champions of Ignition

Isla uses her attack to obliterate the other terrorkhan.



She turns to her comrades. "Grab those weapons and let's rendez-vous with the reinforcements."

"It seems we're surrounded. Do we blast our way through the Studlanders, Immortals and Minaglacians to get to them?"

"Nah, I have an idea. I'm the priestess of light, after all. Close your eyes."




"Coogle Caggle Cash,
Camera, lend me your flash!"



As everyone on the battlefield tries to regain vision after this flashbang, Isla and her Champions sprint across the entire battlefield and behind the tall building, towards the glib glub location at the market.

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Turn 2 - Glib Glub

The Glib Glub raider throws the watersnake that is attacking him at the approaching Star Corps grunt.




It's a good hit! The snake wraps itself around this new foe.




The soldier tumbles down and is now locked in close combat with the snake.




The Glib Hero violently shoves the civilian...




... right into the mouth of the crocodile. The beast is quite happy with this meal.




"Feeeeed meeee!" commands the hero. This two remaining minions gather the 'glibbed' and place them before their hero.




He chooses the fish, once a valued member of their squad, and swallows it whole.




"Hmmm, delicious. Now, help me perform the ritual."




"Come forth, Kraken!
Emerge from the depths, you whose many limbs grasp and crush all in your path!
You, the silent predator who weaves your web across the seas!
The one who clings to the shadows, striking when least expected!"




"YES... wait... what- what is this?"
"Are you talking about me?"
"I summoned the Kraken — an unstoppable creature of eight powerful limbs, capable of trapping its prey with impossible speed —"




"Yeah, sounds like you summoned a spider alright," Spoderman says jokingly. "Or, you know, me."
"But... the Kraken is meant to crawl from the abyss, unseen, striking terror with its' ferocious attack..."
"I mean, technically, I crawl on walls, shoot webs, and... yeah, I guess I do strike pretty quick..."

"So here I am, ready to take on the bad guys. And with bad guys, I mean the poor suckers that critfail, haha!"

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Turn 2 - Minaglacia

Dr. Drill rushes across the market, grabs a glibgun from the ground, and hides in a little nook.




The Minaglacians move up, ready to shoot up some xenos.




One of them loses their mind, literally, due to response fire from the ambushing frootalz.




To follow it up, Frootbawws Buhnawnaw prepares to yeet one of his daggers.
"All da applez iz belongz to uz!"



The dagger flies through the air...




... and strikes a second Minaglacian with deadly force.




The blue boys won't let this slide. They dash around the corner and dispose of the frootgunner.




MinaKaren yeets her explosive across the marketplace,




... blowing up the annoying scientist Dr. Drill.



Meanwhile, on top of the smaller building...

"DIE NOW, VILE SCUM."




SWOOOOSHHH



Needless to say, those two frootalz died before they hit the ground.
On the other side of the battlefield, the remaining Minaglacian loots a barrel.




He finds... an RTC (regular tactical chainsaw), and can't say he's quite happy with it.

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Turn 2 - Frootalz

Frootzerker continues hammering away at the white walls, failing to break in as of yet.




"I'm coming far yah, yah son of a vegetable!" Frootbawws Buhnawnaw shouts in anger, hyping himself up for an assault.



"Ahem."
"Huh?"




"Looks like the Minaglacians outnumber you 4 to 1. Your only remaining redshirt is, like, 7 inches away. Better not do anything overly ambitious right now."
"..."
"Why don't you check that box over there? My spidersenses are tingling with excitement to find out what's in it."




The Frootbawws obliges, finding a crate full of critters.




"Awww yezz, Frootalz luv spiderz! Dey eat da dumm frootfliez! WAAAGHHH!" (feat success)

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Turn 2 - Studland

Wyyler and Ron gun down the Bleak Co. operative.




Rosa charges the Minaglacian trooper. "Leave our boy Rigbee alone, you basterd!"




She stabs him to death with one of her knives - she loses the other in a critfail. It lands in one of the barrels.




Rose reaches in to take it out...




... and is bit by an orange spider.
"Ouch!"



"You OK?"
"Yeah. I think so."




Lt. Arkable rallies the troops. "Studlanders, focus up. Let's take out that Terrorkhan swiftly, so we can move up without StarCorps or Minaglacian interference."




Him and Rigbee open fire on the Immortal elite, but fail to kill him.




"Ah shit, we didn't take him out!" cries Rigbee. "It's all going terribly wrong!" he starts to panic. "We have to gun our way out of here!"
"Rigbee no...!" tries Wyyler, but it's too late. Rigbee readies his blaster for another shot.




PEW!




The shot glances off the armor of a StarCorps trooper. He's now alerted of the Studlanders and prepares to return fire. (feat failed)

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Turn 2 - StarCorps

The trooper returns fire at the Studlanders but fails to deal any damage.




His buddy heads down the stairs and joins up with hero Cassius.
"Hey, you. Why don't you lay down cover fire, or something, while I make an epic run for that steel door."




And so the two StarCorps soldiers begin to sprint. The trooper readies a shot at the Glib Glub hero...




... but critfails. He steps on a GT spider!




"Ouch!"




Meanwhile, Cassius has sprinted across the marketplace and readies his weapon for a throw.




YEET! The spear sails wide.




"Hoopla!" exclaims Spoderman as he plucks the weapon out of the air.




"Is this yours, tough guy? Why don't you try again?"




Spoderman throws back the spear, but Cassius is able to deflect with his shield.




Meanwhile, the two troopers that remained on the rooftop open fire. One shoots a hand holding a GlibGlock, the other critfails. Another spider appears, this time made of pure OT, and bites the unfortunate soldier.




Another critfail! The trooper that was being bothered by a snake now has two piece of vermin to worry about - a BT spider joins the wrestling.