It also should be noted that these original sins were purely on Hudson Soft, giving Konami, who published 4, vague impressions about what to do with the franchise after acquisiting Hudson Soft, factoring into 4's ultimate fate as a Franchise Killer. Franchise Original Sin: The constant overexposure of a newcomer such as Nagi was not without precedent, as the previous games did the same with Xion, Cronos, and even Shenlong.Fan-Preferred Couple: Long is often paired with Shina in fanfiction.Fan Nickname: Crowanthropes for Reiji's human-sized Crow transformation.Some members of the male audience find him attractive even knowing he's ( originally) a guy. Xion and Uranus, though to call either of them outright "evil" is a stretch.Uranus' lack of an ending sequence in all of her appearances doesn't help either of these arguments. Detractors point out that Uranus and Cronos look nothing like each other, and more importantly that official sources state there's only a five- or six-year age difference between the two. The similarity of Cronos and Uranus' names (both Greek deities) are also taken as a hint at a deeper connection. Supporters point out that Cronos' backstory says his mother was killed in a war along with his best friend, Jane (aka Shina), the latter of whom was revealed to be alive. It's speculated that Uranus may be the wife of King Orion, which would make her Cronos' mother.Cronos faces Uranus, instead of Ganesha or Yugo, who are connected to his storyline (being his bodyguard and rival respectively). In 3 and Primal Fury/Extreme, each character fights a person that is somehow linked to them for example, Kenji/Bakuryu fights Yugo on the last stage to prove his worth to his big brother. Related to that connection is whether or not there's a connection between Uranus and Cronos.The common theories are that she's either Uriko from the future or a clone of Uriko. The most prevalent of these are the connection between Uriko and Uranus, due to Uranus possessing the abilities Uriko had when she was the Final Boss in 1.He was one of the most requested characters fans wanted to see come back, and his beast form is very popular with furries. Fox developed a fanbase over the years, despite only appearing in the first game in the series.His appearances after the second game weren't as well-received, though some appreciated how his blood feud with Long mellowed out as well as his Odd Friendship with none other than Uriko. An evil clone of Long who was Nightmare Fuel incarnate thanks to the story mode, and who played identically to Long from the first game. Shenlong, mostly in his first appearance.Cult Classic: Not a best-seller, and critics didn't particularly care about it, but Bloody Roar has a dedicated fanbase.However, she has many fans, and remains a popular character to play with. versions of Bloody Roar 3 and Primal Fury prominently displaying her on the cover despite her not having much relevance to the story. Some fans don't take Jenny replacing Fox very kindly, especially with the U.S. Just a few of the highlights include (but are not limited to) Asian Gate, Freeway, Aircraft Carrier, Aquarium, and Evil Laboratory. Primal Fury's soundtrack is as awesome to listen to today as it was back in 2002.Even the opening of the first game, "Defenders of the Legacy", is epic, right off bat from the narration from Paul Eiding.The arcade version's music is no slouch either. The soundtrack from 2 should also be called to attention, as it sounds like the long-lost cousin of Guilty Gear.It's vastly overlooked due to this series' cult-like status, but some of the music is top-notch.Sadly, he only contributed art for the second and third games as well as magazine adverts found in V-Jump at the time of those games' release. To many fans, playing the story mode is a great experience for watching his artwork. Awesome Art: The artwork of Naochika Morishita aka CARAMEL MAMA is beautiful to look at, having an intense edge that fits with the narrative of the second game.Anticlimax Boss: Dragon Ryoho, once you learn that his Beast Drive drains his Beast Gauge (aka the second health bar), and exploit that knowledge to turn him into a One-Hit-Point Wonder.Alternative Character Interpretation: The Unborn possessing Xion in his debut can either be his sister's vengeful spirit or the Unborn posing as his sister's spirit, and may or may not be the same Unborn that appears in 4.
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