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June 4ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Amy #Mitsurugi

May 28ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Talim #Raphael

May 28ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Kilik

May 28ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Nightmare

May 28ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Talim #Ivy

May 28ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Xianghua

May 28ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Groh

I need a palate cleanser after nearly a week of _Ultima VII._ However, I'm tired and my back hurts. XÞ I'll consider myself lucky if I can at least maintain rank… Special thanks to XellotathX for the _extra long_ set (over an hour X3)! 0:00 Stream Start 0:38 Ranked Matches 1:38 imax888 (Kilik, B2) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 6:00 UnionMagician (Cervantes, S2) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 23:31 Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) VS ApolloXXXCreed (Breakeven/Siegfried, C5) [SET] 35:17 SufferNoVent (Taki, A3) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 41:48 thinkagain910 (Stone/Siegfried, D2) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 50:01 Uriel2328 (Ivy, A4) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 57:42 Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) VS Dandara (Cheetara/Kilik, C2) [SET] 1:04:16 Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) VS SkyyDizzle (Voldo, A1) [SET] 1:20:06 Waffles4302 (Maxi, S2) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 1:35:27 kgetbiz (Astaroth, A1) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) 1:40:56 Âmesang (Tira, C2) VS TOPDAWG287 (Olo'Kunn/Kilik, C1) 1:45:32 Uriel2328 (Cassandra, C5) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) [SET] 1:53:35 Âmesang (Tira, C2) VS XTC LOVE (Seong Mi-na, B1) [SET] 1:58:30 Âmesang (Tira, C2) VS THE MEROLs (Cassandra, C5) 2:02:36 sKiTsOfRaNt1k (Nightmare, D5) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) [SET] 2:11:19 Waffles4302 (Maxi, S2) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) 2:15:40 Âmesang (Tira, C2) VS THE MEROLS (Cassandra, C5) 2:18:38 KillerofBlades (Grøh, A4) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) [SET] 2:26:23 ThePeruvianBoss (Tira, B5) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) 2:32:20 Waffles4302 (Maxi, S2) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) [SET] 2:45:24 DStormOpps (SupaFly/Geralt, E5) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) [SET] 2:51:01 Âmesang (Tira, C2) VS Backslide419 (u.In.draws/Taki, F4) 2:53:35 Âmesang (Tira, C2) VS ArtisyNate (Nightmare, D5) 2:57:51 ThePeruvianBoss (Tira, B5) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) 3:01:30 Backslide419 (u.In.draws/Taki, F4) VS Âmesang (Tira, C2) 3:06:25 XellotathX (Siegfried, D4) VS Âmesang (Talim, B2) [SET] 4:10:50 PhoenixArisen85 (Taiga/Voldo, B3) VS Âmesang (Talim, B2) 4:14:46 Stream End #SoulCalibur #Online #Ranked #XboxSeriesX

In their last adventure the Avatar and his Companions returned to the Dungeon Despise at the request of the Time Lord, navigating their way through twisting corridors, debilitating energy fields, and confusing teleportation traps in order to reach the sphere-shaped blackrock generator constructed by the Fellowship to disrupt the Moongates that allowed for inter-planar travel! However, entry was barred by a red Moongate, passage being granted only by the aid of the mage Nicodemus and his enchanted hourglass; unfortunately its destruction meant that all Moongates across Britannia would cease to function… including those arisen by the ancient "Orb of the Moons." As if that wasn't bad enough, yet one more generator remained — and to reach that, the Avatar had to use his newfound connections with the Fellowship to enter their "Meditation Retreat" that housed the cube-shaped monolith underground, which allowed the Guardian's "voice" to seep into the minds of his followers. Successful — and with the generator's core now in his possession — the Avatar returned to Buccaneer's Den to wrest the truth from the House of Games' owner, whose establishment housed its own network of tunnels that had served as the base for the infamous "Hook," the man responsible for the murder of Spark's father and so many others. Documents left behind indicated that Hook's next plan was to travel to the Isle of the Avatar, once home to the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom — now its shrine under full control of the Guardian. Now the Avatar must search for the key that can lock the Guardian away forever… ☥ ᚦᛖ•ᚴᚢᛖᛞ•ᚩᚠ•ᚦᛖ•ᚫ𐌡ᚫᛏᚩᚱ•ᛁᛋ•ᚠᚩᚱᛖ𐌡ᛖᚱ ☥ 0:00 Stream Start and Opening Cinematic 2:23 Journey Onward 3:52 Returning to Buccaneer's Den 9:45 The Missing Key (and goodies!) 12:01 Plot Armor 18:20 Plot Hook 27:55 A Culture of Torture 33:12 Dragon's Den 40:48 Sailing is for the Birds 52:50 Hither to Hythloth 57:50 The Shrine of the… Guardian? 1:00:54 Fun for the Whole Family! 1:17:15 The Guardian's (Re) Spawn 1:36:05 Switching Strategies 1:44:29 Dragon's Dead End 1:56:16 Well Well… Well… 2:07:01 A Sorry Reflection 2:14:25 Meeting Adjourned 2:30:17 Strange Ch-Ch-Changes! 2:41:14 Recalling My Steps 2:57:04 Throne of Virtue 3:02:09 Son of a Liche! 3:13:50 The Black Gate 3:21:16 End Credits #Ultima #BlackGate #Avatar #Origin #DOS

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Cassandra

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Talim #Astaroth

In their last adventure the Avatar and his Companions sought an audience with Draxinusom… King of the Gargoyles! Once possessing the legendary "Ethereal Ring," he was forced to part with it when he and his people fled their destroyed homeland, selling it to the mad "Sultan of Spektran," Martingo. Wresting the ring from the sultan's infamous vault, the Avatar required it to pass the wards of the "Tetrahedron Generator" — one of three, blackrock-forged devices that have been disrupting the magical ether permeating the world! While in the area the Avatar and his Companions paid a visit to Serpent's Hold, home to the knights of Britannia known for their courage and nobility… and, even there, the Fellowship held sway among its members, even leading one to deface a statue of Lord British! Afterwards, the heroes attempted to make their way into the Dungeon of Despise, only to retreat; clearly ill-equipped, the Avatar had no other choice but to do the unthinkable — speak with Batlin, Head of the Fellowship, and join his nefarious order. Now at the helm of a new ship, the "Nymphet," and well-stocked with food and ammunition, the Avatar seeks to learn about the Fellowship from their own members, before challenging the depths of the underworld in order to destroy the "Tetrahedron Generator" and bring magic back to the world! ☥ ᚦᛖ•ᚴᚢᛖᛞ•ᚩᚠ•ᚦᛖ•ᚫ𐌡ᚫᛏᚩᚱ•ᛁᛋ•ᚠᚩᚱᛖ𐌡ᛖᚱ ☥ 0:00 Stream Start and Opening Cinematic 2:43 Journey Onward 3:16 Setting Sail on the "Nymphet" 6:55 A Parting Parcel 18:10 Rats! Pirates! 30:04 A Cache of Cash 38:23 A Corny Unicorn 43:44 Wandering Headless 1:13:04 Big Booty! 1:28:28 Dungeon Destard 1:48:27 An Empty Promise 2:06:30 An Enchant-ring Evening 2:21:41 Dungeon Deceit 2:43:10 The Tetrahedron Generator 2:49:55 Mind Your Mind 3:02:25 Joining the Fellowship 3:12:21 A Miscalculation? 3:21:50 Finding the Answers… 3:27:03 Stream End #Ultima #BlackGate #Avatar #Origin #DOS

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Ivy #Cassandra

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Cassandra

In their last adventure the Avatar and his Companions set sail for the infamous Isle of Fire, once the home of the dæmonic entity known as Exodus! Rising from the waves, the isle had retained Exodus' "dark core," and while separate from its psyche it still remained a danger that threatened to plunge all of Britannia into a new "Age of Darkness." By passing the tests of Truth, Love, and Courage, the Avatar bolstered his abilities and found the tools necessary for banishing the "dark core" into the Void. Evil does not rest, however, and Exodus was only one malevolent force seeking to dominate the fair folk of the land. Another sinister being, the "Guardian," has enticed people into his service, a "Fellowship" bent to his dark will; they have even managed to disrupt the magical Ether that permeates the world, causing spells to fail and mages to go mad! A solution may have been found, however, to destroy the "anti-magic" generators they've constructed… but such requires the "Ethereal Ring" in the possession of Draxinusom — King of the Gargoyles! ☥ ᚦᛖ•ᚴᚢᛖᛞ•ᚩᚠ•ᚦᛖ•ᚫ𐌡ᚫᛏᚩᚱ•ᛁᛋ•ᚠᚩᚱᛖ𐌡ᛖᚱ ☥ 0:00 Stream Start and Opening Cinematic 2:23 Journey Onward 5:09 Setting Sail 8:42 Terfin — The Isle of Gargoyles 12:59 An Audience with Draxinusom, King of the Gargoyles 17:50 Old Virtues, New Values 30:03 Fellowship Among Gargoyles 46:06 Home, Sweet Home 52:54 Seeking the Sultan of Spektran 1:04:06 Harping Harpies 1:19:00 Serpent's Hold — The Knight's Generation 1:46:30 Shattered Beliefs 2:02:15 Babysitting 2:13:26 Crawling Along the Serpent's Spine 2:30:56 Dungeon Despise 2:44:21 Round and Round… 2:56:50 Headlong (and Feet First) into the Grave… 3:03:44 Joining the Fellowship 3:19:13 Stream End #Ultima #BlackGate #Avatar #Origin #DOS

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Talim #2B

In their last adventure the Avatar and his Companions returned to New Magincia to offer an answer to Alagner's question regarding the true nature of Life and Death, and in return he offered up his invaluable notebook, the culmination of his life work's in cataloguing all there is to know in Britannia and beyond… which-so-happened to be locked away within a vault full of teleporters, invisible walls, and illusions. Armed with this knowledge they then offered it to the mysterious Wisps, who revealed the whereabouts of an enigmatic being known as the "Time Lord," an entity that had aided the Avatar in the past when he had to confront Exodus — the malevolent offspring of the sorcerers Mondain and Minax, a dæmonic force that was neither man nor machine, so powerful that it wrested even the Great Earth Serpent from the heavens and enslaved it to its will, before its destruction finally brought an end of the "Age of Darkness" that had plagued ancient Britannia, then called "Sosaria." …or so everyone thought. It had since been learned that the "Dark Core" of Exodus that bound its psyche to the mortal plane still existed upon the dreaded Isle of Fire, a place Lord British once attempted to cleanse of evil by establishing Shrines to the Three Principals of Truth, Love, and Courage …before the island sank into the sea. Now, it has risen once more, and the Avatar has been tasked with taking up the Three Tests to finish what Lord British started and rid the word of Exodus' evil once-and-for-all! ☥ ᚦᛖ•ᚴᚢᛖᛞ•ᚩᚠ•ᚦᛖ•ᚫ𐌡ᚫᛏᚩᚱ•ᛁᛋ•ᚠᚩᚱᛖ𐌡ᛖᚱ ☥ 0:00 Stream Start and Opening Cinematic 2:24 Journey Onward 3:14 Sailing to the Isle of Fire… 11:07 Entering the Castle of Death… 12:11 Blinded by a Quest for Knowledge 23:13 The Dark Core of Exodus 29:52 The Test of Truth 34:09 The Test of Truth — North is the Way 37:59 The Test of Truth — Battlefield of the Mind 51:08 The Test of Truth — Lessons of the Past 1:05:24 The Test of Truth — Falsehood Revealed 1:10:15 The Test of Love 1:18:24 The Test of Love — Blood from Stone 1:24:44 The Test of Love — Heart of Stone 1:29:48 The Test of Love — A Fool's Decision 1:41:14 The Test of Courage 1:48:14 The Test of Courage — The Price of Gold 2:10:00 The Test of Courage — Never Split the Party 2:19:57 The Test of Courage — The Final Challenge: Dracothraxus! 2:28:38 The Test of Courage — A Warm Bed to Lay in? 2:41:46 GAME CRASHED 2:42:52 The Test of Courage — All Together! 2:47:39 Recovering at Home… 2:55:15 The Forge of Virtue 3:08:40 The Black Sword 3:11:51 Passing the Tests… 3:14:56 Banishing the Dark Core… 3:31:02 Stream End #Ultima #BlackGate #Avatar #Origin #DOS

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Amy #Haohmaru

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Maxi

May 20ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Talim #Nightmare

I thought about posting the full Quintessa portrait as a separate Community post… but being as lazy as I am, I decided to make it a thumbnail for today's Ranked stream. XÞ Of course considering I had to zoom in so that the logo wouldn't block her face, I might have to post the _actual_ "full" version separately, anyway! Special thanks to JohnSeriesX for the _extra long_ set (over 2½ hours X3)! I don't get to fight good Hwangs very often! 0:00 Stream Start 0:42 Ranked Matches 2:10 SickMellymel (Lethal Hitz/Amy, D4) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) 5:21 IRONBAM78 (Darksun/Astaroth, E1) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 19:26 Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) VS kgetbiz (Astaroth, A2) [SET] 30:03 Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) VS vom8 (Zasalamel, B2) [SET] 40:21 rexyugi (Siegfried, B2) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 50:43 Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) VS MC ENG (Yasha/Ivy, A1) [SET] 1:33:41 CONNECTION TEST 1:36:05 sean5041 (Seong Mi-na, A5) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 1:53:01 JohnSeriesX1 (Hwang, B3) VS Âmesang (Quintessa/Azwel, A4) [SET] 4:37:26 Stream End #SoulCalibur #Online #Ranked #XboxSeriesX

May 14ᵗʰ, 2023 #SoulCalibur #Azwel #Zasalamel

In their last adventure the Avatar and his Companions sought out knowledge from a race of mysterious beings of light known as the "Wisps" …but to receive a favor you must first offer a favor, and in return they sought the wisdom of a sage — Alagnar of New Magincia, collected into his most treasured notebook. However he, wasn't about to give up his life's work so easily, for the answers to one question in particular was set heavily upon his mind — the true nature of Life and Death. Such an answer could be found only within the haunted ruins of Skara Brae, once the island home of Shamino, now burned to ash by a tragic accident; the inhabitants had sought to rid themselves of a powerful liche… and in their haste had only doomed themselves to his eternal service. With the Avatar's aid the lost souls of Skara Brae could come together to free themselves from their living death, giving our hero some understanding to the question that had been asked… but into the answers themselves. Along the way the Avatar delved deep into the eastern portion of the Deep Forest, home not only to the legendary Silverleaf trees… but to the forest spirits that call it their home — the Emps. Seeking to live as one with their surroundings, they had found their home was beaten cut away by a logger hired to satisfy the world's greed for the Silverleaf harvests. Fortunately, however, he was most agreeable in the Emps' desire for their homes to be maintained. While there, the Avatar learned from them the fate of Julius, father of Nastassia — caretaker to the Shrine of Compassion — who had sacrificed his life years earlier when he saved the Emps during a fire that had previously threatened their homes and their lives. Learning of this Nastassia implored upon the spirit of her mother to forgive her father so that she, in turn, may forgive her for leaving the world all too soon… Now — _after taking time off for training and spellcraft_ — it's time to return to Alagner with the answers he sought; but procuring his notebook from his vault won't be that simple… ☥ ᚦᛖ•ᚴᚢᛖᛞ•ᚩᚠ•ᚦᛖ•ᚫ𐌡ᚫᛏᚩᚱ•ᛁᛋ•ᚠᚩᚱᛖ𐌡ᛖᚱ ☥ 0:00 Stream Start and Opening Cinematic 2:25 Journey Onward 3:27 Answering Questions, Questioning Answers… 8:43 Can We Switch Puzzles? 41:01 A Maze-merizing Discovery 1:04:57 The Notebook is Noted 1:23:06 All Late Fees Come Due 1:31:18 Just in Time, Lord 1:40:34 Hammer Time! 1:53:38 Which Pick to Pick? 2:00:39 Shipwright and Ship Wrong 2:12:34 Let Me Axe You Something… 2:29:34 Did I Pick Wrong? 2:38:05 Hanging by a Thread 3:02:30 Crossing the Pool for a Spool… 3:26:00 Sleeping Beauty 3:38:32 Either the Ether is Restored, or… 3:46:17 Owen-ing Up to One's Mistakes 4:09:26 Stream End #Ultima #BlackGate #Avatar #Origin #DOS