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[h2][color=FD0000]The Koopa Troop[/color][/h2]
[b][color=FD0000]wordcount:[/color][/b] 4,356 (+5)
[b][color=FD0000]Bowser: Level 14 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=FD0000]//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color] (237/140)  (+1 bonus pending)
[b][color=SpringGreen]Bowser Jr: Level 14 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=SpringGreen]//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color]////////////////////////////////// (120/140)  (+1 bonus pending)
[b][color=DeepSkyBlue]Kamek: Level 13 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=DeepSkyBlue]/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color]////////////////////////////// (116/130)  (+1 bonus pending)
[b][color=Aqua]Rika: Level 9 [/color][/b] EXP: [color=Aqua]/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////[/color](131/90)  (+1 bonus pending)
[b][color=FD0000]Location:[/color][/b] The avenger: spirit chamber
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Central hub: Smash City Alcamoth
Accessible locations:
Peach’s castle
Limsa Lominscuttle Town
Lumbridge
Twilight Town
Kosm’s Beach
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[color=SpringGreen]”Only two? Come on! That’s nothing!”[/color] Jr complained loudly, arguing with his father [color=SpringGreen]”what am I supposed to do with only two squads of minions anyway?”[/color]

His father did sort of agree, he was having to give up a whole lot of handy but not vital strikers because of this. Then again, when having thought through them all, he did have to ask, based on his own habits [color=FD0000]”When was the last time you used the goombas?”[/color]

[color=SpringGreen]”I- I mean. That’s not the point! They’re my goombas. Besides, I got loads of age to brun-n stuff. Who wants to be as old as Kamek anyway, jeeze”[/color] The prince retorted, his point parried but not beaten

[color=FD0000]”You can put them in the machine, and they’ll still be yours, no-one else can take them out”[/color] Bowser replied evenly, before inclining her head to Rika, who had sat down and was tapping away at a game on an off brand gameboy while they were arguing, saying [color=FD0000]”Your sisters already done that”[/color]

[color=SpringGreen]”That’s coz she just had some lame knights to store, while she’s still got that giant wasp lady. It was a super easy choice when you’ve got a standout like that, jeeze”[/color] 

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Might I offer you a stand out of your own then, young master?”[/color] Kamek said as he shuffled back into the group, having been talking and trading with Midna for a bit, before holding out a hand and offering him the spirit of spirit of [url=https://i.imgur.com/7U4Uydd.png]Blodia[/url] [color=DeepSkyBlue]”I have been told it is a giant robot that made for quite the formidable striker in the hands of one of the Midgar team’s foe”[/color] 

That should have raised questions, but none of the other troop members had the thought to do so the same way Kamek had, instead focusing on the prize in question.

[color=Aqua]”Seems neat”[/color] Rika commented as she looked up from her game, while Jr was far more enamored, eyes sparkling, prompting his father to suggest that this was [color=FD0000]”Bigger and better, yeah?”[/color]

[color=SpringGreen]”Urrrgh, fine, you win. Stop making this moment less cool jeeze”[/color] he complained as he grabbed the spirit, before saying that [color=SpringGreen]”You owe me at least one more cool big robot before I stop being upset about this”[/color] and then obliging with his elder’s request to put the other strikers away.

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[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/7U4Uydd.png]Blodia[/url][/b] A titan of vivid red and shining steel, too large to be fully summoned all at once. Instead, it can be called in on a long cooldown to deal attacks that cover huge areas with heavy damage. This abilities include Blodia Punch, a straight strike that hits like a freight train, Blodia Vulcan, a hail of gunfire, and Blodia Lift, which allows the striker to pick up or throw the host
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Naturally, those elders followed suit/had already done so.

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Bowser: Marie Korbel, Scylla
Jr: Blodia
Kamek: Quiet, Tonberry
Rika: Cloyster, Vespikan Ichor Queen
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[color=SpringGreen]”Alright alright, now that that’s over with, let's get to the fun part”[/color] Jr said, as if he’d not been the one holding them back. He then immediately did so again by being picky, fusing with [url=https://lord-of-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Astrid_Remond]two[/url] [url=https://alchemystars.fandom.com/wiki/Wrath]ladies[/url] in his arm (one of which he’d gotten by trading), only to have miss judged both how human it would make said arm, and what mind fusions would give, having been aiming for the empowerment of his knife creation and missing the mark entirely.

Fortunately, the reset machine was right there, allowing him to set things straight. Sort of. The first thing he did was itemize the second lady, aiming to get the she [url=https://i.imgur.com/LX5mlR0.png]rocket propelled knife lance things[/url] had, and get them he did, along with, for some reason, a pair of gauntlets.

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[url=https://i.imgur.com/MuK1kGe.png][b]Red Baron & Ace[/b][/url]'Ace' is a pair of augmented boxing gloves, with blades attached. 'Red Baron' is a set of six red orbital machines that can join together into a pylon for carrying or storage. Once activated by Ace, Red Baron's segments can be controlled to fly around using their rockets, acting as airborne blades. Their high potential power is offset by the difficulty of controlling them[/hider]

It took a few moments of experimentation to figure out his mistake, the first was that: [color=SpringGreen]”Oh come on! Stupid humans with your stupid weird hand shapes urrrrgh”[/color] due to, well, his own big ol three fingered lizard mitts not fitting in the slim gloves

Rika took no offense at this, not considering herself one of those, but Jr certainly took offense at her ability to utilization of the gloves to control the flying weapons with a fair bit of skill right off the bat thanks to her practice directing her little scout planes. At least when it came to slowly hovering about, she very much admitted that if she started trying to attack stuff with them things might get a lot more complicated, but that this was [color=Aqua]”For sure not a good place to practice that stuff”[/color].

[color=Aqua]”Besides, I’d prefer to have my gauntlets anyway”[/color] she plainly stated, before commenting how [color=Aqua]”it’s kinda funny how if I wasn’t fused, I’d be able to wear them inside the other gauntlets”[/color] 

[color=SpringGreen]”Wait! Would that work? If we unfuse you, have you wear them, and then re-fuse you, would that just absorb them into the gaunlets?”[/color] Jr asked, fascinated by the prospect.

As it turned out, yes, it did. Unfortunately, they’d already been pushing the limits of the gauntlets with all the additions they’d made, and so between two guns, articulated fingers, hangers for scout planes, grappling hooks and chainsaw blades, it was already at capacity, and it was, frankly, a miracle that by the time they re-defused her neither she nor the gauntlets were damaged beyond repair, though they were still damaged.

[color=SpringGreen]”They better have a workshop on this thing”[/color] Jr grumbled, prompting as he did a patch job to both sets of gaunlets, prompting Bowser comment that [color=FD0000]”Oh hey, if there is, I bet Torra’ll be there. Be good to check in on the fuzzy guy and Poppi”[/color] which neatly resolved what they were gonna be doing after the fusion work.

First things first however, namely re-fusion followed by the villains checking themselves out using the mirror of long lost battles to examine the resulting re-fashion

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Power lost : Minion Captain

Power replaced by:
Z-Power: Jr can perform team attacks with his minions, consisting of him pouring a large amount of mana into one of them so they can unleash a powerful attack drawn either form their base form or from one of their fusions. These can be things like [url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Z-Move]Z-moves[/url] for pokemon, such as [url=https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Let's_Snuggle_Forever_(move)]Let's Snuggle Forever[/url] for Mimi the Mimikyu or an ultimate ability like Life Form Disintegration Ray for Peeka, which would be drawn from her Vel’Koz fusion.

Fusion gained
[url=https://i.imgur.com/QirVVfw.png][b]Astrid[/b][/url] (Right arm) This spirit confers the ability [b]Sick 'Em[/b], which allows the host to perform a special weapon throw (for identical small weapons) that track somewhat and purge the target's most recent buff on hit. This spirit also confers the Weakness [b]Earth Element[/b], which decreases the damage dealt to fire-aspected enemies by 20%

Appearance:

Bowser jr is physically mostly still the same as he started, though he has equipped a [url=https://i.imgur.com/bgKw8Ws.jpeg]pokemon ranger uniform[/url], which came with a [url=https://i.imgur.com/fYsno6s.png]cool hat[/url], as well as wearing a bandolier of pokeballs running from right shoulder to left hip. He also has a [url=https://omori.fandom.com/wiki/TULIP_HAIRSTICK]Tulip Hairstick[/url] stuck into the tie of his ponytail, in memory of the fallen [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/34/e8/99/34e8990e2dc69d720d6f1833d34562d9.jpg
]Omori[/url].

The ways his fusions have changed him are concentrated in two places, the first being his tail, which has grown into a long blue furred thing with w white bow tied around the base thanks to  [url=https://imgur.com/WipWqam]B’giotahmo  Bravha[/url], who’s influence has also lengthened the ranger jacked so its back hangs down to his knees like clerical robes.

The second is his right arm, and this is where the prince has focused most of his fusions. The hand itself is now a bit more human, being more lithe and with five better-defined fingers with smaller claws, and sporting a muted lime-green tint. The limbs appear covered in smooth chitin rather than flesh, but the material is soft rather than hard, not quite like skin but almost there. It is also engraved with iron tattoos gained from the [url=https://i.imgur.com/F5jejwj.png]Vespikan Ferromancer[/url], especially on the hand which appears almost metallic as a result.

The white metal tipped band running around [url=https://i.imgur.com/QirVVfw.png]Astrid[/url]’s arm also does the same for him, though it connects to the tattoos on the wrist at the end of the arm rather than any clothing, and to a metal pauldron of [url=https://i.imgur.com/M4UUWKr.jpeg]undyne[/url]’s at the top. The rest of the arm below the jacket sleeve is exposed, including having the glove stripped off, to ensure the tattoos can freely generate metal without cloth getting in the way.

Personality:
Bratty, spoiled and rude jr takes a lot after his doting father, both due to his upbringing and due to his craving for respect and acknowledgment of others, especially his father. Jr also generally dislikes being treated like a child, despite acting his age nearly all the time. He is somewhat smarter than his father, not that this requires much of an intellect, and a touch less stubborn as well, being able to swallow his pride if it is necessary. He also likes big dangerous machines and he really, really likes giant robots.

He is also somewhat lonely as a combination of his royal status, a lack of many acquaintances in his age group and, of course, his own rather abrasive attitude. The Koopalings, for example, act as more mentors or underlings than anything close to companions. Having gained an equal in his new sister Rika, then, is an incredibly welcome change of circumstance, and he will fight tooth and nail to ensure he gets to keep her.

Fusion has made him a little more gentle and aware of other’s feelings, but has done little to stymie his daring or enthusiasm for fighting.
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[color=SpringGreen]”Welp, hand’s still human ish. Yay. Also now it’s taunting me because I could wear that glove if I didn't need this hand free to do metal stuff, urrrgh”[/color] the prince complained, but, as a plus, at least he could wear the cool hat that came with his new outfit now. The later examined power was a nice addition to his control over his knives as well

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Fusion gained:
Kuzenbo: This spirit confers the ability [b]Shell Spikes[/b], allowing the host to extend the spikes on his shell even while in hitstun or under crowd control effects. With these spikes out, enemies who land melee attacks on the host take 25% of the damage they deal, and when this effect is triggered any of the host's abilities on cooldown get their cooldown reduced by .8 seconds. This spirit also confers the Weakness [b]Water Bowl[/b], which lowers the host's defense and resistance by 7.5% when hit by hard CC, lasts for 30 seconds, and can be stacked up to 2 times.

Appearance:
Bowser is a towering bipedal dragon turtle with turquoise scales across most of his body, a beige chestplate of lager scales on his front, and a spiky shell made of purple stone like plates surrounded with gold (flared outward in a wave pattern like the edge of [url=https://i.imgur.com/3o8rCW9.png]Tentacruel[/url]'s body) and tipped with golden spikes.

Atop his head sits a [url=https://i.imgur.com/2Tqtdd0.png]Kuzenbo[/url]’s gold crown with a small swirling mass of water sat within the ‘bowl’ this forms, which is flanked on either side by [url=https://i.imgur.com/fL55ok2.jpg]Kingtusk[/url]’s massive tusk set there like dragon horns. His eyes have amber iris, while his maw is narrower, longer, and somewhat beak-like, though not made of that material, and his nose is less pronounced. 

His shell is now divided into seven plate sections, with a hexagon in the middle and trapezoids all around. At every corner of the shell plates there is a cerise Tentacruel orb. The whole outer layer of the shell is actually metal, with the seams gilded and a golden fleur-de-lis on the middle one, and it's biomechanical beneath. All six of the outward plates can raise up and extend a pair of thick cannon barrels each. in the direction their facing. Only the upper right and upper left ones can swivel forward to fire straight while Bowser is standing. 

The biomechanical section is plant based, and is host to the mass of prehensile roots of the [url=https://i.imgur.com/UR6PlsX.png]Awoken Hollow[/url]. The center section can raise up to release them, and they can serve the function of both Tentacruel tentacle and [url=https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/elderscrolls/images/e/e0/Land_Dreugh_Oblivion_transparent.png][b]Land Dreugh[/b][/url] limbs, rapidly growing to mimic the shape of either. 

He is wearing duster styled after [url=https://imgur.com/LxD0vcA]Trento[/url]’s long coat/cape (although the epaulet tassels are now Tentacruel tentacles) as well as her sash (although the eagle has been replaced with the koopa troop’s Bowser face logo) across his chest, while his waist is adorned by Kuzenbo’s belt.

On his legs he is wearing a set of [url=https://i.imgur.com/lLmYs1W.png]ripped jeans[/url], and under them a pear of knee high boots with gold toe caps styled after to Trentos, though much sturdier.

Personality:
Brutal, merciless, destructive and cataclysmic, the koopa king is a classic villain through and through. While he might seemingly pull off this evil king image effortlessly it is in fact something of an idealized persona, one that he works hard to live up to. When it comes down to it, what really defines Bowser is his ego: He is the greatest villain and nobody else is going to take over the world on his watch. He is going to marry princess peach and woe betide anyone else who tries to kidnap her because that is HIS thing. He is also very overconfident, certain of his own cunning, strength and his eventual assured victory despite his many previous blunders. On the more positive side of things Bowser exhibits something of a sarcastic wit, occasional bouts of intelligence on evil villain related topics and shows a surprising degree of compassion and philanthropy when it comes to his underlings.

After absorbing several spirits his personality is sweeter, more caring, more honorable (he will keep his word and return gestures of respect), but also more mindlessly aggressive when angered and has a more childish sense of humor. 
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[color=FD0000]”Hmm, yeah, not bad. No more talking through those things, and I don’t look like that schmuck minibus any more too”[/color] Bowser said, misnaming the snout nosed [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marioluigi/images/b/b7/Midbus.jpg]Midbus[/url] he’d brawled with during one adventure, before flexing his shoulders and causing a silver aura to cover his shell, and spikes  [color=FD0000]”Gah ha ha, try stomping on me now Mario, I’ll do way worse than stub your toe!”[/color]

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Fusions:

Hades: 
This spirit confers the ability [b]La Danse Macabre[/b]. The host can extend puppet strings of dark energy from his claws to take control of any allied unit his size or smaller. When forcing a puppet to attack, the puppet deals an extra dose of dark-aspected damage. The puppets can also be manually repositioned, and even be used as shields or projectiles. This spirit also confers the weakness [b]Specialized Magic[/b], decreasing the damage dealt by non-dark elemental attacks by 15%

Appearance
Thanks to [url=https://i.imgur.com/SjZtkKp.png]Devan Shell[/url] he is a little younger, taller, and lankier, and his scales are more green than yellow (except on his undershell), while his shell is larger and patterned with purple.

After absorbing [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/zelda_gamepedia_en/images/e/e3/HW_Cia_Twilight_Map_Hatless_Costume_Model.png]Cia (Blue)[/url] and [url=https://imgur.com/HXgzmdo]Tigren Sourceress[/url] into just his head Kamek's hood has taken the shape of Cia's hat, with the pointed end now going off in two directions, with Cat ears existing beneath these two prongs. 

The scales on his face have changed color, texture, and hardness, taking on the likeness of Cia's mask, including new 'armor' plating over the top of the host's beak, which is now sharper and longer, and filled with sharp teeth. Beneath the hood are some tufts of white hair.  His glasses are now thinner, larger,  rectangular, and red-tinted, the eyes beneath them are leonine.

The host also has Cia's necklace, as well as, on his hands and forearms, [url=https://i.imgur.com/bJDdhkM.jpeg]Hades (puppet master)[/url] skeletal mimicking black gloves. Underneath these, his scales are slightly softer to the touch, and have a slightly more pinkish hue.

Personality:
Kamek, in sharp contrast to the royalty he’s mentored, is rather wise and exhibits a great deal of forethought and planning expertise, as well as general intelligence and knowledge-ability. He is tactful and patient if not entirely above a bit of sarcasm when it comes to dealing with his bosses. He is also one of the few people that Bowser treats with respect and the king will generally listen to the old Koopa’s advice or guidance, though this is in part due to how well practiced he is at providing it in a way that squares with the King’s often simplistic logic. He also acts as Bowser Jr’s and Rika’s mentor, caretaker, and, functionally if not in name, grandfather.  

When it comes to his enemies however he has a tendency to be condescending and to have no qualms at delivering jabs and taunts as any good villain would. He is also unabashedly evil, willing to go to great lengths to aid his lord’s schemes and ensure his happiness. He nonetheless shares, or is perhaps the source of, Bowser’s care for his minions, though Kamek is considerably less obtuse in his concern for their safety and well-being.

After absorbing the tirgan sorceress, Devan Shell and Hades (puppet master) he has become somewhat more outspoken, considerably more egotistical, cartoonishly evil and prone to menacing those he does not respect in-order to get his way.
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[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Still a somewhat ridiculous headpiece, but then where would the ears go I suppose”[/color] the mage said to himself as he contemplated the split hood on his robes, before examining his gloves and deciding they where suitably villainous to keep on, particularly when he flexed them and caused dark threads to hang from the pointed finger tips, prompting a short villainous chuckle at the delightful aesthetic.

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”What an interesting woman she must have been”[/color] he mused.

[hider=Rika redone]
(fusions gained)
Aileen: 
This spirit confers the ability [b]Shark Weapon[/b], giving the host's main acquatic summon the power to launch a volley three bombs through the air, which fly in an arc. This spirit also confers the Weakness [b]Nonoptimal Range[/b], decreasing combat effectiveness at short range 

L'Indomptable:
 This spirit confers the ability [b]I Will Not Yield[/b], boosting evasive abilities by 15% and giving the host a last stand that activates when she would otherwise be destroyed, preventing death for 2.5 seconds and granting a random buff to either ranged firepower, deployed explosives, accuracy, or reload time. This spirit also confers the Weakness [b]Short[/b], making it harder to climb things, reach things, see long distances, and be respected by taller people--and of course, if someone jokes about her height, she will become Enraged

Appearance:
Rika is a relatively short woman with pale human skin, a rather petite nose, crystal blue eyes and short bleach white hair with a single tuft of red over her forehead like [url=https://i.imgur.com/SQchfEw.png]L'Indomptable[/url]. This often isn’t visible however, due to her often wearing a spartan [url=https://i.imgur.com/iUyukVH.png]helmet[/url] done up in a black metal with pink highlights. It has the nameless spartan deserter’s [url=https://i.imgur.com/9Vw7jnl.png]cat ears[/url] on top and wyvern wing like ones up the side like [url=https://i.imgur.com/42GDeqG.png]rider and beast[/url], and Tristana [url=https://i.imgur.com/03VMIKs.png]Titania Prime[/url]’s there pronged tiara on the front. 

Her legs are reptilian, with saurian feet and [url=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/monsterhunter/images/e/ef/MHSP-Brachydios_Render_001.png]Brachydios[/url] blue scales running up to her hips. This also isn’t usually visible due to her wearing a [url=https://i.imgur.com/SQchfEw.png]Agastya Alternate Costume[/url] that covers her from neckline to toe in a fine suit of black armor.

Without it she is adorned in a [url=https://i.imgur.com/yp6fkjl.png]Aileen[/url]’s waistcoat hued white and gold, hung over a black and gold highlighted chest plate similar in shape to the spartans but more curved and elegant. Below this, covering her stomach, is [url=https://imgur.com/dA43tVS]Pacific Princess[/url]’s formal tank top, white with golden buttons, and below that a thigh length skirt sat like L'Indomptable’s, black underneath, white flaps on top, god Fleur-de-lises but with pink straps and ribbons. 

Her legs are covered in white leggings which have metal plates strapped to her thighs like [url=https://imgur.com/RVdu3WK]Vi[/url] does. Her feet finally are covered in hefty metal boots like L'Indomptable’s, but which sport boots with pink hull-like platforms instead of having her walk around on her tiptoes. 

Her arms have a rounded pauldron strapped to the fore arms, black with gold trim, while her forearms and hands are covered by her gauntlets. These consist of a pair of giant mechanical hands akin to VI’s, which feature the brute wyvern’s visage on the back of their palms (in a similar style to the jade lions on [url=https://i.imgur.com/MdnzU6i.jpg]this skin[/url]) while still sporting both horns sticking out from their foreheads. 

The left gauntlet has absorbed the grizco blaster, no longer requiring the awkward pipes from the horn to get a supply of explosive goop, and can now fire the ink blasts from a barrel in the palm. The grappling hook has also moved over here, and now sits on the back of the gauntlet’s palm. On the right, her rifle has also moved into the palm, and sports a rotating gatling style barrel the same size as the grizco blaster’s one. The chainsaw bayonet now runs along the back of her gauntlet’s hand and in between the middle knuckles, giving her punches from that hand some extra bite during and after impact. 

At her waist sits [url=https://i.imgur.com/u9XglmF.png]Mikuma[/url]’s rigging, although it has been heavily modified, and has taken on many of the aspects of a [url=https://i.imgur.com/GGHdNzs.gif]Dark Magic Lampyre[/url]. A small emblem/buckle style after its helmeted head sits at the waist, while the back a large bunny tail like glowing orb sitting over her tailbone, flanked by Titania Prime’s gilded, hollowed-out, hip-mounted wings that are less articulate but do provided some flight control. The turrets have lost a barrel, while the remaining barrels have become thicker, and sport two orange spikes near the tips that together create a loose X shape. The lower red cleaver sections of the hullblades have been removed, and instead two orange claws curve out the front of the metal plates. The metal of the rigging has become a darker hue, while the red parts on the sides have been replaced by a purple armor plate going over the top of the weapon.

Personality:
Rita started as something of a blank slate, containing blind military obedience and little else, leaving her rather naive when it comes to many aspects in life. Work from her friends and the influence of fusion has filled this out somewhat. Her main defining trait that is all her own would be curiosity, the ship girl always eager for new experiences and information. She also has developed quite the sweet tooth for candy and desserts, but when it comes to main meals will actively try to taste test anything and everything she can.

Rika also cares deeply about her friends, a bit about other former abyssals, but is pretty dissociative when it comes to strangers, and has basically zero qualms about using violence against them.

The spirits she has absorbed have made her more assertive, impulsive and aggressive, and so she has a tendency to rush in and pick fights as a first option when it comes to protecting the people she cares about.  She’s also started calling minions, and people she doesn’t like, plebs, as if her new royal title is getting to her head, and is rather enthused by the prospect of wealth.
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[color=Aqua]”Huh. Yeah. Ok. Looks good I think? The gold’s nice. I think I like gold now”[/color] Rika commented as she examined herself, having not really had strong options on the subject of fashion before other than wanting to fit in, but now finding glittering gold had its appeal. She looked expensive, and this was, for some reason, good.

She just rolled with the feeling.

What she did not roll with was Bowser pointing out that [color=FD0000]”Hey look, you’re pretty short now too”[/color] in a cheerful tone, intending to comment as to how this was more accurate to her being functionally a kid, but accidently sounding a bit like he found that fact amusing and was insulting the girl.

He did not get to finish this, as Rika experienced a new feeling, that of being personally insulted, cutting him off with an incredulous  [color=Aqua]”[url=https://youtu.be/0ZQa0VHkRyM?si=XmcDeXsBvWzFz5VI&t=7]Short[/url]?!”[/color] before raising her gauntlets up into a fighting stance, breathing heavily as fury rose from the depths.

[color=Aqua]”How dare you insult me you… you… You Pleb!”[/color] she barked furiously, prompting Bowser to take a step forwards hands raised and trying to wave of her fury while saying [color=FD0000]”Wow hey no I didn't mean to-”[/color] only for Rika to wind back a punch and Bowser to go [color=FD0000]”Uh oh”[/color] right before he was launched skywards and head first into the ceiling by a vaultbreaker punch.

Thanks to his new horns, he got stuck there for a moment, arms cartwheeling and legs kicking at air as he tried to get loose, which he did so a few moments later, crashing to the ground with an [color=FD0000]”Oof”[/color], and ending up laying on the ground dazed and confused, which Rika’s mind took as a victory.

Once it had, however, and her rage abated with a few more heavy nasal breaths, the fog of anger and refusal to be defeated both cleared enough recognise what she’d done, and to become quite alarmed by it

[color=Aqua]”Oh, oh no papa! I’m sorry I don’t know what happened!”[/color] she said as she crouched down to check if her adoptive father was ok, the confused king blinking a few times and looking up at her distraught face.

[color=Aqua]”You just made me feel like… like… like I was burning up inside”[/color] she told him, scowling slightly at the memory of why she had felt like that.

[color=SpringGreen]”Well at least you didn’t turn into a sky high fury filled titan”[/color] Jr said with an attempt at humor, only to clarify that [color=SpringGreen]”Papa did that once, it was a mess”[/color] when Rika’s gaze snapped to him

[color=DeepSkyBlue]”Young mistress, I do believe there has been a misunderstanding. I’m sure his eloquence was not intending to insult you at all”[/color] Kamek insisted, prompting Bowser to chime in that [color=FD0000]”yeah, I was just gonna say your more kid sized”[/color] earning him a kick as Kamek facepalmed.

At least, he supposed, it had taken this long for the latest member of the koopa royal family to lose her temper. As a result of that familial trait she’d apparently picked up, Kamek had some experience with that sort of thing, though it took a little while to resolve the situation and for everyone to make up, not least in part because Rika herself was not at all used to getting mad.

The little incident certainly put a pause on any more spirit tinkering for a little bit, that was for sure.