Array of Randomness
| Array of Randomness | |
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| Created by: | Bladehero22 |
| Showcased in: | Ragefest IV: Trolls and Tribulations |
| Engine: | FE7 |
Synopsis
The story begins when MarkyJoe is in his room, awaiting the next submission for Ragefest 4, only to become disappointed in finding out the next entry is by Bladehero22. He considers disqualifying the entry until Bladehero himself shows up in Marc's room, requesting him to play the hack. When Marc refuses, Blade messes with the plot of existence itself with his notepad to force Marc into playing the submission despite his protests. The submission is a deadly survival game where losers and cheaters are punished with a trip to the Realm of the Uncreated Submissions, a void of the Ragefest submissions that Bladehero never made, which entails non-existence. Blade grants Marc the class of Dancer, which the latter complains about, and two allies in the form of Archie the Archer, and the nomad, Rideshot. Bladehero then loads enemies for Marc to fight in the form of his minions, the Written, and the game begins.
Throughout the hack, in specific turn counts, Bladehero will speak in talk events in which he announces enemy presence, taunts Marc, or makes excuses about his terrible map design as well as ridiculous jokes.
At one point, Blade challenges Marc to a game of Cards Against Humanity during the battle, in which Blade summons enemies to the field to correspond with the selected white card he picks for a set black card.
If the player takes too long to reach Bladehero within the poorly implied turn limit of 100 turns, Bladehero will press a red button that says "DO NOT PUSH" which causes an immediate game over.
After enduring a number of humiliatingly bad design ideas, including a hall of fiery tiles that will only calm down after the thief Legault has sex with the floor itself, the Money Man and his posse, the warrior GHEB, the Elite Four, the four of Bladehero's strongest original characters,(which the player can recruit) and the Blackjack Twins, MarkyJoe and his army break through the Written forces and defeat Bladehero, who remarks that even though he is defeated, he will return with a vengeance in Ragefest 5.
Once the battle is finished, Marc tells everyone to go their own paths, but the Elite Four remain, saying they have nowhere to go now that Bladehero has been defeated. Marc tells them they can live their lives the way they see fit, and as thanks for defeating Bladehero, and teaching them a valuable lesson, Patrick, one of the Elite Four, takes Bladehero's notepad and sends Marc back home.
Afterwards, Marc says Bladehero's submission was boring, and ends the video, but in a post ending cutscene, Bladehero broods in anger at his failure until a voice tells the brooding hacker that he wants to work with him. When Bladehero asks who's calling him, the voice merely tells him to look into his eyes, and pay attention to the details of his second destiny...
The scene then fades to black, and the submission ends.
Cast
Protagonists
Independent
Antagonists
- Bladehero22
- The Written
- Gheb
- Money Man
- The Blackjack Twins
Walkthrough
This hack is a masterpiece worthy of Ragefest Four. Take a look at our map. Any of the magenta squares, when stepped on, trigger enemies to appear or some other generally bad effect. Also notice that you can avoid them completely, because they only trigger if you stop on them. Also, if you step on them, they trigger over and over on every move because BladeHero22 didn't know what an event flag was at the time. So, uh, avoid the magenta areas. The houses marked with a blue square give you extra units. Legault is important, because he steals stuff, and the Myrmidon is important for the Killing Edge she has. Clean out all the enemies and head for the first indoor area. Now look at the map. Every tile with a yellow border is a fire trap. Don't step on them.
The house in the center of the next area spawns a bunch of enemy tents you can steal from, or kill, for items. Yes, we're aware this is a ripoff of a similar trap in Bullet Hell Madness, only this one can be tripped again and again to farm up items. Not that any of them are good unless you want to max out Rideshot and promote him, but this would take many turns. Rideshot, Marc and Legault are pretty much all you need to make it past the Brigands, the Ballistae, and the Archers, though Rideshot should occasionally get Nini's Grace boosts in case he's shot several times. When you get to BladeHero22, Steal his Iron Rune and two Elixers. By this point, four more units appear: Marc can recruit the Monk, who in turn recruits the Mercenary, who recruits the Archer, who recruits the Cavalier. These four are more than enough to kill the crippled BladeHero22, though it still takes a decent chunk of luck if you don't bait him into using up his Noserferatu. Kill him to end the chapter.
Oh, and any praise of this hack was sarcastic, in case you couldn't tell.
| Ragefest IV: Trolls & Tribulations |
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| Entries |
  Emblem Warriors — Trapped in Painful Places —  Lyn's Revenge — Moneyfest — Title Here —   Tale of Purt —  Marc's Precious — Money Man's Last Stand — DISTORTION — EnderSlicer's Escape — Arrow in the Wind — Array of Randomness —    Ragefest Revengeance — Angel of Darkness —  F★EXE
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| Awards |
| Strategist — Sadist — Innovator — Artist — Animator — Portrait — Architect — Audiophile — Writer — Jester — Kogasa — Memes — Commentary |
