XCR: Advancement
Before long, the first Grand Prix event came around, a series of races right in a row, where the total score at the end of the races was what determined the outcome, and only the winner was added to the list of racers that had a chance at the Championship Race. Jak and his crew were confident of their victory, even if they were facing off against RU-86 again. And as they expected, their cooperative tactics proved successful once again, especially as the first two were circuit races where their tactics excelled, and the last a simple race to the finish down a steep hill where they were able to stretch out across the track and stop anyone from getting ahead of them.
When they returned, they found Daxter laughing his tail off. "What's so funny?" Shining asked curiously.
"I was..." Daxter struggled through his laughter. "I was..."
"Breathe, Dax," Jak told him calmly, patting him on the back.
Daxter got himself under control. "I was watching Pecker's report, like I'm supposed to," Daxter explained. "After Blitz said his bit about the race, and ominously suggesting he needed to keep an eye on you, Jak, Pecker made a comment about someone manipulating the race for some big underground bet...and Blitz blew up on him, cussing him out so much that they had to cut the signal to give the beeper a break!" He burst into laughter again.
Samos stroked his chin. "Hmm...did it look like he was angry about Pecker showing him up?" he asked curiously.
"Definitely not," Daxter countered. "He didn't get angry about Pecker having a scoop. He got angry about what the scoop was. He was pissed!"
"Your theory about Blitz' involvement seems to be gaining more ground," Jak murmured softly. "Guess we'll just have to keep an eye on him.
Later, a new broadcast covered the details of the first qualifier event for the next Grand Prix. Though the actual details of the change weren't covered well, it did lead to a rather interesting discussion between Blitz and Pecker regarding perception of Jak's abilities, ending in Pecker flipping Blitz off for being an ass.
The new event involved racing around an open field and collecting Precursor Artifacts that appeared. The race ran five minutes, or until one racer collected 25 artifacts. Jak found an unusual advantage in this race as his training had resulted in him being able to sense the energies of Precursor Artifacts, so he was able to steer his racer to where the Artifacts would appear even before they did. Between that and the team's cooperative racing - with everyone else guarding artifacts that Jak was going for from other racers until Jak arrived to collect it - the race was in the bag as Jak grabbed his 25th artifact with a full minute left.
The next was a solo timed race to the finish, with pickups along the track that could stop the timer for a few seconds. In order to clear the challenge, Jak had to cross the finish line before his timer run out. Though he fully expected his car to explode if he failed, he did not fail, so he didn't find out.
Another new solo course Jak had to face involved racing around a track while smashing into incredibly weak cars that came down the track the other way towards him, which exploded when hit. Each one was worth a different amount of points, and his goal was to build up a high enough score in a short period of time along the twisting, winding course. The only major obstacle was the red cars, which damaged Jak's racer if he hit them. Through careful driving at high speeds, Jak was able to come through with a gold medal.
The big point that brought attention as they continued through their races was that Blitz had begun actively preventing Pecker from saying anything on the news broadcasts, as though trying to prevent him from giving his investigative reports. This especially became clear when Jak was on the show for an 'interview', alongside Razor. Once Jak saw he wouldn't be learning anything new, he decided to mostly ignore things, since he was pretty certain he could predict whatever Razor or Blitz would say.
Eventually, Jak became the focus of Blitz' attention. "Tell me Jak, how does it feel to know either you or Razor will be dead by season's end?"
Before Blitz could continue, Jak responded. "That it's a good thing I didn't bother getting to know Razor well enough to care about his upcoming funeral," he spat out curtly.
"Oh ho!" Blitz crowed as Razor growled. "Looks like the new guy's got some balls on him! Razor, what do you have to say to that?"
"I look forward to seeing you on the track, before I put you six feet under!" Razor growled out. "I will see you destroyed...personally!"
Jak chuckled softly. "Well well, Razor, I'm impressed. It seems that behind all that cigarette smoke and haughtiness, there might be an actual racer after all."
Razor stepped forward threateningly. "And behind all that insufferable smarm is a dead man!" he snarled angrily.
Before Razor could react, Jak's hand was around his throat, claws digging into flesh as Jak's eyes briefly shifted as he channeled his Dark Eco into them. "Razor, you couldn't fathom the number of dead men behind me..." he hissed out, glaring into Razor's eyes as he gleefully watched the arrogance drain away to be replaced by fear. "One more won't make much difference to me..."
"Whoa now!" Blitz spoke up, getting between them and separating them as Jak returned to normal. "Let's save that for the track!"
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Bah BYYE Razor!
Fucking TFS...
So what will throw a wrench into our guys plan, this has gone a little too easy if you ask me.
7453941 Honestly if you're even half decent at combative racing style games then this one is stupidly easy. With Jak & Co working as a team, I can't recall anything in game canon that would make things even a remote challenge.
and his goal wasto build up
"Well well, Razor, I'm impressed. It seems that behind all that cigarette smoke and haughtiness, there might be an actual racer after all.
1. Forgot your spacing.
2. Forgot your closing quotation mark.
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
Every time I see the name Razor, this guy pops into my head!
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And I can't stop think how awesome a race between these two would be.
7454101
You're assuming the beginnings of Dark Jak was him losing his cool and not deliberately presenting himself in a more intimidating light by showing just how easily he could rip Razor limb from limb if he so chose.
Jeez, Jak!
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7454146 Rage Monster fueled by one of the most, if not the absolute most, deadly substances on the planet, able to kill without qualm, and having only the barest of restraints. Or Utter Sociopath eager for his next victim and also powered by Nightmare Fuel. Either way, he comes off as fucking terrifying, but honestly, the Rage Monster would feel scarier. The Sociopath might do more terrible things, but the Monster is unpredictable. That unpredictability is more terrifying as it has that 'Fear of the Unknown' factor. You KNOW the Sociopath will take any chance he can get to inflict the pain he seems to thrive on/get excited by, but you don't now WHEN, or WHAT will set the Monster off. You can't tell if it will keep under control, or if it will just SNAP and let loose on everyone. It's why vampire gatherings in White Wolf games are always so tense, you never know what will set someone off into a frenzy and then EVERYONE DIES becomes a very likely possibility. So I will agree with Tats, appearing to nearly snap on Razor would be more terrifying as it changes Jak from just some "Stone Cold Badass" into a "Pitiless Killing Machine with a Hair Trigger".
THAT BEING SAID, I think that such terror SHOULD have a drawback. That stunt is the perfect thing for others to use AGAINST Jak, as the "Barely Controlled Rage Monster" does NOT look good as a future ruler of anything. Plus it makes good propaganda to get others to unite and trying and take him out, making the arugement "He's too dangerous to let live." So I would like to see SOMETHING try to use this, or at least have some fallout from his stunt with Razor, given that it happened on what is effectively National TV as I understand things.
Someone better queue up Hikari No Willpower on the speaker systems, time for the novice to feel true Perfection.
now THAT'S badass
Tatsu-senpai noticed me~!
This was a good chapter.
I just can't shake the feeling that one of these races is going to be a death match where last person living wins.
7455443 The former is scarier, the latter is worse. There IS a difference. And Joker is a good example of WHY the former is scarier. Because you CAN NOT predict what might set him off, or what he might do. The Joke might decide one moment to simply shoot you and leave you for dead, the next moment ANYTHING might change his mind and he's going to take his time enjoying your suffering. And then something new comes around the next moment and he leaves you alone. Only to shoot you in the head as an after thought because you didn't crawl away fast enough, or even perhaps because you didn't crawl away at all. Joker's unpredictability is the very thing that makes his so terrifying.
As for your first point, a sociopath is nearly as easy to make look ill fit to rule. That being said, Barely Controlled Monster does look worse than Sadistic Sociopath.
7455443
7455659
Of course, the fact that only his fingertips and eyes changed rather than his entire body says 'barely controlled' isn't the case at all here. He's apparently perfectly controlled...and deliberately using a blood sport as an outlet.
7455674
A 'growl' doesn't necessarily mean anger. It could be an excited growl, as though he's eager for an excuse for lunging.
Technically speaking, the voice Akuma of Street Fighter speaks in when he's excited for a match is a growl.
7455711
I was specifically going for the Akuma demeanor.
7455729
Possibly. Though he's only doing this attitude specifically for the pose he's putting on for these events. In Frontier, he won't be battle hungry.
7455779
I think it's absurd and not appropriate to a story arc surrounding a racing game.
7455817
...
You do realize that this part of the story is about Jak maturing, and recognizing the cost of battle and war, right? The last thing that would be appropriate here is an 'awesome' finishing move that glorifies killing.
7455912
Not even then.
7455929
Because, as a leader, he's learning about the cost of death, and has no interest in glorifying it. Even when it's someone truly evil and a threat to all, death becomes a necessary evil.
That's not to say he can't be a badass, but he's not going to be one in terms of over the top, ridiculous battle tactics. That's not, and never has been, who he is.
Or, in essence, I don't find the finisher you submitted badass. I find it, as I said, over the top, ridiculous, and pointless.
7455955
I never said he wouldn't do spectacular moves with his powers. I said that such things wasn't the focus of the story at this point or later, and that the move you submitted wasn't spectacular to my eyes.
7455965
No, it would have to make logical sense within the setting to do so, and be based in maximizing damage while minimizing effort while using his abilities.
7455666 Alright, I suppose I can't argue with you there.
Well, Jak sure has gone Primal.
nice! Now noticing the TFS DBZA Perfect Cell Reference. Love it!