Origins Radio Network - #ThankYouBerryMuch

Origins Radio Network
#ThankYouBerryMuch

Welcome to an all-new episode of ORN. It’s the end of Villain Month, it’s the start of November, and more importantly, it’s the one-year anniversary episode of ORN. Well, technically that’s on the 6th, but whatever. I’ll celebrate it now. Anyway, we’ve got a great show for you all tonight, as always. Tonight’s theme is Farm Check. This should be very interesting. Oh, let’s get started already, shall we?

My guest tonight is a cute farm gal from Moneta. She’s incredibly skilled in raising both fruits and animals. She owns a fruit farm and she’s in a relationship with a billionaire. That’s pretty fortunate. Please welcome to the show Berry!
Vibravo: Welcome to the show, Berry. And it’s the one-year anniversary for my show, so this is a very special event for me.
Berry: Thank you, Mr. Vibravo. I appreciate you inviting me.
Vibravo: It’s no trouble. So, to my knowledge, you are really the only hero out there who has no real method of fighting, correct?
Berry: (Nods) I’m not much of a fighter, and everyone seems to know that. If I’m in trouble, I’ll have Mini or Havoc help me.
Vibravo: We haven’t really seen you in action in the past couple years. It’s been more than two years since you’ve had a real story to yourself. After that, you’ve only appeared in spinoffs such as The Order of Nightmare and Holiday Stories.
Berry: I’m not too upset about that. It’s nice that I can get more time to relax and tend to my farm, rather than have the network continuously updating me on upcoming stories.
Vibravo: Are you getting a new entry? The reason I ask is because T.O.O.N. has not officially discontinued your series.
Berry: I don’t know. There are no plans as of now, but that may change soon. Right now, I think they’re working on getting all the other planned stories out first.
Vibravo: That’s unfortunate. I really don’t know the statuses of the three remaining stories for the year, and we still have a whole bunch of Holy’s stories to look forward to…hopefully.
Berry: I like Holiday Stories. Holy’s a pretty cool person.
Vibravo: Who would you say your favorite and least favorite hero is?
Berry: Oh…well, I kinda like Voltage, or Dazzle. Both of them are incredibly strong female heroes, and they protect the ones they care about. I really like the way they fight too. As for least favorite, I don’t like Haunted Doom. He’s a jerk.
Vibravo: Haunted Doom isn’t liked by many. I understand your dislike with her.
Berry: I just don’t like him in general. He’s really mean.
Vibravo: Yeah, but there’s nothing really we can do about that.
Berry: I suppose so.
Vibravo: It’s strange. Do you think you’ll ever get a sequel, or a prequel? I’d be very interested to know your origins.
Berry: I don’t know. There are a lot of interesting ideas that are floating around. I’m sure T.O.O.N. will think of something and then contact me sooner or later. I just hope I won’t be put in a position like Eric or Lustrous and Luminous.
Vibravo: What do you mean?
Berry: Well, their stories require a lot of time and dedication. I’m not sure if I wanna be put through that much.
Vibravo: It’s a tough life, let me tell you.
Berry: How do you manage? You’ve gone an entire year without a single break in the routine.
Vibravo: I just do. Plus, I don’t do much else besides this. I’m not busy like you.
Berry: I see.
Vibravo: Well, that pretty much wraps things up here, Berry. Is there anything else you’d like to say before we finish up here?
Berry: Go check out Farm Check. I think it’s a very good series.
Vibravo: Alright, well thank you for appearing, Berry. It was a real pleasure meeting you, and I hope to see you again in the future.
Berry: Bye!

Next up on the show, I’ll be presenting another “Series Analysis”. This time, let’s discuss the strange concept of time, since that apparently does not exist within the T.O.O.N. universe. Have you ever thought about it? Phoebe and Voltage are from the future, technically. Meanwhile, Showdown and Razor Blade are from the past, mainly Showdown. Yet, all of them are able to join up with Lustrous, Luminous, and the rest of the heroes in The Order of Nightmare. Any thoughts as to why this is?
Okay, so this is the first analysis in which I don’t have a definitive answer. I’ve pondered over this question many, many times, and there’s no real reason why Voltage and Phoebe can just go back in time and meet other heroes. And that’s because I think there is none. Voltage and Phoebe are from the future, meaning technology like that probably exists to allow them to come meet the heroes in their own worlds. And that would also explain why Showdown and Tombstone had to personally be brought by The Order of Nightmare. They simply lacked the technology needed to get them places. But that still leaves a lot of question unanswered, so I don’t think this is right.
Honestly, the only explanation I can think of is the dimension idea. This is taken partly from No-name’s Adventure, The Order of Nightmare, and to a lesser extent, Witchcraft. These three series make heavy use of dimensions, and allow multiple universes to co-exist. Why is this so important? Because the Earth that Phoebe left may not be the same Earth that the Elite Scorps invaded, and it might not be the same Earth as the one where the Fireberd Fleet resides. Of course, the Reality Dimension encompasses all these worlds, so I’m not sure if that’s indeed the case either.
Or maybe there is no explanation. After all, only two series utilize multiple time-differences: The Order of Nightmare, and Heroes. And honestly, it makes for a much better story. So what if the timelines don’t add up. I’d rather see Voltage fight alongside a current-day Eric than one who’s 40 years old.

And finally, for our “Hero of the Week”, we look at Berry, who got perhaps one of the biggest buffs in the entire game. She was in the Poor Tier previously, but now, she’s move all the way up to the Balanced Tier. Why? Because her character got a massive overhaul of her fighting style. She now uses Mini as a main attacker, which works much, much better.
Mini acts as Berry’s primary attacker, similar to how Eric’s robots do the attacking for him. It makes her much more useful, especially considering that Mini cannot be defeated. Berry’s extended hit-boxes and attack power give her much needed viability, especially when up against characters like Razor Blade or Eternia, who are capable of dishing out lots of damage with few hits. Plus, Mini can venture off on her own, meaning that you can command her from a short distance, which is pretty cool.
Not all of Berry’s attacks are remedied, however. Berry herself still suffers one of the worst attack stats in the game. If Mini is off fighting, and Berry strikes an opponent, very menial damage will be dealt. And when I said Mini cannot be defeated, that was sorta true. Mini can be defeated if she gets knocked off the stage, meaning that as long as you can keep Mini from fighting, you basically defeated Berry. It’s a crippling maneuver, but it punishes Berry considerably. I guess that’s a lesson for her.
The big thing I like about Berry now is her increased Ally Boost with Havoc. It actually works now, and it’s completely viable. And now that she’s a better fighter, it is much, much easier to fight competitively with her…you know, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Special Ability: Fruit Blast
Mega Ability: Mr. Snow and Mistress Night

And that concludes tonight’s episode. I thank you all for this special day, and I hope to see you all again. Tune in next week for another exciting episode. It’ll be a blast! Vibravo signing out!