An 80s game-show crate, a slot machine, a hydraulic lid and a bribe slot. Anything can come out of it. Every weapon has its own character, its own special move and its own way to lose.
In a real bout both puppets draw, one after the other, and both see the result. Here it's just you. Or insert a bribe and choose.
Seven weapons inside. One of them is a pistol. Good luck.
Every weapon is registered with the League, tagged and numbered. Every weapon can be upgraded, in looks and in performance.
The reference weapon: nimble, medium-low damage, a three-hit combo and a charged swing that staggers. The charged swing can also hit a bottle lying on the floor and send it flying into your opponent's face like a ball.
Flourish A twirl, like a pro. Almost.
Halfway between the bat and the chainsaw, in damage and in weight. For pilots who want more power without giving up too much mobility. It sparkles when raised. Nobody at the League can explain why.
Flourish It sparkles. That's it. That's the flourish.
Very slow to swing and to carry: you walk at 70% speed and turn with effort. When it lands, though, it is devastating. The charged thrust has super armor: the wielder takes hits without flinching and breaks straight through a bat's flurry. Both hands are busy, so the punch becomes a kick.
Counter It revs with smoke and noise before the thrust. Dodge, then punish the slowness.
Thrown, it barely does anything. But if it wraps around the neck and you hold on, it strangles and drains Breath, and Breath at zero means hit points melting away. The victim has to fight free with repeated taps or swipes.
Counter Mash to break free before your Breath runs out.
It hits like a bat, but mostly pushes, with a "boing". Its real weapon is the Suction: stick it on the opponent's nose and mouth and it stays there, suffocating them. The victim slows down, cannot attack or dodge, and must mash to rip it off, with a comic "plop" that still costs 10% of max HP.
Meanwhile you are bare-handed, and by League rules ("registered weapons") only you can pick the plunger back up. Against a panting opponent, the Suction lands faster and easier.
Counter Keep your stamina up and your mouth shut. Literally.
A soft cylinder with two rounded ends that bends when it hits. More damage than the plunger, less than the bat. Push it into an open mouth, that is, against a tired opponent who is panting, and it goes down the throat and suffocates, draining Breath until they pull it out.
No weapon rewards reading your opponent's body and managing stamina more.
Counter Don't pant in front of it. Pull it out in time.
Whoever draws it accidentally shoots themselves, and spends the rest of the bout in the League Mobility Unit, a sponsored, gold-trimmed tech chair with a siren on top. Rolling takes both hands, so you can't shoot while moving. Turning on the spot takes one, and the other fires. Standing still, the firing arc is narrow. Changing level means finding a ramp.
Ranged shots hurt, a lot. Limited ammo and a slow reload keep it honest.
Counter Stay out of the firing arc and use height: the chair hates stairs.
A dedicated button, with or without a weapon. Fast, cheap in stamina, low in damage, and they never interrupt an enemy attack, so mashing them against a chainsaw ends badly. Perfect for close-range filler, while you go fetch your plunger, or to finish off someone who's almost KO.
On top of the weapon you drew, every arena is full of things to grab, throw, hide behind or blow up.
Throw them with aim assist, or hit them with the bat for a home run.
Pick up a tray, a sign or a cooler lid and hide behind it.
Any hit lights a short fuse. They set each other off, in chains.
High ground, escape routes and the only way up for a wheelchair.
