This is it, the grand finale of the Gorox Arc! As if being trapped in a deadly space-arena mirror match wasn't bad enough, the New Wave now have to deal with their most powerful member seemingly losing control of her powers! Will Juno recover in time to spare her friends? Will Pate's brawn stand up against alien tech and cosmic forces? Will Luke be able to work alongside Lady Photon without being pulled into her agenda? Will Pipa be forced to hurt the person she cares about the most? Listen on and find out! Content warning for personality/mental agency shift, brief firearm violence Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
It's here! Gorox the Vanquisher has summoned the New Wave for the climactic stage of their Hero Review, but it won't be the straightforward rematch they were expecting! Once again I have almost nothing to say that wouldn't give away the best bits, so let me be frustratingly vague: prepare for new and familiar faces, surprisingly easy victories and shockingly major setbacks, and at least one French accent! Content warning for personality/mental agency shift Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
With their foes defeated--through very different methods--our heroes find themselves regrouping when one half's mentor meetup overlaps with the other half's emergency phone call. With some fresh cuts and a lot on their minds, will a helping hand from senior heroes be just what they need, or an embarrassing distraction? Also, a tangent that leads up to that time Superman saved Joseph Stalin's life. Content warning for some description of stab wounds (mostly on a synthetic person). Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
When we last left our heroes, the split party was faced with a two-pronged attack sent by their extraterrestrial reviewer! Juno and Pate are up against a synthetic shape, but when their all-you-have-is-a-hammer approach to conflict proves fruitless, can they get inside the head of a Platonic solid? Meanwhile, Pipa and Luke's foe is much more is much more straightforward, but her bloodthristy fighting style may be too much for an injury-prone Brain and a punch-pulling Innocent! Can either duo come out on top, and at what cost? Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
The New Wave decides to prepare for Gorox's return by gearing up and splitting up, with Luke and Pipa street-testing new equipment while Juno and Pate look to elder heroes for advice. However, both duos soon learn that there's more peril to a Hero Review than the final confrontation... first, they'll have to face the cowed champions of far-flung worlds! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
The freshly-named NEW WAVE are staring down the barrel of a hero review that could spell death, or at least interstellar embarrassment, if they don't get their act together; however, they've always struggled to train without heavy property and/or emotional damage. Will a little help from Asterion be just what they need, or are the vibes unsalvageable? Juno tries to play nice, Pate gets tactical, Pipa gets hands-on, and Luke makes it weird. Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
We're jumping back in post-cliffhanger! Pipa has been Taken Out by the extraterrestrial warlord Gorox the Vanquisher; what could possibly come next? Well there's next to nothing I can say about it that isn't a spoiler, so LISTEN AND FIND OUT, TRUE BELIEVERS! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
Our heroes are all back in one place again, but after the events of our last block they're not very happy about it. Not even the allure of professional football in their literal backyard can ease the tension... but when the pigskin-tossing is interrupted by a formidable invader, bad vibes must be cast aside in the name of justice! Can a troubled and uncoordinated team stand a chance against... GOROX THE VANQUISHER? Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
We're back in the present day of Masks, and what a day it is! After the close calls and crossed lines of the last block, our young heroes have briefly parted ways to pursue their own goals. Luke tries out a new perspective with new presentation, Pate reaches out rather than lashing out, Pipa wrangles an overbearing ally, and Juno fights for her independence! Music by Perennial Sounds LLC
In the second half of our Scarlet Macaw continuity deep-dive, we see how his early life of vigilantism on Cathedral Street quickly escalated when his do-gooding earned him the wrath of an established criminal enterprise! When the mob's boss learns too much about his secret identity and starts hitting where it hurts, our hero will have to make some shadowy allies and learn what it means to truly embody his own ideals. To learn more... See Issue X! Note: Levi had some unexpected audio hardware problems that we were not fully aware of until after recording. I apologize for this oversight, and have done my best to make their funny and clever dialog more legible. Music by Perennial Sounds LLC