(Way to go, Eliza, way to go…)
(Okay, that was an incredible story mode. To be honest, Lab Zero is doing a fantastic job with the DLC story modes, and I hope we can get rewritten story modes for the rest of the cast, or at least extended story modes for them; you know, Squigly, Big Band and Eliza’s story modes are full of meaningful fights, while the default roster… let’s say they use the Touhou method: beat any sorry girl who crosses your way until you find the root of the problem and some info in the process.
There was a lot of shocking moments. The fact that “Parasites” apparently were revered as Gods -Theons?-, how Eliza’s actions apparently made the Theons to be feared and despised… and of course, Cerebella’s death, Filia and Nadia being enslaved by Eliza, and even poor Squigly ended up as an alarm clock in case of the Skull Heart0s return. Lorenzo was practically a walking corpse, so that confirms he was actually using the Life Gem to extend his life. That ties up with Cerebella’s ending; it’s obvious Vitale won’t give the gem back to his father… after all, I’m sure he wants to be the next heir of the Medici mafia empire.
The Trinity might not be goddesses at all, just… Saints? I mean, apparently they were like Eliza; princesses or queens with powerful Theons, but when Eliza killed them and destroyed their kingdom -probably they were the empresses of the old Meridian empire-, people mourned their deaths and praised them as goddesses. Still, maybe Queen Lamia found a way to become an actual goddess and revive her daughters as godly beings. I never expected Eliza to not know about the existence of Double, though…
Finally, but not least important, I’m really glad about Marie’s surprise appearance at the end. Yeah, sure, it might look cheesy, or related to giant robots from sentai shows, but here’s my two cents:
Double/Lamia wants Eliza dead. She might have her own agenda, but she hates Eliza so much, she’s willing to throw everything she has at her. Eliza destroyed the Heart, we saw the exact moment her blood beetles devoured it. Squigly’s “demise” is the perfect evidence of this. So why is Marie still “alive”?
Easy. Lamia resurrected her as her champion. There’s no time to make another Skull Heart, and the last Skullgirl, Marie, was powerful enough to wield the Heart without succumbing to its powers. That’s why Lamia brought her back and even gave her power over the Skull Heart; she will be able to do anything she wants -Kill all the Medicis- as long as she kills Eliza for good. What does this means? Marie confirmed for DLC Marie’s defeat is not canon and her role will be pivotal in this conflict, effectively making her the equivalent of Rachel Alucard.
To be honest, I felt… sympathy for Double/Lamia, even for Dahlia, who apparently is ready to fight against a fucking feral blood titan just to protect Lorenzo.
Gentlemen, I like Skullgirls. Gentlemen, I like Skullgirls. Gentlemen, I love Skullgirls. Gentlemen, I desire a Skullgirls 2 game that is like Hell.