Stream Highlights
Lynx Hero Eight: "Team attacks are on, watch out~!" Shell Mario: "Got it." Irene Snake: "No worries for me." Al Ike: "I'll crush you!!!" Lynx Hero Eight: "Oh, Lullaby!" Al Ike: "Don't hit me with that! Stop smashing!!!" Irene Snake: "Nice smash, Shell." Shell Mario: "First time… wrong move?" Al Ike: "What's with this start!? Lynx, no more spells!!" Lynx Hero Eight: "It's to unleash magic~." Al Ike: "WHYYYY!?"
Rampage: "HAHAHA! Brutal! Super combo?!" Lynx: "OWN GOOOAL!!!" Dyna: "This is savage www." Saber: "HAHAHA!!!"
Comments:
Brutal www Lynx warns then kills www Arc-en-ciel's Mario moves are too good, makes it worse www Red Team www Lynxuuuu!! Stahl's the victim right off www Is this bullying? www
Al: "Stop laughing, damn it!!!"
Rampage Ryu: "Hadoken to guard, full-force Shoryuken!!!" Lynx Homura: "MYAAAA!?"
Comments:
Insane reaction speed! Beyond small-step-to-Shoryuken precision! One-sided enough to question character tiers…
Al: "Next! I'm Bayonetta!" Irene Pikachu: "My Pikachu's up!!"
Rampage Bayonetta: "Kamaboko!!" Irene Pikachu: "That's not it—AAH!!"
Comments:
Bayo's that strong? She was OP at DLC launch. What's she saying? "AVAVAGO," means "get struck by lightning."
Dyna Falcon: "Falcon PUNCH!!" Shell Snake: "Read me, huh…" Dyna Falcon: "Soy sauce mousse!!" Shell Snake: "Weird pronunciation."
Saber Link: "Special—Kamikaze Strike!!" Al Ganondorf: "Can't recover!!!"
Irene: "Here's my ace, Garchomp!!" Sue-chan: "Scary! Before your guardian god crushes me, Absolute Zero♪" Irene: "How'd you hit Zero from a Paojian switch!? It landed!?"
Comments:
Sue-chan's reads are insane www Predicting Garchomp from Paojian with Zero, and hitting!? Icicle Crash would've been enough… Japan dominating foreigners in games www
Reflecting, Rampage marvels at the stream's chaos. No race talk, just games. Dyna and Saber, relaxed, shone—decent gamers from occasional friend streams. Their bold plays and clutch reversals lit up the chat.
"Views went nuts," Rampage grins.
A U.S.-Germany-New Zealand collab spiked subs, drawing each racer's fans.
"Gotta invite them post-Dubai. They demanded it," she notes.
Popularity: Lynx > Arc-en-ciel ≥ Stahl > Bunny > Irene. Lynx's chaos, especially her "magic unleash" and team attack fiasco, obliterated viewers' abs.
"Good stress relief for Dyna and Saber," Rampage says.
First-time overseas, they were tense. February Stakes and Tokyo Grand Prix are international G1s, but unlike Japan Cup, foreign challengers are rare—only one each historically, with February's first in 2023. Rampage's faced foreigners; they haven't. Their goal: challenge her. The stream's antics, plus Sue-chan chats, loosened them up.
"They're mentally set now. Gotta run their best—it's their stage," Rampage muses.
No team race—Uma Musume is solo, a clash of wills, strategies, and grit. Rampage pushes rivals to peak form. Victory's sweeter against the best.
"Awfully kind," a voice says, skeptical yet amused.
A French Uma Musume, moving like a dancer, leans on the balcony railing beside Rampage, overlooking Dubai's skyline. Rampage chuckles.
"Prepping friends who might be foes? Respect?" she asks.
"Nah, pure selfishness. Win against their best. 'Ifs' and 'maybes' taint victory," Rampage replies in fluent French.
Her brow twitches—surprised by the fluency or the sentiment?
"Thought French'd stump me, mademoiselle? No borders for me. My face is global," Rampage teases.
"Impressive," she admits.
"Live free, go with the wind. Here I am," Rampage shrugs.
She seems otherworldly—too mature, philosophical for a second-year senior. Free yet grounded, a paradox.
"Straight talk, then. I'm Lisflouve, the tenth Dubai World Cup Uma Musume," she declares.
Rampage tilts her head. Ten? Thought it was eleven.
"Eleventh scratched—fever from a brutal schedule," Lisflouve explains.
"All set, then," Rampage nods.
Dubai World Cup Lineup:
Mejiro Rampage (Japan) Amazing Dyna (Japan) Lady Saber (Japan) Arc-en-ciel (America) Vanish Out (America) Irene (America) Hyperion (UK) Stahl Armekoa (Germany) Armed Lynx (New Zealand) Lisflouve (France)
Ten elite Uma Musume will clash on a 2000m dirt track—vast to spectators, tight to racers. The world stage looms.
"I've seen your runs. I'll test their truth in the race," Lisflouve says, leaving.
Rampage lights a vetted herb cigar—safe for Dubai's rules, a doctor's precaution. No Deep Impact scandals here. Exhaling, she eyes the skyline.
"Not bad," she murmurs.
The Tyrant sharpens her claws, ready for the fight.
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