"Yoooooooo!!!!" The announcer's shout drew an incredible roar from the assembled thousands, the sound of the actual crowd nearly drowning out the volume of the backstage TV on which they were displayed. The crowd knew what that shout meant, they knew that the moment the announcer finally appeared was the moment things began to get underway.
"Welcome!!!!" The man was in his thirties, his dirty blond hair combed back, a pair of dark sunglassess matching his dark suit as he threw his arms wide. "To the 99th Tenkaichi Budokai! The Strongest Under Heaven tournament!"
Again the crowd went wild, the blond man soaking up the admiration with a smile, that was only briefly stiffled as her ran a thumb across his mustached face. They would no doubt have gone on forever if he had let them, and eventually he lifted his hands, working the crowd into a frenzy only to try and bring them to a silence.
"Come on folks, we can't get underway until I'm done!" Again they cheered and he barked a quick laugh, wiggling a finger at the crowd as he began to speak over them. "I'm sure you can't wait for things to begin, to find out who carries on the legacy of power of the great Mr. Satan!"
"Say-tan-oh! Say-tan-oh!" They chanted.
"As you know, the tournament is broken down into three phases! The Grand Melee preliminaries meant to separate the week from the strong!" The announcer ticked off phases on upraised fingers as he cheered, his face plastered over every screen in the stadium "These preliminaries will take place on the mobile rings!" With a gesture the ground of the central courtyard shifted, the grass giving way to eight separate slabs of stone that proceeded to shift across it, showing off their ability to make a variety of shapes, culminating as they combined to form the full sized ring that would be used for the final four.
"There are a total of sixteen Grand Melee Preliminary matches, each consisting of an equal number of fighters, and we will be holding these preliminaries in two batches of eight. Warriors will battle one another for a place in the tournament proper. The preliminaries, like the main tournament are no-holds barred. Anyone can enter the preliminaries, and the winner is the warrior who is left standing! A warrior is defeated if he leaves the ring, submits, is knocked unconscious or kills his opponent."
"Once we have our final sixteen, each name will be put into a draw for the single elimination section of the tournament to determine who fights who. After that it will be a series of one on one fights to determine who moves onto the third and final phase."
The roar of the crowd was at a deafening pitch, as the blonde man looked around, milking their attention for everything it is worth. "When there is only one fighter remaining, he will be given the oppertunity to fight the two time tournament Champion, and direct descendant of Mr. Satan himself. Vishma Elazi!"
"And now!" The man said, before the fevered cries could rise to an unmanageable level. "We give you... your contenders!"
[Sblock]Okay folks, at this point just narrate your introduction. Everyone gets their group of preliminary fighters. Though technically you're fighting a whole bunch of people that is more of a reskin as far as the rules are concerned.[/Sblock]
"Welcome!!!!" The man was in his thirties, his dirty blond hair combed back, a pair of dark sunglassess matching his dark suit as he threw his arms wide. "To the 99th Tenkaichi Budokai! The Strongest Under Heaven tournament!"
Again the crowd went wild, the blond man soaking up the admiration with a smile, that was only briefly stiffled as her ran a thumb across his mustached face. They would no doubt have gone on forever if he had let them, and eventually he lifted his hands, working the crowd into a frenzy only to try and bring them to a silence.
"Come on folks, we can't get underway until I'm done!" Again they cheered and he barked a quick laugh, wiggling a finger at the crowd as he began to speak over them. "I'm sure you can't wait for things to begin, to find out who carries on the legacy of power of the great Mr. Satan!"
"Say-tan-oh! Say-tan-oh!" They chanted.
"As you know, the tournament is broken down into three phases! The Grand Melee preliminaries meant to separate the week from the strong!" The announcer ticked off phases on upraised fingers as he cheered, his face plastered over every screen in the stadium "These preliminaries will take place on the mobile rings!" With a gesture the ground of the central courtyard shifted, the grass giving way to eight separate slabs of stone that proceeded to shift across it, showing off their ability to make a variety of shapes, culminating as they combined to form the full sized ring that would be used for the final four.
"There are a total of sixteen Grand Melee Preliminary matches, each consisting of an equal number of fighters, and we will be holding these preliminaries in two batches of eight. Warriors will battle one another for a place in the tournament proper. The preliminaries, like the main tournament are no-holds barred. Anyone can enter the preliminaries, and the winner is the warrior who is left standing! A warrior is defeated if he leaves the ring, submits, is knocked unconscious or kills his opponent."
"Once we have our final sixteen, each name will be put into a draw for the single elimination section of the tournament to determine who fights who. After that it will be a series of one on one fights to determine who moves onto the third and final phase."
The roar of the crowd was at a deafening pitch, as the blonde man looked around, milking their attention for everything it is worth. "When there is only one fighter remaining, he will be given the oppertunity to fight the two time tournament Champion, and direct descendant of Mr. Satan himself. Vishma Elazi!"
"And now!" The man said, before the fevered cries could rise to an unmanageable level. "We give you... your contenders!"
[Sblock]Okay folks, at this point just narrate your introduction. Everyone gets their group of preliminary fighters. Though technically you're fighting a whole bunch of people that is more of a reskin as far as the rules are concerned.[/Sblock]
