Game:

Chibi-Robo! (2005)

Duration: 13:04

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So, as you might've figured even before the previous video's pointless meandering... we're free to explore the Foyer now, which is still quite full of Free Rangers, but it would seem that Sarge has decided that Chibi-Robo is no longer quite the threat he'd declared at first...

We come upon them in the midst of their morning routine and see that they've apparently been having a rough time of things. You wouldn't know it to look at them, but every Free Ranger is unique and has his own name and individual personality and aspirations... vague and drawn from a limited pool of options available to toys though they might be. There are twenty Free Rangers (plus Sarge) in all, but they can't ever seem to make it through roll call, because they're always one man short. The dog tags we found in Tao's doghouse belong to a Private Memphis who is apparently no longer with them, and being a real stickler for protocol, this apparently has Sarge in a perpetually foul mood.

Somehow, however, managing to complete their formation himself, Chibi-Robo personally dispels the problem and lets roll call give way to training drills... how this actually helps is beyond me, because it's pretty clear that Chibi-Robo is NOT an egg-headed (er... bodied? ...head-bodied?!) Free Ranger, and they don't even care WHAT he has to say so long as they can count him. But if it makes them happy, I guess I'm willing to allow it. (The points are all mine!)

However, all is not well with grumpy Sarge... well, grumpier than usual, and not just because his men are bumbling buffoons and Chibi-Robo totally showed them up with a mere piece of drinkware (It's not their fault! A sturdy mug is the ultimate and unbeatable defense! They're even trained in its use, they should know that better than most!), but rather because he seems to have misplaced a precious memento. A photograph, actually, one that shows the Free Rangers in their full form and glory.

You see, the Rangers have a troubled past and an important mission to carry out, one that drives each and every one of them onward... they are at war! War with the Great Beast! You may better know him as... Tao...?!

You see, when the unit was young and full of energy, they were also inexperienced and sloppy... well, sloppiER... and while they were doing their exercises, it would seem that Tao entered the scene and decided to further investigate the odd sight... which, as is often the case with dogs, began with an oral exam... of Private Memphis. While the other troopers fled, Sarge attempted to rescue Memphis, but was easily brushed off by Tao's immense size and strength and even got his signature scar in the process.

This is, for all its one-sided melodramatic delivery, an incredibly insightful story... because, as many of us know, housepets and toys do NOT always get along, and there's really no reasoning with a curious animal and no defense for tiny play-oriented objects that may not be intended for all the sorts of interactions that come naturally to those pets. So how SHOULD a crew of army men feel about the fallen, helpless against such wild and unyielding whimsy?

...that said, I have no idea how these little guys expect this plan of action to unfold... ... ...actually, I have no idea how they've managed to keep the casualty count from rising in the meantime, since this is probably not a recent development, and we've been in the Sanderson household... er... how many days (and nights)? It's been like a lifetime by now! But even after having... er... "met" Tao, I can't help but root for them. Of course, given how much firepower they demonstrated flying Cheebo's way, I don' t know that they even NEED the support, but it depends how Tao feels about those projectiles. (What their endgame strategy is, I also have no idea...)

Well, I don't know about you, but I could certainly go for some looting about now! ...but wait, what's through this OTHER door that we're now able to turn our attention towards? ...it's... the Kitchen?! Who left this open? ...I don't know, but I also don't care, because these event flags have certainly brought our patrol full circle!

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