The Fusion’s Alter-Coalition
(This page and story is a major work in progress)
Foreword
The most important thing I must get out of the way is that this is essentially another group’s fan project with my cast loosely inserted into the narrative. The fan project is called Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, and it’s a collaborative effort between multiple people, with some entering or exiting the project over the course of its development (which has been going on since roughly 2007). The game focuses around video games of all kinds being fused into one reality, with a loose focus on the Super Mario games and their style of platforming.
The reason I’ve considered this strange fan project of a fan project is that Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is a very nostalgic game for me, and its large-scale crossover nature may have been one of the reasons I gravitated towards having such a mix of characters from different origins in my own writing. I’ve reached out to the developers of MKF to make sure they’re okay with me writing something like this, and so far I’ve been given the OK. If anything changes, I can probably modify the story into something else.
Another oddity of this project is that, as of the start of its writing, Mushroom Kingdom Fusion‘s story is not actually finished. This kind of works out as the ideas I’ve been writing haven’t been in chronological order in the first place: My plan is to basically split this story up into several smaller segments, providing sufficient context for where everything in the writing stands, and seeing how much I fill in the blanks as time goes on, including as the game itself fills in the remaining blanks in its own story.
If you want to play Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, you can find it by clicking here. I want to give a shout out to the many developers of MKF for making such a cool game (as well as the many people who have lended their art to the game without being part of the dev team proper), and in particular developers Kirbman and TAxMAN for giving me the OK to put this writing to paper.
Glossary
Within this story, any characters that are only being written as extensions of Mushroom Kingdom Fusion‘s story (as opposed to proper additions to my cast) will be signified with a yellow border around their dialogue portraits.
My Characters
- Bandanna Waddle Dee: Also known as “Bandanna Dee“, or “B-Dee“. A character from the Kirby video game series. His name is usually spelled “bandana” (with one “n” before the last “a” instead of two), but I’ve committed to the alternate spelling.
- Flow-R Blade Man: A redesigned form of a robot character from the 1992 MS-DOS video game Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting. One of the six Revolt Robots.
- Daiyousei: A fairy from the Touhou Project series.
- Demarina: A boss from the 1990 video game Gaiares.
- Descant: An original character inspired by both the “Classic” Mega Man video game series, and the Rockman X Mega Mission collectible card series (itself based on the Mega Man X video game series). The “daughter” of Dr. Doppler.
- Disast-R Oil Man: A redesigned form of a robot character from the 1992 MS-DOS video game Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting. One of the six Revolt Robots.
- Dr. Doppler: A robot character from the 1995 video game Mega Man X3. Tends to put himself in a leadership position to make up for his past misdeeds, even when said misdeeds were made while he was brainwashed by another force.
- D-R Shark Man: A redesigned form of a robot character from the 1992 MS-DOS video game Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting. One of the six Revolt Robots.
- D-R Wave Man: A redesigned form of a robot character from the 1992 MS-DOS video game Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting. One of the six Revolt Robots.
- Dual Lamia: A character from the Puyo Puyo and Madou Monogatari series. She has the body of a human from the waist up, and the tail of a snake below that.
- Dyna Man: A robot character from the 1990 MS-DOS video game Mega Man. The brother of Volt Man and Sonic Man.
- King Dedede: A character from the Kirby video game series. He is both part of my writing and a minor opponent in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion; his role in this story is based on my own writing.
- Kogasa Tatara: A living umbrella youkai from the Touhou Project series.
- Mechabit: A redesigned form of a robot character from the 1992 MS-DOS video game Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting. One of the six Revolt Robots.
- Meta Knight: A character from the Kirby video game series. He is part of both my own writing and the original story of Mushroom Kingdom Fusion; his role in this story is taking my version of him and giving him some of the knowledge of his MKF self.
- Mouser: A character from the 1988 game Super Mario Bros. 2. He serves a minor role in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, which his appearance here is loosely based on.
- Neon the Metal: An original robot character who originally took on the design of the character Metal Sonic, from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.
- Volt Man: A robot character from the 1990 MS-DOS video game Mega Man. The brother of Dyna Man and Sonic Man.
- Revolt Robots: A group of six robot brothers. While made by the same person as Dyna Man, Volt Man, and Sonic Man, the group sees the three as half-brothers at most.
- Rho-volt Torch Man: A redesigned form of a character from the 1992 MS-DOS video game Mega Man 3: The Robots are Revolting. One of the six Revolt Robots.
- R.O.B.: A special peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System, a video game console. His backstory as part of this cast is primarily influenced by his appearance in the Super Smash Bros. video game series, where he is an ancient robot.
- Sanae Kochiya: A human-deity from the Touhou Project series.
- Sonic Man: A robot character from the 1990 MS-DOS video game Mega Man. The brother of Dyna Man and Volt Man.
- Takane Yamashiro: A youkai from the Touhou Project series.
- Terumi: A character from the Len’en series.
- Yoshi: A dinosaur-like character from the Super Mario series.
- Yuuma Toutetsu: A character from the Touhou Project series. After spending much of her life as the leader of a violent gang, she has tried to isolate herself from those she has affected after turning over a new leaf.
Mushroom Kingdom Fusion
Multiple Worlds
- Badnik: A type of robot created by Dr. Eggman (see World 7). In Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, all Eggman robots specifically labeled as Badniks are powered by small animals.
- The Fusionist: A character created for Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.
- Fusion Key: A collection of 9 keys with immense power, scattered around reality. Each world has a character wielding one of these keys (besides World 0, which is what the keys unlock)
- The Necromancer: A character created for Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.
- The Siren: A character created for Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.
World 1
- Bowser: The main villain of the Super Mario video game series.
World 2
- General Morden: The main villain of the Metal Slug video game series.
World 3
- Dr. Wily: The main villain of the Classic Mega Man video game series.
World 4
- Loki: A recurring villain from the Ghosts ‘n Goblins video game series.
- Richter Belmont: A character from the Castlevania video game series. His appearance in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is based on the aftermath of the 1997 video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
- Vire: A recurring enemy/character from the Legend of Zelda video game series. His appearance in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is largely unique personality-wise.
World 5
- “The mysterious robed figure“: A character created for Mushroom Kingdom Fusion; the current version of the game does not give this character a name.
- The Harbinger: A character created for Mushroom Kingdom Fusion.
World 6
- Death: A character from the Castlevania video game series. In Mushroom Kingdom Fusion, he also loosely represents death as a concept outside the Castlevania series.
- Dracula: A character from the Castlevania video game series.
- Ganondorf: A character from the Legend of Zelda video game series. His appearance in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is based on the 1998 video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- Princess Zelda: A character from the Legend of Zelda video game series. Her appearance in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is loosely based on the 1998 video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- Alucard: A character from the Castlevania video game series. His appearance in Mushroom Kingdom Fusion is based on the aftermath of the 1997 video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
World 7
- Chaos Emeralds: A set of seven powerful artifacts from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik: The main villain of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. Also known as Dr. Eggman, or simply Eggman.
- Master Emerald: A powerful artifact from the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series.
World 8
- Boogerman: The protagonist of the 1995 video game Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure.
- Bubsy: The protagonist of the Bubsy video game series.
- Crazy Hand: A recurring character in the Super Smash Bros. video game series.
- Master Hand: A recurring character in the Super Smash Bros. video game series.
- Plok: The protagonist of the 1993 video game of the same name.
World 9
- Falco Lombardi: A member of the Star Fox team, from the Star Fox video game series.
- Fox McCloud: The leader of the Star Fox team, from the Star Fox video game series. The main protagonist of his series.
- Peppy Hare: A member of the Star Fox team, from the Star Fox video game series.
- Ridley: The main villain of the Metroid video game series.
- Slippy Toad: A member of the Star Fox team, from the Star Fox video game series.
- The Star Fox team: The eponymous main team of the Star Fox video game series; a group of space mercenaries, its active members being Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, and Slippy Toad.
(The following parts of the glossary are temporary, and will be moved to relevant pages when they’re made)
- Bouncing Vajra: An Ability used by D-R Shark Man. A bouncing projectile/held weapon shaped like a double-headed club. Is incredibly durable and can electrocute opponents who try to block it.
- Shark Boomerang: An Ability used by D-R Shark Man. The user throws a spinning boomerang with sharp ends like a shark’s teeth. Hits once.
Story
Outline of the Game/Story
Mushroom Kingdom Fusion takes place over ten worlds. The game is rather open-ended, allowing players to choose which worlds they want to tackle sooner than later; the only major restrictions are that World 1 cannot be completely cleared without clearing another world, and World 0 (the tenth and final world) cannot be accessed until all other worlds have been completed (or at least, that’s the plan for the final version; World 0 is not available to play in the current release of the game). For “The Fusion’s Alter-Coalition”, I’ve chosen this order for the worlds and levels:
- World 1, up to the level “Dire Dire Docks”
- World 2
- World 3
- World 4, up to the level “Antenora”
- World 1, continuing with the level “Rift Valley” and pausing again with the main path of the level “Isle of Mystery”
- World 8
- World 4, continuing with the level “Corpse of the Behemoth” and progressing all the way to the final level of the world
- World 7
- World 1, a brief trip to an alternate path in “Isle of Mystery”
- World 5
- World 1, continuing with most of the remaining levels, including the final level of the world; the visit ends with a trip to an alternate path in the level “Crystal Palace”
- World 6
- World 1, a brief trip to an alternate path in “Barren Badlands”
- World 9, up to a major secret accessed through the level “Ceres Distress”
- Brief trips to Worlds 1 through 8, visiting levels that were locked behind the aforementioned World 9 secret (as well as a few other levels that were skipped over the first time around)
- The rest of World 9, up to the end
The story would end with World 0, though since it’s not currently available I don’t have a plan for it written out yet.
“The Adventure Begins”
(Loosely based on the opening cutscene of Mushroom Kingdom Fusion)
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- The story begins with a large number of characters being sucked into a swirling purple portal, each one seeing passing visions of other worlds that are also being infested with portals
World 1: The Mushroom Kingdom
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- Descant finds herself in the level “The Entryway”, and quickly begins to reunite with other acquaintances such as R.O.B., Sanae, Mechabit, and Dr. Doppler
- The small reunited cast finds themselves learning of the Fusion and the mastermind behind it, the driving conflict here mostly unchanged from Mushroom Kingdom Fusion besides who’s being given this information
- The group of focal characters (henceforth referred to as the “Brash Cast”) continues through the Mushroom Kingdom, finding more familiar faces with each level they go through (and recruiting one new face to their cause)
World 2: Alternate Earth
World 3: The Megaverse
World 4: The Demon Realm
World 1-2: Return to the Mushroom Kingdom
World 8: Avenue of Memories
World 4-2: Ending the Demon War
World 7: Isle of Genesis
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- The “Brash Cast” learns of the presence of the Chaos Emeralds; already familiar with the concept, the rush to keep the Emeralds out of Eggman’s hands begins
Tides of Time
(includes images edited from Ecco the Dolphin (video game, 1992), X-COM: Terror from the Deep (video game, 1995), Super Mario All-Stars (video game, 1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (video game, 1994), and Gaiares (video game, 1990); also includes a custom image by Michael Peterson)
World 1-3: Revisiting the Isle
World 5: Gehenna
World 1-4: The Koopa Conquest
World 6: Adventurer’s Domain
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- By the start of this part of the story, only two characters remain who have yet to join/reunite with the “Brash Cast”; all three characters are part of the “Cast” by the final level of the world
Brash Buster 