Stardust Rhapsody: Anthem | S2E1 | Play the Game
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How is the Rhapsody crew's origin and early bounties summarized?
It's that time again. Don your sunglasses, grab your instruments, and lend your cosmic chorus to our Stardust Rhapsody. Let's jam.
Some say the universe is a song, that all things are made from the same stuff as the stars, and that every life is a note in the music of existence that echoes through infinity. So when you feel insignificant and alone, just remember, we're all irreplaceable parts of that grand cosmic melody, the Stardust Rhapsody.
It's common to have two feet planted firmly on the ground, gaze up at the stars and ask, what's out there? What's waiting for me? Though each member of the Rhapsody now travels together calling the ship home, it didn't start that way. They all set out to chart their cosmic destinies on their own. Our journey began in the Janak Sector Prison with Pike spinning a tale to Waxley so intense it couldn't possibly be followed. Released into the custody of his trusted partner Red, Pike is freed, but on one condition. He accepts a bounty for the notorious hacker, Haxor, who's been diverting local funds for a yet undisclosed reason. They accept the job, and Rhett introduces Pike to the rest of the team he's assembled.
Quibbly Goans the Bloodhound and Glupbondo the Esper. With an expert tracer and more muscle, the job should be easy. Or so they thought. They track Haxor to a bot factory on Pillian and make quick work of his defenses. Finally, face to face with their prey, they realize he's just a kid. The discussion begins on whether or not they should bring him in. However, they barely broach the topic before Quibbly and Glup drawl on them. A fight breaks out, and as it seems our boys may be taking the upper hand, Glup paralyzes Quibbly and consumes his mental energies. Quibbly crying out for Portia his beloved with his final breath collapses to the ground dead. The grid runner now known to be Ziggy reluctantly joins the fray and they dispatch Glubb.
In an eruption of psychic energy, he decimates the facility leaving a chilling message ringing in their minds. Century 2112 will be one of war. Ko, recently released from the same prison as Pike, finds herself in the city of Makoro, on Vanar. She finds a large presence of Scarlet Eye activity and knows she'll need some help to shut them down for good. Remembering Pike was in prison for possession of Redline, the scarlet drug, she gives him a call. Together, the four of them hunt for info on Big Thunder, the mysterious leader of the gang and the undercrust of Makoro. They hold up with Mrs. Ume, a motherly figure from Ko's childhood who gives them a place to stay safe. On the way to meet up with Foreman Kurel of Kyogen Energy, one of the major five companies of Nexus Corp, Ko threatens some red belts in the street.
They then make a plan to infiltrate the hideout of Big Thunder and return to Mrs. Ume's, only to be thrust across the street by an explosion that levels the building. Retribution burning in her heart, Ko takes the party to the hideout of Big Thunder. They infiltrate under the guise of turning in Rhett and Pike, the hunters who've been asking questions about Redline. Meeting Big Thunder, Ko finds herself face to face with Sagio, a childhood friend from her neighborhood. A rolling blackout knocks out the power of the undercrust and thunder erupts into the streets. The crew gives chase, Ko on her motorcycle and Rhett driving the grab van. The chase ends abruptly in a crash. Big Thunder injects a souped-up version of Redline he'd been working, and the party shuts him down hard.
Ko presses him for answers while he goads her about brutality and her sister. Eventually, he directs them to the next link in the chain. Pixel, with her ambitions of seeing her name in lights, puts on a dazzling show at the Glitz Room for her fans and her manager, Grobulus J. Weedlebox, or Mr. W. as she lovingly calls him. The crew there, under the cover of Rhapsody Records, sets a plan to get Weedlevox through her. As they heard from Big Thunder, he's responsible for moving large volume of product through the galaxy.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How is the Rhapsody crew's origin and early bounties summarized?
0:00–22:05
2
What happens at Ziggy’s arcade birthday and how do the games reveal character dynamics?
22:05–1:14:52
3
How do the friends celebrate Ziggy’s birthday with gifts and sparklers?
1:14:52–1:22:29
4
What causes the arcade’s lights to cut out and the animatronics to become hostile?
1:22:29–1:24:26
5
How do the players respond in the first combat round against the Malevolatronics?
1:24:26–2:27:02
6
How do the party defeat the animatronic gorilla and crocodile?
2:27:02–2:29:33
7
What happens when Ziggy is grappled and rescued during the climactic showdown?
2:29:33–2:38:49
8
What is inside the mysterious birthday present and how does it lead to a new lead?
2:38:49–3:43:02