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VOLUME 33 ISSUE 5 CHANCELLOR HIGH SCHOOL 6300 HARRISON ROAD, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22407 1 February 2021 NEWS FEATURE WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING STUDENT OF MONTH By Marin Farag Staff Reporter “It's an honor to be selected dent and it was his top prior- When one is passionate about staying in healthy shape and out of the whole senior class ity to keep his grades up. He's something they love so much, active during his workouts to be named Student of the been a top student in school it’s hard to stop doing it all of even in these negative mo- Month and it is something that since kindergarten. a sudden. Mohr loves to play ments that were currently liv- shows all the hard work I've “I play football and baseball, football and has been on the ing in. He goes to the gym ev- put in to get into this position,“ but one of my favorite things to team for quite a few years. “I ery Monday through Saturday states senior Kodi Mohr, who do is just have a night out with was hoping for football to hap- while also trying to go inside was selected as Student of the the boys. Even with my best pen in the fall like normal, but and stay active as possible. Month for November. friends graduating last year, we are currently practicing Mohr has been hybrid all Mohr is a very active student we still all hangout at least 2-3 for our first game on Monday year and it’s going very well who loves to play sports and times a month. A night out February 22, and I couldn't be for him. He is also being able is responsible and productive. could be going to the mall and more excited. We are getting a to get more done at home and Everyone loves to be around getting food, or even playing season to play, and we need to multitasking with his daily life him because he is friendly and some basketball outside or ping take every possible chance we activities. has a great sense of humor. pong in a friend's basement. get.“ Mohr had no idea he was We can really make a good time Fortunately, Mohr has been being named student of the out of anything. I also love to month until he revived an go out and golf whenever I can email. He also didn’t know that get the chance!” Chancellor offered these types There is good news for any- of awards. “I feel that being one trying to achieve the stu- able to maintain a high GPA dent for the month from Mohr: Mohr of Kodi courtesy Photo all throughout high school, be- “[The] biggest piece of advice ing involved in other clubs in I can give is to set a goal, and the school, and also playing on go attack it. Do everything you sports teams helped tremen- can to achieve and then once dously, as it shows I'm always you get there, set another one. very busy while maintaining Never be satisfied with where the essentials.“ you are.“ Mohr felt proud to be able to This year has been hectic for see his hard work pay off and everyone, and some are stay- get noticed by others. ”It was ing positive and some not so also just another reminder for much. Some people find it re- my parents to show they've ally bad to cope with this long raised me right and always pandemic that who knows done the best things for me.“ when it will be over. “I feel that Kodi Mohr, November Student of the Month. His family was very proud and I've coped pretty well with all excited when he shared the of the restrictions... It was very MRS. GATTIE news with them. hard to adapt at first, but I feel ADVISOR Mohr’s parents taught him good now, and I'm just hoping how to be a responsible stu- this isn't forever.“ CARA SEELY The Journalism students at Chancellor High School publish The Lightning Bolt, the only official newspaper NEWS EDITOR on campus. The purpose of the newspaper is to factually inform and entertain its readers. As an established open forum for the student body, truth will be the staff’s major goal. It is the responsibility of each staffer to CARA HADDEN adhere to the journalism code of ethics as set by the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi. The code states that a journalist can not accept gifts, favors or privileges that could compromise their integrity. All FEATURES EDITOR material published will be the result of brainstorm sessions by the staff. Subjects stimulating to the majority of the student body will be used. 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School news, as well as local, national and international OP-ED EDITORS events will also be covered. Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters must be signed and e-emailed to [email protected]. The Lightning Bolt retains the right to edit letters to comply with journalistic MIKAH NELSON standards. Anonymous letters will not be published. Our ultimate goal is to print the truth and with your help we can reach this goal. CHARGING CORNER February 2021 2 EDITORIAL TO BE (IN SCHOOL) OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION By Marim Farag At 3 hrs and 37 minutes into that isn’t exactly how we want- ing to understand their lessons Staff Reporter the meeting, Mr. Baron Bras- ed to experience our last year because they’re not physically During the latter half of a well made a motion to have of school. We want to do all the in front of their teachers, and School Board meeting on Feb- our special populations return things other seniors have expe- that’s a problem. Not everyone ruary 3rd, the School Board de- to school, which was quickly rienced before. It’s a very sad is capable of doing everything cided that all schools in the di- overshadowed by Mr. Twigg’s case that we can’t find a solu- by themselves like others do. vision would resume in person, motion to have all students tion for it yet. Even so, we want People get angry from how hybrid learning as of February go back to the hybrid plan by to do these things when it is frustrated they are with virtual 22nd. This decision came only February 22. With much dis- safe for everyone. I’m praying classes. Some argue with their a week after the School Board cussion, disagreement, and re- we at least go back to school in parents because of how they’re voted for students to stay all statements, the Board passed person the last month of the doing in classes and not under- virtual until March 1. Origi- the motion with a 7-0 vote. year before graduation. I think standing anything in every les- nally the Board was to review The Board hasn’t had an easy it will put a lot of smiles on our son they receive everyday. They COVID related data two weeks job the last year or so, and that faces, even if it’s just for a short take out all their anger at their after the January 27th voting struggle to not only make de- term. We can at least have our parents like it’s their fault for and review their decision at cisions, but to make decisions last walk with our family and them taking virtual classes. that time, but due to apparent that stick, has never been more friends that we made during The freshman this year pressures from the community, apparent. Board member Ms. our year in high school. couldn’t experience what high this did not happen. Erin Grampp pointed out that Seniors have messed on A school is really like. Being in The meeting began with a she didn’t want to “flip-flop” LOT of things this year: foot- front of the computer screen lengthy discussion about the again with their decisions, that ball games, soccer games, isn’t the best thing anyone budget with Board members the community is already upset baseball games , and so many would have, especially sitting and Dr. Baker, able to make about the back and forth with other sports that they didn’t get down for7 straight hours. comments throughout. From decision making, families need to attend to. Teachers are trying their a student’s point of view, they to plan, and be taken into con- Students who play sports, very best. They have to com- fully went through everything sideration the change to the re- they’re probably more frus- municate in front of a screen and made sure everything start of hybrid. trated than us who are passion- while not seeing their students was okay ,and looked out for Let’s be honest, it’s hard mak- ate about sports and what they is hard. Some teachers email themselves as well as the stu- ing a decision that’s just not for do everyday to achieve their very long paragraphs telling dents. One of the important one, but for thousands of peo- goals. Games were cancelled. students what to do and how things they talked about was ple. The Board has been divid- Championships games were to do it, which is very new to the ESOL population in our ed on many issues, a division canceled. Great opportunities some students. Some students schools. There has been a 62% that has been overtly notice- were cancelled. And that’s the HATE to read long emails to increase of English language able from meeting to meeting. last thing we expected to hap- understand what they should learners since 2015. They also They are split on some funda- pen to everyone, especially our do in class. discussed how much their mental ideas when it comes seniors. Still, we want to make deci- staff has increased. The rate to COVID and how COVID is There are pros and cons sions that are the best for our increased more for students impacting our county and our when it comes to virtual online students, teachers, bus drivers, than teachers. One more ESOL schools. school. Pros: some people like and administrators. teacher was hired. Mr. Rabih Keeping our school commu- it because they are safe. They So while it is clear that the de- Abuismail gave credit to ESOL nity healthy should be our top can get an extra hour of sleep, cisions the Board has to make teachers teaching kids who priority. The original date to they can focus on their work are difficult, the hope is that are weak in English, because stay virtual until March 3rd more without distractions in those decisions are being made he was one of those students. seems like the better choice. the classrooms, and students with ALL of the community in They also talked about how Teachers and staff are trying to can be independent while do- mind, not just the outspoken cautious they are with COVID get vaccinated for COVID, and ing their work. This indepen- portion. some of them are having reac- dence will be helpful if you and students all together, and Correction: how they want to keep every- tions to those shots. We are are going off to college...that’s one safe and not be in a crisis. understaffed, and have many pretty much how life works. Please note an error in The Board members dis- teachers and bus drivers who Students need to learn to do spelling from our January cussed everything on the stra- are ill, or taking care of immu- everything by themselves with issue for the article “Field tegic plan plus the basic budget nocompromised family mem- no one’s help and hopefully Hockey, Bestick Sets High bers. take on the real world in the and compliance adjustment. Goals.” The author of that They gave credit to everyone As a senior, it is very devastat- future. and how hard they worked. ing not just for me, but for all On the other hand, some peo- article is Kyleigh Johns. the seniors to have a senior year ple are having difficulties try- 3 February 2021 NEWS JANUARY’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH: MUSAWIR By Kaitlyn Garvey Business Leaders of America teraction. Regardless, she has advice: Sports Editor (FBLA), National Business found a rhythm that keeps her “Be involved in the clubs and “I am grateful for this recog- Honor Society (NBHS), New- on track even now. “I use a col- organizations you enjoy and nition and looking forward to comers Club, Multicultural or-coded spreadsheet to keep make sure you stay on top of what the future holds,” states Club, Art Honor Society, and my assignments organized and your grades ,and doors will in- Amatul Musawir, a senior at the Plugged In podcast. She my grades on track, and I use a evitably open up for you.” Don’t Chancellor High School, who has also co-founded Freder- digital calendar to organize my wait to get involved! “Start has been awarded Student of icksburg Muslim Youth. She meetings and commitments.” networking and looking for the Month for January. The has over 500 hours of commu- Musawir’s current focus for opportunities and options as award came as a surprise to nity service and is set to gradu- after high school is getting into early as possible, because it will Musawir since she wasn’t in- ate with the service seal. college. “I am in the process of make your senior year much tentionally working to achieve Despite all this success, vir- filling out college applications easier.” While grades are im- it. “It definitely makes me feel tual classes have produced a and applying for scholarships, portant, you should branch out appreciated and motivates me learning curve for most stu- which is time consuming, but and find your niche within the to do more, but I have always dents, including Musawir, at very exciting.” She is presently school. Just make sure you’re felt my hard work was worth least at first. “I’ve been coping on track to graduate with an ad- contributing to the community it as long as it was benefiting well!” she said about learning vanced diploma in the spring. and enjoying your time, so you people around me.” virtually. “Online learning was “After high school, I plan to at- can leave high school feeling Musawir has had a very active a bit difficult at the beginning tend a four-year university with like you left a positive impact. academic and extracurricular of the school year, but now it the hopes of becoming an im- “I believe you can achieve any career in her time at Chancellor. has been pretty easy for me, migration lawyer,” she stated. goal with a little motivation She has been involved in Mu and I find I have a more - flex For anyone aspiring to be- and hard work.” Alpha Theta, DECA, and the ible schedule.” For Musawir, come student of the month, Sustainability Project, holding the most difficult part of this or just more well rounded aca- leadership positions in Future year was the lack of social in- demically, Musawir has some NINE YEAR OLD PEPPER SPRAYED BY POLICE By Marin Farag resisted. The mother was not ficer said, “You’re acting like a port on February 2 in USA To- Staff Reporter seen near her. child,“ and the girl responded day by Justin MurphyVictoria On Friday January 29th an un- Every police officer has a by saying, “I am a child.“ Both E. Freile from the Rochester expected incident happened: camera on them that films of the officers are white; the Democrat and Chronicle, what a nine year old was pepper the senses as they look for evi- girl is black. should have happened was sprayed by the police. dence. The girl was inside the NBC stated that the video that the girl’s age should have According to NBC News, a police car crying and scream- was edited by the police, and been taken into consideration police officer in Rochester, New ing, “ I want my dad,” while nobody knows what actually when the police reprimanded York got a call about a nine year she was handcuffed. The police happened after that. her. The police didn’t take into old threatening to hurt herself officer lady told her that she's They took the girl to the account the possible trauma and her mom. After receiving going to pepper spray her if she hospital and then later was re- this girl was experiencing, and the call they went to her home resists. leased. The officers were sus- did not de-escalate the situa- and checked up on her. When While the girl kept on mov- pended, and the investigation tion, leading to their extreme the police tried to take her to ing the police officer pepper is still continuing. action of pepper spraying her. custody, the police said she sprayed her. Another police of- According to a follow-up re- GUATEMALANS, MEXICANS KILLED AT BORDER By Stephanie Martinez one car had four bodies and the firmed the fears of families can police officers have been Co-Op Ed Editor other had the remaining 15. in a rural indigenous farming charged for the murder of the On January 23rd, 19 bodies Riffles were also found at community in Guatemala, who 19 migrants. Tamaulipas State were found shot and so se- the scene, but no bullets were have said they lost contact with Attorney-General, Irving Bar- verely burned that Mexico’s found indicating the bodies 13 migrants as they traveled rios Mojica has said the motive police just recently found out were shot somewhere else. Six- toward the States. Most of the of the officers is still unknown, their genders. Their bodies teen of the victims were male, victims were minors just com- but they assume it’s because were found near a town across one female, and the other two ing to the States for a better life the smuggler bringing in the from the Rio Grande in Texas. were so burned that they still and more opportunity. Their migrants didn’t pay the cartels The bodies were discovered on can’t be identified. Authorities bodies were near the US bor- as they passed through their a dirt road outside of Camargo had also identified four of the der indicating this might have land, and the cartels paid the after residents had reported a 19 victims as two Mexican and been a cartel’s job or they just cops to murder the migrants burning car. When police got two Guatemalans. got in the way of a gang war. coming for a better life. there, they discovered two cars; The forensic results con- On February 2nd, 12 Mexi- February 2021 4 NEWS NEW PRESIDENT, NEW CHANGES Although President Biden has now been in office for longer than a month by the time this article is published, details of his inauguration were unprecedented, and his first day was filled with major By Marin Farag changes worth noting. Staff Reporter then we plant our flag on it. We Mr. President Joe Biden as he According to The Washing- President Joe Biden was inau- are bold, fearless, and ambi- addressed the Nation. ton Post: “On immigration, gurated on January 20,2021 as tious. We are undaunted in our On his first day of work, Joe Biden signed an order repeal- the 46th president of the Unit- beliefs that we shall overcome. Biden jumped and signed over ing the ban on travel from sev- ed States. He was sworn at the That we will rise up. This is a dozen executive orders. First, eral majority-Muslim nations, steps of the Capitol along with American aspiration.“ he is making a 100 day masking while nullifying the Trump ad- Kamala Harris who also made Amanda Gorman, the Na- challenge. He wants everyone ministration’s directive that at- history as the first woman, first tional Youth Poet Laureate de- to wear face masks and social tempted to exclude the count- black, and first Asian American livered a sweet, heartwarming, distances on federal properties. ing of noncitizens from the vice-president in US history. and inspirational speech at a According to NBC News; U.S. census.” In Biden’s speech he stated: presidential inauguration re- “Joe Biden signed an executive For climate change, Biden “There are moments in our his- cited “The hill we climb” which order to extend the pause of signed to rejoin the Paris tory when more is asked of us also echoed the same senti- student loans payments until agreement and that will take as Americans.. We are in one ments as the president and the end of September. He also 30 days. of those moments now: a pan- vice-president: extended protection against According to the Washing- demic, economic crisis, racial But that doesn't mean we are eviction in progroser at least ton Post reports, “On climate injustice, a climate crisis, and striving to form a union that is the end of March.” change, Biden signed an order threats to our very democracy. perfect. As for immigration, one of revoking the permit, issued And the question is, are we up We are striving to forge a union his first action is to safeguard by the Trump administration, to it? You the American people with purpose, the Differed Action for Child- that allowed for the construc- are the reason why I’ve never to compose a country commit- hood Arrivals (DACA) program tion of the Keystone XL pipe- been more optimistic about ted to all cultures, colors, char- for undocumented immigrants line. And he signed an order to American than I am this very acters and which was heavily challenged rejoin the Paris climate accord; day. There isn’t anything we conditions of man. by the Trump administration the United States will officially can't do, if we do it together.” Also during the inauguration and he is also talking about of- be part of the 189-country cli- Harris’s speech shared some were some famous singers lille fering a path to citizenship for mate agreement in 30 days.” of Biden’s sentiments:. “It is John Legend who performed dreamers. Biden also wants to stop the my honor to be here to stand “Feeling Good”, Katy Perry who Biden asked the State Depart- construction of the keystone on the shoulders of those who performed “Firework”, and ment to start pressing Visa ap- pipeline by provoking permits came before to speak tonight Demi Lovato who performed plications for middle eastern signed by the Trump adminis- as your vice-president. Even in “Lovely Day.” countries which they’re: Syria, tration on protected lands. dark times, we not only dream, II think some of the things Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, So- For the U.S. Mexico border we do. We not only see what we’re going to be doing are go- malia, Yemen, Eritrea, Nige- wall that Trump built to use to has been, we see what can be. ing to be bold and vital. there's ria, Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan, and funnel money, Biden is ending We shoot for the moon, and no time to start like today,” said Tanzania. it. MEXICO’S PRESIDENT CONTRACTS COVID

By Stephanie Martinez Co-Op Ed Editor caught the virus, citizens have he didn't wear a mask. Her dia- When asked Andres Manuel Lopez Obra- claimed. betic father is now bedridden dor, Mexico’s 58 president, was After catching the deadly with COVID. According to an about COVID tested positive for COVID on virus, Obrador still continues interview with The Washing- January 24th. Many Mexicans to downplay COVID, anger- ton Post she said “They both during inter- are hoping that he’ll take this ing Mexican citizens. Many got COVID but he (Lopez-Ob- views, he would virus more seriously, since Ob- claim because he is in a posi- rador) doesn’t have to beg for rador has been downplaying tion of power, he can easily get an oxygen tank.” skip those ques- the virus since day one. Presi- the best treatment that money On February 8th, Obrador, tions and go off dent Obrador claimed that re- could buy, even as their own now free of the virus, was criti- ligious amulets protected him. loved ones are gasping for life. cized once again for refusing to about his He refused to wear a mask and Lilia Ramírez Díaz said her wear a mask as his doctors told he even drank from the same father believed in President him he was no longer conta- opponents. clay pot as supporters. It was Lopez-Obrador and his words gious. only a matter of time before he that nothing would happen if 5 February 2021 FEATURES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH “CHILDREN LEARN MORE FROM WHAT YOU ARE THAN WHAT YOU TEACH” By Marim Farag complished a lot in his life, yourself: education,” states brown folks to help them- Staff Reporter and among other titles, was Dockery. DuBois paid for selves.” It’s February, and it’s Black considered a sociologist and his Harvard tuition partly As with any great leader in History Month where we civil rights activist. During by working summer jobs, any field, the ideas presented honor our historical figures 1896-1897 he conducted so- winning scholarships, and are not universally accepted. and appreciate everything ciological studies on how loans. “DuBois was influential to they’ve done for us and our the impacts of slavery still “His main goal was if black some, but not others,” states country. took a toll on the lives of Af- people in America wanted Dockery. “The difference Senior Class Sponsor and rican Americans. Dockery to be empowered then the was that he was all about if Government and History was impressed that DuBois best way for them to do it black people wanted to bet- teacher at Chancellor High was so far ahead of his time was educate themselves,” ter themselves, what they School, Mr. Leon Dockery, with his research and think- states Dockery. “[DuBois needed to do was submit reflects on one of his favor- ing. wanted blacks]to get the to white control. Basically ite historical figures, Wil- DuBois received his gradu- same college education as the school allowed white liam Edward Burghardt Du- ate degree from Harvard white students in America, people to roll over you, and Bois, otherwise referred to University in history. It is and that would be their best in turn they will allow you as W.E.B. DuBois. no surprise that Dockery chance for advancement to to become more educated. Dockery first learned connects with DuBois for reach equality. So, he ac- Du Bois was the opposite; about DuBois in college, this reason as well as the complished his goals by: he was basically ‘you’re not while he was taking an Afri- fact that DuBois not only becoming highly educated gonna have a better life for can American History class. taught history, but sociol- himself, encouraging other yourself, if you’re not go- Prior to that class, Dockery ogy, and economics. “He brown folks to get highly ing to educate yourself, and had never heard of DuBois, accomplished his goals by educated, helping start col- look out for yourself’. So, he but quickly learned to ap- becoming highly educated. leges, writing articles, and was influential to some, but preciate DuBois for his for- He believed that schooling writing several books that some people saw him too ward thinking. DuBois ac- was the best way to better kinda were good advice for controversial and thought TEN: WHAT IT IS By Stephanie Martinez DR: “I had an episode that platforms such as radio and or ethnic background a stu- Op-Ed Editor frightened me while driving social media globally. [We dent should leave TEN with Mr. Donald Robinson, to work back in 2016. The need] more parent interac- the ability to take advantage a cherished substitute at message I received from the tion from our local com- of every option or opportu- Chancellor High School, Father / Holy Spirit became munity and college visits nity afforded to them. They runs an organization start- more and more clear what I for 10th through 12 graders, can also reach back and ing in 2016 called Teen En- needed to do.” including Military acad- teach [others] about what richment Network (TEN). emies and trade schools. they learned along the jour- TEN is all about helping SM: What are your fu- [We need] more donors and ney. Lastly, [they will have] teens reach their full po- ture goals for TEN? larger donations, and a bet- a greater understanding of tential as well as their goals. ter recruiting program.” connectivity in the world.” TEN’s goal is to reduce high DR: “Continue to create a school drop-outs and help vehicle that will bring people SM: What’s something SM: When you first start- career-readiness. Robin- together of all backgrounds. you want teens to take ed TEN, were you nervous son’s efforts have had a posi- After COVID is under con- away from TEN? that it wouldn’t work out? tive effect on our commu- trol, [I’d like to] get back nity. into the school and continue DR: “No matter their DR: “NO. I did not start it our mentoring program and parents or personal cir- alone. I had Divine Interven- SM: What made you keep expanding our network cumstances, disabilities, tion helping me all the way, want to start TEN? of mentoring using different financial situations, race, to this day. I get ideas to this February 2021 6 FEATURES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH “CHILDREN LEARN MORE FROM WHAT YOU ARE THAN WHAT YOU TEACH” he was pushing too much.“ goes on to state that some don’t think he dealt with a cause women didn’t have DuBois wrote several of these ideas were seen as lot of the [racial injustices] the right to vote in most of books that became very too radical for some, but ac- that some people from the his life, so that’s one thing, famous such as The Souls cepted by others. Deep South were dealing he abdicated for Pan Afri- of Black Folk (1903), Black “He was pretty well known with. He wasn’t in that sort canism which basically was Reconstruction (1935) and relatively early in his life. of threat in his life, but I’m his whole thing was that his autobiography Dusk of First of all, he lived into his sure sometimes he dealt places that used to be Af- Dawn (1940). “If you ever 90’s so he lived a long life, with some discrimination rican areas that used to be take an African American but by the time he was in and threats, just not as bad,” Europeans colonies, he was class in college you would his 30’s he was pretty well continues Dockery. all about getting their in- probably have to read one known. He was one the first Du Bois started a revolu- dependence, taking care of of his books. He’s very in- ever black person to get a tion movement. “As a brown themselves and all that kind fluential in that way. He doctoral degree at Harvard person, I find education of wonderful stuff, equal- helped several organiza- University. He was known [to be] very important. I ity, treating everybody the tions,“ Dockery states. Du- as being a highly educated try to encourage people to same, educating people-all Bois was one of the founders person.” learn more. Even if it’s not good things.” of the National Association With radical ideas during a all about book stuff, you’re As a fan of DuBois, as well for the Advancement of time before the Civil Rights learning. Learning is always as being a teacher himself, Colored People (NAACP). Movement, a black person’s something you’re going to Dockery’s favorite quote “The NAACP is an organiza- safety is often in question. be doing,” states Dockery. from Dubois is ‘Children tion for the quality of black “Luckily [DuBois] was born He also added that he tries learn more from what you people in this country. So, in the north of Massachu- to learn something every are, than what you teach.’ he reached people by creat- setts and lived in a pretty day, and that he works on “[DuBois] is one of those ing organizations, helping much integrated commu- trying to pass that value on people that I think you don’t to start black colleges, and nity his whole life which to other people. learn about. It would be nice writing books.“ Dockery was rare back then; so, I Dockey explains how Du if people knew more about Bois fought for a lot of rights. him, because I think he’s TEN CONT’D “He fought for: brown peo- one of those people that his- day that would rattle most SM: Do you do any com- ple to go to school which tory forgets, and we don’t people’s brains, but I know munity work outside of was big, he was also one of teach about him that much. it’s a blessing. We have a TEN? the few black men who were So, it would be nice if people lot of people praying for the saying that women should just learn about him,” states TEN.” DR: “[I am] always willing have the right to vote be- Dockery. to help out the community SM: What is your every- any way possible.” day career? For more information DR: “Prior Military USMC about Teen Enrichment, Cover Credits Aviation Operation Chief. you can go on their website Front Cover: Kyle Peck...Regional Champion in Today DoD Police Sergeant/ at Teenenrichment.org. the 100 Fly and 100 Back...breaking the school Supervisor.” record last held by his older brother, Dylan. Back Cover: Design by Hailey Patten SM: How have your plans changed for TEN?

DR: “No longer local only, global.”

7 February 2021 FEATURES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH HAMMERIN’ HANK’S MEMORY LIVES ON By Kyleigh Johns Freelance Reporter to play for the Negro Ameri- Award for Favorite Sports hatred he faced consume can Leagues Indianapolis Figure in 1975. Through- him. Hank Aaron once said, “I’m Clowns. He wasn’t in the out his career he won three Aaron began the Hank just hoping someday that Negro Leagues for long, but Gold Glove Awards, 25x All- Aaron Chasing the Dream some kid, black or white, when he was he lead his club Star Game selections, and is Foundation in 1994 to help will hit more home runs to victory in the leagues 1952 baseball’s all-time leader in underprivileged youth from than myself. Whoever it is , World Series. Aaron signed RBI (2,297) and total bas- across the United States, I’d be pulling for him.” Hen- with the Boston Braves and es (6,856). If all of his 755 by awarding hundreds of ry Louis Aaron who passed ended up earning Northern home runs were taken away scholarships enabling them away on January 22, 2021; Leagues Rookie of the Year from his statistical record, the assistance necessary to was an American profes- honors in 1952. The next Aaron would still have 3,016 help fulfill their dreams. sional baseball player, phi- year he was promoted to the hits. He was inducted into Georgia congressman An- lanthropist, businessman, Class A Jacksonville Braves the Baseball Hall of Fame drew Young declared: mentor, highly respected and continued to destroy in 1982 and in 1999. Also, “Through his long career, gentleman and advocate for the pitching with 208 hits, the MLB created the Hank Hank Aaron has been a better representation for 22 homers, and a .362 aver- Aaron Award, given annu- model of humility, dignity, people of color throughout age. He was one of the first ally to the best hitter in both and quiet competence. He his career. black players to break the the AL and NL. did not seek the adoration Henry Louis Aaron nick- color line in the deep South. After retiring as a player, that is accorded to other na- named “Hammer” or “Ham- Aaron achieved many Aaron made amends with tional athletic heroes, yet he merin’ Hank” is most fa- things during his life be- his old team for trading has now earned it.” Aaron mous for hitting more cause he followed his dream him away and returned as a was awarded the Presiden- home runs than any other and was a hard worker. vice president and director tial Medal of Freedom in baseball player in history. Aaron’s best season was of player development. He 2002, which is the nation’s After breaking Babe Ruth’s 1957 because in that year he held that task for 13 years highest civilian honor for record, he played two more led the Braves to their first before settling into a largely overcoming “poverty and seasons and finished with World Series Championship ceremonial role as senior racism to become one of the 755 career home runs. How- since 1914, and received the vice president and assistant most accomplished base- ever, Barry Bonds broke his National League Most Valu- to the president in 1989. He ball players of all time” by record in 2007 with 762 ca- able Player Award. hoped more black players President George W. Bush. reer homers. Some baseball In the years following, he could find front-office work In 2007 Aaron traveled to purists say that Aaron is collected his 3,000th hit and after their playing days were Puerto Rico with Japanese still the true home run king became the first player to finished. The baseball icon home run king Sadaharu because of allegations that reach 500 home runs and spoke out against perva- Oh to help teach the game Bonds used performance- 3,000 hits in 1970, he also sive racism in major league of baseball to children from enhancing drugs. Despite received the Lou Gehrig baseball and broke racial around the world. Later in everything, Aaron never Award in 1970, and broke the barriers throughout his ca- 2015 he was awarded the begrudged someone eclips- record for most career home reer. In the months lead- Japanese Order of the Ris- ing his mark. Aaron once runs in 1974; which he is ing up to the new record, ing Sun, Gold Rays with said,“More than three de- most commonly known for. Aaron received so much Rosette. Hank Aaron lived cades as the king was long Aaron joined the Milwaukee hate and death threats from out the rest of his life help- enough. It was time for Brewers in his hometown to those unhappy about see- ing others and advocating someone else to hold the take advantage of the new ing Babe’s record broken, for people of color until he record.”--”I move over now, designated hitters rule and especially by a black man. passed away January 22, and offer my best wishes to played for two more years, Throughout his career he 2021, but his memory still Barry and his family on this wrapping up his amazing received frequent encoun- lives on. historic achievement.” career after the 1976 season. ters with racism, but he was Aaron started playing base- During his last two years determined to stay humble, ball in high school, but de- playing for the Brewers, he achieve greatness, fight for cided to quit at the age of 18 received the People’s Choice equality, and never let the February 2021 8 FEATURES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH HAMMERIN’ HANK JACOB LAWRENCE

Did you know? Henry Louis Aaron was an American professional baseball player, philan- thropist, businessman, mentor, highly respected gentleman and advocate for better representa- tion for people of color throughout his career. A painting by Jacob Lawernce entitled, “In And Around Harlem.” LAWRENCE: FIRST NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST By Stephanie Martinez Op-Ed Editor and then to Harlem when to Harlem, he became asso- summer of 1947, Lawrence Jacob was twelve years old. ciated with Harlem’s Com- taught at Black Mountain Known as the most widely He was enrolled into school munity Art Center and its College in North Carolina. acclaimed African Ameri- as well as Utopia Children’s director Augusta Savage, During the late 1940s, he can artist of this century, Center where they offered a sculpter. There is where was the most celebrated according to the Smithson- after school programs in he began to paint Harlem’s African American painter ian American Art Museum arts. Charles Alston was a scenes. As the Depression in America. Feeling over- online resource, Jacob Arm- painter who operated the continued, Lawrence was whelmed by his own success stead Lawrence is the first center at the time and saw urged by Savage to do an and concern about his other nationally recognized Afri- the talent in Lawrence. easel project. Lawrence was equally talented black art- can American artist. Law- Shortly after he began at- interested in the life of Tous- ist friends not receiving the rence is known primarily for tending classes at Utopia saint L’Ouverture, the black same recognition as him, his series of panels on the Children’s Center, Lawrence revolutionary and founder he fell into depression and lives of important African developed an interest in of the Republic of Haiti. checked himself in at Hill- Americans in history and drawing simple geometric Lawrence felt that a single side Hospital where he com- scenes of African American patterns and making diora- painting would not depict pleted his painting “Hospi- life. Some of his paintings ma type paintings from cor- L’Ouverture’s numerous tal”. Following his discharge include “The Life of Fred- rugated cardboard boxes. achievements and decided from the hospital in 1950, erick Douglass, 1938”, “The As he grew older, Lawrence to produce a series of paint- Lawrence resumed painting Life of Harriet Tubman, began to paint on his own, ings on the general’s life. with renewed enthusiasm. 1939”, and “Hospital, 1949- but during the Great De- In 1937, Lawrence obtained In 1960 he was honored by 50.” pression, he had to drop out a scholarship to the Ameri- The American Federation Lawrence was a social real- of school when his mother can Artists School in New of Arts. Lawrence went on ist painter who painted the lost her job. To help raise his York. At about the same to do many amazing works African American experi- family, he took on some odd time, he was also the recipi- until his death on June ence, life in Harlem, and the jobs before enrolling in the ent of a Rosenwald Grant 9th,2000. Civil Rights movement. He Civilian Conservation Corps for three consecutive years. was born on September 7th, (CCC) and was sent up- In 1943 Lawrence joined the 1917 to Jacob Sr. and Rosa state New York. While there U.S. Coast Guard and was Lawrence. When he was he planted trees,drained assigned to sail to Italy and seven years old, his parents swamps,as well as built India. After his discharge in separated, and his mother dams as part of his work 1945, Lawrence returned to took him and his other sib- with the CCC. painting the history of Afri- lings to Philadelphia first When Lawrence returned can American people. In the 9 February 2021 FEATURES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH TEEN POET LAUREATE CLIMBS HILL OF SUCCESS By Cara Hadden the lyrics of Hamilton songs in In 2021, Gorman is most fa- Gorman is a young woman of Features Editor order to help her overcome her mous for being the youngest pure talent and intelligence It is the preconceived notion speech impediment. inaugural poet in United States whose passion and fire for of many that the young should Her poetry career began in history after delivering her words and activism will contin- not speak on serious issues be- 2014, when she was chosen as original poem, “The Hill We ue to propel her into a bright fu- cause they have not lived long the first youth poet laureate of Climb,” at President Joe Biden’s ture. During her inauguration enough to form a valid opinion. Los Angeles. Gorman uses her Inauguration at the age of 22. poem, she claims that: “The Fortunately for teens who want poetry as a means of activism, Most recently, Gorman became new dawn blooms as we free it/ to make an impact on today’s and often speaks on subjects the first poet to speak at a Su- for there is always light/ if only world, there are young adults such as “race, oppression, fem- per Bowl when she delivered a we’re brave enough to see it/ if like poet Amanda Gorman to inism, the African Diaspora, poem at Super Bowl LV dedi- only we’re brave enough to be prove the naysayers wrong. and marginalization.” cated to the honorary team it.” If a young woman of 22 is Born in Los Angeles, Cali- In 2017, at the age of nine- ‘captains,’ who were healthcare able to unite a nation with her fornia, in 1998, Gorman, along teen, Gorman became the first workers overseeing the game’s words, then the world should with her twin sister Gabrielle, National Youth Poet Laureate coin toss, and healthcare work- listen to what Amanda Gorman was raised by single mother by Urban Word. She has per- ers in the country. has to say. Joan Wicks, a sixth grade Eng- formed her writing at presti- It is undeniable that Amanda lish teacher. As a child, she gious venues like Lincoln Cen- struggled with an auditory ter for the Performing Arts and MARSHALL: LAWYER TO processing disorder and sound the Library of Congress, and hypersensitivity, as well as a according to her website bio, SUPREME COURT JUSTICE speech impediment. According she also “wrote the manifesto By Caleigh Prosser to a Harvard Gazette article, for Nike’s 2020 Black History Staff Reporter Gorman fell in love with read- Month campaign.” Gorman at- Thurgood Marshall was born During the 1940 and ‘50s ing and writing at a young age, tended Harvard University and in Baltimore, Maryland, on he was known as one of the in part due to her vocal and au- graduated cum laude in 2020 July 2, 1908. His parents were country’s top lawyers. He had ditory struggles. As mentioned with a degree in sociology. In William Canfield Marshall and won 29 of the 32 cases he had in a CBS This Morning inter- fact, Gorman even plans to run Norma Williams Marshall. In argued before the Supreme view with the show’s co-host for president in 2036. 1930, Marshall graduated from Court. It was Marshall’s victory Anthony Mason, she recited Lincoln University with hon- in the Brown v. Board of Educa- ors. Marshall wanted to attend tion of Topeka that established GETTING TO KNOW University of Maryland Law his reputation. In 1961, Presi- school but was rejected be- dent John F. Kennedy nomi- DUKE cause of the color of his skin. nated him for the U.S Court By Caleigh Prosser He then attended Howard Uni- of Appeals for the Second Cir- Staff Reporter versity Law School, where he cuit. In 1995 President Lyndon Edward Kennedy Ellington, are “East St. Louis Toodle-oo” then graduated with his degree B.Johnson was named Mar- Duke Ellington, was born on and “Black and Tan Fantasy”. in 1933. shall solicitor general. Then on April 29, 1899 in Washington, Ellington’s band turns into In 1935, Marshall had one June 13, 1965 he was nominat- D.C. He grew up in a middle a group of 14 musicians. He of his first legal victories in ed to the Supreme Court. His class family. He began piano chose each member for their the Murray v. Pearson lawsuit. place on the Supreme Court at age seven. Throughout expressive individuality. The lawsuit was held against was then confirmed on August high school he studied the art The 1940’s was Ellington’s the University of Maryland for 30, 1967. of music. He was awarded a high point in his career. Elling- breaking the 14th Amendment, Thurgood Marshall served scholarship at Pratt Institute ton’s band toured Europe after which guarantees equal pro- from 1967 to 1991 on the U.S in New York but he did not ac- World War two. He also played tection under the law. The uni- Supreme Court. He then later cept. At the age of 17 he began in other places like Asia and versity broke this by rejecting passed away on January 24, to perform professionally. Africa. Throughout the years, an applicant because of their 1993 in Bethesda. He first played in 1923 at Ellington became one of the skin color. In 1936, Marshall New York City. Ellington soon greatest musicians of our time. became a staff lawyer. In 1938, moved to the city and led a sex- He’s most famous for his jazz the NAACP made him the legal tet that in time grew into a 10 music. Ellington led his band chair of the office. Two years piece ensemble. They played all the way to his death in 1974. later he was named chief of blues-based melodies. Some their legal defense and Educa- of their known “masterpieces” tion fund. February 2021 10 FEATURES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH JOURNALIST IDA B. NORMENT CLIMBS HER WAY WELLS BARNETT UP RANKS TO BECOME LEADER IN FIELD FAMOUS FOR HER 30 YEARS By Mattie Boston OF WRITING,EDITING Freelance Reporter By Haylee Hall A leader in the field of Jour- Freelance Reporter nalism is Ida B. Wells. Wells was born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wells was freed by the Eman- cipation Proclamation during the American Civil War. At the age of 16, she lost both her par- ents and her infant brother in the 1878 yellow fever epidemic. She went to work and kept the rest of the family together with the help of her grandmother. Later, moving with some of Ida B. Wells circa 1895, Public Domain her siblings to Memphis, Ten- for the rest of her life. She even nessee, she found better pay kept her birth name to keep as a teacher. Soon, Wells co- her fame on the line for her https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/lynn-norment-6 Source: Photo owned and wrote for the Mem- and to remember her family’s phis Free Speech and Headlight name throughout her family Lynn Norment worked as a writer and editor for Ebony Magazine newspaper. Her reporting cov- history. for 30 years. ered incidents of racial Wells was outspoken regard- Lynn Norment is an Ameri- several of its committees. She segregation and inequality. ing her beliefs as a black fe- can journalist who is known writes and edits various col- In the 1890s, Wells docu- male activist and faced regular and famous for her thirty-years umns for Ebony Magazine in- mented lynching in the United public disapproval, sometimes of writing and editing for the cluding “Sisterspeak,” “Ebony States in articles and through including from other leaders Ebony Magazine. She was born Advisor” and “Money Talks.” her pamphlet called Southern within the civil rights move- in Bolivar, Tennessee, and went Norment was born as the Horrors: Lynch Law in all its ment and the women’s suffrage to the University of Memphis third child out of nine chil- Phases, investigating frequent movement. She was active in for her education. Norment dren. Norment had to work claims of whites that lynch- women’s rights and the wom- was inducted into the National for everything she has, and she ings were reserved for black en’s suffrage movement, estab- Association of Black Journal- had to work her scholarships criminals only. Wells exposed lishing several notable wom- ists Hall of Fame in 2009. and education. Her father was lynching as a barbaric practice en’s organizations. A skilled Norment received a full an owner of a local repair shop, used to intimidate and oppress and persuasive speaker, Wells academic scholarship at the and her mother was a nurse. African Americans. A white traveled nationally and inter- University of Memphis. She She attended an all-black seg- mob destroyed her newspaper nationally on lecture tours. graduated from the University regated school as a child. office and presses as her in- In 2020, Wells was posthu- of Memphis with a Bachelors’s Norment accomplished many vestigative reporting was car- mously honored with a Pulit- Degree in Journalism. After in- things in her life. Without her, ried nationally in black-owned zer Prize special citation for terning and climbing her way we would not have the informa- newspapers.This is difficult her outstanding and coura- up the ranks, in 1977, Norment tion from the Ebony Magazine for another writer, especially a geous reporting on the horrific traveled to Chicago to become that we have today. Through- newspaper reporter. and vicious violence against a freelance writer for Ebony out her life, she changed many Subjected to continued African Americans during the Magazine. She was honored as lives and reached countless threats, Wells left Memphis era of lynching. With her brav- one of the University of Mem- children, and made a differ- for Chicago. She married Fer- ery and acting out of turn dur- phis’s, “Outstanding Journal- ence in the world. dinand L. Barnett in 1895 and ing that time, blacks wouldn’t ism Alumni.” Norment was had a family while continuing have felt the way they feel after chosen as NABJ’s chairperson her work writing, speaking, slavery. for the association’s 25th An- and organizing for civil rights niversary. She now serves as and the women’s movement NABJ’s vice president and is on 11 February 2021 FEATURES TWO STEPS FROM MILITARY INSTITUTE By Marim Farag English class. We have to past, and their competitions Staff Reporter write essays to make sure have been cancelled. “JROTC has benefited me that the grammar is right Right JROTC students are beyond what I could ex- with punctuation in the doing a lot of book assign- plain,” states Kyler Winston, right places. So, a lot of what ments which is different a senior at Chancellor High everybody is learning in the than the things they’ve done School. “I take the things basic school, we’re learning last year. “We have a book that I learned in that class all together in JROTC.“ assignment for everything and I apply them to my daily Winston is planning on at- that we do. And in compari- life every day. It has taught tending community college son we never really did book me how to be a leader in my in the future, and thinks she assignments, we did hands community and in my fam- will not be pursuing a career on assignments.” ily. It’s taught me about ba- in the military. According to Winston, sic survival skills that I may JROTC stands for Junior there are no cons when it need one day. So I most defi- Reserve Officers’ Training comes to JROTC. “ I will nitely think JROTC will con- Corps which is a military list my pros! There’s always tinue to benefit me in my regulated program for high an activity for you to do, we future most definitely!“ school students. One of go on a lot of field trips and Photo courtesy of Kyler Winston Winston has been in Chancellor senior Kyler Winston the missions of JROTC is to overnight competitions, we claims that being a member of JROTC for four years now. help students become bet- get a special bond with our JROTC has taught her how to be a leader in her community. Winston is an independent ter citizens. “We do a little teachers, we get to grow woman who isn’t afraid to bit of everything! We do with the same peers for four speak up for what she be- physical training, leader- years which is awesome! “ lieves in. She’s smart, funny, ship workshops and a lot She thinks having JROTC on and generous. of community outreach, your resume is good. Winston joined JROTC before corona, that is. We Despite COVID, she still because she liked being have a raider team which hangs up the American flag in leadership roles, so she consists of physical training when the weather is good. took the opportunity to ex- and endurance. We have a “Personally [COVID] hasn’t perience it. “I love it! I en- drill team, which consists of affected me that much! I joy having friends that go marching and rifle perfor- just don’t like not getting to Photo by Ariana Godoy through a lot of the same mances,” she explains. have all my senior moments. Chancellor senior Ariana Godoy things I go through,” Win- has aspirations of being a nurse “I joined the drill team But, my personal life for the after high school. ston explains. “I’ve spent the because I enjoyed being on most part, has not been af- last four years with the same a team. It fit in my schedule fected! “ six best friends! It’s more and it looked quite interest- One of the things that Ky- than what most kids our age ing. And I turned out to love ler wants to improve is her get to experience.” it! “ drill skills; which means she The skills learned in COVID has affected -ev would like to learn how to JROTC came easy to Win- ery single one of us in some March better. ston. “JROTC is one of the certain way, including Win- When asked how would easiest classes you could ston. “We were very hands- you describe JROTC, she re- possibly take! It’s also re- on, and we worked in each sponded, “I would describe ally easy to learn a lot of the other’s personal bubbles it as two steps down from a things we learn in JROTC. a lot with the things that military institute! “ [It] is pretty much a combi- we did. So now our JROTC nation of regular classes. So life looks like bookwork we take PE but just call it PT. which [stinks],“ she states. We take government cours- Photo by Kristen Mejia There have also been a lot Chancellor Senior Kristen Mejia es, we actually learn about of changes such as they can’t wants to work at VCU Children’s the government system and do as much community out- Hospital as a pediatric hospitalist. things like that. We take an reach as they have had in the February 2021 12 FEATURES BEING PART OF SOME- UNCLE’S DEATH ONE ELSE’S JOURNEY INSPIRATION FOR

By Marim Farag Staff Reporter FUTURE FIELD Senior, 17 year-old Ariana where she can work a cou- By Marim Farag Godoy is planning on be- ple of days out of the week, Staff Reporter ing a nurse, a goal which and have the rest of the Becoming a doctor it isn’t that will go into it. means a lot of responsibility week off. She wants a- flex an easy task, nor is it an easy She has not taken any pe- and hard work. “It’s what I ible schedule which would job. Earning a doctorate de- diatric classes in high school want to do in the future, so fit in a nursing lifestyle. gree takes a lot of years of but she has volunteered at I’m willing to go through it,” She’s always wanted to help effort and hard work. Seven- hospitals and she did a class states Godoy regarding the people and give back to the teen-year-old Kristen Mejia to learn medical terminol- challenging and difficult community and be part of is planning to do just that. ogy. Some of the everyday- task ahead of her. Ariana is a someone else’s journey. She Mejia is a senior at Chan- things a pediatric hospital- hard worker and loves to do has a passion for nursing, cellor High School who is ist should do is: examine a what’s best for her. so it’s a good goal for her to strong, independent, and child’s physical symptoms, Godoy is one of the fortu- pursue. She knows that be- passionate about health- prescribe medicine, and nate students to take classes ing a nurse is a huge respon- care. write referrals if they need at the Spotsylvania Career sibility and is a lot of work “ It’ll definitely be hard, but to go to a specialist. and Technical Center. She for her, both mentally and as long as I put in the effort Some of the pros and cons didn’t actually know what physically. Some of the ev- and I really do have the pas- that Mejia listed of being she wanted to do until last ery-day-things a nurse does sion for it, I know I’ll be able a pediatric hospitalist are: year, and got really interest- is care for patients, check to do it,” states Mejia. “For pros, you get to help ed in it once she started tak- up on them, and make sure What inspired Mejia to children and parents, once ing medical assistant class- they’re well educated about be a pediatric hospitalist is you learn about the anato- es. Even though this school their diagnosis and treat- her uncle’s death. His death my of a child you know the year has been both virtual ment. Nursing can also be showed her that not all doc- anatomy of an adult as well, and hybrid, she is still learn- very tiring. Nurses have to tors have the tools and abil- and you can help them too. ing. They take tests and also deal with people dying, but ity to save everyone due to Another pro is that once I do hands-on practice when also get to be a part of other poverty and other problems. have kids I will know how able, like taking blood pres- people’s health journeys. It It inspired her to want to to help them and take care sure and vital signs as well as pays well, and is a good ca- save lives, and she has al- of them. As for cons, shifts basic patient care like mov- reer choice. ways had the passion for are long, and I may have ing patients from the bed Godoy ultimately wants to working with kids, so that less time with family and to a wheelchair and how to work at Mary Washington came into play as well. friends. Another con is that make them comfortable. Hospital when she gets her Mejia plans on going to the the job can be sad some- Godoy plans to go to col- degree. She’s planning on University of Mary Wash- times, and no one is ever lege for medical assistance, staying in the US when she ington. It’s going to take her prepared for that.” a four year program. She works. about eight years for her to Mejia wants to work at VCU plans on going to Germ- What she would like to become a pediatric hospi- Children’s Hospital after she mana for two years first, say to her future self who’s talist. Her career, however, is done with her degree. In then the University of Mary going to become a nurse is, can’t be her major. She will addition, she would like to Washington for another “You did it. You’ve come so follow the pre-med track, help some third world coun- two years. If nursing doesn’t far, and you’ve been through and her major will be bio- tries that really do need the work out, her plan is to go so much, but you finally did medical science. She defi- help. into psychology. Her fam- it. I’m proud of you!” nitely thinks becoming a Mejia would be the first ily was very happy for her pediatric is a lot of work, one in the family to be- when she told them that she because as a doctor, you’re come a pediatric hospitalist. wanted to become a nurse. holding lives in your hands. What she would like to say She would be the first in her She also thinks it’s a lot of to her future self is: “All of family to become a nurse. work, because there will be the hard work truly paid off. Godoy wants a lifestyle a lot of learning and skills We made it!“ 13 February 2021 FEATURES I WANT TO BE USEFUL There are people all over the world who do wonderful things to help others. Here is a story of Jo Jae Pil or Jeffrey Jones, and how he helps sick children.

By Marim Farag 1971 when he was in college It’s like a committee for all staying in one of the rooms, Staff Reporter to do charity work. “It was the foreign companies that “How long has it been since “Master In The House“ a my first time in Korea, but have invested here. Jones you moved in?” The father South Korean variety show I felt that there was some- used to serve as a chairman replied back, “He’s been hos- invites “masters” which is thing special. That’s what there at that time. During pitalized for two weeks. He’s another word for guests or was strange. So I thought his time there, he met with getting discharged today.” famous figures. Each mas- perhaps I must’ve been a former president Kim Dea Seung-gi responded back ter they meet, they ask vari- Korean in a past life. So I felt Jung once a month. They by saying, “Most impor- ous questions about life and at home,” stated Jones dur- discussed how to bring life tantly, congratulations for their experiences so they can ing the show. back to the economy and the full recovery! And what learn from them. Each mas- Lee Seung-gi asked, “Are planned them out. was the best thing about ter has something to teach there times when you realize Ronald McDonald House the House?” The father said, them, whether it’s about that you are almost a Korean Charities (RMHC) is a “The best thing is that usu- their life, their experiences now?” Jones explains that at worldwide organization. ally, we’d need to wake up at in a given field, something times he has an identity is- They are based in 63 dif- 6am to get ready to be at the extraordinary that changed sue, depending on where he ferent countries. The or- hospital, the first appoint- their life, something that is. “I’m so used to living in ganization builds houses, ment with the doctor is at will benefit them later on Korea that I make mistakes but they’re not houses for 9am.” Seung-gi said, “Wow in the future, or just teach whenever I go to the US. Ko- just anyone; it’s housing for it takes 3 hours?“ “Yes. There them something in general reans are known for bowing children who are undergo- also can be some emergen- that they will need to know. when they meet and greet ing medical treatments, cies when the baby is in the Each journey they take, they someone, unlike us we shake and who are separated from hospital. Since we’re right meet someone new and hands. So they wonder what their families. Jones ex- next door, we can be there talk about their own unique is wrong with him when he plains: “It’s about protecting really soon. I think that’s the perspective and their life- greets people in the US be- the family. The family can greatest benefit.” The moth- style. The cast of Master In cause their culture is differ- stay there, and live their dai- er also added, “It was really The House are: Lee Seung- ent from theirs. When I look ly lives. As long as the stress tough. But it was a comfort gi, Cha Eun Woo, Yang Se- into a mirror, I feel strange.” of the mother and the father for all of us. To be honest, if Hyung, Shin Sung-Rok, and Seung-gi replied, “After 40 can be somewhat alleviated, I can’t sleep I would take my Dong Hyun Kim. They’re all years he feels like he should the child’s treatment will go feelings out on my child.” known for their sense of hu- have black hair too. That’s so much better. That’s why The members agreed and mor on the show. how Jeffery feels. ” Jeffrey’s our first House just opened. Seung-gi said, “It must be On Sunday, January 18, his hair is white and most It’s in Busan. It’s next to really hard on the parents.” 2021 a new master came on Koreans’ have black hair. Pusan National University The mother said, “At least I the show, chairman Jo Jae When Jones went into med- Children Hospital. There’s can sleep comfortably when Pil, otherwise known as Jef- ical school, he said that it a big house right next to the I stay here. We really had a frey Jones. Jones has lived wasn’t the right fit for him; building. We’re planning to great time here. Thank you in South Korea for 50 years. so he became a lawyer and go national by building 6-7 for your generosity.” He’s a lawyer at the biggest helped out a soccer athlete more.” Another family that’s law firm in Korea. He wants that was treated unfairly, There’s also a library. Ac- staying in the House said, to keep the US to actively and that’s how he made up cording to Jones, the goal of “The shift is usually only six work together with Korea. his mind and decided to making facilities like librar- hours. But we live about two He runs a non-profit organi- help the Korean economy. ies is because a lot of these hours away. It means we can zation for children’s welfare, “I wanted to enliven the Ko- children can’t go to school. only see the child for about and is the chairman of AM- rean economy.” It’s to help these children four hours. If we consider CHAM Korean that operates Jones explained that Korea continue on with their stud- the preparation, we can a fund for sick children and went through the IMF crisis ies. barely take a break. Even if their families. in 1997. There is this group Seung-gi asked one of the it’s for a short break, we can Jones came to Korea in called the American Cham- family members that are stay here with a little bit of ber Of Commerce in Korea. February 2021 14 FEATURES I WANT TO BE USEFUL There are people all over the world who do wonderful things to help others. Here is a story of Jo Jae Pil or Jeffrey Jones, and how he helps sick children. ease. It was really great for ed this writing contest. The fort. Overcoming. Develop- to say ‘Do you remember us. Since my child is sick, children will write poems. ment. It’s our strong point. Jeffery’? He was very useful. we’re always worried about And their works are amaz- We’re going to be a county I will be happy to hear that,“ emergencies that can come ing. They’re great.” that can give aid. We should Jones concluded. up when we’re on the move. “Korea has had many cri- be proud of it. Korea has a But it was very convenient ses,” Jones explains. “We ex- bright future. There’s some- to commute in just 10 min- perienced the IMF. We had thing I always say. “I want to utes.“ the Korean War. That’s how be useful. I want to be a use- “When I first started the we devolved so much. We ful person. I always say this. charity,” Jones explained in have amazing potential. no That’s the purpose of my the show, “I wanted to do matter what kind of crisis life. That’s my goal in life.” something useful. We start- it is, we never give up. Ef- “After I die, I want people WHY WE CAN’T MAKE DECISIONS

By Marim Farag but at the same time, you averages $27,437. The aver- ate within 4 years. 60% of Staff Reporter realize that you need to pay age traditional private uni- bachelor’s degree earners Why is it so hard to make the price in order to finish versity student spends a to- graduate within 6 years, to- a decision? Everyone has that step and start the real tal of $53,949 per academic taling an average $155,184 for their struggles, but some- journey of your life. year, $37,200 of it on tuition the cost of attendance.” times there are moments The expense of college can and fees. Taking into ac- What also needs to be tak- when these struggles basi- make you start to give up count student loan interest en into consideration is the cally take and control over on life and education, and and loss of income, the ulti- inability for some students you. Your hands are tight, sometimes yourself. Some mate cost of a bachelor’s de- to work at the same time as your mind is about to ex- people say they can’t attend gree may exceed $400,000.” going to school. Students plode, and you just hate college because they can’t This information does not often have to take out loans, life because you don’t know afford it; so, they postpone reflect if you’re not living on and the average student what to do. You start to give it until they get the money. campus, but does include spends 20 years paying off up on life and your future at Earning and saving that books,fees, and supplies their loans. According to this point. money is hard, and some and room for those who are educationdata.org, the ul- According to Goodwill give up on it. Not everyone living on campus. timate price of an average Community Foundation, we is born with a golden spoon Let’s take a look at how bachelor’s degree may be as struggle over decisions be- or even a silver spoon. much it costs WITH living high as $400,793.00.” cause it takes so much time According to education on campus and including This was something I and energy to make one if data.org the price to further the rest according to edu- heard that hit me hard. we weigh all of our options. one’s education is steep. cationdata.org: “The aver- And although this causes “The average cost of col- age cost of attendance for a Article continues on page 34 us angst, these feelings are lege in the United States student living on campus at good, because it at least is $35,720 per student, per a public 4-year in-state in- shows that we care enough year. The cost has tripled stitution is $25,864 per year, to think about our decisions in 20 years, with an annual or $103,456 over 4 years. before making one, espe- growth rate of 6.8%, nearly Out-of-state students pay cially decisions that impact 3 times faster than that of $43,721 per year or $174,885 our lives greatly. As seniors the U.S. dollar. The average over 4 years; traditional pri- we have many decisions to in-state student attending vate university students pay make, many of which will a public 4-year institution $53,949 per year or $215,796 impact our futures in im- spends $25,615 for one aca- over 4 years. While 4 years mense ways. demic year. The average cost is the traditional period to Everyone knows that col- of in-state tuition alone is earn a bachelor’s degree, lege is expensive to attend $9,580; out-of-state tuition just 39% of students gradu- 15 February 2021 FEATURES WHY WE CAN’T MAKE DECISIONS “We are not studying to be- come something. We study because we’re scared we’ll end up being nothing. We don’t study to gain some- thing. We study because we don’t want to lose anything. We don’t study to pass the exam. We study because this is the only thing we know how to do. At some point, our goals have turned from passing the exam to es- caping this place.“ Read that again, and it’ll hit you so hard that it will stay inside of you forever. In addition to your own anxiety, there are some oth- er people who keep whis- pering in your ear to do this Chart from educationdata.org. and that, that after a while According to educationdata.org, the ultimate price of an average bachelor’s degree may be as high as $400,793.00. you start to forget who you truly are and what you actu- benefit you later on in your doesn’t involve college, then Three, create a point system ally desire to do. lifetime . That you might most likely you are opting and rate which one of your Making decisions is hard, not be able to bring bread to to go to the workplace. The ideas that you wrote down is not just in the United States your table. But then again, good thing is that everyone better and healthier for you. but everywhere. A decision you trying to achieve that is looking for somebody to Four, identify pros to further your education is goal for your future life is work with them. There’s al- and cons. This lets you see difficult to deal with, that hard and expensive and it ways a job for everyone, and the big picture. you question yourself ...is it takes a while for you to be if you start a job you don’t Five, think about the short really that bad to be educat- able to reach that goal. like, learn from it, and move and long-term consequenc- ed, or not educated? Why is There are several decision- on to something else to find es, and come up with a Plan education so expensive? If I making strategies you can your best fit. B. don’t finish my education, always think about whenev- According to edu.gcf- Six, think in third person. am I going to be able to live er you’re dealing with hard- global.org it gives you some it helps to think that you’re my life the way I want to? ships. First, start by think- ideas to think about before helping someone else. Pre- Am I going to be able to have ing about what decision making your final decision: tend you’re that person and a life after I get my Master’s you are trying to make and First: once you have iden- see what you can do to them. Degree? But trying to reach why. Then, look at how far tified your problem, try It’s easier to give than it is to that Master’s Degree can be you’ve come from where you to look for a positive side. receive it. so expensive to the point were at the start, and where There’s always a solution for Seven, answer with con- you might think it’s more you want to achieve. Next, everything and every prob- fidence. it’s your decision expensive than your actual think about how your deci- lem, but we just don’t see whether people think it’s life that you’re living. sion will benefit you later it because we give up easily right or wrong. They’re not Let’s be honest , without on in your future. Last, but when it’s hard. you. So you don’t have to finishing your college or certainly not least, no mat- Second: compare your op- worry about others judget- pursuing some sort of addi- ter how hard the decision, tions. Write down what ting you for the choices you tional skills or education be- know that if you are fol- YOU think the solution is make for YOUR life. yond high school, you aren’t lowing your dreams and are whether you’re right about So why can’t we make a going to be able to have a making calculated risks, you it or not. It’s always great to decision? Because these are good proper job that will will thank yourself later on. start something from noth- choices that matter. If your future decision ing. February 2021 16 FEATURES VALENTINE’S DAY, FAMILY HOLIDAY By Cara Hadden When they graduated high “There’s only one love in books and the stories that Features Editor school, they both decided my life—Dianne—and she made them who they are to- When February 14th rolls to move to Washington, forced me into it...I didn’t day. Their love story might around in a gust of paper D.C., for new opportuni- [know I was in love until] not be ‘one for the ages,’ but cupids and candy hearts, ties and a fresh start. Di- Dianne told me I was. The it is extraordinary how their people young and old are anne fondly remembers the more I was around her, the love produced not only peo- traditionally aflutter with time she met John. “When I more I wanted to be.” ple, but a new type of love lovesickness as they stress moved to D.C., and moved... Of course, now that they that spans generations and themselves out doing some- in the room at the front of are grandparents, the Van- strengthens all who feel it. thing special for their sig- the [boarding] house, I was derhoofs have had a long There is a saying that goes, nificant others. Restaurants at the other end of the hall time to reflect on their lives “Love is a choice, not a feel- are booked, movie theaters from John...He would some- and discovered that they ing.” By choosing love, one are sold out, and the car- times eat with me and four don’t regret one bit of their is not only making them- riage rides around Down- other people...I liked his time together. “The truth is selves happy, but they are town Fredericksburg are out free spirit; he was also the that if you have true love, it participating in something of the question. Of course, most honest person I’d ever is forever,” said Dianne. And bigger than themselves, and due to the pandemic, cou- met. He always said what he in a sense, it is. are made better because of ples will have a very difficult thought. We really had fun By John and Dianne choos- that choice. So, this Valen- time getting away from the when we were together.” ing to be together, they cre- tine’s Day, I challenge you to world and their relatives Before meeting Dianne, ated a family that is the choose love: for your family, when everyone is socially John was more focused on direct product of their de- friends, pets, causes, or even distanced at home. his studies than finding a cision. In other words, had for yourself. Romance is not However, it is worth con- girlfriend. “The only thing the Vanderhoofs not chosen the only love that should be templating that perhaps the I wanted to do was go on to to love one another, I would celebrated on Valentine’s way we think about Valen- college. College was going not exist. Therefore, as long Day because everyone is a tine’s Day is wrong. Instead to be my stepping stone up- as our family is together, the product of love, deserves of trying to escape the oth- ward.” However, John’s pri- love of Dianne and John is love, and has the ability er people in our lives with orities shifted when he met alive as well, even when they to spread love. Make your whom we are not romanti- Dianne. “My first girlfriend themselves are long gone. choice today, and know that cally involved, we should was Dianne. She was also I greatly enjoyed read- love will be your legacy. start thinking about Val- my first kiss. It sent me into ing my grandparents’ note- entine’s Day as what it is: a orbit.” family holiday. After a few months of Last Christmas, my grand- courtship, John and Dianne parents gave me a very spe- became engaged, and were cial gift: two notebooks, one married on May 7, 1966. The from my grandmother and Vanderhoofs had three chil- the other from my grandfa- dren, eight grandchildren, ther. Those notebooks con- and will celebrate 55 years tained dozens of personal of marriage in May. Dianne’s anecdotes and stories from feelings for John have only their lives, so that I will still grown stronger over the have them when my grand- years. “Our years together parents are no longer here. have flown by. We are closer I only recently began to read than ever before. John is my them, and I realized how true love; I believe God gave truly serendipitous it was him to me. He is the other that I exist at all. half of me.” Photo by Trina Hadden Dianne and John Vander- John, a true man of few hoof were born nine years words, was slightly less elo- John and Dianne Vanderhoof will celebrate their 55th wedding apart, and grew up on oppo- quent in his amorous affir- anniversary in May. site sides of Pennsylvania. mations, but just as sincere. 17 February 2021 FEATURES THE FLORIST By Cara Hadden The vision dissipated as someone’s life connected to the little boy pointed in my Features Editor quickly as it appeared. Once a flower, it almost always led direction and yelled, “Pret- This short story was re- again finding myself on the to more business for Mom. ty!” cently published in a literary edge of the curb, I glimpsed She never discovered my se- The mother turned to the anthology called The Virgin- the old man shaking his cret power, but I could tell flowers and said softly to her ia Writers Club Golden Nib head and stepping onto she was proud of me. son, “I don’t have money for Teen Nib 2020, which is cur- the crosswalk. Filled with flowers, sweetie.” The tod- rently available on Amazon. an odd sense of purpose, I dler grew fussy when she grabbed a sweet pea flower walked away. I’ve always loved flow- from my mother’s cart while “Wait, ma’am!” I grabbed ers. They remind me of my she talked to a customer and a pink carnation off my cart mother. She taught me that ran after him. and caught up to the wom- a well-cared for flower can I caught up to him on the Image from Pinterest.com an. “I couldn’t help but no- comfort a lost soul or mend other side of the street and Fifteen years passed, and tice your son liked my flow- a broken heart. I just wish tugged at his jacket to get eventually, so did Mom. ers.” flowers could explain the vi- his attention. His eyes wid- When I took over her flow- The son clapped his hands sions. ened in shock when he saw er cart, the visions became with a smile, but the moth- I was about seven when what I was holding. more frequent, but selling er scowled at me like I was they started. My mother “Who—what—why do you flowers kept her close to my about to steal her kid. “He’s, took me to her ‘office’—a have this?” the man splut- heart. um, allergic to pollen, so he small flower cart perma- tered. One humid summer day, I can’t be near flowers.” Her nently stationed just off “The lady in white that was was putting up an umbrella eyes darted from side to side Main Street—and sat me dancing with you told me to over my cart to protect the before shuffling around me, down on the curb while tell you she had to say good- plants from the heat when the little boy now starting to she sold flowers to tourists bye,” I said, raising the plant I saw a young woman car- cry. and husbands in trouble closer to his face. rying a toddler with gin- “That’s too bad,” I said be- with their wives. My brown Tears pooled in the man’s ger hair. They were wear- fore she was out of earshot. hair waving in the wind, I eyes as he took the flower. ing threadbare sweatshirts, “This particular flower is for watched people step into “My wife wore this in her and the toddler looked like free today.” stores and leave with crin- hair when we got married. It he hadn’t bathed in a long Seemingly against her bet- kly plastic bags. It was then was the happiest day of my time. As I made eye con- ter judgement, the woman that I made eye contact with life.” He sniffed. “I buried tact with the mother, the hurried back to my side, an old man in a black suit her today.” world went fuzzy, and in my plucked the flower from my about to cross the street. My “Maybe that’s why she mind’s eye I saw the woman hand and placed it in her head went fuzzy, and in my wanted you to have a good- wearing an elegant gown in son’s. His smile was bright mind’s eye I saw the man in bye flower.” a hotel room. The bathroom enough to light outer space. the same suit, but younger The man silently broke door opened to reveal what “Thanks, lady. I think you and happier. He was danc- into a smile and hugged me, appeared to be an adult ver- made his day.” ing with a woman in a white his hands shaking. “Thank sion of the redheaded tod- I shook my head. “No, you dress with sweet pea flow- you, little one. Thank you.” dler wearing a tuxedo and a did. A pink carnation sym- ers braided into her blonde When he let me go, he gave medal depicting the profile bolizes a mother’s love. If hair. As the man twirled her, me a five-dollar bill and of Alfred Nobel. The woman you keep doing what you’re the woman looked at me placed the pink flower in his all but flew to her son and doing for him, he’ll accom- and pulled a pink sprig from lapel before walking away hugged him tightly before plish great things one day. I her head. She then pressed with a lighter step. he presented his mother know it.” the flower into my hand and I never told my mother with a bouquet of pink car- The expression the woman whispered, “Tell him I had about the vision. Or the nations. gave me all but telegraphed to say goodbye.” With a wide dozens after that. Frankly, I was jolted back to real- that she thought I was nuts. smile, the woman returned I didn’t understand them ity the moment the mother “Ok, lady. Thanks again.” to her loving husband be- enough to know how to tell walked past my cart. One “You won’t think I’m crazy fore finishing the dance her. But over time, when- of the colorful plants must in twenty-five years,” I said with a dip. ever I viewed a piece of have caught his eye, because under my breath, the tod- February 2021 18 FEATURES THE FLORIST dler waving goodbye while ping blood from wounds I raised an eyebrow. “It’s his mother turned the cor- that could only be from rose the color of love, but rather ner. thorns. “Is this, uh, normal expensive. Are you sure?” I returned to my cart for you?” He held my injured hand to find a handsome man “Kind of.” I wrapped my and lightly kissed it. “If I standing in the shade of hand with some paper tow- truly saw a glimpse of our my umbrella, talking on his els from under the cart. “I future, then it’s worth it.” phone. He looked around get visions a lot, usually my age, wearing a t-shirt scenes from other people’s and blue Bermuda shorts lives that involve flowers, that clashed with his dirty but no one else has ever seen blond hair. one of my visions before. I stepped behind my cart And I’ve certainly never just as he ended his phone been hurt before.” I knew I call, and when we uninten- was rambling, but the man’s Image from Pinterest.com tionally locked eyes, the blue eyes shattered my com- It’s been five years since world quaked with a vio- posure and I couldn’t stop my last vision. It’s also been lent ferocity. In my mind’s myself. five years since Hunter and Image courtesy of Cara Hadden eye, I saw the man lying in a “Wow.” He looked com- I married. My mother was right. Under the right care- field of red roses, seemingly pletely dumbfounded, This story and many more by great asleep. After a moment, he grasping for words not yet taker, a flower can bring joy, local writers are published in this peace, and love to anyone book, available for purchase on sat up and stared at me with there. “And do these visions Amazon. cornflower blue eyes and come true?” willing to accept such a sim- smiled like he had seen the “So far, yes. Besides, the ple gift. sun rise over the horizon. In subjects of my visions often the vision, I felt myself lay become good customers, so PUZZLE down next to him, and he I can’t complain.” I immedi- reached over to pick a rose ately cringed. “I promise I’m By Kaitlyn Garvey Sports Editor just above my head. “A rose not a scam artist, I just see for my Rosie,” he said be- things I can’t control so I try fore he gave me the flower to make up for it by giving and kissed me gently on the flowers to people who need lips. I felt a sharp pain—the them.” thorns were digging into my The man laughed. “Don’t hand—but I didn’t care so worry, I believe you. I saw long as I was with him. you with that mother earlier. “Did you see that?” The It’s inspiring how you bring man under the umbrella people joy.” He cleared his asked me when I grabbed throat awkwardly. “Well, my cart for support until my since this vision is bound to head stopped spinning. come true, I should prob- “Of course I saw that, I ably introduce myself. I’m always see stuff like that, Hunter.” but—” I did a double take My hand throbbed a lit- as his words set in my foggy tle as blood rushed to my mind. “Wait, you saw it too? cheeks. “I’m Rosie. Nice to That’s never happened be- meet you.” fore.” “I don’t suppose I could “The field, you, me, the buy you a rose, Rosie?” roses. And—oh, you’re I smiled. “Sure, what col- bleeding.” He gestured to my or?” right hand, which was drip- “Red?” 19 February 2021 FEATURES WHAT’S YOUR SIGN? By Kaitlyn Garvey, Sports Editor and Stephanie Martinez, Op-Ed Editor Aquarius (January 20 - Taurus ( April 20- May 20) Leo (July 23 - August 22). Scorpio (October 23 - No- February 18). This chilly . Your expectations are prob- They may not know how to vember 22). Your indepen- weather might be bringing ably high right now as you’re show it, but your friends are dence has gotten you far in you down and make you feel holding on to hope. Don’t grateful for you, and you are life. Continue to listen to overwhelmed, but a nice lose that hope, but maybe an important part of their your intuition, and there warm drink and being hud- ease up a little on everyone, lives. Keep protecting those will be no end to your po- dled in some blankets can even yourself. you care about as well as tential. fix that problem. yourself.

Pisces (February 19 - Gemini ( May 21- June Virgo (August 23 - Sep- Sagittarius (November 23 March 20). You might be 20). Your deepest desire is tember 22). Whenever you - December 21). You have feeling the love a little too around the corner all be- start to overthink, take a more connections than you much during this time cause you did your best and deep breath and think of think. Reach out to some of which may catch you off put the most effort into your something positive. You al- the people you haven’t talk- guard for an unexpected struggles. Your hard work is ready know that you can’t ed to in a while. experience coming your finally paying off. change the past, so focus on way. Don’t worry about it the present and the future. though. Keep bringing the love to the table!

Aries ( March 21- April 19). Cancer (June 21- July 22). Libra (September 23 - Oc- Capricorn (December 22 Everyday, more craziness Old issues might come up tober 22). Your habit of - January 19). All your pa- is being added to your life. from the past, but don’t be being non confrontational tience will have been worth Times are probably hard for stressed out about it. Focus has made some things easy it in the end, but remember you at this moment, but al- on yourself as of right now, for you, but the sooner you not to just wait. Be proactive ways remember to take time and take time to figure the learn to confront people and and go after what you want! for yourself and breathe. old issue out. problems head on, the more confident you will become. No need to be aggressive; just be direct and honest. FUN WITH MEMES By Stephanie Martinez Op-Ed Editor

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21 February 2021 OP-ED SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS BANNED EPISODE: KWARANTINED KRAB During a pandemic, should television shows reflect what is happening in society, especially when it results in mass sickness and even death? By Katie Stafford Staff Reporter warning every fish in the Bikini Bottom that the restaurant is As of February 6, 2021, the under quarantine. Reddit post published by Fear- Naturally, everyone - Mr. someFour17 is 25 days old. By Krabs, Pearl, Mrs. Puff, Sponge- the time this article is pub- bob, and Patrick - start to panic lished, this banned in-English at the sudden turn in events. episode from Spongebob might Finally, everything comes to be deleted by then. I’m giving a standstill once Patrick asks as much information about https://spongebob.fandom.com Source: Photo what’s a quarantine? How where I located the episode, Spongebob and Squidward ex- not as a way for others to view plain what a quarantine is of- of quarantine. did back in his old sailor days. it, but to show there was once a fensive. Although offensive, it Hearing someone die of a The infected sailor was thrown way to view said episode. I will is in line with their characters: sickness, even if it isn’t CO- in the freezer and they eventu- dissect the episode with my Spongebob tells his best friend VID, isn’t funny. So that line ally came out, after people had views, although keep in mind it’s a “mandatory sleepover,” wasn’t just offensive, but weird. forgotten about them while that no one assessments are and Squidward comments how No one, expect a sick person, having fun and going on with absolute on this topic. it’s a way for a sick person to would laugh in mirth at hear- their lives. After having told The episode Kwaratined Krab spread a disease until everyone ing someone having died of his story, Mr. Krabs delight- begins with Mr. Krabs telling else is sick and miserable as sickness. Second, many people edly asked who was feeling Mrs. Puff, Spongebob’s boat- well. Spongebob will think his must know what it’s like to not queasy. Here’s the main issue ing teacher, and Pearl, his comments as something close go over to social events they with the problem with the epi- daughter, they’re not only his to fine, and Squidward will see wanted to because of COVID. sode: They are not told of the “two best gals,” but his “two it as terrible as in being miser- For example, I was planning symptoms of the clam sick- best paying customers.” After able enough to complain about on going to prom in my senior ness, so it could be anything, Spongebob serves them their it. year, and now I can’t, which and because they don’t know, Krabby Patties through his Upon hearing Squidward, makes me almost hate my se- Mr. Krabs throws everyone into eyelids, the health inspector Plankton comes through a nior year, because all the high- the freezer one-by-one. from Nasty Patty - that episode straw from a cup, and aban- lights of being a senior are just Starting with Spongebob, where Krabs and Spongebob dons his plan on stealing the gone because of the pandemic. who sneezes with a black-pep- give the health inspector a Krabby Patty formula; howev- I know there must be plenty of per shaker jammed in his nos- disgusting patty and try to get er, once he leaves, he’s imme- high school seniors, and even tril. The reason why Sponge- rid of the evidence just mo- diately reduced to black cin- college seniors, having made bob has a pepper shaker up ments before the police show ders. Why did I find that scene plans of how their senior year his nose is because Squidward up, and it turns out the health funny, though it should be will be, like deciding on going backed away into a table once inspector survived the ordeal dark and scary, especially how to prom as a senior, and then he realized Mr. Krabs was go- in that episode - waves a device everything is at the moment? having it torn to shreds by this ing to examine them for illness around. Though Squidward’s right pandemic. Of course, this will with tongs. Instead of being Meanwhile, before the health that it’s better to stay inside, make both the Class of 2020 tossed in like everyone else, inspector came, Patrick’s trying and not just because they just and the Class of 2021 much Spongebob willingly goes in to figure out what he wants for witnessed Plankton being stronger for it, since both years the freezer, making sure no one lunch, while Squidward looks burned by a robot patrolling were highly affected in ways we else gets sick. bored and annoyed at the same the Krusty Krab, Pearl’s more never imagined. Class of 2020 The inside of the freezer is time. Once waving this device worried about what she’s going had some highlights, like the shown to be a snowy field with around at them, the health to do about the next day. She, senior breakfast in the early hills climbing up and down, inspector declares they have a as a cheerleader, has to cheer months of that school year, and just a winter wonderland highly contagious illness called at a big game, and she then ex- but their very own graduations in general. Spongebob, after Clam Prude - or that’s how I’m claims once realizing this, “Ev- were hanging on by a thread. skiing, sees ice cream. Look- hearing it with an audio that eryone’s going to laugh at me if Meanwhile, Class of 2021 has ing at Spongebob licking a can increase and decrease with I get sick and die first!” I found no senior breakfast and prom chocolate ice cream, Patrick a mind of its own, but let’s call this line more offensive than and a lot of virtual learning. puts some kind of green sauce it clam sickness. With the dec- how I reacted to Spongebob But I digress. all around his mouth and eyes laration over, he steps outside, and Squidward’s explanations Mr. Krabs explains what he to get tossed in, and there, and locks the Krusty Krab, February 2021 22 OP-ED SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS BANNED EPISODE: KWARANTINED KRAB the two start playing in the doesn’t do anything, let alone gets a fungus on his head when cal contact through fighting. If snow. I’m not seeing this as the trying to steal the Krabby Patty trying to clean the fungus off I found out someone got me producers poking fun about formula. the floor so Gary, his pet snail, sick, I’m getting better rather the fact that quarantine is all Throughout watching the ep- wouldn’t eat it. The fungus is than interacting with them. laughs and games, but Sponge- isode for the first time, I soon shown to be itchy and spreads But everything’s then returned bob and Patrick making the developed a throbbing head- rapidly over his entire body. In- to normal because Mr. Krabs best out of a terrible situation. ache, which could be anything stead of being told by Mr. Krabs finds a way to make more cash: Over time, Krabs’ paranoia really. As far as I know, this epi- he has to leave because of how Having fish pay him to allow has everyone not only tossed in sode was pretty much finished sick he is, which he wouldn’t Gary to eat the fungus off. the freezer, but realizing Krabs before COVID; once Corona want since he gets in the Krusty Funny enough, Fungus is the one sick, so they break hit, Nickelodeon decided not Krab undetected about his sit- Among Us is still available to out and attack. The fight isn’t to air the episode, nor add it uation, Sqidward notices, and watch quite easily, though this gorey like it’s been in season to the Season 12 DVD, while its calls the SWAT team to escort episode didn’t air again after six, but they all do end up in sister episode is appearing. him out via helicopter. April of 2020, by my under- dirty parts of the Krusty Krab. Why? People might be of- The next scenes show how standing, and Kwaratined Krab Mrs. Puff is covered in garbage, fended by this episode, and scary quarantine is within the took several hours of hunting Squidward was in the grease Nick just decided to not air episode. Both Spongebob and online to even get to see this trap, Pearl is ill from having in America anytime soon, al- Gary are put into bubbles that episode, even with the audio her father stuck in her blow- though places like France and don’t move, while the poor jumping up and down. (Fungus hole after he was in the grease Canada can view this very epi- sponge is somewhat frightened Among Us can be viewed for trap himself, Patrick had his sode. But I’m not offended, or by these fish in protective suits free on www.cbs.com, but the tongue used as a lasso, which more correctly, not as offended and goggles. Not long after person has to be a subscriber to hit Spongebob. And speak- as I should be. It could be I’m leaving Spongebob’s house, view it, as an example of how ing about Sponebob, he’s left looking at everything objec- which can be seen with barbed easy I found in looking for Fun- to stand stock still, trembling. tively. I’m not seeing it as an of- wire surrounding it with a gus Among Us for free.) Kwara- Plus, Mr. Krabs has been in the fensive episode, because I see it sign forewarning this person tined Krab is only saved from closet for brooms and all that, for what it is: An episode before is quarantined, instead of the being wiped off the face of the seems to have gone completely COVID, but also remembering very simple lock and sign in Earth solely because the inter- crazy. the pandemic; it’s just a wacky the banned episode, Patrick net kept it somewhat alive, but Having realized the device and interesting episode. If CO- comes. There, the two pretend Fungus Among Us is a lot more he waved around was upside- VID hadn’t happened, then to be pirates with hooks, and frightening than Kwarantined down, and that means no one this episode would have aired. the bubble is shredded. How- Krab, even though that epi- was sick, the health inspector But what would happen if ever, Patrick blows Sponge- sode is just Fungus Among Us comes back. He then beams the episode aired before CO- bob a bubble that can actu- and Plankton Paranoia merged his flashlight around, seeing VID? Most people would see ally move, so he can go back to into one weird and interest- everyone not looking too well. it as a strange, but intriguing work. ing episode that sadly couldn’t They don’t have the illness, episode. Or, would some go to Meanwhile, at the Krusty Krab, get its spotlight because of the but they must be in pain, ex- the extreme in seeing this as Squidward, who contracted the pandemic. hausted, and as no one seemed Nick knowing about the pan- fungus from Spongebob, un- In fact, if Fungus Among Us able to get any meals or drinks demic, and forewarning, when knowingly spreads it via inter- had been in Kwaratined Kr- ready, also thirsty and hungry everyone couldn’t have known acting with the customers and ab’s place when the pandemic as well. The way the flashlight beforehand, especially some tainted food, which is scary to started as an episode that just shone on everyone, it wouldn’t productors for a children’s car- think about.Mr. Krabs admits or was nearly finished, it might be unseen in a horror movie, toon, which even adults enjoy he had to bribe the health in- never have been seen - ever. It maybe a terrible horror movie. watching, that’s been running spector to keep his restaurant would be an urban legend with The episode ends with the for the last 20 years? open, which, by my under- an episode about the pandemic Krusty Krab moved by crane This isn’t the only Spongebob standing, is a criminal offense, and quarantine, considering to the one place no one goes episode, however, that shows but this is a cartoon after all. Spongebob tries to live with it to, which is the Chum Bucket, characters being quarantined, Fungus Among Us ends with at first before trying to get rid and Plankton, who was avoid- and it takes on the subject the customers of the Krusty of it at times. In comparison, ing everyone from the start, is of being quarantined in a lot Krab attacking Spongebob to Kwarantined Krab should be a forced to be with them all. And more realistic and scarier than a terrible state and having just little easier to view than Fungus that ending is typical for any the banned episode. It is Sea- forewarned everyone they’ll Among Us. Kwaratined Krab episode with Plankton in it; he son 5’s episode Fungus Among pop his bubble if they contin- doesn’t compare to the creepi- gets some kind of payback for Us. ue, because finding out who ness that’s Fungus Among Us, being in the episode, even if he To briefly recap, Spongebob got one sick is a cause for physi- especially now. 23 February 2021 OP-ED WANDAVISION MAKES VIEWERS WONDER By Stephanie Martinz sion that Wanda stole Vision’s who was doing this indicat- return everything back to nor- Op-Ed Editor corpse and reincarnated it in ing it might either be Wanda mal. Hastings also believes that WARNING: Westview. Fans also came to or Agnes. Martin also thinks something will knock Wanda MAJOR SPOILERS! the conclusion that Westview that Wanda will be the one off her guard and S.W.O.R.D. is a town controlled by Wanda to bring the mutants into the will come in and rescue every- Staying home isn’t as bad any herself. As more insane jaw MCU since she has altered re- one in the town. more for Marvel fans with a dropping moments happen ality as she did with Moncia Senior Kaitlyn Garvey believes handful of new projects com- fans of the show are sharing Rambeua’s (played by Teyonah that Wanda created Westview ing into Disney+. their predictions. Parris) clothing. In addition, out of grief since Vision is dead One of those projects is Wan- Principal Mrs.Crawford be- he also believes that Pietro and created the life she always daVision that has new episodes lieves that Vision will find out (played by both Aaron Taylor wanted with him but couldn’t that come out every Friday. the truth about Wanda and the Johnson in Age Of Ultron and have. Wanda Maximoff (played by town of Westview and will try Evan Peters in the X-Men fran- Another fan, Jordan Torres, Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision to leave to receive help. She chise and WandaVision) wasn’t predicts everything is in her (played by Paul Bettany) are also believes that someone be- recasted, but a trick played to mind as well and it possibly two love-birds in this quirky, sides S.W.O.R.D. is involved keep Wanda on bay as things could be a simulation. yet mysterious comedy. They’re with this whole fiasco. rolled down the hill. Perhaps what they’re going to moving into Westview, a town WandaVision fan Mr. John Sydney Hastings, a junior at do is bring in the bigger guns, that surprisingly no one leaves Martin, believes that Wanda Chancellor predicts that they maybe bring in Captain Mar- or enters. Strange things hap- isn’t behind this, but rather will merge X-Men into the vel or Doctor Strange to help pen as the storyline progresses, her neighbor Agnes (played by MCU, but she’s not sure how stop Wanda since she seems such as leaving viewers the first Kathryn Hahn). He believes they would do that. She also extremely determined to stay question: how is Vision alive? the show is trying to trick ev- thinks Vision will remember and be with Vision? As we get more information, eryone, since they only use the life before entering Westview fans have come to the conclu- word “she” when Vision asked and will ask Pietro for help to YEAR LAPSES AFTER ROUTINE TRIP By Migdalia Velasquez Benitez home with my grandparents 2020. The next step was going my grandparents was difficult Student Submission spending time with them and to two appointments, an inter- and very sad, because I did I came to live in the United caring for them. view and passing some medical not want to leave them, but I States when I was the age of 15, I planned to return to the exams. Once completed, they knew I had to leave to return to and lived in New Jersey before United States when my resi- would send me everything I the life I started in the United moving to Virginia. I was in my dency was approved by US Im- needed to return to the United States. Now, some of my uncles junior year of high school, but migration Services. I thought States. As I was doing this pro- and a very close friend of my in the year 2019, to receive my this process would take at cess to be able to return, I was grandparents are taking care residency, I had to leave the least three months, however, feeling better and had fewer of them and helping them with United States and return when months and months went by, worries because I felt sure that whatever they need. my case was approved. and I did not get any answer or everything was going better. Now that I have returned to When I returned to El Sal- news of my case. Seven months Controlling my anxiety was dif- the United States. I feel happy, vador, I lived in the town of La passed, and I was very worried ficult, but what helped me was anxious, and there are a lot of Union, where I stayed with my about my future. I had nega- speaking with my mom, my other emotions at the same grandparents. I planned to stay tive thoughts about whether grandparents and some of my time, because now I can re- for two or three months, while my case would be accepted, friends; they helped me by giv- sume all of my plans I made I waited for my residency pro- because the pandemic delayed ing me encouragement. I tried before I went to my country cess to be completed, and then the process more. My anxiety my hardest to control my anxi- and continue with my life here. return to the United States to was terrible, and I was upset ety by fighting all my negative For example, I need to finish finish my education. I had a lot because I had no control with thoughts. school. I am excited to gradu- of plans while I was in El Salva- the situation. I missed all my After my residency was ap- ate high school, something dor like finding a job and going family and friends from the proved. I immediately began that I couldn’t do last year be- to different places for entertain- United States. It is not that I making plans to return to the cause of leaving the country, ment. Unfortunately, the town wanted to leave, because I do United States. In total, it took but now that I’m back I will do where I am from did not have love my country El Salvador, about two months; I finally re- it, it will happen. I want to be many good job opportunities there are just not many oppor- turned to the United States on happy, and also I want to find for young people. Additionally, tunities like those in the US. December 19, 2020. The date a job, and take advantage of all places for entertainment were After one year and two months was perfect, because I was able the opportunities the United far away from my house, so the of waiting, my residency was fi- to spend Christmas and New States has to offer for a better only thing I could do was stay nally approved on October 22, Years with my family. Leaving future. February 2021 24 OP-ED BATTLEFIELD: OH NO? IT’S SNOW! Which model works out best depends on the Charger involved. What works for one, may not work for another!

Picture by Cara Seely By Cara Seely, News Editor and Emma Purcell, Op-Ed Editor build snowmen, sled down I would have to pay attention in calm day to stay at home and do Pro-Snow hills, make hot chocolate and class and head off to work in the schoolwork, however, is almost (Cara’s POV) watch the snowfall, cozy up by afternoon. When schoolwork enjoyable. Sitting and thinking Snow days are the epitome the fire and read my book, and starts stacking up, I love snow about my assignments and the of happiness. There is noth- bake homemade cookies. The days because I can organize my topics I’m learning allows me ing more exciting than the call possibilities are endless! A day work and catch up on anything to retain the information more from Chancellor saying there off of school due to snow typi- I have been putting off. Hav- than usual. I have thoroughly will be no school. Immediately cally means a day off of work as ing to do schoolwork between enjoyed the inches of snow we I start thinking about all of the well. It is such a pleasant sur- work shifts on the weekends have gotten so far, and I look things I can do on my day-off: prise to be able to sit at home or on an occasional day off of forward to more to come! and do nothing when I thought work is stressful! Having a nice, No Snow sible power outage completely dition, missing out on a work filled with procrastination and (Emma’s POV): ruins my day. I feel like I am shift is even worse, especially worrying. I hope the snow set- stranded in a mess that has no when you need the money. tles down a bit and spring finds Snow days are definitely a known ending; the snow could With all these unexpected its way around the corner! negative setback for me. I en- end within an hour or within events, I begin to fall into a big joy the white snow drifting days. Snow days also complete- spiral of stress. I think lots of from the sky for only a short ly offset my everyday routine. I people take advantage of snow period of time. Eventually, I always end up sleeping in, and days to get things done, but it can feel the delays in life piling then it feels as though already never works out that way for up. Class gets cancelled, I can’t half of my day is over. In ad- me. My snow days are always make it to work, and a pos- 25 February 2021 OP-ED SPORTS STRANGER THAN FICTION TRUE TO NAME SWIM By Cara Seely Karen’s publisher to assist Kar- feeling of being stuck in the News Editor en in overcoming her writer’s same routine for too long. Each SHOTS Looking for a movie that block. Karen has a theme ap- scene is nothing short of ge- meets up to its name’s expecta- parent throughout every novel nius. The cinematography and tion? Stranger than Fiction is a she writes: she always kills off intense camera angles accentu- 2006 fantasy/comedy starring the main character at the end. ate the ingenious acting. the talented Will Ferrell, that This time, Karen has been The first time I watched the introduces a unique concept of struggling to think of a “good” movie, I sat on the edge of my mixing both a written storyline way to kill off her main charac- seat, anxiously awaiting to see and a confused character into a ter, Harold Crick. how it would end. The humor brilliantly mysterious comedy. After watching the beginning embedded throughout helps The movie follows the main of the movie, viewers are left ease the tension at times, character Harold Crick (Will with many questions: Why can which helps relieve some of the Ferrel) around in his bor- Harold hear Karen’s voice? Is anxiety that the viewers feel. ing and routine life as an IRS he being controlled by her nar- Watching the movie again, agent. He lives alone and only ration? Is Harold a real person, after understanding the en- ventures out of his apartment or simply a visual representa- tirety of the plot, offers a new to go to work, where he is sur- tion of Karen’s book? Is Harold perspective of the storyline. rounded by white walls and going to die? This is a must-do for anyone paperwork. A writer named Harold tries to decipher what who can appreciate the impor- Karen Eiffel (Emma Thomp- is happening in his life, why is tance of a good plot-twist and son) begins narrating the book he hearing a voice, and wheth- how that reshapes the entire of Harold’s life as he goes on er or not he will eventually die. movie when watching it a sec- about his day. Harold begins Harold confides in Professor ond time. This comedy classic hearing the voice of the narra- Jules Hilbert (Dustin Hoff- is a must-watch, and definitely tor in his head. When he stops man), an accomplished literary my all-time favorite Will Ferrel brushing his teeth or filing his professor, about the woman film. files, the voice will stop. As the narrating his life in his head. Directed by Marc Foster, the voice continues to narrate Har- Harold also strikes up a com- movie is 1 hour and 53 minutes old’s actions, he realizes he is plicated relationship amidst long and rated PG-13. the only one who can hear the his “imminent death” problem. voice. Harold continues about At times the humor can be his day, seeming only mildly dark, unsettling, and painfully In the VHSL State meet on February 23. Kyle Peck bothered by the voice at times. sarcastic. The movie evokes a (pictured on cover) was a medalist in both of his He heads to a place where Ana sense of anxiety in the viewers individual events with a 4th place in the 100 fly and Pascal (Maggie Gyllenhaal), as they watch: following Har- a 3rd place in the 100 back. Kyle also broke two indi- a small bakery owner, works. old around, wondering if and vidual school records in those races, held by his old- Harold tells her she has not when he will die. The romance est brother Dylan, a 2017 Chancellor graduate. Kyle, been paying all of her taxes. aspect of this movie also fore- was also part of a record setting foursome in the 200 Ana is very mad at Harold, but shadows a sense of heartbreak, he has to continue to come as the main character falls in medley relay that included his brother Garrett Peck back to meet with Ms. Pascal love, worrying whether or not (Jr) (above), Cole Hudak (Sr) and Andrew Le (Sr). to conduct an investigation he will soon die. Ferrel cleverly into her taxes. As he is heading portrays a boring and predict- home that evening, he fixes his able IRS agent, who begins to wristwatch and the woman’s question everything he once voice says: “Little did he know believed in. His routine is that this simple, seemingly in- thrown off-course, as well as nocuous act would result in his values of right and wrong. his imminent death”. Harold The scenes are awkwardly heard that sentence and began silent at times. Not only does to panic. the movie contain a unique This is where the real prob- plot, but it also precisely de- lem begins in the movie. View- picts common occurrences in ers are then introduced to Kar- daily life such as feeling stuck en Eiffel, who is experiencing in a career, falling for some- writer’s block. Penny Escher one society tells you that you (Queen Latifah) is hired by shouldn’t, and the mundane February 2021 26 SPORTS WORKING OUT TO BE BEST VERSION OF ONESELF By Marim Farag Staff Reporter that. It just depends on what stage of life you’re in.” Working out can be exhaust- According to the Huffington ing and sometimes we give up Post, 45% of people who make on it. What makes people keep New Year’s Resolutions make going when it is easier to quit? fitness related goals. Of that “I will be 39 next month and 45%, only 8% actually achieve there really isn’t a time in my those goals. A hectic lifestyle life when I wasn’t doing some can lead to a lack of motiva- sorta of working out,” states tion, and when there is no ac- Mrs. Rebecca Larkin, World countability for reaching those Languages and Teachers for goals, it is easy for them to go Tomorrow teacher at Chancel- by the wayside. “When you’re lor. She has been working out not motivated, when you build pretty much since she started physical activity into your daily to walk and has played sports routine, motivation becomes since she was five years old. not important because it’s like Larkin has always been a su- brushing your teeth. You know per active person. She was a you get used to doing it every- 3-sport athlete in high school day. I get up and workout like and she played college soc- early because especially with cer. “I can’t really pinpoint a the baby and everything else specific thing other than just need to get it in before every- finding an active lifestyle to be body’s up in the house, and so very important. My family does when I’m not motivated I rely have some history of health is- on the fact that it’s part of my sues, so I’ve kind of tried to routine and part of my nor- stay ahead of that by staying mal day, and it’s not special; healthy as I became an adult.” it’s not a rare occurrence. It’s Mrs. Larkin makes execise a top priority in her life. There have been some days just something I do everyday. when she was too exhausted A really great motivational times. “[Exercise] is my stress Labor Statistics, of Americans and couldn’t workout. “I think technique that I learned comes relief. I speak pretty openly polled who regularly exercise, that it’s really important when from Mel Robbins. It’s called about how exercise and fitness 8.8% run, 8.7% use cardiovas- you’re doing a workout routine the 5 second rule and the idea is really great for anxiety and cular equipment, and 8.9% lift or program or just having an is that once you have an idea, depression and a lot of those weights. Some of the work- active lifestyle you also learn your brain has basically up to mental struggles that people outs that Larkin likes to do is how to take rest days, and if five seconds whether you’re go- have, because you are releasing lifting. “I really like programs you’re injured, or if you’re ex- ing to do it or not. Something serotonin into your body which that incorporate lifting and hausted, or if you’re body is just simple that she did that helped is a positive. And anytime you strength training as a large part saying ‘nope not today’ that it’s her was to just count back- can do that and release that of the program. I’m not trying okay to not workout that day. wards from five and go and just energy is good is good for to bulk up, I’m just lifting to My goal is not to have it be like do it. It doesn’t give you the you. If I have a really stressful be strong..I love weights, and I an obsession, but to have it to time to talk yourself out of it. day I either go lift some heavy love to run; long distance run- just be part of my routine. Es- So if you’re struggling to get weights,or go for a run. It’s al- ning is kind of my other favor- pecially 9 months pregnant, I out of bed in the morning to ways better for my head be- ite.” worked out until a week before workout or whatever it sounds cause it gives me time to get For anyone trying to stay on Eleanor was born. Just keeping crazy, but it works!” some of my energy out and and maintain an exercise rou- yourself strong and also work- The list of benefits for regular release some of those build up tine, finding one that is en- ing out looks different at differ- exercise is long. Many people frustrations. It helps me man- joyed is key. “I have found that ent stages of your life. For some who exercise describe getting age my mind and manage my it’s easier for me to commit to people it could be meditation a rush out of it. “[Exercise] re- positive or negative energy. So specific programs. Right now , or it could be walking, or it leases energy, and I’m exhaust- being able to have some time I’m doing a cardio strength could be swimming, or biking, ed a lot of times, but it’s a good working out everyday has been training kind of style program things like that, and some- exhaustion.” really a good way to deal with that has a set schedule, so that times lifting heavy weights or Working out is also beneficial some of the stress that covid I know what I’m going to be high intensity, or laying an or- for your mind and can help you has caused. “ ganizer sport or something like Continued page 28 ease your mind during hard According to the Bureau of 27 February 2021 SPORTS WORKING OUT TO BE BEST VERSION OF ONESELF doing and how long workouts loss but I do want them to be it would be my husband, who plan it in your schedule but are and what days I am doing healthy, and that healthy looks only jumps in depending on that’s not necessarily a bad them. It helps me to have a different on everyone.“ the program I’m doing. And thing it’s just a thing. Some schedule.“ “I could care less what the I do feel like I’m always on of the cons can be if you don’t Perhaps the goal for people scale says. I just learned over a team. Growing up having know that you’re doing, then who work out and for those the last decade that it’s way someone to push me and mo- you have to be careful not hurt who want to and don’t, is to more important to be healthy, tivate me in person is always a yourself. So, making sure you just be healthy. That is defi- to be strong, to be able to carry benefit and I do have music, so have proper form and proper nitely the case for Larkin. “I my one year old for almost an that’s important. Gotta always equipment. Even if you’re go- think one of the things that entire day because she wants have good music!” ing running, you have to have motivates me is to make sure mommy, or to be able to go As for the pros and cons, an a proper pair of running shoes, that I am the healthiest ver- out and play soccer with my 12 effective exercise routine does so you don’t hurt yourself.” sion of myself that I can be, so year ,or be able to go for a hike. take some time. “You have to that I can be the best version Those things are more impor- Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of myself for the people that I tant to me than what the scale Healthy Eating Tips love in my life. I think keeping says.” that in my mind on a daily ba- One of the best ways to stay Try to limit foods like cookies, candy, frozen des- sis and in all aspects of my life on an exercise regimen is to is very important. I don’t want have a workout buddy, some- serts, chips, and fries, which often have a lot of to have some of the issues that one you are accountable for sugar, unhealthy fat, and salt. some of my family has had. It is and someone who accounts for always pretty motivating being you as well, so that you both Try recharging with a pear, apple, or banana; a a role model for my daughters. stay on track. “I never really small bag of baby carrots; or hummus with sliced I didn’t really have someone workout ,so I do health and who was modeling a healthy fitness coaching and we have veggies. lifestyle for me growing up. a zoom gym kinda where basi- Maybe we were encouraged to cally everyone logs in and we’re Don’t add sugar to your food and drinks. be in sports and all of that stuff all muted and do different but it wasn’t Like how anybody workouts, but we all show up in Drink fat-free or low-fat milk and avoid sugary taught how vegetables and wa- that space. So, I’m working out ter are. I just don’t want my alone, but not alone. If I have drinks. Avoid soda, energy drinks, and sweet tea. girls to be focused on weight an in-person workout buddy LONG ROAD TO BECOMING BIOLOGIST

By Marim Farag You’ve seen her on the soccer field, but what will she do when she graduates? Staff Reporter becoming a biologist is going is studying different cells and it, but I’d say long hours study- Seventeen-year-old senior to be her major in college. She ways to create new life. ing and having to have lots of Madison Heishman is plan- plans on attending either VCU While in high school she patience would both be cons,“ ning on becoming a biologist. or UVA and then sign up for has taken Biology, Human states Heishman. Heishman is an incredibly the military after. In the un- Anatomy, and AP biology class Heishman wants to work in a smart young woman who has likely case that being a biolo- to help her understand more hospital on a military base af- always loved learning about bi- gist doesn’t work out, she will about this subject. The more ter she gets her degree. She is ology. This love has made her consider Pre Med to become she learns about becoming a also planning on staying in the want to become a biologist, so a surgeon. Her family is very biologist the more difficult it US when she works. Heishman she could learn more about the happy and are extremely sup- gets, but she won’t know until wanted to study psychology for field. portive of whatever field for she’s further in depth with it. a little while before she made Before biology, Heishman which she wants to pursue a It’s going to take her at least the decision to become a biolo- wanted to be a soccer player, career. She would be the first in four years if she becomes a gist. and then she wanted to be a her family to be a biologist. medical doctor, but it can take She looks up to Todd Albert physical therapist for the lon- Heishman stated that becom- as long as eight. and David Altchek, orthope- gest time. Soccer is what she ing a biologist is an extremely “[The] pros are getting to dic surgeons. If she had to say loves to do the most in her free big responsibility and it takes study something I love learn- something to her future self time. She lives and breathes a lot of work, because she’ll ing about, creating new forms she would say, “It was a long soccer. take a lot of time and practice of life, and working with people road, but you made it!” Since soccer is not the plan to practice. Some of the every- that have the time and interest. for Heishman to make a living, day-things a biologist has to do I haven’t found many cons with February 2021 28 SPORTS DEDICATED RUNNER ASSET TO TRACK TEAM By Marim Farag ing on if they have longer team Staff Reporter practices one day. She prac- Sophomore Issabella Marulli tices running every single day is on the winter track team at including the weekends. She Chancellor High School. Her also hopes to continue run- love for running is what made ning after high school. She has her what she is today. a few dream colleges that she “There are so many varieties would like to attend and to run of [track] events you can par- for: Texas A&M, University of take in,” states Marulli. “It’s not North Carolina, University of only running. I was always told Florida, and Virginia Tech. that i would be good at it, and Marulli follows a workout soon as i started with a team i schedule. Monday-Friday her fell in love with it.” Marulli en- team practices from 3:00 to joys running, but she’s not the Issabella Marulli is on the winter track team at Chancellor 4:30; sometimes longer or biggest fan of lingers distanced High School. shorter. On Saturdays her team runs; when it comes to shorter sure all of us are safe.“ ing because I had never ran practices from 2-4pm and on runs, she loves them! Despite everything they still against anyone there before, Sunday she trains for one hour. “I think that I’m really fo- practice the same amount of so I had no idea how good they She doesn’t think COVID has cused when it comes to track, hours and days they used to were, and what their strengths had that much of an effect in and I have a drive that keeps before COVID. and weaknesses were either.” her daily life on track. “Obvi- me going,” states Marulli. “Es- “I think COVID had a slight Marulli further explains that ously we need to take precau- pecially when it comes to meets effect on me physically, to- before each of her meets, the tions while we practice and and invitationals, I’m always in wards the beginning of when team runs four laps, does set follow more rules, but I don’t the mentality to win. Within it all started. I also think it had drills and they stretch. Each think there’s anything that our team, I think I am a really a small effect on me mentally. runner can also warm up on has a major effect.” There were good aset, and always push my Sometimes it can be hard being their own. some changes that were made teammates to be the best they so focused on a sport, but hav- In the future, Marulli hopes to to track because of COVID. can be.” ing in the back of your mind all decrease her 300 time, and be “The team needs to stay 6 feet Marulli is very passionate of the things that are going on, able to one day go to nationals. away from each other at prac- about track and she dreams and how we are not able to have “When I want to get better, I tice as best as we can. We also about going far with the sport. people come watch anymore.” always talk to my coaches first. sanitize all of our equipment In one week, the average time Marulli has been running They give me the best advice that was used, wear masks the she practices is about 10 hours, track for three years. This is on how to succeed. I also do a whole practice, and fill out and sometimes more depend- her 2nd season on Chancel- lot of wicket training, which COVID pre-screeners to make lors winter track team; and are basically mini hurdles, that she has been doing track since help my footwork, and make 8th grade. On the team she’s a me faster.” sprinter and a hurdler. She runs Her couches are friendly and the 55m hurdle, 55m dash, and supportive.“Our coaches are the 300m dash. Her best re- never mad at us, sometimes cord was to set this season, in they can be disappointed her 300m dash. She set herself though, because they know we a new record with a time of didn’t run at our fullest poten- 46.30, and She’s now 5th in the tial, or didn’t take in the cor- region. rections they gave us, causing As with other sports, there us to lose.” is no audience at track meets. Marulli is on pace to be a life- “On occasion, we are allowed long runner. “If it’s something I to bring two people, but that is continue to pursue, and end up only if our meet is in a county running in college, then most that allows it,” Marulli explains. definitely.” “My first ever ‘real’ track meet Marulli’s favorite quote is was an invitational high school from Usain Bolt, who is consid- track meet at CNU. I was so ered the greatest sprinter of all nervous because there were so time: “Kill them with success, Marulli is passionate about track and she dreams about many people, who were all so and bury them with a smile.” going far with the sport. good. It was very nerve rack- 29 February 2021 SPORTS TWO SPORT ATHLETE JUGGLES SCHEDULE By Marim Farag who won first place. The first Staff Reporter time she stepped onto a cheer Freshman cheerleader Kyleigh mat she was nervous and excit- Johns has an affinity for cheer- ed at the same time. “When I leading. first started cheerleading I was “They get your blood rushing nervous and skeptical if I would and your adrenaline going and like it, because of my past of it’s a great feeling,” states Johns doing gymnastics. Now, I love about tumbling and stunts. to cheer. The competitions “But besides all the crazy stunts are so much fun, and cheer- and flips, what made me love ing for sports on the sideline cheerleading here at Chancel- is great too, because you get to lor was the support and family hype up the players and boost like feel to the team.” Fourteen- their confidence and watch year-old Johns began an inter- the game.” Her first thought est in cheer last year because of cheerleading was one of of all the hard work and effort amazement. “ I [couldn’t] be- that she put into it and the ex- lieve all the stunts, jumps, and citement and joy that the sport yelling they do and the effort brought her as well. and hard work it takes to be “My start to cheer was inter- any type of good cheerleader.“ esting, because as a kid I origi- Johns thinks she has im- nally did dance for three years, proved her skills from when Photo courtesy of Kyleigh Johns then at age eleven I tried out she first started but she is al- for the little kids cheer team Freshman Kyleigh Johns is a cheerleader who also plays ways trying to make her skills field hockey. and decided it wasn’t for me; even better. so, I went to do gymnastics for Johns not only does cheers, bones at the same time - they have never technically been in- five ,and then I did track for but she also plays field hockey. were in different years, and I jured at a competition. I have a year, and then I started do- “Dividing cheerleading and did not break them while do- been kicked in the face while ing cheer for an all-star team field hockey is hard, because ing cheer. I broke the growth basing a flyer, and I have rolled for a year. But, I quit because they are in the same season. plate in my ankle and my elbow my ankles many times from even though I loved doing the Practices and games constantly while I was doing gymnastics. a tumbling pass and landing flips and stunts, that team just overlap and I hate to choose I broke my ankle by landing wrong, but if you’re at a coeti- wasn’t for me. Finally I moved between sports; so, I mostly wrong when I was going to do tion, you just keep going until here to Virginia. Last year tried just try to never be late or miss a tumbling pass at my gym- the routine is over.” out for track again and made a game. Right now I will go to nastics practice. I broke my Many do not realize there are the team, but the pandemic field hockey practice for an elbow by being clumsy dur- different kinds of cheer. “There hit, and it got canceled. Then hour and then have to leave ing gymnastics practice. I was are four types of cheerleading. this year I tried out for Varsity early and miss the last half an hopping off the vault onto the First, there is scholastic cheer- sideline cheer for Chancellor, hour of practice. When I leave spring board as every girl did leading mostly known as side- and I made the team. Hopeful- early, I have to run up to the after their pass. When I landed line cheerleading where you ly I will make the competition school while carrying my field on the springboard I bounced cheer for your schools sports team as tryouts are coming up hockey and cheer bags and get back up and normally you teams. Second, is recreation soon.” ready for cheering at the game. would land on your feet as ev- cheerleading mostly known Many people have a role I have to switch out of my field eryone did, but I missed my as competitive or competi- model they look up to as they hockey gear into my cheerlead- feet and ended up slamming tion cheerleading where you grow, and Johns is no different. ing uniform, put up my hair, my elbow on the springboard perform a 2:30 second routine “My role model when it comes and I have to make sure I have and breaking it. That day I ac- consisting of tumbling, stunts, to cheerleading is my half sis- enough time left to stretch and cidentally made a new rule at jumps, and a dance. Third, is ter Kylee. She is my age, and practice cheers with the team gymnastics that there was no all-star cheerleading where she also does cheer for a school before we go out on the court jumping off the vault onto the you also perform a 2:30 second in Pennsylvania. She is a great to cheer for the players.“ springboard anymore; so, no routine consisting of tumbling, cheerleader, and we both just As with any sport, there is one would get hurt like I did.” stunting, jumps, a pyramid, really are there for each other always a risk of danger that When you’re competing with and a dance. All-star cheer and push each other to do bet- comes along with it. Johns other teams in competition, needs more of a higher skill ter. “ broke two bones from cheer- athletes try their best not to level and is more performance John’s first cheer competition leading. “I did not break these make a mistake or get injured based. Fourth, pro cheerlead- was with her old all-star team while they are performing. “I ing is where cheerleaders are February 2021 30 SPORTS TWO SPORT ATHLETE JUGGLES SCHEDULE cheering for their NFL or NBA pretty much everything we we want to make sure we are has a great life.” team.” do in our everyday-life. With trying to be safe. Cheer practic- Many people who have not Cheerleading can be exhaust- cheer, as with in other sports, es are an hour long right now, cheered before may be under ing. “Any type of cheerleading athletes have to be close to their and we are about to start our the impression that cheerlead- can be rigorous because of how teammates which is a chal- competition; so, the times and ing is a stress-free sport. “In physically demanding it is. As lenge considering the nature of amount of practices we have cheerleading the outcome and a cheerleader you have to in- cheer. “Cheerleading has been may possibly be changed. With pressure can be extremely dif- dulge in going over routines really different this year with field hockey we have practices ficult, but it all depends on the and cheers at practice until everything. The COVID situa- every Monday, Wednesday, support and kind of team you you execute them perfectly tion has definitely taken some and Friday right now. Hope- have. As I said before, my old and have them memorized. As tolls on everyone with not be- fully once our season starts we all-star team just wasn’t for me; much time as we spend going ing able to go out and have fun will have practice every day of so, I ended up quitting, but over routines and cheers, we as a team and other things. For the week except for Saturdays here at Chancellor the team is spend working out. If cheer- myself and the team, we are and Sundays. We practice for so supportive and has so much leaders didn’t work out, our getting through this COVID an hour and a half every prac- of a family aspect even with the routines would be sloppy and and are still super close friends tice and we try to stay socially difficult outcomes I would nev- our stunts would fall, and despite having to socially dis- distanced.” er think of quitting this team.” someone would get hurt. In tance.” Johns goes on to explain Many athletes have people “As a freshman I am just competition practice at least how cheerleaders aren’t al- who encourage them to do starting to put some thought one person gets hurt. Whether lowed to touch, which impacts their best in the sport they pur- on what I want to do after high it’s being kicked in the face, their routines. Also, the cheer- sue. “My top supporters are my school, and I can see continu- dropped on the floor, rolled leaders need to spread apart at mother, my nana and pap, and ing cheerleading as a possi- an ankle, a bloodied nose or practices and games, perform my aunts and uncles. Most- bility when I’m off to college, a black eye, someone gets in- in front of no audience, and ly my whole family is super same with field hockey. I am jured if you are not careful. wear masks. supportive when it comes to still figuring out what I want Also, if someone is dropped on “We are still practicing cheer sports. My favorite cheerlead- to do with my future after high the floor from a stunt, you bet- even with the COVID situation ing celebrity is Morgan Simi- school if I want to continue ter be ready to have a grueling going on. We try super hard to aner. She was a cheerleader for with sports and go to college, workout such as continuously stay socially distanced as much the Navarro Cheer Team and or join the military and do the running and doing push ups as possible and following all an amazing tumbler and flyer. Air Force or the Marines.” until you feel like your legs and social distancing rules, so we She is my favorite because she arms are going to fall off.” can keep our season. Hopefully has such a sweet personality COVID has affected all of soon we can get cleared to start and she has a troubled past but us physically and mentally in stunting and doing flips, but yet she pushed through and DARRELL WALLACE JR’S ROAD TO NASCAR By Kierston Johnson Staff Reporter Darrell Wallace Jr., an African ries team shutdown in May race team developed by former This young man has a bright American driver in the NAS- 2017. Fortunately for Wallace, NBA player and hall of famer future ahead of him in NAS- CAR Cup Series, has been in he was chosen by Richard Petty Michael Jordan and co owned CAR, and he has the support the Cup Series full time since Motorsports to drive the #43 by NASCAR driver Denny of his family, friends and fans 2018. He has been in NASCAR car for Aric Almirola, who was Hamlin. with him. since 2012. He raced part time injured in an accident during in the Xfinity Series that year. the race in Kansas Speedway. In 2013, he was a rookie in the Wallace raced four races. Af- NASCAR Camping World ter Almirola left RPM at the Truck Series. Near the end of end of that season and joined the season, he won his first Stewart-Haas Racing in 2018, race at Martinsville Speedway Wallace took over car #43. He in Virginia. The following year, finished second in the Daytona Darrell Wallace Jr. won 3 races, 500 to Austin Dillon. and finished 3rd in the points. In early September, Wallace From 2015-2017, Wallace finished 3rd in the Brickyard raced in the Xfinity Series for 400. After last season came to Roush Fenway Racing. Sadly, a close, he now has joined 23XI the Roush Fenway Xfinity Se- Racing (23 11 Racing), a new Photo source: Wikimedia Commons 31 February 2021 SPORTS GETTING TO KNOW PATTERSON, VBALL SENIOR Q: What position do you Q: How does it feel to not A: I don’t want to be - Gavin play? play your sport at a time in degraw is my favorite pump A: Outside hitter the year when you would up song but typically before Q: Who inspires you to play normally play it? games I like listening to this sport and why? A: It’s extremely heartbreak- rock like Ozzy Osborne, AC/ A: Ms. Wolfrey and Cam ing. I looked forward to DC ,or An Endless Sporadic. Hawkins inspire me to play volleyball season every year because they constantly because I got to build up Q: Why do you play this motivate me to get extra a new family and I espe- sport over other sports? gym time and work towards cially miss feeling the rush A: I connected with this achieving my goals. They’re of adrenaline from being sport because there can definitely my biggest sup- cheered on at big games always be improvement. No porters and I don’t know matter how good you are if I’d even be playing if it Q: Do you have any music there’s always new plays Q: What are you doing to weren’t for them you listen to while practic- to learn and techniques to stay in shape? ing or conditioning that perfect Q: How long have you motivates you? If so, what A: watch my diet, exercise played this sport? is the name of the song or on my own, exercise with A: 7 years artist? the team WORKING HARD IS WRIGHT By Johnia Carter they try out for, and that is Freelance Reporter what happened to Wright early “I actually played soccer be- on. But Wright didn’t let that fore I switched to volleyball, I experience deteriorate her or still play soccer but volleyball what she wanted to do. “I first replaced soccer as my main tried out for my middle school sport,” states Hunter Wright, volleyball team when I was in junior at Chancellor High 7th grade,” explains Wright. “I School. “No other sport or club actually did not even make the could make me as happy as vol- team and was just a practice leyball, so switching sports has player. I wasn’t actually on a never crossed my mind.” team until I was in 8th grade.” At nearly a year into the CO- She was really determined to VID pandemic, it is hard for fight for what she wanted, and athletes to stay or get involved in the end, she was successful in sports. Wright credits her in her efforts. According to her team and coaching staff for coach Ms.Wolfrey, “Hunter is helping her to make that hap- one of our strongest players. pen. “My teammates are some She has been a starting var- of my best friends, so com- sity player since her freshman munication isn’t too much a year.” So, not only is Wright a Photo courtesy of Hunter Wright problem,” states Wright. “If volleyball player, but she is an Junior Hunter Wright makes volleyball as well as her anything we communicate too outstanding one at that. academics a priority. much! My team and coach- Wright mentions that one ing staff is what’s kept me go- of her favorite achievements game giving her all, and when knows how to deal with certain ing. The encouragement I get is when they beat Courtland she gives her all and still loses, situations and still give it her from our coach and guidance when they went in as an un- that can be frustrating. “One best effort. counselor, Ms. Wolfrey has derdog. “During some of my of the most frustrating things Wright says that volleyball is helped me through my entire travel teams I’ve been to tour- that can happen in any sport very important to her, but not high school career. She’s always naments as an underdog and is when you try your best, but as important as school. “School been by my side, cheering me came out on top. But my great- there is still going to be people comes first, but volleyball is on, and guiding me through est achievement has got to ahead of you. Stuff like this can up there. I’ve put in too much everything. My amazing team- be our Chancellor volleyball knock you down sometimes, time and too much effort to mates are also some of my big- team beat Courtland. It was but you just have to keep in just think of it as a hobby on gest supporters, and my drive a glorious day and a beauti- mind that some things are just the side.“ to get better is all for them.” ful, well earned win.“ Wright gonna be out of your control.“ Not all athletes make the team states that she walks into every With Wright’s mentality she February 2021 32 SPORTS CHEERLEADING STRONG DESPITE PANDEMIC By Kyleigh Johns Freelance Reporter When one thinks of sports, does cheerleading come to mind? It should. According to businessinsider.com, as of 2017, there were 4.5 mil- lion registered cheerlead- ers in the world. 3.5 mil- lion of those cheerleaders are in the United States, and this doesn’t include dance teams or gymnasts. “The definition of a sport is Photo courtesy of Kyleigh Johns an activity involving physi- Cheerleading practices and competitions adjust with the restrictions of the pandemic. cal exertion and skill in tion to avoid a disaster.” without fans to support based on what the coaches which an individual or team In order for cheerleaders to them.”In comparison to have planned,” she states. competes against another or get good individually as well last year, the games feel the There are two new coaches others for entertainment.” as in a team, they need to same,” states Owusu. “Due for the Chancellor Charger states Victoria Owusu, practice, just like any other to COVID, we cannot have Cheerleaders, Head Coach sophomore athlete at Chan- sport. “The team is very a crowd, but we still cheer LaTecia Pace and Varsity cellor High School. Owusus talented and dedicated. Ev- for the boys and try to make Coach Ashley Johnson. “The is a varsity cheerleader and eryone is hard working and up for the energy that the new coaches are fitting in co-captain. “Cheer is very pushes themselves to be- crowd would have provided. just fine [and that] they difficult, cheer is a mental come better and better. The Besides the absent crowd, are adjusting to Chancel- and physical sport all in communication is great. game days are just as fun.” lor so well,” states Owusu. one. If people actually gave We all talk to each other in Owusu says that practices “Their coaching styles are cheer a try, they would un- a kind way and we all lis- are very different compared a little different from what derstand why most peo- ten to each other’s opin- to last year for the return- [the returners are] used ple consider it a sport.” ions. Sometimes if we all ers this year. Normally to, but [they are] learn- Owusu is on the side- have a different opinion on the Charger Cheerlead- ing to adapt to their ways.” line and competitive cheer a certain move in a dance or ers would be stunting and Owusu love[s] them all so team at Chancellor. “When cheer and we cannot come doing things that involve much and cannot wait to see it comes to being a cheer- to an agreement, we ask the contact as a group, but be- what the rest of the season leader, you need to be pre- coaches to come in and clear cause of the unfortunate has in store for [the team]. pared for many challenges up any misunderstand- circumstances, they can- “I have a feeling that the and risks,” states Owusu. ings. This year I feel like not do that. “Nonetheless, season is going to be amaz- “Cheer is a sport that re- the team is a lot more func- practice is still enjoyable, ing. With the new coach- quires a lot of precision tional than last year. Even it just has less contact. [Ei- ing staff, [I think] we will and preciseness. If you though we are just getting ther] for practice [they] accomplish things that we are sloppy and careless in started, I have a feeling that condition the entire time have never done before.” cheerleading, you could cost the team this year will get or [they] learn new mate- someone their life. Almost along better,” states Owusu. rial. [Usually, for the last everything that [cheerlead- Some athletes, both pro- 30 minutes of practice, ers] do is dangerous and fessional and amateur, are [they] do conditioning.] The needs to be done to perfec- finding it difficult to play content of the practice is 33 February 2021 SPORTS HOW SOCCER IMPACTS CHHS SENIOR By Haylee Hall Freelance Reporter Cherish Hall is a senior attending Chancellor High and is on the Varsity Chargers Girls Soccer Team with head Coac Klint. Hall has a serious passion and goals with soccer. Hall has been playing soccer since she was twelve years old. She plays this sport two to three times a week, and she plays the goalie of her team. “Soccer is very important to me because I have been playing for a long time, and I have put in a lot of effort,” says Hall. She has a little sister that plays this sport as well. “I chose soccer because I love being aggressive,” states Hall. “It gives me a place to take my anger out in healthy ways.” Although Hall said the physical challenges are tough to push through, she perseveres because of how much love she has for the sport. Her love for soccer was amplified when she got the achievement of being pulled up to Varsity, giving her more practice time and skills to learn. Hall was asked if she were to play soccer in college, would it be fair for them to pay her, to which she responded with, “No, be- cause they are already letting me go play the sport for free.”

Photo courtesy of Cherish Hall REAL MEANING BEHIND SOCCER By Cheyenne Frazier PR’s (Personal Records) should be similar to that Freelance Reporter have no restraints on what I Many people out there since starting my diet and recommended for the gen- eat. If I do eat fast food dur- play sports. In fact, they’re increased lifting schedule. eral public, with energy in- ing the week, I like it to be a huge part of some people’s This is hopefully just the take divided into: Subway, Chipotle, or Chick- lives, so it’s not surprising start to many other goals -More than 55 per cent from fil-a”. It is clear that, whilst that sports can be very com- being accomplished,” says carbohydrates diets do help, not everyone petitive, and players will Mohr. According to Mohr, -About 12 to 15 per cent from has to do it hardcore. Most do anything to get a slight a great diet consists of lots protein people have a “break advantage over their oppo- of protein. “My favorite is -Less than 30 per cent from day”, where they can go over nents. However, there is no probably rice and chicken, fat”. their daily calorie limit, and better way to improve other or any other kind of meat, so And if you need more they are still doing better than practice and a healthy I can maximize protein in- motivation, just look at than an athlete who has not diet. Most sports players take.” Not only is Mohr ben- Mohr’s football teammates, gone on a diet at all. go on diets, but not every efitting physically from his who Mohr says has become To sum it all up, there is no player knows how to do one diet, but he is also benefit- very strict with their diets reason not to go on a healthy right. Fortunately, Chancel- ing mentally. “Eating right and are looking much bet- diet. Diets can improve ath- lor has a serious athlete, Se- can also be better for you ter. “They have gained a lot letes and non-athletes alike nior Kodi Mohr, to show us mentally and not make you more muscle,” Mohr states. physically, mentally, and how it’s done. feel as lazy,” Mohr states. While some people may even emotionally. If you Mohr’s health and fit- Mohr is not the only one to say that diets are hard to want to be a serious athlete, ness has improved greatly realize the benefits of a diet. maintain, Mohr shows dis- or just live a healthy life, since starting his diet. “I According to BetterHealth. cipline. “On the weekends, consider going on a diet. have reached many new vic.gov.au, “An athlete’s diet I will eat fast food and really Home events....at this time fans are not allowed to attend sporting events but you can watch these events live thru the NFHS network. www.nfhsnetwork.com February 2021 34 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL This is part 4 of this article. Part 3 left off starting on page 28 of the January issue. Please refer to that issue online on the CHHS website for what you missed! By Katie Stafford Staff Reporter His health at zero, he’ll vainly bounces off the birdbath and try to escape using the sword, into the plant’s jaws that close but he and the sword are around it. The watering can is sucked up. The Poltergust revealed to have a ghost hold- Double-Zero expels hearts and ing it. The old gardener ghost the elevator button. The card- pours more water, and the board crowd of ghosts vanish, ground trembles as the plant and Luigi grabs the elevator travels skyward. Luigi backs button. The elevator button away, gazing in terror at the trembles, clicks into its slot, plant growing up to the ceiling. Photo Source: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7njbnh Source: Photo and the cowardly plumber goes He glances at the ghost, who to floor seven. fades away. the foot of the stairs. The first vanish. The Garden Suites is full of Not even traveling very far two times, he got hit and was At the next staircase, the shadows, moonlight, over- up, the ghost pours more wa- carried back downstairs by the ghost laughs before the pine- grown grass, leafy plants, and ter, which results in a branch to thumping pineapple plants, apple plant tosses two pine- cracked stone. Luigi, whim- grow sideways, destroying the but I was able to get through it apple plants at him. After hav- pering, nervously walks out, staircase. The plumber jumps, without getting Luigi taken for ing Luigi get carried once back glancing around the darker crawls to his flashlight, and another ride. Once destroying downstairs, he is able to get rid floor. Even though I played picks it up as he climbs back the plant, a red-thorny bram- of the plant. Both the plumber this game before, I shivered as to his feet, nearly frozen with ble keeps him from going to and I cry out - Luigi crawling I controlled Luigi through the fear. The plant isn’t too hard to the next staircase. to get his flashlight before he room to the Artium. The mu- travel, and soon Luigi is in the However, there’s a hole where climbs to his feet - as another sic is just bordering between Blooming Suite of the Garden Luigi can climb through to part of the flytrap-like plant soothing and scary, and the Suite. It’s full of nice flowers get to a bathroom full of piles destroys more of the floor, darker place with the grass and that keep ghosts from being of leaves and brambles. The now leaving Luigi to get past plants concealing anything stunned as the flowers absorb bramble can be dealt with, but by entering the Ivy Suite of the just adds to the spookiness light. The fight isn’t hard, and Luigi has to destroy the toilet seventh floor. In this room is a that’s this floor. I always rush soon Luigi is climbing through protecting the roots. Using chainsaw to unblock the door through this floor because, to a hole in the bathroom of the Suction Shot, he can drag a leading to the bathroom. me, it’s the scariest one. Blooming Suites. heavy square container over to Once the branches keeping “Hello?” Luigi calls out as he Luigi nervously creeps up- the toilet and heave it to send the door from opening are de- enters the Atrium. He gazes in stairs. The ghost suddenly ap- rubble flying before vanishing. stroyed, Luigi places it at the awe at the four staircases trav- pears, scaring Luigi, whose hat The bramble removed, he goes other end of the room. I jump eling up. He then notices the jumps off his head for a mo- over to the hole. as a branch explodes into the floor-eight button waiting for ment as he clutches the flash- The blue-purple gate slams room, wrapping its long blue him on a birdbath. After he light tightly and closely to his down. Luigi, eyeing it in hor- armlike branch around Luigi, glanced around, the player has body. The ghost then waters ror, unfreezes himself from who seems to be being stran- control over him. At the but- this brown pineapple plant one foot in the air, mouth gled by the branch as his feet ton, he snatches it; he lowers that grows, retreats in itself for open. Looking around, a thrash the air. Using Gooigi, his hand, and a floating water- a moment before tossing some laugh sounds, Russet leaves the branch is destroyed using ing can catches his eye. The boulder-sized brown pineap- swirl around Luigi, who turns the chainsaw, and Luigi enters watering can pours water onto ple plants at the plumber. Luigi around, watching them. A the bathroom of the Ivy Suite. a blue stem, which retreats into turns tail and runs, scream- purple ghost suddenly appears, It’s full of watermelons; there’s its hole. After the ground shud- ing, as it thuds closer behind and Luigi, his body nearly fro- this big one both the plumb- ders, the plant returns, but him. The ghost then leaves the zen with fear, has to fight the er and his goo-clone have to looks like a particular-looking cowardly fellow to his problem ghost. After the ghost is sucked heave together using Suction Venus flytrap. with this plant. up, that red ghost Hammer, Shot. The massive watermelon Luigi reels back, his hand The plant wasn’t too hard. I face covered with leaves, will explodes, and several ghosts slack holding the button raised found out Luigi can blast it with explode from the old bathtub. come out. The fight is simple with his other hand; the button his flashlight, but only he’s at Once he’s dealt with, the gates and without any problems. 35 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D Once through the hole of who passes a still motionless plant snatches the button and In my previous article, Morty the bathroom, Luigi glances Gooigi, and been repeating, gives it to the boss ghost. The was interesting. I made a whole upwards to see he’s two flights “No!” for this cutscene, has one plant snaps its jaws into the air point about him and his plight. of stairs away from reaching hand keeping him from falling before its stem goes for Luigi. The whole time he moaned the top. At the second to last as he watches the button thud The plumber dives aside, and about losing something I was landing, Luigi glances around; the floor. Once it lands, which its fangs embed in the stone at sympathetic . . . until he says it a flock of gold-eyed ravens it should have dented upon im- the base of the plant. It breaks was his megaphone. startles him. Once the birds fly pact at the least, he moans in the slabs to reveal a chainsaw. Forget switching an edited away, he notices the last door disappointment. The only rea- The way to beat the ghost is to film with an unedited one. It’s above his head that leads to son this is funny, and not just let its plant sink its teeth into more tragic than a rejection by the top of the plant. A watering because the player wouldn’t ex- the hard-flowered plants in the a big-time studio, and worse can floats over to the plant, and pect another comic moment in battlefield before cutting its than terrible news due to fam- the ghost appears, pours water this game, is Gooigi’s reaction stem with the chainsaw. After ily reasons. A red megaphone on it, and laughs as he looks at - or, lack thereof. that, it’s knocking the ghost missing is the ultimate thing the plumber. Luigi, horrified If Gooigi had turned to his around and sucking it up. The to send a director sobbing and the ground is trembling under clone and asked what was the battle over, the button flies to moping in his director’s chair him, stumbles downstairs as problem, or something, the the large leaf above Luigi, and about how he’s “a puny, worth- the plant’s new branch sends scene wouldn’t be as funny; a watering can expels out of the less film director . . . That’s ruined bits of stairs chasing even if the goo-clone had just Poltergust. A small stem grows all . . .” I can sympathize with Luigi, who flies through the air turned silently to Luigi. The where the button is, and water- Morty’s low self-esteem. once he loses his footing, and reason this is hilarious is be- ing it, has it grow into a ladder Even the floor-nine button slams into the wall that crum- cause Luigi’s clone doesn’t made out of leaves. Climbing can’t help him not act like a bles to reveal the Mushroom move at all. If this had been the leaf-ladder, the plumber child losing a favorite toy that’s Suite. a perfect clone of Luigi, not wipes it off with his sleeve, and been in the toy box the whole The Mushroom Suite has a made of goo, then the lack of holding it up to air says, “I did time. As he sobs, holding it out glowing purple mushroom in reaction will make this char- it!” for Luigi to see, he says, “Even a wagon. Once the wagon is acter seem like a jerk. Because The button clicks into place, the sparkle from this beauti- in position, Luigi can bounce this clone is made from goo, it and it’s time to head to Para- ful button is now nothing but on it before thudding to the creates the player to remember normal Productions and Morty a dull hue . . .” Which is a bold leaf above his head when he’d this isn’t a breathing clone just the film director. Luigi, trem- claim to make for Morty, con- entered the last room. After able to hurt by flames. He’s a bling, opens his eyes with the sidering its glowing like gold bouncing on a mushroom to gooey clone of Luigi harmed flashlight under his chin. The in the sunlight. The button land on a bed, I am able to by fire and water. plumber swallows before shin- gleaming is mockingly contra- find a hidden chest on top of I know I’m looking too deeply ing his light around the bright- dicting him. the bed, and fight this one in these cutscenes, but I look ly lit room. In the room is a TV Storywise, this is a great way ghost who seemed to have into the story as well. This isn’t with a glass cabinet hiding the to get under the skin of some enjoyed napping in the ham- just a review of my experience key on a raised platform. players on the stupidity of mock. On the way to the top, of beating this game without a At the Studio Entrance, Lu- Morty’s moping, and I don’t a raven nearly sends Luigi fall- single death; it’s also a review igi goes over to another TV and like that. I like comedy mo- ing to lose ten health points by of the story of the game. leans towards the screen of the ments, not moments where it’s knocking him off the swinging With Luigi on the flower and helicopter in the area where like how a character - even a vine to the other side; thank- the button on the floor, the the elevator is. When his nose comic-relief character - meant fully, Luigi was on the very edge quickest way down is for Luigi is touching the screen, which to be taken seriously or seen as of the large leaf, so all it did was to get onto a crinkly dark leaf. ripples like a stone dropped in hilarious if the reasoning be- get Luigi from holding the vine Stepping carefully, he loses his water, green sparks hurt him. hind it is pathetic. In my first with his Poltergust, and for me balance, and thuds onto the After making sure he isn’t seri- playthrough, during my previ- to realize that stupid raven was stem. A second later, he slides ously harmed, he glances back ous article, Morty’s plight was out for him. Then, I walk off down before climbing to his at the TV, and reaches his hand funny for a second before it the leaf by mistake. feet once he’s on the floor. out. The TV screen brightens came up to a mini-rant about At the top, Luigi and Gooigi Luigi walks over to the button, as he goes through it, tripping him. I’ve begun to realize this pry open the plant’s jaws. The putting his flashlight away. He into it on the way. Traveling rant has returned three para- button flies out, bounces off reaches to grab it, but his hand through the wire, Luigi tum- graphs ago. It’s better I stop Gooigi, who doesn’t try to get retreats away from the roar- bles onto the TV near the key. this by explaining what Luigi the button, and it rolls towards ing gold-eyed and sharp-jawed Once the key unlocks the Stu- has been doing during Morty’s the edge of the plant. Luigi, plant. Luigi watches as the dio, Luigi heads over to Morty. explanation of his little plight. February 2021 36 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D Meanwhile, Luigi glances crackling yellow-orange flames Morty with his microphone. King Boo and Hellen Gravely. from the button to Morty and giving light in a night sky as the Morty notices it, grabs it to With the elevator button no back again before reaching out buildings burn. hug the megapone, and looks longer with him, it’s up to Luigi for it. However, Morty then With the bucket full after at Luigi, who nervously smiles, to get the ghostly cat to spit it moves his hand forward. The Gooigi drops it in the well shaking. Morty throws it be- out. Easier said than done. plumber lurches as he listens where a monster that fails on hind him before commenting Polterkitty heads off to the to the plight for the director’s being scary explodes out of the that Luigi has some nice fea- Studio. Using the Dark-Light moping. Morty seemed too well to let the goo-clone take tures and his build isn’t bad, to reveal her paw prints, Luigi miserable to notice the green- the bucket back, it’s off to the while he holds the plumber’s can find which set she went to. clad plumber gazing at him in next set: the Castle Set. Before shoulders. His hands mak- The Fire Set has a ghost inno- sympathy. that, I went over to Morty, who ing a square with his fingers, cently sweeping. After finish- With Luigi having more em- says, “My dreams are dried up Morty says, “I see the makings ing him off, a few more ghosts pathy than I can manage with . . . withered and blown away of a star! Ahhh. My creativity is come over to battle the over- Morty’s pathetic plight, I then as dust in the wind. Take that shaking off the dust and surg- shadowed plumber. With all head over to the studios, but I water and use it for something ing to life!” the ghosts dealt with it’s time notice a statue of a yeti near the good, like a gift to young life He then has the City Set open to get the hotel owner’s devi- Castle Set. Getting near it has waiting to be moistened!” for Luigi to be forced into his ous feline. The way to get her what I thought was a harmless With that, I go over to the film. Morty pushes a feebly is to lure her out of the shop statue to snatch Luigi, roaring. Castle Set to pour some water protesting Luigi into place. she’s in. To do that, Luigi has I jump, crying out by the sud- on a small plant to grow a leaf- Trembling, he nervously eyes to enter the place she is in, and denness of the attack. Using ladder to get the torch with- the director, who places the Gooigi has to corner her to stun Burst saves the plumber from out a fire. Before heading to camera at his feet. After start- her. its clutches, and the head of the Fire Set after battling with ing the film, the camera raises “I forgot about you! I forgot!” I the statue flies off. Polterpup some ghosts, I go over to Morty to show Luigi eyeing the tiny cry out as the scared cat slashes pokes his head from inside the to read his text: “The fire within city nervously before a ghost her sharp claws at Gooigi, and yeti, and once he leaps onto the my soul has been extinguished in a custom appears. The way leaps on the building. I had ground, some money is there as . . . Much like that torch.” to beat the boss is for Luigi and forgotten the frightened kitty a reward for scaring any player At the Fire Set, I notice a Gooigi to push a ball of energy is just a clever ruse; she’s re- who has not seen this yeti at all blanket in a basket that is at- back at the ghost. After doing it ally a prowling, cunning, and and Luigi. tached to a bike. Removing three times, the ghost appears frightened lioness not going In the four sets to aid the the blanket reveals a glisten- without the custom, and he’s down without a fight. player with getting the mega- ing ghost that, once defeated, easy to take on by then. The way to stop her is to use phone out of some cobwebs gives a gem. With Luigi at the Morty stops the film. Once Luigi, aim the flashlight away in the Micro Set, there are camera, the player can’t con- he removes the rolls of film, he from her, and wait until she TVs connected to the four TVs trol Gooigi for a few seconds comes to Luigi, who eyes the prowls over, her paws covering ranging around Morty. First I as Hammer appears acting like ghostly director nervously, and her eyes to slash at the plumb- had to make sure all four TVs a fire truck with a siren on his raises one arm and drops the er. Only then, when her face were in color to allow him to go head. Once he stops, several button at him. The plumber is hidden by her sharp-clawed through the screen. With that blue ghosts, wearing a fire hat then clasps his hands around paws, can the player stun and it was a simple three-set task of and holding a fire extinguisher, the button once it slips through knock her around to remove getting a blazing torch. leap off him to put out the fire. his grip like a bar of soap. With one of her three fluffy tails. Near Morty is a bucket. Grab- However, Gooigi has to fight that, Morty goes off to edit it. There are two ways to use the bing that bucket allows Luigi the fire fighting ghosts and I don’t even bother Morty edit- flashlight. The first way is to and Gooigi to grab the water in Hammer to get the flames for ing the film and I go straight to press the A button, the other is the Horror Set. By letting Lu- the torch. Heading off to the the elevator. to press the R button, not the igi look into the camera, and Micro Set, I go over to Morty The button clicks into place. ZR button, as it drags or pulls leaving his goo-clone on set, to hear his sorrowful words of As Luigi is reaching out to objects towards Luigi. Press- Gooigi is able to interact with wisdom: “Oh! Oh! That burn- press it, Polterkitty leaps out ing the A button when luring the set like he is on camera. For ing flame! It roars like the pas- of the slot with the button. Polterkitty wouldn’t be easy as example, the player sees the sion of a true artist! Let that Luigi watches in horror as the the player has to use the joy- Fire Set as a miniature three- fiery passion burn a path for hotel owner’s cat swallows the stick under the A, B, X, and Y faked-building set in front of you! Only then will the muse button and strolls out like she buttons, and that would mean a blue screen; if the gamer lets be sated!” didn’t just enjoy causing the crazy amounts of skill for expe- Luigi look at it from the cam- After burning the cobwebs, plumber more issues than him rienced gamers who know how era, it then turns to a place with Luigi tentatively gets close to trying to save his friends from to do complex techniques with 37 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D a controller. For those players the bathroom of the Ivy Suite plumber unable to continue round. Once the dino has its who aren’t that experienced to bathe Polterkitty. the battle; it happened again, jaw cemented together by with some impressive hand In the bathroom of the Ivy but the real King Boo van- Gooigi, Luigi can use the other dexterity, then the R button is Suite there are massive water- ished just as his copies merged, artifact to attack the red glow- the easiest route, as it leaves melons. She’s hiding behind making the game softlock for ing orb in its body. By the third the player’s thumb on the joy- one of them in the bathtub. a second time. The first time round, it would go on a ramage stick needed to turn Luigi to After slamming the biggest I saw this, I laughed and took around the Exhibit Hall, and a lured-away Polterkitty free watermelon at Polterkitty that pictures of the merged Boos Luigi has to use destroyed ar- while the index finger is press- both destroys the two in the on my phone. But seeing this tifacts to throw at the red orb. ing on the needed button. tub and cracks it, Polterkitty softlock made me realize there After it crumbles into a pile Once she’s frightened out of then purrs in the bath, mock- had to be an expectation: If the of dusty old bones, a caveman the Fire Set with a missing tail, ing Luigi, Gooigi, and the play- game softlocked like this, then ghost appears, using a large she goes onto a metal beam. er for her smugness. Luigi can die, because I tried bone as a club. If Luigi is hit With Gooigi helping him get Using the Poltergust Double- Dark-Light, Suction Shot, and by a shockwave once the ghost onto the beam, Luigi is able Zero to turn the taps, the ghost- pulling and pushing air at the uses its most powerful attack to be terrified once the lioness ly feline paddles around before Boos to make the softlock end, after charging it up first, the slashes her claws at him, then being stunned. Her massive but I might as well have not at- plumber becomes too dizzy to leaps off the shaking beam to claws slash at Luigi once she tempted escaping the softlock get up until the ghost has un- go to the Garden Suites. destroys the cracked side of the in the first place. stuck its club from the ground. On the way to the elevator, bathtub. After knocking her As Luigi is using the Dark- However, if the player uses purple Spirit Balls fly over to around once the wait time is Light Device to save the cap- Burst to avoid the shockwave a cabinet. The possessed and up, she spits out the button, al- tured Toad, a shadow of the and gets close enough to stun fanged cabinet is an easy fight. lowing Luigi to go to the ninth fanged T-Rex shades the frame; it and knock the ghost around, The ghosts attacking Luigi floor. the overshadowed plumber the caveman ghost is as easy as once they exit the elevator is The Unnatural History Mu- stops using the Dark-Light, as noticing a massive T-Rex skel- just like the smoothness of the seum, is a boss fight without the flashlight is pressed close eton coming alive. fanged cabinet. The journey truly traveling through differ- to his body. “Huh? Hello?” he Blue Toad, holding the B2 to the Atrium on floor seven is ent levels to get to it. However, asks. Hearing the skeleton’s button, tumbles out of his not a smooth journey as snakes once Luigi is there he’s trem- growls, he slowly turns as he painting; only stopping once and bats keep interrupting. bling violently and moves his trembles violently, teeth chat- he hits Luigi’s leg. Whether he’s Inside the Artium, I am busy flashlight around after swal- tering, whimpering slightly, frightened by the storm rag- using the Dark-Light to look at lowing nervously. Outside the to have the T-Rex roar at him. ing outside, the horror of see- the purple paw prints of Pol- Unnatural History Museum, a Diving aside as the skeleton’s ing his frame, or the destroyed terkitty when a pineapple plant storm rages outside the dark, head swings towards him, the Exhibit Hall without the T-Rex drops to expel some mini- stormy night; pelting rain bat- living skeleton isn’t aiming for skeleton, he huddles, shaking, ghosts; they are easy to fight. In ters the hotel’s windows, the Luigi; its jaws clamp around close to Luigi, who pats him on the Blooming Suite, I am able JoyCons vibrate anytime thun- the picture of Toad. Swallow- the head until he notices the to find Polterkitty. I do the trick der rumbles, and lightning ing it, the frame gets sucked up green-clad plumber. After say- to get her inside the Blooming brightens the hotel every now in a red light inside the skel- ing, “It’s a-me! Luigi!” to the Suite’s bathroom, where she and then. After Gooigi and Lu- eton, who roars again at Luigi, frightened Toad, he gingerly re- leaps out of a window after Lu- igi pull aside a red curtain, a who’s pushed back by the force moves the B2 button from Blue igi unearths her from under a T-Rex’s head moves after each of the roar, his eyes tightly Toad a moment after he points pile of pink petals. blinding flash of lightning as closed, teeth gritted, hand to the button. Gadd calls to tell At the Ivy Suite, I use the Luigi travels to the skeleton, shielding his cap from being Luigi to take Blue Toad to the Dark-Light to hunt down Pol- which at the skeleton’s feet, is a blown off, and to then open his lab, as he’ll keep him safe. Sure terkitty when I notice this one Toad in his picture-prison. eyes and his hand lowering, the he’ll keep Blue Toad safe, but ghost I know that grabs Luigi’s However, before the battle roar a few seconds from finish- not Red Toad. Show, don’t tell; ankle and hits him until Gooigi with the floor nine boss, I go ing, to turn to the skeleton he describe, don’t explain. stuns him to have both plumb- off to attack King Boo in the must fight to save his trapped As Toad and Luigi depart at er and goo-clone slam onto the file that was the pre-deathless companion. the elevator, Hellen Gravely floor together to get rid of him. run. I was surprised at what The easiest way I found to growls. Polterkitty, who has Seeing this, I let Gooigi get happened. Once, at the end of beat the dino portion of the been on her lap, leaps off her trapped by one of its two blue the fight after King Boo made battle is to use Gooigi as a nice and races through the wall. tongues, allowing Luigi to help two copies of himself, the gooey snack for the T-Rex in She turns her chair to face two his clone and to then get inside three Boos merged, leaving the the first as well as the second ghosts who seem to be her ser- February 2021 38 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D vants. She points them away waiting, Luigi then goes over to from two to three. With those system’s waterway to reach it, from her, and they hastily obey. explore. And by explore, I re- changes, I am able to get a plat- and he needs to return the wa- With Gravely irked at Luigi, ally mean this: Using Suction form connected to a ladder ter level as it was and take care Gadd calls Luigi, to call to say Shot, I am able to destroy part that traveled to the Main Tank. of the ghost. he only has one more Toad, of the wall, and pull air into the On the top floor, a curious Lu- After passing the first room Peach, and Mario to save. Poltergust to expel coins while igi watches as the ghost, on of Sewer A, it is up to the next Before heading off to the Gooigi does the hard work of the other side of the window, half. The way to get past the next floor, I go back into the gathering them all. heaves up a lever to cause water sewer systems is Luigi rides a Exhibit Hall to snatch an arti- As Luigi wanders around to rise at an alarming rate. floatie, and Gooigi has to raise fact to help me get some coins (Gooigi’s safely in his see- Luigi watches the water rise. the door by pulling a ball-and- and gems out of glass cases. If through container), he halts, A knock on glass alerts him chain above his living clone. To the cases are smashed with the spotting a napping ghost with to the ghost. He turns to face move around, Luigi has to pull chosen article, Luigi can help the brim of his hat covering the ghost, who suddenly pops water towards him to move for- himself to what’s there. And his eyes. Slowly, he backs off out, crying out to scare him. ward, and blow air out of the it isn’t easy, as twice I lost the before a squeak from a rub- The plumber tumbles off the Poltergust to move backwards. artifacts the plumber used as a ber duckie wakes the ghost to railing. As a screaming Luigi I changed my controls to their way to open the cases. Then, I a tentative plumber. The ghost plummets towards the water, original positions because it found the first one I lost next to pulls up the hat to see him, the mechanic ghost laughs seemed strange for some rea- the elevator, when I had looked then spitting into his hands to go through the door of the son. I learn, however, Luigi can in every place it could be, in- before rubbing them, he floats Main Tank. fall into the water on his own cluding near the elevator. I am over to a wheel controlling the The cowardly plumber accord: I press X to allow the irked it was beside the elevator way water travels through the splashes into the water. Floun- plumber to get on ground to in plain sight on the screen, pipes. Heaving, he finally has dering with a heavy Poltergust summon Gooigi; meanwhile, and frightened it was there the wheel spinning swiftly. on his back, Luigi is saved by Luigi is a little too far from the when I used Luigi’s Poltergust’s The water explodes into Luigi’s Polterpup, who was passing by. platform, so he ends up leaping suction in the hope it would be face; sputtering, sitting on the After snatching his red collar, off the floatie to then respawn pulled to Luigi in the desper- ground because of the force of he’s just barely able to keep his on the ground, ten health ate search for it, to be where I the water, the plumber vainly head above the water once his points lost. could see it; I double and triple shields his face from the jet of head is submerged from the I lose twenty health points checked the elevator before water. Meanwhile, the ghost water for a second as he grabs when I forget there are explod- getting the second artifact. laughs heartily before going Polterpup’s collar. The ghost ing mine bombs in the water. I did find out the ghost need- through the locked door. pup pulls Luigi over to higher Then, I lose ten when I get to ed to knock around to get a Luigi climbs to his feet. Once ground, a few feet above the the last sewer system without gem, don’t attack Luigi, they removing the sheet conceal- water. any issues until these ghosts just floated around wildly, ing the pipe, Gooigi can slip Coughing and sputtering, Lu- wearing shark fins and goggles screaming in terror. I just lis- through the pipe and retrieve igi catches his breath. Stand- come along. One fin popped tened to the screaming ghost the key. In the Waterworks, ing, he hugs the ghost pup, the floatie, and the cruel ghost clash with the rumbling thun- there’s a simple ghost fight. It saying, “Good puppy,” but that floats up to dive into the wa- der, and the tone of hunting isn’t the simple matter of beat- good puppy breaks free from ter after Luigi fell in, presum- the ghost playing for about five ing the ghosts and leaving; af- the embrace to shake his pelt ably to hold Luigi under the to ten minutes before getting ter Gooigi goes through a pipe, out as the plumber shields his water until he drowned. With bored of it, then had to endure jets of water block the gooey face from the droplets. With 59 hearts of health, I don’t it for an added thirty seconds clone from easily getting to Polterpup saving Luigi, Gadd feel confident getting past the while taking care of this ghost. the machine to allow his living calls to explain the Poltergust “sharks” a second time. I do With the button flying out clone from entering the next G-00 is waterproof; however, find a heart that gives Luigi ten his hand to twist and click room. Luigi, above, has to turn the inventor can’t remember health points back but I lose into its slot, the plumber goes those wheels to get his partner how deep it can be submerged them to those “sharks” again. off to the Broilerworks. Luigi a safe path over there. before malfunctioning. E. Then, I noticed a glitch: I lost has his back pressed against Entering the Reservoir, I Gadd continues that Luigi has to those “sharks” again when I the wall next to the elevator change my controls slightly. to flip the switch that rose the went too far away from Gooigi, door. He peers out for a quick I wonder what “Movement water, because with the water and the floatie ended up pop- look, ducks back in, gulps, and While Poltergusting” is, so I level as it is means his path is ping by the spiked closed gate. creeps out, his flashlight at the turn it on, and if I don’t like it, blocked. The professor finishes When Luigi was respawned, ready to stun any ghost coming I can always turn it off. Also I by adding he can get to it by his health was still at 59, not to ambush him. With no ghost increased the Gyro Sensitivity traveling through the sewer 49, like I was expecting. I’m 39 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D not complaining, I’m actu- not too many ghost fights, just be the end of this run just be- with his head free. ally grateful Luigi’s health isn’t mainly the “sharks,” but I did cause of how quick the player I like how Nintendo didn’t do lower. search everywhere for coins has to be to get past the many the unfunny cliche of a char- On my next attempt, it end- and extra health; the search chambers. Not even a step past acter with a hat, removing the ed up worse than I expected, even led to discovering a pos- the threshold, the plumber hat to have a pile of sand at especially for a deathless run. sessed chest easily dealt with jumps when fire crackles to their feet, and usually this pile I was able to get through the by the Dark-Light. By the time life. Luigi isn’t the only one of sand either magically forms gate, but I couldn’t get Luigi I arrive at the Reservoir, Lu- frightened by this floor; my into a sand castle as the sand over to the platform to save igi’s health is a full 99 hearts of heart is pounding as I travel to is being dumped, or the char- him. He ended up losing 20 health. the Sandy Grand Hall, which acter takes the time to make health points by a mine bomb, Luigi nervously enters the doesn’t really have any traps. a sand castle. I can see Luigi which exploded him over to a Main Tank. On top of the met- In the Sandy Grand Hall, I ex- doing this, but doesn’t, which fin to pop his floatie, sending al hollow is the ghost, napping. plore a little before entering the shows Nintendo, storywise, him back to the respawn area The plumber glances around, pyramid. I find a gold cup, not can invert the player’s expecta- with 29 health points. Or, that heading towards the ghost. with a genie inside, but some tions of tropes or cliches by not was what I thought. I looked Another squeak from a rubber coins, dollars, gold bars, and doing them when the opportu- again to realize I was in the duck alerts the ghost to Luigi a golden ghost who gives out nity is ripe. I’m not saying Nin- area I was heading for. There being below him. Angered, the money if knocked around and tendo should have done the cli- was a problem: I knew a ghost ghost heaves up another lever finished off. With his pockets che, but it shows a great deal of fight was going to happen, and to raise the water level where full of more money he didn’t thought to not adding it, and I Luigi, during a deathless run the plumber is. Cowering, Lu- give to the greedy professor, bet some people at Nintendo at 29 health, wasn’t a good igi looks nervously around, Luigi heads over to this oasis in thought of doing something omen at all. However, Gooigi then jumps when a floatie the corner of the Sandy Grand like what I said about an un- found some health above his bumps into him. A few seconds Hall, which is a ruse to get the funny cliche. barely alive clone, which gave later, he heaves himself into plumber near some ghost to Gadd calls Luigi to tell him he the plumber 49 health points. the floatie to fight the ghost, only suck up in his Poltergust fell for the classic sand pit, and That’s better, but not a number who tosses another floatie into Double-Zero, but there is a to watch out for more traps. to give much confidence for the water to fight. chest with some money where In the Pit Chamber, there are battle. The fight isn’t too hard; I am the ghost were hiding. venomous snakes wanting to Taking a deep breath, I enter even able to beat the ghost Luigi enters the pyramid to deplete Luigi’s health and slow the place where the cutscene without losing any health. I see a coffin, which he heaves him down. Some sucking up of plays: Luigi splashes into an- don’t know how I did it when open. Curiously peering in, he sand, shows a statue to uncover kle-deep water, looking around the controls for the duck floatie sees a ghost with its eyes closed; a door-sized hole flooding pale to notice the lever. The water’s is very clunky. The way to battle a second later, the glowing eyes silvery moonlight for Luigi to disturbed, and the plumber’s the ghost is to make him dizzy open, startling the poor fellow push sand over to get through. nervous before a ghost appears and pop his floatie by pushing to land on the floor. Sitting, he Not long into escaping the Pit to do battle with him. The bat- it toward the spikes all along watches the ghost float out of Chamber, another trap shoot- tle wasn’t hard, since I stayed the walls. Then, once Luigi gets the coffin, and waves her arms ing lethal darts flies just above in the water to see where the onto the ground, the plumber gracefully through the air. It the poor fellow’s head. Thanks ghost was; the water disturbed is able to take care of the ghost. turns out to be some magi- to his goo-clone to block the betrayed where the ghost was. I With the lever pulled to drain cal command, as the ground trap with a big slab of stone by did find out if Luigi uses Burst the water, Luigi is able to get cracks before vanishing from pulling a ball-and-chain, Luigi in the sewer water, he’ll end up the button that sank to the below Luigi, who screams be- can get across to climb a ladder. swallowing some of it. bottom of the tank, and head fore landing in a new room. Past that ladder, I enter the The puzzle to get Gooigi to off to the tenth floor. However, However, Nintendo seems to Central Chamber. Gadd calls the lever was straightforward: while I was looking around the understand situational irony; to tell Luigi to find a way up to Turn the wheels to guide the Main Tank, one of the mine the camera zooms out, as if the door overhead. I head off goo-clone to the exit grate that bombs exploded, removing 20 the player is about to get con- to the Snake Chamber to deal led to the lever. With the wa- health points from Luigi. trol of a standing Luigi, but the with the worst one out of the ter level down, Luigi turns to Once the button clicks into ground vanishes from below three, but a mummy explodes Gooigi, gives him a thumbs- the place, the elevator takes him a second time: Screaming, out of the coffin. It’s a simple up, and says, “Good job!” Gadd him to the Tomb Suites. The he lands with his head in the matter of using Burst to un- calls to tell Luigi to go after the doors open to show Luigi shak- sand. A few seconds of having wrap the ghost from its ban- mechanic ghost. The journey ing before taking a deep breath his feet planted on the sandy dages, and knocking it around back to the Reservoir is simple, to explore the floor that might ground, he’s able to sit down to suck it up. The Snake Cham- February 2021 40 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D ber has laser beams heating tral Chamber. Within seconds, Lethal spikes slowly inch their sparkling orbs. up chains that snap, and with I found another heart to raise way towards Luigi, and this is After raiding the Altar Cham- enough snapped links, the Luigi’s health to 64. the second to worst chamber ber for loot, Luigi steps out- roof would crush Luigi, kill- One of the gem ghosts come to do, because of the spikes; side. He looks around as his ing him. It’s called the Snake around, and another trap is set. however, the Snake Chamber feet thud softly on the sand. Chamber because snakes try to “You’re trying to kill me, aren’t is likely to cause more panic to He notices the ghost once slow down Luigi. Thirty panic- you?” I ask the ghost, who flare inside the player because she blows sand at him, mak- filled seconds later, I am able screams and floats away wildly. they have to work much more ing him shudder. Turning, he to beat the first chamber after I then decide to wait him out, quickly under pressure. Not jumps, then scrambles to his a one-ghost fight ensues - af but each time he gets close I that this chamber is relaxing; feet before she concoones her- ter the lasers have been dealt either miss blasting him with it’s stressful, especially in a self in sand. The battle isn’t with; however, Luigi is bitten the flashlight, or I’m too scared deathless run. hard: Remove enough sand so by enough snakes to deplete to move forward to slam this With all three chambers it trembles off her, so she can his health down to 59. This is ghost on the ground. Realizing done, it’s a ghost battle. Three send darts at Luigi to dodge further reduced to 29 when I I can’t wait him out, I hope for to four Goob, those easy ones; before slamming her into the send off a boulder to hit Luigi, the best and charge. It ends up two Hammer; and two Slinkers, sand to suck her up in his Pol- who is too close to the trap to much smoother than I expect, those purple ones. Half the tergust Double-Zero. But the even try to get away. The trap and I head over to the Jewel time, I was using Burst due to same isn’t that simple: there had removed a swift and pain- Chamber with waiting out the the fact I felt like Luigi’s life - are four snakes on top of the ful thirty health points from one trap I set. and this deathless run’s - was sand woman’s head to attack Luigi, and I had seen this like it Luigi enters the Jewel Cham- on the line when I noticed the the plumber; the sand snakes was happening in slow motion. ber. The first part is to get used sand moving. The other half, remind me a lot of Medusa, With 29 hearts of health, I to hunting down for the other I hunted down for the ghosts just without the ability to turn begin to panic, but I realize shapes to toss into the holes; it’s when they were visible. This Luigi into stone. E. Gadd’s Shopping Network a matter of removing the sand ghost fight would have been She lays herself down in mid- might have something to help to throw the ball in the hole to harder if hearts didn’t rain air, her arms crossed over her Luigi’s health. Nothing - ex- get the part with the poisonous down from time to time. chest, and the ghost then is pect Gold Bones to help, and gas. Luigi jumps when the door Once past the door, it’s the sucked up by the Poltergust, his health needs to be at zero; is blocked; he turns to see the Secret Passageway for Luigi. which expels hearts and the anyway, a Gold Bone counts as poisonous gas. Two minutes After finding some money in floor eleven button. Luigi grabs a death, so just letting the trap of the plumber coughing and the little hallway, I head up the button, which trembles out kill Luigi for an easy solution wheezing, the gas vaporizes, the stairs. Not long into climb- of his hand to click into place isn’t going to work. I realize the and Luigi can touch the statue ing them, Luigi sets off a trap, when he’s in the elevator. only way to help him is to get to before heading off to the last and he has to run up the two Luigi peers out nervously, the Jewel Chamber; however, chamber: the Scale Chamber. flights of stone steps or else then freezes when he notices that’s on the other side of the I jump as the magical gates be crushed. With the plumber three big purple top hats are Central Chamber, where I sta- to keep Luigi in the battle- safely on the third landing, floating in midair. A cloud of tioned Luigi in a corner. I know field fall, and the groans of the he shatters a vase that hides smoke exposes the three lovely the Jewel Chamber has some mummies add to the fright I’d a torch. Putting it near the lit magicians one-by-one. One of health, but the cost is poison- receive. The battle isn’t hard, torch, he sets it on fire, and the girls comes over and scares ous gas harming Luigi five but having the two or three Luigi can destroy the cobwebs Luigi, who sits on the ground, health points with each breath mummies come on screen blocking the way out. his hand shielding his face in he takes. when I am busy with another The cobwebs burn away. He case of attack. After the three On my way to the Jewel ghost is scary. notices a hieroglyphic of him- ghosts go through a wall, Luigi Chamber, I set off a trap. Ter- The way I do the Scale Cham- self, just a stereotypical Egyp- climbs to his feet. rified that this run is over, I ber is to gather all the needed tian pose. Following the pose, With the ghosts gone to allow get Luigi into a corner to wait weights, and put them all the door spins around, sending Luigi to explore the Twisted out the rolling stone sphere. together. It’s best to put the him stumbling into the room Suites, a golden mouse runs A few bats flutter at the poor scales together because it’s where he was before he was set around the room where the plumber, leaving him with 24 better to panic with the scales to the Pit Chamber. The ghost, elevator is. A blast from the health instead of 29. I notice in the same place than to be who stayed in the room, no- flashlight causes the gleaming a heart. It not only raises my panic-stricken with the scales tices him and floats outside. mouse to explode in a decent health to 44, but it gives me the in different locations. Now This is where I look around for amount of coins and gold bars. clever idea - and the courage - I why would the player panic in hearts and any form of money The doors are fake, so it’s a sim- need to look around the Cen- the Scale Chamber? Answer: - coins, dollars, gold bars, or ple matter of removing them to 41 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER LUIGI’S DEATHLESS JOURNEY IN LAST RESORT HOTEL CONT’D use the Dark-Light Device, and player - to then exclaim, “Ow!” didn’t get to see before Luigi air. There really isn’t anything suck up the Spirit Balls. before climbing to his feet. It’s had sucked it up. With it ru- too interesting, but the Mirror The first room is the Bladed called the Inverted Bedroom ined, Luigi enters the Water- Bathroom has a hidden chest Bedroom, which has one of because the floor is the ceiling, Tank Bathroom. It really isn’t underwater in the bathtub. I those boxes to create the il- and the ceiling is the floor. interesting, except the big wa- am able to uncover it by step- lusion of cutting someone in I find a clock that reveals an ter tank for those magic tricks ping on a hidden floor tile after half, along with a board to invisible door only the Dark- where the magician holds his pushing the carpet away. throw swords at; the swords Light would expose. As it’s a or her breath underwater for In the Hall, a top hat lands magically appear to spear the timer, the player can’t take his a long time, usually tied up. on Luigi, who looks like a top circular board. I find a gem or her time doing it. In the Il- On the ground is a grate with hat with legs. Still wearing the using the board by just using lusion Bathroom, there’s an a golden fish and some coins. top hat, I find a statue of the Luigi’s Poltergust to make it innocent looking chest. Before Two minutes later, I am able to three ghosts. One of them has spin, and more swords fly at going over to it, I head over to get the fish to only have it slam no hat on, so I use Burst to get the board, filling all the spac- a faulty toilet, which breaks a into the wall, giving Gooigi the hat off Luigi and onto the es, and gives him a gem. With pipe next to it; the pipe expels coins and dollars. statue. As magical purple stairs that over, I go over to the box fish. The first time I did this, After uncovering a blank wall, looking like glass stairs travel to cut someone in half, and see back in the previous article, I Luigi uses the Dark-Light to get upwards, Luigi bows with his if I can find something about did the more complex way of the Spirit Balls to float down cap off again. The stairs lead to it; the saw can be lowered, it using Luigi as a stand-in for the the grate. Because I had resum- a chest with a gem and coins. doesn’t move after a little bit fish: I didn’t know the player moned Gooigi, by the time he On the floor again, a possessed of working it, and the Suction had to use fish as a way to make slipped through the bars and chest hops over to Luigi. A few Shot won’t work with opening the possessed chest dizzy to do captured one ball, the other seconds later, I get a few coins the doors. the Dark-Light. However, I use balls flew back to the invisible and a sparkling orb that counts I head over to the next door, the fish as the devs intended, door. The second time I got the as money. and I explore the Gallery. Not and it works smoother than my other Spirit Balls, but the last Past the Stage, and into the long into exploring, I find two first time with this possessed, one had barely been sucked Wardrobe, Luigi enters to be pictures aren’t what they seem fanged chest. Once Luigi sucks up before the game realized given a magical one-time per- to be: One is cleverly hiding a up all the Spirit Balls, he’ll take that Gooigi was too close to formance. He watches the in- picture frame to get the coins off his cap, twirl it in his hand, the water, so it glitched Gooigi verted top hats before the three and gold bars using the Dark- and bow to the player. Opening to melt in the water when he ghosts appear. The middle one Light; the other one has to the chest gives out coins and a was one pixel away from falling bows. Luigi presses his back use a ball-and-chain to pull key to the Lounge. into said water. I found it both against the wall; one hand to expose the safe behind it. I In the Lounge is a stage. The funny and irksome at the same tightening on his Scrobulb let Gooigi take care of the safe ghosts make a grand entrance time, but I was more amused while the other is against the while Luigi holds the ball still. by appearing in one top hat than annoyed. wall as well; the plumber then Before entering any doors, a before flying through the oth- In the Trainer’s Bedroom, a trembles and whimpers slight- cabinet comes to life, com- er side of the wall. The door’s gold-eyed raven flies around; ly. One of the ghosts makes a pletely offensive. It is dealt locked, but I find a way onto I find this bird annoying, so toy of a bunny rabbit appear with quickly by the Suction the stage. With Luigi on the I take care of it by blasting out of her hat; the middle one Shot combined with the Dark- stage, I am able to attract some it with Scrobulb. The key to magics three pool balls from Light. spiders. One of the spiders is open the door where the love- her top hat. He enters the Inverted Bed- a golden one, so I get a lot of ly ghosts flew off is in a cage; This article will con- room. The three ghosts are coins, dollars, and gold bars. I however, three purring, purple chatting at a table before Lu- am able to get a gem by a short- Spirit Balls fly towards the key, tinue in our next issue. igi and them notice each oth- er timer ticking down. First, I transforming it to a golden Stay tuned! er. One waves her wand; the position Luigi where the gem bunny with glowing violet eyes plumber floats to the ceiling, is, then use Gooigi to start the hopping around for Luigi and and the ghosts leave; another, timer. It works nicely, and I do Gooigi to capture. I let Gooigi presumably the one who put the same to get some more gold catch the rabbit while Luigi him on the ceiling, waves her bars. uses the Dark-Light to suck up wand a second time, and the Before destroying the vend- the Spirit Balls. After he gets magic binding him breaks, ing machine in the Lounge, the key, Luigi twirls his cap in causing Luigi to look at the I get some more coins, along his hand again. player to say, “Uh, oh,” - I smiled with trash - empty soda cups, The False Bedroom is next. when Luigi said that to me, the papers, and a few things I A queen-sized bed is in mid- February 2021 42 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM? This is part 5 of a review on Paper Mario: The Origami King for the Switch released July 17, 2020. The previous part can be found starting on page 36 in our January issue. By Katie Stafford Staff Reporter The screen brightens to show talking about a tiny window in Mario looking with Olivia lying the tower where someone can on the floor as Professor Toad put knick knacks on it. I go up is facedown. Out of breath, the tower to test out my theo- she asks how she did; still face- ry; Olivia says it’s a perfect fit down, he explains he knew his when I pressed A to confirm I minor in ancient dances would wanted to use the stone. Then pay off one day. He climbs to the green jewel glows as the https://www.posters.cz/plakaty Source: Photo his feet as she floats up into the tower trembles (my JoyCons air again. The professor tells aren’t rumbling, and I know her she’s ready, and to give it the vibration sensitive is high). all she’s got. Olivia promises to After Olivia asks what’s hap- do her best. She returns to her pening, beside the light show, pocket, and I know she’ll have my JoyCons rumble, and the to do it at the altar where the player sees, outside, the tower yellow streamer is. turns around to have its eye “Is this not the place?” I ask, point where the streamer is. hammering the top of the A ray expels from its eye, and raised platform next to the yel- strange symbols glow on the low streamer. “Fine, the Sun platform. Inside, Olivia asks Alter it is,” I say, while Mario why they fell down as she floats and Professor Toad hop in up while the other two climb the Boot Car. Apparently she to their feet. At the foot of the doesn’t want to do it at the Sun tower, Olivia says the reason Alter, not outside or inside a the tower faced a different di- tower. So I try the nearby ru- rection was it might have want- ins, but I get into a swift battle ed to see something new. I now before I do. “Oh,” I say, stop- realize what to do. ping the Boot Car; there are six The next tower I had some purple stone birds - phoenixs? trouble, because of the riddle: - in a circle. I never took notice “Beneath the feet of twins of them, but I see this must be entwined in needles, there, It turns out the player can do for a warm-up), she asks the place to do the ritual; plus, the eye you’ll find!” Looking use Mario’s hammer to hit the what song she should sing. The it’s near the ruins, which was around the cati, I saw two that wing to turn them. With them player has a choice of Happy & where I was heading for before were close together, like on all facing Mario and where Ol- Slappy, Go with the Flow, or My stopping. the verge of giving each other ivia will do the ritual, my Joy- Heart’s a-Burnin’; I decide on At the circle of stone phoe- a high five; digging there I did Cons rumble as a stage comes My Heart’s a-Burnin’, just be- nixs, the professor says it’s get the eye. Once putting the out of the ground. Olivia looks cause it had the most interest- still missing something. Ask- eye back, I realized I wanted nervous before a microphone ing song title versus the other ing Olivia, she suggests star- to find out about the red Magic appears once the platform is two. With the very odd song tling the birds with a bang. Circle, and it didn’t help Olivia done. “Is that a stand . . . It’s . . over and done with, and my So, I start exploring the des- says the eye will glow if a bright . it’s calling to me!” Olivia says mind is still whirling with be- ert. Then, while I was looking light hit it. I remembered the before returning to her pocket. wilderment at what I just saw, around the desert for an hour, other tower had fire licking at She’s doubtful if she can do my JoyCons rumble to reveal a I noticed a piece of rock that the bowl; I knew I had to cre- it, but she realizes the passion cave. I swallow nervously, real- wasn’t smooth on the foot of ate fire, and that fiery Magic is flooding her. With a swift izing the cave is a bird’s head a tower. Digging it up brought Circle was the answer. I looked vocal warm-up that’s a tongue with its beak open, from just up a stone; Olivia comments, around, and wondered if I twister (usually a choir stu- outside, I can see it’s glowing, “Whoa, you dug up some kind could turn the statues to face dent will do a tongue twister and just knowing I’m going to of strange rock. What is it?” the center; I was at the place of some sort to warm up his feel like I’m back in the Earth Toad isn’t sure about it, but he where Olivia needed to do the or her voice, so she’s doing Vellumental’s Temple, like I sees it’s old. I remember Olivia ritual. what most choir students will willingly allowed Mario to be 43 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D gulped down. Once Toad says it out. Cave (outside battle) or hope health, too. he needs some vocal lessons There are fifteen platforms, cheering Toads give me health Olivia tells Mario it’s obvi- himself, Olivia’s blushing, and and some of them glow one at a (during battle). ous not to touch her, even with wonders if she sang loudly to time, reaching Mario. I hop on At a glowing white circle 1,000-Folded Arms; however, I wake up the temple. the first one, and I learn what with oil below it, Olivia asks if tried to use 1,000-Folded Arms, Phoenix statues guard fur- happens if the player doesn’t Mario heard a sound; I heard and lost ten heath points. A ther in the cavern. Orange- leap to the right one. Fire it over the bubbling lava, like letter with a clue told me to yellow flames lick at the -stat rushes at Mario, and with me a caw from a bird combined look at a chest for answers. A ues, clearly underfoot is lava. howling in horror and shock, I with a lion’s roar. My JoyCons turn after Olivia says there’s a Exhaling a deep breath, the watch as he’s swallowed up in rumble as something on fire lot of burning feathers, I see a feeling Mario was just swal- flames, fifteen health points and red rushes past. Under its Water Magic Circle; I ended up lowed whole returning, I read lost a moment before he crash- wings, tail, and plumage on laughing when I saw it did two Olivia’s comment why the in- es onto the side he was on a its head are on fire, a bright damage to the Fire Vellumental side of the cave was glowing: moment before starting the red phoenix (with its beak and against Olivia’s water-dragon The cave is on fire. She real- easy parkour. the places where it’s on fire is abilities; its flames are doused, izes the song and dance must “Okay, I got it. This one - a yellow color) reveals itself. It regardless. I ended up getting have been like knocking on then, this on -” My sentence opens its beak, its wing beats my first game over to it when the front door of the Fire Vull- turns into a howl of horror, and causing my JoyCons to still vi- I didn’t have the health to sur- mental’s door; she’s excited to a second later, I’m laughing. brate (wings longer than two vive blocking its flamethrower meet the Fire Vellumental. She Mario received another dose of Marios and Olivia stacked on attacks. asks why no one is surprised, fire. Two more times of Mario top of one another), and it After my classes, I returned and if they know it’ll be in the getting hit by flames (one of frightens Oliva, Mario, and I to try the battle again. With temple. Mario and the profes- them was I jumped too short, as flames expel from its gaping cheering Toads, Olivia’s water sor both nod. “And you just let and he landed in the lava), I jaws to catch the oil on fire. dragon abilities, a combination me keep talking?! How funny was able to get past. After a Surrounded by fire, and with of hammers and boots, and of you, Mario!” She returns to simple battle, I go into the next me imagining the blazing heat luck resulted in 1,000-Folded her pocket a moment before part, which has some Folded from the flames, Olivia then Arms pulling the phoenix’s the lower right-hand side of Soldiers grabbing buckets to exclaims it’s the Fire Vellu- head feathers, earning the vic- the screen tells me the fiery swiftly fill them with what I mental, and is amazed that it tory. The phoenix falls, and my place is called the Fire Vull- guess is black oil, and setting isn’t reacting to the fire searing JoyCons rumbling, it glows be- mental Cave. I shiver with fear it on fire. Some of them I took across its wings, head, and tail fore it appears as the Fire Vull- and excitement; I saw some care of the hammer until they feathers. Olivia’s saddened it’s mental’s Biblofold. Olivia looks trailers for this game, and I saw exploded into confetti; several been folded into origami, and through the Fire Biblofold, and Mario walking past a phoenix I just watched, laughing, while says they have to cool it down. I comments it’s the most chal- flapping its wings above a pool they ran around on fire, and wonder what to do to douse the lenging. “Those wings! The of lava. I know that’s what the eyed them until they crumpled fire; then, I gasp, if the Water combination of mountain and Fire Vullmental is: a mighty, into cinders. Magic Circle is in the arena, valley folds! The improbable fiery phoenix. However, that “Sheesh! Even this bench is it’s possible to extinguish the fire resistance!” she then- ex isn’t a lot of information to go burning hot! At least we’re flames. Luckily, she roars in claims a moment before it ex- off by, just the trailers alone. both super alert now . . . right?” Mario and Olivia’s faces a mo- plodes into red embers, swirl- “Oh! That’s interesting! I can Olivia asks, sitting next to Ma- ment before the battle starts. ing below Mario’s feet, since lose health! Toad, I can lose rio. The next part is dodging Olivia tells Mario to look at the new Flame Magic Circle health!” I exclaim, using the fire on narrow pathways.- Af how massive its wings are, and is. With it glowing, Olivia tries hammer to pound the profes- ter, it’s like the one with the a majestic bird like it must be out folding into a phoenix for sor into the ground. I willingly enemies catching on fire, but the Fire Vullmental; plus it’s the first time; she wonders if walked off the edge, thinking with more than before, and on fire, which fits the Fire Vull- she can do it for real, with her Mario wouldn’t fall, but he the last few will band together mental. She asks what they having the concept down, and landed in the lava to slam on to attack. The part after that is should do. Having not even she tells Mario her heart is the ground before climbing to simply dodging Fire Bros. and gotten close to the Fire Vellu- pounding. his feet, 20 health points lost. fire on more narrow paths, but mental because I forgot to put She asks Mario and I if we On the way into the next tun- this one will have places where an arrow at the start, the phoe- remember her saying her heart nel, the professor, having a ter- Mario leaps over gaps. By now, nix uses Molten Feathers. Some was pounding; she explains rible fear of fire, explains he I had no healing items; so if I of its feathers fly off to land on her heart was no longer racing, can’t go further. Olivia tells him had to heal Mario, I either had the board; Olivia comments but it felt like it was on fire. My to try and not catch on fire, and to find healing items scattered how sad it is she lost feathers, JoyCons rumbling as her wing- to allow Mario and her to short across the Fire Vullmental which result in her losing some beats beat the fiery air, she February 2021 44 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D halts to expel flame from her my heart at thinking about Circle. A moment before Mario because I could usually take beak; the fire sears a path up what Bob-omb would have said and Professor Toad fall, Olivia care of them by either a simple some stairs to get out. A mo- about to avoid entering the Fire exclaims, “Wait . . . I don’t need hammer or jump attack, I was ment later, she comes down, Vullmental Cave: Bobby would to fall down, do I? I’m floating!” getting no-damage bonus as blushing scarlet, explaining probably have explained, in- With the two having climbed well. Once taking care of Au- she let all the flame in her stead of the fear he swallowed to their feet, it’s time to head tumn Mountain for a while, I chest come out. She retreats down just enough to hide from to the Earth Magic Circle. At then battled some of the en- into her pocket after saying the his friends, he wanted to keep the place, Olivia asks if some- emies in Sorching Sandpaper birdies got caught in the mo- the professor company. thing’s different, then she won- Desert. ment. Fire roils from the bird At Mario’s feet, the glowing ders if it’s the Earth Vellumen- Back in the Temple of statues’ beaks, and as I have Fire Magic Circle spins; Olivia tal’s Magic Circle. Folded as Shroom, I find a Magic Circle, Mario walk up the steps, I can’t wonders if it could be the Fire the Earth Vellumental, Olivia which reveals stairs to a stat- help imagining the unbearable Vellumental’s Magic Circle. forces the Temple of Shrooms ue of a Toad offering a bowl; blazing wash of heat that must After folding into the phoe- out; seeing it, I realize the yel- once the professor and Mario be clawing the hot air. nix, she expels flame from her low streamer’s spool is inside are in it, glowing text appears At the end of stairs, is a phoe- beak, lighting the tower with the temple. for the professor to translate. nix-shaped tram-like car. Out- the tower eye that was buried Professor Toad is awed by He says it’s very complex, and side, the professor wonders between the two cati. “Olivia! the cryptic meaning the An- says it’ll take time. I leave the if he should have taken his You burned up! Amazing! They cient Ones explained in their professor, heading to the other chances in the cave, but says didn’t teach this in school. And few tales. Olivia wonders if statue; a moment later, both he made the right decision as a I minored in regenerative im- they can get to the spool, now statues’ bowls are lowered, “fiery temple filled with pitfalls molation!” Professor Toad ex- with the temple awake, and which opens a door. “Can you is no place for a professor like claims. Olivia’s delighted when seeing the streamer travels keep that racket down while me.” The tram returns, but not she lit the tower inside with her through a crack into the tem- I’m translating? Now, where without knocking over a statue new fire power; she turns to see ple. Toad agrees to find the was I . . .” the professor snaps at first, causing Professor Toad she caught fire the “dark water,” entrance; inside the temple, he Mario. Both get down and see to flee. Olivia calls out they’re then explains some good light- runs around, explaining this the yawning darkness. “Whoa! back; the professor then says ing does make a difference. is where King Shroomses was When did that happen?!” he that’s good, because he was Like the last tower, it turns and where he was placed to rest. He cries; he adds he could use a starting to rethink his whole its eye beam reveals some sym- says the temple, with the sun few more hours trying to trans- career path. I howl in shock bols; however, Olivia, Profes- high in the sky, was hiding in late the left-hand text, but de- when Maro leaps, not on the sor Toad, and Mario are stand- the sand, Olivia wonders if the cides not to. statute like I was hoping for, ing as still and sturdy as rocks. temple was just taking a nap; The professor trembles, com- but in the lava. He slams onto Olivia is happy she didn’t fall the professor corrects her by manding on how dark it is, the ground, 20 health points this time, since she knew what telling her it was a way to stop even for a temple. Even though lost. My face burning at my un- was going to happen. intruders. He warns them they he doesn’t believe in ghosts, he gainly and painful descent out Looking around, for a way to should be careful as they ex- says he doesn’t like the feel- of the tram ride, I control Ma- get to the towers, and digging plore, since the temple could ing he’s getting. However, he rio to the professor. around, I found another eye be riddled with traps. contradicts himself when he Olivia exclaims the professor jewel buried in a ruin. Near “Oh! That drained my mon- shouts, “Show yourself, ghoul!” wouldn’t believe they met the the entrance to Shroom City ey!” I gasp. I returned to Toad when crackling flames in a Fire Vellumental, which is a are gates that lead to the last Town for Shiny Mushrooms, torch illuminates the darkness giant bird, and she was able to towers. I tried the left one, and then I spent the rest on a 1-UP with claws of yellow-orange turn into the bird, and explains it said in the riddle to eclipse Mushroom, and once I paid for light. He swings his shovel, her heart is still racing. The the sun near the lake, and I the extra life in battle, I’d only to only realize he was literally professor explains he had an dug near the lake in Shroom had seven coins exactly. What I frightened by his shadow play- interesting time, too; he says, City to find the last one. Also did to combat my money prob- ing against the temple wall. “Yes . . . I watched the flames in Shroom City, a Snifit says lems was to go into battle, and I cry out in shock when a intently. And I . . . sweated quite there are rumors of Snif City if I could, get into a lot of wave Toad-shaped shadow slides profusely. Had to wring myself being called Shroom City, but battles, which gives out more away from Mario and the out a few times. In any case . . . it was deserted when all the coins than a normal fight. My young professor in an ominous well, done, Olivia! Here’s hop- Snifit moved in, renaming it first stop was the Earth Vull- way; the professor asks if Mario ing your newfound avian affin- Snif City. mental’s Temple, Picnic Road, saw the shadow, and defends ity proves useful to us.” A cold With the last two towers done, and Overlook Mountain; these himself that it couldn’t be his and sharp icicle seems to pierce I gasp, seeing the Earth Magic enemies aren’t the hardest, and imagination. Past the bend 45 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D where the two saw the shadow, I was thinking his face was like tape, suddenly came down. Someone on the other side Mario was walking when I saw erased by the end of a pencil. Once I saw this, I screeched shouts at the DJ, who sud- part of the wall reveal a Shy Guy I look closer, my eyes widen- in terror and shock; my heart denly stops, if he calls what he with a fan; I then howl in sur- ing in horror as I breath, “Oh, pounding until it grew painful, was doing music, when who- prise when the fan slams into oh, it looks like someone took I swallowed hard, realizing my ever on the other side of the Mario, and my heart went from a holepunch, and holepunched hands were visibly trembling as door calls it racket. He then stopping at seeing the plumber your face. Are you okay?” much as the professor behind demands the DJ to put some- hit to pounding once the shock The professor screams before Mario. thing he can dance to. “If I ain’t wore off. “Mario! What hit you? cowering behind Mario; Olivia After releasing the faceless movin’ to the groove when the Logic dictates that this ‘isn’t a asks what’s wrong, since her Toads from their bounds, I needle drops, I’m gonna collect thing,’ but . . . could it have face is where the Toad’s should leave the hallway to see more your face like a limited-edition been the temple curse?!” the have been, like one of those faceless Toads, all trapped in a seven-inch single!” he threat- professor cries. cardboard face cut-outs where web of what looks like tape. The ens. The DJ apologizes, and At another bend, the shadow little kids can stick their faces professor says it looks like a spi- walks to Mario, and he begs the moves away again; Toad asks in the hole. She moved around derweb; Olivia comments she plumber to save him from who- if it were nothing, because he him, facing him, and her jump- doesn’t like it, and she wants ever is on the other side of the was to publish his findings. ing in fright caused my heart to to help them if they go below door; the DJ says he doesn’t un- By now, I’m just wondering if skip a beat, thanks to how my the web. A second after Olivia derstand all the outdated slang the professor’s readers are be- JoyCons rumbled unpleasantly retreats to her pocket, Mario he’s using - and I personally ing told the truth: that he’s a until the sensation refused is hit by another fan-wielding don’t know either. He explains coward exploring. Or if they’re to stop lingering; she then Shy Guy. After a battle, I went his face is on the line; Olivia is reading a lie: a brave and coura- screeches, “TOAD’S FACE IS into another hallway; this one, horrified, because that is where geous explorer unafraid of any- GONE!” the statues’ eyes glow red be- the sunglasses-wearing DJ puts thing. If his readers are reading She stammers how his face fore they slam down. One leads his sunglasses. the truth, then it’ll be a very is gone, then says she hopes it to a puzzle, with the only clue She adds she liked the song, interesting read; however, I’m doesn’t hurt. She turns to face to solve it is “A star lights your and didn’t know what was thinking his readers are swal- him, saying it looks like he was way . . .” Now, my brightness wrong with it. The DJ explains lowing a lie. I can tell since, trying to talk to them. She asks wasn’t very good; I went to set- he doesn’t know what’s wrong once the player is trapped by if he can still hear her, then tings, and saw auto-brightness with it, but whoever is on the two mummy-wrapped Macho says no face means no mouth was on and my brightness was other side of the is highly opin- Goombas, Professor Toad cow- to communicate with them. about halfway, and all I did was ionated. The DJ tells Mario to ers in the corner while Mario She wonders what could have turn off auto-brightness, along find his sound discs that he takes care of the danger. Mid- done this to the Toad. The un- with having my brightness at dropped earlier, and maybe way through, there are holes pleasant jolt from my JoyCons’ full. With that, I hit the pegs the person would like one of Mario can get trapped in to vibration hasn’t worn off yet, to have them glow, giving them them; he tells them he’ll buy as be easy prey to the mummy- and it doesn’t help the Toad a shape of a star. Once that’s much as time as he can while Goombas. However, at least is walking around like people done, stone stairs will rise. they find the four sound discs. the professor admits to Mario think mummies who come Up the stairs to a ledge with Olivia comments on whoever’s he’s scared of his own shadow, alive do. another flight of stairs, Mario, there taking all the Toads’ fac- literally. Now, if only he can tell On a stone slab is a code: 1, Toad, and I all see two black es. Less than half an hour later, me if his readers are given the 4, 2, 3; using the tablets with a Shy Guy Folded Soldiers; they where I battled any foe I came same truth, then I’m fine with certain amount of triangles, I need to frisk Mario. I wonder across, I did find all four sound him. was able to have the slab move why as I fight in the battle; I discs; it really wasn’t hard at all In the next room, spiders sur- aside. In the next room, which see why: a DJ Toad plays mu- - some were right there where I round what looks like a Toad; shows towering statues of sic while some Folded Sol- could see it. Olivia wonders what could be mummies guarding the corri- diers dance. Olivia says this is “Who knew? What am I go- attracting the attention of so dor, I shiver, seeing them; Toad, fun, since she started dancing ing to do with the other three?” many spiders. After taking care before Mario moves, peers out without knowing; the profes- I ask, laughing. The first one I of them, Olivia comments on from behind the corner, trem- sor then says he never saw any- tried - Thrilled Nights, or Night the “poor thing,” who leaps to bling. As Mario walked down thing like this, and explains the Thrills, or whatever (I wasn’t his feet once he then gets his the hallway, I was thinking he disco ball is stunning. Olivia paying attention to the sound face unstuck off the floor. I had to run as a boulder chased apologizes, but she sees the disc names) - had whoever scream, reeling away from my after him; instead of that, three streamer, which travels from behind the door shout, “Now Switch, my heart pounding as holepunched-looking faceless the disco ball to the door a few that’s groovy! Uhhhh! That I realize the Toad has no face; Toads, tied up in what looks feet from the ball. bass line is making my body February 2021 46 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D do things I never dreamed pos- the Toads to flee offstage. A damage Mario sustains after sun is forced out of the disco sible. I’m ready to get down!” moment later, the game tells being holepunched for the first ball; the sun returns to its place But he wouldn’t come down me this thing is a hole punch; time. Not only his health low- after being holepunched out of to the dance floor, because he however, it’s not just any hole ered, but the max amount of the sky. Because the broiling doesn’t want to be the only one punch, it’s the Disco Devil hole health Mario has is also low- white sun scorches the Scorch- dancing. The DJ tells Mario to punch. Mario climbs to his ered, too! I mean, I can handle ing Sandpaper Deset once get the faceless Toads, because feet, and Olivia, who came over lost health, but to lose the max more, the Sun Altar is now he can’t play his music that to her papery friend, explains amount of health he carries is activated, with stairs leading can get them to him without a his dancing forced the Toads just savage - his max went from down into the unknown. My problem, and gives him a “por- off the stage; plus, he hole- 125 to a terrifyingly low 32 once confetti maxes out again. table music machine,” and yes, punched out their faces. Then he’s then holepunched for the Olivia is delighted the yel- that is what Origami King calls Disco Devil decides to fight first time! Thanks to Origami low streamer is dealt with; she it. The player needs to find 40 them, all because he can’t stop King, I now know what paper adds the professor was helpful faceless Toads, which isn’t hard dancing. getting holepunched has to as well. Then, the Toads come, because the DJ explains there’s “What did he just do?” I suffer: heartless cruelty from a thanking Mario and Oliva, and already a disc playing to attract ask; however, I knew he ho- holepuncher. giving the player a coin for his the faceless Toads. While look- lepunched part of the rings, “M-M-Mario! Your face! troubles punching out the Dis- ing for the faceless Toads, I which moved a little closer to NOOOOO!” Olivia cries. After co Devil. Fine, reader; I’ll stop found a Max Life-Up Heart for Mario. “Does that mean I’ll fall that, for some reason, the bat- with the cliche and predictable ten extra points in health. into a death void?” I question; tle wasn’t hard. I simply winced comebacks. Then the DJ tells The DJ’s amazed Mario did I’m not too curious to find out and hissed in pain when Mario the player there might be three it; even though it isn’t the mu- purposely. got holepunched after I was more of his discs, and to check sic he would play, he tells all of My heart skipped a beat at able only to get one peice of out his DJ set in Shroom City. them to get out “on the dance the red letter that gave me a him back. The only annoying All three of them shield their floor with these faceless freaks clue that read: “Your HP will part was Disco Devil was at faces from the sun - even I’m and our special guest, Mario!” drop drastically if you get hole one HP for two turns, because narrowing my eyes from the Mario and the forty faceless punched. Reclaim your cut-out I was scavenging for Mario’s brightness. Olivia says it’s like Toads get on the dance floor, pieces to restore it!” It was that missing pieces and any health. an actual desert again; she and enjoy their time dancing; bad news someone doesn’t ful- However, other than that, the turns to ask what’s wrong with meanwhile, Olivia and Pro- ly understand, until it actually battle was really fun to experi- the professor. Toad says the sun fessor Toad dance near where happens; I knew if I did have ence without any real feelings is the key, and they have to go to the DJ is. While I was writing Mario holepunched, I would of the player feeling powerless. the Sun Altar. At the place, the about Mario and the Toads’ be frightened, probably too Sure, the holepunch thing is professor is delighted he might dance party, I felt my JoyCons scared to think straight about savage, but in this way where find proof of the Ancient Ones, rumbling a foot away from how to harm Disco Devil. How- the gamer knows he or she can and it’s all thanks to them per- me; I looked up in time to cry ever, with the warning given, I do something to make it better forming the ceremony and get- out, “Whoa! What the heck is still go ahead and fight him: - finding the parts of missing ting the sun back; Olivia wasn’t that?” For the first few seconds, An earlier letter-clue told me Mario. It’s better than the Elas- sure if she were following, but I saw Mario crouch with his to attack behind him, which is tic Entertainer, where when she’s delighted the professor’s hands pulling his hat over his where he’s weakest. Mario was tied up in elastic, I happy. eyes, the faceless Toads freak- My first blow after the warn- felt completely powerless as I Down the stairs, Mario and ing out, and something big ing, does 44. Disco Devil tells watched Rubber go over to Ma- Olivia shiver, trying to hug that was dark gray and yellow Mario he’s about to do a very rio and snap a rubber band at warmth into their bodies; Ol- slam onto the dance floor. I special dance move. While his tied-up body. ivia asks if it’s just her, or if believe Professor Toad has ran planning Mario’s turn, I swap With my JoyCons rumbling, it’s freezing. The professor is off to cower in a corner, prob- the Earth Magic Circle for the glowing Disco Devil ex- the only one whose body isn’t ably forcing himself to swal- the 1,000-Folded Arms Magic plodes, and the faceless Toads in the instinctive reactions to low down enough of his fear Circle. I gasp, my eyes widen- all get their faces back. Olivia warm up. She wonders why to tell himself Mario will save ing in horror, when another says all they have to do is take it’s so cold, when they brought him, but I could be wrong. And letter-clue tells me I should care of the spool of yellow back the sun; Professor Toad Olivia . . . Well, I don’t know have done the Earth Vullmen- streamer. “Just got two more - explains it’s because they are where she is at the moment, tal’s Magic Circle to avoid the green and purple,” I say, watch- below the sun’s warm rays, but I know she’ll come to aid “brutal body slam.” ing the yellow streamer get then he tells them how cold it Mario in battle. “No; oh, no! Mario, you poor reduced to confetti. To add to is can’t be explained away from This thing dances, forcing thing!” I yelp when I see the solving all the mysteries, the lack of sunlight. He runs off 47 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D to wonder “What in the name for the sea chart. player presses the down arrow Getting inside, the skull has of peer-reviewed is THAT?!” The professor thanks them on his or her left JoyCons, then a mini-puzzle. It’s simply rais- Upon reading that sentence, I for helping him; Olivia says they can lower the Marino; if ing or lowering platforms to laughed. it’s really him who helped there’s treasure, the player will do the reverse of the one al- The professor halts in front them. Mario waves his arms, go below the water. By tilting ready completed (raising the of a massive chunk of ice, and mouth open. Olivia is horri- my JoyCons, I’m able to look platforms have flames lick- Mario and Olivia stop at the fied about why Mario said the around, and pressing X to ex- ing the air, while lowering it bend. Olivia says it’s a huge purple streamer is in the Great tend the arms, I’m able to grab douses the fire) to open the block of ice. I look closer, Sea. She asks many questions and pull any treasure chest, us- door. Once getting through the seeing, not only is the ice be- that remind me she wasn’t at ing ZR and ZL. With the trea- door, the player can slide down ing produced to a lot of open the first voyage on the Great sure chest, Captain Ode will the skull’s nose to hear a riddle refrigerators, but someone is Sea. I return to Snif City, see- rise to the surface. about getting three orbs for a trapped inside the ice. Profes- ing it’s called Shroom City with At Bonehead Island, Olivia paradise; Olivia asks what the sor Toad exclaims he found not just Toads living there, but wonders if the “big, ugly skull statue is talking about a “pair- Khap’taan Teeowed; personal- the Snifits. I leave the desert, head,” is looking at her. The of-dice.” Then, I wonder if the ly, I forgot about this Khap’tan knowing Captain Ode is some- recently ice-trapped Captain riddle is needed, because right person. The professor says he’ll where near the port of Toad tells her not to surrender to away a giant fan blows away dig him out, even if it takes Town. He’s not there, but I find fear, since they have to explore the fog. Olivia says they have to thousands of years; as he’s us- a museum dedicated to all of the unknown to discover the take care of the purple stream- ing his pathetic shovel, I find a Mario’s adventures. Behind island’s secrets. I find a Shy er. Flame Magic Circle, and Olivia the Toad at the front desk is a Guy who’s selling accessories. With the fog cleared, and the phoenix swiftly melts the submarine named the Marino; A good hefty-priced example is inside the Marino, the player, ice. The professor wonders if Captain Ode pokes his head the coin step counter for 14,000 Olivia, and Mario see that the he can be revived, with him ly- out from the Marino. coins. I then wonder what it purple streamer is buried un- ing on the ground; Olivia asks Olivia asks if he has the sea would give me if Mario walks der the sand. While exploring if she should use her fire to chart; speaking old English 10,000 steps. I return to Toad for a way to free the streamer, warm him up. The Khap’taan metaphors for a few lines, he Town to get some more shiny I see a crescent-moon-shaped says that won’t be necessary; bluntly says he does. However, hurlihammers; because I spent island, and a heart-shaped is- after telling Olivia paper can he’ll give them the sea chart 50,000 coins at the Shop, I’m land. However it wasn’t until I be burned with fire, I think (he if the Marino can be free out then given the 50% discount got to Club Island that I found speaks in this old English that on the Great Sea. Sea Captain Gold Membership Card. a Toad who was too scared to really means it’s a little guess- Toad comes in, saying his boat At Bonehead Island, I found cross tall grass to get to a nice work), he tells them he’s Cap- is big enough to carry the Ma- a cafe in the back of the island area to relax. There was an- tain T. Ode, or best known as rino until it can be freed. Ol- near the pier. A Dry Bones gives other statue, with a drawing of Ode. ivia’s delighted she gets to be Mario a coffee; a Dry Goomba four little circles, on with a club Professor Toad has one ques- out in the Great Sea with two chews on a spoon, and speaks drawn inside it. I tried finding tion to ask him. It isn’t how famous Captains. The muse- poorly with not the right gram- the Toad’s friends in the tall harsh living they had, if they um curator isn’t happy: What mar at all, and right beside the grass, but I couldn’t find any of had boats yet to set sail, nor can he display out of thin air? Dy Goomba is a Dry Bones them. I tried walking and ham- how their society as a whole However, he tells them they collapsed in a heap of bones. mering the ground after every worked. Professor Toad asks can have a free tour of the mu- The Dry Bones who gave Ma- step, but nothing. I gave up, how he liked his coffee; after seum because of Captain Ode, rio the coffee then explains the and went back out at sea. being told he liked cream and who gave the sea chart to Mario other Dry Bones’ coffee must I found the Sea Tower, which three sugar, Toad is beside him- once his submariner is rigged be cold, because he’s been col- is a massive tower with the self with awe. However, Olivia up, whenever they like. He lapsed like that for an hour. purple streamer wrapped all has a more important question then runs off. The Dry Goomba defends him around it; however, I had to than tastes on how someone Olivia is awed by the Great by saying he’s been prowling all find three orbs to open it. So, likes his coffee: If he knew Sea, then she spots the stream- night, and is exhausted - sorry, I went ahead and looked at the where the sea chart is. She tries er, saying they should stick “He big, BIG exhausted!” I just first island I found - Crescent to explain, but she stops, since close to it. However, by press- wanted to clarify my point with Moon Island, and I don’t think it’s a long story, and says they ing the L button to view the Dry Goomba’s words. Then the I need to tell what shape the is- need it. Olivia’s not the only sea chart, Captain Ode says it Dry Bones who owns the cafe land is in. After patching up a one baffled by what he said be- be a good idea to head off to explains he’ll let him rest, and dock, Mario had to go fishing; fore he ran off, I’m wondering Bonehead Island, which is well he’ll pour him a fresh cup when there’s only one shadow, and if he wants his ship in exchange away from the streamer, If the he wakes up. coaxing it to the line wasn’t February 2021 48 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D hard. Thankfully, the boring Cool engraving!” did foresee my questions: She between dimensions. I mean, twenty minutes staring at the Olivia comments on the cool explains her brother, who’s a what the heck is paper, to Ori- screen was given a little more diamond design. She comes talented origami craftsman, gami King’s papery world? Ol- energy, because there was a over to Luigi and pats him be- had folded her at a desk in the ivia exclaims they have to save simple battle. Once the fight fore saying, “Ohhhhh, dear, corner. the person, because it might is over, an Earth Magic Circle sweet Luigi . . . This . . . still Now, I’m wondering who did be who folded her brother. I appears; deciding to freestyle, isn’t the right key.” Luigi then it to King Olly. Then I stiffen, find the place where he’s stuck Olivia then dances until the opens his eyes; Mario and Ol- thinking my explanation for in the wall, but Olivia can’t do crescent moon turns to a full ivia back up once he leaps out who did it to him not only gives anything without a Magic Cir- moon. of the lounge chair. He’s horri- him a dark backstory, but gives cle. The part that was raised thanks fied he got it wrong again, then a reasonable movative for fold- Checking the bookshelves, to Olivia’s Earth Vullmental says the design wasn’t Peach’s ing the Mushroom Kingdom. I see I can read three books: powers has another statue and style. Olivia tactfully changes Maybe he was once made of Origami Tool Vol. 1, Origami a treasure chest; inside it, is a the direction of the conversa- paper, and someone folded Tool Vol. 2, Forbidden Ori- letter from Luigi: “Hey, bro! tion by saying Luigi lives in a him into what he is; because gami. Obviously, the other two Got the key! Come find me on cute small home; the cowardly he doesn’t want to be alone, he sounded boring compared to the mushroom-shaped island!” plumber explains the house folded Olivia. Now, I’m not say- forbidden origami; was that Olivia sees there’s a mush- isn’t his. Swimming across the ing he forced her from paper to how King Olly was made, by room-shaped handle, and says Great Sea had him exhausted origami; it could be he took forbidden origami? The last it fits nicely in the palm of Ma- enough to intrude on some- paper and folded it into Olivia, book’s text reads, “The folding rio’s hand. While looking for one’s backyard to sleep in their thinking she would sympa- world is abuzz with rumors of a the mushroom-shaped island, lounge chair. He says he wants thize with his plans for an all- secret technique that can bring I found a spade-shaped island, to thank whoever lived on the origami kingdom. She doesn’t origami creations to life! How which had me free a Toad from island for unknowingly allow- understand her brother’s past does it work? What’s the secret a barrel; once he is saved by ing him to take a catnap. at all; he might have not want- behind it? And, most impor- Mario and his friends, his four Luigi teams up with Ma- ed to explain to her, and she tantly . . . who will be the first friends surround him, because rio. Below some stairs near sees him as cruel and heartless craftsman to master its forbid- he’s caught without his vest on. the house in the backyard is to force paper folk into origami den folds?” It then ends when However, I’m able to find the a door. Past the door, Luigi - which he is. I am just trying I was getting really intrigued. I place, but it’s covered in ice; comments on all the origami to justify his savagery with a decide to read the two volumes Oliva the phoenix’s fire powers scattered around the room. backstory that makes sense. to see if it pieces the miss- melt the ice. With the ice melt- “Olivia?” I question; she just So back to what I think is his ing pieces together; they don’t ed, Olivia sees someone leave said, “Oh my gosh! I can’t be- backstory: Because Olivia is give me anything, but I try all the house, but no one is inside. lieve I forgot! Feels like a life- with Mario, he tries to give her the other books on the other With the door handle fitted in time ago. I know our quest is a chance to be with him back selves. Nothing to help solve its slot, Mario goes outside. far from over, but . . . It’s good in Sweetpaper Valley, and is the mystery of forbidden ori- Luigi, hands behind his head, to be home.” Before the last forced to use brutal methods to gami. napping in the sunlight with sentence I was perplexed; now, stop her so she can’t cause him A minute before Luigi spots the soft lapping of the waves to I ask, “What!? Oliva, is this be- the agony of going up against it, I see a book too high to grab. lull him to sleep, isn’t aware of lowground room your home, or his own flesh and blood - sorry, I tried tossing confetti at differ- his brother nor Olivia watch- the aboveground house?” his own folds and paper (does ent places, but nothing was re- ing him doze on a lounge chair. Both brothers are horri- that work, because they’re both vealed. I even tried running up Olivia asks why he’s napping fied and surprised. Olivia- ex paper-folded origami?). to high ledges, seeing how Lu- on Mushroom Island. Luigi plains this room is where she Forget it being like Pinocchio. igi’s jump was twice the height wakes up, but he keeps his eyes was born; I wonder what she It’s like the woodcrafter and the of Mario’s, but no matter what, closed; he tells them swim- meant by “born.” Is it like a Pi- Blue Fairy magic were merged Luigi always lost height the ming in overalls wasn’t easy, nocchio thing, where someone into one with Olivia; Olly moment Mario landed; plus, but he deserved a little break, just folded her, and some kind folded her so well, she came to he wouldn’t leap past Mario, ei- since he found Peach’s cas- of magic (it doesn’t have to be life. Luigi asks if her brother ther. Finally, when I was ham- tle. I’m trying not to keep my the Blue Fairy magic) made her folded her, then who folded mering the bookshelf where hopes up that he did find the come to life? If that’s the case, King Olly. A mysterious voice - the book is, Luigi spotted it. right key on the third try, but I then did whatever happen did maybe King Olly? - says he can Upon him telling his brother to know he didn’t. He hands over the same to King Olly? I’m hear them; however, it can’t, hammer him flat, Luigi has his the Diamond Key; it’s game sorry, reader, for reading way because someone is stuck be- eyes closed, presumably brac- description reads, “Another too far into that statement. tween paper - so sorry, I actu- ing himself to the pain; with mysterious key found by Luigi. However, it seems that Olivia ally meant someone is stuck him flat, Mario is given just 49 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER CAN PAPER MARIO’S ORIGAMI JOURNEY STOP KING OLLY FOLDING MUSHROOM KINGDOM CONT’D enough height to land on the isn’t with Olly. By now, confu- gami Craftsman to blame for says they’ll stop her brother. bookshelf, thanks to Luigi act- sion whirls through my mind; any of this; Olivia, who has ev- Outside the workshop, he calls ing as a spring. Olivia said her brother cre- ery reason to blame him from Olivia back, giving her notes Once tearing off the paper ated her, not Green Toad the him crafting her brother in the that seem to shock her and give sealing it, it thuds to the floor. Origami Craftsman. It could first place to not getting rid of her an answer to a question she Olivia, Mario, Luigi, and I get either be Olly finished her up Olly when he realized how in- hadn’t asked; she tells Mario the answer of the forbidden for the craftsman, but that dependent he was becoming, they better get going. origami: “[Secret of the Fold doesn’t seem right; it could be is not heartless to even think On Heart Island, I was able of Life] The Fold of Life is the that Olly was the first thing she of blaming him. Olivia tells to get Mario’s max health from ultimate origami technique, saw, and presumed he crafted her brother’s creator she’s very 125 to 145 by finding a Toad capable of giving life to your her before the Origami Crafts- happy being alive, since she who pretended to be a heart, folded-paper creations. Mas- man told Olly to move away. made so many good memo- but gifted Mario a Max-Up Life tery of this technique requires Olivia says she’s a little vague ries and some kind friends; she Heart. I looked all over the exhaustive training, steady about the details, but before tells Green Toad she’ll talk Olly sea chart, but couldn’t find a hands, and powerful emotion.” she starts the screen blackens out of what he’s doing, and try diamond-shaped island for the So, it sounds like writing a real- to before the story is over. I to make him see how wrong diamond key. Three and half ly good book, just with folding presume an hour or two passed all his actions are. She’ll make hours later, I realized I needed paper instead of writing words; while Olivia; maybe Mario and him live peacefully with both a guide; using the YouTube sorry, I’ll continue the text. Luigi filled in the gaps she was origami and paper folk. channel Nintendo Utopia, I “Your love for the craft of ori- not fully clear on. The Origami Luigi jumps, saying he needs found a part where the place gami must fill each and every Craftsman seems ashamed to find the key to Peach’s Castle - which is underwater - charts fold for a creation to gain a will about what Olly has done; I’m so she can talk to her brother. where it is in the sea chart. By of its own.” Okay, so nothing guessing he’s ashamed of him- He runs out to hunt down for using Skull Head Island as a fo- like writing a good book, then; self for creating Olly, which he the real key. Olivia wonders cal point from the place I need- sorry, and anyway, the story of does confirm to be true. what the diamond key Luigi ed, I traveled from the very first the Fold of Life ends there, be- The Origami Craftsman ex- gave them is used for. She says island charted to this new one. sides the Forbidden Origami plained King Olly, being angry, all the not-castle keys Luigi I only used the video’s map to from before. along with being strong and gave them became important locate it; I did not use it as a Olivia seems - how do I put proud, traps his creator, and for later. She asks what it could guide to beat this part. this? - shocked? No, that word must have finished folding Ol- be used for, but she knows it It turns out to be a massive doesn’t describe it. A little hor- ivia, then ran off. I’m just not has something to do with the diamond underwater; after rified? Nah, not good enough. going to put my input about purple streamer. The Green turning the key once it’s in Dismayed? She doesn’t seem my speculations and questions, Toad Origami Craftsman says place, it will glow red before it frightened. Dazed? It’s a bit because they’re just being an- it’s remarkable; I was about to moves aside to reveal a yawn- vague for an adjective, but swered in the end. Luigi asks read what’s remarkable about ing darkness. I narrow my eyes that’s the best way to put it: why Olly was folded to begin it, but my Switch died on me. at the sudden brightness; the She seems dazed about if her with; something I hadn’t even All I can do is put my Switch screen reveals the ceiling of the and her brother were made thought about to question yet. on the dock to charge, while diamond glowing white, like with the Fold of Life. However, Thanks, Luigi. hoping my progress has been untouched snow in sunlight even if she’s disconcerted - Ha! Toad turns to the origami saved, or at least right before too weak to melt it. Olivia and I found a stronger adjective for castle on the central table. He the Origami Craftsman is Mario climb out. Rocky cliffs the word “dazed” - she notices says Olly and Olivia were both freed. surround three houses - one a Magic Circle that appears meant to sit on top, as the fin- The next day in the afternoon, red, another green, and the where the person is trapped. ishing touches. And because I see it didn’t do anything like last blue - sprawling lush grass, The person appears to be he doesn’t get to celebrate his what I thought in the last para- oaks scattered here and there, a Green Toad. The Origami craft very much, he went a lit- graph. The Origami Craftsman and murmuring water lapping Craftsman, who cannot be- tle overboard with them both. says Mario’s journey made her at the shore. After Olivia com- lieve Mario and Luigi are in However, he’s surprised Olly kind and strong, and he might ments on how the island is his workshop, says he folds folded Olivia himself. “He can not have folded her, but he’s underwater, she returns to her origami every day from night use the Fold of Life. Origami proud of her; he adds he failed pocket. to day. A hesitant Olivia asks has folded origami. It defies with Olly once, and if he tried if he folded her brother. The the natural order! I’m respon- to stop him, he fail again, so This article will con- sible for all of this. I wish I’d Origami Craftsman is shocked he tells Mario and Olivia to tinue in our next issue. to see Olivia, and says he cre- never used that darn Fold of take care of Olly. He tells Ma- ated her; then, asks why she Life technique . . .” I, person- rio to take care of Olivia, who Stay tuned! ally, don’t see the young Ori- February 2021 50 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION This is part 2 of the article which first ran on page 44 of the December issue of The Lightning Bolt. By Katie Stafford Staff Reporter Rosalina informs Mario, emy base needs at least 33 Stars thanks to him and his friends, to access it. However, I decide all the lower-level domes are to look around the Observa- working. She then adds, “Once tory for a bit before exploring the Engine Room on the up- new galaxies. per level has power the whole “Oh, that’s interesting,” I observatory will be working. breathe. If talking to the pur- Then the Comet Observatory ple Luma who knows about will fly like a starship once Prankster Comets, the player again. And you will be able to can choose “Move it!” (with the fly to your special one in the other being “Tell me more!”) center of the universe . . .” to make him give a Prankster to the gathered Lumas, while The Mailtoad has a letter Comet to a random galaxy. This Mario, at the door’s threshold, was a little too spacious for from Luigi. By the picture, being a Speedy Comet - oh, gaps in amazement with a soft two creatures. The girl missed he’s at Battlerock Galaxy; I go they’re Speedy Comets, and I “Oh!” of exclamation. Chapter her mother, father, and broth- over to the Fountain, and, un- was here calling them Speed four is about the girl having a er, and the fifth chapter ends like the last time I found Luigi, Comets! - orbiting Good Egg dream of her own mother, who with her falling asleep with her there is no Comet orbiting a Galaxy. Dino Piranha Speed she would never see again. I stuffed bunny clutched next to galaxy. “A green Power Star?” Run shows I had not played guess the mother either ran her heart. I question when Luigi, who I Good Egg Galaxy in a while; away or she was seriously ill I return to the Bedroom, and saved from a glass cage with a by the time I reached the boss and didn’t want her child there have Mario fly to the Dusty rouge Bullet Bill intent to harm I only had less than a minute to see her in a hospital, fatally Dune Galaxy, while I’m saying, Mario, tosses a green Power to defeat it. With my heart sick; I don’t know. The girl “Freezeflame Galaxy, Gusty Star above him. When I land thumping in my throat, I was wakes to realize her face is wet Gardens Galaxy, and Dusty on the Observatory, the dark amazed I finished the fight in with the tears she cried as she Dune Galaxy. I think Dusty Luma explains, “You rescued a about fifteen seconds. slept. Luma tells her she has Dune Galaxy is first, since I Green Power Star! These have When I return, storytime is Star Bits on her face; the girl don’t like desert levels all that a special power. Ask the Green being done in Rosalina’s li- explains to Luma it wasn’t Star much.” The first Star in Dusty Luma about them. After all, brary. I decided to see if the Bits on her face, but tears. She Dune Galaxy is called Soaring they will transform into Green Purple Luma will give me more tells Luma she dreamt of her on the Desert Winds. Power Stars someday!” Prankster Comets. However, mother, and at the mention of Like the poison swamp at So, he doesn’t explain, but I it looks like it’s either a one- a mother, Luma cries for the Bubble Breeze Galaxy, the wonder how Lumas transform time thing for 24 hours, or it’s mother the two are search- quicksand swiftly swallows into Power Stars. Are Power random if a Prankster Comet ing for. Though they looked at Mario, whose hand breaches Stars just some dead Lumas or appears, since the two times many comets, the girl promises the golden-brown sand before something, because it would I tried again, there was no to take care of Luma while she he dies. How is Mario meant be even darker and scarier if Prankster Comets. I decided to hugs him. to cross the level with lethal Power Stars were once living try this luck of the draw with “Oh, two chapters for the price quicksand covering the whole Luma, whether they willing the Prankster Comets when I of one,” I say; I thought the first planet? Answer: Using the san- wanted to be Power Stars or have the last Star before getting time entering the library was dy tornadoes, he can spin jump not? However, the dark Luma to the final level of the game. the only time Rosalina reads in them to travel to one torna- gave me more information Surely Rosalina will allow me two chapters, but I guess I’m do the next, and end in a green than the Green Luma, who to decide to save Peach or wait, wrong. I’m actually excited warp pipe. Through the pipe, is said to activate the unknown or at the very least, allow me to to read chapter five, and not some parkour while some sand Trial Galaxies, he needs two back out of the last level of the wishing to explore galaxies like sliding to a dip in the ground more Stars to power a semi- game. I just hope it will. Forc- the last time. “Oh, come on!” I under Mario’s feet, the player transparent green Launch Star ing myself to swallow down the snap once chapter five is over. can get outside after fleeing a I’d just noticed. worry the game will have me go The fifth chapter is about the boulder in the homestretch of Like when I first entered the into the final battle without al- two building a home out of the the temple. Kitchen, I’m told an enemy lowing me to back out or not, stuff they found buried under Back outside, is some more base has been spotted the mo- I go off to the library for story- their comet. With a gate, bed- tornadoes, this one with an ment I step inside the Bed- time. room, fountain, kitchen, and enemy flapping its wings. Ma- room. I have 39 Stars; the en- “Let us begin!” Rosalina calls so much more, they’re home rio gets to a part to parkour 51 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D using wall jumps, and reach- it’s hard to tell them apart from above him. Grab the gold shell, can only be done three times ing the star in the middle of one another). swim to the chest, break the as petals fall each time. The sand falling towards the lethal I left the comet to talk to chest open with said golden planets have enemies, but the quicksand isn’t really too hard. the Hungry Luma. I had 863 shell, and . . . I stare in amaze- main star is the flowers, which Blasting Through the Sand is Star Bits. I was so numbed by ment, my heart still racing are called Floaty Fluff. The the second Star. countless defeats in Dusty from the fear I suffered while in level’s called Bunnies in the Blasting through the Sands Dune Galaxy in general, I didn’t the fish’s stone body that now Wind, and the fact Mario has just really isn’t too interesting. even feel the faint stirrings of was slowly draining away. Cap- to catch a star-earred bunny to It’s cool how Mario has to trav- shock when the Hungry Luma tain Toad was in the chest, and be awarded a Star is okay. el upside down to get the lay of then devoured 800 Star Bits to he gave me the Star, explain- The Dirty Tricks of Major the land for the other side, but birth the Bigmouth Galaxy. Or ing he fell in, and the chest is Burrows is the second Star. that’s it. The last part to get to it could be I have no fight left in smaller inside than it looks. Traveling using the Floaty Fluff the Star is to ground pound a me to argue about how easy the I was about to head off to isn’t the main focus now, it’s button on top of some big plat- Hungry Lumas’ diet is to find; Gusty Garden Galaxy when the ground pounding to unearth forms, which pushes the plat- if they’re going to eat a mass Mailtoad’s tone plays. I go over moles. That really isn’t too in- forms where the Star is, then majority of my Star Bits, why to him, and he gives Mario a teresting, but I love how Mario Mario has to race to the Star fight it anymore? letter from Luigi. The picture has to ground pound a log on a on the other side. I counted I chuckle at the name of the above his writing he found a planet shaped and looking like the ticking timer to see it’s a galaxy; it perfectly fits the Hun- Power Star is him at Honey- an apple to unearth a worm, steady 30 seconds to reach it, gry Lumas. Before I enter the hive, clinging to a tree. When who’ll pop out to only bury its which sounds like a lot, but re- pink Launch Star, I notice the I knock him off the tree with face in another apple. Mario ally isn’t. Speedy Comet is still in orbit at a spin jump from Bee Mario, can walk on the worm while it A Hungry Luma appeared by Dusty Dune Galaxy. I hesitate he explains the bug near him eats its fill of apple. I found the the end of the first Star; I de- in retrying the Speedy Comet; was scary, so he climbed a tree, mole battle okay, it’s the same cided to beat the rest of Dusty it could fly away. I’ll just take then gives Mario a normal yel- as the other moles, but with Dune Galaxy, then see how my chances as Mario goes to- low Power Star. The two head an added spin jump to do the many Star Bits Hungry Luma wards the Launch Star wait- back to the Comet Observa- damage. Three blows later, Ma- wants to swallow whole. The ing to rocket him to Bigmouth tory. rio can receive the Power Star. final Star is called Sunbaked Galaxy. I took a break and went Honeyclimb Galaxy has only I want to do one more before Sand Castle. Nothing really to back to the game, completing one Star: Scaling the Sticky storytime,” I say, looking at the talk about; just a lot of parkour the Speedy Comet; Sandblast Wall. “It wasn’t among the third Star’s name: Gusty Gar- up towers, except Mario being Speed Run. greats, but nor was it among den’s Gravity Scramble. Anoth- upside-down while he climbs Bigmouth’s Gold Bait, being the worst either. It’s a really er chapter is going to be read, a tower while it’s quickly filling the only Star at Bigmouth Gal- good level to show off Bee Ma- but I want to finish up Gusty with sand is really frustrating. axy, is shaped like a stone fish. rio’s skills,” I say when the level Gardens Galaxy before both (Reader, I never liked desert- Mario lands on a sandy beach, is over. While Bee Mario is Mario and I go over to story- themed levels; I find ice-theme which has a golden chest, and scaling the wall of honeycomb, time in Rosalina’s library. levels more interesting.) I guess a golden shell is what I there’s falling meteorites and At first, it seems to be like Speaking about ice-theme lev- need to open it. At the end of enemies to dodge in the climb the other two Stars, not re- els, I’m not doing Freezeflame the beach is a pool of water. I to the Star at the third wall. ally scrambling gravity. But Galaxy just yet. I want to see could barely allow Mario to en- The player enters a Launch that was before what seems to the Hungry Luma, and explore ter the water before I get him Star to reach a new honeycomb be the final part of the level. Gusty Garden and Honeyclimb out of the water. It was like Ma- wall, with a black hole to suck Mario spin jumps near an ar- Galaxies first. However, I then rio was about to be swallowed Mario in if his wings can’t keep row, and the arrow points to notice a Speedy Comet is orbit- whole in one gulp, and some him airborne any longer, or he’s a new direction - and so does ing the Dusty Dune Galaxy. I stupid, irrational fear told me hit by something. Mario’s sense of gravity change shivered; I found the inverted Mario might not be able to Gusty Garden Galaxy has a direction as well. It took a few tower difficult, something told touch land if I leave it for too really good soundtrack - it’s tries, but I was able to get the me I’ll have to re-scale the tow- long. up there with Fated Battle Star. I have to warn the reader er again, but the sand moved The galaxy in general wouldn’t from Mario Galaxy 2 as the there’s many cannonballs fly- much faster. I’m wrong; it’s be so bad if I could ignore the best soundtracks these duo of ing to harm Mario just before doing either part of the first or feeling Mario was swallowed games produced. Mario is on he grabs the Power Star. second, or a mix between the alive by a giant fish, even if that this massive flower that can fly “Oh, come on!” I cry out two, (seriously, these Dusty fish is stone and not alive. The him through the windy skies again. The sixth chapter is Dune Galaxy Stars are so alike player has to grab Star Chips to to other planets by shaking about a planet appearing near get in the other body of water, the JonCons or pressing Y, but February 2021 52 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D the comet the girl and Luma former. blue ball touches. blow of the mole to start the are staying at. A new Luma Anyway, Freezeflame Galaxy However, I was thinking about battle. Fearing the comet appears and starts crying out, is next before battling either the Ice Flower from many New would fly out of orbit if I got “My mama!” over and over Bowser or his son, and I can’t Super Mario Bros. (2009 to on- a game over, I scavenged for again. The girl only laughs, and wait to play this galaxy. The wards) games, and even games 1-UPs, then I realized if I got 50 she laughs harder when many Frozen Peak of Baron Brrr is not from the New Super Mario Star Bits in a level, I got a 1-UP. more Lumas come to the girl, first. A mountain, narrowing Bros. series. This is completely Sling Pod Galaxy sounded shouting, “My mama!” The into a peak as it climbs higher, different and cool (pun intend- good, though it wasn’t easy to girl decides to name them all is caked with snow while snow- ed) to what I’ve grown used pass the first time. It had a lot before moving them into her flakes float down like feathers. to. Instead of Mario wearing of Star Bits, nonetheless. home. The chapter ends there, I thought Mario would fly to a light blue shirt and hat with Regret and fear battled inside and no second chapter is given the base of the mountain; he red overalls, this Mario is com- me the longer I did this galaxy. to me. ends up flying on a circular ring pletely covered in pale blue, As quickly as I got another life, I While I wait for storytime of ice, which kind of reminds with a frosty glisten to the ice. lose it just as quickly. However, again read by Rosalina, Freez- me of one of Saturn’s rings. This Mario - also called Ice I got 320 Star Bits, and watched eflame Galaxy has been a long I notice a white-underbelied Mario in this rehashed game my Star Bit counter climb up awaited galaxy to explore. I blue penguin watching Mario. - can still skate, which isn’t as into the high one thousands. heard many great things about Calling Mario an “old man” the intriguing with normal Mario I decided Honeyclimb Galaxy Freezeflame, but I want to see whole time, he asks if he can being able to skate, but what’s was a better option for life- for myself. It could easily be catch him. The penguin leaps interesting is he can walk on grinding. a galaxy unnecessarily hyped before the penguin starts to water, as the moment he lands I gasp. “Oh! The comet; the up, or it could seriously be the slide on his stomach. I learned or touches water, a patch of ice comet left!” I cry when I see the wonderfully freezing, lava-sea on the way to the penguin Ma- appears. But it doesn’t last very comet no longer there. Well, I galaxy I have been hearing rio will slide a little when he long, so the player has to be can tortue myself later when about. I try to make these re- stops walking; however, spin quick. I try to force the Luma to give views as fair as I can; I did the jumping on the ice will have The hard part was getting me the Prankster Comets for eight red-coins sand bird level Mario skate like he’s wearing to the boss. The player swiftly their Stars, no matter how dif- in Super Mario Sunshine, and ice skates. While shaking Ma- gets to him, then, even as nor- ficult snatching the Power Star though I’ve heard how terrible rio, moves faster and doesn’t mal Mario, he can be defeated would surely be. Dang! I just the sand bird level is for many slide, but if he hits something easily. All the gamer has to do realized the 33 Stars to get to years, I found the level to be or something hits him, Mario’ll is avoid the frosty shockwave Bowser’s or Bowser Jr.’s level challenging, but enjoyable. stop, and the player will have by jumping, spin jump beside for this orbit of galaxies is well Reader, what I hear about to spin jump again to get him him, then time another spin achieved by this point; I have 51 a certain level (good or bad) skating once more. When jump to damage him while Stars! doesn’t mean I’ll love or hate Mario is able to grab the pen- he hops around; do this three Freezeflame’s Blistering it just by what I hear. I need guin, he’ll tell the “old man” times, and Mario’s rewarded Core is the second Star at . . . to see if I agree with the state- he stands a chance, if only a with a Power Star. Well, take an educated guess, ments being said, and the only small chance, then he allows a A Daredevil Comet is orbiting reader. After he rockets out of way to do that is to play the said Launch Star to appear. Gusty Garden Galaxy. At first, I a Launch Star from the first icy level, and I’ve begun to learn After a very short ice slide, thought it was at Dusty Dune planet in the galaxy, Mario goes how surprised I am when I find Mario lands on ice again. Skat- Galaxy, since the two were be- inside the core. Lava gushes statements are unnecessar- ing around, I find a sign - ex side each other. My hand trem- out in geysers while the sea of ily embellished. I try and put plaining the water is so cold bling, I point the cursor at the broiling red-hot lava roils at my views into these reviews as it’ll hurt Mario. The moment galaxy, and laugh in relief when the stone platforms. honestly as I can. Hopefully I I entered the icy water, calling I see it’s Gusty Garden Galaxy. Not long into the level is a can make the reader see how the sign’s bluff, the screen dis- Not exactly a galaxy I should be gate with no way through. a little research can downright torts, kind of like when a cam- afraid of; this wouldn’t be too What is Mario meant to do change how a character or the era falls on the ground and the hard, it may take some lives, now? Answer: Leap in front of plot looks and feels, like how I screen ripples a lot, and a sec- nothing to worry about. He the gate. Then, at the height proved Luigi’s dead my death- ond later, Mario is harmed by wasn’t a hard boss when I first of the jump, have Mario wall less run article of Luigi’s Man- the cold water. I leap out, and fought him, and he won’t be jump off the wall, and while sion 3 or showing Mario could travel to a big gold coin. The now. Looks like Major Burrow’s making sure he doesn’t aim in technically flee Isle Defino and coin spawns an Ice Flower. I’ve Daredevil Run is the next level. front of him (but to keep his let Luigi clean up the isle if he seen many Ice Flowers in my If only I’d known the night- momentum directed behind set his mind to it my review day; they’re like Fire Flowers, mare I’d endure. him), Mario will have to spin of the second 3D Mario plat- but freeze enemies its frosty I couldn’t get past the first jump at the max height of the 53 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D wall jump. Because his move- Frosty Cosmic Mario Run. bare or raised snowy platforms down, and white shoves Mario ment should be behind Mario, The whole race is done on ice, high and dry. I find a green inward, instead of outward the spin jump should allow with Mario’s sense of gravity metal tap, which looks like like the green. At one part, the him to have his feet rooted on changing every now and then. those taps to turn on a hose, green arrows slide to pink, and the gray-stoned archway above I couldn’t tell if Cosmic Mario and spin jump on it. It lowers I can’t move Mario to safety. I the wooden gate. Hey, I said was skating like I was, since a gate; it leads to a lava sec- tried, twenty times; there’s a there was no way through the Mario kept in the lead from tion. Mario spin-jumps-then- 1-UP Mushroom, so I am not gate; I never said there wasn’t some skating, and each time he wall-jumps his way to a caged getting a game over, thanks a way to get on top of the gate. leaped to another patch of ice, Fire Flower. By the time Mario to that green white-spotted And the maneuver to land on he did a beautiful twirl in the burned his butt until he died, mushroom. I learned my fear the top of the gate only takes a air that seemed to give him ex- I saw where the other tap was. of messing up was the cause of second or two to complete, and tra speed the second he landed I spin-jumped the tap, but by Mario moving so little in that I happen to make it sound even on the ice once more. Overall, the time I landed beside the part. Once I let go of my fear, harder to do unnecessarily. this race was really run to expe- Fire Flower, Mario’s HP was at I was able to get through that On the other side the gate rience; it wasn’t too hard, nor one. part. Then, Mario leaps away is a coin that spawns the Fire was it too easy either. I almost immediately died from some stairs. Flower. Unlike the Ice Flower, Hot and Cold Collide is really the moment I got an Ice Flow- The battle with Bowser is the Mario’s wearing his usual Fire where the Freezeflame Galaxy er, since I didn’t realize how same - along with King Bows- Flower outfit: white shirt, hat, shines. This Star got me won- fast ice Mario skates. Two rea- er’s volume increasing and de- and gloves, with red overalls dering if the name of this gal- sons resulted in Mario getting creasing if he’s hit or not. How- and the M on his hat in red as axy came first, or the concept a game over. I had two ferrets ever, there’s one difference. well, and brown shoes. Like the for this Star did. It’s kind of nipping me to intince me to Bowser now has a spin-jump- Ice Flower, however, the pow- like that riddle of “Which came play with them, and I missed like attack; it covers a wide er-up is timed. Fire Mario has first: the chicken or the egg?” an Ice Flower on the way to said field, and I kept dying to that to fire fireballs, either the play- It’s a question where it seems Star. one blow. I, by now, had one er presses Y or shakes the con- obvious, but the more some- My heart thumping painfully more chance to defeat Bowser troller, at stone torches, which one thinks about it, they then from adrenaline induced by before a game over, and hav- reveals stairs. I got a game over, realize the answer isn’t so black excitement and fear, I was able ing to redo the entire level. Not since I thought I could damage and white. to grab the Star. Hot and Cold only was the finishing blow boost to the Star, not realiz- The moment I enter the gal- Collide in Freezeflame Galaxy done with only one death right ing until it was too late, it was axy, the two soundtracks from is a truly creative and interest- before a game over, but I was at caged by iron bars. before - Ice Mountain from ing Power Star to grab, all with one HP; I had little to no room I fed the Luma knowing Frosty Peak of Baron Brrr and the right amount of frosty ice for error. Each time I got a hit about Prankster Comets - who Lava Path of Freezeflame’s and broiling heat. in, I heard how high-pitched I decided to call Comet Luma - Blistering Core - is merged into “Come on. Give me a Prank- my voice sounded when I re- 20 Star Bits to give me a comet. one. It fits so well that I won- ster Comet. Is that so hard to peated, “Come on!” three to Turned out to be the Daredevil der if the merged track existed ask for? Is it?” I see the map of four times before total concen- Comet for Gusty Garden Gal- first, or the two separate tracks all the different galaxies in or- tration silenced me. axy. I won the battle in the end, did; however, it’s probably a bit has no Prankster Comets. “Not bad! I guess I chose the after one life before a game mix of the two, since Ninten- “Apparently it is.” Ten minutes right guy to be my archenemy. over. do will want to make sure the later, I began to plead, “Pretty At least you always put up a I return to Freezeflame’s Blis- soundtracks can both stand please with sugar on top?” fight. But it’s too late for you, tering Core for another go. Af- on their own and blend nicely like a kid asking for a toy on a because my master plan is al- ter skating on ice, it’s another with one another. Mario lands shopping trip with her parents, most complete. Tough luck, broiling hot core full of lava, on the same icy ring as before, since there was no sign of a Mario!” Bowser says before platforms, Fire Mario light- but this time mottled minia- Prankster Comet. Grudgingly, leaving. Hold on. What does ing torches, and the red-clad ture suns colored an orangy I decided to tackle Bowser’s he mean he chose Mario to be plumber being chased by red yellow, flecked with white, are Dark Matter Plant so I can retry his archenemy? I didn’t know urchin-like enemies to get to touching the ring. As he skates, pleading and feeding Comet someone can choose someone the Star. At the Star, Fire Mario flames leap from the suns, and Luma again. to hate, and consider an arch- has to light more torches from Mario has to dodge the fire as Darkness on the Horizon is enemy. (Sarcasm, reader.) a long distance, then parkour he gets to the Launch Star. the Star’s name. Gravity chang- “We have ascertained the to the Star. With Freezeflame’s The Launch Star rockets him es ever so slightly with the ar- location of your special one. Blistering Core out of the way, at the base of the Frosty Peak. rows: pink arrows push Mario Please take a look at the circle I see a Cosmic Comet is in or- Icy water rises and lowers up, green arrows point side- by your feet.” A zero is in front bit at Freezeflame; it’s called around him, leaving patches ways, the blue arrows’ tips are of a four; so four Power Stars February 2021 54 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D I need. I try to get more Stars the first planet I landed. Rosa- Galaxy is called Heavy Metal 2010, when concerning Nin- through Prankster Comets. But lina is on the tower. I go over to Mecha-Bowser. With a remix tendo games that year, and I after an hour of no luck I try to her. of the classic tune from Su- heard how the Spring Mush- find another way to see more “This planet . . . It’s very dear per Mario Bros. playing, Ma- room really tainted a good Prankster Comets. Apparently, to me. I looked forward to vis- rio spawns next to a toy train. duo of games. If there was one wasting my Star Bits on this fat iting this planet with the Lu- His size compared to the toy thing people talked about that purple Luma happily devour- mas every one hundred years . is small. The whole room has should not be in the second, ing all my Star Bits is the only . . The Luma that’s been trav- floating big toys: a train set it has to be the Spring Mush- way. My brother told me they eling with you may also grow while two trains blow their room.) appear randomly, and I need up to become a Star someday. slightly annoying whistles, a However, I found those ru- a certain amount of Stars for Some Lumas become planets . robot, and some kind of block mors I heard for years to be some. . . some become comets . . . and set. embellished (at best), and (at I decided to see what happens a few become Power Stars. I’m However, it doesn’t seem to worst) total lies. Spring Ma- if I get the Grand Star first, traveling with them while they be a set of blocks. It looks like rio bounces constantly, and since the moment I entered look for a place to be reborn. some kind of strange dollhouse, only stops when Mario’s about the Engine Room, the Luma But I never thought this would just more gravitating towards to jump really high, but if the explained an enemy base was happen . . .” Rosalina explains. boys than girls. I’m not really player keeps a cool head and spotted. Bowser Jr.’s Lava Reac- The camera goes to a red sure what it is meant to be; I do can somewhat tell the land- tor is the level, which is named Luma, who says, “Wow . . . know the gravity changes ev- scape he’ll land on, it isn’t too King Kaliento’s Spicy Return. Mama must really trust you. ery now and then, depending bad. I found it challenging, The whole galaxy is full of roil- Well, how about this? If you on where Mario walks. There’s but fun to control him. And ing red-hot lava. grab all 100 Purple Coins here, this one part where Mario has the landing issue? It isn’t really The first is guiding a Bullet then you’ll earn my trust too. to reach a Launch Star when there, since before he lands, his Bill to a Launch Star; it really This is a Red Star. It holds the the change in gravity could kill shadow darkens the spot he’s shouldn’t have been part of power of the Red Lumas. But him. I don’t know if my way about to step on. The controls the level, since there’s no oth- the really amazing part about was the actual way the devs in- are not garbage; they’re fine, er part where Bullet Bills are is, it allows you to fly after you tended, but all I did was long as long as the player knows needed or there. The next is spin in midair. Yes, FLY!” Then jump, where the area I knew the basics, and this galaxy is learning how to walk on these the Red Luma explains how to was safe, and by some miracle, towards the end of the game, metal grates that lower into the fly; Mario can fly when he spin Mario’s change in gravity saved so someone not knowing how lava over as time goes by. The jumps in the air. His outfit is him from death. Mario’s moves feel, and able final part is the battle. Bowser different from what he usually At the third area, a big gold to judge heights and lengths Jr. appears in his airship, saying wears: his shirt and the M on coin is there; the moment he in his jumps, is next to impos- if he gives up this Grand Star, his hat is red, but his overalls grabbed it, a silvery mushroom sible. The concept of Mario be- his father’s going to be mad. He and cap are black, and the but- spawned. The Spring Mush- ing tied in a big spring is cool, leaves to allow the ocatus king, tons on his overalls are red in- room reminded me of a cup- and him bouncing is fun. So, King Kaliento, to take care of stead of yellow. cake, with the springy top look- anyone want to tell me oth- Mario. I found keeping Mario I don’t like to fly in the game, ing a lot like the perfect swirls erwise why I should hate this moving at all times is the best even if it sounds incredibly of frosting capping a cupcake. I power-up? Sure, I’ll admit it way to win. Not only is the co- fun. The camera is not respon- was told for the ten years Super isn’t the best power-up there is, conuts being batted away from sive in giving me a better view Mario Galaxy 2 was out, way but it’s far from the worst. It’s a Mario, but there’s flaming co- of where Mario is flying. To get back in 2010, the Spring Mush- fine power-up, with a cool con- conuts, meteorites, and blue the Star, he has to grab all 100 room is the worst because of a cept and enjoyably challeng- flames leaping for Mario to coins, and there are exactly 100 few factors: controlling Spring ing controls. Even so, is there harm him. Rosalina says they coins. It went fine, but it took Mario is hard, the power-up someone who likes to tell me need the power of a few more twenty minutes to grab the fi- is stupid in concept, dicating otherwise? Stars to get Mario to the center nal purple coin, which meant I where Mario will land is hard, When I get to the toy ro- of the universe to save his “spe- had to use Flying Mario to grab and the overall controls are bot, it’s taking it apart piece cial one.” it. Once I returned, I saw an- garabage. (I didn’t hear much by piece, which is as fun as it Apparently the boss battles other area was unlocked. about the very first Galaxy sounds. Once Mario grabs the are connected to new galaxies I decided to do the Engine back in 2007, and even when Power Star, he returns to Toy being discovered. I realized Room first, then go off to the I began playing video games, Time Galaxy for the next Star: two new galaxies have been new area: the Garden. I knew starting with Mario Kart Wii a Mario Meets Mario. It’s another found. A Luma says the little the moment I saw this galaxy, few months after it released in train ride to the Launch, then, house is a way to the Gate. The I had to see if the rumors were 2008. But Super Mario Galaxy while I’m collecting Star Chips, moment I enter, I see I’m on true. The first Star at Toy Time 2 was the game to buy back in I find a Hungry Luma, and he 55 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D needs 50 Star Bits to curb his and green vanishing platforms cannon, then ground pound. fin, I flew over to the Sea Slide hunger pangs. I’d given up ar- from Hurry-Scurry Galaxy. It The fight was really fun, and Galaxy. guing that their food source wasn’t bad parkour, as long as showed the Spring Mushroom, Going after Guppy is the first is literally falling from the sky I didn’t lose focus on where to whether someone likes or dis- Star in Sea Slide Galaxy. It’s an- and onto different planets and have Mario next, while keep- likes the power-up, at its fullest other water level, but it’s more galaxies. I feed him, leaving me ing him constantly moving. potential in battle. Throughout like Loopdeeloop Galaxy than with only three Star Bits. The final Star at Toy Time Gal- this level my mouth kept on Bonefin Galaxy. It’s entering The new planet is turning axy is called Bouncing Down filling with water, even though eight rings that a shark scat- the switches from blue to yel- Cake Lane. And I learned these I was comfortably full of pizza ters across the galaxy. Once I low. There’s some places where food-theme levels make me from dinner. grabbed a red shell, the Star gravity shifts, these platforms hungry, even when I had din- I then go off to feed this Hun- was not hard to grab. But, edged with spikes, and those ner half an hour ago. gry Luma, who eats 1200 Star somehow, I missed getting a cubed Thwomps again. Even After another train trip to the Bits to birth the Boo Boneyard red shell when I dived under it. though I died a few times from Launch Star, it’s all about des- Galaxy. Racing the Spooky A Cosmic Comet is in orbit being crushed, the Star wasn’t erts, and not just the cakes, but Speedster is the name of the at the Sea Slide Galaxy; Un- so hard. I just now want to there are a lot of them. There’s Star. It’s racing that Boo again, derwater Cosmic Mario Race get the other Star. However, I vanilla cake with white frosting and I got the Star first try. I is the name of the Star. While might not get my way just yet. and red strawberries on plates, didn’t even realize I was win- a remix of Shadow Mario’s Rosalina says, “The Comet leaping over chocolate bars, ning; I had thought the Boo theme plays, the plumber and Observatory has full power! and using the spongy sides of was winning, since I lost sight his cosmic doppelganger race Now it can fly through the cos- cut slices of cake to get Spring of him on screen ten seconds underwater. I found out what mos again. It’s time. Do you Mario, starting on what looks after the race began. For reach- happens if Mario loses; while want to get to the location of like a common roll, to the top ing the goal in 48 seconds, Boo his cosmic clone sits on the your special one at the center of of said cakes just before head- rewarded me with a Star. I for- spinning Star, Mario moans in the universe?” The options are ing off to the chocolate bars. got to mention, the player races his defeat while lowering him- “Wait” and “Go”. The moment And that’s just the first part, this Boo as Boo Mario. self to the ground. I tell her to wait, she explains right before a place where Ma- Because Bonefin Galaxy has It took many tries to beat for me to talk to her when I’m rio gets another Spring Mush- only one Star (Kingfin’s Fear- Cosmic Mario, but it was do- ready. Before returning to the room. some Waters), that’s the next able. I thought I missed the Toy Time Galaxy, I talk to and Next Mario walks on a waf- galaxy I’m going to tackle. Star, since he was literally right feed Comet Luma again; sur- fle cone topped with smooth, Kingfin is this massive skeleton behind me throughout the en- prisingly, there’s a Fast Foe creamy ice cream, but he’s fish with yellow eyes beaming tire race. I think it was that it Comet at Toy Time Galaxy. meant to parkour on some light, like car headlights. If the was underwater, and I never Fast Foes of Toy Time is the popsicles, using the sticks to reader couldn’t guess, this gal- fared well with underwater lev- name of the Star, and say- leap from one to another’s axy is completely underwater. els. Meanwhile the next Star ing the comet’s name fast five stick. Once Mario gets past the Mario has to throw either red - Faster Than a Speeding Pen- times isn’t easy. Since I was popsicles, he has to stay on a or green shells at it to harm it. guin - wasn’t too bad, but still a taking my time, the Star wasn’t spinning wheel of lollipops. But it takes four to five, or may- pain in the neck because I was too hard to grab. I died a most After, it’s some parkour over be six, blows to finish it off. -Af racing three other penguins, painful death during this Star; some ice, then it’s a repeat of ter a while, red-eyed skeleton and one of them I shadowed, I just touched the last switch, the lollipops. If that sounded fish will guard it, and attacking and just barely scraped a win. and was on my way to the Star, dull, then Mario is on a mas- Kingfin means encountering I see a Hungry Luma appear, when a darn cubed Thwump sive three tier cake, and he has its guard of scary fish, which and he wants to feast on 1000 enemy crushed Mario. And to blow out the candles using target Mario before exploding. Star Bits. I only had 211 Star Bits, the Star I grabbed before the a spin jump. The moment he I never liked the water phys- so he’ll have to go hungry until comet, which was a faster ver- leaves the birthday cake be- ics in this game, since I feel like I gather his meal, which liter- sion of that Star, is called The hind because of a Launch Star, I don’t have full and total con- ally falls from the sky and onto Flipswitch Chain. he enters into battle against trol of where Mario goes, since different planets and galaxies. Mario Meets Mario it is. The this mole. guiding him underwater is a Reader, just because I gave up “Mario Meets Mario” part is The battle is on a one tier little jarring. To go into battle fighting them about their diet Mario grabbing five little sil- cake, but with two cookie underwater just wasn’t the best being plentiful, doesn’t mean ver stars that follow him on sandwiches nearby; one is galaxy, but I can see someone I’ll roll with it. a landscape shaped like him. where he lands, while the other who likes underwater levels to The final Star at Sea Slide is There’s lava for the red on him, is where the Spring Mushroom really enjoy this fight and gal- Silver Stars of Sea Slide. Bee these pale yellow platforms is. Mario has to use the Spring axy. Because I didn’t want to Mario returns, and since Bee that slowly flip for his skin, Mushroom to get on top of the delay in this galaxy after King- Mario splashes into water to February 2021 56 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D return to Mario again, it’ll be is called. Dark gray rain clouds opening a chest, which has a it gave me another Launch Star. flying over the water, hunting are scattered, floating around Launch Star, it’s using the Ice Then, I found a way to lure the down the silver stars. Com- in this galaxy. Bee Mario has to Flower to wall jump off water- Bullet Bill to the trapped Star. pared to the other Stars of Sea get to the top of the observa- falls, which is so cool I really At the center of the sandy area Slide, this is the most interest- tion deck at Gold Leaf, but he wish it weren’t a Power Star that are two cannons that fire Bul- ing. However, I found a Hun- has to dodge the rain pelting didn’t veer off the main path of let Bills. The player was meant gry Luma, and after feeding down from the clouds. How- The Secret Underground Cav- to raise the cannon, which, in it some Star Bits, it birthed a ever, the fun bit was the jour- ern Star. turn, revealed the Star, then planet, and when I returned to ney to the mole in a cannon fir- Apparently there’s another lower it again, gain the atten- get the Star, I saw no Luma, so ing bubbles at the player, then Star at A Very Spooky Sprint. tion of a Bullet Bill, and while I did the only thing I could do: the actual battle. The fight is I couldn’t believe I had missed keeping that Bullet Bill from aim the nearby cannon at the too quick and easy, even with the glowing rock near the man- exploding once it touched Ma- recently born planet. A prob- spikes surrounding the mole, sion, which, when broken, re- rio or the Dry Bones prowling lem solved; a Star rewarded. and if Bee Mario turns back to veals a Launch Star. Now, I’ve the planet, wait until the Star Gold Leaf Galaxy is the final Mario, there is no replacement seen levels in Super Mario reappears. However, I found an galaxy at the Engine Room. Bee Mushroom, just a button Galaxy 2 where Mario, riding easier and less painful way to The first Power Star is called to ground pound to get timed Yoshi, is in a haunted house, get this Star. Star Bunnies of the Hunt. Red- platforms beside the mole. with the floor, walls, stairs, There’s these raised platforms dish-brown leaves carpet the If there were enemies as well and anything else, minus the to ground pound to raise and dirt paths, while clear streams with the mole, then it would be Boos who are visible, appears lower the cannon. I, by mis- murmur. Bee Mario has to find enjoyable, but as it stands, the as Mario and his steed travel take, backflipped Mario, then all the blue Star Chips, then mole is too easy, and the fight on it. I never played Super Ma- did an out-of-habit spin jump; enter the Launch Star spawn- is so quick I can barely tell I’m rio Galaxy 2, like I never played I didn’t realize until the Bullet ing with the Pull Stars; after, in battle. Super Mario Galaxy before its Bill was heading to him until it’s a simple Star Bunny chase I found a hidden Star ar All-Stars edition. However, it was too late I’d gained its at- on another planet. Cataquacks to the Skies, which the Matter Splatter Mansion tention on him. I ran from the The next Star (Cataquack is using a bubbled Mario to Star of Ghostly Galaxy shows Star to the platform a couple of to the Skies) is a really fun gather rainbow quarter notes there’s a level just like galaxies, times to understand the route level at Gold Leaf Galaxy. The around a large orange-trunked- like Haunted Halls Galaxy, of to it. If that sounds easy, then Cataquacks tossing Mario in and-leaved tree. The moment I this game’s sequel. try doing it without even gain- the air made me wish Super looked again, I saw a Cosmic I looked at the Terrance and ing the attention of the Dry Mario Sunshine did a level cen- Comet orbiting the Gold Leaf the Fountain to see if I missed Bones. The Dry Bones will tered around the Cataquacks Galaxy; the comet Star is called any Stars; I only had to feed a only notice Mario if the player like this, at first. Towards the Cosmic Mario Forest Race. Hungry Luma 50 Stars Bits to is close enough, and if he’s far end, they were really annoy- The race was really close; it birth a wooden Yosh-head- enough away, the Dry Bones ing - tossing Mario in the air came down to who jumped at shaped planet. I had to kill all wouldn’t go after him, even if when I didn’t want them to, the Star. At one point, Cosmic the Goombas on it to get the they stare at him before turn- like in battle or I was trying to Mario and I were so close, we Star. ing back. There’s just barely get away from them, or getting were doing this strange push- I long jump off the platform enough room to keep Mario stuck. In fact, one Cataquack forward-and-shove-backward housing the Fountain, and it at a safe distance from the Dry did the latter, getting stuck, re- movement, which resulted in lands me right next to the Bed- Bones and guide the Bullet Bill sulting in me having to go near the two Marios moving kind room. I see I have a normal to the Bullet Bill on Your Back it, but far enough away it did of finicky, and the camera was Star and a Green Star I hadn’t Star of Dusty Dunes Galaxy. not catch and throw Bee Mario, shaking a bit as well. collected at Dusty Dune Gal- I found a Hungry Luma who and guide it to the wooden tow- I found a Green Star at Buoy axy, and I only have one hid- feasted on 20 Star Bits, and he er. With that stupid Cataquack Base Galaxy; all I did was find den Star to find at Freezeflame sent me to a pyramid to find left behind, I could fly Bee Ma- a green warp pipe, and it led Galaxy and Gusty Garden Gal- all five silver stars. The pyra- rio from flower to flower until me to the Green Star. I wanted axy. How do I know I missed a mid fills with sand on one side, he received the Power Star. It’s to see if I could find the secret Green Star? Because one of the while the other side’s sand re- an okay Star; if the Cataquacks Stars in the other galaxies all on question marks is green. Dread treats. While traveling on the had remained fun, instead of my own before I resort to tuto- frosting my bones, I go off to safe zone, Mario can free all being plain annoying, it would rials on where to find them. I Dusty Dune Galaxy. the silver stars to get the Green have been better. went off to Beach Bowl Galaxy, I decided to do the normal Stars. I realized it took me this When It Rains, It Pours is the and I must be completely stu- Star. I just had to wait for some long to understand the Dusty final Star at Gold Leaf Galaxy. pid to finally realize the main rainbow quarter notes to ap- Dune Galaxy soundtrack is And, yes, that is what the Star planet is a massive bowl. After pear, and once I collected them, poor compared to the other 57 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER MARIO’S REHASHED GALACTIC JOURNEY IN SUPER MARIO GALAXY 3D ALL STARS EDITION CONT’D epic music in Super Mario Gal- rier was closer than it was any Power Star, at the center of the sandy beach where the cannon axy. other part of the level. miniature sun illuminating the is; or continue to fly off into the “You’ve managed to recover I realized a tutorial was the galactic sky with its pure white far, unknown reaches of space, all of the Green Power Stars only option I had, since I did light. but Mario’s lucky a death void and restore the Green Launch everything I could think of After checking I have all the is there to claim him. Star! Even I don’t know what’s without help, and I was losing Stars I need, I go off to the Gar- That’s not the only shortcut waiting for you out there be- patience with this Star. Using den; there, I decide the Matter in this level either. If the player yond the Green Launch Star,” “Freezeflame Galaxy Hidden Splatter Galaxy is going to be falls into the water below once the dark Luma says, hovering - Super Mario Galaxy 3D All- first, since it only has one Star. completing the shortcut, then beside Rosalina. I decided to Stars” by xeno archive, I saw It’s like the Matter Splatter don’t expect to read this article get all the Power Stars, right I didn’t look at one place: the Mansion from Ghostly Galaxy, and know where this mysteri- before the final fight with location where a 1-UP is. That’s just more fun, because both ous Ice Flower is, since I never Bowser, before tackling the where a Sling Star is, leading the Spring Mushroom and found it, nor did I attempt to at Green Launch Star. the player on the path of this Spring Mario return for part of all. Instead, I found two walls Gusty Garden Galaxy was secret Star. I then paused the the level. It is an enjoyable gal- where I can wall jump; how- just destroying a gold Chain video, and went towards that axy overall, and the Star being ever, it isn’t going to be that Chomp with a Rainbow Star. 1-UP. Look, I’m not going to called Watch Your Step is so simple. The walls are too close Meanwhile, I explored Freez- let the video show me how to true, since I fell a few times in for a swift wall-jump move- eflame, and noticed the moun- get the Star; I just needed to the Matter Splatter Galaxy. ment, but nor are they too far tain has a path the player can find the general location of the Since Deep Dark Galaxy looks for wall jumping to be outright take on the side, at least, that’s path. like a water-themed galaxy, I impossible. There’s just a little what I thought at first. It’s a lot Fire Mario has to destroy tackled it next. The first Star is bit more Mario-movement and of slopes Mario has to battle snowmen to get Launch Stars, called The Underground Ghost thought process than press A, against. I’m doubting if what which leads him to the Con- Ship. Once finding the ghost while moving the analog stick I was doing was slope-climb- quering the Summit Power ship in a rocky cavern hidden left and right to have Mario ing at the start of this article, Star. There’s plenty of obsta- by water and cages, it’s another kick off from side to side. or really clumsily well-placed cles, like boulders, bats Fire battle with Kamella, and she After some experimenta- wall jumps and spin jumps, as Mario only has to burn, blocks is as easy as before, except the tion, I realized the left wall is I didn’t stand a chance against that shove the player off the last third and fourth hits are on taller than the right, which is the slopes. summit, and a very stressful the platform where the mast is. important, because it affects I scaled the mountain count- pathway that narrows as the Reader, I don’t know what all Mario’s movement through- less times, testing out every gamer climbs higher. Now I the parts of a ship are called. out this advanced wall jump possible new area, and getting had 1,035 Star Bits, and went Ironically, this fight is even eas- maneuver. The reader needs to several game overs in the pro- off to feed that Hungry Luma. ier than the one before. How understand how Mario’s start- cess, because many of the loca- Once he gulps down his fill, he Nintendo did that is beyond ing position truly does affect tions were slope surfaces, and births the Sand Spiral Galaxy. me. I guess Bubble Blastoff is him. Typically, someone would slope-climbing wasn’t work- Ironically, this level is called next at Deep Dark Galaxy. think if Mario wall jumps off ing, which means Nintendo Choosing a Favorite Snack, Bubble Blastoff is just fun. It a left wall, then he’ll finish at fully removed slope-climbing which is ironic, because a Hun- perfectly reminds me of a sum- the left; however, it’s usually or I’m just bad at it in general. gry Luma just ate its favorite mer day, even with the galac- the other way around - if Ma- Bit by bit, I tried every place I snack - Star Bits. tic sky star-flecked and dark rio starts at a left wall, then could think of; I even went to This level is full of quick- as night. I did find a nice little he’ll heave himself up at the the boss, exploring every inch sand. The level isn’t too hard, shortcut, or it might be well- right wall. Knowing that, the of the battle. Then, I saw a but getting the 1-Up is no easy known, but I wouldn’t know. player has to have Mario start- cluster of crystalized Star Bits task. The “Choosing a Favorite After defeating a mole in a can- ing at the right wall - the short- off to the side of the fight. Snack” part is actually choosing non firing bubbles at the play- est one. There’s two ways that While Baron Brrr blasts frosty if the gamer wants to take the er, it spawns another cannon. the advanced wall jump will balls of ice at Mario, no mat- less dangerous route of grab- Have the cursor move to the end, and it’ll be depending on ter what he did, his long jumps bing the Boo Mushroom, or far left side of the screen, and where Mario’s facing. just lacked the height needed, wants to show off how skillful the player should see a mas- and a triple-wall-spin jump he or she is with the Bee Mush- sive block and a wooden fence; This article will con- combination simply lacked the room. Player’s pick; I ended up then fire, while aiming Mario tinue in our next issue. overall distance, while achiev- taking the safe Boo Mushroom. at the fence. Mario will make Stay tuned! ing the height a long jump Then, it’s using the Rainbow it on the platform; or collide couldn’t manage. To make Star to leap from one mass of headfirst into the fence, falling matters worse, the death bar- rock to the next, and grab the into the water lapping at the February 2021 58 CHARGING CORNER UNDERRATED VIDEO GAME DUE TO HOME CONSOLE GETS ITS SPECTACULAR SWITCH DELUXE VERSION This is part 1 of a review that connects an earlier review published in the September/October issue of The Lightning Bolt. Mario 3D World and Bowser’s Fury’s new game released February 22, 2021. By Katie Stafford The goal is to reach and beat Staff Reporter Boiling Blue Bully Belt with- So, it’s time to fulfil a promise out the Invincibility Leaf, then I made back in the Sept/Oct is- complete Bowser’s Fury. In sue of The Lightning Bolt, when fact, let’s ban the Invincibility I reviewed Mario 3D World for Leaf altogether, even in Bows- the pathetic hybrid between er’s Fury, if it’s there. Switch and Wii that’s known Besides the Invincibility Leaf as the Wii U. What’s the prom- being exiled from our arsenal ise then? To review Mario 3D of power-ups, I’m able to use World + Bowser’s Fury when every power-up, but, again, the new game came out on Super Bells are my favorites, so February 12, 2021. During the I’ll stick with it mainly. I’m also review, I said - more like specu- allowed to use any world skips lation - that Mario 3D World for the 3D World part of the re- - a game I said is truly under- view, so the World 1-2 and 4-2 rated because its Wii U home skips are allowed. console failed so spectacularly Even though www.venture- - deserved its spotlight by get- beat.com told me back in the ting a Switch deluxe version. I Wii U review of this game that wrote that review in mid-late it’s going to be easier than the July, and I learned just a few Wii U version, I tried to stay days after www.venturebeat. in the dark while the news of com published an article on what’s going to be happening September 3, 2020 this under- for this game came. All I really rated game was getting its well- know is the Captain Toad sec- tions have been given multi- deserved spotlight. Mario’s and Luigi’s star in the Bowser leaves, and falls into player. Other than that, I really I was planning on just doing Galaxy games, but is slower the pipe. Mario bravely leaps do not know anything about the Bowser’s Fury part of the than Peach is. I picked Luigi, in, and soon followed by Toad. this game. game, but decided to review because I favor Luigi over ev- I still love how cowardly Luigi I jump in to hear this game’s both pieces of Mario 3D World eryone else in the short ros- has to gather his courage to theme with this kind of pop and + Bowser’s Fury. If anyone re- ter, and not just because the leap in after his brother, Toad, jazz tune going, I’m kind of en- members, in the fourth level of Wii U counterpart came out and the princess. joying it. The player can choose World Castle, Boiling Blue Bul- on November 13, 2013, dur- Super Bell Hill went smooth- between 3D World, which is ly Belt, I got four game overs, ing the Year of Luigi, a time to ly; nothing crazy, except I’m one to four players, and Bows- and though it’s highly embar- celebrate having the cowardly able to grab the third and final er’s Fury can be played by one rassing to admit, while using plumber in the Mario franchise Green Star without the Mega or two players. Obviously, I did the Invincibility Leaf. Beating for 30 years. Mushroom with a simple cat choose 3D World, but I hung Boiling Blue Bully Belt without “Ha ha! Luigi - go me!” he dive, and for some reason, Lu- around on the title screen un- the overpowered Invincibility cheers when I pick him. Mean- igi’s jump seemed higher, and til I grew bored and sick of the Leaf would not just be a way while the same cutscene plays: his slipperiness was not even endlessly looping tune. to satisfy anyone who realized Peach, Toad, Mario, and Luigi an issue - yet. And truthfully, The 3D World portion now I’m bad at video games, which are enjoying some fireworks I am a little nervous with any opens like it did in its Wii U I am, but be a kind of redemp- blazing against the night sky upcoming ice levels. However, counterpart. Like in the Wii U tion and showing I’ve grown as when they see a clear pipe. Ma- I do not go straight to the sec- review, Mario is average in his both a gamer and journalist. rio and Luigi fix it until a green ond level. stats; Luigi has a high jump, Although the original review fairy explodes out. She explains I want to try cat momentum, but slippery controls; Peach had a challenge of solely using Bowser kidnapped her friends, and see if that pool of invis- can float and hover in the air, the Super Bell for the cat claws, and speaking of Bowser, he ible water is there near the but is slow; Toad can run fast, dives, and climbs, this review appears to trap her in a trans- checkpoint. Cat momentum but his jump is pretty bad; and wouldn’t. However, my favorite parent jar before studying ev- is basically where a character, unlockable Rosalina has spin power-up is the Super Bell, so eryone. Peach goes over, once wearing the Super Bell, while I’m going to be mainly using it. jump not dissimilar to both 59 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER UNDERRATED VIDEO GAME DUE TO HOME CONSOLE GETS ITS SPECTACULAR SWITCH DELUXE VERSION CONT’D running at full speed, jumps livered the blow. At one point, Double Cherry Pass then in- part of the game, although that in the air, dives, and before there’s a small pool with grass troduces the Double Cherry, one fact didn’t help me stop landing, claws the air, which as a border - a small oasis - and which can duplicate the play- feeling like a complete idiot is then followed by an imme- a Conkdor’s sharp yellow beak er’s character. Although the when I blew into the Wii U diate jump. The character car- was a heartbeat from landing devs are telling the player to gamepad for the review of Ma- ries his or her momentum over on Luigi’s green pelt when a cat grab the final Green Star with rio 3D World. throughout the whole process dive just barely saved him; I did either four players or up to While Luigi had to tackle until halted, and the trick is realize I instinctively cat-dived three clones, along with the the broiling sunlight in the done by speedrunners playing aside, and if I hadn’t done it actual gamer, I did find noth- desert-themed levels of World the game. In Super Bell Hill, without thought, I probably ing stopping Luigi and his one 2, he’s now forced to brave the where this shallow pool of wa- would not have gotten out of clone from clawing up the side icy burn of ice and snow on his ter with a bed of sand is near the way without taking dam- of the wall to dive into said snowy-white paws in World 3. the beginning of the level, I age, losing the cat suit. Star. Bowser’s Bullet Bill Bri- Snowball Park is first up, and stationed Luigi at the very end Shadow-Play Alley is a fun gade wasn’t too hard, nor is in the Wii U review, I kept Lu- of this little splashy area. It stage. The player picks up a Boom Boom hard either, but igi jumping on any patches of took a few tries to see that cat potted Piranha Plant that can Luigi did have to fight Boom ice to minimize his little-to- momentum can still be done, swallow enemies - even Fuzz- Boom small though. no traction with his slippery but when trying to chain it is ies - whole. Against the gray With the Yellow Fairy free, controls on the slippery ice. where I land into some prob- stone, the player’s shadow I backtrack to this Bowser I didn’t really do that, and I lems; I can’t truly chain it. I plays against the wall, and statue; these statues need to found out getting the max run- either have a rocky beginning even Green Stars and coins’ have a certain amount of Stars ning speed is a little longer, and have to retry doing that shadows can be collected by gathered to play the levels. In since Luigi’s paws must have darn movement again, before looking for their shadows. My the Wii U version, these used been struggling and battling I can chain, or I have a good favorite section to this level is the Wii U gamepad, with the for any traction on the ice. I beginning, but somewhere in where the player controls their person using it to blow on it wish the pine trees with their the chaining, I fully land, and character’s shadow against en- and tapping the screen, but it bristling needles caked in snow my momentum is halted, but emies in a 2D section; in real- lags like crazy. Let’s see if I’ll had been more of an obstacle is restarted by another cat mo- ity, the character is just too far be treating my Switch like the for the player - it’s a wasted mentum. for the fixed camera to see, and Wii U gamepad, or something chance to really use them, and “Yeah, they got rid of it,” I say, the gamer is left with the illu- a little differently, by check- not just for that final Green after my fourth death where sion of playing their charac- ing out Puffprod Peaks. The Star. Speaking about Green the pool of invisible water ter’s shadow. Nonetheless, it’s game immediately tells me, Stars, the second one took me should be. Sometimes a dev a fun part of the level, with or “You can play this course using a while because of that stupid team will remove an asset be- without knowing the illusion. touch controls! Press R or SR to bunny hopping from the ice to cause it doesn’t fit in the level, I actually wouldn’t say no to make the touch cursor appear. a new location by the time Lu- it was a mistake, or something more levels like Shadow-Play Use it to move the rainbow- igi’s paws can charge after it for else, and put it either where Alley: getting the illusion of colored blocks! If you’re using the Star. I managed to grab it in only a few truly good players playing the character’s shadow, handheld mode,” - which I am the end. can reach, or put it where no and watching a potted Pira- - “touching the blocks on the I just had enough Green one can. In the Wii U version, nha Plant gulp down his meal screen works too.” Now, the SR Stars to have the Bowser statue there is a random pool of water of enemies; it’s a cool concept button on the side of the Joy- crumble away to reveal Chain- near the bunny and before the that’s actually unique. Con, if only using one JoyCon; Link Charge. I could only grab cat-Goombas that players can Really Rolling Hills isn’t too plus, the SL button is on the one Green Star. I learned I’m reach quite easily. Nintendo interesting at all, except the side as well. terrible at auto scrollers that either moved the pool out of rolling hills were kind of fun, I soon died, because I didn’t demand parkour. I decided reach of any gamers or deleted and I wish Nintendo used realize the platform that the a nice ghost house would be the pool altogether. them properly, and not like a player blew on the Wii U easier. Luigi tackled Shifty Boo Koopa Troopa Cave isn’t too way for the player to grab a few gamepad was moving. Looks Mansion fairly well; I only got hard, and I soon found the coins. Mystery House Melee is like tapping the screen or using one Green Star, but found a world skip to World 2 with all just grabbing five Green Stars the SR or R button as the touch hidden 1-UP Mushroom. the Green Stars from the first after a quick enemy-kill rush; cursor is the only thing that re- On the world map is a pipe two levels. Conkdor Canyon Big Galoomba Blockade is the mains in the Wii U counterpart leading to a Captain Toad level. didn’t stand even a chance same as the Mystery House, of this level. For some reason, I I want to try one, and it is a against me. Some of those silly but the player only gets one found that a little sad, because good way to get five essentially- Conkdor are clawed to death Green Star, for fighting three the blowing part was a tiny bit free Green Stars. The Captain without even seeing who de- massive Galoombas. uqique for the Wii U counter- Toad level is called Captain February 2021 60 C H A R G I N G C O R N E R UNDERRATED VIDEO GAME DUE TO HOME CONSOLE GETS ITS SPECTACULAR SWITCH DELUXE VERSION CONT’D Toad Makes a Splash. The is really nice-sounding jazz. Plessie, after I found them, and golden train. Captain Toad level wasn’t too While fighting him, I ground gathered the three Green Stars. Sprawling Savanna is a fun hard, but it got me wondering pounded on his head, then I had Luigi use the Boomerang stage overall; it’s even more what co-op mode does. Does jumped; I did it again once Flower throughout the level, fun with a Super Bell. In one the first player get sole move- he vanished, and saw it was a and upon leaving it, he not area there’s a vast grassy plain ment of the camera, or does ground pound jump. Was that only wears it still, but there is with undergrowth, clusters of everyone have movement with there in the Wii U version? The a spare Boomerang Flower. I underbrush, and the small- the camera? The latter is what only other Mario I can think of hope how little time I had to est trees imaginable. Three scares me the most; it wouldn’t with the ground pound jump is get to the Goal Pole isn’t fore- pink-furred bunny rabbits take much for someone to not Super Mario Odyssey; in fact, shadowing World 5 being a with white muzzles, underbel- see what they are doing with if I’m not mistaken, that game complete nightmare. Appar- lies, and pink pelts flee from jumpless Captain Toad when was the very first time Mario ently, it is terrible, scary fore- the player; one of these bun- someone else moves the cam- could perform a ground pound shadowing. nies has a Green Star, since era to give that person a better jump. Because I used the Boomer- green sparkles mist around it. angle, leaving the other blind Ant Trooper Hill, the first level ang Flower, I wasn’t used to not It’s even cooler with the Super to what they’re doing. No, it in World 4, is an okay level; it’s having cat claws in any help Bell; the sight of Luigi’s white sounds horrible for both or all just bouncing in the Ant Troop- when I got in a tight spot. At paws eating up the ground to gamers, if that’s the case. ers. Piranha Creeper Creek is Tricky Trapeze Theater, I didn’t that bunny, his green-pelted Pretty Plaza Panic is a level full of poisonous swamps and land a jump correctly, and I’m tail streaming behind him. It’s that has to be done in under those teeth-gnashing, thorny- forced to wall jump from one a stage I wish Nintendo did a a hundred seconds; it’s such stemmed Piranha Creepers. I wall to another - while one is bit more; have the player feel a short level, even the Goal lost my Super Bell, and tried right behind Luigi, and the like their characters are more Pole can be seen on the screen to do it with the Fire Flower; other is beside him. I’m not of a cat than a person - or a once starting the easy level. that fiery power-up made me used to that setup, but I did Toad - wearing a catsuit. Magikoopa Blockade is right realize I’ve grown used to the fairly well . . . until Luigi bon- Cakewalk Flip has the player after Pretty Plaza Panic; just Super Bell, I can pretty much ked against the side-wall and pretty much walking on either defeat the three Magikoopa, solely use it in combat, because the death void claimed him. these flipswitches that flip and the player can get his or I know how to use it properly. “Only me! Only I can man- when the player jumps or on her Green Star. Upon returning to the level age to do it!’ I cry out, laughing, cake. And I mean cake; pale Pipeline Lagoon is a fun un- for the world skip to World 5, hot tears blurring my vision. pink frosting as it gleams above derwater stage. Even though I got a Super Bell and a spare, Luigi’s on this little platform what seems to be a multi-tier it’s minor, I love how the and scaled the wall. Past the that carries him to the main cake of vanilla and choco- Goombas are basking in the cave part of the level, there’s part of the stage; I want to have late. On the edges are tufts of golden sunlight in the spar- a waterfall made of poison, a power-up, so instead of wait- frosting. Graham crackers act kling water, while in a white and if Luigi claws up the wall, ing until the ride’s over, I sta- somewhat like paving stones, and red swim ring, and will he can get to a landing where tion him at the end of the plat- and the checkpoint is sur- splash the water when chasing he can jump from platform to form, facing forward, thinking rounded by rainbow sprinkles. the player. Switchboard Falls platform, many of them spill- the spare Boomerang Flower My mouth floods with water took awhile, and I finally used a ing over the side the poison- would spawn in front, and that I swallow down, and for power-up that wasn’t the Super fall, to the orange warp pipe. then I could walk into it. In- some reason, I can taste thick Bell; a Fire Flower, and I found I only grabbed one Green Star stead, the Boomerang Flower frosting - dark chocolate, for a hidden Star as well. But by at Piranha Creeper Creek, so spawns behind him . . . then some reason, not pale pink the Bullet Bill Express, World I went over to Captain Toad flies offscreen, probably to fall tasting frosting, like I thought 3’s Castle level, it was back with Plays Peek-a-Boo at World 5 for somewhere in the Mushroom - but it could be the sight of the the cat suit. five almost-free Green Stars. Kingdom. frosting on screen and that I’ve I soon lost both my Super Bell This Captain Toad level is ac- In the end, I am able to beat been swallowing down the sal- and spare, and had to use the tually quite fun, with Peepas, it with 14 seconds remaining. via filling my mouth through- Tanooki Leaf. The Super Bell is Boos, blocks to move aside or I got a Super Bell and a spare, out this level. just better, even without a way ride on, and running on path- but lost said cat suit, and I Searchlight Sneak requires to fly around. Pom Pom is easy ways that fall down after Cap- didn’t use my spare. Although the player to not be spotted to get rid of; even though she tain Toad stands on it. Tricky Trapeze Theater was a by the searchlights; if he or clones herself, she has a pink Sunshine Seaside took me nightmare, Chagrin’ Chuck she is spotted, a silhouette of weapon in hand, while her a while to find the five tokens Blockade Is Back went smooth- Bowser’s face will appear in the clones have silvery-gray ones. A to unlock the warp box; I had ly. I am rewarded a few 1-UPs blazing light as a few cat Bullet Banquet with Hisstocrat is su- less than 100 seconds to reach through collecting coins via a Bills, white-tipped tails lash- per easy, but his battle theme said Gole Pole when I reached ing, speed to the player. I did 61 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER UNDERRATED VIDEO GAME DUE TO HOME CONSOLE GETS ITS SPECTACULAR SWITCH DELUXE VERSION CONT’D learn if the gamer crouches and the very end. After this level, on his head the moment he ap- ing a spare catsuit, then enters lures these trampoline enemies it’s Prince Bully Blockade; just pears once he finishes with his Castle-4: Boiling Blue Bully in an area where the lights do push him into one of the clear large silvery clown form, but Belt. There’s purple platforms not reach, then the level isn’t pipes, and since Luigi has the he’ll be surrounded by silver that lower into the blue lava, too hard. King Ka-thunk’s Cas- Super Bell, claw him to death. blobs that can hurt the player. and that’s the hardest part of tle isn’t hard at all, and the boss Ty-Foo Flurries is the fifth lev- Now I can enter World Castle. the level, along with fighting fight has something to do with el of World 6. Ty-Foos are these Fort Fire Bros. started off fine, the Bullies, as I am not good at it. King Ka-thunk will try and cloud enemies that try to push then badly, and finally terribly. fighting them. I took the level crush whoever is under him, the player off the snowy, icy In the first round, I got through nice and slow, and I got to the but the ground’s shaded in stage if the player is in the way some of the level pretty well, final round of Bullies. I had a red before he does; the player when these foes exhale. I found until I killed this one Fire Bros Fire Flower on, so Luigi hurled can safely move aside. King the level a little scary because near a tall stack of Goombas; fireballs at two of the Bullies Ka-thunk could have been a those Ty-Foos will breath out the Fire Bro. was slain, but kar- until they fell into the lava, decent boss, but he’s too easy; as Luigi leaves them, and the ma decided to come into play, near where the tilting platform his concept is there, but it’s just massive patch of ice near the and Luigi got a nice scorching is; the last one was easy, since I poor execution that made him midway mark, with all five or lava bath in some blue mot- kicked him into the lava. so easy. six Goombas in that ice skate tled, roiling lava. By my second The Switch version is easier Clear Pipe Cruise is the first chasing after a twirling Luigi as try, I didn’t have anything, but than its Wii U counterpart. For level in World 6; the level went jumps to the snow at the end of the second I got a Fire Flower one thing, the castles have no fine, until the end with the to- the ice rink. off this small Goomba stack, I Star amount to play them, as kens. After Clear Pipe Cruise, Even though Fuzzy Time immediately lost it because of long as the player reaches the Luigi has to suffer pelting rain, Mine is an auto scrolling tow- that same Goomba stack. Soon, castle. It does save a little dif- rumbling thunder, and claws er with hungry Fuzzies in hot I jump off a Fire Bro., but Luigi ferently than the Wii U coun- of white lightning illuminating pursuit of the player, it went receives a firebar to the face as terpart. For the Wii U, the the dark, stormy skies while surprisingly well, except near payback, and I die to the same player is then forced to wait on rickety beams and ships in the end I fell off, and I couldn’t Fire Bro. the cowardly plumber until the game saves before terrible state that tilt, infested see cat-Luigi clawing up for a killed to only get a lava bath. walking on the world map; with Peepas, Boos, and even second or two. World 6’s final On my third try, I was able to the Switch allows the player to a few Bullies; all in the level castle level, Bowser’s Bob-omb beat it with all three Green move on the world map while named Spooky Seasick Wreck. Brigade, is a little scarier than Stars. One thing that looks saving. I did notice everyone is It’s not too bad, but it took me Ty-Foo Flurries; it’s a level that cool in the level is the mottled a little faster than in the Wii U a while to defeat the two Bullies auto scrollers, with Bob-ombs, blue lava clashing against the game. I actually tried playing at the end. spiked tanks, Fire Bros. and orange flames of the firebars as Toad for Super Bell Hill, and Deep Jungle Drift is almost Hammer Bros. But I have to and the fireballs thrown by the found he is crazy fast, on top of relaxing. The player rides a raft say, Boom Boom is still easy. Fire Bros. Meanwhile, Red-Hot having more slippery controls over a sea of poison to reach Four more levels; just four, Run wasn’t too hard, but out than Luigi, who’s well-known the end. There’s these bee en- before tackling Bowser’s Fury. of the 100 seconds given to the for having slippery controls in emies, fire-spitting Piranha Make that five; I have to battle player, I had only 24 seconds any platforming Mario games. Plants, and even a few Piranha the clown in World 6-C: Motley left to spare. This article will con- Creepers to deal with. I love the Bossblob’s Big Battle. Although My heart pounds as Luigi, tinue in our next issue. ride down of the poison-fall at Motley is an easy fight; stomp wearing a Super Bell and hold- Stay tuned! Did you know? According to The Cost Guys website, a typical gaming PC will cost you between $800 and $1,200. However, if you want to run high-end games, with a 60+ frame rate on max settings, you may need to pay as much as $2,000.

February 2021 62 CHARGING CORNER IMMORTALS FENYX RISING REVIEW This is Part 2 of an action adventure video game released December 3, 2020 and put out by Ubisoft. This game can be played on the Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and 5, Xbox and other platforms. Can Demigod Fenyx’s Quest Stop Typhon’s Dark Curse From Greek Gods’ Home? Part 1 begins on page 64 By Katie Stafford in our December issue. Staff Reporter I can glide by pressing B to The massive structure takes from them and transforming items from Hermes that change jump, then hold A to fly. I’m her breath away. Parts of the them irrevocably.” weekly by spending Elektrum. not good at it. It took my third stone building open at all four Desperate, the gods called The Cauldron of Circe is where try to reach the Golden Isle; sides are choked with ivy. Un- for the last warriors, heroes the potion-making happens, Fenyx either dive bombed into derfoot, is a gleaming picture of old with “more than a few Forge of Hephaestus is an area the water or I let go of the but- of some kind of bird, which drops of gods’ blood remaining to upgrade equipment and car- ton too soon, and because I still looks like a cute phoenix, in in their veins.” They ended up rying capacities, River Styx Cis- hadn’t learned how to swim glowing tiles - it’s pretty. Inside losing them as well, and now tern can allow Fenyx to improve upwards once she’s submerged and on the ceiling, are pictures reduced to shadows of their her skills and Godly Powers by underwater, it became a death of night skies, fires, and what former selves, they serve un- spending Coins of Charon, and sentence. seems to be important items der the destroyer of gods, Ty- Aphrodite’s Beauty Chair can With grass climbing up and from the Greek gods, but none phon. When hope seems lost have the player change Fenyx’s down into hills, and rocks tow- that I recognize. The stone is forever, Fenyx came along, and looks. There’s even Hermes’s ering into cliffs and ledges, Fe- moss-covered where the tiles as Hermes said, “All we have, Heroic Tasks, and I’ll have to go nyx sneaks past boar-like foes, end. Hermes appears, tell- Fenyx, is you. No pressure.” online for the Live Tasks, but an enemy who looked like it ing her the place is “alright,” Hermes adds Fenyx needs to the Live Tasks aren’t even the could be a Minotaur, and or- it could do for a few upgrades, reunite the vanquished gods focus if I’m setting my sights ange birds expelling fire or and the “column motif is a with their severed essences to on a certain Heroic Task. The lightning - it’s hard to tell. The bit played out.” Fenyx asks if regain power, and only then, next morning, on my third day climb up wasn’t too bad. The they’re safe at the Hall of the can she and the saved gods of reviewing, I came across two climb wasn’t as straightforward Gods; Hermes tells her that he could defeat Typhon. new things I didn’t see until as it looked, and I searched for stole a small piece of Typhon’s She tells him she wishes her now: Kylix of Athena, which several ledges to allow Fenyx to eye, which is sheltering them brother were with her, as it increases Fenyx’s heath by us- catch her breath. At one point, from his gaze, when they’re at was a lot to take in all at once. ing Ambrosia; and the Bench there’s a waterfall roaring as it the Hall of the Gods. Hermes explains that because of Zeus, which gives her more sprays mist, and I scaled be- She points out they’re at he was the god to escort Pan- stamina. side the waterfall near the top, the Hall of the Gods, and dora to earth, he isn’t perfect, I took a random direction, almost made it, and died, giv- asks where the others are. As and Fenyx might be “the right safely leaped down by using ing me my first game over. It Hermes explains to Feynx, Pro- hero at the right time,” but she her wings to avoid fall dam- shows a roaring Typhon, and metheus - and Zeus’ interrup- is the only one, with everyone age, and ran - literally - with the game telling me my story tions to put in his two cents in defeated. it. Not veering from this path, has ended, and I can start over - tells the player the story: Ty- He explains he’ll be doing I stumbled across Ero’s Haven. from my last save point or open phon, destroyer of gods, vowed nothing, but corrects himself I saw some of Typhon’s war- the save menu. to free the Titans and eradicate he’ll be getting all the prepa- riors garrisoned on a platform I learned these blue mush- the gods, challenging Zeus for rations. Seeing her looking a with some kind of bowl at the rooms give Fenyx more stami- the rule of the cosmos. Typhon little doubtful, he then tells center. I was still having a lot of na while climbing; having her was defeated, and imprisoned her first starting point should trouble with gliding properly, swallow them when her stam- under a mountain. Thousands center around being about “to as Fenyx will do a spectacular ina was about to be depleted, of years later, and not a day reach the top of the other stat- nosedive towards the ground, I’m barely able to get to the passed without Typhon fester- ues on the Golden Isle so you and only retreating the wings Hall of the Gods.That means, ing, a burning star destroyed can track the missing gods. in time stops her from crash- unless I find a better way up the chains during an eclipse, Find them and they should be ing onto the land; I wanted a to the Hall of Gods, Fenyx will and Typhon exploded out of able to help you locate their somewhat graceful, slow glide have to eat at least nearly 30 the mountain. Now wronged stolen essences.” But Fenyx and to the ground. I thought it was of these things. Thankfully, I and tortured by the gods, he I are warned they aren’t them- the height she’s flying from, have been gathering the blue sought revenge for his exile. selves at the moment. but it turns out it’s something mushrooms anytime I come Some gods stayed to fight The Hall of the Gods (and I’ll I’m doing wrong with my Joy- across them. However, I had to him, while others fled out of probably shorten it to Hall ev- Cons. discover a faster route up here fear; those who chose to go ery now and then) is a place to The haven looked wonder- without wasting too much into battle were captured, split do upgrades, play around with ful, a broad spiraling path led stamina nor those blue mush- apart from one another, and Fenyx’s appearance, do heroic to wind rushing upwards that rooms, nonetheless. even “cleaving their essences tasks, brew potions and get Fenyx couldn’t ride with her 63 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER IMMORTALS FENYX RISING REVIEW CONT’D wings - hopefully, not yet - and Instead of seeing a tutorial A Bolt of Blue turns out to be I even found where I was the buildings below were just right away, I decided to go look a side mission. Fenyx heals a meant to be; after a pretty wonderful. Aged stone build- around at the Hall of the Gods. dark bird with blazing flames stressful battle against a Grif- ings choked with overgrowth On my way, I came across a licking at it. When she first fin, who fled with only - half - trees, bushes, and ivy - that reindeer-like animal with its spots the wounded bird ly- way before being slain by Fe- looked like it was almost pur- herd near the hill. Approach- ing on the grass with a broken nyx, She sees a clue, and gets posely placed there. The way ing it as slowly as Fenyx can, wing, she comments on how the Wings of Zeus, who isn’t the green roof tiles clinked in I’m able to tame it with press- proud it is, and saying she’s much of a flier, but the wings a satisfying way under Fenyx’s ing the X button, and I’m told the same way. At that moment, look cool: They gleam golden feet. I soon wandered away it’s called a Cypress. When at Hermes tells her not to heal it, in the sunlight, and blue light- from the old bridge, patched a simple trot, the Cypress is a since it’s one of Typhon’s al- ning crackles at the tips. I don’t with moss at places, and no- little faster than Fenyx walking. lies, but he states she can find know if I’m imagining it or not, ticed Typhon’s warriors. I was It’s stamina is only at one bar, a Seed of Death to heal it, and but the Wings of Zeus feel like low on health, though, so this like Fenyx’s. I really wanted to one’s nearby. She places the red they fly faster and don’t lower could easily be a battle I could upgrade Fenyx’s stamina. seed beside the bird, and real- Fenyx towards the ground as lose, especially with four there. I even found an easy way to izing she’s too late, she walks soon as her old wings did. There turned out to be five climb to the Hall, which is away with Hermes, who says Several minutes later, I or six, but the fight wasn’t too good. But, when I thought I the drumsticks he offered be- scaled a massive stone statue hard, since I was going from knew where I wanted to go, I fore telling her where to find topped with orange-red grass, one foe to another, while deal- got lost. I’d dismounted from the seed are on him. and slain a three-headed dog, ing damage to the enemy I’d Cypress before my climb to the Fenyx, most likely feeling the which sounds cooler than it just been in combat against. Hall, and no button press nor heat from the bird’s fire, turns actually is, as I was performing However, after getting some combination, was summon- to notice the flames blazing a lot of control over Apollo’s more Coins of Charon through ing Cypress to me; I’d lost my against it. She then decides to Arrows with the Bow of Odys- a Navigation Challenge, I went mount. name it Phosphor, after the god seus. As the battle with Cer- into battle against a cyclops, By now, I was getting pretty Phosphorus. When hearing its berus was being fought, I had and lost disastrously. By my depeserate, and decided to run name, according to Hermes, to kill these strange birds that third try, I learned to throw around until a lovely cutscene he likes it. Hermes even adds look a little like griffins, but rocks at him, and keeping my played, as I was so lost as it there is another Seed of Death, aren’t. I soon find the puzzle distance until I can do a few was. I wasn’t going to lie, my which can make Phosphor that leads me to my second blows with my axe while she’s desperation was getting to the stronger, and there’s even clue. With red brick underfoot, in the air, is the best, but then I point where a tutorial might something from Daidalos, who Fenyx carries a massive boulder got careless and got too close to be needed, but I wasn’t going supposedly made the Golden to the tile with a metal crate al- him, being slain by a cyclops. to try and get too dependent Isle. ready on it; the boulder holds Two more tries later, I defeated on tutorials, then I wasn’t ex- And that’s what I am doing. the right amount of weight, it. actly learning my way around Finding Daidalos’ treasure and she then gets another clue, I found and was slain by a Leg- through trial and error, but I and a Seed of Death, But I ran telling her to find the trea- endary Minotuar, Nightmare be following a guide on how to into something huge. Lieuten- sure room. On the way there, of Daidalos, and by the time beat the game. And I wasn’t go- ant Brontes is an even bigger I tamed a Xenippos; however, I realized I was way over my ing to do that if I could help it. cyclops than any of the other even though he made travel- head, this minotaur jumped, On the fifth day without us- cyclops I battled so far. He ing towards the treasure room crushing Fenyx to death, which ing a tutorial for aid, I learned seems to have glowing neon a lot faster, I had to abandon had my jump, screaming softly two things. One, how to do green crystals all over his body, him, since he couldn’t get Fe- at seeing him suddenly, when a charged shot, which is the and he can heal himself after nyx on top of a small ledge on I least expected it, especially same as a charged throw (press- a few arrows with a charged the ground. A Xenippos looks when I was trying to run away. ing the ZR button), but using shot. Why don’t I charge into like a normal horse; nothing I soon got lost, and had no the Bow of Odysseus instead battle with my axe and sword? too crazy to note about. idea where I was; I was near a of Herakles bracers. Two: En- Answer: I’ve been fleeing from After climbing mountains and massive statue of a woman. I emies can’t attack me if I’m too every battle I narrowly escaped gliding through grassy plains, found the statue while cresting high for them to reach me, and from before it really started, Fenyx climbs up one last rocky a hill. I had no idea where I’m at such a place where climbing and after dying at the claws hill, seeing a golden temple, meant to be going to save the to me is not going to happen, of that Legendary Minotaur and entering its depths, has gods, although I knew I had or if I’m so far out of their range (Nightmare of Daidalos), I her back at that strange place to reunite them with their es- to notice, they take the blows don’t have that same reckless again; however, I realized these sences. Five to six hours passed without even trying to find me. innocence of battle. Twenty “strange places” are actually without any hope of finding a The latter’s how I took out a cy- minutes of no progress being called the Vaults of Tartaros. place to save them. clops and two gordons. done to defeat him, I leave. The first puzzle has purple- February 2021 64 CHARGING CORNER IMMORTALS FENYX RISING REVIEW CONT’D white lasers that kill Fenyx; box is massive with little to no light, presumably to return to rooms and shards to upgrade they destroy wooden crates, time to dodge; every now and the Hall of the Gods. my weapons. So I returned to but not the heavy metal boxes. then, I’ve been able to avoid it, “No. I want him with us,” I the Hall, and I upgraded my I removed the box from the but when I do, the Griffin slows whisper as Fenyx tells the bird bow and my arrows now have center, trapped by laser beams, down, asking me to damage it. he doesn’t need her, as she re- a Quick Shot of up to eight in- which killed Fenyx, then put When I turn to harm it, Fenyx paid a debt. Phosphor decides stead of six arrows. the box on a tile, which rose is slashing the air with her axe. to stay, and Fenyx apologizes The broiling sunlight gleams three platforms. Instead of I soon learned, I can use the in advance for her compassion, off the shallow water with jumping from one to one, wind Bow of Odysseus and Apollo’s kindness, and her long winded sandy banks, leading to trees rushes skyward, and Fenyx Arrows to deal some early dam- stories. The firebird caws, and growing in a circle of lush grass. has to use her wings to fly to age; sure, it’s only 72, not even she tells him he already agreed Prancing from shallow water to the next puzzle. Meanwhile, much of a dent in his half- to stay. Not only is Phosphor a sand is a purple unicorn. Hav- Phosphor flies around, look- down HP, but I will take what friend to fly beside her, but I ing Fenyx leap off Xenippos, I ing like he set up the second I can get. now have the Wings of Ikaros. stare in disbelief at this majes- puzzle. The bird bows his head Bit by bit, death by death, A river snakes its way past tic beast. Her purple horn has towards Fenyx, who’s informed I was dwindling the griffin’s rocky cliffs towering above purple embers flying around by Hermes, who showed up a health. I discovered there were its grassy banks. I look at the it. Her tail and mane is so silky heartbeat before, Phosphor is times where he stayed low to river, and allow Fenyx, riding and soft by its looks alone. Her now waiting for Fenyx to whip the ground or soared in the Xenippos (I found out to sum- hide looks well-muscled, and him for messing up. Instead of sky more; unless I am wrong, it mon her mounts is to press and once I tame her, I see she has punishing the firebird in that looks like this Griffin is based hold the X button), to follow three tiers of stamina. Once I manner, Fenyx says no one’s on RNG (random number gen- the river, passing the boulders look at her description in my perfect, and it did teach him a erator) if he flies closer or fur- guarding the gap where I no- inventory, it reads: “Did some- valuable lesson. ther from the ground, or that’s ticed the ribbon of blue against one dye this majestic creature It took awhile to find out how what I realized after many, the green. Xenippos’ hooves Tyrian purple? Or was it simply to do it, but it’s doable. It’s a many deaths within the last pound the lush grass with that born fabulous?” This purple matter of finding out where hour and a half. If the Griffin satisfying clip-clopping sound. unicorn, which the game tells to place the metal box so the soared in the air, he’ll then do Not long later, on the other me is called a Tyrian, has just two wooden crates wouldn’t his sudden-charge attack more; side of the mumurming river, become my go-to mount. be destroyed. At the final door, if he’s closer to the ground, I a dark bear with glowing neon With Tyrain, I’m able to scout there’s a lever to open it. only have to worry about it if green crystals blaze against its all the needed statues. There Not long after Hermes says he rushes away from the blue pitch-black fur; its eyes are an really isn’t much to talk about, they did it, Fenyx thanks tile under Fenyx’s feet. And eerie opaque whitish-green but how the land can smoothly Phosphor for his help; as she’s why didn’t I just heal Fenyx if color that seem to stare right at glide from rocky canyons to thanking the firebird, Hermes she’s wounded by this missile me - the player - and not Fenyx. grasslands with ease. Even glares at her, seeming envious attack? Answer: The button to “Okay, this shouldn’t be too though the statues are sur- she’s putting all the thanks have her drink a health potion hard. He should stay where he rounded by different terrains onto her new friend. Typhon’s isn’t working for some odd rea- is,” I say, as Fenyx dismounts. - grassy plains, golden grass voice sounds as Hermes goes son, and I’ll be busy mashing Only two arrows loosed from swaying, canyons with water to grab the treasure, and not this button for five to ten sec- the Bow of Odysseus before I snaking through them - it all long after both Phosphor and onds if her health’s too low for cry, “Run, Fenyx!” as Kallisto fits nicely with one another, I notice a glowing orange wing the first ten tries of this fight. the Legendary Bear charges at but is different from one area of a certain recently-wounded Finally, a lone feather flut- me, splashing into the shallow to another. Once I was done Griffin; he explains he struck ters down; it vanishes. Fenyx river. About five minutes later, scouting, I wondered about the bird with lightning to ex- thanks her firebird friend for I noticed a rocky canyon with this one statue off to the north- ploit Fenyx’s weaknesses, but helping her. Hermes points a temple embedded within the west, without a marker to show is so outraged to see Phosphor out Phosphor nearly killed gray rock. To have the red glass I can track it, like I did with helping her. them. Because he fled from vanish, it’s just having an ar- the others once I entered the A cage traps the treasure, and battle, she takes the seed her- row catch on fire while the yel- map. Meanwhile, Typhon is the Griffin attacks. The Griffin’s self. Hermes leaves, and I’m low-orange flames lick at the screaming for his allies to at- dark tornadoes and little em- wondering if I like him or not; center of black-tiled platform tack, as no demigod or god bers of flames expelling from he’s making it kind of hard to in front of the temple. With should be there to threaten its beak are easy to deal with, like him when he makes these three torches lit with bluish- him. (The player can see the but when it suddenly charges snide comments about Fenyx white flames clawing at what I map by pressing the - button, like a missile at Fenyx is where in an offhand way. “Bye, no one presume is cool air, Fenyx can then tapping the L button once the problems and the deaths likes you anyway,” I add as he discover the goodies inside; in Fenyx’s inventory.) are occurring. That move’s hit- vanishes in a blaze of yellow a lot of blue stamina mush- I started to head over there. 65 February 2021 CHARGING CORNER IMMORTALS FENYX RISING REVIEW CONT’D I realized its towering gray mountain, since the mountain at all; it seems to prolong her down the peak, while looking mountains capped with snow is called the King’s Peak, and suffering of clinging to a frig- for a new location to start; go as snowflakes fly around wildly Daidalos over here was just id, rough stone while the cold completely to the base of the as the blizzard storms around talking about apologizing at seems to be frosting her bones. peak, and try a brand-new Fenyx, who is trying to reach the king for some reason. I spend an hour trying to route. It didn’t matter what the top of said mountain. I Snowflakes storm around think of a way, seeing the mo- I did, but there were times wonder if reaching where the the King’s Peak. The blan- ment Fenyx eats one of those where she had no stamina, and statue I’d marked with a pin ket of clean, untouched snow mushrooms her stamaia is eat- that one fact didn’t allow her to the player can use would be a crunches softly under Fenyx’s en away from the coldness of heave herself up a ledge that not-so-secret place for those feet and Tyrain’s hooves. Be- the air. I realized I might make might have allowed her to get who dare climb the snowy cause of the blizzard, it looks it up there if I grind her stami- to the final destination. With mountain; and I’m talking like a mist is hanging in the na, but I don’t have that kind of a heavy heart, I fast travel to about Fenyx potentially find- freezing, snow-spun air, but it patience, so I’ll see if there’s a the Hall of the Gods. I’ll either ing both Zeus and a chained turns out to be from the fierce potion to keep her from feeling have to try when I find enough Prometheus. Again, it sounds snowstorm, and with the low the cold too much. And there of Zeus’ Lightning to upgrade like Prometheus is looking at visibility, that means running isn’t one. Great - just great. To her stamaia, or keep at it, when what she’s doing while he’s to foes unexpectedly is at a make matters worse I found it’s hopeless. telling it to Zeus, but making higher rate. Near the stone cool air rushing to the top, but Though my efforts were it sound like it’s a tale and not bridge guarded by two build- only part way, and not long af- fruitless, I did get Philon, that looking into a former shield- ings that seem to be some kind ter I climbed for ten minutes rainbow-colored pegasus with bearer with his powers. of watchtowers, is a stone path up, I fell down, but I did find three-tiers like Tyriain, and a Anyway, I didn’t have the deeper in the peak. A cyclops and tame a rainbow-colored new axe; the axe is called Spir- stamina mushrooms to make on a snowy bank, with a river pegasus once Fenyx’s wings itless. I did a Vault of Tartaros it up there. I fast traveled the that could be frozen into ice saved her from death. But called Medusa’s Lair. The Vault Hall of the Gods, and I realized or slipping both slowly and si- when I was looking, and saw a is seeing if the player can con- I needed to get a lot of mush- lently down the King’s Peak, is route that might take me closer trol Fenyx when she’s flying rooms and plan my route. I did near the bridge, but far enough to the statue, one my JoyCons with her wings; it took several find a statue of what looks like away he’s no threat, as long as I wasn’t responding, so I put my hours, but I did it. However, someone about to fall off the keep my distance. JoyCons on my Switch and left each time she died, and she cliff, so it shouldn’t be too hard After a quick battle with a it on the dock for some time. crashed back onto the ground, to fly to the statue and climb it cyclops while Fenyx stays on And for some reason, Fenyx was I was breathless as I felt like I until I reach the snow-capped a snowy ledge, and uses an al- moving on her own without me was the one slamming onto the slopes. cove to protect herself from putting in the inputs to move ground, not Fenyx, which was While hunting down for the the cyclops throwing boulders her, and as she moved herself, frightening me. And speaking mushrooms, I did a few Navi- at her, I discovered I had to I could hear my eight-year-old about Medusa, I want to fight gation Challenges to get some climb to the top of the peak. cousin, Autumn, say”Yeah, her in battle. That’ll be another Coins of Charon; these easy- However, with the screen tint- sure, Katie. Fenyx can move on thing for me to do before I end sounding challenges see if the ing blue and an odd cracking her own. Don’t lie - you’re mov- this article: Battle and defeat player can reach one spot to sound every now and then, ing her, so stop showing off,” in Medusa. another before the beam of Fenyx tries to hug warmth into my mind, and for some reason, Now, I took two days’ break light showing where the gam- her body, her stamina drop- I was angry at thinking of what from the game. The first was er has to go doesn’t vanish. If ping quickly. With no stamina she would have said. To calm so I could upload that bonus it does, the player can retry it she can’t grab hold of the many down, I read a book, and soon quest: A Tale of Fire and Light- or not attempt. With my bow rock ledges, let alone climb to I nearly forgot that I was in the ning. The second day was so I now able to lose arrows that the top of said peak. I realized process of writing this article. can decide if I’ll use tutorials to explode, and I can increase its I needed to find a lot of blue Three more hours passed be- help me beat the game or not. speed, I had just thought it was mushrooms. It takes about five fore I realized I couldn’t reach I decided I would. Not that I time to see about exploding to six to make it to the statue the statue I saw on the map. I had not tried to beat it without that mountain when someone I climbed to even enter the tried everything. I had Fenyx that kind of help; all I’ve been - Daidalos - about a blunder King’s Peak, let alone the need- walk up a steep slope with no doing for a little over a week as he’s apologizing for towards ed 40 or 50, by the looks of it, stamina, and even with bow I played was me trying to beat the king, and once someone, to make it up the peak. And in hand to combat her half- the game on my own without who could fully complete his with 72 mushrooms, I tried to sliding, half-scaling down the the help, but surely I’ll be get- many puzzles, knows why, it’ll climb up, and spamming the slope; glide around the peak, in ting nowhere without a tutori- be forgiven. What’s so creepy button to have her stamina search of a place for her to rest, al or two. If a reader sees this as about this the game must climb up that quickly is swal- but at the same time, where it cheating, I told a fellow family have known I was going to the lowed by cold is not working be a newer, higher place; climb if using a tutorial was cheating, February 2021 66 CHARGING CORNER IMMORTALS FENYX RISING REVIEW CONT’D but that family member ex- a video of him playing the box game. Now, if looking at minates the gray sky, heavy plained my father, who plays a game without gliding or jump- it what makes these games dif- with dark storm clouds, white. lot of Final Fantasy games, uses ing, and even doing all Divine ferent then there’s the blocky Thunder growls overhead. The tutorials. Beasts and gathering all of world of Minecraft, the Greek leafless branches of the trees He prints out guides, he has Link’s missing memories; I’d gods and goddess in Immortal are silhouetted eerily against books detailing these games, watched it a day later. And with Fenyx Rising, and being anoth- the stormy sky, like skeleton and so much more. I’m going my knowledge of Breath of the er adventure of Link’s in Breath fingers. Rocky ledges rear up to do the same as him? No - Wild, through a YouTuber do- of the Wild, if looking at the while the pale dirt paths are I’ll find a YouTube video, cite ing a challenge and my experi- easier difference between all barely visible against the misty it, and follow it to the best of ence, not once there’s been a three. I am just trying to prove night. Sometime later, scaling my abilities; however, I’ll give reference to Nintendo’s game. a point, as technically it could the cliffs, fleeing from foes, myself three days to try and Immortal Fenyx Rising has be argued Mojang took the and gliding in what I presume learn on my own before using just been gods and any figures idea of a sandbox game out of is still, damp air, Fenyx com- the next tutorial, so I’m not just important to those who lived in whichever Nintendo’s Legend ments on how she shivered following a guide, and not try- Ancient Greece. (Fun Fact: The of Zelda game did a sandbox suddenly, and it meant some- ing to learn the game. Roman gods are just the Greek journey first. Just because it’s a thing was up. In fact, there’s no beating gods, with different names; an sandbox game, doesn’t make it “From a slight hiss to a sudden around the bush, and I’m talk- example of this is the Greek a rip off. Although, again, Ubi- screech, the horrifying gor- ing about one complaint I’ve god Poseidon renamed by the soft could have gotten inspired gon Medusa slithered, ready to heard about this game. I have Roman Neptune.) That has by Nintendo. strike,” Prometheus tells Zeus. a nice counter argument for nothing to do with Breath of I decided to do the bonus I’d always imagined Medusa as the argument about Immortals the Wild and Link’s journey. quest now, look around, then a beautiful woman, but with Fenyx Rising. I got the game If I am making the claim get to actual work with the venomous snakes for hair and on Christmas as a present, and that people are only compar- salvation of these Greek gods. a glare able to turn people to when my brother saw the game ing these two games are alike With the plan I have, Fenyx stone, but not this! in my hands, he said, “Oh, the through it being a sandbox enters a dark place at the edge This article will con- rip-off of Breath of the Wild.” game, they have protagonist’s of the map. Mist swallows the tinue in our next issue. However, though there’s a that can glide, a mount, health dead forest as lightning illu- Stay tuned! similar animation style (Breath and stamina bars, potions to of the Wild having a nice col- heal or do other buffs, and a fi- INTERESTED IN ONLINE or palant that, at times, looks nal boss to beat, which seems dirty), there is the same genre the case of the comparisons, COMICS? TRY WEBTOONS of gaming. Both games are and excluding animation as a Here are more reviews from this colunm which began on sandbox games where the play- whole, then another game can page 69 of the January issue of The Lightning Bolt. er glides, they have mounts to be argued it was the one in- By Mikah Nelson microHUNTER ride, potions to heal, stamina spired by or ripped off from. Charging Corner Editor Unordinary Genre: Action bars, and a final boss to defeat. I’m talking about Minecraft. There aren’t as many episodes I’ll say this: Immortals Fenyx If we’re seeing it through this Genre: Superhero for this comic since it came out Rising from Ubisoft must have broad scale of comparing The webcomic Unordinary is an interesting find. The char- last month, but it is an amaz- become inspired to do a game games, then Breath of the Wild ing comic with a neat concept. similar to Nintendo’s Legends kind of got inspired through acters, story, and the artstyle are all amazing. It’s about a One day while out buying his of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Mojang’s Minecraft. (I’m bla- sister’s favorite the main char- And being “inspired” is not tantly ignoring the other Zelda powerless high school student named John who is attend- acter, Baekhyeon, is suddenly the same as ripping off another games, by the way.) All three shrunk down to the size of an game. If Ubisoft was trying to games mounts the player can ing an elite high school where the weak are bullied and the ant. But he is not the only one rip-off Nintendo, then they’ll ride, health and stamina bars who has shrunk. It is the entire be referring to Breath of the (if seeing the Food Bar as a powerful reign supreme. John, being powerless, is at the very town. Along with shrinking, Wild, even in the slightest way. stamina bar in Minecraft), all everyone has their own unique A few months after Breath three allows the gamer to fly bottom of the power hierarchy, meaning he is bullied more ability like making a shield ap- of the Wild released, I played (Link’s glider, Fenyx with her pear out of thin air, moving it, but grew bored after I got to wings, and Steve wearing the than anyone. Throughout his bullied life at the school, he stuff with your mind, or even one of the Divine Beasts (the Eletrica after looting the End the ability to fly. It’s a danger- one shaped like an elephant), and its cities), there’s potions meets and befriends the most powerful student in the school, ous world when you’re small, and didn’t know what to do, and/or elixirs to heal to give and he wants to get back to his and never played it again. And buffs or debuffs, even the play- Seraphina. Seraphina does not care much for school and does sister. To find out if he makes CMeeCraft Gaming, on De- er has to gather items to make it, you’ll have to read it for cember 23, 2020, published said potions, and it’s a sand- not attend her classes. What will happen to John? yourself. 67 February 2021 February 2021 68