Official Move Approval IV

[Handsome Jack]

Kaio-Ken (300)

A technique stolen from Goku, the Kaio-Ken is a short-term and dangerous boost to his power and speed. For up to 30 seconds, Cell's physical prowess and chi roughly double and a bright red, fiery aura surrounds him. All of his attacks hit harder and he's much faster. Seems great, right? Well, it would be if the technique didn't take Cell's body through the wringer. Every activation of Kaio-Ken deals 2 damage to him. Additionally, after each use, Cell needs to recover, which halves his physical prowess and chi for the same amount of time that it had been doubled.

Sorry but no dice. It's a power-up, plain and simple. You're paying for it with health and downsides instead of SP, but that doesn't change what's what.

I figured that might be the case. I know Strazio has a similar Move in his Roster. If I were to rework this to operate closer to his "Overcharge" Move, would that be workable? Or should I give up?

Life-Burn (300)

Desperate times sometimes call for desperate measures. When Cell's internal energy reserves are low, he can choose to over-tax his body to fuel his attacks. When his SP is at 0, he can choose to take 5 points of Damage to fuel a single Tier 1 Super Move. The Bio-Android's blood erupts through his carapace when utilizing this last-ditch maneuver, and he can only use it once per combat.

Sorry but no dice.

The "trade health for SP" thing has been discussed, but for now we're keeping health and SP firmly separate. Trying to keep the game part of the RPG very simple.

I figured as much, but gotta try, right?

Spontaneous Regeneration; Advanced Regeneration (300 OM)

Cell can regrow limbs at an astounding rate, often surprising his foes by regrowing a lost arm just in time to block an attack or seemingly healing from debilitating injuries in the blink of an eye. This ability isn't without its cost, however. While the injury is superficially healed and appears pristine, Cell has to pull the material for these repairs from elsewhere in his body. For all intents and purposes, he's distributing the damage throughout his body, rather than letting it remain focused in one area. So, while he could regrow a missing arm, he would be using healthy cells from the rest of his body to do so, keeping the same Damage that the arm represented. Using Spontaneous Regeneration is also costly to the Bio-Android in terms of stamina, making it a risky maneuver for extended combats.

I'm going to allow this!

Approved. Please give a few days before purchase, in case any staffers want to argue this one with me. I'll be double-checking Alex's opinion.

Yeah, thinking this over I think this should be a Tier 1 Super Utility. No damage regen, of course.

Another one I figured might be the case. I know Guu has something similar, but she doesn't remove Injuries in her's, only moves them around her body. T1: SU is fine by me!