AQUA OLYMPICS
Finisher Special
Author’s Note: Hello again everyone. This is Robert. As some of you
know, the characters we use here have also appeared in scuba fights both
in text and just in normal conversation between the three of us. To
give you more of an insight into what we think of these characters, we
put together this special to explain a bit of their fighting styles and
the finishing maneuvers we thought they’d use. This is just a quick
intermission, so catch your breath and relax before the Aqua Olympics
continues.
Cubbi, from Brian
For Cubbi, his small stature represents his greatest weakness. It shows
that his strength and actual fighting abilities are not very developed.
However, his speed is still an asset to him, and with it, Cubbi was able
to find a way to combat his opponent's advantages.
As you can see in these clips below of previous battles, Cubbi does a
lot of dodging and weaving, but his actual attacks do very little
damage. (clip changes) But watch here, as one of his dodges actually
brought him behind his opponent. Cubbi then proceeded to pounce on the
opponent from behind, grab their aqualung, and use the cord attached to
it to try and choke them out. The choke slowly took the foe out, and
won him the match.
When asked about it later, Cubbi mentioned that the move "was purely
done on instinct. I had just kept dodging about but I wasn't getting
anything done myself. And then it hit me that as long as he was still
breathing, he was gonna keep swinging at me. So when I got back there, I
just reacted and went for his air."
Louie, from Brian
Louie has been renowned for his balanced abilities in underwater combat,
(various clips shown of his kicks, punches and fast dodges) making him
one of the best at this competition. However, when he devised his
finishing technique, he knew that was a big part of what makes him such
a dangerous foe.
"I feel that my kicks are my best weapon, and many times I've been able
to double the other guy over with them. This leaves them open, and
that's when I stun their oxygen supply."
Louie's Forward Stunner has proven to be just as effective as the
reverse stunner of popular professional wrestlers. But what really stuns
the competition is that the hit is not only quick, popping the aqualung
and all of his opponent's air out, but that Louie has been able to pull
it off from a number of different depths in the water. (various clips
shown of Louie's technique from at, 3 feet above, and 6 feet above the
ocean floor)
"I know that from seeing the move on television, it has to hit hard, and
the most effective location for that is at the floor of the tank. But I
know that I'm rarely going to be on the floor when I use this move. So,
when I hit the kick to slow them down, I have to make the quick
adjustment on my weight belt so I can sink fast and drag them down with
me."
Tummi, from Trevor
Tummi, unlike our previous two spotlights, is renowned not for his speed
or agility, but rather pure size and strength. His large girth is very
well known throughout the competition, and very feared. His grappling
holds, big right hands, and his thighs are highlights of his standard
offense. (Clips from matches showing these are shown) However, he came
up with his finisher on a chance happening one day he was with Cubbi.
He basicially accidentally farted while they were in a small room. But
the thing was, this was abnormally strong, and Cubbi wound up choking
like crazy untill he fell unconscious.
"After things cleared up from that, I decided I had just found my
finisher."
Tummi was the first in the junior division to use a fart as a finishing
manuever. It had been used in the standard adult division before, but
Tummi was the first junior to use it in a match. Before he actually
hits it, he also turns weight belt to max strength, exposes his butt by
opening the rear end of his full body swimsuit, and does a sit squash on
his opponent's chest.
"That hurts them a lot. Then, I edge my way up onto the opponent's
face, and let it go! Gets them every time, unless they're immune to
farting altogether, which I haven't met anyone able to do yet." (Clip
shown of Tummi doing this.)
Several junior fighters have basicially copied or made varitations on
this. So, what's the secret of Tummi's farting power?
"3 cans of beans, 2 burritos, and anything else I can gobble down an
hour before I hit the water. Simple, right?", the gummi says with a
smile.
Theodore, from Trevor
Theodore's move is basicially a fart, like Tummi's. He's not considered
to be very strong in the competition, but he does higher than average
strength, especailly with his weight He came about the finish a little
differently, of course.
"I saw it done on a fight on TV one day, and I thought I might be able
to use it too. So the next time we were at a league practice pool, I
asked Alvin to let me try a move on him, not telling him exactly what it
was, for I knew he'd never let me try what I had planned if he knew. So
bascially, keeping it short, I did it at the bottom, and found a finish
for myself."
Theodore, a lot of times, doesn't use the squash and just goes right to
the fart on the face. So, how has the way he discovered the move
affected his relationship with Alvin?
"He didn't appreciate it, of course, but it slid, as things always do
between the three of us."
Alvin, from Robert
Alvin's finisher developed quite by accident one day, as he will be the
first to claim. "My brothers and I were out in the pool practicing some
maneuvers when I got this real bad stomachache. Let me tell you
...Brittany's chili dogs and root beer, no matter how good separately,
just do not mix. And yes, I know someone will ask, I did wait a half
hour after eating. Anyway, I could feel it rolling around inside my
stomach. Not a pleasant feeling I might add. Being the concerned
brother that he is, Simon swims over and asks me what's wrong. When I
try to answer, a huge belch comes out of my mouth and passes through the
regulator, forming these weird brownish bubbles in the water. Simon,
ever the scientist, poked at one to see what it was. That's when it
exploded. And boy, did it ever. If Theo hadn't been nearby, Simon
might've drowned that day. But now, everyone shall fear the 'Bubble
Blowing of Death'." *mad scientist cackle*
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