Cubed Issue #8, Free Edition | Page 22

CHARACTER CLASH DING DING DING! GATHER ROUND, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FOR WE HAVE SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL IN STORE. WE HAVE PROCURED THE SERVICES OF TWO GLOBAL GAMING ICONS, WHO HAVE AGREED TO FACE OFF IN THE BATTLE TO END ALL BATTLES. 20 Round 1: The Talents Round 2: Tools and Equipment Round 3: Combat Prowess M H W ario possesses a plethora of powers under his bulging belt. These include his superb plumbing abilities, for which he is known worldwide. With plumbing comes a vast encyclopaedic knowledge of pipes, allowing Mario to commandeer them as a form of transport and outmanoeuvre his enemies. Not long that, his gravity-defying leaping abilities can spell doom for any poor soul to be caught underfoot, especially those who have been charmed into submission by his salutary Italian tones. Mario is an unyielding opponent, and it’ll ta