Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 396 I am Dior!

[[Game Master] is activated——]

[You have successfully loaded the enhanced villain template from the "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Legacy of the Future" blueprint—"Stand User/Dio Brando".]

[Stand User/Dio Brando: An enhanced villain template, modeled after the important evil villain who appears throughout the entire "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Legacy of the Future". He cruelly murdered his adoptive father and used the Stone Mask to become a terrifying vampire. His Stand is named "The World", a power-type Stand with the ability to stop time and attack at close range, and it still has the potential to continue evolving.]

When you select to load the "Standman/Dio Brando" template—

You will simultaneously gain the template-exclusive skills 'Stand World', 'General! (Throwing Knives Barrage)', 'Summon Blood', 'Eat My Road Roller!', and 'Smash! Waldo!'.

Loading and unloading this character template both take 60 minutes.

"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Legacy of the Future" is a 2D fighting game developed by Capcom, the action game giant of the time, on the Motorola CPS-3 arcade board. It is an enhanced version of the previous game, "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," and is also one of only six games on this arcade board. It is now 26 years old.

Since Capcom users back then were almost all JoJo fans, this game's battle system not only had depth but also excellent balance. It wasn't just a game that purely exploited fans' nostalgia. In particular, the "Stand" system was highly adaptable and didn't feel out of place.

The template Cheng Tian loaded was that of the most charismatic and villainous character who permeated the entire original work, contributing famous lines such as "I'm not human anymore! JOJO!" "Do you remember how many loaves of bread you ate?" "Muda muda!" "Weak and feeble!" It also successfully created a meme-level infection by linking the words "THE" and "WORLD" together in the English language modules of all JOJO fans worldwide.

Dior Brando.

Just as Cheng Tian said, he is still not good at close combat, and that has never changed... but he can have the world fight for him!
Of course, some rules were also modified due to the influence of the dungeon. For example, the setting that only fellow "Stand Users" could see the spiritual aggregate of "Stands" was changed so that everyone could see it normally once Cheng Tian released it.

The camera can also record it completely.

If you can't see it, then the fighting competition is completely unwatchable; all you can see is empty fists hitting the target repeatedly.

In addition, because it is an enhanced template, the weaknesses that Dio Brando should have as a vampire have been erased in Cheng Tian's version, basically only retaining the various abilities and moves that Dio showed in the fighting game.

"Is this a new familiar?"

Not only was the person who was knocked away surprised, but Cheng Tian's own teammates were also full of curiosity. Eileen couldn't help but ask.

"I guess so, but I have a closer connection with it."

After a moment's thought, Cheng Tian gave this reply.

The world hovered silently behind Cheng Tian, ​​its sharp gaze fixed on the enemy who had just dared to attack his main body.

【Stand World: Template Skill, Active Skill. Originally formed from the spiritual power of "Dio Brando," this is a close-range power-type Stand with the ability to stop time. Its name comes from the 21st card of the Tarot, "The World." However, after the template was loaded and synchronized with your spiritual power, the World, which extracted the spirit of the original body, has undergone some changes in appearance and attributes.

You can summon and recall your Stand at will, without any casting time. You and your Stand share a health bar and hit detection. When your Stand is attacked, you, as the original user, will also take corresponding damage.

World Base Stats: Destructive Power B (formerly A), Speed ​​B (formerly A), Range A (formerly C), Durability A, Precision A (formerly B), Potential A (formerly B). When you, as the user, are in perfect spiritual harmony with the Stand World and have at least 300 MP, you can unleash the ultimate special move – 『Smash! Ward! (THE! WORLD!)』

[Additional comment: This is Dior!!! (sighing and looking embarrassed.jpg)]

Compared to his Dior era appearance, Cheng Tian's armor now features a more orange hue, resembling a gold-tinged orange.

The heart-shaped markings on the belt and knees have all been replaced with crosses... no, not crosses, but the D-pad buttons on the handle!

I wonder if it's mourning those unfortunate controllers that died in Bazett's hands.

Because the current Stand world is based on Cheng Tian's spiritual power and soul resonance, its strength and speed have inevitably decreased due to the limitations of the original body. However, in its place, its range, precision, and potential for growth have been improved.

Especially in terms of range, the original world was officially set to have an activity range of only 10 meters, meaning that one could not leave the main body for more than 10 meters.

However, when the data surged to Level A, Orange World's maximum activity range expanded directly from 10 meters to the kilometer level!
The feeling of summoning the world is quite wonderful. From the perspective of controlling the familiar, Cheng Tian was originally supposed to endure the overlapping of perspectives brought about by multiple viewpoints, but the world gives people a completely different experience.

Even though he was controlling a familiar, it was as if he had a dual channel and dual display. The two sides did not interfere with each other at all, and the world would provide the most precise behavioral feedback for Cheng Tian's every thought.

The feel of this operation has surpassed that of controlling tanks using a tank matrix.

Of course, the existence of the world is not all good; it also has a negative effect that is not easily noticed. This negative effect was demonstrated in the battle against the giant centipede "Infinite Man-Eating Legs" in the Ys Origin dungeon.

That means when summoning a world, you need to be careful of area attacks with multiple hitboxes.

Normally, whether Cheng Tian or Shi Jie is attacked, only one instance of damage is recorded. However, if Cheng Tian and Shi Jie both take area-of-effect damage, it is equivalent to the damage being doubled in effect.

Cheng Tian had already noticed this when he saw the panel, after all, he used this rule to kill the giant centipede.

"I don't kill nameless nobodies with my fists! Tell me your name!"

Cheng, who had brazenly shoved the invitation back into his arms, crossed his arms and asked the helmeted man who had tried to take advantage of the chaos to launch a sneak attack but was instead punched away by Shijie, a question he already knew the answer to.

Similar to the henchmen who had just been killed, the man was dressed in a post-apocalyptic and punk style, and was wearing a modified rugby helmet.

But when Cheng Tian said this, the other party was stunned. Then, in a fit of anger, he lifted his tattered vest, revealing his firm abs and seven obvious scars on his chest and abdomen, and shouted at Cheng Tian.

"You saw the scar on my chest, and you still don't know who I am?!"

(End of this chapter)