Cast[]
In order of appearance
PARASOUL Renoir |
Crown Princess of the Canopy Kingdom; Commander of the Black Egrets |
UMBRELLA Renoir |
Parasoul's younger sister; Princess of the Canopy Kingdom |
KING FRANZ Renoir |
King of the Canopy Kingdom; Parasoul and Umbrella's father |
QUEEN NANCY Renoir |
Queen of the Canopy Kingdom and previous Skullgirl; Parasoul and Umbrella's late mother |
SKULL HEART |
Artifact of dark power; grants women wishes of sheer magnitude |
PANZERFAUST |
Super-soldier engineered by ASG Lab 3; turned member of the Black Egrets |
ADAM Kapowski |
Second-In-Command of the Black Egrets |
DOUBLE |
A shapeshifting monster affiliated with the Trinity; often takes the guise of a nun |
DR. AVIAN |
Head of ASG Lab 8, ASG Scientist |
KING GILGAMESH |
King of the Gigan Nation |
Ben “BIG BAND” Birdland |
New Meridian Police Officer; turned Anti-Skullgirl (ASG) Agent/Soldier |
ILEUM |
ASG Lab 8 Agent/Soldier; synthetic Parasite allows for stretching, drilling, and acid-secretion abilities |
Synopsis[]
Blurb[]
Once upon a time, there was a desperate Queen who made a wish that would change the world…
Script[]
Act 1[]
INT – RENOIR ROYAL PALACE, CANOPOLIS Canopolis, 8pm SHARP | |
PARASOUL |
Umbrella, bedtime! |
UMBRELLA |
Nooooo! |
PARASOUL |
Sigh. |
UMBRELLA |
…How did Mom become the Skullgirl? |
PARASOUL |
…oh! W-wouldn't you rather something more fun? |
UMBRELLA |
NO! Everyone always acts all weird and coughs a lot whenever I ask about Mom! You're the ONLY person I can ask. |
PARASOUL |
…fine, fine. Where to begin… |
END OF INTRODUCTION | |
NODE 1 | |
PARASOUL |
Father had just come back from a peace conference between the three nations… |
KING FRANZ |
Alas! Alack! My attempt at parlay was for naught. |
QUEEN NANCY |
Oh, sweet husband! I have continued my daily supplications at the cathedral without fail. Surely, if we trust in the Trinity, all our prayers will be answered. |
KING FRANZ |
Would that it were so easy, dear Nancy, would that it were so easy. |
QUEEN NANCY |
Truly this is our blackest hour. Let us cling together as we face this indomitable turmoil. |
(fight proceeds) END OF NODE 1 | |
NODE 2 | |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
Ho! Perhaps I, Princess Parasoul, can be of assistance! |
QUEEN NANCY |
My dear, sweet daughter. Although you are mature beyond your years, you are still far too young. |
KING FRANZ |
Indeed. Even though you have served as a beacon of hope to our people, received the best grades, and have always gone to bed and woken up on time-- |
UMBRELLA |
HEY! There's NO WAY they said that! You're making all this up! |
PARASOUL |
Do you want to hear the rest of this story or not? |
UMBRELLA |
Yeah, but I asked about MOM, not YOU! |
(fight proceeds) END OF NODE 2 | |
BOSS NODE | |
PARASOUL |
Ahem. |
SKULL HEART |
I AM THE MYSTERIOUS AND ALL-POWERFUL SKULL HEART. I FLOAT BEFORE THEE WITH THE POWER TO GRANT ANY WISH YOU DESIRE, WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED WHATSOEVER. |
QUEEN NANCY |
I… I wish for this war to finally end! |
SKULL HEART |
IT SHALL BE DONE. |
QUEEN NANCY |
Wait… what are you doing?! |
(fight proceeds) | |
SKULL HEART |
HAHAHA HOW NAIVE AND DESPERATE YOU MUST BE TO TRUST AN OMINOUS SKULL. |
QUEEN NANCY SKULLGIRL NANCY |
No…. I… I must… |
PARASOUL |
…and so Mother was tricked into becoming the Skullgirl, and she was so powerful that ALL the kingdoms stopped fighting amongst themselves and banded together to defeat her. |
UMBRELLA |
…wait, WHAT?! Mom just turned into the Skullgirl like that? I thought you only become the Skullgirl if you're impure? |
PARASOUL |
Umbrella… you know the rules. |
UMBRELLA |
Whatever… |
PARASOUL |
I love you, Umbrella. |
UMBRELLA |
…Love you too, sis. |
PARASOUL |
Good night, princess. |
END OF BOSS NODE END OF ACT 1 |
Act 2[]
INT – RENOIR ROYAL PALACE, CANOPOLIS | |
PANZERFAUST |
Tiny Renoir may not have royal manner, but she know when sister is keeping secret. |
PARASOUL |
She's not ready for the truth. Not until she's older. |
ADAM |
Respectfully, Your Highness… everyone in the WORLD knows the truth. Would you rather she find out from them, or from you? |
PARASOUL |
I know… I plan to tell her soon. |
END OF INTRODUCTION | |
NODE 1 | |
CUT TO: EXT – DOWNTOWN, OUTSIDE GRAND CATHEDRAL | |
Seven years ago… | |
Grand Cathedral, midnight. | |
QUEEN NANCY |
All these years of prayers… all these years of promises… |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
…I know a proper princess shouldn't stalk their Mother, but why would she go to the Grand Cathedral at this hour? |
SKELETON |
*ominous chattering teeth* |
QUEEN NANCY |
Get out of my way! |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
M-minions! But… but that means the Skullgirl is nearby! |
END OF NODE 1 | |
NODE 2 | |
QUEEN NANCY |
Show yourself, shapeshifter! |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
What? She doesn't mean… |
QUEEN NANCY |
Answer me! Why have you done nothing? ANSWER ME! |
DOUBLE |
Because you were not pure of heart then, nor are you now. |
END OF NODE 2 | |
BOSS NODE | |
QUEEN NANCY |
I only wanted what was best for my family and our kingdom… |
DOUBLE |
And yet you made your wish out of distrust for your husband. |
QUEEN NANCY |
Despite his flaws, he is a good man… |
DOUBLE |
A "good man" who used a peace conference as a means to attack his enemies. |
QUEEN NANCY |
I just thought… I wanted… |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
Mother… |
DOUBLE |
You may love your husband, Queen Nancy, but your love has poisoned everything you hold dear. |
(fight proceeds) | |
QUEEN NANCY |
Very well. I shall not ask for forgiveness… |
DOUBLE |
Good, for you would not receive it if you did. |
QUEEN NANCY |
If this is the only path to peace… I accept my fate. |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
Mother! What are you DOING?! |
QUEEN NANCY |
Parasoul?! Leave this place! RUN! RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN! (She begins to agonizingly turn into the Skullgirl) …AARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!! |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
MOTHER!!! |
END OF BOSS NODE END OF ACT 2 |
Act 3[]
EXT – NO MAN'S LAND One week after Queen Nancy's transformation, in what would soon be known as No Man's Land… | |
DR. AVIAN |
This is unheard of! Amongst all the Skullgirls we've faced, Nancy is FAR beyond her predecessors. |
KING GILGAMESH |
Hah! You sure know how to pick 'em, eh Franz? |
KING FRANZ |
(Holding his Living Weapon - a golden umbrella) Long ago, Eroberung was forged so that the Renoir might accomplish great deeds, if at great cost… |
END OF INTRODUCTION | |
NODE 1 | |
PANZERFAUST |
Panzerfaust to Parasoul, I have… slight problem. |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
Big Band! Ileum! |
BIG BAND |
Copy that! Let's bounce, girl. |
ILEUM |
Very well. Everyone be careful out there! |
PARASOUL (YOUNG) |
We have to buy Father more time… |
(fight proceeds) END OF NODE 1 | |
NODE 2 | |
KING GILGAMESH |
Begone, lich! |
SKULLGIRL NANCY |
I pity you, King. Yours is a castle of sand against a rising tide. |
KING GILGAMESH |
HAH! Annihilation it is then! Time to conquer death itself! (What are you waiting for, Franz? I can't distract her with my prattling forever!) |
(fight proceeds) END OF NODE 2 | |
BOSS NODE | |
SKULLGIRL NANCY |
Do you mean to stab me in the back like the others, husband? |
KING FRANZ |
Nancy… I'm not proud of everything I've done, but - like you - I have always acted with the best interest of the kingdom at heart. |
SKULLGIRL NANCY |
And yet those actions led our kingdom to war. Now you will finally know the consequences. |
KING FRANZ |
You would do that to our people? Our daughters? |
SKULLGIRL NANCY |
Better me than your infernal war. I shall grant our daughters a mother's mercy. |
(fight proceeds) | |
KING GILGAMESH |
Enough! Do it, Franz! Use the Conquest Umbrella before it is too late! |
KING FRANZ |
I'm so sorry, my love. May we both find peace through oblivion. |
(KING FRANZ opens up and aims Eroberung at SKULLGIRL NANCY, as she uses her Death Umbrella (Todd) to attempt a counterattack. After charging up Eroberung, KING FRANZ fires at SKULLGIRL NANCY, creating a huge explosion that whitens the entire screen.) | |
Present day… | |
PARASOUL |
… (An image of the SKULL HEART is shown) …does it? |
END OF BOSS NODE END OF ACT 3 END OF “NO SHELTER” |