Season Twenty-One is here! A fantastic season awaits you all, dear readers, as not only does this promise to be one of the most hard-fought seasons yet, but it's also a ranking season! Prepare yourself for hours of fun and entertainment, Dear Defenders of Earth! The first stop should be at The Results page, where the vestiges of Season Twenty remain. Puzzle not, dear Defenders, if Rose downgraded from Godlike, or if Kefka got revenge in the team match. Head on in, and find out what happened last week, dear readers! With that out of the way, The First Eliminations of Season Twenty-One are your next stop! Godlike cringes at the mere mention of his name: not in horror, but in contorted gasps of shame! His name is Geshp, he who lost to Serge, and he's back to try and win some respect back! Will he be able to trump the diminuitive Baby Head, or will Geshp once again lose his nerve at the crucial moment? In Heavy, Tales of Symphonia finally comes out of the woodwork, with Lloyd Irving leading the way. For his opening battle, he faces Bowie, another first time hero. Both armed and ready to go, will Lloyd show off the awesome powers of Falcon Crest and the Material Blades, or will his debut match leave him fried crispy by Bowie's Force Sword? Middle's filled with fun this season, as Gryz, newly upgraded, prepares to defend his place in his new, more fitting, division. If he can overcome Jet, a former Heavy dropped to Middle, he'll be in a good position to hold his spot for seasons to come. But will the drifter prove to be more than a match for the young Motavian? And Light, last but not least, is sure to draw loads of attention. Finishing the appearance of the Fire Emblem Trinity of Awesomeness, following in the footsteps of the great Renault and Marcus, is Isadora, Paladin Mistress extraordinaire. Armed with the will of Pherae, she faces a powerful Star Trek reject in his debut match. Will Isadora carry on the flag of Awesomeness, or will we all be shouting KAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHNNNNNN!!! And as always, The Forums are always open to anyone who wants to sign up. Log on, talk to staff members and fellow fans of the DL, and make some new friends. It's a great experience, Defenders, and not something you want to pass up! The start of a new season also signals new work for Miss Chisato Madison and her staff at Behind the Scenes, so sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained: lpadding='0' cellspacing='3' border='0' width='100%'> And so that’s how I won the battle of El Alamein. It was a long, hard battle, but when you get to be my age, nothing phases you anymore. Oooohhh! More stories! More stories! What in the name of the almighty Tria are you doing? We’re listening to uncle Adray’s stories! I want to be just like him when I grow up! Well, it seems that they’ve finally lost it entirely; they’re acting their intelligence level now, at least. You’re just bitter about the trial. Yes, but at least I still have some dignity left. Bah, you’re no fun. I’ll just regale someone else with my war stories. Or, we could just start Behind the Scenes by interviewing him! Please Chisato? Please? Well, since you seem so eager to actually do your job this week… Yay! Why did I choose to keep doing this. *sigh* Whatever. Welcome to Behind the Scenes, dear readers. As you can tell most of the staff here hasn’t actually hit puberty yet, so this might not be the most informative episode ever. But when has this show been about education and intelligent conversations anyway? So…to begin, let’s bring in the first of Season Twenty-One’s combatants! First, it’s taken three seasons, but finally, the die have been cast in the right direction! Everyone, say hi to Lloyd Irving! And joining him: Rune Walsh! I cancelled with Conan for this…why? You had an interview with Conan the Barbarian? … Wow! Conan? Really? …were the two of you dropped on your heads when you were younger? No, but The Professor does hit me on the head sometimes. Now that we’ve all been introduced to each other…Rune, what’s been going on since your last appearance? The usual. Some magic work, kicking Chaz around, training Raja so he can actually win a match in Light…nothing out of the ordinary for me. You think Raja might have a chance to take a Light championship, and nearly complete the Phantasy Star domination of champions? Probably not, but hey, it’s worth a shot. I suppose so. Now Lloyd, since you’re the first of the Tales of Symphonia cast, got any worries? Not at all. I’ll fight my best, and I know I’ll win. Pretty confident for the new guy. Logically and by the numbers I just crunched out…Bowie has a 32.45% chance of winning this week. Lloyd’s the preferred fighter in all age ranges. He’s got the advantages in everything, especially in dimensions. 3-D and all. Amazing. Well, lucky you are, kid. Next division? Uncle Adray and some guy from Star Trek! Bwhahahahaha! Wonderful, my turn now. Now, who wants to hear a story about… Grrrrrrraaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Tiger Champion Fist! Hahahahahahahaha! Kaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnnnnnn! You aren’t starting with me?! The greatest fighter ever?! How foolish of you all! Oh get a grip, young one. Your ways are weak, grasshopper. Hah! You won’t defeat me this time! I’ve been training with a new master this time! I’ve been running miles while wearing one-hundred ton boxers! I cannot be defeated! …you’ve been training with Midboss? Enjoy the slaughter, Uncle Adray! A real battle! Let’s test your mettle! Bring it on, old man! Well, next up must be the resident Middle guests. Uh…Anri and Mish…Mich…Mische…some fortune-teller. You won’t be spared when the invasion begins! How dare you mispronounce my name! Invasion…hah! There are six of you spread across two games and four divisions, hardly an invasion. Plus, you’re all likely to lose the first week anyway. Geshp should surely beat that Garan guy. Geshp lost to Serge. That was weird. …Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Oooooohhhhhhhh. ….I’m scared. Let’s go. Nice job, everyone. Come on out, Zophar and Deathevns. Let’s finish this up. Would you stop with that bloody poetry? I can’t stand your constant whining. ARGH! But no one else will listen to it! You’re a fellow villain, I figured you’d be the type of person most likely to listen to it. You…write…poetry? It’s a love poem. Now wait…who’s the unlucky girl here? Probably not a girl, so much as a deformed freak of nature. So, who is this person? …Profound Darkness. …Pro…found…Darkness? She’s so beautiful, and so evil. Such a deep person, whom I’d love to spend the rest of my eternal existence with; what else? This is…so disturbing. Might be a good time to end, then. Not until I confess my love for her evilness! I love you, Profound Darkness! I love yoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!! And on that disturbing note, good night everyone! Remember to look both ways before crossing the street, and make sure to check back next week for another exciting episode of Behind the Scenes!