Here we are again, my friends. We face the end of yet another journey together. However, you should not be sad or upset, for this only marks the beginning of another journey for us. Season 24 will soon be here with new duellers for you all to see. But enough about the future, let's look at the present! Go check out the Results and see if the people you supported won! This week, like all Post-Finals weeks, we have a very special something for you in The Arena. Team Ryu and Team Melfice are going to be battling it out for keeps! Team Ryu is going to do its best to take out Melfice and his support before they have any chance of stopping them. On the other hand, Melfice's team is going to gun for Ryu and try to take him out before he has a chance to transform! The question is, even if Ryu transforms, can he deal with Melfice's team with his friends? That is up to you to decide! As always, we welcome new faces in The Forums, so please feel free to stop in and say hello. You should also go to The Season 23 Post-Finals Topic in order to see the discussion occuring this VERY MOMENT about this week! You have just one more day to submit a Nomination Pool for the next season, so please be sure to get that in as soon as possible! Try and not forget about The Not Ranked Arena too! It always can use more votes, so don't ever think yours doesn't count! It's time for the Behind the Scenes crew to show you all what's what, so without further ado... Hello, and welcome to Behind the Scenes, proudly pledging our support against the evils of ignorance and good health. I'm Gilgamesh, along with Ultros and our star, Chisato Madison. Hi. No time to waste - I've got a spa appointment that I can't reschedule. But you knew that we were going to be filming today, so why did you schedule it in the first place? As an excuse. You really have to learn to cheat the system if you're going to do well here, Gilgy. Well, excuse me if I'm the only one here who actually ever seems to want to work. Wanting to work? You're obviously delusional. All that time in the N-Zone or X-Zone or whatever must have frazzled his brain. If you two are finished with berating my sense of responsibility... Well, finished doing so to your face, anyway. Our first guests are Jaffar and Artur, henceforth referred to as Scrub 1 and Scrub 2. Hey! ...whatever. So, Scrub 2, you actually didn't do too badly for yourself in your first season. Did you think you'd get this far? I don't know. Lucius did that well, and Lute's always telling me that I should be just as good as he is, if not better. She's so good to me, always motivating me to do my best. She threatened to beat you if you didn't make the finals, didn't she. Well, that's motivation, isn't it? It's how I keep my staff in line. Now, Scrub 1... ...Winning was fine. I expected to be here. ...My favourite color is red. Can I leave... now? Go ahead. ...hate interviews. And on that note, let's say hello to Scrub 3 and Middle champion Antenora. I am not a scrub! Hello. Lyon, you seemed to be pretty confident on last week's show. And yet here you sit, having fallen in battle. What do you have to say for yourself? I want a do-over! I was distracted by Eirika's beauty! I tripped and hit my shin before the match! You cheated! Your excuses are pathetic, you male pig. I showed you respect when I said you'd be a difficult fight, and what do you do when I win? Call it a fluke. He's just in denial. Don't you dare make excuses for him! Right. I'm just going to make you two go away until you deal with your... issues. Bring out the Heavies. Hi. Greetings. Fenril, although your finals match didn't turn out as well as you could have hoped, your performance this season was rather impressive. What are your plans for the off-season, as it were? I'm going to create an organization to stop the lack of clothing that women today wear. I'm thinking of calling it the Delegation to Remove Exploitative Slutty Suits. Sign me up! Ultros, I think you're missing the point. In any case, good luck with that. KOS-MOS, how do you feel with your title? I am pleased. I do not believe it would be hyperbole to claim that it is something I have waited for for a considerable amount of time. So, how do you plan to celebrate? I believe the typical statement is, "I am going to Fun City", is it not? Depends on where you're from. I always liked the Gold Saucer better... less of a chance of running into the Cooking section, if you catch my drift. Affirmative. Hey, just because one cook or two likes using fresh seafood in their dishes doesn't mean you have to be all worried. ... Well, there's no point in introducing you two now, so let's get to it. Melfice, once more you're stopped at the brink of success, but not before proving your might. Ryu, you've broken the seven-season streak of bosses as Godlike champion. As two of the undisputed powerhouses of Godlike, how do you plan to spend your offseason? I think I may just take a vacation. Do some soul-searching away from the arena. Maybe I'll get into the spirit and slaughter some random encounters just to see what it's like. ... ... ... Thanks for your time. That just about wraps it up for us this season. On behalf of everyone from Behind the Scenes, thank you and good night. Cameras off.