Chapter 17: Operation Crackdown

Project X Zone
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Area:	Gain Ground (Alternate Future)
Origin:	Gain Ground (1988)
Previous Chapter:	Chapter 16: Detestable Golden Sunny Demon
Next Chapter:	Chapter 18: Light and Darkness

Overview

"Operation Crackdown" is the seventeenth chapter and twenty-second overall chapter in Project X Zone. This marks the first encounter with Astaroth and the final one with Alisa Bosconovitch (barring the clones in Chapter 40). Emerald Dragoons and Old Bermuda Gangs first appear here.

Synopsis

Area: Future, Gain Ground

The party thinks they're in an alternate demon world, what with the statues with spinning heads. Tron thinks otherwise, as she explains that they are back in Gain Ground. It feels as though they are warping in circles, but Demitri still feels a demonic presence. Kogoro then spots someone in the distance: Imca, another member of the Nameless squad. Kurt and Riela are relieved that she is alright, what with her being by herself. All she remembers is a bright flash, and everything else is a blank (sound familiar?) She is also unable to move, due to Gain Ground's effects. Though she has her doubts about the others, she does her best to be patient.

Just then, more characters appear: Lord Raptor, Alisa B., and the book twins Necron and Omicon. It seems Alisa's gone haywire, due to S.I.N.'s meddling. It seems that Raptor is getting an army together, but that's not all: the whole place is a dead end! Demitri explains that there are ways to seal off certain spaces in the demon world. If the seal closes too tight, the entire space collapses upon itself thus creating a dimensional vortex. A large horde of monsters appear to try and stall them.

Kurt manages to come up with a plan: blow up the statues with explosives. The strategy details are simple: destroy the statues while eliminating any resistance. With that, the commander commences Operation: Crackdown!

They also need to rescue Imca while forging ahead. With only precious time remaining the heroes immediately head for the statues.

Just as they begin their trek, demons show up including their leader: the demon king Astaroth. Arthur stood firm, claiming if he resurrects himself a million times, he'll beat him a million times! It seems he is the one who infused the statues with magic. It could their chance to beat him, but the statues come first (with 3/10 odds...). With that they push through.

They push through the enemy ranks and destroy the statues one by one. As soon as they blow the last one, Astaroth retreats. Arthur was a bit concerned that the demon king was in a confident mood when he left: why does he think they'll die even after they destroy all the statues?

With all the statues destroyed, the energy started to flow to the central, statue. The demonic force should disappear once it's destroyed. Since it's bigger than the others, Kurt thinks it'll require more explosives. Arthur sees something at the statue's base: Alisa's head. She explains that she's using an old backup program since her main program storage was in her body. Being the chivalrous knight, Arthur goes to pick her head up when the magic force suddenly skyrockets to high levels. Everyone is frozen in place, but Alisa could blow up the statue with the bomb inside her. There was no time for delays, but Arthur is in the blast radius. After giving a farewell speech, Alisa sets off the Spam Bomb at maximum output....

Strategy

With only 15 turns to complete the mission, use Ichiro's "Cpt. Command: Wind" or Flynn's "Marching Orders" skills to increase movement. In order to blow up the statues, make sure your units are right next to the statue's base then end that unit's turn. Note that it is possible to get all the items in the stage while completing the mission.

Party Members

Pair Units

• Kogoro & Mii
• Chun-Li & Morrigan
• Akira & Pai
• Frank & Hsien-Ko
• Reiji & Xiaomu
• Soma & Alisa
• Gemini & Erica
• Zephyr & Leanne
• Kite & BlackRose
• Ryu & Ken
• Ichiro & Sakura
• Dante & Demitri
• Haken & Kaguya
• Yuri & Estelle
• Kurt & Riela
• Jin & Xiaoyu

Solo Units

• Bahn
• Tron & Servbots
• Vashyron
• Lindow
• Neneko
• Heihachi
• Sänger
• Valkyrie
• Flynn
• Devilotte
• Arthur
• Lady
• Batsu

After rescuing Imca

• Imca

Enemies

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Necron	24	1	25844	252	224	143	123	3	3	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill II
	Omicon	24	1	21967	240	292	130	135	3	3	0	5	Yes	Orange Gel
	Alisa B.	25	1	75942	244	253	143	125	3	3	3	6	Yes	Double Chainsaws
	Lord Raptor	25	1	68709	244	236	137	122	2	3	2	6	Yes	Sharp Rib
	Old Bermuda Gang	23	6	10201	235	231	122	120	1	0	0	5	No	Restore Pill
	Red Arremer	23	2	8670	223	219	112	126	1	0	0	6	No	Ether Pack S Restore Pill
	Zombie (Blue)	23	2	7650	223	219	112	110	1	0	0	4	No	Panacea Bottle Poison Bottle
	Zombie (Purple)	22	3	7959	218	226	111	109	1	0	0	4	No	Restore Pill
	Defense Droid Alpha	22	2	6964	230	226	121	119	1	0	0	5	No	Restore Pill Green Herb
	Emerald Dragoon	23	2	11221	235	254	109	111	2	4	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack S
	Book of Judgment	24	1	8360	240	224	123	114	1	3	0	4	No	Ether Pack S Orange Gel
	Book of the Dead	24	2	8883	235	224	123	114	1	0	0	4	No	Panacea Bottle Restore Pill
	Ebitan	23	3	7140	223	226	115	114	1	0	0	5	No	Ether Pack S Orange Gel Restore Pill
	Ogretail	23	2	10201	227	224	115	114	1	0	0	5	No	Restore Pill
	Cocoon Maiden	23	2	7140	223	212	140	110	6	3	0	0	Yes	Green Herb Ether Pack S Orange Gel
	Zygote	23	2	7140	227	231	128	120	1	0	0	5	No	Poison Bottle Green Herb
	Fallen Ogretail	23	2	11221	235	224	115	1016	1	0	0	5	Yes	Green Herb Mochi Balls

After Turn 1

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Astaroth	25	1	83174	256	256	150	113	4	5	5	6	Yes	Discus
	Red Arremer Ace	24	4	12018	240	236	119	127	2	0	0	6	No	Mochi Balls Restore Pill II
	White Arremer	25	3	14443	257	241	121	130	1	0	0	6	Yes	Tiger Pancakes Mochi Balls Mage's Soul
	Red Arremer	22	4	8456	218	214	111	124	1	0	0	6	No	Ether Pack S Restore Pill
	Zombie (Purple)	22	3	7959	218	226	111	109	1	0	0	4	No	Restore Pill
	Shielder	23	2	65284	240	242	127	116	4	3	4	6	Yes	Apple Gel Mochi Balls
	Zombie (Red)	23	4	8160	223	219	112	110	1	0	0	4	No	Ether Pack S

Items

• Special Gel
• Mixed Juice
• Healing Serum
• Omnipotent Soda
• Darcsen Cloth Ribbon
• Refined Ragnite
• Zaemon's Armor

Transcript

• Chapter 17: Operation Crackdown (Transcript)

Trivia

• This chapter references two old Sega games that don't have playable representation in Project X Zone: Gain Ground, which is where the chapter takes place, and Crack Down, which is where Kurt's bombs come into place.
  • This area is specifically Round 1, Stages 8-10 of Gain Ground. The placement of the demon statues are identical to the ones in the original game, with their designs based on the original Arcade release. The statue in the front is in Stage 8, the pillars are in Stage 9, and the other five statues are in Stage 10.
  • The Crack Down bombs are used again in Chapter 23 of Project X Zone 2, where Segata proposes that the bombs should be used on the Balrog's primary reactor after every enemy on the deck has been dealt with.
• This is the first chapter that contains multiple of the same boss, that being Shielder.
• This is the last chapter that takes place in a area that has no playable representation in Project X Zone.

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Prologue 1 - Prologue 2 - Prologue 3 - Prologue 4 - Prologue 5 - Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8 - Chapter 9 - Chapter 10 - Chapter 11 - Chapter 12 - Chapter 13 - Chapter 14 - Chapter 15 - Chapter 16 - Chapter 17 - Chapter 18 - Chapter 19 - Chapter 20 - Chapter 21 - Chapter 22 - Chapter 23 - Chapter 24 - Chapter 25 - Chapter 26 - Chapter 27 - Chapter 28 - Chapter 29 - Chapter 30 - Chapter 31 - Chapter 32 - Chapter 33 - Chapter 34 - Chapter 35 - Chapter 36 - Chapter 37 - Chapter 38 - Chapter 39 - Chapter 40 - Chapter 41 - Final Chapter
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