Chapter 29: An Unbeatable Love

Project X Zone
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Area:	Aqua City, Mac Anu, The World
Origin:	.hack//OUTBREAK (2002)
Previous Chapter:	Chapter 28: The Realm of Overlords
Next Chapter:	Chapter 30: City of Mercy

Overview

Chapter 29: An Unbeatable Love (第29話 負けない、愛, Chapter 29: An Unbeatable Love^?) is the twenty-ninth chapter and thirty-fourth overall chapter of Project X Zone. It is the only appearance of the NPC Iris and the only encounter with the true Skeith, Skeith Zero. Gold orb Feydooms, green column Feydooms, He[dhu&_ers, Headless Kings, Sphinx Menhirs, and Armaroses first appear here.

Synopsis

When the party arrives in Mac Anu, they are shocked at the state it's in. BlackRose says that this happened once before when the Cursed Wave corrupted the internet. Reiji notices a huge stone in the back of the area, and Neito explains that it is part of the dream world of Moera, and the Feydooms have become stronger. Zephyr suggests asking Aura about this, but she is nowhere to be found. Since Aura's a part of The World's control system, the corrupted state may be the cause of her disappearance. KOS-MOS detects several enemies nearby, and the party is then surrounded by Feydooms, The World monsters, and Gnosis. Right after that, two Skeiths appear as well as a third on top of the rock. Kite thinks the Skeith on the rock is something else, so everyone prepares for battle.

Just as they continue towards the rock, Vile shows up and brings more Mavericks with him. Vile asks the group why he was ressurected and he says it was out of his own sheer will. Neito explains that it was actually the power of the Feydooms that made it possible. They restored themselves within The World, and as they are the culmination of negative emotions, they reacted to Vile's hatred and revenge and revived him. He and Zero have a spat before retreating to the back.

As they continue on, the Servbots and Alisa B. detect an anomaly with the same signature as Vile. What appears is a young girl, someone the Maverick Hunters are too familiar with. Iris, a member of the Repliforce that was defeated in a previous battle. She asks the Hunters to make a world for Reploids only, as she thinks it's possible with the power gathered in the area, but the Hunters refuse saying there is no way. Iris says the reason she is here is because of Zero's hopes, causing Zero to have doubts. Vile takes advantage of this and pushes Zero to his breaking point.

X says that Zero promised to stop X if he started doubting himself, but now their roles are reversed. Zero then becomes anguished and stops moving. The group wonders who Iris is, but they need to hurry to Zero and fast. Ryu senses a "spirit" from X and KOS-MOS explains that it is part of the Reploid's potential stored inside him. The party rushes over to Zero while fighting the opposition.

As soon as one of the heroes reached Zero, he finally regains consciousness and tells Iris what he's really hoping for: to make a world where no one has to go through what they did, and it won't just be for Reploids. Just then, Aura appears and says that her heart and feelings cannot stay here. Iris is glad to see that Zero is still the same, and that he has the strength to overcome his destiny. She then disappears from The World, and Aura states that she has been released. Zero then vows to meet her again, until then he'll keep fighting. X says that they'll need to fight harder for her sake as well.

Aura says that though it took awhile to rebuild her data she is fine now. She will try accessing The World's core while the others handle Skeith.

(X & Zero learn MA: Hadoken & Genmu Zero)

The Skeith on top of the rock finally comes down and is ready to fight.

They take down Vile's Ride Armor, then deal with the Maverick himself. He retreats saying he's not done yet. Zero vows to take him down, and X's hesitance is gone.

When they take down Skeith Zero, Kite wonders if he's really Skeith, but he just leaves. BlackRose wonders if he's really Skeith, but Kite says that they need to track him down.

After the fighting, Aura explains that she can repair The World though it will take time and that Skeith and Vile are gone. Kogoro suggests heading to the real world, since they haven't been there in a while and that the current crisis is connected to the stolen Portalstone. He's also worried about Due since she's allied with Vile. Aura says she can log them out in Akihabara since there is a possible Cross Gate there.

Strategy

When Zero becomes paralyzed, get your party members to him before the indicated turn or it's game over. Use any range or ZOC skills to get to him as fast as possible.

Party Members

Pair Units

• Kogoro & Mii
• Chun-Li & Morrigan
• Akira & Pai
• Frank & Hsien-Ko
• Reiji & Xiaomu
• Soma & Alisa A.
• Gemini & Erica
• Zephyr & Leanne
• Kite & BlackRose
• Ryu & Ken
• Ichiro & Sakura
• Dante & Demitri
• Haken & Kaguya
• Yuri & Estelle
• Kurt & Riela
• Jin & Xiaoyu
• Toma & Cyrille
• KOS-MOS & T-elos
• X & Zero
• Chris & Jill

Solo Units

• Bahn
• Tron & Servbots
• Vashyron
• Lindow
• Neneko
• Heihachi
• Sänger
• Valkyrie
• Flynn
• Devilotte
• Arthur
• Lady
• Batsu
• Imca
• Alisa B.
• Rikiya
• Bruno
• Ulala
• Saya
• Juri

Enemies

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	He[dhu&_er	37	5	20622	320	302	130	129	2	0	0	4	Yes	Cure Kit
	Glare	38	4	13917	330	341	151	125	3	0	0	4	Yes	Panacea Bottle
	Armaros	38	2	78426	330	325	159	143	2	4	0	5	Yes	First Aid Spray Apple Gel Tiger Pancakes
	Feydoom (orb, blue)	37	2	13748	311	302	137	141	2	0	0	5	Yes	Green Herb Restore Pill Poison Bottle First Aid
	Feydoom (orb, gold)	37	4	14512	311	302	137	141	3	0	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack S First Aid
	Feydoom (column, red)	37	2	11457	311	311	139	135	2	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill Cure Kit
	Feydoom (column, green)	37	5	12984	311	311	130	135	3	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill
	Statue Menhir	37	3	16956	295	326	143	124	2	2	0	4	No	Restore Pill
	Sphinx Menhir	37	3	17720	317	217	137	130	2	3	0	4	Yes	Restore Pill Panacea Bottle
	Headless King	39	2	19720	329	345	132	132	2	3	0	4	Yes	Mochi Balls Butterfly Bread
	Skeith	39	2	121363	323	329	169	143	4	3	4	6	Yes	Sakabatou Goblin Mail

After a unit gets past the stairs

Note: Vile can only be fought after defeating his Ride Armor.

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Vile & Ride Armor	39	1	74056	3136	314	146	131	2	3	0	5	Yes	Tiger Pancakes
	Vile	39	1	119156	323	329	151	147	3	4	3	6	Yes	Drill Arm
	Ride Armor (Green)	38	2	19408	321	279	131	125	2	0	0	5	Yes	Mage's Soul Green Herb
	Ride Armor (Red)	38	3	17856	321	270	124	125	1	0	0	5	Yes	First Aid Green Herb
	Gunbolt	38	4	17856	315	310	124	129	3	0	0	5	Yes	Panacea Bottle
	Sharukurusu (green)	37	5	15276	311	302	150	135	1	0	0	5	Yes	Panacea Bottle
	Sharukurusu (red)	37	3	16039	311	302	157	135	1	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill

After talking to Zero

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Skeith Zero	39	1	132396	339	329	169	143	4	3	4	6	Yes	Special Gel

Items

• Omnipotent Soda
• 765kg Hammer
• Golden Brown Pizza x2
• Moving Cat Ears Hat

Trivia

• Chapter 29: An Unbeatable Love (Transcript)

Trivia

• In the .hack// games, The He[dhu&_er (Headhunter) and other monsters are infected by Data Bugs and couldn't be defeated until Kite uses Data Drain on them.
• In Mega Man X4, Iris is the twin sister of Colonel of the Repliforce. After Zero was forced to take down her brother, she was filled with grief and anger at his death and fights Zero herself. Iris perished after the fight, a memory which still haunts Zero and questions his reason for fighting.
  • One of Zero's lines, "What am I fighting for?" is taken straight from the English dub Mega Man X4 and is often a subject of derision on the internet because of Zero's infamously shoddy voice acting.
• The chapter's title, An Unbeatable Love, is the a reference to the name of the Japanese opening to Mega Man X4, Makenai Ai ga Kitto Aru, or An Unbeatable Love Must Exist.
• Vile's equipment drop, the Drill Arm, is an item from the Mega Man Legends series.
• This chapter is the only encounter with the He[dhu&_ers, or corrupted Headhunters.
• The corruption in Mac Anu is caused by the defeat of the third phase of the Cursed Wave, Magus in the end of .hack//MUTATION, which affected all of The World, including root towns.

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Project X Zone 2
Chapters
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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