Chapter 34: Is Paris Burning Again?

Project X Zone
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Area:	Theater Chattes Noires, Paris, France (Alternate Past)
Origin:	Sakura Wars 3: Is Paris Burning? (2001)
Previous Chapter:	Chapter 33: Die Even Harder
Next Chapter:	Chapter 35: The Dark Savior

Overview

"Is Paris Burning Again?" is the thirty-fourth chapter and thirty-ninth overall chapter in Project X Zone. This is the final encounter with Necron and Omicon, Ciseaux and the Steam Beasts, Aya-me and the Kouma, and the Reaverbots.

Synopsis

Arc de Triomphe

After a relaxing trip, the group somehow winds up in Paris, something felt off. Ichiro takes the lead and takes the group to somewhere familiar...

Theatre Chattes Noires

It turns out they are in Paris - the 1920s Steam Era Paris. They notice that there is no one around, similar to what happened at Randgriz and they arrived via a modern day cruise liner, like the worlds are starting to intertwining with each other. The group decides to split up and see if they can find anything.

One by one they discover that the city of lights is devoid of people, not a single other person in sight. Erica was baffled by how the Theatre would be empty and was disappointed she couldn't introduce the other members of the Paris Assault Force to the rest of the group. Another of the group arrived, and they had no luck either. Kite thinks this town is just an illusion, but there must be a reason why they're here. The third group returns but they came up empty as well.

Just then Omicon and Necron appear and raised the barrier wall separating the groups from each other. Just then, more monsters and Reaverbots appear as well as Selvaria. When they try to question her, Kurt remembers her saying that she is "fighting to get back home". She goes to say that this world located near her own and ran into the two bounties and that the worlds were merging together and her own world would join them, which sounds similar to Riemsianne's words. Both sides are preparing to fight when suddenly they are ambushed by Steam Beast squadrons. Ichiro thinks if they're here, Ciseaux would be around as well. The city of Paris has now become a battlefield.

As they clear up the enemies, more Steam Beasts show up and so does Ciseaux. Just as they were about to attack, Kogoro manages to use his detective skills (for once) and deduces that another person will show up and attack. And right on cue, Kouma appear along with their master: Aya-me. She explains that all of the evils of the world are gathering in one place, but isn't about to talk about it. But before the battle begins Ichiro gets a bit emotional but now faces her with renewed determination. He then commences Operation: Is Paris Burning Again?!

After Aya-me is defeated, her former self Ayame Fujieda gives her final words before disappearing one last time. Although Ichiro was saddened by this, he vows to make whoever forced Ayame into battle pay for it.

The Prelude is destroyed and Ciseaux is finally defeated. But he vows to return when Paris' spiritual powers return. But as Erica states "As long as the Paris Combat Revue exists, you will never be victorious!" Then he dies.

The bounties are also defeated and are sent packing back to their shelves. Selvaria is also defeated and makes a hasty retreat. The group thinks that she has friends in high places, with S.I.N. and Riemsianne coming to mind. Kurt says that he plans to bring her back with them, since he wants to settle things on their own battlefield.

After all the enemies are defeated they begin thinking about their next move. Just then, Zephyr notices something in the sky. Yuri, Estelle, and Flynn are terrified and confused since they immediately recognize it: The Tower of Tarqaron.

It was a giant city in the sky from their world Terca Lumireis, but it lost its power in the last battle. But it wasn't the same as the one they know. The merging was happening fast and on a much gigantic scale, and Oros Phlox is definitely behind everything as well as Mii's new "power". While everyone thinks of a way up to the floating city, Ichiro comes up with an idea and asks everyone to follow him.

They return to the Arc de Triomphe and Ichiro goes off to set something up. Just when everyone wonders what will happen, the Arc suddenly rises and reveals a giant revolver! Ichiro reveals the Revolver Cannon, a gun-shaped catapult built into the arch and is part of a network that transports troops anywhere in Europe. His plan is to have everyone board into the bullet capsules and get shot up to the Tarqaron, though normally he would be launching Kobu craft with it. KOS-MOS asks if everyone will board one capsule, but Kurt says that if something went wrong they're done for, so Ichiro suggests using three separate capsules and prepare for launch up to the tower.

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
	Necron	46	1	43109	372	328	169	145	3	3	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill II
	Omicon	46	1	36642	355	373	154	159	3	3	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack M
	Sharukurusu (green)	44	3	17285	347	337	158	142	1	0	0	5	Yes	Panacea Bottle
	Sharukurusu (red)	45	3	18401	351	341	166	143	1	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill
	Book of Judgment	44	2	13828	347	320	144	134	1	3	0	4	No	Ether Pack S Orange Gel
		45	1	14020	351	375	130	132
	Emerald Dragoon	45	3	19277	351	323	145	135	2	4	0	5	Yes	Ether Pack S
	Selvaria	47	1	124383	372	360	176	154	2	4	3	6	Yes	Aegis Shield
	Blanche	44	10	19877	347	353	136	1392	1	0	0	5	Yes	Mochi Balls Restore Pill
	Jaune	44	6	19013	347	353	144	139	2	0	0	5	Yes	Green Herb

After Turn 1

Image	Name	Lv.	Amount	HP	ATK	DEF	TEC	DEX	RNG	M-RNG	SP-RNG	MOVE	Block	Item Drops
	Blanche	45	5	20153	351	358	137	140	1	0	0	5	Yes	Mochi Balls Restore Pill
	Jaune	45	7	19277	351	368	145	140	2	0	0	5	Yes	Green Herb
	Orange II	45	8	20153	351	368	145	143	1	3	0	5	Yes	First Aid Restore Pill
	Prelude	47	1	124383	362	367	163	139	2	4	4	6	Yes	Ciseaux' Scissors
	Kouma Kagizume	44	4	14692	357	337	136	134	1	0	0	5	Yes	Poison Bottle Ether Pack S Restore Pill
	Kouma Sandan	44	5	18149	357	320	136	134	2	4	0	5	Yes	Poison Bottle Restore Pill Panacea Bottle
	Kouma Ekisha	44	8	20742	357	337	136	134	3	0	0	5	Yes	Restore Pill First Aid
	Aya-me	47	1	130602	354	339	184	151	3	5	3	6	Yes	Divine Implements

Transcript

• Chapter 34: Is Paris Burning Again? (Transcript)

Trivia

• The "notorious criminal" that Erica mentions in Lobeira Carlini, a master thief who had the ability to control flames. She was taken in by Grand Mere in order to reduce her thousand year prison sentence, and after some convincing from Ichiro, she became a formal member of the Paris Assault Force and managed to help defeat one of the Phantoms of Paris, Nadel who was destroying art pieces from local museums.
• "Is Paris Burning?" is the subtitle for Sakura Wars 3. Since the game never released outside Japan, it serves as a literal translation. This became official in later years when Sega referenced it on their Facebook and Twitter back in 2020 ([1]) and was one of the answers in a quiz question about Sakura Wars subtitles in Yakuza: Like a Dragon.
• Beneath the Banner of Love is the opening theme of Sakura Wars 3.
• The Divine Implements, consisting of a bead, mirror, and sword, is known as the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan and is used throughout its history and in different games as well. In Sakura Wars, the treasures were safeguarded by the Imperial Assault Force to prevent the awakening of Yamato.
• Reiji recalled a similar event like this in Shibuya near the end of Namco X Capcom when Saya merged all the worlds when she awakened 99.
• The Tower of Tarqaron is a giant city as well as the final area in Tales of Vesperia. Duke Pantarei planned to use this to destroy the Adephagos at the cost of destroying all humanity, but Yuri and his friends manage to stop him and destroy it themselves.
• Kobu or "Soul Child" is the name of the steam powered mechs used in the Sakura Wars series. Each member has their own custom mech and is strengthened by their own spiritual power, and they have upgraded forms as well including the Shin Kobu, F2 Kobu, and Star Kobu.
• Ken remembers the last time they used a catapult in Namco X Capcom after having to use a fighter launcher to escape the sinking Balrog battleship. This event was referenced again in Chapter 23 of the sequel when escaping a later revision of the same ship.
• The Revolver Cannon was used when Paris was overrun by a giant oak tree, and was used to launch the Kobu F2s into the tree's core.
• Similarly to Chapter 12, The Book of the Dead is the only "Book" enemy variant that isn't present in this chapter.

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