===== Unranked Challengers FAQ =====
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> ONE MUST FALL 2097
> UNRANKED CHALLENGERS FAQ v0.9
> by Robyrt (robyrt@marney.org)

> This FAQ is copyright (C) 2001 Robert Marney (that's me, Robyrt).
> Feel free to distribute it as long as you give me the credit.

===== TABLE OF CONTENTS =====

  * Introduction
  * The Challengers
    - North American Open
    - Katushai Challenge
    - WAR Invitational
    - World Championship
  * Enhancements
    - Jaguar
    - Shadow
    - Thorn
    - Pyros
    - Electra
    - Katana
    - Shredder
    - Flail
    - Gargoyle
    - Chronos
    - Nova
  * Miscellaneous

===== I. INTRODUCTION =====

One Must Fall 2097 (OMF for short) is chock-full of secrets. If you've played
tournament mode, you've probably met an "unranked challenger" or two and
wondered how to get the rest. Well, it turns out some are easier than others,
not just "beat the game with X robot". There are several possible
qualifications for getting to a given challenger:

| DIFFICULTY:  | You must be on or above this difficulty level. |
| RANK:        | Opponent appears ONLY WHEN you reach this rank. |
| MAX RANK:    | Opponent appears WHEN OR AFTER you reach this rank. |
| ENEMY:       | You have just defeated this enemy. (Duh.) |
| AVG. DAMAGE: | You have to do this much damage with every hit. |
| VITALITY:    | You must have at least this percentage of your lifebar remaining. |
| ACCURACY:    | You must hit with at least this percentage of your moves. |
| DESTRUCTION: | You must have destroyed the previous opponent. |
| SCRAP:       | You must have done a scrap/destruction on the previous opponent. |
| ROBOT:       | You must be using this (and only this) robot. |

Of these, average damage, vitality and accuracy can be found on the report
you get at the end of every fight, so you can check your progress.
None of the original OMF tournaments use the ROBOT qualification (although
a few user-created ones use it).

Some unranked challengers also have an "only fight once" qualification,
meaning that if you don't beat them, they won't reappear. No unranked
challenger will challenge you after you've beaten them, though.

===== II. THE CHALLENGERS =====

=== Notation ===

Various qualifications are indicated as above (f.ex. a character who requires
you be on Steel difficulty would have "Difficulty: Steel" under his name).
Enhancements are indicated by the robot and the number; if a challenger has an
enhancement for every robot, it will be marked "All Robots".
Under this list, there's a short description of each character.

=== North American Open ===

> **ICEMAN**
> Difficulty: Heavy Metal
> Rank: 1
> Destruction
> Only Fight Once
> Enhancements: Shadow 3
> Rob Elam's OMF avatar is the only place you can get Shadow's Ice Freeze.

> **JAZZY**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Rank: 2
> Scrap
> Vitality: 50%
> Enhancements: Jaguar 1
> This is Jazz Jackrabbit from the game of the same name.

> **CHRISTIAN**
> Difficulty: Aluminum
> Enemy: Crystal
> Destruction
> A pretty sad challenger. He doesn't even have special requirements.

> **STEEL CLAW**
> Only Fight Once
> Difficulty: Steel
> Max Rank: 4
> Avg. Damage: 15
> Destruction
> Enhancements: All Robots 1
> The notorious cyborg's only appearance in a Thorn.

=== Katushai Challenge ===

> **ANGEL**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Max Rank: 6
> Vitality: 35%
> Scrap
> Enhancements: Thorn 1, Gargoyle 1
> Angel has apparently revealed her nonhuman origins by now.

> **SELENNA**
> Difficulty: Steel
> Rank: 2
> Vitality: 10%
> Destruction
> Enhancements: Katana 2
> Everyone's favorite ninja girl from the WAR Invitational.

> **DEVAN SHELL**
> Only Fight Once
> Difficulty: Heavy Metal
> Rank: 1
> Destruction
> Enhancements: Flail 2
> The villain from Jazz Jackrabbit.

=== WAR Invitational ===

> **EVA EARLONG**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Max Rank: 5
> Vitality: 25%
> Destruction
> Enhancements: Shadow 1
> The "damsel in distress" from Jazz Jackrabbit.

> **BETHANY**
> Difficulty: Heavy Metal
> Rank: 1
> Vitality: 50%
> Average Damage: 17
> Destruction
> Enhancements: All Robots 1, Shredder 2
> Ryan Elam's daughter is the best way to get enhancements for your bot.

> **KILLIAN**
> Difficulty: Steel
> Max Rank: 5
> Vitality: 20%
> Average Damage: 13
> Accuracy: 50%
> Enhancements: Electra 2
> Wow. Even I don't get this hooded dude very often (50% accuracy?!?)

=== World Championship ===

> **ICEMAN**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Enemy: Selenna
> Destruction
> Only Fight Once
> Enhancements: Katana 2
> Strangely, this Iceman doesn't give you Katana's fireball.

> **ANGEL**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Max Rank: 10
> Vitality: 50%
> Destruction
> Enhancements: Electra 2
> Yet another challenge from your favorite Ganymedian.

> **NICOLI**
> Rank: 1
> Difficulty: Steel
> Enhancements: All Robots 2
> Basically a free second enhancement for finishing the World Championship.

> **EVA EARLONG**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Max Rank: 14
> Vitality: 20%
> Accuracy: 35%
> Destruction
> Enhancements: Gargoyle 1
> Basically an extra step to get Jazzy.

> **JAZZY**
> Difficulty: Iron
> Enemy: Eva Earlong
> Enhancements: Shredder 2
> The rabbit in the speed robot. Very appropriate.

> **BETHANY**
> Difficulty: Steel
> Rank: 2
> Vitality: 30%
> Accuracy: 10%
> Destruction
> Enhancements: All Robots 2
> The usual way to get your robot's second enhancement and a load of cash too.

> **DEVAN SHELL**
> Only Fight Once
> Difficulty: Steel
> Max Rank: 8
> Average Damage: 14
> Destruction
> Enhancements: Thorn 2
> Jazz's nemesis proceeds in the opposite direction as Steel Claw: Flail->Thorn.

===== III. MISCELLANEOUS =====

=== Enhancements ===

Most unranked challengers have "enhancements" for their robots, giving them
special powers such as extra projectiles, faster moves, etc. If you're in
the same robot and you destroy that challenger, you'll get the enhancement
for yourself.

As you destroy those unranked challengers, you'll get a message from your
technician saying he's installing an enhancement. An enhancement lasts until
you sell your robot. Katana and Shadow have three enhancements each, Chronos
has one, Nova has none, and all other robots have two.

Once you've got the first enhancement, you can still get the second one by
destroying the appropriate challenger. You can also get two at once.

=== The Standard End Stuff ===

Version history:
0.9: First initial release.

Special thanks goes out to God (for everything...You da man!), the message
board at www.omf.com, and Diversions Entertainment for OMF 2097 and the
wonderful Tournament Compiler (esp. the World Championship source code).

That's it. Now get playing!