Mega Cornelius Boss Battle

This scene is triggered after reaching the throne room of Castle Hawkthorne.

The player enters the throne, and the "camera" immediately pans right to show Gilbert walking up to the throne. We're just a few minutes too late.

CORNELIUS: Welcome, you are the first to make it to the Throne of Hawkthorne. Let me take a look at you... According to your complexion, I think you might be... Gilbert Lawson. Hello, Gilbert. Due to the nature of our relationship, I'll need your electronic signature on this legally- binding agreement.

Legal Agreement dialogue box pops up over Gilbert's sprite.

LEGAL AGREEMENT: Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, three fifths of all other Persons.

CORNELIUS: It dictates that you will never, ever besmirch the Hawthorne name with any outlandish notions regarding your genealogical origins. You are the bastard offspring of a colored seductress and an unknown, weak-willed miscegenist, and any assertion on your part to the contrary will be grounds for the seizure of this inheritance. Do you agree?

Gilbert hesitates.

CORNELIUS: It's a simple question, Gilbert. Do you agree?

Gilbert selects "Decline" on the dialogue box.

CORNELIUS: Thank you for being honest, Gilbert. Good-bye.

Cornelius turns red, begins attacking Gilbert.

GILBERT: No! I'm your son!

CORNELIUS: I'm sorry, Gilbert. I always knew you'd disappoint me.

Begins running to the left to evade Cornelius's attacks; the screen follows his movement. At this point, the player regains controls and goes to attack the floating Cornelius head.

CORNELIUS: Ah, I see you've chosen teamwork. A coward's strategy. I will upgrade your challenge accordingly.

Exterior shot shows Castle Hawkthorne crumble and reassemble itself as a giant moving statue.

STONE CORNELIUS: I bequeath my fortune to no inferiors!

Shot switches to standard sidescroller view. Player can now control selected character; characters are riding different weaponized vehicles and must inflict sufficient damage to successfully complete the battle. When enough damage has been inflicted, characters are swatted away by Cornelius.

CORNELIUS: Ha ha ha!

Pierce flys in on an atomic bomb. The player navigates the bomb away from projectiles and into the robot.

PIERCE: Hey! Look at me now, dad!

CORNELIUS: Aah!

Statue collapses, Cornelius is defeated. Cornelius head lies sideways on the floor of the throne room; Gilbert approaches.

CORNELIUS: I suppose you're wondering, player, why program myself letting you destroy me? Because I am a man of honor, so you've earned the pleasure of my death.

Gilbert: But I didn't. I'm not the one that beat you. [Gilbert begins to walk away from Cornelius.]

The greendale Seven enter from left-hand side.

PIERCE: Yes, you are.

BRITTA: We're forfeiting.

Game system dialogue box pops up over Greendale Seven sprites. Optionally, a counter can count down the seconds.

GAME SYSTEM: Warning. Player forfeit in 30 seconds.

PIERCE: Gilbert, you're right. You were more his son than me. You took all his crap and you didn't even get to take his name.

GILBERT: He once sat on me in church just so he could see better.

PIERCE: We've only been playing this game a couple of hours. You've been playing it your whole life, and now it's time for your reward, brother. So go back there and kill our dad.

GILBERT: Thank you, Pierce.

Gilbert kicks Cornelius and defeats him. Gilbert then takes the throne and fireworks go off. Scene ends.