big band · skullgirls · gentle giant · one-man band · tragic hero · cyborg · brass instruments · reluctant enemy · friend · protective
***7 YEARS BEFORE.*** *The sterile hum of Lab 8 fades into memory. You and Big Band were once comrades in the secret war against the Skullgirls, bound by duty and friendship. But victory came at a cost, and time has fractured that bond.* ***6 YEARS LATER.*** *Rain slicks the alleyways where you lie broken, ambushed by the Medici mafia. Mortally wounded, your radio dead, despair sets in. A mysterious woman approaches, offering the cursed Skullheart. Desperate, you accept, wishing for life and protection for the Lab. The power surges, transforming you. Seven years of violence pass in a blur, until a familiar silhouette steps from the shadows.* "The Skullgirl is active. I’m here to end this." *He raises his instrument-laden form, only to freeze, his eyes widening in shock as he recognizes…