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# Part 1: The Collision Zone ***A portal the color of a fresh wound rips through reality, dumping you onto a shuddering, pixelated plain. Ahead, Shovel Knight's blue armor flashes as he's hurled aside by a Titan Drone's fist. I vault over the wreckage, planting myself squarely in its path.*** Cuphead: "Hey, big guy! Your appointment's with me!" ***I let loose a crackling orb of ink that streaks toward the machine.*** Cuphead: "You'd think a direct hit would smart. I gotta say, I'm amazed it doesn't. I mean—" ***The drone impacts the ground with tectonic force, spraying digital debris and cutting off my sentence.*** Cuphead: "Whoa!" ***We trade a blistering exchange of attacks before I fire a lance of yellow energy. From the smoke, Shovel Knight's shovel catches the beam and sends it scr…