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Luchadores

"Cause I didn't! You can't hurt me at all! Because the coach taught me how to concentrate on not feeling the pain! Not like you, Schmeglee! You feel everything! Like when your girlfriend Lana dumped you for that cheerleader guy. You felt that so bad, you blew the state semi-finals! You let all us wrestlers down! That's why we hate you!"

–Cobra

The Luchadores are wrestler bosses in Black Velvetopia. Each must be defeated to obtain one of Edgar's missing queen cards. Their introductions are narrated by the Wrestling Announcer.

Description[]

The wrestlers are manifestations of Edgar's former teammates from his high school wrestling team. Each wrestler fights similarly, but they all have a different signature move. When fighting the Luchadores, Razputin gains a health bar, and can lose if his bar is depleted. Once the wrestling matches have been completed, the Luchadores can be found up on a balcony gardening, having retired from their wrestling careers.

Strategy[]

While the Luchadores have different signature moves that requires different strategies to defeat, the fights in general are typically the same. Raz can use Invisibility to sneak up on the wrestlers and hit them, use the Shield to block attacks, or use Levitation to jump above and Palm Bomb them.

Cobra, however, is the big difference in the group. He can only be defeated by breaking his concentration with a Confusion Grenade, then attacking while he is vulnerable.

Personalities[]

The Luchadores are aggressive, their voices and attitudes insulting and sinister.

Tiger speaks using a thick Russian accent and is dramatic and over-the-top in his speech patterns.

Dragon is aggressive and prideful. He speaks using a gravelly Arkansas accent.

Eagle is capable of only speaking one word (ca-caw) and thus has little-to-no personality, although he does express surprise if Raz uses Invisibility to hide from him.

Cobra’s demeanor is that of an obnoxious bully, arrogant, prideful and rude. He is convinced that Raz is Edgar Teglee, despite how many times the former tells the latter otherwise.

The reason they dislike Edgar is because they are convinced that he let them down in the high school wrestling semi-finals. They don't view Raz to be much of a challenge. This is ultimately what causes them to underestimate Raz when he unleashes his psychic abilities on them. Though they turn their defeats into something positive, they are indifferent to Raz, only responding with a grunt if he tries to speak with them.

Tiger[]

Tiger sayline

Tiger talksprite.

Wake up little man... time to go nighty night!

–Tiger

Signature Move: Tiger Charge (Tiger gets on all fours and then pounces. Use Shield to block it or Levitation to dodge it.)

Tiger is guarding first card encountered in Black Velvetopia. Tiger thinks Raz is tiny compared to himself, which is what he frequently insults Raz for during the fight. After the fight, Tiger relinquishes the Queen of Clubs card.

Dragon[]

Dragon sayline

Dragon talksprite.

That's sulfur! t's uh... part of the dragon costume, kid.

–Dragon

Signature Move: Dragon Roar (Dragon stands still and releases a wave of fire that sticks Raz to the ground. Use Levitation to avoid this.)

When Raz enters the battle with Dragon, he comments on an awful smell, to which Dragon tells him is the smell of fear. Raz tells him that it smells like "if stink bombs laid eggs, and then those went bad", to which Dragon tells him it's the sulfur that's part of his costume. After the fight, Dragon relinquishes the Queen of Hearts card.

Eagle[]

Eagle sayline

Eagle talksprite.

Ca-caw!

–Eagle

Signature Move: Eagle Dive (Eagle jumps up into the air and drops down onto Raz. Look for his shadow when he is about to drop. Use Invisibility to prevent Eagle from locating you while he's in the air, or use Shield as he's about to land to protect yourself and hurt him.)

Eagle is different from the other Luchadores, as he only says one (or two) word(s) while in the ring: "Ca-caw". After the fight, Eagle relinquishes the Queen of Diamonds card.

Cobra[]

Cobra sayline

Cobra talksprite.

Hey Edgar, nice headgear. Freak!

–Cobra

Signature Move: Confusion Hood (Cobra lifts his head up, causing Confusion.)

His full name is Junior King "Kong" Cobra. Cobra mistakes Raz for Edgar, and proceeds to insult him. He continues to brags about how he never loses his focus. Cobra is different from the other Luchadores, as the only way Raz can hurt him is by stunning him with a Confusion Grenade. Because Cobra is so personal with his insults, this likely means that Edgar had the worst relationship with him in real life. After the fight, Cobra relinquishes the Queen of Spades card.

Trivia[]

  • When Clairvoyance is used on them, Tiger sees Raz as a weak antelope, Dragon sees Raz as a wimpy warrior wearing cardboard armor, Eagle sees Raz as a worm, and Cobra sees Raz as a nerdy version of Edgar holding his hands up as though to prevent an attack.
  • When Raz asks Saint Bernard where to find the four queen cards, he warns Raz to not bother because they are guarded by some "nasty figures", by which he is referring to the Luchadores.
  • The invincibility cheat doesn't work during the Luchador bossfights.
  • All four Luchadores are a palette swap of each other. They all have the same model figure, but have different colors and patterns.
  • Dragon may be a reference to Mr. Satan from the series Dragon Ball, as he has a similar voice to the FUNamation dub portrayal and refers to superhuman abilities (invisibility) a "trick".
  • The animals they each represent are present on Edgar's jacket.
  • "La Lucha" in English means the struggle. lucha libre, the paricipants of which are called luchadores, is a form of mexican masked wrestling
  • Cobra can take off his head.
  • When Raz asks Ford Cruller about Eagle, they have an argument about whether or not "Ca-caw" is a hyphenated word, or if it is actually two words. The two continue to exchange the hyphenated words "half-wit" and "back-breaking".
  • Tiger appears in the Psychonauts recap animation at the start of Psychonauts 2.

Quotes[]

  • (Tiger): (while Raz is invisible) "You are so tiny, I can't even see you anymore!"
  • (Tiger): (if Raz shows him a painting) "AHHH! Your foul art is more painful than your teensy fists!"
  • (Dragon): (while Raz is invisible) "Is this some kind of trick?"
  • (Dragon): (if Raz shows him a rose) "Ah, the sweet smell of FE...wait a minute, are you trying to give me a flower?"
  • (Dragon): (if Raz shows him a painting) "Did you paint this? Let's find out if it's more valuable when you're dead."
  • (Cobra): "My head will never get all clouded up and confused like yours!"
  • (Cobra): "Cause I didn't! You can't hurt me at all! Because the coach taught me how to concentrate on not feeling the pain! Not like you, Schmeglee! You feel everything! Like when your girlfriend Lana dumped you for that cheerleader guy. You felt that so bad, you blew the state semi-finals! You let all us wrestlers down! That's why we hate you!"
  • (Cobra): "Does that hurt 'ums feelings?"
  • (Cobra): "I can't feel a thing!"
  • (Cobra): "Aw, does that hurt?"
  • (Cobra): "How 'bout that?"
  • (Cobra): "The coach says if you stay focused, you can't be beat!"
  • (Cobra): "You'll never break my concentration!"
  • (Cobra): "I'm telling you, it's impossible!"
  • (Cobra): (Using the confusion head) "You got confused, Edgar! You let your guard down! And then you got torn apart like this!"
  • (Cobra): (while Raz is invisible) "I know you're in here somewhere Teglee!"
  • (Cobra): (if Raz shows him a rose) "Oh, yeah, sweetheart. You're really dead now."
  • (Cobra): (if Raz shows him a painting) "Nice picture. Now put it away or people are going to have to x-ray your colon to look at it."
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