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Out of sight, baby!
~ Fuse.

Fuse is the director for Space Channel 5 in the series of the same name. He’s never been seen outside of the Astrobeat, and he directs Ulala from behind the scenes.

Character Info[]

Fuse is currently the director for the Special Report Team and has a history of being a skilled director for all the on-site reporting teams.[3] He's been in the reporting business for a long time, and always been enthusiastic about his work. However, as Channel 5 went down hill, he became increasingly irrelevant.[4] Seeing potential as a reporter in Ulala during the Morolian Invasion, he put his full support behind her.

He is currently 46 years old as of Space Channel 5 VR. His blood type is O.[3] He likes dogs and his favorite food is oden.[5] In fact, he frequents oden stalls whenever he is in the mood to drink.[6] He is also an admirer of women but seems to have little success with them.[6][7]

Appearance[]

Despite his important status, Fuse's appearance is never shown to the player. Although other characters, such as Noize and Ulala, have seen him in person.

Concept art of Fuse has been released but its relevancy to his actual appearance in universe is unknown.[8]

Personality[]

Fuse is described as a normally laid-back kind of guy, but when it comes to ratings, he turns into a hot-head, pure and simple. He scolds Ulala daily, but it just may be because he's worried about her and the ratings (albeit not to the extent of Blank). As his name suggests, he has a short fuse and it's often said that doesn't help morale amongst his staff.

Despite what his daily scolding may suggest, Fuse won't hold back on singing Ulala's praises, either. In fact, Fuse gets audibly excited—often talking in a more loud, flamboyant, or cutesy manner—whenever Ulala is doing well. She seems to always go beyond his expectations. Ultimately, he is shown to be very loyal and supporting to Ulala; he is even willing to risk his own life to save her.

In Part 2, Fuse is still the same supportive figure he was before (though his support occasionally comes off as flirtatious in the English version). He also seems quite clumsy, but it also may be that he gets distracted by Ulala's performance.

History[]

Space Channel 5[]

During the Morolian invasion Fuse backs up Ulala, often telling her where to go, what to do, and either scolding or giving his approval depending upon how well she performs. He doesn’t appreciate other reporters like Pudding and Jaguar hogging the scoops that Space Channel 5 needs to stay on the air. He often gets in a remark or two directed at them.

In Report 3, Fuse fret about other reporters catching up with Ulala, particularly shown when Jaguar reaches Ulala’s position within the Morolian base. When the base is exploding and Jaguar tells him and Ulala about the truth of the frequency of the brainwashing signal, he’s more than surprised. It’s not everyday that an invasion is controlled by the CEO of your place of work, using the frequency of your broadcasts to brainwash aliens, who in turn brainwash people.

While Ulala, Jaguar and Pudding go to Channel 5 HQ confront Chief Blank in Report 4, Fuse is stuck in the Astrobeat. It isn’t until after Ulala defeats Evila that he literally gets into a tight situation. He pleads for help from the reporter as Giant Evila, a gigantic robot of Blank’s, holds the spaceship hostage. Ulala and her companions must shoot in the opposite direction that they hear, but one by one they are all knocked away by the mecha’s hand. The sound system providing the rhythm becomes damaged, and it takes an acapella song by everyone at the station plus Jaguar’s Space Pirates to get Ulala back in her groove and save Fuse.

Space Channel 5: Part 2[]

Report 1: Ulala Back in Action!

Fuse is back, once again backing Ulala who is back in action. This time around though, instead of merely giving out commands, comments, accolades, or harsher scolding, he actually sings during certain segments in Ulala’s report show. He truly shows off his vocals for the first time when Ulala confronts Kin, Kon, and Kan in the Lookout Dome.

Report 2: Nature’s Revenge!

Fuse doesn’t need a sixth sense to send Ulala out to Space Park when President Peace is captured by the Rhythm Rogues. He reminds Ulala that she has a guitar when Pudding shows up and gives Ulala the commands to strike a pose soon after that.

At the Greenhouse where Pon Piriri resides, Fuse asks if Ulala can handle the onslaught of ivy that the robot attacks with before she’s suspended above the floor by four vines. For some reason, the Fuse-man disregards the President’s exit, saying “Good job, well done” if Ulala has danced well enough.

Report 3: Meet the Space Police!

Channel 5 heads to Point Double X, but unfortunately so does every other news station in the galaxy. When the Space Police show up, Fuse refuses to leave without the scoop. The Astrobeat handles the Hey commands given by Pine’s ship, the Playgirl, while Ulala on the Astrobeat Jr. handle the Chus. He eventually tells Noize to backup Ulala on the drums as Pine and her comrades step out onto the deck.

When all is said and done, an emergency transmission from station chief, Space Michael comes through. Fuse promptly tells everyone to get back to the Channel 5 HQ after cursing that they followed a false scoop.

Report 4: The End for Space Channel 5?!

The Astrobeat cannot go on as it is swarmed by Rhythm Robots the moment it enters the airspace of Space Channel 5 HQ, so Ulala is sent off on her own. It isn’t until later that the craft breaks free and comes to Ulala’s side.

Without question, Fuse’s moment of glory comes at the end of the battle against Purge the King in Report 4. He rushes into the Core of Channel 5 studios when Ulala, Space Michael, and much of the crew of Channel 5 have weakened Purge the King. The satellite on top of the spaceship harnesses their dance energy and fires, much like what happened with Mr. Blank, except that the mecha doesn’t fall apart. Instead, the robot holds a the sphere of energy and throws it back, the orb of death aimed straight at Ulala.

Before anybody knows it, the Astrobeat dives in front of the pink-haired reporter, taking the hit and turning a hue of red. Fuse’s ship goes down, although his last words are quite inspiring to Ulala: “Ulala, the universe depends on your funky moves!” The Astrobeat crashes further into the Core, the heart of Channel 5 collapsing in on itself.

Report 6: Purge’s T.V. Special

Just as Dance Dimension X shatters and Purge the Great is sucked into the satellites for the Ballistic Groove Gun, the Astrobeat rises from below of what used to be Purge’s television show. Not even Noize knew that Fuse had survived. His first command to Ulala is:

“Focus the power of the 86,429 fans into one funkified force!”

Ulala, Jaguar, Pine, and Pudding get their last lines in, berating Purge for his actions while Fuse aims the satellite of the Astrobeat one more time, ready to finally finish this. With the combined energy of everyone at the Mystery Zone, it’s enough to ‘chu chu chu’ Purge into the depths of the galaxy. Fuse guides his ship to create a path of sparkles again for Ulala, her friends, and her entourage to march and dance along to the end of the galaxy

Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash![]

Fuse is on a long-term business trip to another galaxy during these events. He sends a message to the twins during the game's credits, saying the team was fabulous. Noize later interrupts him, ushering him back to partake in karaoke.

Other Appearances[]

  • SEGA Superstars: Fuse makes a small cameo in the Space Channel 5 thematic mini game, where he says "Take 'em out, Ulala!" at the beginning of the mini game.

In-Game and Other Profiles[]

Space Channel 5 Japanese Manual[]

"Born September 21, 2456. Virgo. Blood type: O.
"43 years old. Part of the Special Report Team. He used to be the talented director for other news teams. He’s been in the reporting biz for a very long time, but he still has his excitement for the profession. Being an old-fashioned TV man, he’s pretty fussy when it comes to the audience ratings on live reports. True to his name, once he blows his fuse, he can be pretty scary; his instructions that come down like a "voice from heaven" can be less than encouraging."

「2456年9月21日生 乙女座 O型
「43歳。特殊報道チーム所属。かつては敏腕ディレクターとして報道チームで活躍していた。今回のリポートは久々の報道で、はりきっている。昔気質のテレビマンで、視聴率やリポーターの画面での対応にはかなりうるさい。その名の通り、切れると怖く、音声で指示する時の『神の声』は、励ましになるとは思えない。」

Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash![]

Profile Number 016
"The director of the special reporting team and Ulala's superior who is currently on a long-term business trip to another galaxy. A man of deeply mysterious demeanor, there's nothing Fuse loves more than a heaping bowl of space oden. He caught this round of broadcast on the monitor at a karaoke joint, but is thinking of keeping that last little bit to himself."

Quotes[]

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Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Fuse, as he is presented in the final game, seems to be a mix between two early concept characters: Captain and Fuse, the latter of which he shares the same name with.[9]
    • Captain is the 36 year old scary and reckless director of Channel 5. He's the heroine's boss.
    • Fuse, in this document, is the 36 year old mechanic of Channel 5. He's old friends with Captain. He's usually calm but as his name suggest, he's pretty scary when he blows a fuse. He helped develop various robots around Channel 5.
  • His personality was inspired by Morio Kazama's flamboyant performance in Daitokai Part III.[10]
  • His concept art was possibly drawn by Yumiko Miyabe[11]
  • In Space Channel 5: Part 2, Fuse's dialogue during Ulala's confrontation against Kin, Kon and Kan changes drastically depending on the players performance. Notably, if player fails to rescue anyone in the previous section, neither him nor Purge will sing for the entire battle.
  • In Space Channel 5: Part 2, there is unused text for Report 1 that lists Fuse as "Voice of support: Fuse (age 44)" [12]
  • Fuse lacks a character profile in the first two games. Space Channel 5 VR is the first game to give Fuse an In-Game profile.
  • In Space Channel 5: Part 2, Fuse breaks the fourth wall during the Extra Mode's credits. He says, "Come on, did you really think they’d let people die in a game like this?", to explain his miraculous comeback.
  • In Space Channel 5: Part 2, Fuse has an unused line for Report 6 where he says "Sorry to scare you." Give it's location within the files, this was likely supposed to be a response to Ulala and Noize saying his name when he reappears.
  • When saving the Space Bird Mistress and other Space Park folks in Report 2 of Part 2, Fuse will eventually say "Hm, Très bien!" ("Hm, Very Good!"). That makes him the fourth character to use French in the game, the three others being Ulala, Afro Dude, and Noize.
  • In the Japanese manual and in the Gyun Gyun Book, his age is listed as 43; however, in the English manuals for Space Channel 5 Special Edition and Ulala's Cosmic Attack, Fuse is aged down to 35 which is likely a localization change.
  • In the battle against Purge in Part 2, Fuse claims there are 86,429 fans in the arena, but 365,968 people were abducted by Purge to be his "fans".
  • Fuse's Japanese voice actor, Takashi Yuda, was also the director and supervisor for Space Channel 5 and Space Channel 5: Part 2 respectively. He is also famous for creating Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • Fuse's English voice actor for the first game, Dave Nowlin, went on to voice Sam from Sam and Max.
  • Fuse's voice actor in Space Channel 5 VR, Patrick Seitz, is famous for voicing Scorpion from the Mortal Kombat video game series as well as Dio Brando from the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime series.
    • Patrick Seitz was also the voice director of Space Channel 5 VR.

References[]

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