Beast Rizer 2

Beast Rizer 2 (ビーストライザー2) is a platform game developed by Burst Arts Inc. and published by Namco. The sequel to Beast Rizer for the SNES, it follows Theo, Ozzy, and Ronan (the Beast Brothers) as they seek other young beastmen around the Neo Islands (formerly the Pentastar Islands) while uncovering the mystery behind the strange behaviors of the humans. Released in August 14, 1997 exclusively for the Sony PlayStation.

Story
Two years have passed since Christopher Karlos’ attempted takeover, and the Pentastar Islands (now renamed the Neo Islands) have finally recovered from the devastating attacks. But peace does not last for long, as Theo, Ozzy, and Ronan found that most of their human friends have started acting unusual and attacking them, all while changing “Glory be to the Zeronix.” Ryuji arrives and tells the Beast Brothers that some unknown force is making the humans behave this way, and that they must find some of the beastmen hiding around the islands to fight this force. Meanwhile, a girl follows the trio, seemingly knowing about their true heritage…

Returning

 * Theo Stormwald (Coyote)
 * Ozzy Colemann (Crocodile)
 * Ronan Foster (Lynx)

Newcomers
Gale Megans: A young boy who is raised at a church at the south edge of the Western Isles. Wishing to take after his mother, he plans on being a flutist when he grows up. He met Theo when he was visiting the church and, learning that he is a beastman, became friends with him and joined him in his quest, despite his refusal to fight. As a beastman, Gale’s beast form is the dog.

Tyson Phillips: A teenager who is a master at skating. A skateboarding prodigy placing #1 on every competition, he is suddenly pitted by incoming skaters that have also been acting strange. He ran into Ronan while dealing with the skaters, and the two team up in order to find the source behind these acts. Tyson is a beastman that can transform into the rat.

Ferris Tauros: A strong young man who works at a bakery with his father. Ever since the rise of the incidents, he noticed that his father has been acting strange, only for him to learn that he was Zeronix the whole time. He was having some trouble defeating it until Ozzy arrived to finish it off. Since then, Ferris joined Ozzy to look for any Zeronix on the Neo Islands. Ferris’ beast form is the bull.

Grove Frasier: A fellow teenage boy who is captain of the Typhoon Scalers, which was supposed to be a role for his sister Georgina. But because of her arrogance, their father passed it down to Grove instead. Later he leaves his family to travel the islands, unaware that his crew has been compromised by Zeronix. After fighting alongside Ozzy, Grove claims that he still has a lot to learn about his position as captain and joins them. Grove’s beast form is the iguana.

Brian Zinke: A young man who was known to be the strongest fighter on par with Clawface himself. Originally he turned down Theo’s offer of joining him and his beastmen partners, but after being attacked by Zeronix cloned after different fighters he had fought in the past, Brian believed it would be nice to help for once. He is revealed to be a beastman as well, and he can transform into the rooster.

Mars Sweetland: An innocent boy born with a mental disorder, causing his mind to process slower than usual. Since then, he has spent most of his childhood in the hospital. With the help of Grove, whom he was friends with some time ago, he slowly begins to develop more thoughts, emotions, and actions. While he was fighting the nurse Zeronix, his beast form made him berserk and it was up to Grove to calm him down. After some time, he joins the other young beastmen, of which Grove is with now. Mars’ beast form is the axolotl.

Tobias Tennant: A street-smart boy who lives with his family in the Western Islands. Willing to avenge his older sister, who died years ago, he dedicated his life to doing good deeds. He was dealing with some of the Zeronix gangs just as Ronan, Quinton, and Mars were heading downtown. After they helped him, Toby decided that it would be best to join the team of young beastmen, hoping to search for his sister’s killer. Toby’s beast form is the turtle.

Isabel Fernandez: An attractive young woman from the Southwestern Islands. Beautiful yet perverted, she likes flirting at other men and sometimes grope them, which usually backfire and have her end up in trouble. As she is about to uncover the mystery behind the strange acts, she finds that her mother is attacking the townspeople in Summer Circle. With the help of Ozzy, Ferris, and Grove, they were able to defeat her, only to reveal that she is Zeronix. Isabel, now willing to save her real mother, joins the heroes. Isabel's beast form is the monkey.

Pryce Berg: A young wrestler who was considered a prodigy in his wrestling program, starting his career at 16 years old. Theo (under the moniker Li’l Lightning) went through wrestling matches to challenge him, despite his lack of wrestling expertise outside of his brotherly tussles. The fight was interrupted by Mordo, and after teaming up to take him down, he and Pryce became friends and he joined him and his team to fight the Zeronix. Pryce is a beastman whose beast form is the penguin.

Gloria Glass: A young girl who lives alone in a mirror castle. Due to killing her adoptive mother after being abused, she ran away from her home to create one for her own, believing no one deserves to love her. After being told of a mirror castle, the heroes are sent to investigate, but were attacked by Gloria herself. With the help of some of their friends, Ozzy, Isabel and Grove defeated Gloria, who sees the faults of abandoning her adoptive family. She later joins the other beastman children, after revealing her beast form: a snake.

Emmet Burroughs: A rotund boy who resides on Burroughs Farms in the Western Islands. The son of a famous astronaut, he always dreamed of visiting space like his father did. On his way to tend his crops, he was later caught by a gang of Zeronix, who were being followed by Theo and the other beastman kids. After they noticed Emmet, they were able to rescue him. After asking his mother to leave the farm for a bit (which she refused), Emmet sneaked out of his home to help the other beastman children. Emmet’s beast form is the boar.

Li Jinhai: A young boy from the Eastern Islands who is skilled with the ways of the sword. Even after his father, previously the owner of the sword Gangbi, now works as a fisherman, he still believes he is ready to take the torch. When his village was under attack by Zeronix posing as villagers, he saw this as his chance to wield the Gangbi, against his father's orders, and help some of the beastman kids. When his father saw this, he was shocked to see his son develop some skill in wielding the sword and grants his permission to help Ronan and his partners. Jinhai’s beast form is the otter.

Christine Nash: A cowardly girl who is the daughter of a prideful knight. She wants to overcome her low self-esteem by taking part in harsher training, to which even her father was surprised by. While Theo and Brian were busy defeating the knights that injured her father and have been Zeronix the whole time, Christine was left with only two choices to make; prove to her father that she is eligible to fight, or run away like she always does. Luckily she chooses the former and defeats most of them in her beast form. She even joins Theo and his friends to defeat the rest of the Zeronix. Christine's beast form is the hedgehog.

Delia Valor: A kind girl who likes to act as the Wonder Heroine Dreamlie. She uses this facade as a means of coping with a past trauma involving chimeras attacking her parents two years ago. Her home was attacked by Zeronix acting as her friends and she wanted to try and defeat them all, but she was afraid of having her friends know of her fate. Ozzy, Ferris, and Gloria met her while fending off the clones, and when they were being outnumbered and wounded, she decided it was time to take matters to her own hands and starts fighting the clones in her beast form. After their victory, she said that she is ready to prove to the others that she can overcome her trauma and be brave, so she joined the heroes. Delia’s beast form is the mouse.

Guren Gekkou: A teenage ninja who has mastered the Battler Arts. With an unbridled hatred against his father, he sneaks out at night and trains himself in private, learning about the Battler Arts and its techniques. Eventually his father has heard about his son's midnight training and chose to destroy the scroll, only to reveal that he was a clone the entire time. Taking responsibility for his actions, Guren helped the visiting heroes defeat his father’s Zeronix. While his father has been abusive towards him, he still wanted to avenge him by helping the other beastmen. Guren's beast form is the fox.

Spectra Chambers: A young girl who is the heiress to the wealthy Chambers family. When she heard about the rise of clones around the islands, she was given the task to set traps to anyone who sets foot onto her mansion should they be a clone. She already found Ozzy, Guren, Grove, and Toby entering the mansion and set various traps to kill them. But when she heard that they have outsmarted her traps, Spectra apologized to them. Luckily, Toby offered her some clones to test the traps on, and Spectra joined them and the others to defeat the other clones. Spectra’s beast form is the owl.

Tyrell Konjin: A brash teenager who lives in the Western Islands with his mother. He often goes to the Eastern Islands either for exercise training or helping a few of his friends that live there. He thought nothing in his life would change until his friends, or rather their Zeronix clones, attacked Sundial Town, where Theo and Pryce were visiting. He saw this as his chance to try and save his friends as he helped the two fight the Zeronix. After their victory, Tyrell chose to join his new friends in the fight against clones. Tyrell’s beast form is the tiger.

Miné Crystals: An intelligent girl who, despite her intelligence, feels she is overpraised, causing her to be secluded in her room. But Spectra was able to enter her house with ease, somehow surprising her. That was when she explained to her about the mission to gather beastmen their ages and defeat the clones, and she quickly understood the events. She saw this as her chance to be free from her parents' over-glorifying praise, and so she joined the heroes in the fight against the clones. Miné’s beast form is the sea lion.

Selene Melodia: A young princess who is a member of the powerful Melodia matriarchy, known for guiding the beastmen to the Vigor Islands. When the Vigor Islands were destroyed 10 years ago by an unknown force, she and several other beastmen were forced to flee for safety. She was the one who was following the Beast Brothers during their adventure to search for other young beastmen to combat the Zeronix. When it was revealed that Theo in particular is having trouble controlling the feral side of his beast form, Selene began teaching him how to fully master his abilities. Eventually, the two started to form a particular bond between each other. Selene’s beast form is the wolf, and she possesses a relic that grants her access to three elemental powers (water, electricity, and fire).

Bosses
Rotoi: A gluttonous Zeronix who likes to devour anything he considers tasty, which does not limit to food either. He actually devoured any chefs that prepared his meals poorly, claiming it makes up for their awful cooking. He was first seen in Ferris’ bakery, working undercover with the Zeronix that imitated Ferris’ father. When exposed, Rotoi revealed his true form and attacked the heroes, before being defeated by Ozzy’s team. Rotoi is a powerful brawler who incorporates his moves with ice. He can also form and control Zeronix giants made from the organs of his prey. The more food he eats, the stronger and more muscular he becomes.

Largan: A resentful Zeronix who tends to be jealous of his Zeronix allies, especially his best friend, the king’s son. He decided to prove his worth by going after Ronan, Quinton, and Mars, disguised as a martial artist. Ronan was able to defeat him, and when he was revealed to be a Zeronix, the others joined in and finished him off. Largan is a skilled martial artist with the power to manipulate sand and gemstones.

Mordo: A prideful Zeronix who likes to boast about his strength and treat his underlings like insects. Anyone who challenged him were likely killed immediately. Mordo interrupted the match between Teo and Pryce as a wrestler called Giant King. Theo and Pryce teamed up to defeat him, even exposing his true form. Mordo’s strength is unrivaled, not needing anyone to assist him. He also has the ability to control earth.

Wenaya: An ambitious Zeronix who wished to be the next ruler of her race. When the king dies, she will kill anyone successor that stands in her way, even his own son. She works undercover as a human bank official that happens to be a corporate partner of Gloria’s adoptive parents. When Ronan’s team discovered and exposed her of her greed, she went out to kill them before she was stopped. Wenaya has a flamethrower infused in her arm that can spew gold fire.

Lemko: A short-tempered Zeronix who likes to steal and hurt anyone in his way to satiate his anger. Whoever teases him for his voice, fighting skill, or even his height do not live to tell the tale. Disguised as a human, he decides to attack one of the heroes defeating the Zeronix, and that was how he settled on Christine and took advantage of her low self-esteem. The heroes were still able to save Christine and defeat Lemko. Lemko can control lightning with his sharp claws.

Ludarne: An indulgent Zeronix in search of a partner, regardless of who it is, to love him. He had a history of kidnapping other Zeronix for his personal pleasures. Disguised as a human, he tried to take Spectra for himself before Theo and his team were able to save her and defeat Ludarne’s true Zeronix form. Ludarne can control wind and can emit a scent that allows those to fall for him.

Igred: An apathetic Zeronix who, despite his lazy and emotionless outlook, is a master hacker. When he was almost killed in an early invasion, he was rebuilt into a cyborg and began to see the world in a way that many would consider him mad. Using his hacking abilities, he trapped the heroes in a science facility building, but they overcame his traps and defeated him. Igred cares not for fighting, relying only on his powers over time, stopping everything and everyone around him.

Zero One: The alien invader that fight Milton and his friends. In this game, he is revealed to be not only a member of the Zeronix, but also the son of their king, Omega. Rather than getting revenge on his previous emissaries, Zero One decided to attack the young beastmen heroes himself, especially Theo. On top of his shape-shifting abilities shared by his Zeronix brethren, Zero One also has a cannon attached to his arm that can fire blasts of electricity.

Rika Silvers: A large girl is one of the Savage Sisters, a trio of young female beastmen who are working for Zero, and she is considered the muscle of the trio. She often goes to fight Theo’s team, before learning of Zero’s true intentions and joins the heroes. Rika’s beast form is the gorilla.

Cindy Acerola: One of the three Savage Sisters serving Zero. She is known for her agility, making her an expert in refined combat. She usually targets Ronan’s team, only for her to join them after Zero’s true plan is revealed. Cindy’s beast form is the rabbit.

Iris Leonira: A tall girl who is part of the Savage Sisters. She specializes in stealth, and is the tactician of the trio. She attacks Ozzy and his team, but after Zero reveals his plan to take back the Earth, she joins the heroes. Iris’ beast form is a fusion of the mantis and the grasshopper.

Omega: The main antagonist of the game. Omega is the king of the Zeronix, a species of creatures capable of shapeshifting. They used to live on Earth long before the beastmen arrived and, with the help of the Melodia goddesses, forced the Zeronix out of what would soon be named Vigor Islands. Since then, the Zeronix have developed a grudge for the world they used to live on for years, and decided that now is the time to take it back from the humans and beastmen. Omega used the head of the mutant Christopher as a site for the Zeronix’s new island and sent out his subjects to disguise themselves as anyone they see, even those the Beast Brothers have befriended. Later, Omega revealed that the young beastmen the heroes befriended were actually Zeronix posing as them and, after forcing the heroes to kill them all in their chimera forms, opted to reform them into Zeronix for his army. However, with the help of Selene and her magical abilities, the heroes were able to defeat Omega, wipe out most of the Zeronix, and rescue the original captives, from their human friends to the real young beastmen they thought they befriended.

Islands & Locations
Western Islands Southwestern Islands Southern Glaciers Southeastern Islands Ocean Islands Eastern Islands Northeastern Islands Northern Glaciers Central Islands
 * Flora Town
 * Brick Field
 * Viper Beach
 * Strongarm Stadium
 * Burroughs Farms
 * Summer Circle
 * Carnaval Night
 * Flores Police Station
 * Blizzard Peak
 * Cloud Valley
 * Frigid Oceans
 * Wild Zone
 * Ancient Temples
 * Fiery Dunes
 * Sol Piers
 * Dreaded Trench
 * Sundial Town
 * Black Piers
 * Asagiri Village
 * Chambers Hall
 * Atoms Science Facility
 * Arctic Village
 * Frozen Echoes
 * New Zero City