Petropolis Fighters Deluxe

Petropolis Fighters Deluxe (ペトロポリス・ファイターズDX) is a fighting sequel to Petropolis Fighters. Compared to its prequel, this game plays completely like a 2D fighter reminiscent of Melty Blood and Guilty Gear. It was released in the arcades in the year 2004, but was also ported to the PlayStation 2, marking the first arcade Petropolis title (ignoring Petropolis Fighters and Petropolis Racers, which were ported years later as part of the Petropolis Collection) to do so. It was developed by Dimps and published by Namco.

Synopsis
Thunder and his friends have noticed a strange event: one in which the beastmen were under attack by a pair of beastmen capable of performing unique abilities without the use of Sacred Weapons. The Garage Kids decide to split up and defeat these two, only to be weakened and attacked due to their unbelievable strength. Operetta, a puma girl who resides in Selene's portable PC, decided to take the Garage Kids' Sacred Weapons and upgrade them to match the strength of the Beast Mutants. But unbeknownst to them, a monster roams the Petro Islands, seeking the Beast Mutants as well as somebody else...

Veterans

 * Thunder Storminski
 * Julie Vixen
 * Fluff Cotton
 * Aaron Clawface
 * Walter McBlowhole
 * Tusk Woo Lee
 * Grace MacGryphon
 * Pryce Berg
 * Bay Gale
 * Selene Melodia

Newcomers

 * Bolt Cinnastar
 * Rick Ogami
 * Chippy Nutcheeks w/ Miyu
 * Whirlwind Spinner
 * Soul Squareshell
 * Shelly Squareshell
 * Carla Fowl
 * Gul Darkshell
 * Pixy Valor
 * Li Jinhai
 * Mindy Prayer
 * Specter Phantom
 * Tora Gold
 * Peter Elm: A roadrunner beastman who possesses super speed and flight, as well as the ability to control rocks. He was one of the beastmen Lee found to experiment his Hybrid Project on.
 * Wendy Cross: A panther beastwoman with explosive abilities and the ability to project astral clones of herself. She was also one of the beastmen who were a part of Lee's Hybrid Project.

Final Boss

 * Hybrid: The main antagonist of the game. He is Lee's latest project: a fusion of bio-weapon and three beastman subjects. Feeling the need to perfect himself, he searched the Petro Islands, looking for Peter and Wendy. Eventually, he got to them and became the perfect being he longed of becoming. In addition to Peter and Wendy's abilities, Hybrid can also control ice, fire, and life.