Petropolis (video game)

Petropolis is a platform game developed and published by Namco. The first game in the franchise, it was released in Japan on April 14th, 1995 and later ported overseas months later. It was originally released on the Super Famicom (Japan) and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Overseas), but in 1997, a remake was released on the PlayStation with a new story (labeled under Extra Mode) and more characters.

Story (Original Mode)
The game takes place in the Pentastar Islands (ペンタスター諸島), a peninsula inhabited by beastmen. Secluding themselves from the Giant Islanders (a.k.a humans), they lived a life of prosperity until the invasion of chimeras. Under the supreme rule of the Chimera King, the chimeras have claimed several territories, forcing some of the beastmen into mutated monsters as a result. Wishing to put a stop to this, a young coyote named Thunder Storminski (or Shocker Storminski in the Japanese version) travels across each of the islands with the help of some survivors.

Characters (Introduced in Original Mode)
Thunder Storminski (named Shocker Storminski in Japan): A young coyote searching for his missing parents, who he claims to be held captive by the Chimera King. He was originally from the Applecrest Islands, but once the chimeras arrived, he was forced to leave. He uses a small blade passed down from his mentor Celtic Croc. He also has the Electric Badge he bestowed from his grandmother (who was slaughtered by the chimeras), but he refuses to wear it after witnessing its power.

Julie Vixen: A fellow fox girl who resides in the Western Islands. The daughter of a renowned inventor, she crafted a weapon capable of defeating a lesser chimera. Julie is the first partner Thunder meets while on his journey, and she agreed to help him defeat the Chimera King. Julie uses the 1-Love Pistol that she designed herself.

Fluff Cotton: A rabbit boy who used to rely on thievery to make himself a living. When he first saw Thunder in the Western Islands with Julie, he went and stole his satchel, believing it contained money. However, he became ambushed by a chimera, only for him to be saved by Thunder and Julie. While also giving him back his satchel, Fluff joins Thunder on his adventure. Fluff relies on his jumping abilities and speed.

Aaron Clawface (named Aaron Kira in Japan): A grizzly bear who is the leader of the Brawl Bears. As a result of entering their territory, he challenges Thunder to a fist-fight to see who is more capable of fighting the Chimera King. Thunder lost, but Clawface admired his resolve and determination, so he joins him on his quest.

Beatrice Bunny: A beautiful rabbit woman who works in a run-down club. While Thunder was missing after Rick's sudden attack, Julie and the rest helped Beatrice with the chimeras ruining her club. Afterwards she told them about a plant that transforms anyone into a chimera by spreading an acid.

Rick Ogami: a wild wolverine boy who lives in the rainforests of the Southwestern Islands. Under the influence of a worm that carries chimeric entities, he attacked Thunder while he was entering the rainforest. But luckily he apologized for his actions and assisted him in fighting the chimeras. Rick is able to create certain traps while also using his natural instincts.

Forrest Flytrap: A kind-hearted plantman who is helping to save the rainforest from the chimeras. After Rick apparently attacked some of the plantmen, Forrest decided to punish him by trapping him in vines. However, a wave of black slashes sliced the vines and saved Rick. Forrest apologized and promised not only to no longer attack random beastmen, but also to fend off the chimeras.

Walter McBlowHole: a wealthy blue whale who is the son of an entrepreneur. He hardly remembers what happened to his family and younger brother, but he does remember owning a strange black crow he named Krow. After saving them from Forrest, he invited Thunder and Rick to talk about how to defeat the Chimera King and planned to offer his services. Krow has a unique ability that transforms it into a scythe, which Walter mainly uses.

Chippy Nutcheeks (also named Mikoto): A fellow chipmunk girl who resides in the Eastern Islands. As she went to school, she noticed that her classmates were feeling sick. Julie went to investigate with her and she found out it was from a plant that spreads chimeric acids. After thanking Julie and meeting the others, Chippy agreed to help Thunder fight the chimeras.

Tusk Woo Lee (named Kiba in Japan): An optimistic mammoth boy who plans on setting up his own restaurant in the future. He resides in the Southeastern Islands to analyze some cultural facts. However, when he was ambushed by a swarm of aerial chimeras, Thunder and his friends appeared to fight them off. Tusk joins Thunder and his gang on their journey to defeat the Chimera King.

Grace MacGryphon: A timid gryphon girl who carries with her a dark persona: the Chimera Empress. Catching wind of her other persona's evil-doings, she was captured by the Pine Wood Army led by Weapons Wombat. Grace was able to escape thanks to Walter and Thunder, who were also captured due to their interference, and became the Chimera Empress to help them escape. She agreed to help defeat the Chimera King under her own terms. Grace can switch between any of her personalities.

Weapons Wombat: A tough wombat man who commands the Pine Wood Army in hunting down the chimeras and the Chimera King. He had his troops capture Thunder and Walter, out of the other heroes, to interrogate them on how they were able to easily fight the chimeras. But Grace, as the Chimera Empress, freed them and helped them escape, leaving Weapons furious and ordering his army to go after them.

Whirlwind Spinner: A green duckling who was separated from his parents as an egg. His egg was found by Tusk while his friends were searching across the Northern Glaciers for the Chimera King. As a swarm of aerial chimeras was about to attack him, Whirlwind hatched and defeated all of them. While he is younger than the rest of the cast, he claims to be a powerful flyer.

Celtic Croc: A crocodile beastman who was banished from his old home and settled into the Applecrest Islands. As a close friend to Thunder's grandmother, he watched over Thunder after her death and assisted him in fighting the chimeras. One day, the Chimera King ordered his forces to capture and kill Thunder, but Celtic intervened and ended up being a chimera. Luckily, his defeat led to his reversion back to a normal beastman, but he was sent back home to heal.

Bolt Cinnastar: A young hedgehog boy from the same island as Thunder. The two were great friends, with Bolt attempting to take their relationship to the next level. But the chimeras attacked and he suddenly lost Thunder, but he was given a special serum that offered him special abilities. This made him confident enough to look for Thunder. Once the two met in the Northern Glaciers, the chimeras ordered Bolt to fight his friend, but instead of defeating him, Thunder had his friends save him as he progressed into the Chimera King's tower.

Subaru Whisker: An elder rat who wished to learn more of the chimeras. In the past he was a scientist, working on experiments that may create a healthy and strong hybrid, but after several failed attempts, one of which injured several beastmen, he quit his position and ended up serving the Chimera King. He was also a sword master, teaching a boy named Ryuji most of his techniques. Alongside Dr. Von Gerbil, Whisker plans on taking his chimera research to the next level.

Renmaus Von Gerbil: A gerbil beastman who acts as a mad scientist and Whisker's partner. Like him, he used to be interested in how chimeras were made and performed several experiments, most of which are lethal. Once the Chimera King came into his life, he offered his services to him and created some chimera-related experiments, such as the chimera flowers.

Ryuji Takamoto: A young cat who, like Thunder, is searching for his missing parents. He was originally taught under the teachings of Subaru Whisker, but once he started working for the Chimera King, he traveled to other islands in order to become strong enough to kill the Chimera King. Due to their interferences, Ryuji is considered to be the rival of Thunder himself. Eventually, after Thunder barely escaped the Chimera King's tower, he was rescued by Ryuji and the two agreed to kill him for good.

Chimera King: The main antagonist of the game (or specifically, the Original Mode of the PlayStation remake). The Chimera King is a ferocious dictator who plans to expand his weakened empire throughout all of the Pentastar Islands, either turning the innocent beastmen into his own or slaughtering those who stand before him. After his first defeat against Thunder, the Chimera King mutates himself into a giant monster in order to destroy all of the islands at once, hoping to build his own empire on its ashes. However, Thunder, who transformed into a giant dinosaur-like chimera, attempted to defeat him before his wishes could come true. Some of his body parts were later reformed into more islands for the beastmen.

Story (Extra Mode)
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Characters (Introduced in Extra Mode)
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