History VideoGame / PowerStone

''Power Stone'' is a duology of [=3D=] PlatformFighter games created by Creator/{{Capcom}}, with the first game releasing in 1999, and the sole sequel, ''Power Stone 2'', coming out the following year. The two games were released for the arcade and ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, and later to the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable. It also received a [[Anime/PowerStone 26-episode anime adaptation]].

** As the Completionist pointed out, the Power Stones look somewhat similar to [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Chaos Emeralds.]] Considering [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast what console]] these games were on, that's not the least bit surprising.

Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Stone Man's weapon]] or [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse one of the Infinity Stones]].

''Power Stone'' is a video game series created by Creator/{{Capcom}}. Beginning with the first game in 1999, ''Power Stone'' received only one sequel, ''Power Stone 2'', the following year. The two games were released for the arcade and ported to the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, and later to the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable. It also received a [[Anime/PowerStone 26-episode anime adaptation]].

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]
** TheHero: Edward Falcon
** TheLancer: Wang-Tang
** TheBigGuy: Ryoma
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Rouge
** TheChick: Ayame

Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Stone Man's weapon]] or [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse one of the Infinity Stones]].

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: With all the comical ways you can eviscerate your opponent, especially in ''[=PS2=]'' with its variety of over-the-top weapons and stage hazards, the likes of Ayame, Rouge, Mel and Julia are just as susceptible to the hijinks as everyone else.

* AnAxeToGrind: The axe weapons.

Gameplay in the ''Power Stone'' series is unconventional, at least compared to the [[StreetFighter many]] [[VideoGame/CapcomVs other]] [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} fighting]] [[VideoGame/RivalSchools games]] by Creator/{{Capcom}} itself. For starters, fights take place in 3-D arenas. Items appear throughout the levels, such as weapons, obstacles and the titular power-ups-slash-[[MacGuffin MacGuffins]], the Power Stones. When a fighter collects three of these, he or she transforms into a super-powered form for a limited time.

* NationalStereotypes: Almost every single character in this game is a walking, talking, fighting stereotype. Not even justified, it makes early 90's StreetFighter games look culturally sensitive.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Falcon's father is named Pride. "Falcon" is a surname, meaning his full name is ''Pride Falcon''. To be fair, though -- the name Edward Falcon isn't lacking in the coolness stakes, either.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: If you thought Rouge's default BellyDancer outfit was cute, [[UpToEleven wait until you see her transformed.]]

* MsFanservice: Rouge, in case you hadn't figured that out already. Julia's Power Change form in the second game is another example, with her AbsoluteCleavage, [[OfCorsetsSexy corsets]], and far more sultry, dominatrix-esque demeanour compared to her more modest and gentle usual self.

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the Power Stone world! [[labelnote:Characters]]From back to front -- [[IdiotHero Wang]][[ChefOfIron -Tang]], [[BladeEnthusiast Jack]], [[BellyDancer Rouge]], [[MagicalNativeAmerican Galuda]], [[AcePilot Edward]] [[TheHero Falcon]], [[BoisterousBruiser Gunrock]], [[MasterSwordsman Ryoma]], and [[BadassAdorable Ayame]].[[/labelnote]]]]

* ArtificialLimbs: Kraken's mechanical claw-hand.

** Ryoma is not actually searching for the Power Stone, but rather, the Power Stone has attracted powerful fighters for Ryoma to test his mettle against.

** Jack likes shiny things. The Power Stone is shiny. That's all the reason he needs. [[spoiler:His ending reveals he wants to use it to create a doppleganger to go to prison for him, so he can continue his crime spree unopposed.]]
** Gunrock wants to use the Power Stone to get rich.

* CartoonBomb: The bomb items.
* CartoonCheese: The Cheese item.
* CartoonMeat: The Meat item.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A knife-wielding maniac named 'Jack' who likes to rip things? Nah, me neither...

* PortableHole: The Pitfall Hoop.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Kraken, the cyborg ghost pirate.
** And Accel, the shapeshifting robot cowboy.

* SNKBoss: '''''Valgas.''''' Aside from the fact that beating him may require several tries with difficulty set to 1 (with a maximum of ''eight''), what makes him so cheap is that not only his grab can make you lose ''two'' Power Stones at once, but said stones also tend to ''bounce out of your reach '''and''' right next to him'', with him usually entering his SuperMode while you're still getting back up. The fact his OneWingedAngel is actually ''[[ClippedWingAngel weaker]]'' than him [[AnticlimaxBoss (with obvious results:]] "Final Valgas" can be easily beaten ''at the first try'') shouldn't surprise anyone.

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the Power Stone world! [[labelnote:Characters]]From back to front -- [[IdiotHero Wang]][[ChefOfIron -Tang]], [[KnifeNut Jack]], [[BellyDancer Rouge]], [[MagicalNativeAmerican Galuda]], [[AcePilot Edward]] [[TheHero Falcon]], [[BoisterousBruiser Gunrock]], [[MasterSwordsman Ryoma]], and [[BadassAdorable Ayame]].[[/labelnote]]]]

* ConfusionFu: [[KnifeNut Jack]], who crawls around like an insect on the floor, can contort himself in various impossible ways, and even hover through the air by [[ExorcistHead spinning his upper torso like a helicopter rotor.]]

* CanonWelding: ''Power Stone 2'' implies that the events of the first game's [[Anime/PowerStone anime adaptation]] are considered at least partially canon; with evidence including cameos from [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Octo & Pus]] on the Adhesive Spray item, and the Lance Of Lava outright mentioning that it once belonged to [[BattleButler Apollus]].

** The [[VideoGame/MegaMan Mega Buster]] is a craftable and usable weapon in the second game -- as are [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader's lightsaber]], [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts' Dragonslayer Sword]], [[Manga/DragonBall Son Goku's Power Pole]], and even [[Anime/PowerStone Apollus's Lance]] from the first game's own AnimatedAdaptation. Likewise, [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Octo & Pus]] from the same anime cameo on the Adhesive Spray item.

* DubNameChange: Edward's surname is "Fokker" -- like the Dutch airplane manufacturer -- in Japanese and "Falcon" in English. [[UnfortunateName No guesses]] as [[CountryMatters to why]].

* BeeAfraid: The beehive item from ''Power Stone 2'', which predictably sends out swarms of deadly bees around it, but only when it directly hits an opponent.

Not to be confused with [[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Stone Man's weapon]].

* AxeToGrind: The axe weapons.

* GrowingWings: The extent of Mel's transformation.

* AnachronismStew: The second game has nineteenth century-era fighters duking it out on submarines and in a space station with laser guns, beam swords, and skateboards.

* RiseToTheChallenge A variant of this occurs in the Dark Castle Area in ''Power Stone 2'', in which the bottom section of the stage is set ablaze by [[ArrowsOnFire fire arrows]] early on; requiring everyone to scale up to the top of the castle in a brief side-scrolling/platforming segment.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: One of Falcon's transformed-state attacks fits this to a tee.

* BeeAfraid: The beehive item.

** Kraken wants to use the Power Stone to revive his old pirate crew and resume his reign of terror on the high seas.
** Valgas wants to TakeOverTheWorld, because of course he does.

** A few of the fighters have bases in vintage manga. Galuda, for instance, is based on Geronimo from ''Manga/Cyborg009'', while Ayame is based on ''Manga/{{Azumi}}''. The addition of her brother [[WholesomeCrossdresser Kikunojo]] in the anime adaptation -- who is in turn based on a transgender friend of the titular kunoichi named Kiku -- makes the connection more obvious.

* DoubleJump: Power Stone 2 lets you do this if you're playing a lightweight character.
* DubNameChange: His name is "Fokker" (like the airplane manufacturer) in Japanese and "Falcon" in English. [[UnfortunateName Guess]] [[CountryMatters why]].

* ExcusePlot[=/=]LeftHanging: The second game has a plot that's AllThereInTheManual about how each character is looking into their own personal quest/mystery. ''None'' of them are ever alluded to in the actual game, let alone resolved.
* FireBreathingDiner: One of Rouge's Power Drive attacks.

%%* FreeFloorFighting

* HumongousMecha: The Pharaoh Walker boss in the second game.
%%* InterestingSituationDuel

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Galuda, who transforms into some sort of totem-pole robot.

* MsFanservice: Rouge, in case you hadn't figured that out already.

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Kraken the cyborg ghost pirate.

* PowerMakeover: The Power Change transformations, which turn their users into highly-stylized (as well as more powerful) versions of themselves.
%%* {{Retraux}}: The intro.
* RiseToTheChallenge: A variant of this occurs in the Dark Castle Area in ''Power Stone 2'', in which the stage catches fire early on: requiring everyone to scale up to the top of the castle in a brief side-scrolling segment.

* ShamuFu: The Frozen Tuna weapon.

** The [[VideoGame/MegaMan Mega Buster]] is a craftable and usable weapon in the second game -- as are [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader's lightsaber]], [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Guts' Dragonslayer Sword]], [[Anime/DragonBallZ Son Goku's Power Pole]], and even [[Anime/PowerStone Apollus's Lance]] from the first game's own AnimatedAdaptation.

* SuperMode: Collecting three Power Stones temporarily activates your character's super form.
* SwordBeam: Powered-up Ryoma has several variants of this.

* TwoFistedTales: Basically set in the anime version of this, with ace pilots, exotic belly dancers, a few light SteamPunk elements, a MacGuffin being sought by a crew of national stereotypes in a 1930's-esque age of adventure and exploration.
* WingedHumanoid: Mel's powered-up form is one of these.

** A few of the fighters have bases in vintage manga. Galuda, for instance, is based on Geronimo from ''Manga/Cyborg009'', while Ayame is based on ''Manga/{{Azumi}}''. The addition of her brother in the anime adaptation makes the connection more obvious.

* CanonWelding: ''Power Stone 2'' inplies that the events of the first game's [[Anime/PowerStone anime adaptation]] are considered at least partially canon; with cameos from [[ThoseTwoBadGuys Octo & Pus]] on the Adhesive Spray item, and the Lance Of Lava outright mentioning that it belonged to [[BattleButler Apollus]].