There he is greeted by Cerebella, wrongly believing his intent was to cause harm to Medici's. Knowing the current Skullgirl's intent for the death of the entire Medici family, he begins his goal of tracking her down by investigating the River King Casino, a notorious hangout for the Medici Mafia. He wears striped boxers with musical notes on them.Īlthough he has large arms with brass knuckles, he usually uses sets of small arms with cushioned tipped claws to hold small items.īig Band was originally intended to have a robotic voice, but the team felt the filter took away from Rich Brown's smooth voice and filtered with a smooth metal echo to go with it.Īfter recollecting his past as a cop prior to receiving his current state in an iron lung musing how inconceivable the New Meridian police force were to take a hit from the Medici Mafia and having him beaten and left for dead, he opts to put an end to the current Skullgirl by destroying the source of her power - the Skullheart - as part of his new career at the Anti-Skullgirl Labs. The character's last name is a reference to "Birdland" a famous jazz club in New York City, named after saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. He also knew about Valentine's group, The Last Hope, based off his victory dialogue against her, including their fate since he will start singing the "The Last Hope Blues."īig Band references a type of jazz ensemble that usually consists of ten or more musicians playing saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Even enough to refer to her by her real name. He fought the previous two Skullgirls, Selene Contiello and Nancy Renoir, alongside Ileum.īased on some of his dialogue, it can be assumed that he knew Squigly before she died. ![]() His technology may be dated, but he more than makes up for it with experience and fortissimo. A firm believer in their cause, he has stayed with the project through its controversies and still sees his place on the front lines against the Skullgirl. Now a senior member of Lab 8, he’s become a father figure of sort to the younger ASG soldiers. Melded with the machinery that allows him to breathe a powerful array of pneumatic weaponry, he was reborn as “Big Band.” With little left to lose, he agreed to be rebuilt with their experimental procedures. That would have been the end of Ben’s story if it hadn't drawn the ears of the Anti-Skullgirl Labs. ![]() His good friend, Irvin does not betray him however. When he ran afoul of his crooked unit, he was given a violent early retirement, and his broken body was left to spend the rest of its days in an iron lung. But nothing was worse than what he saw as a beat cop in New Meridian. Another example of his consideration is when he refused to kill Marie, who is carrying a part of the Medici Tower, under orders from Brain Drain since it will cause major damage to the area.īen Birdland has seen a lot in his time, including the worst of the Grand War. He is also fatherly towards the younger members of the Anti-Skullgirl Labs and shows consideration to others, such as Painwheel. While he maintains himself to be calm and collected and prefers to talk things out, he will not hesitate to fight back when he has to. When he was working as a police cop, he was one of the few (another being his former partner Irvin) who follows the rules and regulations while the others were corrupt. However, if either or both players select Big Band he will not be present in the stage background.īen Birdland, aka "Big Band", is an observant detective who is committed to using his abilities to stop Skullgirls. ![]() In the background of Anti-Skullgirl Lab 8 Stage, Big Band can be seen watching the players fight. īig Band was the first male playable character added into Skullgirls. The fundraising managed to raise over $400,000, so he was able to have his own stage and Story Mode. Because Lab Zero Games reached their requested donations for Big Band, he was a free DLC character for all to acquire for a limited amount of time (the first 3 months after his release), but since has been added to the store for purchase.īig Band started development when the fundraising reached $375,000. Big Band is a DLC character for Skullgirls Encore.
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