I Wish This Niche Could Do EX-8 | Melonknights

IS-10: Hotspringmelon illustrated operators only
Dang, it's been 8 months since the last Melon ops video. I was bored and felt compelled to do IS-10 with the small squad, seeing as how more interesting maps aren't possible due to red hitmen being much harder to kill. While there's definitely some tech to be done with Blacknight and Kazemaru, none of it really matters if it's impossible to survive Zarro and the hitmen. Not an issue in IS-10 though, since it's just base Zarro stats and no CM buff.
Melon squad lacks some key utilities that would let it play more maps, and if Qiubai isn't enough damage for a map's main threat or she doesn't have the opportunity to cycle S3/redeploy, then more often than not it's not possible. Though maybe it's skill issue on my part because I've barely played with these 5 ops. Regardless, just one more melon op that does something useful would probably let me play a lot more stages with the squad, so he's hoping for Playwright (from IS2) to become playable or something.
Music:
Outlaw's Lullaby - Yakuza Kiwami 2

[@Pengod]

Going from complaining about niche powercreep in Skadeknights to wishing for it in Melonknights is an experience

[@goatofshadows]

...Who drew Walter, again?

[@yuyuma1013]

​@@goatofshadows Liduke..

[@Pengod]

@@goatofshadows Liduke

[@BillyONeal]

Artist-knights is an interesting niche, it's always nice how Pengi comes up with different collections of ops to do neat clears with.
Kazemaru EN saying vowels in that name that aren't in Japanese (when the name is clearly originally JP) just makes me scream nooooooo. Not looking forward to EN Shamare

[@Only_Ameen04]

Ngl seeing title immediately thought it was niche consist of operators with melons, only to realized it was artist name 💀

[@BillyONeal]

I was also confused what the heck this niche was :)

[@Chordat3]

Tbh that might be an interesting niche to play

[@nj5414]

@@Chordat3 Bigtiddyknights guide: "First, deploy your Mountain-"

[@zeldomaine]

did not realize hotspringmelon drew two vanguards :) awesome

[@Raniphae]

really fun clear!
...and oh hey, the only op from hotspringmelon I don't have built is apparently Kazemaru; maybe I can start playing around with melonknights too. 🤔

[@uindstom]

Well done!(お見事！)

[@Khroniclas]

I assume that melon is an artist?

[@xdmamakkopitiam8930]

yep, in-game name is 温泉瓜 i.e. hot.spring.melon

[@stef2337]

Sleep paralysis demon

[@goodstuff-si7iu]

I still dont understand melonknights niece

[@rakaalcuzaadnankadar6719]

For that, I think, you need to ask Melon her/himself. Like "How is your niece" or something.... XD