Voice Drama -Battle of Unity- Part "GokuLuck" is the third drama track in Paradox Live Opening Show - Battle of Unity - Unit A. A teaser was posted on October 13, 2024 on official Paradox Live youtube channel.
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Yuto Inukai informs the prisoners about the upcoming Battle of Unity, a team battle during which they'll have to collaborate with other groups. Shion, Ryoga, and Kenta all express doubts regarding the team battle, and seem skeptical. Kenta notes that though they've already begun to discuss the upcoming tournament, there are still things to be improved regarding their current living accommodations, such as the lack of privacy. Inukai enthusiastically mentions that the prefab which they are staying in has already been renovated, but disappoints the prisoners once again when the 'renovations' turn out to be functional AC, curtains on the beds, fire-resistant rods should the prefab burn down, and fixes to the holes on the walls. While Ryoga and Shion are simply annoyed, Kenta is downright enraged. However, they are placated when Inukai mentions the cash prize for the winners of the next tournament. They are now seriously considering participating. Kenta is pissed off again when Inukai nervously tells them all that they will only be able to redeem their money once they have been released from prison — at the time that this voice drama takes place, Kenta, as a minor, is under a special surveillance program, meaning it is unlikely that he will ever leave prison. He becomes violent, arguing that this condition is fine for Ryoga and Shion, who both have normal prison sentences, but not for him, and he's essentially being screwed over. Kenta calls Inukai useless, which triggers his more violent alter — Inukai's alter chokes Kenta as Ryoga stands by and halfheartedly tells him to cut it out. As an order, he tells them all that they will be participating whether they like it or not.
[The following has spoilers for RAGE, Gokuluck's part of SHOWDOWN, and Gokuluck's part of Revolution]
After letting go of Kenta, Inukai's alter makes a comment that is seemingly directed towards nobody at all: "Teamwork with others... this is a dog-eats-dog world. If you half-ass anything, you're dead." It is interesting to note that all members of Gokuluck seem to share similarly pessimistic views regarding society as well as relationships with other people: Gokuluck's first note reads: "The cards were already decided the moment you were born — it's easier to die than to try and change your circumstances" (paraphrased). In the RAGE voice drama, when Reo asks Kenta why he didn't help Ryoga when he was getting beat up, Kenta tells him not to lump him in with Ryoga, who's in prison for violent offenses, and makes it clear that he does not want to associate with them (or anyone). In Gokuluck's winning manifesto, Inukai makes a statement regarding the society which has outcasted both him and his teammates: "The world shuns us just cause we're a little different from those around us. We remember every second of resentment we've received. The world normal is thrown around to separate us from those assholes, and Gokuluck exists to make them reconsider"[1]. During the flashback in SHOWDOWN, Shion states that believing in anyone/anything is how you lose, and Kenta mentions sharing a similar sentiment. Kenta is constantly going on rants about not wanting to reintegrate with society (though he gets extremely angry at the fact that a future where he has been released from prison doesn't seem to be in the cards for him). This skepticism towards society is warranted, as is evidenced in REVOLUTION, during which the listener learns that Shion is in prison for having retaliated against a person who was stalking him due to his abnormal appearance. Also, when Ryoga, Kenta, Shion, and Inukai go in for their meeting with the director of the prison, the superintendent berates both Ryoga and Shion for their appearances, stating that he can tell Ryoga is probably in for some violent crime, and that Shion could've lead a much better life had his appearance not been so scary.
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