<s>
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mushiking	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Beetles	I-Application
or	O
Mushiking	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
of	O
the	O
Beetles	B-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
collectible	B-Application
card	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
other	O
Asian	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Philippines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
involves	O
battles	O
between	O
cards	O
describing	O
various	O
beetle	B-Application
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
can	O
be	O
scanned	O
in	O
by	O
a	O
Mushiking	B-Application
arcade	O
machine	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
both	O
carry	O
out	O
battles	O
and	O
dispense	O
new	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
trading	O
card	O
arcade	O
by	O
Sega	O
following	O
World	B-Application
Club	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Football	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mushiking	B-Application
has	O
inspired	O
several	O
children	O
's	O
card	O
games	O
in	O
arcades	O
released	O
by	O
Taito	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
Konami	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
,	O
Takara	O
Tomy	O
,	O
Atlus	O
,	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
beetle	B-Application
as	O
"	O
Mushiking	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
giant	O
beetles	B-Application
from	O
parts	O
unknown	O
arrived	O
in	O
the	O
forest	O
to	O
wreak	O
havoc	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
Adder	O
,	O
a	O
wizard	O
exiled	O
from	O
the	O
forest	O
who	O
wishes	O
to	O
conquer	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
leading	O
the	O
player	O
throughout	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
close	O
friend	O
of	O
Mushiking	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
kind	O
and	O
is	O
willing	O
to	O
help	O
and	O
heal	O
other	O
beetles	B-Application
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
serve	O
Adder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Adder	O
escapes	O
,	O
Popo	O
heals	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
that	O
helped	O
Adder	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
defeat	O
him	O
again	O
in	O
his	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Adder	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
alive	O
,	O
Popo	O
continues	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Mushiking	B-Application
stop	O
Adder	O
's	O
plans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
mutates	O
other	O
beetles	B-Application
by	O
injecting	O
red	O
fluids	O
into	O
their	O
bodies	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
more	O
aggressive	O
,	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
submissive	O
only	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
of	O
this	O
mutation	O
is	O
evident	O
by	O
the	O
red	O
,	O
glowing	O
eyes	O
of	O
his	O
beetles	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
he	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
Popo	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
he	O
uses	O
a	O
beetle	B-Application
whistle	O
to	O
escape	O
confinement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
Mushiking	B-Application
had	O
already	O
evacuated	O
the	O
insects	O
of	O
the	O
forest	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
Mushiking	B-Application
and	O
Popo	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
is	O
presumably	O
killed	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
reappears	O
,	O
having	O
survived	O
the	O
attempt	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
plan	O
to	O
mutate	O
beetles	B-Application
in	O
their	O
pupa	O
state	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
hopes	O
of	O
making	O
them	O
even	O
stronger	O
than	O
they	O
normally	O
are	O
,	O
and	O
corrupting	O
them	O
before	O
they	O
can	O
even	O
develop	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mushiking	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Rhinoceros	O
Beetle	B-Application
who	O
is	O
good	O
friends	O
with	O
Popo	O
who	O
considers	O
him	O
as	O
the	O
strongest	O
beetle	B-Application
in	O
the	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Adder	O
's	O
invasion	O
,	O
Mushiking	B-Application
is	O
unable	O
to	O
fight	O
off	O
all	O
the	O
invading	O
insects	O
,	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
appear	O
until	O
much	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Adder	O
sets	O
the	O
forest	O
on	O
fire	O
,	O
Mushiking	B-Application
appears	O
to	O
save	O
Popo	O
and	O
joins	O
him	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
confronting	O
Adder	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
assists	O
Popo	O
in	O
foiling	O
Adder	O
's	O
new	O
plan	O
of	O
corrupting	O
beetle	B-Application
pupa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Mushiking	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
Japanese	O
Rhinoceros	O
Beetle	B-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
extra	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
version	O
12	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Mushiking	B-Application
was	O
given	O
his	O
own	O
exclusive	O
card	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
his	O
skill	O
level	O
and	O
super	O
finishing	O
attack	O
being	O
readjusted	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mushiking	B-Application
is	O
a	O
rock-paper-scissors-style	O
battle	O
game	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
one	O
player	O
against	O
CPU-controlled	O
beetles	B-Application
,	O
or	O
with	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
players	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
Tournament	O
mode	O
or	O
Tag	O
Battle	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
cards	O
representing	O
beetles	B-Application
and	O
skill	O
cards	O
related	O
to	O
three	O
move	O
types--	O
"	O
Hitting	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Pinching	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Throwing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
player	O
whose	O
beetle	B-Application
reaches	O
0	O
stamina	O
points	O
loses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
chooses	O
the	O
winning	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
winning	O
player	O
's	O
beetle	B-Application
shall	O
execute	O
the	O
skill	O
learned	O
for	O
that	O
type	O
of	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
both	O
players	O
pick	O
the	O
same	O
move	O
,	O
a	O
tie	O
will	O
result	O
and	O
both	O
players	O
 '	O
beetles	B-Application
lose	O
10%	O
of	O
their	O
total	O
stamina	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tournament	O
mode	O
is	O
a	O
2-out-of-3	O
match	O
between	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
Tag	O
Battle	O
mode	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
cooperatively	O
play	O
two	O
beetles	B-Application
as	O
a	O
tag	O
team	O
against	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
perform	O
joint	O
attacks	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
compatible	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
for	O
Mushiking	B-Application
have	O
lengthwise	O
barcodes	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
scan	O
into	O
the	O
arcade	O
machines	O
,	O
and	O
come	O
in	O
several	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beetle	B-Application
cards	O
represent	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
characters	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
beetle	B-Application
card	O
is	O
marked	O
with	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
's	O
species	O
(	O
name	O
,	O
Latin	O
name	O
,	O
description	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
card	O
's	O
stats	O
such	O
as	O
strength	O
in	O
the	O
three	O
move	O
types	O
and	O
stamina	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
base	O
power	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
determined	O
by	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
and	O
rarity	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Finishing	O
Move	O
indicates	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
's	O
"	O
favored	O
"	O
move	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
cause	O
major	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
opponent	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
wins	O
through	O
a	O
Finishing	O
Move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
beetle	B-Application
cards	O
are	O
printed	O
with	O
a	O
holographic	O
background	O
and	O
is	O
colored	O
in	O
either	O
Bronze	O
(	O
for	O
160	O
Base	O
power	O
)	O
,	O
Silver	O
(	O
for	O
180	O
Base	O
power	O
)	O
or	O
Gold	O
(	O
for	O
200	O
Base	O
power	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skill	O
cards	O
represent	O
the	O
abilities	O
a	O
beetle	B-Application
can	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
skill	O
card	O
requires	O
a	O
certain	O
skill	O
point	O
number	O
;	O
if	O
the	O
number	O
is	O
equal	O
to	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
's	O
skill	O
point	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
perfect	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
's	O
skill	O
point	O
is	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
skill	O
,	O
it	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
beetle	B-Application
's	O
skill	O
point	O
is	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
skill	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
card	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
worsen	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
skill	O
used	O
by	O
that	O
beetle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
rare	O
,	O
"	O
upgraded	O
"	O
skill	O
cards	O
with	O
certain	O
low-level	O
beetles	B-Application
 '	O
Finishing	O
Moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
right	O
skill	O
card	O
is	O
scanned	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
beetle	B-Application
,	O
the	O
result	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
Super	O
Max	O
"	O
Compatibility	O
and	O
will	O
deal	O
tremendous	O
damage	O
if	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
upgraded	O
skill	O
cards	O
are	O
moves	O
used	O
by	O
beetles	B-Application
with	O
a	O
Base	O
Power	O
range	O
of	O
100	O
to	O
120	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
them	O
an	O
advantage	O
against	O
rarer	O
,	O
stronger	O
cards	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
Base	O
Power	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cards	O
are	O
normally	O
awarded	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
other	O
officiary	O
bodies	O
to	O
winners	O
of	O
major	O
Mushiking	B-Application
championships	O
or	O
tournaments	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
dispensed	O
by	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mushiking	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Beetles	I-Application
~	O
Zach	O
Adventure	O
Series	O
~	O
is	O
a	O
manga	O
series	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Ooseyoshi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Zach	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
continuously	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
treasure	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
planet	O
,	O
Dekaiya	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
another	O
,	O
rivaling	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Kabuto	O
Maru	O
,	O
is	O
seeking	O
Mushiking	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Mushiking	B-Application
anime	O
,	O
produced	O
by	O
TMS	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
broadcast	O
by	O
TV	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
aired	O
from	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2005	O
until	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pro	O
Wrestling	O
Noah	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
organization	O
,	O
has	O
given	O
a	O
Mushiking-related	O
gimmick	O
,	O
"	O
Mushiking	B-Application
Terry	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
wrestlers	O
,	O
Kotaro	O
Suzuki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mushiking	B-Application
Terry	O
feuds	O
with	O
his	O
rival	O
Mushiking	B-Application
Joker	O
,	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Ricky	O
Marvin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
five	O
year	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
Card	O
Reader	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
on	O
their	O
existing	O
cards	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
or	O
cards	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
starter	O
deck	O
that	O
includes	O
7	O
cards	O
,	O
three	O
of	O
which	O
give	O
a	O
random	O
beetle	B-Application
in	O
a	O
specialized	O
section	O
every	O
time	O
they	O
are	O
used	O
(	O
rock	O
,	O
paper	O
,	O
and	O
scissors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
significant	O
difference	O
in	O
power	O
between	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
the	O
arcade	O
machines	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
noticeable	O
difference	O
in	O
graphical	O
quality	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
Yakuza	B-Application
Kiwami	I-Application
with	O
a	O
MesuKing	O
minigame	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Mushiking	B-Application
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
