Proto Ultima Alex

Proto Ultima Alex

In-gameEarlier Design

MaskMaskless

Also Known As	Xenanu
Age	Unknown
Hair Color	Green

"I cannot leave here without destroying this proto-monster!"

-The Essentia 2000

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Proto Ultima Alex is the final boss of YIIK's "Ultima Ending." "Proto" can mean first, while "Ultima" can mean last, meaning he is the "First Final Alex." The Essentia 2000 has an intense hatred for him, and is leading parallel Alexes to him in attempt to finally kill him.

He shares the same design as Xenanu but with different colors, giving him a more "dead" appearance. His armor is darker, and his beard is a sickly green. His skin color is pale. Alex finds a giant figure of him in the Epilogue, which is described as a "PVC representation of your father in SNES form."

Ackk Studios stated a few months before 1.0's release that they were "no longer in the game at all" and cut from the game, and that they "came up with a better design for him that was much more interesting" (what this refers to is unknown). However, this may have been a tongue in cheek statement, as the boss would later be updated in 1.25 with affinities, and even ported to the new battle mode in YIIK I.V. It also may be related to the game's third ending, as Andrew stated in 2021 that the third ending was related to the "Ultima Ending."

Boss Fight

Dark GameOld Battle Mode

Proto Ultima Alex is a heavily beefed up version of True Xenanu. While the whole party is able to fight against him instead of just 4 members, he proves to be one of, if not the toughest battle in the game.

Similar to True Xenanu, his hits can confuse, blind, and ignite party members. He also has an incredibly high SPD stat, making it easy for him to wipe out the party if not careful.

	Base	99 LVL 5	99 LVL 5	99 LVL 5	Combined
LIF	9999	8	8	8	10023
STR	128	7	7	7	142
SPD	900	24	24	24	972
LUK	98	0	0	0	98
PRC	98	0	0	0	98
AGL	98	0	0	0	98

Proto Ultima Alex has four different points to target: himself, and then his helmet, shield, and sword. His helmet shoots a mighty laser, which triggers a unique laser dodge minigame. You must avoid incoming fire for 10 seconds. Those who get touched by the laser will be dealt damage from the attack. An easy way to clear this minigame is to pop out from the left and right sides of the screens to trick him into travelling to the other side of the screen. The sword will give a slow Punching Smile minigame. The shield will protect itself as well as Proto Ultima Alex, making any damage to Proto Ultima Alex greatly reduced. Without a sword to deal his attacks, Proto Ultima Alex will resort to stomping on the party with his foot. This triggers a unique minigame where you must quickly dodge his foot before it squishes you. There is little time to react, essentially making it a 1/3 chance whether you dodge the attack or not.

Stats

Proto Ultima AlexHelmetShieldSword

Always level 45.

	400
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	99
	30
	60
	6
100	false	false

Always level 1.

	200
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	130
	150
	90
	3
100	false	false

Always level 1.

	250
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	90
	200
	90
	3
100	false	false

Always level 1.

	250
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	100
	100
	90
	3
100	false	false

Gallery

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  A closeup of Proto Ultima Alex's mask.
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  Laser attack.
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  Stomp attack.

Trivia

The Vampire Brood's design.

• He is one of the few characters to have Level 5 Karta. However, his Changed Princes only give out LVL 1 Karta when used.
• Before I.V, Proto Ultima Alex has a softlock with his foot stomp attack. Whenever the attack is dodged, the game will freeze on a shot of Proto Ultima Alex, forcing the player to quit.
• He has a blue ocarina on his leg, a reference to Ocarina of Time.
• He is seen in I.V's intro sequence, portrayed as a toy named Xenanu fighting the player's party members.
• The Vampire Brood boss in the prototype was confirmed to be an early version of Proto Ultima Alex in the YIIK I.V Release Celebration stream.
  • Andrew describes the Vampire Brood as being represantative of Alex's fantasy of commanding an army of sexy men and women.
• There's an error where his beard turns red when using karta.