S1E9 - The Apocalypse

The Apocalypse is the ninth episode of the first season of Video Game All-Stars. The final six contestants face one of the most terrifying challenges yet as the stakes only get higher.

Plot
Spyro begins to worry about the previously made four-person alliance among himself, Lilac, Hiroko, and Falco. Hiroko overhears him talking to himself about it, sympathizing with his worry about the situation. He asks her if they would remain friends even if they ended up on opposing sides, and she nods, giving him a little more confidence. Falco and Lilac walk in and the four talk, and Dr. Eggman walks in and asks what the four are planning, knowing that Falco betrayed him a few days prior. Banjo's call for challenge time ends up interrupting this interrogation, relieving the group.

After everyone arrives, Banjo brings the contestants to some kind of wasteland. Mugman is horrified by the sight, and Banjo telling the contestants that the site is being nuked within a matter of minutes doesn't make anything better for them. The winner contestant is the sole survivor. Hiroko comforts Mugman, knowing that he's scared. Banjo reassures the contestants that their lives aren't in danger and they will be teleported back to the cabins right before they would normally die, which awakens sighs of reliefs in the crowd. The contestants are supplied with food, water, and weapons. Everyone takes their share of the pile and Banjo sends the contestants off.

Falco immediately makes his way as far away from the area as possible, barely taking the challenge seriously. He doesn't intend on winning because of the fact that he won the previous challenge and wants to avoid making himself a threat. Eggman ends up finding a bunker and, after a lot of convincing, lets Mugman hide with him. Lilac is also fortunate enough to find a bunker, letting Spyro in just before the nuke falls. Everyone is unharmed from the explosion, except for Falco who, despite being miles away, gets blasted by the explosion. Explosives start falling from the sky, everyone managing to dodge them. An Earthquake follows, worrying most the contestants of the severity of this challenge. To make matters worse, Banjo floods the area. Falco, not having shelter and being in complete danger, ends up being teleported back to the cabins before anything worse happens, making him the first one out of the challenge.

As another nuke drops, Spyro protects Lilac, shouting that he'd do whatever it took to protect her. Zombies appear, breaking into both of the bunkers. Hiroko is taken down by the zombies and barely survives, and Eggman doesn't bother with them and starts dancing with Mugman in their bunker. Banjo gets bored of how long this challenge is taking and decides to teleport everyone left into the center of the wasteland and have them fight. Spyro attempts to buy some time for Lilac and, due to this, Mugman and Eggman attack him, getting him out near immediately. While Eggman is healing, Lilac also gets him out. With only Mugman, Lilac, and (somehow) Hiroko left, the three fight an intense battle as Banjo worsens the conditions of the wasteland around them. Hiroko ends up getting teleported out first and Mugman, realizing he can't win against Lilac, sells out Eggman and tells her that he's a bigger threat before ultimately getting taken out, giving Lilac the win. The group are all teleported back to the cabins, and Banjo announces that Lilac has won immunity and cannot be voted for.

With everyone around to hear him, Mugman tells everyone that he'd be okay with everyone voting him the next episode as long as they voted out Eggman for the time being, even promising to vote himself when the time comes. Eggman, confused about Mugman's intentions here, threatens to piss on him. The elimination ends up just as expected. Banjo gives out five zombie statues to Lilac, Spyro, Falco, Hiroko and Mugman. Eggman, being eliminated in a 5-1 vote, refuses to accept Mugman's apology. The ceremony ends with everyone wishing Eggman their goodbyes (except for Falco, who nearly picks a fight with him) as Eggman rides off on his bike.