Evenicle 2 Rance

Evenicle 2 Rance is a pre-order bonus for Evenicle 2, similar in concept to the original Evenicle Rance: it is a rewrite of the early events of Evenicle 2, similar to a demo, but starring Rance in place of Alex. Unlike the original, which was made available alongside most pre-orders, Evenicle 2 Rance was released only to those who pre-purchased a hardcopy version of Evenicle 2 directly from Alicesoft, and only before a certain date (February 4, 2019), giving it an extremely small distribution pool. Despite its obscurity, the game has been fan-translated to English.

Like its predecessor, Evenicle 2 Rance uses pre-existing assets (from Evenicle 2, Rance Quest, and Rance X) to tell its story, though Rance's combat graphics are custom-made by necessity of the new combat system.

Changes

 * The narrative changes in Evenicle 2 Rance are far more extreme than the ones in the original Evenicle Rance. For this reason, story changes have been separated into their own section, see below. Because of these changes, the game is unvoiced.
 * In this alternate universe, Rance has a similar history to Alex. Since he uses his Rance X sprite, the game makes a running gag of his inappropriate attire for a medic.
 * Rance is once again level 30, and is even equipped with Chaos the Darksword for a 420 point attack boost (Chaos does not speak), along with his Rance X armour for a 180 point defence boost. His starting MP is 6, and he has additional skills and skill points. Suffice to say, this nullifies all challenge in the demo, and also makes any equipment purchases pointless.
 * Rance can even find additional, upgraded Chaoses inside of random drops. Used Chaoses and Rance X armours sell for a single GOLD.
 * Rance is unlikely to level up unless you encounter a Lucky Can Can (which do exist in the game). Machina will comment on the unlikeliness of levelling if you manage it.
 * Rance never has any party members, so the Hero's Syndrome system is disabled.
 * Various changes in town:
 * Nagata-kun appears to man the game's shops, while Nuhuhara Cabbage provides fan club info about Rance in place of the game's Gather Information spots (often speaking directly to the player). The two frequently team up during Gather Information sequences. Ramius and QD later join as "special guests." Any resemblance between Nuhuhara's fun facts and this very wiki are strictly coincidental.
 * Rance's available weapons in the shop seem to be Platina's, while his armour remains Alex's.
 * Rance murders the pawn shop Hanny and his brother takes over the business.
 * Machina appears in person at the Levelshops.
 * As the Hero's Syndrome system is disabled, Rance cannot enter Hospices.
 * Rance either will not or cannot enter Churches.
 * Once again, collecting 10 Landmarks seems to return a random drop.
 * While Rance does not acquire traditional party members, he does gain several hangers-on. All of the women in this slapdash "party" get their own heart events on the overworld.
 * Despite the game's drastic narrative changes, the gameplay steps required to progress remains largely intact, except for the steps below:
 * The three-stage battle that serves as a tutorial for the field medicine system is removed.
 * There is no event outside the door to the northern room in the Prune Mountain dungeon.
 * The burning forest sequence is skipped entirely, with the walkthrough picking up after the return to Marmalade.
 * The player is unable to leave the dam after entering.
 * After reaching the room where Alex fights Rechel, the game goes entirely off the rails, including a battle entirely unique to this game. See the Story section below for details.

Story
''This section will summarize the story of Evenicle 2 Rance. It assumes the reader is already familiar with the regular events of Evenicle 2: Chapter 1, and contains several spoilers for later chapters as well.''

Rance is an intern doctor living in the town of Raisin under the tutelage of Tauros. When Granny Tsubuki sends him to look for her cat in the forest, Rance finds Ende instead of the Masked Ranger. Rance quickly marries her (using an H-CG from later in the regular game). He then decides on a plan to use his Medica to get into other women's panties, starting in Oatmeal. Meanwhile, Hamelin comes looking for Ende, afraid of what Epide will do if she isn't found, and falls asleep in the forest waiting.

Rance arrives at Oatmeal, has a brief scene with the Masked Ranger, and ultimately gives up on finding any victims in town. He decides to chase after the Sentinels that went to Raisin. In this universe, however, Vorn has forced Yuragi to carry his luggage on the way to Raisin, and so she never used any skills or became sick. Ende offers to infect her, only to discover she's been cured of her "stored" diseases by Rance's Medica. They decide to go hunting for diseases, the opposite of Alex's quest. Ende is even able to detect ingredients that will infect her with various diseases. Arguing over names, they dub Ende's ability "Pande," a combination of her name and the word "pandemic."

Rance and Ende go on a date and discover both the source of a disease and its cure. They then infect Yuragi, leading to a combination scene with H-CGs from both her first scene and her first Wife Event. The next day, Chorus overhears Rance and Ende plotting, and attempts to kill Rance. Ende, now genuinely in love with Rance, stands in front of her to block the final blow, causing Chorus to hesitate. After a short conversation however, Chorus realizes she's developed the Hero Syndrome from her use of skills while trying to kill Rance. Specifically, she has developed a disease to reduce her to Level 1, allowing Rance to bully her. The cure can be found in Prune, so Rance heads in that direction, bringing Chorus with him.

Ende is spotted by Epide in Prune, who is briefly able to convince her to leave Rance, only for Ende and Chorus to rescue her and flee into the mountains. As the party is unable to battle Epide due to her array of poisons and pathogens, Ende comes up with a plan: create a new disease in her own body that Epide has not been vaccinated against. They gather the ingredients, and Ende overcomes her fear of her sister enough to infect her with "First Love Disease." Rance, unfortunately, decides to cure Epide, and she falls in love with him in the process. Since both Chorus and Ende despise her, Ende showing genuine emotion to protest, Rance's so-called "harem" descends into infighting, the opposite of Alex's family.

While Rance and his party rest, Kano comes looking for Tauros at the clinic, and Rance decides to target her next. Ende directs him to the forest near Prune, where they meet Vorn, who joins the party to brown-nose to Epide, and ends up staying, drawn to Rance's power. They find the source of the disease (the monster Tofu). Returning to Prune, they discover Kano and a group of Royal Guard, led by Pylos, who have come to investigate the cockshroom infestation (which Rance has otherwise ignored). After Pylos leaves, Rance, Ende and Vorn attempt to infect Kano, but Chorus warns her, prompting Kano to conclude the group is Ixtab. Kano flees town and Rance pursues, despite the party's warnings that they'll soon be declared wanted terrorists.

Vorn directs the party to Marmalade, where the party just misses seeing Lona Heinlein. The party pursues Kano to Mother Eve's Shrine, where Vorn uses an alternate method to open the secret passage. Cornered, Kano threatens to commit suicide to preserve her chastity to her "late" husband, only for Rance to realize he is her husband, ruining her dreams. Rance rapes her, the game intermixing the flashback to Rance and Kano's first time with an H-scene from later in the game.

Kano's pleas for help cause Vorn to remember their family ties and begin to turn on Rance. But before anything can happen, Kana sends Pylos and Hiragi to arrest the party as members of Ixtab, and a lynch mob follows. The party flees to the dam, but Kano pursues in person and engages Rance in the room where Alex fights Rechel. Yuragi joins here and the player battles them as a team.

Rance is victorious, but Vorn, seeing too much of himself in Rance, produces the Acedia vial and drinks it to protect his niece. Rance fights him in a second battle and wins, but Vorn succeeds in delaying him long enough for Pylos to arrive, now commanded by Lona Heinlein, Patriot Azimov, and Spartan Clark, the three dukes. Epide then sacrifices herself using a vial of Super Petrification Disease. Forewarned, Plyos and Chorus get out of range, and Rance and Ende are immune, but everyone else is turned to stone. Pylos pursues the party into exile.

Rance, genuinely upset over losing Epide, declares that the party is going to go on a quest to find a cure for her condition. When Chorus gives him a way off the continent, he finds his second wind and declares he will sleep with every girl in the world.

The game, repeatedly declaring that this is "a story about love," then does a montage of Rance's later misadventures, as well as introducing a side-plot about Hamelin falling for Granny Tsubaki. Cutting to the end of the story, Rance has somehow restored Epide and recruited both Pylos and John King (whom Rance calls "King Lech"), both of whom seem confused about being there. Together, they have gathered the Horus statues. Just then, he is confronted by not one but three parties made up of valorous heroes: Yuragi, Kano, Platina and Charlotte Bronte in one; the three dukes and their armies in another; and a party of reformed, would-be villains in the third: Vorn, Yana Heinlein, Cedrick Bronte, Yuba, and Hamelin. The former villains each give heroic speeches about the power of friendship and love for their families, and the two sides join battle.

At this point, QD and Arthur are once again revealed to be the creators of this alternate universe, with Nunuhara as their guest. Nunuhara notwithstanding, the pair decide they hate this universe and decide to revert it. The game resets to the title screen.