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battle with Schema. Phil's heckling during the battle so infuriates the other Hop clones that they escape their captivity, killing Phil and Schema before rampaging through the streets of Bug
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version for tablets and smartphones, and a sequel. Stormdancer was interested in developing a high definition version in which he could include some leftover ideas, but admitted that he was unsure if this would ever materialize. He noted that he created
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