He looked up at the sunset, the adrenaline finally fading, replaced by the familiar gnawing emptiness that drove him. The Wild Striker was already thinking about the next game, the next monster, the next moment to shatter the silence.

Jax planted his feet on the hood of an abandoned taxi. The orange orb of Passion spun violently. The Monster roared, a sound like tearing metal, and lunged to swallow him whole.

"That's the point!" Kira replied, watching the monitors in the van. "He's not aiming for the target. He's aiming for the moment !"

He began to dribble. Not around the monster, but at it.

This is the move that breaks friendships. In the final 15 seconds of a match (during the "Midnight Munchies" event), the Striker deliberately loses their collected ingredients. They trigger a "Fumble." To the audience, it looks like a mistake.

"Good," Jax said, his eyes gleaming. "Because the heart's still hungry."

What makes the Wild Striker terrifying is the risk/reward mechanic known as The Frenzy .