| “ | You said you stole this from the Toppats? That name sounds familiar. I think I heard of them when I was getting locked up at The Wall... Criminal organization, right? And you crossed them, huh? We gotta put this bad boy to use! What do you say we hit 'em again? I don't know about you, but I'm runnin' pretty low on cash...
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| ― Ellie Rose |
Capital Gains is one of sixteen endings in Completing the Mission.
In this ending, Henry Stickmin and Ellie Rose team up to rob the Toppat Clan's money. They also defeat the Reborn Right Hand Man after he tries to stop them.
The ending is set after the Relentless Bounty Hunter and Convict Allies endings.
Plot
Intro: You Have a TANK?!
After Henry and Ellie have escaped from The Wall, Henry tells Ellie he has a tank which he stole from the Toppat Clan when capturing Reginald Copperbottom. Surprised and impressed, Ellie suggests that they could use it to rob the Toppat Clan as she states that she's "running pretty low on cash." Henry agrees with the plan, and Ellie presumably reaches out to her contacts to find the train.
1 day before launch, Ellie and Henry show up in the tank with a dramatic entry. They run over a van, killing Quincy Tattlemuffin and its driver. From the other vehicles, Toppat Members open fire on them. One of them, Fred Worst, fires up the sword cannon. The duo can:
- [X] Timeout: If no option is chosen, Ellie and Henry are killed by Wallace Dagwoods's HMG. Message: Don't stop now!
- [X] Swords: Ellie grabs a sword that Fred fired from his cannon from the tank, after which she attacks Fred with it, while Henry grabs another sword and deflects the bullets fired by Wallace. Without Henry steering it, the Tank rams into Fred's vehicle. Ellie falls during the collision and is fatally run over. Message: Lost the lead.
- [X] Hunker: Ellie and Henry seek cover inside the tank, which Ellie comments that she and Henry should have just done from the beginning, but now they are unable to see where they're going and crash into the mountain. Message: Nice tank. Only way to see is to be looking out the top.
- Fire: Henry fires the Tank gun, and the shell explodes in the distance, causing a lump of rocks to detach and block the tunnel.
Fred initially taunts Henry for his apparent poor aim but calls Mr. Macbeth in panic after noticing the debris. Macbeth is unable to stop the train in time and only leaves a distress call to the Right Hand Man, who rushes to their aid from the launch site. The train and the tank are destroyed in the ensuing collision, leaving the duo as the only survivors. Spotting the money cart mostly intact, Ellie inquires Henry on their method of transport.
- [X] Purse of Holding: Henry and Ellie load the treasures into the purse, but it takes too long before the Right Hand Man arrives, and kills the duo with his Eye Laser. Message: You two look like you could use some patented purse of holding carrying purses.
- [X] Force Lift: Ellie uses The Force to move the money cart into the sky and it is lost in the distance, leaving Henry confused. Message: We get it. You lift.
- Fulton: Henry and Ellie inflate the Fulton balloon, lifting the cargo with them.
Before Henry can decide how to continue (either by Obscure Reference, Really Dumb Option, or Your Suggestions), the Right Hand Man lands on the car and confronts the two. They can use:
- [X] Shell Bounce: Henry and Ellie use a turtle shell to attack the Right-Hand Man, kicking it into him repeatedly. The Right Hand Man quickly grows irritated and kicks the shell into Henry's face. Message:
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- [X] Needle: Henry punctures the balloon with a needle. The money cargo falls and crushes Henry and Ellie, while the Right Hand Man saves himself using his rocket thrusters and comments on the idiotic choice. Message: What was the POINT of that? ...Not the SHARPEST idea. Gonna PIN the blame on you for that one. Did you really NEEDLE that money? [Alright that one was a stretch]
- Wombo Combo: Henry and Ellie engage the Right Hand Man in physical combat, locking him into an inescapable combo before finishing with a "Stickmin Punch" from both Henry and Ellie, killing him and destroying his upper torso.
Now safe from the Toppats, Ellie transmutes the legs into a rocket thruster, and it pushes the cart away, leaving the Toppats' fortune for them to enjoy.
Characters
- Henry Stickmin - Protagonist
- Ellie Rose - Deuteragonist
- Right Hand Man (Reborn) - Main Antagonist
- Wallace Dagwood
- Stoneface
- Quincy Tattlemuffin
- Toppat Van Driver
- Fred Worst
- Mr. Macbeth
- Captain Hubert Galeforce (Flashback)
- Rupert Price (Flashback)
- Reginald Copperbottom (Flashback)
- Jefferson Smithsonian (Flashback)
- Heath Stone (Flashback)
- Isaac Binderson (Flashback)
- Dmitri Johannes Petrov (Flashback)
Italics indicate they only appear in this pathway.
Trivia
- The ending screen seems to be a reference to the STONKS meme.
- The truck with the machine gun on the back is driven by Stoneface, with Wallace Dagwood on the back. However, in Little Nest Egg, this truck is instead being driven by Clement Warrantine, with Icepick on the back with the machine gun.
- The Swords fail message is referencing the betrayal kill from Halo series, where you could kill your allies with friendly fire.
- The failure message references Call of Duty Mobile multiplayer mode, where the commander/squad leader will say "Lost the lead" if the enemy team has more points than their own.
- Force Lift's fail message references Ellie's use of it Fleeing the Complex.
- The Purse of Holding references the candy bar carrying bags from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode, "Chocolate with Nuts", with the purse itself having a similar design to the carrying bags. The failure message, by extension, even references the "candy bar bag carrying bags" in the same episode.
- Also, the name of the item references the Bag of Holding from Dungeons and Dragons.
- After Henry and Ellie use the Fulton, but before the Right Hand Man arrives, a fake choice screen briefly pops up with the options "Obscure Reference", "Your Suggestions", and "Really Dumb Option"; none of which can be clicked on.
- Interestingly enough, the real options afterward actually fit each respective fake option. The Shell Bounce is a rather obscure reference to a Bros. Move from the Mario & Luigi games, the Wombo Combo was likely suggested by the fans to appear in the game after the other Smash Bros. references from previous games, and using the Needle to pop the Fulton merely results in a fail that's mocked by both the Right Hand Man and its own message.
- The Shell Bounce is a reference to the Shell Attack in Mario and Luigi: Partners In Time.
- The "Wombo Combo" option is a reference to a particular moment during a match with SS and Tang against Zhu and Lucky in the SCSA West Coast Circuit Super Smash Bros. Melee tournament. Ellie even says, "Happy feet!" during the sequence, and the two perform a "Stickmin Punch" on the Right Man Hand Reborn, a reference to Captain Falcon's "Falcon Punch" from the Super Smash Bros. series.
- During the credits, clicking on the sun will cause the Shoop Da Woop to appear and fire a laser, granting the player an achievement.
- The Fulton is a reference to Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It is a device used to extract enemy soldiers, animals, and vehicles.
- The failure message for Needle is a reference to Infiltrating the Airship's Hack fail message because they both share an abundance of puns. However, unlike the Hack fail message, nothing will happen when the mouse hovers over the Needle fail message, and there will not be an achievement to unlock if done so.
- The ending music (Red Headed Outlaw) is also used for the Convict Allies ending in the remastered version of Fleeing the Complex.
- This is the only ending to reuse music from another ending.
- This ending has the least parts out of any CtM ending, with three parts, tied with Revenged and Toppat Civil Warfare
- This is the only 3-part CtM ending with a Quick Time Event.
- This is the CtM ending where Ellie doesn't ally with any faction. In all others, Ellie joins the Government or the Toppat Clan.
- This is the only CA-chosen pathway that takes place 1 day before Toppat Orbital Station launch, unlike the other CA-chosen pathways that take place on launch day.
- This is also the only CA-chosen pathway in which the Government does not appear (Except for flashbacks).
- The vehicle that Ellie and Henry run over is based off the real-life Ford Police Interceptor Utility police cruiser. How the Toppats managed to get their hands on a police car is unknown.
Music
| Track | Composer/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "You Have a Tank?!" | Ockeroid | Opening theme. |
| 🎧 "A Feeling of Tread" | Zanzlanz | Played when Henry and Ellie ambush the train's convoy with the tank. |
| "Red Headed Outlaw" | Ockeroid | Ending theme. Shares ending theme with "Convict Allies" in Fleeing the Complex. |
Gallery
Flashbacks
Train Assault
The correct one for this is Fire.
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Crash Site
The correct one for this is Fulton.
The Floating Cart
The correct one for this is Wombo Combo then it ends.
Extra
