Ex

Ex
Ex, as he appears in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.
Name
Kana	エックス
Romanization	Ekkusu
Other Names	X Keeper of Dimensions JP: 時空の番人じくうのばんにん Keeper (by Tee) Mr. Fancy Suspenders (by Ringo Ando) X 엑스 Экс
Personal Info
Gender	Male
Notable Appearances
First appearance	Puyo Puyo Tetris
Latest appearance	Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
Voice Actor(s)
Japanese	Kazuki Yao
English	Matthew Mercer
Puyo Puyo!! Quest information

Ex is the current Keeper of Dimensions, the former Tetris King, previous captain of the SS Tetra, and the true father of Ess. He represents the crossover between Puyo Puyo and Tetris and serves as the true antagonist of Puyo Puyo Tetris.

Biography

Appearance

Ex is an older man with yellow eyes and gray hair with white stripes that form the shape of an "X". He wears a frilly white shirt, a pink bowtie, and yellow suspenders with brown straps, with the straps' ends hanging loose. He also wears white gloves and boots with blue strips around them.

Personality

Ex is an intelligent and gentle person, but due to his role as the Keeper of Dimensions, he's suffered strongly from loneliness. Because of this, he is strongly empathetic and cares deeply for the people of the worlds he supervises, never forgetting acts of kindness and looking to ensure the well-being of both worlds.

Abilities

As the previous Tetris King and captain of the SS Tetra, Ex's Tetris abilities are on par with Tee's. He is also intelligent enough to have constructed Zed to watch over Ess and the rest of the Tetra crew.

As Keeper of Dimensions, Ex is aware of most events throughout spacetime and is able to receive Tee's transmissions which are sent via O. However, his knowledge does not extend to characters such as Marle, who he only knew had a power within her, but not the true nature of her power. His presence at the edge of spacetime is also necessary, as he is unable to leave his post for an extended period of time lest the dimensions be unsupervised.

Relationships

Ai

Ex adopted Ai when he was a puppy and raised him. Ai looks up to him and sees Ex like a father.

Ess

While Ess is Ex's biological daughter, she is estranged from him and doesn't see him as her actual father.

Squares

Ex and Squares interact in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's EX Chapter, where Ex gives Squares advice about how to forgive himself for his wrongs.

Tee

Ex utilized Tee's reports through O as his sole method of communication. Tee took over as the King of Tetris after Ex, but still holds Ex in high regard and cares for him, going to him for advice in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 and trusting his judgment and understanding of the universe.

Zed

Ex created Zed to look after and raise Ess after he was called to become the new Keeper of Dimensions.

History

Puyo Puyo Tetris

His presence is first foreshadowed in Chapter 6. During Ess's visions while training, she encounters Zed. But instead of Zed's normal behavior, she hears a message from a mysterious voice, talking about regretting leaving Ess alone and creating Zed as a substitute. Distressed, Ess challenges Zed to a match, afterwards shrugging it off as an impostor. However, he would appear to O, saying that he's the one that receives Tee's reports and apologizes for causing the worlds to merge with each other, requesting for O to stop him.

His proper appearance is in Chapter 7. Tee explains that he sends the reports to Ex via O, but doesn't remember it. Ex explains that he wasn't meant to remember him, since he doesn't belong to any particular world. Arle, Amitie, and Ess then interrupt the conversation to make Ex fix their worlds. However, Ex says it's beyond his control, and runs off. He explains that when he was the Tetris King, he gained the ability to cross between worlds, which resulted in him becoming the "Keeper of Dimensions". He resolved to protect the border between worlds, using the reports from Tee as his only form of communication. However after countless years passed by, he started to develop a sense of depression from the loneliness, eventually causing him to neglect his duties and cause the worlds to start merging with each other. Eventually at the Edge of Spacetime, he personally requests Tee to beat him in a match, believing that being defeated by the current Tetris King would remind him of the importance of his job. After beating Ex, Tee requests to take Ex's place as Keeper due to his loneliness, but Ex personally rejects it. Tee then challenges him again, this time with Ex's full strength. Ex loses, but after Ringo halts Tee's attempt to take Ex's place, the Dark Prince and Ecolo step in, having managed to create a way for the SS Tetra crew to visit Ex at their leisure, which in turn, will allow the Tetra's crew to keep Ex's loneliness from repeating. With this agreed, and visibly liked by Ex, he fixes the dimensional boundary.

Ex is the main character of Chapter 10, where he has a dream about being the SS Tetra's captain again. He uses this opportunity to reunite with the rest of the crew, including Ess, before reliving his first encounter with Tee.

As a playable character, he uses the same AI and dropset as Ms. Accord when playing Puyo. Unlike the other characters introduced in Puyo Puyo Tetris, he meets Ms. Accord personally, as revealed in Chapter EX10.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Ex makes his first appearance in Chapter 1-1, shortly after Tee and O reunite with Ringo in Suzuran. He has Ringo and Tee battle each other to help restore their bond with each other, before asking them to help search for the mysterious individual who had caused the worlds to merge. Tee explains (and is shown in Chapter 2's Side Story) that Ex was the one who sent him and O to Ringo in the first place.

Ex doesn't reappear until the end of Chapter 5, when everyone makes their way to the Edge of Spacetime. He's been watching over everyone the whole time and wants to help them get stronger. He reveals that the key to stopping Squares is for Marle to regain her memories and sends everyone to his special training zone.

Ex appears in an optional route in Chapter 6, where he reveals to Tee that he sees a bit of his former self is Squares. Tee is able to help clear his mind with a battle.

Ex returns in Chapter EX, where he tries to help Squares move on from his past, with a little help from Ecolo and the Dark Prince.

Notably, Ex is one of the few characters to recall the events of the first game.

Appearances

• Puyo Puyo Tetris
• Puyo Puyo!! Quest
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Character profiles

See the respective PPQ-namespace card pages of Ex for the character's in-game description in Puyo Puyo!! Quest.

Game	Profile
	"The Keeper of Dimensions. His past is shrouded in mystery..."

Character specific mechanics

Puyo Puyo/Tetris

Game	Mode

Dropset

Pieces																Total
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16					Puyo
																8	6	1	1	42

Fusion

Puyo Pieces						Tetrimino
1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	SP
								or or

Chants

Puyo Puyo Tetris/Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Player Chain

Chain	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Chain 1	うん	Un.	Yes.	Awesome.
Chain 2	いいね	Ii ne.	Good.	Better.
Chain 3	調子が出てきた	Choushi-ga dete kita.	I'm getting warmed up.	How's this?
Chain 4	楽しいよ	Tanoshii yo.	I'm having fun.	Having fun?
Repeater	ここから本番だ	Koko kara honban da.	This is where it begins.	Watch this!
Counter	因果応報	Inga ouhou.	Reap what you sow.	This is retribution.
Spell 1	スピードアップ	Supiido Appu	Speed Up
Spell 2	RENラッシュ	Ren Rasshu	Combo Rush	Feel the rush.
Spell 3	ハードドロップ	Haado Doroppu	Hard Drop
Spell 4	ハイパーハードドロップ	Haipaa Haado Doroppu	Hyper Hard Drop
Spell 5	ローテーションエックス	Rooteeshon Ekkusu	Rotation X	Revolution
Tetris Line Clear	テトリス	Tetorisu!	Tetris!

Enemy Attack

Damage	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Light	これは…	Kore-wa...	This is...	Ugh!
Heavy	なかなか効いたよ…	Nakanaka kiita yo.	That hit me pretty hard.	Good move!

Character Select/Match Result

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Character Select	お相手いたしましょう	O-aite itashimashou.	I shall be your opponent.	Looks like it's my turn.
Win	ありがとう、楽しかったよ	Arigatou, tanoshikatta yo.	Thank you, that was fun.
Lose	腕が鈍ったな…	Ude-ga nibutta na...	I'm losing my edge...

Big Bang and Endless Fever

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Entered	よし(、)よし	Yoshi, yoshi.	Good.	That's it!
Success	いい感じだ	Ii kanji da.	It's going well.	Looking good.
Failed	ダメか…	Dame ka...	Not good...	Oh boy...
Big Bang	覚悟はいいかな？	Kakugo-wa ii kana?	Are you prepared?	You ready?
Light Attack	それっ！	Sore!	There!
Severe Attack	すまないね！	Sumanai ne!	Sorry!
Win	大丈夫かい？	Daijoubu kai?	Are you all right?	Too bad.
Light Attack	ひぇ！	Hiee!	Eek!	Ugh!
Severe Attack	厳しいなぁ…	Kibishii na...	Harsh...	Looking bleak...
Lose	ぼくとしたことが…	Boku-to shita koto ga...	This isn't like me...	I'm getting rusty.

Swap

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Match Start	ぷよぷよだね！ テトリスだね！	Puyo Puyo dane! Tetorisu dane!	Puyo Puyo! Tetris!
Swap	さあ、チェンジだ！	Saa, chenji da!	Here, time to change!	New dimension!
Swap while in disadvantage	まだこれから！	Mada kore kara!	You still haven't seen anything yet!	Still got this...

Party

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Power-up item	いいものがある	Ii mono-ga aru.	I've got something nice.	This should help.
Offensive item	プレゼントだよ	Purezento da yo.	Present for you.	Got you something.
Getting multiple items at once	コンボでいくよ	Konbo-de iku yo.	Have a combo.	How's this?!
Topped out	まだ遊べるよ	Mada asoberu yo.	I can still play.	Okay, again.
Win	最高に楽しかったよ	Saikou-ni tanoshikatta yo.	That was absolutely fun.	That's what you get!
Be a Runner-Up	次は本気を出そうかな	Tsugi-wa honki-o dasou kana.	Maybe I'll play seriously next time.	Guess I need to step it up.
Lose	負けるのは悔しいな…	Makeru-no-wa kuyashii na.	It's mortifying to lost.	Aw, I hate losing...

Fusion

Results	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Mix Chain	ミックス連鎖！	Mikkusu Rensa!	Mix Chain
Tetris Plus	テトリスプラス！	Tetorisu Purasu!	Tetris (Plus)
Chain after Puyo crushed	ナイスプレイ！	Naisu purei!	Nice (play)!

Skill Battle

Activated Skill	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
Tetrimino Change	手助けをさせてくれ	Tedasuke o sa sete kure.	Let me help you.
Pair Puyo Change	これが僕の力だ	Kore ga boku no chikara da.	This is my true power!
Terraformer	キミは、負けないよ	Kimi wa, makenai yo.	You won't lose!
Unused	一緒にがんばろう	Issho-ni ganbarou.	We'll do our best.	We got this!

System Startup

Result	Dialogue
	Japanese	Romanization	Translation
Boot Up	セガ！ テトリス！	Sega！ Tetorisu!	Sega！ Tetris!
Title Screen	ぷよぷよテトリス！ ぷよぷよテトリス2！	Puyo Puyo Tetorisu！ Puyo Puyo Tetorisu 2!	Puyo Puyo Tetris！ Puyo Puyo Tetris 2!

Online Greetings

Dialogue
Japanese	Romanization	Translation	Localization
覚悟はいいかい？	Kakugo-wa ii kai.	Are you prepared?	You ready yet?
よろしく頼むよ	Yoroshiku tanomu yo.	Nice to meet you.	I can't wait.
お相手願おうかな	O-aite negaou ka na.	Would you be my opponent?	I've always wanted to face you.
ごめんね、ぼくは強いんだ	Gomen ne, boku-wa tsuyoi n da.	Sorry. I'm just that strong.
待っていたよ	Matte ita yo.	I've waited so long...

Trivia

• Ex's name refers to the crossover between Puyo Puyo and Tetris. This can be seen in the "X", or cross, shape in the backgrounds of the title screens of both Puyo Puyo Tetris and Puyo Puyo Tetris 2.
  • In fact, his hair contains a white "X" overlay that perfectly matches the shapes in these backgrounds.
  • He may additionally be named after the X pentomino (although such piece is never present in either game he appears in).
• Ex is referred to as both X and MST in the game's files. MST is most likely a contraction of mystery, possibly to prevent spoilers or as a placeholder until his concept was finalized.
• He's the only character introduced in Puyo Puyo Tetris that is not based on a Tetrimino.
• Ex's voice actor, Kazuki Yao, previously voiced Satan in Puyo Puyo CD and Puyo Puyo CD Tsu.
• Another Keeper of Dimensions, Yoggus, was shown in Madou Monogatari Saturn. Like Puyo Puyo Tetris, the game also involves a journey to the Edge of Spacetime. Whether or not they are related is unknown.
• Oddly, in the English version, when Ex clears 5 or more lines of Tetriminoes simultaneously in Fusion or Party, he says just "Tetris" as if he cleared 4 lines instead of "Tetris Plus" as usual. Interestingly, the line is said in a way still differs from the regular Tetris, as well as in the title screen.

Alternate Voice notes

• • In Puyo Puyo Tetris in both Japanese and English versions, his tone becomes more rough.
  • In Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, he speaks in a quiet, hoarse tone.
    • In the English version, most of his alternate voice clips are reused from the original Puyo Puyo Tetris, and his new voice clips retain the same tone.

Gallery

Puyo Puyo Tetris

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  Character select
  Quest: [★6] Ex
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  Manzai demo
  Quest: [★4] Ex
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  Chain cut-in (Speed Up, Feel the Rush)
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  Chain cut-in (Hard Drop, Hyper Hard Drop)
  Quest: [★5] Ex
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  Chain cut-in (Revolution)
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  Counter cut-in
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  Win cut-in
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  Damage/Lose cut-in
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  Manzai/Speechless
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  Manzai/Gentle
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  Manzai/Idle
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  Manzai/Happy
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  Manzai/Melancholy
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  Manzai/Confident
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  Manzai/Serious

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

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  Character select
  Quest: [★7] Ex
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  Manzai - Idle
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  Manzai - Idle (blinking)
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  Manzai - Smiling
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  Manzai - Frowning
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  Manzai - Frowning (blinking)
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  Manzai - Floating and smiling
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  Manzai - Floating and smiling (blinking)
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  Manzai - Floating and glaring
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  Manzai - Floating and glaring (blinking)
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  Manzai - Shocked
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 1/Speed Up)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 2/Feel the rush)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 3/Hard Drop)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 4/Hyper Hard Drop)
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  Chain cut-in (Spell 5/Revolution)
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  Counter cut-in
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  Damage cut-in
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  Win Cut-in
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  Lose Cut-in
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  CPU Icon (from Spell 3 cut-in)

Other Media

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  Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 English Launch
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  Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Japanese Launch
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  Concept Art of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's Character Select Renders
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  Concept Art of Puyo Puyo Tetris 2's Character Select Renders
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  Concept Art of Ex for Puyo Puyo Tetris
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  Comic featuring Ex and Ess from Nintendo Dream