katana Travis can kick and punch, and when enemies are stunned he can throw them with a number of professional wrestling maneuvers, done by manipulating both the Wii Remote and Nunchuk. Upon successfully killing enemies, Travis has a chance to activate a "dark side mode", represented by a random roll of a slot machine. If the slots are lined up he will receive a temporary power-up based on the slot, which can range from attacks being able to instantly set up death blows, to sending out a shockwave that kills all enemies in the area. Starting from No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, the series introduced additional playable characters such as Shinobu Jacobs and Henry Cooldown, who control differently from Travis. The game also expanded Travis' move repertoire by allowing him to switch beam katanas in combat and introducing the "Ecstasy Gauge", which rewards the player with passive boosts when successfully dealing uncontested damage, as well as offering a unique dark side mode on command. Introduced in Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, is the ability to equip "Skill Chips" (named after Gundam models) that allow the player to utilize an array of special attacks, ranging from a scattergun-type blast to an orbital laser. Games Main series No More Heroes (2007) Released on Wii in 2007, the story follows Travis Touchdown, who is a stereotypical otaku – his motel room decorated with professional wrestling and anime collectibles – living in near poverty in the No More Heroes motel of the fictional town of Santa Destroy, California. After winning a beam katana in an internet auction, he runs out of money to buy video games and wrestling videos. After meeting with Sylvia Christel, he accepts a job to kill Helter Skelter, also known as "the Drifter", which earns him rank 11 by the United Assassins Association, a governing body of assassins. Realizing that he has the opportunity to make it to the top, he sets out to secure himself the coveted position of number one assassin in the UAA. An enhanced port, No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise, was released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. A port of the original version was later released for the Nintendo Switch in 2020, and for the Amazon Luna in 2021. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle (2010) Released on Wii in 2010, set three years after Travis Touchdown became the top assassin