altercation slice off the front of his pompadour haircut. The dejected future king bumps into a woman and they fall in love at first sight. The future King's father lectures. In frustration and anger, the son lashes out, knocking his father to the ground. The king walks away without any further dispute, confusing the future king. Later that evening, the future king spies his father deep in thought, staring at the second-place boxing trophy. Recalling the incident from his childhood, and imagining his father fish the trophy back out of the river, he realizes the love underlying his father's stern exterior all these years. He bursts into the room, crying, and kneels before his father to beg forgiveness. The father places a hand on his son's head and supports the future King's relationship with his future wife. After this reconciliation, all is well between the Emperor, the son, and his fiancée. But soon afterward, the Emperor falls ill. The Emperor crowns his son as the new King of All Cosmos and collapses shortly after. At a later undisclosed time, the King is now a grown man, pacing back and forth in a waiting room. Suddenly, he hears the sound of a baby crying in the delivery room, as he rushes to investigate, and a nurse appears from a doorway to call him. Later, the King and the Queen are then shown happily looking down at their son, the Prince of All Cosmos, newly born and wrapped in a blanket, the character that the player controls during the game. Development In 2004, Namco game designer and artist Keita Takahashi produced the sleeper hit Katamari Damacy, which, while only moderately successful commercially, was well-received by critics. Takahashi opposed the idea of creating a sequel to his game, as it was his belief the industry relied heavily on sequels that limited creativity and what developers could implement into their games. Namco already began work on a follow-up to Katamari in the form of a Christmas-themed version of the original, without involvement from Takahashi. When he discovered the project's existence, executives stated development of the sequel would continue with or without his input. In response, Takahashi agreed to direct the sequel, tentatively titled Katamari Damacy 2. Takahashi chose to theme the sequel around supplying fan service as a response to the significant support from fans for the original Katamari Damacy. This stemmed from Takahashi's