Issue 01

"The Exam" is the inaugural issue of the NEDOverse series. It follows the team of students that came to be termed the original five, or OG5, as they complete the entrance exam for enrollment in the Nedo Institute.

The Mission
The team, lead by The Hawk and consisting of Cambium, Sadatoni, Séance and Champion Super-Robot, have completed the main entrance exam, been admitted into the Institute, and must perform one final test to further judge their aptitude and ability to work as a team. However, they cheated on the initial exam. Despite not having evidence to prove it, The Murder is suspicious and decides to keep an eye on them for villainous tendencies in the future.

The Hawk's team is split up into five separate rooms and pitted against a rival team of prospective students, the individual match-ups tailored to each of their abilities. Their objective is for each team member to retrieve the key from their room to unlock the doors to the central room. Whichever team is the first to gather in the centre wins.

The Hawk faces off against Insight, Cambium against Roxxy, Sadatoni against Blaster, Séance against Summoner, and Champion Super-Robot against Chibi. During the fighting, Chibi convinces Champion that she is a god in order to trick him out of fighting her, causing him to hold a grudge against her when he realises. Séance uses her powers to mess with Tabby's memories and drain her energy, an action she later deeply regrets due to the great distress it causes Tabby.

Each one of The Hawk's team members succeeds in taking their keys and meeting in the centre room, winning the contest. The Murder elects to mentor their team, while NEDO himself becomes the mentor for Insight's team.

Aftermath
Dave the Duck takes Reid aside for a heart-to-heart. Seeing Reid's uncertainty about his place here, Dave encourages him to take regular therapy sessions with them. They also mention an experimental process that could theoretically reverse Reid's transformation, letting him know the option is there if he ever wants to try it.

Tabby ends up in a hospital bed to recover from what Izzy had done, and is visited by Izzy. The first hints of friendship and romance begin to emerge between them.

Champ and Roxxy, finding they get along well, go out on a date, get drunk together, and end up making out.

Trivia

 * At the time, no-one knew whether the game would just be a one shot or the first of several, until player interest prompted it to become a series. As such, no recording of this issue exists.
 * The characters of The Murder and Dave the Duck were collaboratively invented on the spot during play in this issue.