Hideo suspects that the hacker is likely a competitor in the tournament. Hideo offers her a position as a bounty hunter so that she could help him capture the elusive hacker. Hideo informs Emika that Warcross has been suffering from the actions of a mysterious hacker, known as Zero, who has managed to enter Warcross' database and access the information of all the spectators at the tournament.
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She receives a call from Henka Games, informing her that the game's creator, Hideo Tanaka, intends to fly her out to Tokyo to discuss a job opportunity. After her unexpected intrusion, Emika rises to stardom. Upon using the hack, she glitches into the middle of tournament match, which confuses both teams and leads to the cancellation of the match. This particular power-up sells for a hefty amount of money, which compels Emika to exploit a vulnerability in the code. While on the hunt for a suspect, Emika is reminded of the upcoming Warcross tournament in Tokyo.ĭuring the first Warcross tournament match, a rare power-up appears. Plot ġ8-year old Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter for a living, which entails capturing individuals who are suspected of betting on Warcross, the largest internet game in the world, in which players access a virtual-reality world by wearing a pair of glasses-the Neuro Link- and battle on realistic terrains by using power-ups to take their opponent's Artifact (a gem). Lu's characterization of the main protagonist was inspired by her mother's computer skills as a computer scientist, perseverance and determination however, Lu concedes that Emika shares the same interests and flaws as her. In the creation process of Warcross, she took particular inspiration from League of Legends tournaments, stating that "fifty thousand people will pack into the Staples Center to watch the world championships, and that very much influenced the creation of Warcross." For the structure of the Warcross game, Lu compares it to "a mix between Overwatch, Mario Kart, and Quidditch".
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As Emika accepts the job offer, she becomes entangled in a struggle between a hacker known as Zero and Hideo, which puts the future of Warcross at stake.īefore releasing her debut novel Legend in 2011, Lu worked briefly as an intern at Disney Interactive Studios.
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As a result, the creator of the game, Hideo Tanaka, invites her to Tokyo for a job offer. During an internationally televised Warcross match, Emika manages to glitch into the middle of the action, which establishes her as a household name afterwards. To make a living, she becomes a bounty hunter-an individual who tracks down perpetrators of crimes related to Warcross, such as gambling. The novel focuses on 18-year-old Emika Chen who, after losing her father and being expelled from high school, turns to Warcross to escape from her hardships. The sequel to Warcross, Wildcard, was released September 18, 2018. It takes place in a cyberpunk setting in New York and Tokyo.