[ internally rattling like a maraca. externally just blowing out a stream of smoke and shaking his head. ]

They weren't exactly like this, no. The colors and the creation thing are new. In ours, it was... more like the stage was set for the culprit, and both parties started with one ability or item on them to try and level it out. But the longer it dragged out the worse it go because of what it pulled from the culprit.