Time for Analysis

"Time for Analysis" is the seventh chapter of the Story Mode in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Plot

At the Olympic Stadium, Luigi and Tails approach Vector, who is about to compete in the Discus Throw and states that no one can beat him. After Luigi explains the current situation to Vector, he determines that it seems serious. However, in order to fulfill Tails' request of finding Eggman Nega and Bowser Jr., Vector requires them to either pay a fee or compete against him in the Discus Throw and win, to which Tails accepts the latter. After Tails wins, Vector agrees to start the search for the two villains. First, he decides to get help from others to gather information. He notices Toadette in the distance and decides to enlist her aid in the search; when she is asked of the villains' whereabouts, however, she says that she does not know since she just arrived at the Olympic Stadium. Vector invites her to join the party in its search, and although she thinks this would be fun, she was planning on competing in an event and wonders if anyone would like to challenge her, offering to help the party afterwards. Silver accepts this request and competes against Toadette in the 110m Hurdles, which he wins. Afterwards, Vector orders everyone to split up in order to find Bowser Jr. and Eggman Nega and says he will reunite with Luigi and Tails later. Upon hearing this, the two leave the stadium to begin their search. They ask a purple Toad at Tokyo Tower and an Omochao at Tokyo Station, with the latter suggesting that they may find Eggman Nega in the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Upon their arrival, they discover that Vector already found them there but that all three of them were too late, as Eggman Nega had already begun his analysis on the system. Bowser Jr. also gives them a warning, saying they might erase the whole game (and thus the five characters inside) if the heroes try to intercept the analysis. Eggman Nega brings out Zazz to have some fun with the heroes while they wait for his analysis to be complete, and Bowser Jr., wishing to be entertained, demands that Zazz compete with them; he agrees but claims he is doing so only for his own victory. To cure his own boredom, Vector decides to be the one to take on Zazz in Table Tennis and wins. Eggman Nega then declares he is mostly finished with his analysis and has found no way to free the trapped characters, much to the shock of everyone else.

Locations	Challenges	Events	Minigames	Party members gained	Guests unlocked
Olympic Stadium	Tails vs. Vector	Discus Throw	N/A	Vector	N/A
	Silver vs. Toadette	110m Hurdles		N/A	Toadette
Tokyo Tower	Only visited to progress the story
Tokyo Station	Only visited to progress the story
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	Vector vs. Zazz	Table Tennis (Singles)	N/A		Zazz