Los Angeles 2024: Welcome to Torture 101, Blackburn. Your professor for this unit will be failed actor-slash-psychopath-slash-scumbag, Sikko the Clown. Class will begin with some light stabbing, then move along to such classics as amputation and bludgeoning. Be sure to take good notes, ‘cause there’s gonna be a test later. Oh, and don’t worry about your pal, Knuckles: He’s busy learnin’ about the dangers of bleedin’ in shark-infested waters, as instructed by professor Hammerhead. It’s gonna be a long semester.