Make Your Move 4

Hyper_Ridley said:

@Mendez, Spade, and Tanookie: Since I'm going to be getting Castlevania Judgment for Christmans, I was thinking of making a Death move set. The thing is, I'm not very fond of his appearence in that game, I'd much rather use his badass Portrait of Ruin appearance. So, I'm just asking it it would be okay if he uses some moves from Judgment like his Hyper Attack despite having his POR appearance. I promise I'll try to do this awesome character justice, despite not aving a huge amount of expierence with the series as a whole I actually have some knowledge of this specific character, so I hope I live up to you guys' standards for a CV move set (and yes, I'll be copy-pasting the extras like in all of yours).

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NO THAT'S NOT OKAY IT NEVER HAS BEEN OKAY AND NEVER WILL BE OKAY

GRAAAAAAAGH!!

...No, that's fine. Personally I prefer his Lament of Innocence, Order of Ecclesia, and Harmony of Dissonance looks to the Portrait of Ruin version...but that's probably just me still sore about the "anime" designs of that game.

Chief Mendez said:

I can...sort of understand it.

1. On the front of the box, isn't he just casually resting his hand on his sword? He's not engaged in battle or anything, right? I don't know if that's what you were going for...but it seems kind of odd. Maybe you meant something more like how Ike plunges his sword into the ground with Eruption?

2. When you say " Meta Knight’s neutral attack", do you mean Mach Tornado or his basic A attack? Because the latter...really isn't that big. Especially for Zack. Even if you did mean Mach Tornado, that still isn't that big of an AoE for someone Zack's size.

3. The last part confuses me, since "Zack is free to move right when he pulls the sword back" implies that in the air...he still stabs his sword into the ground air, right? So there's otherwise lots of lag on the move if does it on the ground?

Finally, there's no way you're using the term "blast zone" properly there. I think you just mean "a certain distance" or something like that. The term you have there makes it sound like the beam explodes after it's done moving...

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Oh great... lol Hmm.... I'm redoing it...

Downwards Special
Angeal’s Redemption: (15% aerial, 17% tipped aerial, 5% beam)

Angeal was a friend and mentor of Zack’s, but he struggled through many things like Genesis did.
This move has two different attacks, one aerial, and another grounded.
Grounded:
Zack will plunge his sword down, releasing a huge white beam that travels slowly upwards, and has a width of Zack's character space. The beam does slight knockback and goes slightly farther upwards than Pikachu's Thunder. Once the beam is out, Zack will pull back his sword, giving him time to move while the beam is growing. During the large startup, Zack has Super Armor frames.
Aerial:
Zack will cancel out all his momentum and swing upwards very quickly, with a yellow aura around his sword. Low knockback, but if you hit at the tip, it becomes very strong.
There is also a 10% chance of Zack plunging his sword downwards while facing the screen instead, with low range, but a powerful spike. It only reaches slightly below his legs. The sword also has a black aura around it.
Low startup, but great ending lag.

Good?

Hyper_Ridley said:

@Mendez, Spade, and Tanookie: Since I'm going to be getting Castlevania Judgment for Christmans, I was thinking of making a Death move set. The thing is, I'm not very fond of his appearence in that game, I'd much rather use his badass Portrait of Ruin appearance. So, I'm just asking it it would be okay if he uses some moves from Judgment like his Hyper Attack despite having his POR appearance. I promise I'll try to do this awesome character justice, despite not aving a huge amount of expierence with the series as a whole I actually have some knowledge of this specific character, so I hope I live up to you guys' standards for a CV move set (and yes, I'll be copy-pasting the extras like in all of yours).

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I love it how we've carved a niche as the CV geeks. ^_^

But I agree with Mendez. The anime designs didn't sit amazingly well with me. But feel free to use whatever version you want; and of course you can mix attacks...that's the fun of Smash Brothers.

I coulda done that with Maria...but I think she's fine as is.

@ Spade: I gotta agree with Mendez (again). Judgment's version is easier and simpler while still getting across the basic idea.

SonicBoom2 said:

Downwards Special
Angeal’s Redemption: (15% aerial, 17% tipped aerial, 5% beam)

Angeal was a friend and mentor of Zack’s, but he struggled through many things like Genesis did.
This move has two different attacks, one aerial, and another grounded.
Grounded:
Zack will plunge his sword down, releasing a huge white beam that travels slowly upwards, and has a width of Zack's character space. The beam does slight knockback and goes slightly farther upwards than Pikachu's Thunder. Once the beam is out, Zack will pull back his sword, giving him time to move while the beam is growing. During the large startup, Zack has Super Armor frames.
Aerial:
Zack will cancel out all his momentum and swing upwards very quickly, with a yellow aura around his sword. Low knockback, but if you hit at the tip, it becomes very strong.
There is also a 10% chance of Zack plunging his sword downwards while facing the screen instead, with low range, but a powerful spike. It only reaches slightly below his legs. The sword also has a black aura around it.
Low startup, but great ending lag.

Good?

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Better.

The only thing I'm unsure of is...well, does the grounded version actually travel as far as Thunder? For that matter, what move is this--a Special? Smash Attack?

The aerial version sounds better, though you might want to rewrite your description to more clearly say what you mean, which is that the tip of the blade has a sweetspot on it.

Finally, I'm not a fan of having an aerial attack that randomly does something else. Especially at such a low %. You'd never be able to use the spike, since you'd never use it...since there's such a low chance of it coming out. By that same token, chances are that when the spike did come out, you wouldn't want it to.

Chief Mendez said:

The only thing I'm unsure of is...well, does the grounded version actually travel as far as Thunder? For that matter, what move is this--a Special? Smash Attack?

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It says it does... "The beam . . . goes slightly farther upwards than Pikachu's Thunder."

And the very beginning says it's a Down Special.

lrn2reed

Finally, I'm not a fan of having an aerial attack that randomly does something else. Especially at such a low %. You'd never be able to use the spike, since you'd never use it...since there's such a low chance of it coming out. By that same token, chances are that when the spike did come out, you wouldn't want it to.

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I'm definitely with Mendez on this one, SonicBoom2 (Is it okay if I just call you Boom? Or just something shorter than SonicBoom2?)

Randomness has to be dealt with carefully in Smash. It's probably not a good idea to make an attack work a completely different way 1 time out of every 10. Two noteworthy examples of a random attack already in Smash are Luigi's Green Missile and Mr. Game & Watch's Judgment.

Green Missile has a [I forget the frequency, it's something like 1/12] chance of becoming super powerful, regardless of charge. So Luigi travels farther and also is more powerful. But he goes the same direction. That's kind of important, because players can still rely on this move to do what they'd intended it to do, which was to, for example, attack toward the opponent on their right side.

Mr. Game & Watch's Judgment is the same way. The numbers are impossible to predict, but the move is still useful because it always attacks the same way. The power and the corresponding effect are the only things random. The move can still be counted on to attack in the same way.

Meh, lol.
Who knows.
G&W Side B was a decently creative move but no one ever uses it

SonicBoom2 said:

Meh, lol.
Who knows.
G&W Side B was a decently creative move but no one ever uses it

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My brother spams that move to hell and back. And whenever he connects, it's ALWAYS a 9.

I always use Judgement as G&W.
The moves that I don't use that often are chef, because it is laggy, bucket, because I usually play characters without projectiles or just forget about it, and turtle, because I rarely use b-airs.

All Hail Judgement!

heh, I love judgy too! I once got an 8 and a 9 straight afterwards so the opponent couldn't do anything about it.

Yeah, but on-topic, no move should have a random factor unless it gets stronger (has the same effects as originally {like luigis side-b} ), or a move that is purely based on luck (MrG&W side b) like the others has stated.

dancingfrogman said:

Yeah, but on-topic, no move should have a random factor unless it gets stronger, or a move that is purely based on luck like the others has stated.

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Charlotte has randomness inside of her moves involving books. But I think that's okay, considering they're fairly strong anyway.

Spadefox said:

Charlotte has randomness inside of her moves involving books. But I think that's okay, considering they're fairly strong anyway.

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Charlotte's was okay since it was like Green Missile, it still functioned the same, it just changed the stats a little. Personally, I'm determined to never have random effects in my moves, I like to know that I have complete control over my character. But that's just me.

SirKibble said:

It says it does... "The beam . . . goes slightly farther upwards than Pikachu's Thunder."

And the very beginning says it's a Down Special.

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Yeah well. I'm blind. And you know this...and yet you still make fun of me?

Everyone else already said it, but yeah, randomness has to have some kind of similarity to it, or it just doesn't work out. Also Judgment is an awesome move.

Horrible_Ridley said:

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I demand you change the text on this to read "Death" and not "Grim Reaper."

Chief Mendez said:

I demand you change the text on this to read "Death" and not "Grim Reaper."

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Don't look at me, Spadefawks made the button.


Edit: On that note, here's a little preview of Death. Looking to see how balanced it is.

USmash: “Scythe Suction”: Death raises his arms as his scythe lies sideways in the air, floating above his hands as it starts to spin. It spins 8 times, each time dealing 2% if you are caught in it. After the 8 spins, Death makes a throwing motion with his arms, and the Scythe shoots in a direction indicated by the control stick. If no direction is given the Scythe shoots straight up by default. The shooting is what deals actual knockback, average at that, but it deals no damage. The knockback is in the direction the scythe launched. It travels until it hits something, in which case it teleports back to Death’s hands. There is average startup and end lag, but remember that the end lag doesn’t begin until the scythe returns to him. Charging the move does not increase damage, or anything for that matter. As you “charge”, Enemies are pulled towards the scythe from a radius as large as Dedede is tall, but can dash to fight against it. This makes it easier to connect with the move, but Death is still vulnerable. A somewhat risky move, but it has good payoff.

Jimnymebob said:

I always use Judgement as G&W.
The moves that I don't use that often are chef, because it is laggy, bucket, because I usually play characters without projectiles or just forget about it, and turtle, because I rarely use b-airs.

All Hail Judgement!

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Lol, turtle is G&W's best move. Agreed that Judgement is still useful though. Watch some matches of good G&W players. Even if you don't use it that much, the opponent still needs to be prepared for it.

Chef Kawasaki has a siiiick mechanic, if I do say so myself. Some of his attacks are food-related - pepper shakers or dash of spices or carrot jab and whatnot - and his Down B makes him install a large pot on the stage. If you use those attacks near the pot, you start making a stew. Different recipes result in different stews. If a foe lands in it, they go flying and you reap the benefits depending on what kind of soup you made.

You know, I've often considered making an entirely luck-based character... most likely Waluigi. Then I realize how annoying that would be to play with, and forget the whole thing.

BKupa: Why Bob? Everyone knows Susie's got this thing in the bag.

BKupa666 said:

Man, I remember when I was Ike and I faced my brother's G&W. He used Judgement, got a 9 (homerun bat), but I was ready and countered it. I still have that replay saved, I should upload it...if I got a quality recorder...maybe for Christmas??

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I'd say that was cruel, but I'd be lying.
Sweet KO.

HMM...

I'll fix the thing later.
I'll work on the rest of the moveset now.

Sounds like a fun mechanic K.Rool. Though Wheelie's on hold for a bit, since I'm currently dry on ideas for him while I've got plenty of ideas for Death.

reposting USmash for balance opinions:

USmash: “Scythe Suction”: Death raises his arms as his scythe lies sideways in the air, floating above his hands as it starts to spin. It spins 8 times, each time dealing 2% if you are caught in it. After the 8 spins, Death makes a throwing motion with his arms, and the Scythe shoots in a direction indicated by the control stick. If no direction is given the Scythe shoots straight up by default. The shooting is what deals actual knockback, average at that, but it deals no damage. The knockback is in the direction the scythe launched. It travels until it hits something, in which case it teleports back to Death’s hands. There is average startup and end lag, but remember that the end lag doesn’t begin until the scythe returns to him. Charging the move does not increase damage, or anything for that matter. As you “charge”, Enemies are pulled towards the scythe from a radius as large as Dedede is tall, but can dash to fight against it. This makes it easier to connect with the move, but Death is still vulnerable. A somewhat risky move, but it has good payoff.

Spade are you reference anything from Cornell's abilities as a human? And the ability you listed is decent, but I rather have it a bit more controllable, instead of something automatic like Lucario's aura.

On a side note, my next moveset won't be until after Christmas.

Shake~ said:

Spade are you reference anything from Cornell's abilities as a human? And the ability you listed is decent, but I rather have it a bit more controllable, instead of something automatic like Lucario's aura.

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It's changed now, anyways, and no, not really, as said, I've lost my CV64 cartridge. UNFORTUNATELY.

Looks pretty neat, H_R (why must your name be so long?).

Grim Reaper characters always have tons of potential for awesome attacks. Even when they're 8-bit.

/excuse for winning page 200

Cornell was one of the playable protagonists in Castlevania 64: Legacy of Darkness, which was released for the Nintendo 64. He was a member of a clan cursed to turn into werewolves, however, was one of the few, if not the only one, who was able to control the transformation. He hasn't appeared upon now in Castlevania Judgment, where he stays in his werewolf form. This is the form I will use for the moveset, as well.

Cornell is aimed to be a slow character who will have troubles with range and KOing, but can rack damage pretty good.

[02-STTS]​

Screen Name: Cornell
Size: 7/10 - Cornell is as tall as Ike, but bulkier.
Weight: 7/10 - He's around the same weight as Ike, as well, not carrying such a big sword.
(Running) Speed: 5/10
First Jump: 4/10 - Cornell hops up... it's not really high.
Second Jump: 5/10 - Curling up, Cornell goes higher - still not really good.
Hover: No.
Fall Speed: 7/10
Crouch: Yes. - Cornell does the same stance as Wolf's idle stance, y'know, with his claw on the ground.
Crawl: No.
Wall Jump: Yes.
Wall Cling: Yes.
Gliding: No.
Tether: No.

[03-STND]​

Jab Combo:

Claw Jab
For the first hit, Cornell stabs his big claws forward, doing 1-2% damage and low knockback. If the player presses the attack button again, Cornell will uppercut-swipe with his other claw, doing 2-3% damage and low knockback upwards. Both moves come out very quick.
A very good Jab combo, if I do say so myself.

Dash Attack:

Shadow Speed
For this attack, Cornell disappears and moves so quick that it seems he is teleporting. He moves diagonally upward, appears in midair and then rockets downwards, doing below average knockback diagonally upwards and 4-6% damage. It has just a little startup lag and a bit more ending lag, but all in all is a very quick and unpredictable move.
Since this move is hard to aim with, it's a question whether you want to risk using it.

Forward Tilt:

Cross Slash
Using his claws, Cornell does two hits in this attack - first he slashes in an X-form outwards, and then pulls his arms back, making another X-shaped slash - this time inwards. Each hit does 4-5% damage and if you're hit with the first, you're hitstunned and bound to take the second one, which deals average knockback. It has bad range, since Cornell doesn't completely stretch out his arms for this attack, and added to this it has average startup and ending lag.

Up Tilt

Wolven Bite
Cornell growls and then points his head up, biting three times into the air. Every hit does 3-4% damage and the first two hits only hitstun. The third hit does below average knockback diagonally upwards. It has horrible startup lag, a small hitbox (Cornell's head only) with bad range, but other than that, a very good move, m'yes?

Down Tilt:

Slashing Tornado
Spreading out his arms, Cornell spins around himself a few times, clawing everyone who should be near. It does average knockback and 4-7% damage. The startup lag is good but the ending lag is horrible, seeing as Cornell has to recover his slight dizzyness.
All in all a very good move, but you should keep out for the end lag as Cornell is easily punishable then.

[04-SMSH]​

Forward Smash:

Wolf Kick
Cornell hops up and gets his weight onto his hands, flipkicking forward and upward in one. This move is very very quick with rather good range, but has a small hitbox (Cornell's foot), does only 10-15% damage and average knockback with very low priority. As the move has some bad ending lag, too, it's a double-edged sword to use this.

Up Smash:

Wolf Roll
Cornell curls up, his claws stretched out, and jumprolls upwards, doing two hits. Both hits do below average knockback and 6-7% damage. A very quick move, with good range. If Cornell is standing on the main platform of Battlefield and an enemy on one of the lower small platforms, he hits with both attacks. Since his whole body is a hitbox here, this makes a very good move against aerial approaches.

Down Smash:

Shockwave
Cornell sweeps his arm in front of him, causing the floor to send out a glowing green firey blast of energy. It has about the same size as Jigglypuff, though a little thinner, and a 45° angle. If someone is hit by this shockwave, they will recieve 16-19% damage and above average knockback. A very strong attack, and probably Cornell's only real KO move.

[05-AERL]​

Neutral Air:

Starfish Sprawl
Cornell spreads out arms and legs quickly, using them to knock away foes. This attack may be fast, but has limited range, does only 4-5% damage and low knockback - but has good priority! It is ideal for spacing against airborne enemies.

Forward Air:

Wolven Drill
Cornell leans forward - belly down - and starts to spin quickly, his arms stretched out, forming a drill. He goes slightly forward when doing this move, as well. Everyone who's caught in this recieves 2% damage with a maximum 5 continous hits, and will be knocked away with below average knockback. The move has decent range and counts as disjointed hitbox, however, the startup and ending lag are horrifying.

Back Air:

Bicycle Kick
Cornell does a backward flipkick in the air. The move ranges the whole 180° from down to up. It comes out very very quick and has good range, however, does only 6-8% damage and low knockback. Still, a very good move to use, especially when you want to get rid of an airborne foe.

Up Air:

Shoulder Bash
Using the big spikes on his shoulder armor, Cornell shoves one of them upward. This move has very bad range, a very small hitbox, low priority, but nearly no lag on both sides. 6-7% damage and average knockback straight upwards are the result. A fairly dangerous move, but it pays surely off!

Down Air:

Claw Dive
Cornell stops in midair, faces diagonally downwards and then jets into that direction, claws in the front. Everyone who is in range of this move will recieve 8-10% damage and average knockback. It has bad startup and ending lag, however, similar range to Sheik's Down Aerial. If Cornell hits the ground meanwhile - and due to his bad aerial game he surely will - the ending lag is even worse, as he has to pull the claws out of the floor.

[06 - SPCL]​

Neutral Special:

Howl Wave
Cornell needs about the same time to prepare this move as a Falcon Punch. He spreads his arms down, tilts his back and head back and starts to howl, creating Sonic waves coming out of his maw. The circular waves have the size of 2 times Jigglypuff, centering the snout of the werewolf. The move takes about 2 seconds to finish, and has a total of 8 sonic waves coming out. It does flinching knockback and 2% damage with each hit.

Side Special:

Crescent Sickle
Cornell growls and sweeps his claw forward, throwing a blade of wind. This projectile has infinite range, the speed of Falco's blaster and pierces through walls, items and enemies dealing no knockback. However, it does do 4-5% damage. There can be a maximum of 3 blades at once to prevent spamming. It has average starting and hardly ending lag. This move is extremely useful due to its infinite range and adds a lot of help to the otherwise close-range fighter Cornell.

Up Special:

Moon Dodge
Cornell curls up into a ball of fluff and metal, howling. The wolf ball then turns into a blue sphere resembling the moon, shooting straight upwards. Everyone who is in the moon's path will be knocked aside with 7-9% damage and low knockback. Although it's Cornell himself doing the move, the attack counts as disjointed. When Cornell starts up this attack you can use your control stick to slightly aim into a diagonal direction. This move, however, has horrible ending lag, and leaves Cornell to enter Free Fall.

Down Special:

Bloodlust
Cornell has to focus for 2 seconds before you can use this move. If he suceeds, he will howl shortly and have a firey red aura around his body. He then will be faster, have toned up knockback and damage (3-4% additionally to almost everything). However, and here comes the downside, the rampage only lasts for 10 seconds, disappears and then Cornell enters helpless state for a whole of 5 seconds! So make sure you aren't above a pit then, otherwise...

[07 - THRW]​

Instead of really grabbing an enemy, Cornell jets his head forward, biting. One of the few moments that the werewolf has nearly no startup lag - if he misses he has horrible ending lag, though. If he grabs ahold of the enemy with his jaws, he growls in satisfaction, keeping his feral position to throw.

Pummel
Instead of hitting the throwee, Cornell viciously shakes them around, doing 1-2% with each shake.

Forward Throw
Cornell, keeping the enemy in his mouth, first rolls forward, crushing the enemy underneath his armor and dealing 8-10% damage, then uses the momentum of the roll to release the enemy for okay range.

Back Throw
Basically doing the same as in his Forward Throw, just into the other direction. He also uses one of his claws to knock the enemy farther away. This throw has decent range and does 9-11% damage.

Up Throw
Similarily to his Up Tilt, Cornell launches the throwee upwards and bites a few times into their body before slashing into them for knockback. All in all the throw does 7-9% damage and good straight upwards range.

Down Throw
Cornell simply slams the enemy into the ground, causing them to be launched diagonally upwards with 6-8% damage.

[08 - STNL]​

Ledge Sweep (under 100%)
Cornell grabs the ledge with both of his claws, catapults himself up and kicks at anyone nearby. Great range and 4-5% damage with low knockback.

Ledge Sweep (over 100%)
Cornell slowly crawls up on the ledge, and swings one of his claws at the enemy, dealing 4-6% and low knockback.

Get Up Attack (Belly)
Cornell curls up while rolling a bit forward, kicking enemies right in front of him, while clawing back with his hand. Each part of the move does 4-5% damage and poor knockback.

Get Up Attack (Back)
Cornell claws and bites around himself, trying to slash enemies, while getting up. Anyone who's hit will recieve 3-4% damage and low knockback.

[09 - FISM]​

Full Moon
When grabbing the Smash Ball and using it, Cornell goes into the same stance as in his Neutral Special, starting to howl. Then the arena darkens and in the background there's a big blue full moon seen. First of all, Cornell immediately enters Blood Rampage status - though the fiery aura is now blue instead of red. Secondly, the moon starts to fire Crescent Sickle into the direction of enemies. Every 2 seconds one of these sickles. The whole Final Smash lasts 20 seconds. Then, Cornell goes back into his normal status and the moon disappears - the arena lighting up again.

[10 - TANT]​

Up
Cornell raises his hand in front of his face and then quickly sprawls his fingers, asking "How's that?"

Side
Cornell does a "Super-Saiyajin" stance and exclaims that "I will show you why they call me Blue Crescent Moon!"

Down
Cornell looks aside, sighs, and then says that "I'm sorry..."

[11 - EXTS]​

Entrance
Cornell's human form is shown, standing wherever Cornell starts and howling - quickly turning into the werewolf form.


Alternative costumes
Black-Silver palette with red eyes, black hair, Default
Red-Black palette with blue eyes, black hair, Red Team
Blue-Silver palette with green eyes, blonde hair, Blue Team
Green-Golden palette with yellow eyes, orange hair, Green Team
All Golden palette with white eyes, grey hair
Purple-Golden palette with blue eyes, black hair
Legacy of Darkness Cornell


Victory Poses

Up
Cornell crosses his arms and turns his back to the screen, stating that "It is ill fortune our paths crossed..."

Side
Cornell, kneeling, looks up and shakes his head, saying "Noone listens to reason from the mouth of a beast."

Down
Cornell sweeps his claw quickly in front of him, saying that "Once it started I cannot stop it..."

Loss
Cornell, showing his back to the screen, secretely claps.

Codec Converation
Snake: Colonel, I'm fighting a strange... armored werewolf thing!
Colonel: That is Cornell. He hails from a clan of people who are cursed to turn into monsters once the full moon is shining.
Snake: But it's not full moon!
Colonel: I wasn't done with explaining... Ahem. Cornell was the only one of his clan to be able to control the transformation, however, the curse has taken an odd twist so he now is trapped in his werewolf form.
Snake: So maybe I should kill him so he doesn't have to suffer anymore?
Colonel: He is a very reasonable and kind man, Snake, although he may look like a beast from the outside. But he's a strong fighter nevertheless.
Snake: Huh... it must be horrible to have a fate like he does.


Kirby Hat
Kirby gains wolf ears, a wolf snout and glowing red eyes.


Unlock Message
The Blue Crescent Moon, Cornell, has unleashed his powers!


Credits Song for Single Player
Castlevania Judgment - The Wolf Revealed


Logo

The reverse-crucifix and devil wings; a Castlevania standard.


Item

Bible
After a player picks up the item, it flies around them in a circle for a limited time, spewing papers as it travels. If it contacts an enemy, it will deal 8-10% damage and good knockback. It also reflects energy-based projectiles, though due to its small size and constant rotation, this rarely happens.


Victory Theme
Castlevania 64 - Credits Theme



DRACULA'S CASTLE

A moonlit stage atop Dracula's famed castle. There is the main platform on top of the tower, followed by two smaller ones on either side (think Pokémon Stadium). There are another two directly above those, and a final platform in the middle of the stage, above all the others. Skyward KOs are difficult to accomplish on this stage. There are also two platforms that jut out on either side of the tower, and whenever clouds cover the moon, the stage darkens and torches set all around the stage light themselves.

Hazards include the ever-present Medusa Heads, simple Bats, and bone-tossing skeletons. The former two make their ways across the stage every now and then, dealing a few points of damage and small knockback to whatever they come in contact with, though any attack will destroy them. The Skeletons climb up the castle walls and position themselves on the platforms that stick out from the sides of the tower, and proceed to hurl bones at players on the main level. These bones damage similar to Bats and Medusa Heads, and travel in an upward arc before falling to the ground, where they can be picked up and thrown by players in the same upward arc at other players. The Skeletons can also be destroyed, though they take more damage to slay (around 20% damage), and fighting them in close-combat can result in the player being knocked off the edge of the stage, as contact with the Skeletons deals damage as well.



WEREWOLF

After breaking the Assist Trophy, a Werewolf appears on the field. It howls at the sky, and suddenly randomly wolves pop out on the stage, trying to run and jump into enemies, biting them. There are around 5 wolves around at a time, and they do 6% damage and average knockback with each bite. After 10 seconds, the pack disappears, and the werewolf slashes around himself, dealing 9% and good knockback to anyone in his range (except the summoner, of course), then vanishing as well.


STELLA AND LORETTA

The two vampire sisters from Portrait of Ruin appear from the capsule and float around the stage, unable to be attacked. They each select random opponents and begin attacking in separate ways: Stella performs a quick slash attack, while Loretta shoots ice crystals at her foes. The slash attacks have good knockback and do about 4% while the ice crystals have no knockback and do about 2%, though there are far more ice crystals than sword slashes.

Afterwards, the two pick one last target and Loretta says, "Ready, Sister!" as she charges a magical spell, spinning ice crystals around Stella's body. Stella holds her sword aloft as it is coated in ice and grows to three times its usual size. "I shall kill you!" she screams, and she flies towards her target, slamming the blade down and dealing 20% damage and lots of knockback. However, this attack can be easily dodged. Afterwards, the two sisters disappear.



Cornell
+ A man hailing from a tribe cursed to turn into beasts at full moon. His nickname is Blue Crescent Moon.
Full Moon
+ Cornell's Final Smash. He summons the moon to shine and strengthen his attacks.
Jonathan
+ Jonathan Morris, son of John Morris. He sets out to Dracula's Castle to defeat Brauner
Charlotte
+ Charlotte Aulin, a mage in training. She is Jonathan's childhood friend and helps him on his adventure in Dracula's Castle.
Holy Lightning
+ One of Jonathan & Charlotte's Final Smashes. It unleashes a cross-shaped lightning bolt of holy energy.
1000 Blades
+ With this technique Jonathan throws a barrage of knives onto the their foes, being made faster by Charlotte's magic.
Volcano
+ This attack summons a small volcano spitting balls of magma into the arena.
Dark Gate
+ This spell causes a gate to hell to open. A demon waiting inside, will try to crush mortals with its huge claws.
Alucard
+ Adrian Farenheights Tepes, the son of Dracula, sworn to destroy his evil origins.
Soul Steal
+ Alucard’s Final Smash, which restores his life energy.
Simon Belmont
+ The legendary Vampire Killer of the cursed Belmont clan.
Grand Cross
+ Simon's Final Smash, shown destroying Lord Dracula.
Lord Dracula
+ The Lord of Evil, eternally reborn to bathe the world in darkness.
True Dracula
+ Lord Dracula's Final Smash, and the ultimate form of his black heart.
Maria Renard
+ A young woman who wields magical power rivaling that of the Belmont Clan.
Seiryu's Wrath
+ Maria summons her animal companion: Seiryu, the Azure Dragon.
Stella & Loretta
+ A pair of vampire sisters, Stella is a master in swordsmanship, while Loretta is a great magician.
Death
+ Lord Dracula's ever-faithful servant, and master of the Underworld.
Werewolf
+ A man cursed to turn into a beast when the moon reaches its full state.
Bible
+ The main scriptures for Christianity, the Bible has holy powers so strong that this mere book is even able to deflect projectiles.
Dracula's Castle
+ The setting for most Castlevania games, and the stage in Super Smash Bros.
Nightmare Portraits
+ This is where Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin takes place. Every picture is a gate to another dimension.
Brauner
+ A vampire and main villain of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. He wants to destroy humanity and hypnotized the vampire sisters Stella and Loretta to think they are his dead daughters.
Medusa and Medusa Heads
+ The mythological beast and her innumerable servants.
Young Maria Renard
+ A village girl who rises to her fate, and defeats Count Dracula in Rondo of Blood.
Richter Belmont
+ While Simon may be the most well-known Belmont, Richter is the more powerful of the two.
Soma Cruz and Mina Hakuba
+ Two teenagers from the year 2035. Due to Soma's mysterious "Soul Steal" ability, mysterious forces attempt to turn him into Dracula's successor...
Vampire Killer
+ The legendary whip of the Belmont clan.
Hearts
+ The source of Simon's special abilities.
Order of Ecclesia
+ The only organization that is capable of standing up to Dracula in a time without a Belmont or the Vampire Killer.

From what I've read, it seems good so far Spade.
He seems like one of those characters that you'd have to memorize how much damage each move does to use him effectively.

@Spade: Pretty awesome. Cornell sounds real cool. The blood text is killing my eyes, but other than that, nice work.

There's always watching a youtube walkthrough Spade ;D

But the side B is similar to Cornell's normal attack as a human (he thrusts forward his hand with a purple spear like projectile)

Good moveset though.

Wow, Cornell was really short. Not saying it's a bad thing, just something I noticed. I think he needs a little more damage on his moves though, since he's supposedly slow and close ranged. Not a huge amount, maybe 3-4 more damage on each should be fine, so that he has above average strength to balance his below average speed. Stil, fun read, but not on the epic level of J&C.


edit: sig button updated. Happy Mendez?

Chameleon, if you are around, here is your button sig.

Hyper_Ridley said:

Wow, Cornell was really short. Not saying it's a bad thing, just something I noticed. I think he needs a little more damage on his moves though, since he's supposedly slow and close ranged. Not a huge amount, maybe 3-4 more damage on each should be fine, so that he has above average strength to balance his below average speed. Stil, fun read, but not on the epic level of J&C.


edit: sig button updated. Happy Mendez?

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If Cornell did a lot of damage, then he would reach his bloodlust stages quicker, and be harder to play with.
Making his attacks weaker actually make him a better, more balanced character.

Oh, and Cruxis, I'd be happy to borrow that button from you if Chameleon doesn't come back.

Actually I have removed that mechanic of his. Bloodlust is his Down Special, now.

Spadefox said:

Actually I have removed that mechanic of his. Bloodlust is his Down Special, now.

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*reads down special again*

You can disregard my comment on Cornell's damage. I forgot about Blood Lust. Yeah, he's fine balance-wise.

Ahh.. just read it properly.

It seems OK balance wise, but he seems shorter than your previous movesets, although that isn't a bad thing, as the quality is the same as always.

Jimnymebob said:

If Cornell did a lot of damage, then he would reach his bloodlust stages quicker, and be harder to play with.
Making his attacks weaker actually make him a better, more balanced character.

Oh, and Cruxis, I'd be happy to

Spoiler

steal

borrow that button from you if Chameleon doesn't come back.

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I PM'ed it. But I could always make one just for you. Duh lol

Cornell looks good. Not too complex, but an all-around solid character. Nice job, Spade.

Glad you like him, Tanookie... I'm afraid of Mendez' rage, though.

Also, woo, 3000th post in this thread!