SUPER SMASH ESCAPISTS - Choose your Character!

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[HEADING=1]Choose your Character![/HEADING]​

This is totally not a fake parody game of Super Smash Bros.

Anyway, before development of this game begins I'm taking in suggestions for characters which would be playable in the game. As time progresses, screenshots of the game will be outed and by the end of this a character selection screen will be created with everyone's suggestions. You can also mention what your character's special attack will be.

Only one character per user, no doubles, no limit to the amount of playable characters. Providing an image (which should be spoiler tagged) that can be easily edited into a small box for the character selection screen will help.

Your chosen character must be a capable fighter, but this doesn't mean the character has to be an actual fighter. Take Kirby for example: He isn't really someone who'd pick a fight but when it comes to actual fighting, Kirby can hold his own with a decent variety of attacks.

Maybe we'll selected the stages next...

New rule: No suggesting playable characters from Super Smash Bros. anymore, you'll see why eventually!

Spoiler: Confirmed characters

[HEADING=2]Confirmed characters[/HEADING]Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender) [small]Suggested by: The Funslinger[/small]
Afro Samurai (Afro Samurai) [small]Suggested by: FPLOON[/small]
Akuma (Street Fighter) [small]Suggested by: deathwing2000[/small]
Alucard (Castlevania) [small]Suggested by: Artina89[/small]
Amaterasu (Okami) [small]Suggested by: Daystar Clarion[/small]
Annie Leonhardt (Attack on Titan) [small]Suggested by: soren7550[/small]
Aqua (Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep) [small]Suggested by: Auron225[/small]
Baldur (Too Human) [small]Suggested by: Reverber[/small]
Bayonetta (Bayonetta) [small]Suggested by: xemnahort[/small]
Belkar Bitterleaf (The Order of the Stick) [small]Suggested by: Coppernerves[/small]
Black Hat (xkcd) [small]Suggested by: mxmtss[/small]
Burt Gummer (Tremors) [small]Suggested by: SoranMBane[/small]
Chie Satonaka (Persona 4) [small]Suggested by: deserteagleeye[/small]
Chosen Undead (Dark Souls) [small]Suggested by: Souplex[/small]
CM PUNK (WWE) [small]Suggested by: SaneAmongInsane[/small]
Death the Kid (Soul Eater) [small]Suggested by: Doclector[/small]
Die Fledermaus (The Tick) [small]Suggested by: The .50 Caliber Cow[/small]
Dio Brando (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) [small]Suggested by: Ghaleon640[/small]
Espurr (Pokemon) [small]Suggested by: geK0[/small]
Faith (Mirror's Edge) [small]Suggested by: lacktheknack[/small]
Gabriel (Last Man Standing: Killbook of a Bounty Hunter) [small]Suggested by: SweetShark[/small]
Gardevoir (Pokemon) [small]Suggested by: Caramel Frappe[/small]
Gau (Final Fantasy VI) [small]Suggested by: Terratina.[/small]
Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) [small]Suggested by: Akichi Daikashima[/small]
Godzilla (Godzilla) [small]Suggested by: cojo965[/small]
Graham Stark (Graham Stark) [small]Suggested by: Andy Shandy[/small]
Guntz (Klonoa) [small]Suggested by: Malbourne[/small]
Guts (Berserk) [small]Suggested by: Dirty Cop James funs[/small]
Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey Island) [small]Suggested by: Gizmo1990[/small]
Hariyama (Pokemon) [small]Suggested by: Redlin5[/small]
Haruko Haruhara (Fooly Cooly) [small]Suggested by: neonword13-ops[/small]
Hector (Fire Emblem) [small]Suggested by: Dexterity[/small]
Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) [small]Suggested by: [Kira Must Die][/small]
Isaac & Miria (Baccano!) [small]Suggested by: WWWLUCIFERCOM[/small]
Iskandar (Fate/Zero) [small]Suggested by: ImperialSunlight[/small]
Jak (Jak and Daxter) [small]Suggested by: Fijiman[/small]
Jarlaxle (Forgotten Realms) [small]Suggested by: JaceArveduin[/small]
Jim Sterling (The Esacpist) [small]Suggested by: Jimothy Sterling[/small]
Johannes Krauser II (Detroit Metal City) [small]Suggested by: Weaver[/small]
Kain (Legacy of Kain) [small]Suggested by: King of Asgaard[/small]
Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter) [small]Suggested by: DeltaEdge[/small]
Kirito (Sword Art Online) [small]Suggested by: axillarypuma[/small]
Konata Izumi (Lucky Star) [small]Suggested by: Epicspoon[/small]
Koromaru (Persona 3) [small]Suggested by: Fractral[/small]
KOS-MOS (Xenosaga) [small]Suggested by: BlackBark[/small]
Lester Knight Chaykin (Another World) [small]Suggested by: The Rogue Wolf[/small]
Leto Atreides (Children of Dune) [small]Suggested by: Hero in a half shell[/small]
Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia) [small]Suggested by: Charli[/small]
Lucien Lachance (The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion) [small]Suggested by: Barbas[/small]
Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail) [small]Suggested by: EeveeElectro[/small]
Mako (Kill la Kill) [small]Suggested by: Fappy[/small]
Marina Liteyears (Mischief Makers) [small]Suggested by: WhiteFangofWar[/small]
Maxim (Lufia 2) [small]Suggested by: Elvis Starburst[/small]
Mordred (Merlin) [small]Suggested by: JoJo[/small]
Mr Torgue (Borderlands 2) [small]Suggested by: username sucks[/small]
Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia) [small]Suggested by: SuperSuperSuperGuy[/small]
NumberMan (Megaman Battle Network) [small]Suggested by: StormDragonZ[/small]
Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) [small]Suggested by: Nouw[/small]
Raiden (Metal Gear) [small]Suggested by: MartinTehSpartan[/small]
Rainbow Dash (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) [small]Suggested by: Scarim Coral[/small]
Ratchet & Clank (Ratchet and Clank) [small]Suggested by: momijirabbit[/small]
Red XIII (Final Fantasy VII) [small]Suggested by: Able Seacat[/small]
Reepicheep (Chronicles of Narnia) [small]Suggested by: Olas[/small]
Reshiram (Pokemon) [small]Suggested by: Hero of Lime[/small]
Rex Power Colt (Blood Dragon) [small]Suggested by: Darren716[/small]
Roboute Guilliman (Warhammer 40K) [small]Suggested by: Ieyke[/small]
Saga (Saint Seiya) [small]Suggested by: generals3[/small]
Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor) [small]Suggested by: LegendaryGamer0[/small]
Sam & Max (Sam & Max) [small]Suggested by: Veldt Falsetto[/small]
Scud (Scud: The Disposable Assassin) [small]Suggested by: Programmed_For_Damage[/small]
Silverbolt (Transformers: Beast Wars) [small]Suggested by: Leemaster777[/small]
Simon Pegg (Various) [small]Suggested by: shogunblade[/small]
Shank (Shank) [small]Suggested by: deathbydeath[/small]
Smoker (One Piece) [small]Suggested by: The White Hunter[/small]
Tachibana Kanade (Angel Beats) [small]Suggested by: TimeLord[/small]
Terrance & Phillip (South Park) [small]Suggested by: VanQ[/small]
The Demi-Fiend (Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne) [small]Suggested by: Neuromancer[/small]
The Kid (Bastion) [small]Suggested by: canadamus_prime[/small]
The Lich King (Warcraft) [small]Suggested by: Z of the Na'vi[/small]
Theodore Roosevelt (History) [small]Suggested by: Silk_Sk[/small]
Timmy the Evil (Unforgotten Realms) [small]Suggested by: klaynexas3[/small]
Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers) [small]Suggested by: Drizzitdude[/small]
Tomoya Okazaki (Clannad) [small]Suggested by: StormShaun[/small]
Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes) [small]Suggested by: TizzytheTormentor[/small]
Vivi Ornitier (Final Fantasy IX) [small]Suggested by: scorptatious[/small]
Walter White (Breaking Bad) [small]Suggested by: Silvanus[/small]
Wander (Shadow of the Colossus) [small]Suggested by: CarlsonAndPeeters[/small]
Yahtzee (The Escapist) [small]Suggested by: 000Ronald[/small]
Yeezus (Jay-Z) [small]Suggested by: PsychicTaco115[/small]
Yojimbo (Final Fantasy X) [small]Suggested by: ihavetwo[/small]
Yoshi (Super Smash Bros.) [small]Suggested by: Pimppeter2[/small]
Yosuke Hanamura (Persona 4) [small]Suggested by: Drummodino[/small]
Youmu Konpaku (Touhou) [small]Suggested by: leet_x1337[/small]
Yuno Gasai (Future Diary) [small]Suggested by: Yuno Gasai[/small]
Zoroark (Pokemon) [small]Suggested by: Asita[/small]
Zubaz (Fighterpedia) [small]Suggested by: Aerosteam[/small]

Spoiler: Character Portraits

[HEADING=2]Character Portraits[/HEADING]

Super Smash Escapists will hit the PC, Xbox One, Xbox 1, 2DS, Neo Geo Pocket Colour, Virtual Boy, Super Nintoaster, Dreamcast and Vaporware later this millennium.

 

[JoJo]

Cool idea, though I've got one question. Are these characters meant to be based on actual Escapists, or just random characters we like?

 

[Aerosteam]

Cool idea, though I've got one question. Are these characters meant to be based on actual Escapists, or just random characters we like?

Any character from any franchise, and if a user's avatar contains a character someone would like to choose, it would have that character's name on the selection screen and not the user's name.

For every confirmed character, it would have the Escapist who choose it's username next to that character's name anyway, so no selecting other Escapists since that would make it confusing.

 

[Coppernerves]

Cool idea, though I've got one question. Are these characters meant to be based on actual Escapists, or just random characters we like?

Given that they have to be capable fighters, I'd say they have to be characters from visual media, not just ones we like.

So I nominate:

Spoiler: Belkar Bitterleaf, of The Order of the Stick

A sexy, shoeless, god of war.

Also what is it with Escapists and having that yellow-red M in their avatars?

 

[Fappy]

Oh man, this was such an easy choice for me. Fucking Mako from Kill la Kill of course! That is, the Two-Star Fight Club version!

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Special attacks you say?

Neutral B: Swag Slam - Punches the ground and knocks up all enemies around her

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Side B: Dive - Fly forward with blind speed (like Falcon Kick or Fox's Dash). Takes damage if they hit anything other than a player

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Down B: Snatch - Hold down to catch any projectile

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Up B: Levitate - She can inexplicably levitate off the ground for recovery or to stall in the air before coming down with a Swag Slam or a Dive

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[Aerosteam]

Also what is it with Escapists and having that yellow-red M in their avatars?

March Mayhem!

See this thread and you'll know.

 

[JoJo]

Also what is it with Escapists and having that yellow-red M in their avatars?

That's the March Mayhem symbol, it's in honour of the yearly Escapist developers award contest that's currently ongoing this month.

OT: I doubt many will be surprised by this nomination:

Spoiler: Mordred, of Merlin

[HEADING=3]Mordred[/HEADING]

A villainous druid boy from Celtic Britain, primarily a user of magic in combat. As for his special attack, better to show than describe:

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[Sigmund Av Volsung]

Geralt of Rivia:
-Capable fighter, has been trained from birth to be a duelist
-Immune to poison and disease
-Special Move(s): The ability to cast magic using signs
-Igni: Sets the enemy on fire for a short amount of time
-Aard: Stuns and knocks back the enemy a short distance, if near a ledge, the enemy is flung off of the ledge
-Yrden: Creates a small "energy trap" that explodes and roots the enemy in place if stepped upon(if Geralt steps on it, he is dealt the damage, but is not rooted)
-Quen: Creates a field of energy around Geralt that can block one attack, ranged or melee
-Axii: Stuns and enemy for a brief amount of time and causes them to attack their allies.

-.- fanboyed out a little there, but I think Geralt is the character I respect the most, and undoubtedly, the biggest badass I have seen in all of fiction.

For more reference:

http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Geralt_of_Rivia

And a picture of the man himself:

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[SoranMBane]

Burt Gummer from Tremors!

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He could use a variety of guns and pipe bombs for his normal attacks, and summon that big anti-aircraft turret he uses at the beginning of Tremors 3 for his special attack. Or maybe he could use one of those ultra-sonic wristwatches from Tremors 3 to summon El Blanco the white graboid to eat his enemies; either would be awesome.

 

[The Funslinger]

I think I'mma go with Aang, from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Spoiler: Aang

Master of the four elements as well as hand to hand combat.

Neutral B: Cycle equipped element, similar to Pokémon Trainer.

Up B: Air: Shoots up high on a current of air with a knock back effect on nearby units. Fire: Similar to Fox's up B. Water: Rises on a tower of water, lasting for a few seconds. Enemies running into the pillar of water rebound and take minor damage. Earth: Catapulted by a spike of rock from the ground, similar to Sonic's up B. Protrusion remains for several seconds and can be climbed by players before crumbling.

Side B: Air: Takes a breath and exhales a mighty blast of air, forcing enemies back. Fire: Dancing dragon. Aang performs the technique, taking several paces along while coils of fire follow his arms. Water: Water whip. Earth: Stamps foot, creating an angled protrusion of rock and kicks it. Protrusion skids along flat surface until it hits a player or other obstable, breaking.

Down B: Air: Air scooter. Aang creates a focused ball of air and rides atop it. Similar to Yoshi's down B, but a little slower and easier to control. Possibly travels up horizontal/diagonal surfaces. Fire: Mighty burst of fire in all directions. Water: Spikes of ice explode from the ground around Aang. Smaller range than Earth but with more focused damage. Earth: Similar to water down B but with spikes of rock. Larger range, wider spread of damage.

I don't know whether smash balls would be a thing here, but if they were, Aang's would be the Avatar state in which he is surrounded by the four elements and floats through the air.

Edit: I think air would be knock back focused and would not inflict damage.

Edit 2: his melee combat would be a little bit floaty. Good for dodging and delivering counter blows.

 

[Terratina.]

Gau from Final Fantasy 6

Since every fighting game needs a not-Blanka.

His specials could be moves he does in his Rages, for example.

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Not that mention that Gau is a bundle of cute.

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Moveset:

Left B: Catscratch. (Stray Cat)
Down B: Meteo (Tyranosaur)
Up B: Giga Volt (Aspik)
Right B: Leap (Leaping attack, if it hits another character, Gau gains a random move from that character's moveset)
Neutral B: Rage (Uses random move from the other character that was hit by Leap)

 

[Hero of Lime]

Are we allowed to put real Smash fighters in too? If so, I don't think you need to guess who mine is. :3

As for some original characters:

Spoiler: Reshiram

Considering it is a large, mascot legendary Pokemon, it will probably either be in a Pokeball, or a stage hazard anyway. But I can dream can't I?

Moveset:

B would be Dragonbreath/Dragon pulse
B side would be Fusion Flare
B up would be something mixing fly with Blue Flare/Flame charge/Flare Blitz
B down would be turning on Turboblaze to increase attack, but it will start to add percentage damage with each successful hit like how Pichu would take damage when using its electric moves in Melee.

It's A smashes would be a combination of slashes bites and fiery goodness. For A up it would cover itself in fiery explosion to knock enemies upward.

Final Smash would be Draco Meteor, or maybe it would fuse with Kyurem for a limited time.

Spoiler: Mask Link with all his forms

He would work just like the Pokemon trainer where B down would allow him to switch between a Deku(fast and light), a Goron(slow, heavy, strong) and a Zora(somehwere in the middle of the other two.)

Final Smash would be turning into Fierce Deity form for about 30 seconds. I know so many people would love this, make it happen Sakurai!

Edit: just saw the rule of one character per user, I will go with Reshiram since Link is always in the real game.

 

[Weaver]

Johannes Krauser II (simply called Krauser) from Detroit Metal City.

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His attack could be a guitar smash!

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He could also revert to "Negashi" the mild mannered person behind the mask.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Well clearly I must suggest the near game breaking, CM PUNK!

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He's the best WRESTLER in the world. Best talker, and despite being smaller then most he has no problem picking fights with people bigger than him.

FINAL SMASH: GTS (Go To Sleep)

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B- Roundhouse Kick
Down B- Welcome To Chicago ************
Side B- Running Knee/Bulldog
Up B- Randy Savage Elbow Drop

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[[Kira Must Die]]

Will there be any final smashes?

Anyways, I'll choose Homura Akemi, from Puella Magi Madoka Magica:

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As for special attack...

B (neutral)- pulls out Pistol.

B + Up- Teleport. Using her time powers, she can "teleport" a short distance in any direction, similar to Zelda/Shiek.

B + Side- Pulls out RPG. Holding it down will charge the attack. You can also aim.

B + Down- Set detonatable explosive trap, holding it down will let you hold a bomb so you can throw it at enemies.

Her movesets is very similar to Solid Snake, except she's lighter and a lot more agile.

If final smashes are available, she momentarily freeze time, which gives her the opportunity to land multiple powerful blows on an opponent, as well as set traps like bombs and projectiles, which if thrown, also freezes in midair.

 

[lacktheknack]

I suggest Faith, from Mirror's Edge.

All her attacks are melee based, and don't do much damage. However, she's fast and agile, has virtually no ledge-climbing time and can loft people easily.

<spoiler=Pic>http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7500000/Faith-Portrait-mirrors-edge-7556764-200-320.jpg

Special attack set:

Forward+B: Vault over opponent.
Backward+B: Grab item out of opponent's hands if any, club them with the runner's bag otherwise.
Up+B: Kick opponent into the air.
Down+B: Crotch-kick.

Final Smash: Flying dragon kicks all the way across the map, majorly lofting everyone in the way.

 

[Asita]

Going to go with my old favorite suggestion: Zoroark

Its signature ability of illusion pretty much mandates that the character act like Charade of Soul Calibur fame...in essence it is the random button incarnate, taking the form of a random character for each life. The only exception to this rule would come when its final smash was activated, which of course would have to be its signature move of Night Daze.

Spoiler: Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Night Daze

As you might guess, that's an omnidirectional attack of pretty decent power. This is followed by Zoroark's illusion faltering, during which time (roughly equivalent to the longer final smashes) the character would take additional damage from all sources. This would also be the only time when it has access to its own unique moveset.

B: Dark Pulse

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This move is functionally similar to R.O.B.'s Robo Beam, acting as a move that passively charges over a period of time. Release it too soon and it's more insult than injury. Fire it off when it's fully charged and it can be quite dangerous.

Side B: Night Slash

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This move kind of hits a middle ground between Jigglypuff's 'Pound' and Fox's 'Fox Illusion'. More distance and speed than the former but less than the latter.

Up B: Feint attack

Character very briefly (no more than two seconds) becomes invisible. Can still damage and be damaged while invisible. Character's shadow is still visible on the ground below it but only tracks horizontal movement, not vertical.

Down B: Foul Play

Standard 'counter' move. See Lucario for effective nature of the attack.

Player must remain as Zoroark for the duration of the time limit. Death will not end that prematurely.

 

[EeveeElectro]

Lucy Heartfilia!

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First move:

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OPEN! Gate of the golden bull! Taurus!

Second move:

OPEN! Gate of the lion! Leo!

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Third move:

OPEN! Gate of The Lamb! Aries!

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Fourth and final move: Whip yo' arse!

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[Auron225]

Spoiler: Mask Link with all his forms

He would work just like the Pokemon trainer where B down would allow him to switch between a Deku(fast and light), a Goron(slow, heavy, strong) and a Zora(somehwere in the middle of the other two.)

Final Smash would be turning into Fierce Deity form for about 30 seconds. I know so many people would love this, make it happen Sakurai!

I really like this idea I wish this was how Young Link had been done in Melee!

OT: I'm gonna have to go with an obvious choice of franchise but maybe not so obvious character;

Spoiler

Aqua ~ Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

I was just gonna say Sora and he would be cool too but Aqua is awesome and, as I said, less obvious

EDIT: Oh! Forgot about B attacks!

B: Triple Firaga
Side-B: Blizzard-Raid
Down-B: Barrier (lasts 2 seconds and deflects projectiles but also blocks all attacks. Spamming it too often would leave her open to attack.)
Up-B: Thundaga

Final Smash: Aqua takes on the Blade Charge command style.

 

[Pimppeter2]

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