Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

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1 Jan, 2023 @ 5:52am
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Laki

Description
As Water Town, the merchant capital of Aether, continues to grow, the coral reefs just outside the city limits are being put at risk of dying due to the exponential rise of urban development, pollution, and coral poaching. But a local sea slug named Laki has been watching the ocean's tides -- the push and pull of water... Now he's ready to protect his home from those who threaten its existence!

Moveset
Nspecial
  • Neutral special is a projectile that, when fully charged, creates a water ball that can interact with all of Laki's specials.
  • Charges can be stored by pressing shield.
  • The water ball can be hit by opponents. After getting hit twice, the water ball is destroyed. Laki can hit his own damaged water ball with an uncharged projectile to restore its health.
Fspecial
  • Laki dashes forward with the to grab his opponents. A successful grab leads to an uppercut that sends opponents flying.
  • The water ball can team up with Laki when this move is started in close proximity, transforming this move into a multi-hit drag to rack up damage before a strong uppercut on a successful grab.
Uspecial
  • Laki attacks with a rising fist. Teaming up with the water ball transforms this move into a multi-hit drag upwards with an emphatic punch upon reaching its peak.
Dspecial
  • Laki manipulates gravity to briefly stall and drift.
  • When the water ball is out on stage, Laki pulls it and himself towards each other (and perhaps an opponent along the way).

Credits
Mr Nart (main developer)
Mothra (playtesting / design feedback / hurt sprite help)
Hyuponia (thumbnail art / CSS design)
Clay Gregson[modeling-cloy.tumblr.com] (portrait)
Bar-Kun (jab animation help)

Special Thanks
Mallow & Mixmaw (playtesting / design feedback)
Delta Parallax (playtesting / VFX feedback)
14 Comments
Lyathlas 18 Oct, 2023 @ 6:36am 
One of the best characters in the entirety of Rivals workshop, Laki gave me the most fun I've ever had in Rivals
c-alt 3 Jul, 2023 @ 7:51pm 
if god is real, this character will win the rivals 2 contest.
MAJR 7 Jun, 2023 @ 1:54am 
Awesome character
Kleebus J. Longular 25 Jan, 2023 @ 10:07am 
Laki was later murdered in Miami
The Ogrelord 6 Jan, 2023 @ 7:20pm 
Great character, one of the better done "orb/ball gimmick that you can manipulate in a variety of ways" type workshop chars.

His fully charged water ball seems kinda bad as a projectile though. It won't connect all the hits sometimes and the lack of a launcher hit makes it almost impossible to combo off of or kill with from what I can tell.

His down tilt is also feels gross to use with how low-effort of a combo starter/kill confirm it is.
hyuponia 6 Jan, 2023 @ 8:21am 
hell yea!!! congrats for the release!!!
Tresblo 2 Jan, 2023 @ 9:19am 
FUCKING AWESOME HUMANOID SEA SLUG
Sylv1 2 Jan, 2023 @ 5:05am 
this character is awesome, i love his gameplay, nice work
What The Cheick 1 Jan, 2023 @ 7:30pm 
swag bnuuy
Sakusennin 1 Jan, 2023 @ 2:52pm 
Epic character