Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

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2 Aug, 2023 @ 1:08pm
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Chai

Description
Chai from Hi-Fi Rush is ready to rock!

After a few months of development, Chai is finally available to join the fight!

Chai, a self-proclaimed future rock star, is a slacker with larger-than-life ambitions, Chai's life is turned upside down when a botched corporate experiment accidentally gives him musical robot powers.

Labeled a defect, Chai will have to rely on his pals, including his mechanical cat assistant 808, to fight back against the megacorp looking to "recall" him.

Chai is a combo heavy character that has access to a unique Beat Hit mechanic which enhances his abilities when you play to the rhythm! Similar to his original game Hi-Fi Rush, playing to the beat is key to bringing out his true potential!



Gimmick: BEAT HIT


Equipped with musical robot powers, Chai can harness the rhythm of the world to enhance his abilities in battle! By timing attacks or even a dash to the beat, Chai will perform the action with enhanced properties ranging from more damage, hitstun, combo potential, range, or more hits! Try to keep the beat up!

UPDATE: Now has support for BPM adjustments for base stages! Play on a Base Stage and the BPM will change depending on the stage! On the CSS if you DISABLE the Note icon then it'll lock to a stable 130 BPM.

Special Move List
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Neutral Special: Magnet Hand

Chai shoots out his Magnet Hand from his robot arm to latch onto opponents he aimed onto. Freezes him in the air when performed and the player can aim in any direction before firing. Pressing the SPECIAL button again or SHIELD button during aiming will immediately fire the Magnet Hand.

Forward Special: Staccato Launch

Chai charges up his energy to perform a horizontal moving strike. The longer the charge, the further the launch distance. Timing the launch to the beat will send Chai even further and do more damage and hit pause. Holding either up or down and pressing attack will lead into a Up-tilt or Forward-Tilt follow up.

Down Special: Assist Call

Chai calls upon his crew to help him in the middle of battle. Each party member comes with their own unique attacks for different situations and each summon cycles the list to the next member in order.

Peppermint - Shoots a volley of bullets at the opponent in a straight line. Useful for getting closer to an opponent or halting their movement. Beat Hit version shoots an additional 4 bullets and at a faster rate.

Macaron - Macaron slams down a massive strike that stuns the opponent on contact. Useful as a combo starter. Beat Hit version speeds up the start up and increases damage slightly.

Korsica - Summons 2 gusts of wind that sends the opponent flying. Beat Hit version increases the damage, speed, and knockback values

Up Special: Harmonic Beam

Chai strums his guitar and shoots an harmonic beam downward which launches him in the opposite direction. Pressing SPECIAL or SHIELD during the move will instantly perform the launch. There's 3 different versions to the attack depending on the timing from the SPECIAL or SHIELD press. No timing leads to the normal version, missed timing launches Chai at a smaller rate, Beat Hit timing launches Chai further and with increased damage.

For a more in-depth doc detailing every one of Chai's moves, please check out this page for more info:
[docs.google.com]

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Credits:
NanoComputer - Creator, Animator, Artist, and Coding @NanoCPU_
Kocakup - Portrait, Base Sprite Help, Sprite cleanup, Testing @Kocakup
Team NeoGG - Testing, Feedback
Tango Gameworks / Bethesda - Original IP
30 Comments
welovehomeschool 3 Aug @ 5:52pm 
@nanocomputer can he be compatible with the final smash buddy please
pseudorider050 30 Jun @ 8:59pm 
I love this one! I recently played Hi-Fi Rush so this makes me happy!
FancyRavioli 2 Apr @ 4:41pm 
Chai looks like a nerd. Good character tho.
Hello There 22 Mar @ 4:29pm 
surprised that there is no final smash buddy compatablility, as that is a huge thing in the game with a few too many ultamate atacks
collinsanqwan6 5 Jan @ 5:21pm 
Can you make Red from Bomb Rush Cyberfunk in Rivals of Aether please?
NanoComputer  [author] 21 Dec, 2023 @ 8:36pm 
That's great to hear! And yeah that would be cool to see more Hi-Fi characters though if I'd get back into developing then it may be someone else though. Definitely keeping it mind however!
TheDeathEcchi 21 Dec, 2023 @ 2:39pm 
I figured it out; would you believe that beta branch 2.1.0.5 breaks the code for a LOT of characters in the workshop? Chai included. But everything’s working fine, you’d stayed hella true to his character and he plays like a DREAM! Well done! I’d love to see you do more HFR characters~
NanoComputer  [author] 20 Dec, 2023 @ 8:47am 
Hm maybe you just somehow didn't install the character correctly? Seems to work fine on most set ups but if you know what exactly is missing then just shoot me a message.
TheDeathEcchi 19 Dec, 2023 @ 7:24pm 
Would appreciate it! I’m on branch 2.1.0.5, if that helps. I’ve only recently gotten into the workshop and I don’t fully know the ins/outs yet.
NanoComputer  [author] 19 Dec, 2023 @ 5:31pm 
The character doesn't work? I've been taking a break from dev stuff for awhile but I'll get to looking into what I can do to fix or adjust anything soon.