Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

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Yugo

Description
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The children's books speak of many cautionary tales of the monsters of the abyss. Stories told to warn children and generations alike of the dangers of getting too close. But the books aren't entirely just folk lore to scare kids. Many are rooted in ancient struggles. Perhaps most well known of them all, is the story Yugo. A warrior who bravely sacrified himself to seal a void portal. In doing so, he trapped himself in the void. But the void is strange, and things like time nor physics work like they should. When he was trapped in the void, he would spend his time training and befriending the strange creature Sagi. For what felt like several eternities, he spent his days in the void until he could no longer remember what the old world looked like. One day, the portal open back up, letting out the abyss monsters back into Aether. Though he does not remember much about the old world, he remembered that he vowed to protect it. Even though he was engulfed and shaped by the abyss now, he can bend it to his will unlike many who fall to the abyss. In this, he recognized as the Abyss Walker. His fire powers now morphed into the purple flames, and Sagi by his side, he sets out to protect his old home.




Gameplay

Yugo is a sword character that features a combination of quick draw Iaito attacks and martial arts. He also has command of his companion, Sagi, to control space in the battle.

Pros
- Good variety of normal moves that are good at different ranges
- Moves that utlize the sword are disjointed.
- Puppet overs unique stage control options.
- Good recovery mix up options

Cons
- Moves are rather unconventional and can take time to learn.
- Does not have large sword moves without commitment.
- Does not have a direct projectile for neutral.
- Puppet can be counterplayed and removed from the field.




Specials

Nspecial - Call of the Abyss
- Spawns the companion if it is not on the field.
- If the companion if out, holding nspecial will allow him to remotely control the clone.

Fspecial - Void Slash
- Clairen Styled Fspecial.
- A bit weaker than Clarien's but has ultility with the puppet.
- Good recovery tool if the opponent is pressuring you directly offstage.

Dspecial - Abyssal Bomb
- Use this to have the companion spawn an abyss bomb.
- This bomb can be detonated by Yugo with a fire based sword attack, which are all strongs and Dash Attack.
- Other attacks from Yugo do not interact with the bomb.
- The opponent can hit the bomb to disarm it.

Uspecial - Abyssal Rush
- Modeled on Lucario's Extreme Speed from Smash
- Input directions during the movement to change direction.
- Can interact with the puppet to prevent prat fall once per air time. Use this to reposition tactically. Don't fall to your death though.

Sagi / Companion
- This puppet allows Yugo to do a couple of options
- Yugo can control Yugo with Nspecial.
- He can cancel his Uspecial by colliding with Sagi that will allow him to avoid pratfall. He can only do this once per airtime.
- He can Fspecial into Sagi to do a special version where all sections of Sagi are slashed and exploded. Use this to control a lot of space.
- His Down special allows him to spawn floating bombs that he can detonate with any strong attack or dash attack.
- If he is hit, he loses a section of his spine. When he is out of spine sections, he will be sent back to Yugo. While not spawned, he will regenerate spine sections slowly. You can see the amount of sections on the hud as a meter.

Credits
Sprites & Art - Blaner
Programming - Opengunner
Additional Programming - McDucky
Preview Screen - Chester
Music - Note Block
Beta Testing - CAMaera
8 Comments
Joe balls 5 Jul @ 3:49pm 
NO WAY Yuta jjk <0>
SageisNIce 21 Jun @ 8:25pm 
Disappointed to say the least...
Bebo 2 Apr @ 10:35am 
amazing sprites,this character is good for my eye balls
soup 5 Mar @ 3:21pm 
this character's visual design is RAD. but I don't find the puppet particularly impactful. due to how large it is, it's easy to destroy, and it's commital for your character to both place and destroy a bomb. it would be nice if you could activate dspecial during nspecial to make control of the puppet less commital.
thanks for your hard work.
D.S. al Coda 29 Feb @ 1:42pm 
insanely good sprites, lookin forward to messing around w the char
Cartx 14 Jan @ 10:53pm 
fun character
Selrate 14 Jan @ 10:39pm 
No way Blaner character
Fennie 14 Jan @ 8:44pm 
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