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|[[#Wendy|Wendy]]

|[[#Shadow|Shadow]]

|[[#Phoenix Wright|Phoenix Wright]]

|[[#Shovel Knight|Shovel Knight]]

|[[#Valentine|Valentine]]

|[[#Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]

|[[#Danny Sexbang|Danny Sexbang]]

|[[#Specter Knight|Specter Knight]]

|[[#Chun-Li|Chun-Li]]

|[[#Madeline|Madeline]]

|[[#Cuphead|Cuphead]]

|[[#Lucy|Lucy]]

|[[#Tails|Tails]]

|[[#Sora|Sora]]

{{!}}colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFF;"{{!}}[[File:AidanzapunkWendyMarvell.png|250px|Wendy]]<br>[[File:AidanzapunkFairyTailSymbol.png|50px]]

This moveset isn't exactly the most unique, but she's still the oldest character out of all of these, and was only really made because I wanted to do something with her. She's my all-time favorite ''Fairy Tail'' character, and ''Smash'' is my all-time favorite franchise, so back when this whole moveset creation thing started in 2015, I thought I'd make a moveset for her. Really, she kinda started the whole thing, though I cannot say she was the first: that honor goes to [[User:TheNuttyOne/Pokémon Ranger|Nutta's moveset for Ben, the Pokémon Ranger]], which was made around three months before my moveset for Wendy.

Wendy, as a Dragon Slayer, is very powerful. She can use weak attacks in her standard moveset, and finish it off with one of her more powerful special moves. Her moveset is mostly original to ''Smash'', but some attacks are based on her Sky Dragon Slayer Magic from ''Fairy Tail''.

Contrary to popular belief, Shadow is not a clone of {{SSBU|Sonic}}; in fact, the two only share three moves (and even those have their differences). However, Shadow and Sonic, similar to their appearances in their own series, share many similar attributes, such as running speed (albeit Shadow is slightly slower).

| [[Homing Attack]]<br>({{ja|ホーミングアタック|Hōmingu Atakku}}, ''Homing Attack'') || 7%-20% || Curls up into a ball while briefly ascending, then rams onto the nearest opponent, with a reticle appearing over them. Pressing the special move button will execute the move earlier, albeit dealing less damage. If multiple opponents are in range, the control stick can be tilted to choose which one to aim the move at; otherwise, it is aimed at the closest opponent to Shadow. Once used, Shadow has to land or grab a ledge to be able to use it again.

| [https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Chaos_Control Chaos Control]<br>({{ja|カオスコントロール|Kaosu Kontorōru}}, ''Chaos Control'') || &mdash; || Teleports using a Chaos Emerald.

'''Phoenix Wright''' ({{ja|成歩堂 龍一|Naruhodō Ryūichi}}, ''Ryuichi Naruhodo'') is the main character from the ''Ace Attorney'' series, one of my favorite video game franchises. He fights alongside '''Maya Fey''' ({{ja|綾里真宵|Ayasato Mayoi}}, ''Mayoi Ayasato''), who kinda acts like a mix between the Pikmin and the Pokémon Trainer. For Phoenix, {{iw|wikipedia|Sam Riegel}} would reprise his role in English from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3}}'' onwards, while {{iw|wikipedia|Takayuki Kondō}} would reprise his role in Japanese from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies}}'' onwards; for Maya, Abby Trott and {{iw|wikipedia|Satomi Hanamura}} would reprise their roles in English and Japanese from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Spirit of Justice}}''.

{{!}}colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFF;"{{!}}[[File:AidanzapunkValentine.png|175px|Valentine]]<br>[[File:AidanzapunkSkullgirlsSymbol.png|50px]]

I actually purchased ''Skullgirls'' on PS4 after making her moveset. I don't remember exactly what got me into ''Skullgirls'', but I do remember randomly exploring its wiki one day in my free time, and deciding that I wanted to get into the game. It's one of the only traditional fighters that I've actually put time into and know how to play, with the other being ''Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3''. I love the cast, I love the gameplay, and I love the style of the game, and I'm glad I was able to mix it in with one of my favorite franchises.

! [[Neutral attack]]

| Check-up || 4%, 3%, 2% || Jabs her opponent, produces an item (scalpel, tongue depressor, or lollipop), then twirls it in her hand. Based on her Light Punch combo from ''Skullgirls''.

| Vial Hazard || 5% || If the player taps the B button, Valentine charges up a syringe one level. If she has at least one level and holds the B button, the move becomes '''Flew Shot''', where Valentine throws her syringe forward. Depending on the charge, the move has different effects: a purple syringe gives a [[flower]] effect, a green syringe gives increased [[hitstun]], and an orange syringe gives input lag.

| Savage Bypass || 10% || Dashes upward, slashing with her bonesaw.

| Mortuary Drop || 13% || Seals her opponent in a body bag, then slams them into the ground for heavy damage.

|Final||[https://skullgirls.fandom.com/wiki/Marie Marie]||[https://skullgirls.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Atrium Final Atrium]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9HjQ8dQEVA Skull Heart Arrhythmia]''||

|[[File:AidanzapunkValentinePalette.png|400px]]

*'''Brown''' — Based on [https://gaia.fandom.com/wiki/NPC%3ASam Sam] from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Gaia Online}}''.

*'''Blue''' — Based on [https://deadoralive.fandom.com/wiki/Kasumi Kasumi] from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Dead or Alive|franchise}}''.

*'''Brown''' — Based on [https://nomoreheroes.fandom.com/wiki/Shinobu Shinobu] from ''{{iw|wikipedia|No More Heroes|video game}}''.

*'''Red''' — Based on [https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Taki Taki] from ''{{iw|wikipedia|Soulcalibur}}''.

*'''Yellow'''

*'''Green'''

*'''Blue''' — Based on [https://strider.fandom.com/wiki/Strider_Hiryu Strider Hiryu].

{{!}}[https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Monte_d'Or Monte d'Or]

'''Professor Layton''' ({{ja|レイトン教授|Reiton Kyōju}}, ''Professor Layton'') is my number one pick for a ''Super Smash Bros.'' newcomer. His respective voice actors from the ''Professor Layton'' series, Christopher Robin Miller in English, {{iw|wikipedia|Martial Le Minoux}} in French, Mario Hassert in German, Jordi Varela in Spanish, Oliviero Corbetta in Italian, and {{iw|wikipedia|Yo Oizumi}} in Japanese, would all reprise their roles.

Long have I had a connection to the ''Professor Layton'' series. My girlfriend lent me ''Miracle Mask'' back in middle school, and I enjoyed it, getting into the rest of the franchise (though I've yet to, and refuse to, play ''Last Specter''). Seeing as how I loved both it and ''Smash'', I often dreamed of how the professor could fit into the game, but I honestly didn't really have any ideas, and nearly almost gave up. I eventually decided that I wanted to give it a shot, and came up with something I was at least satisfied with. Originally, I was kinda disappointed that I didn't get to make it as "puzzle"-y as I wanted, but then {{SSBU|Joker}} came out, and I realized that he didn't have every possible thing from his franchise either, instead being a more simplified version, and it definitely made me feel better about my moveset for Layton.

Professor Hershel Layton was born under the name Theodore Bronev, before he was given his brother's name "Hershel" and adopted into the Layton family. His adoptive parents raised him to be an English gentleman, becoming very polite and brave. One of his friends in his college years, Randall Ascot, created his love of archaeology, which would go onto be his field of study.

Professor Layton is also an adventurer. In ''Last Specter'', Layton received a letter from Luke Triton, and after a brief encounter with Emmy Altava, the two located him: he explained that he foresaw a {{rollover|specter|a ghost|y}} destroying the town. It was later revealed that this "specter" was actually a manatee, but this adventure prompted Luke to join Layton for further adventures. Both of them did everything together from then on, and Layton even decided to give Luke pointers on how to be a proper gentleman.

Professor Layton is, like Phoenix Wright, a very unorthodox fighter. He does use a sword, but several of his attacks are based on several aspects from the ''Professor Layton'' series.

! [[Neutral attack]]

| || 3%, 4% || Slices downward, and then upwards.

| || 6% || Slices forward with his sword.

| || 5% || Dusts off the ground. A Hint Coin can be seen, simply for aesthetic purposes.

| || 9% || Spins with his sword outwards, similar to [[Spin Attack]].

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14}} || Pokes forward forcefully with his sword.

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|12}} || Throws up the rabbit from ''Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask'', and it spins in the air.

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|11}} || Strikes the floor with his sword.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8}} || Performs a horizontal outwards swipe.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9}} || Swipes a paintbrush backwards.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13}} || Thrusts his sword upwards, similar to {{SSBU|Marth}}'s up smash.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}} || Performs an arcing downwards swipe, akin to {{SSBU|Cloud}}'s forward aerial.

| || 6% || Thrusts his sword towards the opponent.

| || 6% || Performs a flip kick, knocking the opponent upwards.

| || 7% || Spins around gracefully and slashes his sword in a circle.

| || 7% || Backflips onto the stage and slashes.

| [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Parrot_(minigame) Parrot]<br>({{ja|オウム|Omu}}, ''Parrot'') || 10% || Throws the Parrot from ''Professor Layton and the Unwound Future'', complete with an apple on his head, at an arching angle. Only one parrot can appear on the screen at any given time, and if he lands on a platform, he will jump up to two more times, before disappearing. He will also disappear upon falling off a stage.

| [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Bloom_Burst Bloom Burst]<br>({{ja|おはなみガーデン|O Hanami Gāden}}, ''Flower Watching Garden'') || 9% (per area) || Waters the area in front of him, and four bursts of flowers come up individually. In the air, he can only make one, but it acts like a platform.

| Helicopter Ride<br>({{ja|ヘリコプターライド|Herikoputā Raido}}, ''Helicopter Ride'') || 6% (per hit) || Rides upward in the helicopter from ''Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva''.

| [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Car Toy Car]<br>({{ja|おもちゃの車|Omocha no Kuruma}}, ''Toy Car'') || 3% || Pulls out the [http://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Toy_Car Toy Car] from ''Professor Layton and the Unwound Future'', which moves across the stage automatically until it drops off a ledge or disappears off-screen. It knocks opponents up slightly, causing them to trip up at lower percents, and can lead to aerial combos at higher percents.

| [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Puzzle:Slot_Machine_Gun! Slot Machine Gun]<br>({{ja|コインマシンガン|Koinmashingan}}, ''Coin Machine Gun'') || 5% (per hit) || Builds the Slot Machine Gun from ''Professor Layton and the Unwound Future'', and summons Luke, who fills the machine gun with coins, and Layton starts rapidly firing.

*'''Side taunt''': Puts his hand to his chin, as if in thought, then smiles and says, "This reminds me of a puzzle."

*'''Down taunt''': Takes off his hat, dusts it off, and places it back on his head.

*Puts his hand to his chin, as if in thought.

**''If {{SSBU|Byleth}} was in the match, he will instead say, "Perhaps we can settle our differences over tea, professor."''

*'''Right:''' Layton performs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX1rG_0a1MQ his series famous puzzle solving animation], with the screen appropriately fading in and out, with him finally pointing right when his name flashes on-screen. He additionally says, during the animation, "Critical thinking is the key to success."

**If Phoenix Wright was on a team with Layton, one of two victory poses will play:

***If Phoenix was the leader, both will do his "Objection!" victory pose, as a reference to ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''.

***If Layton was the leader, both will do [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUH63APO4E#t=10m52s the puzzle solved animation] the duo has in ''vs. Ace Attorney''. Both say, in sync, "Every puzzle has an answer."

Professor Layton's fanfare is a bit peculiar. It is the Puzzle Solved jingle from the 3DS ''Professor Layton'' games, but it only plays once his name flashes on-screen.

|1||{{CharHead|R.O.B.|SSBU|color=Grey|hsize=20px}}||[[Smashville]]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPfAwPp9Apw The Curious Village]''||R.O.B. represents the fact that, at the end of ''Curious Village'', several residents of [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/St._Mystere St. Mystere] are revealed to be robots, with Smashville representing St. Mystere itself.

|2||{{CharHead|Simon|SSBU|color=Indigo|hsize=20px}}||[[Spirit Train]]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCZ-_U3md4I Theme of the Diabolical Box]''||This section references several aspects of ''Diabolical Box'', with the Spirit Train representing [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/The_Molentary_Express the Molentary Railway Express], and Simon representing [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Anthony_Herzen Anton Herzen], a major character from the game.

|3||{{CharHead|Lucina|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Prism Tower]]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05xxq1-9ZY The Unwound Future]''||This section references several aspects of ''Unwound Future''. Lucina represents the theme of time travel, as the plot of ''Unwound Future'' focuses heavily on time travel itself and Lucina travels from the future to save the past, as well as how Lucina takes on the name "Marth" in disguise, similar to how [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Clive Clive] disguises himself as [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Future_Luke_Triton a future version of Luke Triton]. Prism Tower references how the game takes place in London (as the Kalos region is based off of France, another European location).

|4||{{CharHead|Young Link|SSBU|color=Blue|hsize=20px}}||[[Delfino Plaza]]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_mHx-ZdC9w Theme of the Specter's Flute]''||Young Link references [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Arianna_Barde Arianna] and her [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/The_Specter's_Flute Specter's Flute], which is revealed to be an ocarina, similar to Link's {{iw|zeldawiki|Ocarina of Time|Item}}. Delfino Plaza represents the town of [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Misthallery Misthallery], the main setting of ''Last Specter''.

|5||{{CharHead|Link|SSBU|color=Grey|hsize=20px}}||[[Fourside]]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjvRUGybjRk Theme of the Miracle Mask]''||Link represents [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/The_Masked_Gentleman the Masked Gentleman], a recurring antagonist throughout ''Miracle Mask'', and Fourside represents [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Monte_d'Or Monte d'Or], the main location of the game. Link being in his Fierce Deity alternate costume draws parallels between the [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Mask_of_Chaos Mask of Chaos] and the {{iw|zeldawiki|Fierce Deity Mask}}.

|6||{{CharHead|Sheik|SSBU|color=Purple|hsize=20px}}||[[New Donk City Hall]]||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3ApuSoJAQ The Azran Legacy]''||Sheik represents [https://layton.fandom.com/wiki/Aurora Aurora], a major character from ''Azran Legacy'' who is an emissary of the ancient Azran civilization, much like how Sheik (albeit only as a ruse) is said to be a member of the ancient Sheikah clan. New Donk City Hall draws parallels between ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and ''Azran Legacy'', as both involve the main characters traveling to different locations on a global scale.

|Final||Phoenix Wright||{{SSBU|Final Destination}}||''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYg0J2rE0Aw Cornered ~ Spell-breaker]''||The battle references, and puts a twist on, how Professor Layton went up against Phoenix Wright as the prosecution in the final part of ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney''.

[[Credits]] roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Professor Layton has ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ak_il8E8E Professor Layton's Theme]'' accompany the credits.

*The flowers that appear in Bloom Burst are colored blue, the same color of flowers that bloom horizontally in ''Azran Legacy''.

! [[Neutral attack]]

| || 4% (first punch), 4% (second punch), 7% (hip) || Punches twice, before thrusting his hip forward.

! [[Neutral attack]]

| || 3% (hit 1), 4% (hit 2) || Slashes forward with his scythe, then swipes it back towards him. Based on his standard attack in ''Specter of Torment''.

| || 12% (snaith), 14% (blade) || Stalls briefly before performing a heavy outward slash horizontally. Has above-average lag, but can KO reliably at high percents if sweetspotted. Based on his charged attack with the [https://shovelknight.fandom.com/wiki/Striker’s_Shawl Striker's Shawl].

'''Chun-Li''' ({{ja|チュンリー|Chunrī}}, ''Chun-Li'') is the most iconic female character in not only ''Street Fighter'', but perhaps the entire fighting game genre. In Japanese, she would be voiced by {{iw|wikipedia|Fumiko Orikasa}}, who has voiced Chun-Li from ''Street Fighter IV'' onwards; in English, she would be voiced by {{iw|wikipedia|Ashly Burch}}, who took over the character from {{iw|wikipedia|Laura Bailey}} starting with ''Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite''.

She began by learning {{iw|wikipedia|Tai chi}}. However, Tai chi was much different from the gorgeous movements she remembered from Peking Opera. Soon afterwards, her father taught her Hong Quan as well as various basic exercises from then on. With that, Chun-Li’s skills in Chinese martial arts improved rapidly. Chun-Li used mostly kicks when fighting. This was something she picked up from her father, who was also said to have "legendary legs." Chun-Li continued to develop her kick attacks, embracing techniques from a variety of fighting styles, such as {{iw|wikipedia|Chinese martial arts}}, {{iw|wikipedia|capoeira}}, battle {{iw|wikipedia|karate}}, and {{iw|wikipedia|taekwondo}}, thus eventually creating her own style.

! [[Neutral attack]]

| || 3% (each punch) || Punches forward twice.

| Dash Attack || 8% || Dashes forward. Can be angled upwards, diagonally, or downwards. Does not leave her helpless, but she can only do it twice in midair. If the jump button is pressed immediately after, she will leap farther, at the cost of dealing no damage; in the air, this also uses up her midair jump. If she dashes into a wall with this move and the special button is held when she hits the wall, she will [[wall cling]].

=Cuphead=

! colspan="2" style="font-size:110%; text-align:center; background-color:#EEE; color:#000;" | Cuphead<small><br>in ''Super Smash Bros.''</small>

{{!}}colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFF;"{{!}}[[File:AidanzapunkCuphead.png|200px|Cuphead]]<br>[[File:AidanzapunkCupheadSymbol.png|50px]]

{{!}}width="55%"{{!}}''{{iw|wikipedia|Cuphead}}''

{{!}}Giant Ghost

{{!}}[https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Floral_Fury Floral Fury]

{{cquote|Cuphead Brews Up a Brawl!|cite=Introduction tagline}}

'''Cuphead''' ({{ja|カップヘッド|Kappuheddo}}, ''Cuphead'') is an indie character from a game I wanted to play, but was saddened when it was Xbox and Windows exclusive, only to be overjoyed when it was announced for Nintendo Switch (and upset that I missed the announcement of a Mac port half a year earlier). As with his home series, he would remain silent in-game.

Jumping off of what I was saying about Madeline, Cuphead was also very much designed around "playing the character" rather than "playing the fighting game", and I had a lot of fun with him. But this moveset isn't actually my original one—{{s|user|DrakRoar}} actually went and made it a bit more fitting for ''Smash'', while also adding a few references to various ''Cuphead'' bosses. I think both did the job they intended on doing, but Drak was definitely able to add a bit more flare to it.

*{{buff|The run and gun genre has a distinct lack of representation in ''Smash''.}}

*{{buff|A character based on 1930s cartoons would be an absolute delight to have.}}

*{{nerf|Indie characters haven't exactly had the best reputation in ''Smash'', but [[Sans|we're progressing]]. Even Cuphead himself [[Cuphead|eventually got his own Mii costume]].}}

Brothers Cuphead and Mugman found themselves gambling at the Devil's Casino, and the Devil had taken notice of their winnings. He offered them a bargain: if the two won, they would get all the loot in the casino, but if they lost, the Devil would take their souls. Blinded by greed, Cuphead agreed, despite Mugman's objections, and unfortunately lost. The two begged with the Devil to see if there was something else they could do instead of their souls being taken away, and the Devil assigned them with getting the souls of those who had previously escaped him.

Cuphead's normal attacks are relatively simple, but much like in his home series, he has access to various weapons via his special moves, all of which fire projectiles with diverse traits and versatile aiming capabilities, making him a zoning-oriented character. He also has an '''air dash''' performed by tapping the control stick horizontally in midair, which can aid in his recovery and give him unique spacing options in combination with his jumps, although it always travels a set distance and cannot be interrupted.

 

However, and most importantly, unique to Cuphead is a set of five cards that can show up above his damage meter. Each card is filled by dealing up to 40% damage or taking up to 100% damage (both ignoring shields), and Cuphead can then expend one card on a powered up version of any weapon, known as an EX move, by tapping the special button (akin to a short hop, otherwise he will fire the weapon normally). Additionally, using his up special against an opponent or absorbable projectile fills up one card, although the move itself is unaffected by them. Cuphead loses all cards if he gets KO'd.

!rowspan=2| [[Neutral attack]]

|rowspan=2| || 3% ||rowspan=2|Performs a slap, followed by a straight kick.

|-

|4%

| || 9% || Leans forward and pokes with his straw. Can be angled.

| || 8% || Shakes his head around, comically producing clanging cup noises.

| || 6% || Kicks low to the ground.

| || 10% || Bashes his head forward.

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|16}} || Winds up his fist and performs a gut punch with a boxing glove. Can be angled. Based on [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Goopy_Le_Grande Goopy Le Grande]'s [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/File:Giant_goopy_punch.png Slippery Slugger] attack.

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|4}} (hit 1), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|1.5}} (hit 2-5), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|7.5}} (hit 6)|| Spins horizontally and releases a stream of boiling hot water above himself. Hits multiple times, with an initial hit that launches opponents at Cuphead's sides into the attack. Loosely based on the Energy Beam [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Arts Super Art].

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14}} || Slams his palms onto the ground at both sides. Based on the [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Phantom_Express Phantom Express]'s [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/File:150619392039076-10.png Skeletal Slam] attack.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9}}|| Performs a somersault with his straw turned into an axe. Based on the [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Whetstone Whetstone] charm.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|2}} (hits 1-3), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5}} (hit 4)|| Fires four yellow ripples from his eyes. Based on a similar attack used by [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Grim_Matchstick Grim Matchstick] in his first phase.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}} (clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|7}} (late) || Kicks behind him.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12}} || Headbutts upwards in an arc starting from behind.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14}} (clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9}} (late) || Performs a corkscrew kick at a diagonal angle. Based on [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/Sally_Stageplay Sally Stageplay]'s [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/File:Spin.png divekick attack] in her first phase.

| || &mdash; || Grabs the opponent with both hands.

| || 1.3% || Headbutts the opponent.

| || 6% (hit 1), 2% (throw) || Turns the opponent around and kicks them on the rear.

| || 11% (throw), 7% (collateral) || Spins the opponent around multiple times.

| || 7% (hit 1), 3% (throw) || Puts the opponent above himself and pokes them with his straw.

| || 7% || Mounts the opponent on his head and slams them onto the ground.

| || 7% || Kicks behind himself and then in front of himself while getting up.

| || 7% || Punches behind himself and then in front of himself while getting up.

| || 5% || Punches behind himself and then in front of himself while getting up.

| || 9% || Performs a sliding kick.

| Peashooter || Default: 1.5%<br>EX: 3% (hits 1-2), 5% (hit 3) || By holding the button, Cuphead snaps rapidly, firing small blue pellets that do not cause flinching. He is able to move around, jump, and crouch while shooting, and can fire in up to 8 directions. If the shield button is held while firing, Cuphead can aim his shots without moving or crouching, which also allows him to fire downward on the ground. The EX move is the Mega Blast, a single, much larger projectile that hits multiple times.

!rowspan=5| [[Side special]]

|rowspan=5| Shot B || Default: 0.7%<br>EX: 4% (early), 9% (clean) ||rowspan=5| Cuphead snaps rapidly and fires a secondary weapon, which is the Spreadshot by default, but via his down special, he can gain access to several other weapons: Chaser, Lobber, Charge, and Roundabout. The aiming mechanics are the same as for his neutral special.<br><br>'''Spreadshot''': Fires five red triangle-shaped pellets that spread in the direction of aim, which deal more damage than the Peashooter in conjunction, as well as minor knockback, but travel a much shorter distance. The EX move is the Eight Way, which fires eight larger pellets around Cuphead, which move slowly and only hit once compared to the Mega Blast, but overall cover a much larger area.<br>'''Chaser''': Fires small green stars that move slowly and deal less damage, but have a longer duration and home in on opponents. The EX move is the Chaos Orbit, which generates four green stars that swirl around Cuphead, disappearing after 10 seconds or if they hit an opponent.<br>'''Lobber''': Fires a purple sphere that arcs slightly and is affected by gravity, bouncing off the ground once and then disappearing. It has the slowest fire rate out of Cuphead's weapons, but deals the most damage, and slight knockback with a low launch angle that is well-suited for edgeguarding. The EX move is Kablooey, which fires a larger and stronger sphere that explodes on impact.<br>'''Charge''': Charges an orange swirling projectile, then fires it in the direction of aim when the button is released. Like with other weapons, Cuphead can move and aim while charging it, but he will lose the charge if he gets hit, and unlike most chargeable moves, it only has an uncharged and fully charged phase, requiring the button to be held fully throughout for the charge to take effect. The EX move is Radial Barrage, which releases an orange blast at point blank in the direction of aim.<br>'''Roundabout''': Fires teal rings that travel a short distance forward, then fly backward at a gradually increasing speed while rising. It has a slower fire rate than the Peashooter, and is harder to hit due to its properties, but deals more damage. The EX move is Jumbo Rebound, which fires a much larger disc that travels forward, then back to Cuphead, and hits up to seven times, disappearing upon either registering all hits or touching Cuphead. If he moves out of range, it can repeatedly orbit around him, disappearing after 3 seconds instead.

|-

|Default: 6%<br>EX: 15%

|-

|Default: 4% (uncharged), 11% (fully charged)<br>EX: 18%

|Default: 3%<br>EX: 1.8% (hits 1-6), 6% (hit 7)

| Parry Slap || 8% || A Spectre appears below Cuphead, and he does a somersault, slapping them with his straw and propelling himself upward. If an opponent or absorbable projectile is in range during startup, Cuphead instead somersaults off them, weakly meteor smashing the opponent or dispelling the projectile (respectively), and does not undergo helplessness, in addition to filling up one card.

| Weapon Switch || &mdash; || Cycles through Cuphead's secondary weapons, with the order being Spread > Chaser > Lobber > Charge > Roundabout. When using this move, an icon of the selected weapon briefly appears to the left of Cuphead's cards below his damage meter.

| Giant Ghost || Per hit: 10% (no cards), 14% (1 card), 18% (2 cards), 22% (3 cards), 26% (4 cards), 30% (5 cards) || Summons a muscular ghost version of himself, who chases opponents and attacks them by spinning around with its fists clenched, while he is able to act on his own. Upon activation, the number of cards he has resets to zero. The ghost disappears after 7 seconds, and its strength depends on how many cards Cuphead had prior to the move's activation.

*'''Up taunt''': Jumps up and down twice, resembling the animation for completing a level.

*'''Side taunt''': [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/File:CupheadTrailer.gif Looks around frantically.]

*'''Down taunt''': [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/File:Font29.png Has a surprised expression on his face while his straw spins around], before [https://cuphead.fandom.com/wiki/File:CupheadTippingHead.png tipping his head].

A black square covers him up, before opening up in a circle to reveal Cuphead. Should Cuphead be the first player, the entire screen will open up with a circle.

 

*Stretches his body and twists.

*Takes his straw from his head and takes a few gulps.

Cuphead: Cup - head!

 

Mugman: Mug - man!

*'''Left:''' Jumps up and down multiple times, before posing. Like his up taunt, Cuphead jumps up and down when completing a level, and the pose is the exact same seen on the results screen in ''Cuphead''. Mugman's pose changes slightly to match his own.

*'''Up:''' Parries three Spectres, before flipping in the air and landing.

*'''Right:''' Swoops down on his airplane, before flying back into the air to fly away.

 

===Victory Fanfare===

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCdWr3Zrt5s The Level Clear music from ''Cuphead''].

 

==Alternate costumes==

{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"

|-

|colspan=8|[[File:AidanzapunkCupheadPalette.png|1000px]]

*'''Default''' — Based on his standard appearance.

*'''Mugman''' — Replaces him with Mugman.

*'''Purple''' — Based on his appearance in the bad ending.

*'''Mugman Purple''' — Based on Mugman's appearance in the bad ending.

*'''Black''' — A black and white alt, referencing how cartoons from the 1930s (the era ''Cuphead'' is based on) lacked color.

*'''Mugman Black''' — A black and white alt for Mugman.

*'''Green''' — The same shade of green is seen on Puphead, a marionette based on the two used by Djimmi the Great.

*'''Mugman Green''' — A subtle reference to [[Luigi]], as Mugman is similarly the player 2 option and brother to Cuphead.

Kirby gets Cuphead's straw poking out of his head, as well as a mug handle on his back.

*Cuphead's intro tagline is a reference to one of the starting announcer quotes in ''Cuphead'': "''A brawl is surely brewing!''"

*Cuphead's render features yellow gloves and brown shoes, his in-game model in gameplay features white gloves and brown shoes, and his in-game model in victory poses features white gloves and yellow shoes. This is not only true to ''Cuphead'' (where the three are distributed amongst his results screen render, his in-game appearance, and his overworld sprite, respectively), but also a reference to animation inconsistencies in the 1930s, where posters for cartoons would feature slightly different colors from the actual cartoon.

**If a Parry Slap fills all of Cuphead's cards, an orchestra hit sound accompanies the move's standard sound effect, reflecting the same feature from ''Cuphead''.

=Lucy=

{| class="infobox bordered" style="float:right; width:264px; font-size:90%; text-align:left;" cellpadding="3"

! colspan="2" style="font-size:110%; text-align:center; background-color:#EEE; color:#000;" | Lucy<small><br>in ''Super Smash Bros.''</small>

{{!}}colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFF;"{{!}}[[File:AidanzapunkLucy.png|200px|Lucy]]<br><br>[[File:AidanzapunkFairyTailSymbol.png|50px]]

{{!}}width="55%"{{!}}''{{iw|wikipedia|Fairy Tail}}''

{{!}}[https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Urano_Metria Urano Metria]

{{!}}{{rollover|Fairy Tail Guild Hall|Shared with Wendy|y}}

{{!}}No

{{cquote|Open, Gate of the Fighter! Lucy|cite=Introduction tagline}}

'''Lucy''' ({{ja|ルーシィ|Rūshi}}, ''Lucy'') is, contrary to popular opinion, not a useless character. Her voice actresses from the ''Fairy Tail'' anime, {{iw|wikipedia|Aya Hirano}} and {{iw|wikipedia|Cherami Leigh}}, would reprise their roles in Japanese and English.

I originally wanted to make a moveset for Natsu, but then I decided against it. I had always thought Lucy wouldn't work as a character in ''Smash'' (instead imagining her better in a 2D fighter environment), but I always liked the idea of her being in ''Smash''. (And plus, who can say no to Urano Metria as a Final Smash?)

*{{buff|She would offer more than Wendy, being able to use Celestial Spirits in tandem with her own style of combat.}}

*{{nerf|''She's an anime character''.}}

Lucy was born into the Heartfilia family, and lived a very rich life due to the success of her father. However, because of her father's focus on business, he often neglected her, which left Lucy lonely as a child (as her mother had passed away when she was very young). As a result, Lucy often relied on Aquarius, a Celestial Spirit left to her by her mother, to play with. This aggravated Aquarius a lot, but deep down, she still cared for Lucy. Eventually, without telling her father, Lucy left to find a magical guild to join, in an attempt to start over at life.

 

She found the Fairy Tail guild thanks to a chance encounter with one Natsu Dragneel, who happened to be in the same town she was in. Both, from different people, heard about a supposed "Salamander" person, with Natsu having believed it was his father, Igneel, and Lucy recognizing the name from the Fairy Tail guild itself. Lucy's heart was fluttering at the site of "Salamander", but thanks to Natsu's intervention, she was quickly brought back to the real world. After having treated Natsu (and his partner Happy) to lunch as a form of thanks for saving her, "Salamander" surprised her in the park, offering her to join him on his boat party that night, and in return, will put in a good word for her in the Fairy Tail guild. It is at this party that the fake Salamander's identity is revealed: he is a Fire Wizard named Bora, a slave trader who planned on selling Lucy (and the other girls upon his ship) after sedating her with a sleeping drug. As if on cue, Natsu barges through the boat roof, and Happy quickly flies Lucy away. However, Happy's magic quickly drained, and Natsu was stuck on the boat with his motion sickness and was unable to battle. Thinking quickly, Lucy pulled out her Aquarius key (after realizing that she had dropped it in the ocean), and summoned Aquarius, who brought the boat to shore so that Natsu could defeat Bora. During this time, the true identity of "Salamander" is revealed: Natsu Dragneel, the famed Fire Dragon Slayer.

 

After defeating Bora, the town's police quickly caught up to Natsu (as the city had been heavily damaged). Natsu, remembering what Lucy had told him earlier, asked if she wanted to join the Fairy Tail guild. With an excited yes, she followed him there, escaping the police.

Being a Celestial Wizard, Lucy can call upon various creatures called Celestial Spirits with the help of her keys, and these Celestial Spirits make appearances in various attacks. However, Lucy does have a slew of attacks on her own, using her whip, [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Fleuve_d'%C3%A9toiles Fleuve d'étoiles]. Additionally, much like {{SSBU|Yoshi}}, Lucy has a unique shield that does not shrink as damage is dealt. This shield is represented by [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Horologium Horologium], who hides Lucy inside his glass case. However, unlike Yoshi's shield, Horologium has a magic circle displayed behind it that, much like other shields, shrinks depending on how much of the shield is left, rather than Horologium getting darker like Yoshi's shield. Horologium also performs Lucy's rolls and spot dodges (should he be present to begin with, as Lucy will perform either if the shield button is not held before inputting), though he is absent for her aerial dodges.

! !!Name!!Damage!!Description

| || 2% (first two hits), 0.5% (rapid jab), 2% (finisher) || Strikes in front of her with her whip multiple times.

| || 8% || Twists and kicks forward.

| || 10% || Strikes upwards diagonally with her whip.

| || 9% || Lashes her whip downwards.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Lucy_Kick Lucy Kick]<br>({{ja|ルーシィ・キック|Rūshi Kikku}}, ''Lucy Kick'') || 11% || Thrusts her leg forward to perform a powerful kick.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Scorpio Scorpio]<br>({{ja|スコピーオン|Sukōpion}}, ''Scorpion'') || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|20}} (sand tornado, clean), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|12}} (sand tornado, late), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|5}} (key) || Scorpio appears and fires [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Sand_Buster a sand tornado] from his tail. Lucy also thrusts Scorpio's summoning key forwards before Scorpio comes out, which acts as a hitbox.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Virgo Virgo]<br>({{ja|バルゴ|Barugo}}, ''Virgo'') || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|16}} (Virgo), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|5}} (key) || Virgo appears from the ground, spiraling upwards. Lucy also thrusts Virgo's summoning key upwards before Virgo comes out, which acts as a hitbox.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Gemini Gemini]<br>({{ja|ジェミニ|Jemini}}, ''Gemini'') || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|10}} (Gemini, each hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|5}} (key) || Gemi and Mini appear and spin around Lucy, hitting once on both sides. Lucy also thrusts their summoning key downwards before they come out, which acts as a hitbox.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9}} || Slashes downwards with her whip.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|11}} || Performs a forward double kick.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}} || Strikes backwards with her whip at a slight downward angle.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}} || Slashes her whip in an arc above her.

| || {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13}} (foot), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|11}} (leg) || Performs an axe kick.

| || &mdash; || Grabs the opponent with her hand.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Cancer Cancer]<br>({{ja|キャンサー|Kyansā}}, ''Cancer'') || 0.6% (hits 1-6), 5.4% (final hit) || Cancer appears and slashes six times with his scissors, before slashing one last time to launch them away.

| Screwdrive Crush<br>({{ja|ぐリぐリクラッシュー|Guriguri Kurasshū}}, ''Guri Guri Crush'') || 9% || Wraps her legs around the opponent's neck from behind and twists her knuckles over their temple.

| || 7% || Tosses the opponent upwards.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Aries Aries]<br>({{ja|アリエス|Ariesu}}, ''Aries'') || 3% (bounce), 7% (kick) || Aries appears and shoots a cloud of Wool Magic onto the floor, and Lucy slams them into the cloud, causing them to bounce back up, and she follows this up with a kick.

| || 7% || Kicks front and back.

| || 7% || Kicks front and back.

| || 5% || Kicks front and back.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Capricorn Capricorn]<br>({{ja|カプリコーン|Kapurikōn}}, ''Capricorn'') || 9% || Capricorn appears and helps Lucy up, before kicking, knocking any nearby opponent(s) away.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Sagittarius Sagittarius]<br>({{ja|サジタリウス|Sajitariusu}}, ''Sagittarius'') || 4% (uncharged), 12% (fully charged) || Sagittarius appears and fires an arrow. Can be charged for more power.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Taurus Taurus]<br> ({{ja|タウロス|Taurosu}}, ''Taurus'') || 24% || Taurus appears and charges forward and swings his axe downwards.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Loke Loke]<br> ({{ja|ロキ|Roki}}, ''Loke'') || 12% || Loke appears and carries Lucy in his arms, leaping high into the air while performing a Regulus-enhanced kick.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Aquarius Aquarius]<br> ({{ja|アクエリアス|Akueriasu}}, ''Aquarius'') || 4% (per hit) || Aquarius appears and fires [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Torrent a torrent of water] that hits five times.

| [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Urano_Metria Urano Metria]<br> ({{ja|ウラノ・メトリア|Urano Metoria}}, ''Urano Metria'') || 3% (trapping hit), 88% (constellations) || Traps opponents and unleashes the power of the 88 constellations.

*'''Up taunt''': [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Plue Plue] appears next to her, and the two perform a dance.

*'''Side taunt''': [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Lyra Lyra] appears next to her, and plays her harp.

*'''Down taunt''': [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Crux Crux] appears next to her, though is fast asleep, which disappoints Lucy, before Crux disappears.

===On-Screen Appearance===

Horologium falls on-stage and opens, revealing Lucy, who crawls out.

===Idle Poses===

*Holds her whip taut.

*Brandishes her whip.

===Crowd cheer===

 

 

==Alternate costumes==

{|style="margin:1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"

|colspan=8|[[File:AidanzapunkLucyCostumes.png|1000px]]

*'''Default''' — Based on her appearance in ''Fairy Tail'', particularly in the year X792.

*'''Orange''' — Based on [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Levy_McGarden Levy McGarden].

*'''Light Blue''' — Based on [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Yukino_Agria Yukino Agria].

*'''Green''' — Based on [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Hisui_E._Fiore Hisui E. Fiore].

*'''Brown''' — Based on [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Cana_Alberona Cana Alberona].

*'''Blue''' — Based on [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Juvia_Lockser Juvia Lockser].

*'''White''' — Based on [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Mirajane_Strauss Mirajane Strauss].

*'''Edolas''' — Wears the outfit of [https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Lucy_Ashley Lucy Ashley], her counterpart from Edolas.

Kirby gains Lucy's hair as a wig, as well as her pink Fairy Tail insignia on his right hand.

*Lucy's introduction tagline is a play on the Celestial Spirit summoning line, instead being used for herself.

=Tails=

{|class="infobox bordered" style="float:right; width:264px; font-size:90%; text-align:left;" cellpadding="3"

! colspan="2" style="font-size:110%; text-align:center; background-color:#EEE; color:#000;" | Tails<small><br>in ''Super Smash Bros.''</small>

{{!}}colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#FFF;"{{!}}[[File:AidanzapunkTails.png|175px|Tails]]<br><br>[[File:SonicSymbol.svg|50px]]

{{!}}width="55%"{{!}}{{uv|Sonic the Hedgehog}}

{{!}}[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Tornado Tornado]

{{!}}[https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Planet_Wisp Planet Wisp]

{{!}}Yes

{{cquote|Tails Joins the Flight!|cite=Introduction Tagline}}

'''Tails''' ({{ja|テイルス|Teirusu}}, ''Tails'') should have been made playable a long time ago. His current voice actresses from the ''Sonic'' series, {{iw|wikipedia|Colleen Villard}} in English, {{iw|wikipedia|Ryō Hirohashi}} in Japanese, Marie-Eugénie Maréchal in French, Graciela Molina in Spanish, Paulina Weiner in German, and Benedetta Ponticelli in Italian, would reprise their roles.

Even though they won't ever be seen officially, both Tails and Shadow are kind of my response to the poor representation the ''Sonic'' series has in ''Smash''. I'm surprised it took me as long as it did to make a moveset for him, but I still had a lot of fun doing it.

===Reasons for inclusion/exclusion===

*{{buff|Realistically speaking, Tails would get into ''Smash'' before Shadow.}}

*{{buff|The ''Sonic'' series needs more solid representation.}}

 

Tails first appeared in ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' as Sonic's little buddy. Despite only being eight years old, he's a genius inventor, having made tons of robotic and mechanic inventions throughout the course of the series.

Being Sonic's partner, Tails understandably shares similar (or close to similar) attributes with the blue blur, but the two are otherwise unique in playstyle. While Tails has his fair share of physical attacks, he additionally brings his gadgets and technology into the fray, as well as utilizing his two tails to fly around the stage, as he has multiple jumps at his disposal. His up special also allows him to fly around the stage with ease, though quicker use of it shortens the usage time more quickly.

! Move !! Name !! Damage !! Description

! rowspan=3| [[Neutral attack]]

| rowspan=3| || 1.5% || rowspan=3|Jabs forward twice, before flailing his arms and legs four times (though only his fists have hitboxes). Based on his standard punch combo from ''Sonic the Fighters''.

|1.5%

|1.2% (hits 1-3), 3.4% (hit 4)

! [[Forward tilt]]

| ||3% (bomb), 12% (explosion) || Throws a bomb forward in an arc, which explodes on contact with the ground. Being hit by the bomb does not directly connect into the explosion itself, and any attack hitting the bomb will cause it to disappear. A reference to the main form of attack in ''Tails Adventure''.

! [[Up tilt]]

| || 10% || Flips, and uses his tails to boost himself upwards while kicking with both feet.

! [[Down tilt]]

| || 8% (close), 7% (far) || Sweeps his tails across the ground, though he only hits once.