User:Nyargleblargle/Smash 5 Ideas/Characters

Mario

• Up tilt now makes Mario jump up slightly, making it more difficult to combo with.
• Holding down the special button to use Fireball will now produce a stronger but less ranged Hammer.
• Final Smash is now Mega Mario, which causes Mario to briefly grow giant, launching opponents he steps on.

Luigi

• New neutral aerial, which resembles the lost life animation from Super Mario Bros., has more range.
• New neutral aerial is slightly weaker.
• Old neutral aerial moved to forward aerial.
• Grab, pummel, and throws modified to utilize the Poltergust.
• Neutral special now involves Luigi shining a flashlight on opponents, paralyzing them more the closer they are to him.
• Up special now uses the Propeller Mushroom, granting Luigi a slower fall and more horizontal range.
• Up special no longer does damage.

Bowser

• Bowser has his voice actor from the Mario games.
• Bowser's first jump is slightly higher.
• Bowser's air speed has been improved.
• Bowser's rolls generally have more invincibility.
• Down tilt is faster.
• Up smash is faster at the cost of being weaker.
• Down smash is faster.
• Bowser's Final Smash now uses Meowser. The buffs to attacks and increase in size are much more minor, but a second Meowser exists.

Pikachu

• Jump height increased.
• Quick Attack has been repurposed as a short, horizontal dash attack.
• Skull Bash can now be angled for vertical recovery.
• Thunder input: Down special → Up special
• Down special is now Tail Whip, which temporarily increases the damage that nearby opponents take.

Jigglypuff

• Jigglypuff has new voice clips.
• Sing has less lag and cannot be countered.
• Final Smash is now Moonblast, which covers the screen and weakens opponents' attacks while it is active, but has weak knockback.

Mewtwo

• Mewtwo has an English voice actor.
• Weight: 72 → 75
• Running speed increased to 1.85.
• Walking speed increased to 1.2.
• Forward smash range increased.
• Down special has less endlag and knockback, making it more reliable as a combo throw.
• Two custom down specials added: Me First, which temporarily gives all of Mewtwo's attacks transcendent priority, and Mist, an attack that surrounds Mewtwo in an icy aura.

Link

• Final Smash is now Triforce of Courage, which increases Link's speed and decreases startup of special moves temporarily.

Ganondorf

• New up and down smashes added that use the Wind Waker swords.
• Side smash now uses Ganondorf's Twighlight Princess sword and is slightly slower.
• Down aerial now uses the classic trident, comes out much faster, and has slightly more range.
• Neutral special now involves the energy ball from Ocarina of Time, giving him a projectile that has very little startup compared to Warlock Punch.
• Down special is Dead Man's Volley, a reflecting move that has significant endlag but can be held indefinitely like Fox's reflector.

Zelda

• Zelda dashes much faster (1.3 → 1.5).
• Zelda walks faster (0.87 → 0.99).
• Zelda's air speed is slightly faster (1.04 → 1.09).
• Zelda falls faster (1.35 → 1.45).
• Down smash does more damage.
• Din's Flare no longer puts Zelda into special fall and goes less far when uncharged, leaving Zelda less open after using the attack.
• Din's Flare goes slightly less far when fully charged.

Kirby

• Down tilt is now a sliding attack.
• Up tilt now causes Kirby to summon a tall beanstalk, increasing the attack's range significantly.
• Dash attack is faster.
• Down smash now involves Kirby ringing two bells.
• Kirby now pummels opponents with a beach ball for his down throw, recalling his Circus ability from Triple Deluxe.
• Kirby's copy abilities now use his opponent's most well-known special move as opposed to simply their neutral special (for example, Link's copy ability grants Kirby Spin Attack as a neutral special).
• Final Smash is now Hypernova Kirby, an OHKO for opponents that get trapped in Kirby's automatic Inhale.

Donkey Kong

• Arcade DK is a new alternate costume, which has victory poses and an entrance animation that run at 15 FPS.
• Now has his voice from the Donkey Kong Country games.
• Final Smash is now the rapid-hits that can be performed on bosses in the newer Donkey Kong Country games.

Samus

• Fusion Suit is a new alternate costume.
• Samus is slightly shorter.
• Slightly heavier.

Fox

• Now based on Star Fox Zero appearance.
• Fall speed decreased slightly.

Yoshi

• The B button can now be held during Egg Throw to stall the throw; This allows more precise targeting at the cost of the vertical boost.
• Down air damage reduced by ~9% overall.

Captain Falcon

• Back air tweaked in animation and given a slight increase in power.
• Raptor Boost does less knockback.

Black Shadow

A clone of Captain Falcon with the following differences:

• All appearances of the Blue Falcon are exchanged for the Black Bull.
• All flame attacks changed to darkness attacks.
• Attacks are generally more powerful.
• Weight slightly increased.
• Far slower running speed.
• Jab only consists of the first two hits.
• Pummel is slower.
• Up tilt is similar to Ganondorf's, but can be ended early at the cost of being weaker.
• Front hit of down smash has knockback properties switched with back kick.
• Forward air changed to Ganondorf's.
• Neutral B cannot be reversed.
• Neutral B has more range and a sweetspot directly on the fist.
• Neutral B is no longer shaped like a falcon.
• Up B can hit opponents aside from the one grabbed via electrical hitboxes.

Ness

• Double jump height reduced.
• Jab combo is now PSI Rockin, the most powerful jab in the game, at the cost of longer times between hits.
• Up air is much weaker.
• Back throw has slightly less knockback scaling.

Marth

• Critical Hit has been reworked to affect the strength of Marth's next attack, reducing the range but eliminating the risk of self-destruction.

Pit

• Start of tumbling animation altered to resemble his Game Over sprite from Kid Icarus slightly.

Dark Pit

• Most of Dark Pit's ground attacks have slightly more endlag.
• Multi-hitting air attacks now only hit opponents once.
• Up-B, now called Pandora Flight, allows turning midmove and grants slightly higher distance.

Villager

• Body shaped tweaked slightly to resemble recent design more.
• Throws now produce "bug/fish caught" sound effect from Animal Crossing series.

Mallo

Mallo (Pushmo universe)
Special Attack	Name	Description
Neutral Special	Stretchmo	Creates a Stretchmo block below Mallo to act as a platform. Hold the button to pull the block out by up to two sides.
Up Special	Manhole	Mallo jumps in a manhole from Pushmo and climbs out of another. The path can be angled freely.
Down Special	Bird Scatter	Mallo stomps, causing birds to appear and fly away from Mallo on either side.
Side Special	Expansion Switch	Only works if Mallo is standing on a Stretchmo block. Fully pulls out the Stretchmo on either side.
Final Smash	Crashmo	Mallo jumps on a reset switch, causing a giant Crashmo to fall from the sky.
Notes: Lacks a midair jump

Inkling

Inkling' (Splatoon universe)
Special Attack	Name	Description
Neutral Special	Disruptor	Inkling throws a Disruptor, which slows down opponents similarly to Witch Time on contact.
Up Special	Super Jump	A two phase move, similar to Timber. Phase 1 is Inkling placing a destructible beacon, while Phase 2 is the actual Super Jump.
Down Special	Splat Bomb	Inkling drops a Splat Bomb, which then explodes.
Side Special	Sprinkler	Inkling drops a Sprinkler, which continuously fires projectiles but can be destroyed.
Final Smash	Kraken	Inkling turns into a Kraken, rendering them invincible and able to spin and unleash a powerful windbox with the attack or special buttons.
Notes: All attacks drop ink, which slightly boost Inkling's stats when touched Costumes include both Male and Female Inklings with various outfits and ink colors

Rayman

Rayman (Rayman universe)
Special Attack	Name	Description
Neutral Special	Teensie Cage	Creates a cage with a Teensie in it. If the cage is hit, it will be destroyed, but it will cause the attack that caused it to have significant hitlag.
Up Special	Wind Gust	A gust of wind pushes up Rayman. It sticks around for a long time and covers a large area, but only one can exist at a time.
Down Special	Giant Turnip	Rayman pulls up a giant turnip. Unlike Peach's version, it is not an item and can be attacked to launch it.
Side Special	Blue Punch	Rayman punches, launching a Blue Punch in front of him.
Final Smash	Lum Count	The screen fills up with multiple Lums, each dealing 1% damage and causing trapped fighters to flinch.
Notes: Standard attacks are largely based on his attacks in Rayman Legends Rayman can glide using his hair, in a similar manner to Peach

Face Raider

Face Raider (Face Raiders universe)
Special Attack	Name	Description
Neutral Special	Direct Hit	A ball flies towards Face Raider, damaging opponents in its path. While it has fast startup, the attack has significant endlag.
Up Special	UFO	A UFO snatches the Face Raiders and carries them freely for a short while. While Face Raider doesn't directly receive damage, the move can be interrupted to put Face Raider into freefall.
Down Special	Butterfly	A butterfly appears near Face Raider, healing whoever touches it slightly. While it can heal anyone, Face Raider heals slightly more damage.
Side Special	Glass Shard	A giant shard of glass appears in front of Face Raider, flying forward and dealing damage to anyone who touches it.
Final Smash	Bomb Raider	A Bomb Face Raider appears and explodes immediately, dealing multiple hits in a similar manner to the Motion-Sensor Bomb.
Notes: Boss Face Raider (who the player moves) is accompanied by two lesser Face Raiders, who lunge forward for most standard attacks. Face Raider has an abnormally low falling speed (~1.05) due to its propellor