PrinnyFlute
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CHA-CHAAN!!!
Well, I figured, amidst the 6 OMG SONIC AND MARIO @ OLIEMPIC threads and everything else that hangs around on the Smash Boards, it wouldn't hurt to make a speculative, fun little thread. That's what it's about, right? Speculation and/or fun?
Well, anyway, I'll start off with the disclaimer that Laharl can't make it into Smash given the supposed ruleset we have. He's only seen life on the PS2 (and PSP, and cellphones, but.) But other than that, Laharl is thematically a great fit for Smash. I know this thread is 'omg dum' or 'lowers the collective Smash Boards IQ' or...well, whatever. But as long as it's well thought out and entertaining, what's the harm?
(Note! As later mentioned, a Disgaea DS game is supposedly in the works at this moment and to be released this fiscal year, making him not technically completely impossible!
http://kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo-ds/disgaea-heading-to-the-ds-265405.php )
So, onto the thread!
LAHARL - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laharl#Laharl
Profession: Overlord of the Netherworld.
Age: 1313 human years (as of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.)
Skills: Being bossy. (?) Adept Sword, Axe, and Knuckle user.
Weaknesses: Love-mania. Well endowed women.
Following the demise of his father, King Krichevskoy, Laharl has to fight tooth and nail through hordes of demons to regain his rightful place on the throne. He is a...err, decent...tactician, and when it comes to melee combat he rises above and beyond in all fields. Some argue that, as a leader, he is lackluster and little more than a spoiled brat.
But they died, so that's not important.
Laharl's fighting style is flashy, but not without reason. He's undeniably powerful. His fighting style would be more acrobatic than Marth or Roy's, and more focused on movement based sword attacks.
(Edit: for moveset. I actually spent a bit typing something up already, so now you're getting the even smaller version because I lost it.)
Laharl: Mid-speed/weight character (maybe a smidge faster/lighter than Mario.)
Runs and jumps with his sword held behind him, near the ground, to one side. Idles with it over his shoulder.
Regular A's-set of moderately decent punches, maybe a kick, for fun.
Smash A-Up: Holding his sword with one hand on the hilt and one on the blade, pushes it upward over his head, making a sort of 'platform'/horizontal line with the edge of the sword. Little distance, as he's holding the sword on its side, but wide and hard to avoid while falling.
Smash A-Left/Right: Swings his sword diagonally down from one shoulder and then across to the opposite hip. Slow to execute, with a chunk of cool-down, but blasts opponents almost completely horizontally if it connects.
Smash A-Down: Hefts his sword over his shoulder and slams the ground with a fist, creating a small shockwave.
B- "Wind Cutter": Slow to execute projectile. Laharl has to swing his sword around his body entirely, once, to generate this wind projectile, but the projectile has three hits and decent damage.
B Left/Right- "Blade Rush": Imagine Fox/Falco's dash, but half the speed and with a sword swing through the majority of the movement.
B Up- "Hurricane Slash": Much akin to Kirby's B-Up in movement. Laharl hefts his sword around his body in an upward slash, the force dragging him twisting up into the air. At the apex of his rise, he swings it back downward, and falls quickly with the force of the swing.
B Down- "Blazing Knuckle": In air, Laharl turns into a deadly flaming projectile, hurtling headfirst, fists out, toward the ground and causing a miniscule explosion. On land, he backflips lithely into the air before doing so.
"Super Smash: Overlord's Wrath": The sky fades to black as Laharl gives his signature cackle, hand rising into the air. With a motion, energy solidly manifests itself in hundreds of spheres/etc of power hanging in wait. After a moment of tension, Laharl motions, casually, at his unsuspecting target, and all of these come crashing down on his, or her, pretty little head, resulting in a big, sparkly explosion.
ALTERNATE MOVESET: Axe/Sword Switch Set.
This moveset would pretty much control half like the last, with a weapon switch ala Sheik. His A moves would all be the same (just replacing Axe with Sword when switched,) but his B moves would swap completely, Sword moves more movement based while Axe moves are slower and more powerful.
B - Switch/Sword Draw/Axe Pull: Laharl pockets his current weapon and swings the next, pulling it out of nowhere, the new weapon becoming the current. Works as a mediocre attack. A quick horizontal slash for the sword, a quick overhead chop for the axe.
Sword Set -
B Left/Right - "Blade Rush" See Above
B Up - "Hurricane Slash" See Above
B Down - "Blazing Knuckle" See Above
Axe Set -
B Left/Right - "Violent Storm" Laharl begins a flurry of horizontal axe strikes. Continuing to tap the button will continue the strikes, but his stamina depletes gradually until the attacks slow to a complete halt. If you keep pushing until Laharl is out of energy, he'll be left exhausted for a moment.
B Up - "Skull Splitter" Laharl Swings the axe in a complete circle around his body, the momentum also springing him upward halfway through the swing. Effectively his third jump.
B Down - "Boulder Crush" Can be done two times in a row. The first swing, Laharl slams his axe into the ground for a moderately powerful vertical attack. If B-Down is entered again before the attack hits the ground then he'll lift the axe from the ground, pulling up a chunk of earth with it, and execute another vertical swing with better reach and damage. It's possible the size of the chunk of earth could be random, as could the shape.
Well, I figured, amidst the 6 OMG SONIC AND MARIO @ OLIEMPIC threads and everything else that hangs around on the Smash Boards, it wouldn't hurt to make a speculative, fun little thread. That's what it's about, right? Speculation and/or fun?
Well, anyway, I'll start off with the disclaimer that Laharl can't make it into Smash given the supposed ruleset we have. He's only seen life on the PS2 (and PSP, and cellphones, but.) But other than that, Laharl is thematically a great fit for Smash. I know this thread is 'omg dum' or 'lowers the collective Smash Boards IQ' or...well, whatever. But as long as it's well thought out and entertaining, what's the harm?
(Note! As later mentioned, a Disgaea DS game is supposedly in the works at this moment and to be released this fiscal year, making him not technically completely impossible!
http://kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo-ds/disgaea-heading-to-the-ds-265405.php )
So, onto the thread!
LAHARL - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laharl#Laharl
Profession: Overlord of the Netherworld.
Age: 1313 human years (as of Disgaea: Hour of Darkness.)
Skills: Being bossy. (?) Adept Sword, Axe, and Knuckle user.
Weaknesses: Love-mania. Well endowed women.
Following the demise of his father, King Krichevskoy, Laharl has to fight tooth and nail through hordes of demons to regain his rightful place on the throne. He is a...err, decent...tactician, and when it comes to melee combat he rises above and beyond in all fields. Some argue that, as a leader, he is lackluster and little more than a spoiled brat.
But they died, so that's not important.
Laharl's fighting style is flashy, but not without reason. He's undeniably powerful. His fighting style would be more acrobatic than Marth or Roy's, and more focused on movement based sword attacks.
(Edit: for moveset. I actually spent a bit typing something up already, so now you're getting the even smaller version because I lost it.)
Laharl: Mid-speed/weight character (maybe a smidge faster/lighter than Mario.)
Runs and jumps with his sword held behind him, near the ground, to one side. Idles with it over his shoulder.
Regular A's-set of moderately decent punches, maybe a kick, for fun.
Smash A-Up: Holding his sword with one hand on the hilt and one on the blade, pushes it upward over his head, making a sort of 'platform'/horizontal line with the edge of the sword. Little distance, as he's holding the sword on its side, but wide and hard to avoid while falling.
Smash A-Left/Right: Swings his sword diagonally down from one shoulder and then across to the opposite hip. Slow to execute, with a chunk of cool-down, but blasts opponents almost completely horizontally if it connects.
Smash A-Down: Hefts his sword over his shoulder and slams the ground with a fist, creating a small shockwave.
B- "Wind Cutter": Slow to execute projectile. Laharl has to swing his sword around his body entirely, once, to generate this wind projectile, but the projectile has three hits and decent damage.
B Left/Right- "Blade Rush": Imagine Fox/Falco's dash, but half the speed and with a sword swing through the majority of the movement.
B Up- "Hurricane Slash": Much akin to Kirby's B-Up in movement. Laharl hefts his sword around his body in an upward slash, the force dragging him twisting up into the air. At the apex of his rise, he swings it back downward, and falls quickly with the force of the swing.
B Down- "Blazing Knuckle": In air, Laharl turns into a deadly flaming projectile, hurtling headfirst, fists out, toward the ground and causing a miniscule explosion. On land, he backflips lithely into the air before doing so.
"Super Smash: Overlord's Wrath": The sky fades to black as Laharl gives his signature cackle, hand rising into the air. With a motion, energy solidly manifests itself in hundreds of spheres/etc of power hanging in wait. After a moment of tension, Laharl motions, casually, at his unsuspecting target, and all of these come crashing down on his, or her, pretty little head, resulting in a big, sparkly explosion.
ALTERNATE MOVESET: Axe/Sword Switch Set.
This moveset would pretty much control half like the last, with a weapon switch ala Sheik. His A moves would all be the same (just replacing Axe with Sword when switched,) but his B moves would swap completely, Sword moves more movement based while Axe moves are slower and more powerful.
B - Switch/Sword Draw/Axe Pull: Laharl pockets his current weapon and swings the next, pulling it out of nowhere, the new weapon becoming the current. Works as a mediocre attack. A quick horizontal slash for the sword, a quick overhead chop for the axe.
Sword Set -
B Left/Right - "Blade Rush" See Above
B Up - "Hurricane Slash" See Above
B Down - "Blazing Knuckle" See Above
Axe Set -
B Left/Right - "Violent Storm" Laharl begins a flurry of horizontal axe strikes. Continuing to tap the button will continue the strikes, but his stamina depletes gradually until the attacks slow to a complete halt. If you keep pushing until Laharl is out of energy, he'll be left exhausted for a moment.
B Up - "Skull Splitter" Laharl Swings the axe in a complete circle around his body, the momentum also springing him upward halfway through the swing. Effectively his third jump.
B Down - "Boulder Crush" Can be done two times in a row. The first swing, Laharl slams his axe into the ground for a moderately powerful vertical attack. If B-Down is entered again before the attack hits the ground then he'll lift the axe from the ground, pulling up a chunk of earth with it, and execute another vertical swing with better reach and damage. It's possible the size of the chunk of earth could be random, as could the shape.
I was thinking Laharl's would be more a combination of sword and fist, with most of his moves actually being more akin to the quicker, non-sword characters from Melee. (IF I had to make a comparison.) But I could always do a move-set for both weapons...or maybe he'd even swap them out. 
