Job #26: Ulala
Moveset:
General playstyle: In terms of general stats, Ulala is a tall, lightweight fighter who has unusual timing and hitbox placements for her moves. Her walk is among the slowest in the game as she struts dancing around but she can run moderately fast. Most of Ulala's attacks are fast and weak, encouraging players to chain them together in quick succession. With these weaknesses combined, she is a character that has to rely on reacting to her opponents’ moves and put them into disadvantageous situations with her combos and specials.
Notable normal attacks: Ulala's attacks take inspiration from Space Channel 5 commands. Her tilts are taken from her Left, Right, Up, and Down commands, where she quickly points towards said directions. She swings her guitar forward for her forward smash and fires with her Tension Blasters simultaneously in her down smash. Her other moves usually resemble dance moves and have her exaggeratedly pose.
Specials moves:
Neutral Special: Chu Beam. Ulala pulls out her two Tension Blasters from their holster and points them forward. Tapping the special button will make her shoot green blasts with it while exclaiming “chu!”. If the button is held, she’ll charge up and release a single, strong charge of pink hearts that can be stored and stuns the opponent on contact (Hey Beam), while exclaiming “hey!”. Rhythmically tapping the button will allow Ulala to move left and right and aim up and down while shooting.
Side Special: Guitar Battle. Ulala wails on her electro guitar and releases a shockwave that reflects projectiles and reverses opponents. If the button is held instead of pressed, she’ll continue strumming her guitar, sending weak shockwaves that stop weak projectiles and lightly damages nearby opponents but have a lot of end lag.
Up Special: Astro Glider. Ulala crouches and leaps upward with a burst of blue sound waves from her jetpack. While its hitbox is small, her jetpack can spike the opponent on this initial jump. At the peak of the move, Ulala can cancel out of this attack with an air dash or an aerial attack or slowly float downwards.
Down Special: Dance Energy Charge. Ulala goes through a lengthy animation in which she makes a short dance and strikes a pose. During this pose, five visual commands appear above her, which can be either left, right, up, down, chu (special), or pose (attack). If all of them are completed correctly and the move goes uninterrupted, Ulala will receive a damage and speed multiplier for a while, indicated by a pink glow surrounding her. The multiplier and duration depend on how well she does.
All-Star Move: Morolian Invasion. Ulala shouts “Whatever happens, I'll give it a dance!” and jumps out of the screen only to appear on a flying platform in the background. During the course of the move, Morolians from Space Channel 5 appears and invade the stage, dancing like there is no tomorrow and forcing fighters they come in contact with to dance and take constant damage. a. Of course, the background music changes into Space Channel 5 Main Theme regardless of the stage. Rhythmic button taps increase the damage dealt by Morolians. When the move ends, Morolians cheer and teleport away, launching anyone near them.
Other:
Aesthetics: Ulala's design and some of her animations like her shielding pose are taken from Space Channel 5 VR. Ulala possesses a wider range of idle animations compared to any other character, all of which are dance moves from her games. She also has crowd reactions for all of her taunts. She is voiced by Cherami Leigh in Western regions and Mineko Okamura in Asian regions.
Entrance animation: Ulala teleports to the stage with a series of rescue rings acting as a tractor beam and strikes a pose. She can say "Grooove evening, viewers!" or “Everyone, sit back and enjoy the show!” or “Hey there, space cats!”
Taunts:
Taunt 1: Ulala poses and says “Let’s dance!”. She has three different poses that she rotates in between.
Taunt 2: Ulala brandishes her Tension Blasters and points them in different directions while boasting “Stay tuned~!”. If she’s behind a stock, she might also say “I’ve got a funky feeling about this!”
Taunt 3: Ulala says “A comment, if you please!” and holds her microphone forward.
Victory Theme:
Ulala’s Swinging Report Show
Victory Animations:
Victory 1: Ulala dances with four Morolians mimicking her moves and finishes it by saying “We beat them hands down!”
Victory 2: Ulala does her iconic “Space Channel 5” pose while exclaiming the name of her show as "Ulala's Swingin' Report Show, Special Broadcast!" or "Space Channel 5 VR! Kinda Funky News Flash!" depending on which alt she uses.
Victory 3: Ulala accompanies her victory theme with her guitar while saying "When it comes to dancing... We are unbeatable, baby!" or "Tune in for the next time!"
Alternate Costumes:
Bonus:
Ulala Toy Figure