Ixbran
Smash Journeyman
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Rodin is like a hybrid of Lucifer from Christian Mythology, and Hephaestus from Greek Mythology. A famed weapon smith who worked for Paradiso and supplied its armed forces with its angelic weaponry for a long period of time. He was one of the few angels with the Dea Rank, the only other to share this rank was Jubileus the Creator. One day he attempted to overthrow Jubileus and despite his strength the angelic forces of Paradiso managed to beat him, but just barely. Cast away to Inferno hes since become one of the most feared demons in existence.
He currently runs a bar in New York city called the Gates of Hell, where his day job is being a bar tender to the locals, while providing information and demonic weaponry for Bayonetta. He has a fondness for anything from Japan, hence his clothing choice being a hybrid of japanese and new york clothing styles,. And despite being a demon he has a fondness for cute things, he owns an appron that says 'Chick Magnet' that has pictures of a bunch of baby chicks on it, has a fondness for children similar to Bayonetta, and if you claim Santa Claus isnt real around him he personally gets offended. Bayo2 shows he plays the role of Mall Santa during the holiday season to help gain more money for his bar.
Moveset Ideas: Rodin is a brawler who uses both demonic and angelic abilities.Though certian conditions have to be met in order for him to access his angelic powers. He mostly prefers to use his dark magics.
Aside from just punches and kicks, Rodin is actually capable of shooting lazor beams from his eyes, can create shock waves from stomping his feet on the ground, and due to lacking Witch Time he has an unbreakable blocking technique. One thing they could do with him is give him the ability to use the weapon that shares his name.
In Bayo1 and Bayo2 Bayonetta is capable of using the weapons dropped by her enemies. In Bayo1 it was exclusively angel weapons, in Bayo2 its angel and Demon weapons. The Rodin allows Bayonetta to use all the weapons shes capable of picking up from enemies in stringed attacks. A spear strike, stringing into swords, ending with a blast from a demonic shot gun for example. If Rodin got into SSB5 He could use the Bayo2 variant, summoning holy and demonic weapons to his hands to attack his opponents in Smash Bros.. Maybe take his punching and kicking techniques while as a playable character and apply his magic skills to weapon usage.
For his Final Smash, I figure give him access to his Demon Form, something similar to Wario Man or Ultra Lucario. A boost to attack strength, movement speed, attack speed and such. Show he's one not to be reckoned with.
And maybe even grant him an alternate costume that when his final smash is activated, he uses his Angel form instead.
It could simply be a cosmetic thing, functioning the same way but just looking different.
Now, as to why I feel like he could get in: Despite the IP being owned by Sega, and being developed by PlatinumGames, the Bayonetta franchise has continued exclusively for Nintendo consoles. Bayo2 was funded by Nintendo making it Wii U exclusive, and both it and the first game got ported to the Switch. The third game is like the second, being paid for by Nintendo to be exclusive to the Nintendo Switch. Her franchise has pretty much become a second party franchise, and Nintendo them Selves treat it as such. So I don't think its too far out of left field to expect another Bayo rep. Sure many would expect Jeanne, but I see her more being a costume for Bayo than being her own character. I also want to bring something to y'alls attention Regarding Bayo2 on the Switch.
In Bayonetta 2 for Switch you can scan amiibo in at Rodin's Shop, and the running theme is that hes claiming Bayonetta is receiving mail and packages that he signs off with via a letter. if you scan a SSB4 amiibo unrelated to Bayonetta, Zelda, Mario, Metroid, Starfox, and Animal Crossing,he has this to say:
Not only does the Bayonetta franchise acknowledge Bayonetta's involvement in SSB4 as canon to its universe, Rodin explicitly states that the next time shes invited to her 'fight club', he wants to go with her to participate in the fighting. I dunno about you but this feels like it could almost be a hint at him getting in. one of those 'completely in your face but you don't think about it until it happens' sort of thing.
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