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Tiki
First Appearance: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Who is Tiki?
First Appearance: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
- Tiki is a recurring character from the Fire Emblem series of games. She has appeared in Fire Emblem 1, 3, Awakening, Heroes, and Warriors, making her a classic character with lasting and modern appeal.
- Tiki is one of the last manakete, an ancient race of dragons that lives for thousands of years. Although she looks like a child, she is several centuries old in her first appearance. In Fire Emblem: Awakening, two thousand years have passed, and Tiki now looks like an adult human.
- In Fire Emblem, manakete are specialized but powerful units. They are defenseless in their human forms, but can transform into their true dragon form and deal massive damage. However, in order to transform they must use a rare magic stone, which has a limited number of uses.
- Tiki appears as a playable character in the spin-off game Fire Emblem Warriors. She uses her magic stone to fight enemies, while also sprouting wings and transforming into her full dragon form, demonstrating that Tiki can work as a playable character in an action game.
- In Fire Emblem, it is rare for characters to appear in more than one game. Tiki is simultaneously a classic character (having appeared in the first game) and a modern character (having appeared in Awakening and Warriors).
- Tiki is recognized by both long-time series fans and newcomers. In Fire Emblem Heroes, Adult Tiki is a prominent character with a special summertime swimsuit outfit and a recognizable fan following.
- Tiki has a unique fighting style that has no equivalent among other Fire Emblem characters. She's the farthest thing from another anime swordsman, which is the main complaint when it comes to FE newcomers.
- Dragons are an integral part of the lore of Fire Emblem, but cannot be integrated as playable characters directly. Manakete are a recurring race of characters in the games with an important history, and Tiki represents that aspect of the story.
- Canonically, Tiki has a little sister-big brother type relationship with Marth, which means that she could function as Marth's sidekick or foil. She also has a charming personality that differs from the "serious and earnest" FE types.
- If Corrin doesn't return for Smash 5 (and that seems reasonably likely), Tiki is just about the only Fire Emblem character that could inherit Corrin's moveset. (However, I would rather she had a moveset of her own.)
- Despite her classic status Tiki would still be a dark horse pick for Fire Emblem. She would be competing with whoever the Lord of the next Fire Emblem game will be. She's arguably a tier below modern fan-favorites like Lyn and Camilla. And even if they went with a curve ball character, the team might pick Anna instead.
- Tiki's moveset might be difficult to implement. Her dragon transformation would have to be a special feature that builds up power over the course of the battle, or it could be a Final Smash. However it's a lot less straightforward than adding another character with a melee weapon.
- There is controversy over whether it should be child Tiki or adult Tiki. Child Tiki appears in FE1 and Warriors, while adult Tiki appears in Awakening. Indecision over this choice may leave the developers deciding to simply not use Tiki.
- Fire Emblem Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klDpyFUzQz4
- Original Appearance: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/c/cc/Tiki_(FE3_Artwork).png/revision/latest?cb=20170522211928
- Adult Tiki: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...Kakusei.png/revision/latest?cb=20160713045321
- Warriors Tiki: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net...Tiki_OA.png/revision/latest?cb=20170923054635
- Dragon Tiki: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/8/8b/Tiki_Dragon_(FEW).png/revision/latest?cb=20171223035555
Name: Tiki
Series: Fire Emblem
Appearance: Tiki joins Super Smash Bros. in her child form. She looks like a young girl with long, green hair tied back into a flowing ponytail. On her head rests a golden tiara. She has emerald green eyes and fair skin. She wears an elaborate pink dress with ribbons and gold trims, inspired by a Japanese yukata. A large, red ribbon is tied to her back and flows outward. She wears flat, pink shoes. Tiki holds a glowing blue gemstone which levitates between her palms.
Fighting Style: Tiki is a manakete, meaning that her true form is a powerful dragon. However, she is normally in her human form. As a human, Tiki uses a magical gemstone to strike enemies. By swinging her arms in a certain direction, the gemstone shoots outwards and strikes enemies with magical energy before returning to her. Once Tiki has stored enough power, she can transform into her true dragon form and wreak havoc.
Transformation Mechanic: Tiki's gemstone begins the battle with a light blue color. As Tiki strikes enemies with gemstone attacks, the gem slowly changes color to fiery yellow, orange, and blazing red. Once the gemstone shines a violent red color, Tiki can transform into a dragon temporarily, which gives her access to a whole new moveset. As a human, Tiki is fast but frail, and focuses on keeping enemies away while building up her magic power. As a dragon, Tiki goes all out.
Stats: Tiki is about as tall as Pit and on the lighter side in terms of weight. She's a floaty faller and can jump a third time by sprouting her dragon wings. Her A-moves generally have little knockback but deceptively long range, as her gemstone travels beyond the reach of her hands. Her aerials usually hit in an arc following the trail of her gemstone, giving her good air control. Tiki's grabs are pretty bad, though, and her moves generally don't do a lot of damage.
In her dragon form, Tiki is a bit larger than Bowser, roughly as heavy, and significantly more powerful. She has access to an entirely new and fearsome moveset with significant range. Dragon Tiki moves slowly along the ground, but quickly through the air, and can destroy foes with targeted projectiles. Her transformation lasts 12-15 seconds depending on how charged up her gemstone is when activated.
A-Moves: Most of Tiki's A-moves consist in her striking enemies with her gemstone, which flies out of her reach and then immediately returns to her. This gives a lot of her attacks disjointed hitboxes with deceptive range. Tiki moves her hands like a conductor in order to direct the gemstone's path.
Aerials: Tiki's aerials are similar to her A-moves, but her gemstone travels in a loop or arc around her, giving her attacks a wider vertical instead of horizontal range. She also sprouts dragon wings for a couple of her aerial attacks. Be aware that any attacks not using Tiki's gemstone do not count towards charging her dragon transformation.
Smash Attacks: Tiki's smash attacks envelop her gemstone in magic for a powerful strike. Her forward smash pushes her gemstone outward while enveloped in flames. Her up smash levitates her gemstone above her and calls down a beam of light. Her down smash sweeps her gemstone in front of her, leaving a blue magic wave behind. If her smash attacks are charged, they do way more damage and knockback, but use some of the gemstone's charged power.
Grabs: Tiki grabs enemies with her own hands. She can't throw enemies far, but the throw is followed up by a gemstone strike.
Neutral Special: Tiki's gemstone levitates between her palms and spins increasingly fast. When the button is released, it shoots forward in a straight line. If it strikes an enemy, it immediately vanishes and reappears in Tiki's hands. If the button is held down, the gemstone strike is followed up by homing light rays once it hits an enemy. However, it consumes some of the gemstone's charged power. The stone travels the same distance no matter how long the move is charged.
Up Special: Tiki sprouts her dragon form's wings and flaps upward while spinning, ending with a flourish. This move does no damage to enemies but it does push them back if they're too close. It can be angled diagonally by holding the directional button when the move is activated.
Side Special: Tiki holds her gemstone out in front of her while levitating. A magic circle appears behind her. After a short charge period, the gemstone emits a shockwave that sends enemies flying far, but deals little damage. If you use this move when the gemstone is fully charged, the attack concludes with Tiki transforming into a dragon, sending out a more powerful shockwave as the transformation concludes.
Down Special: Tiki throws her gemstone at the ground, and it disappears in a magic portal. While holding down the button, move the directional stick to move the location of this magic portal along the ground. Release the button and a larger version of the gemstone will shoot out of the ground where the portal is located. Enemies will be damaged and sent flying. Immediately after releasing the button, quickly tap it repeatedly to make the gemstone shoot waves of energy that damage trapped enemies further. However, this uses the gemstone's power.
Dragon Form Attacks: In her dragon form, most of Tiki's A-moves are bites, slashes, and tail swipes. Her aerial moves include some wing attacks as well. Her smash attacks are physical blows with deceptively long range and high power. Her neutral special becomes a high-speed fireball shot which can be angled from midair, her up special a flying slash, her side special a deafening roar, and her down special a magic charge attack with an area-of-effect. Tiki cannot perform grabs as a dragon, but her moves can break shields easily. Tiki's main weakness as a dragon is her slow ground speed and cumbersome, four-legged movement, which forces her to approach enemies from the air.
Final Smash: Tiki transforms into a dragon (if she isn't transformed already). A magic circle appears behind her as she levitates in midair and roars. Instead of a fire breath, she releases a wave of searing light energy that zooms along the ground in front of her, dealing massive damage and sending enemies flying.
Series: Fire Emblem
Appearance: Tiki joins Super Smash Bros. in her child form. She looks like a young girl with long, green hair tied back into a flowing ponytail. On her head rests a golden tiara. She has emerald green eyes and fair skin. She wears an elaborate pink dress with ribbons and gold trims, inspired by a Japanese yukata. A large, red ribbon is tied to her back and flows outward. She wears flat, pink shoes. Tiki holds a glowing blue gemstone which levitates between her palms.
Fighting Style: Tiki is a manakete, meaning that her true form is a powerful dragon. However, she is normally in her human form. As a human, Tiki uses a magical gemstone to strike enemies. By swinging her arms in a certain direction, the gemstone shoots outwards and strikes enemies with magical energy before returning to her. Once Tiki has stored enough power, she can transform into her true dragon form and wreak havoc.
Transformation Mechanic: Tiki's gemstone begins the battle with a light blue color. As Tiki strikes enemies with gemstone attacks, the gem slowly changes color to fiery yellow, orange, and blazing red. Once the gemstone shines a violent red color, Tiki can transform into a dragon temporarily, which gives her access to a whole new moveset. As a human, Tiki is fast but frail, and focuses on keeping enemies away while building up her magic power. As a dragon, Tiki goes all out.
Stats: Tiki is about as tall as Pit and on the lighter side in terms of weight. She's a floaty faller and can jump a third time by sprouting her dragon wings. Her A-moves generally have little knockback but deceptively long range, as her gemstone travels beyond the reach of her hands. Her aerials usually hit in an arc following the trail of her gemstone, giving her good air control. Tiki's grabs are pretty bad, though, and her moves generally don't do a lot of damage.
In her dragon form, Tiki is a bit larger than Bowser, roughly as heavy, and significantly more powerful. She has access to an entirely new and fearsome moveset with significant range. Dragon Tiki moves slowly along the ground, but quickly through the air, and can destroy foes with targeted projectiles. Her transformation lasts 12-15 seconds depending on how charged up her gemstone is when activated.
A-Moves: Most of Tiki's A-moves consist in her striking enemies with her gemstone, which flies out of her reach and then immediately returns to her. This gives a lot of her attacks disjointed hitboxes with deceptive range. Tiki moves her hands like a conductor in order to direct the gemstone's path.
Aerials: Tiki's aerials are similar to her A-moves, but her gemstone travels in a loop or arc around her, giving her attacks a wider vertical instead of horizontal range. She also sprouts dragon wings for a couple of her aerial attacks. Be aware that any attacks not using Tiki's gemstone do not count towards charging her dragon transformation.
Smash Attacks: Tiki's smash attacks envelop her gemstone in magic for a powerful strike. Her forward smash pushes her gemstone outward while enveloped in flames. Her up smash levitates her gemstone above her and calls down a beam of light. Her down smash sweeps her gemstone in front of her, leaving a blue magic wave behind. If her smash attacks are charged, they do way more damage and knockback, but use some of the gemstone's charged power.
Grabs: Tiki grabs enemies with her own hands. She can't throw enemies far, but the throw is followed up by a gemstone strike.
Neutral Special: Tiki's gemstone levitates between her palms and spins increasingly fast. When the button is released, it shoots forward in a straight line. If it strikes an enemy, it immediately vanishes and reappears in Tiki's hands. If the button is held down, the gemstone strike is followed up by homing light rays once it hits an enemy. However, it consumes some of the gemstone's charged power. The stone travels the same distance no matter how long the move is charged.
Up Special: Tiki sprouts her dragon form's wings and flaps upward while spinning, ending with a flourish. This move does no damage to enemies but it does push them back if they're too close. It can be angled diagonally by holding the directional button when the move is activated.
Side Special: Tiki holds her gemstone out in front of her while levitating. A magic circle appears behind her. After a short charge period, the gemstone emits a shockwave that sends enemies flying far, but deals little damage. If you use this move when the gemstone is fully charged, the attack concludes with Tiki transforming into a dragon, sending out a more powerful shockwave as the transformation concludes.
Down Special: Tiki throws her gemstone at the ground, and it disappears in a magic portal. While holding down the button, move the directional stick to move the location of this magic portal along the ground. Release the button and a larger version of the gemstone will shoot out of the ground where the portal is located. Enemies will be damaged and sent flying. Immediately after releasing the button, quickly tap it repeatedly to make the gemstone shoot waves of energy that damage trapped enemies further. However, this uses the gemstone's power.
Dragon Form Attacks: In her dragon form, most of Tiki's A-moves are bites, slashes, and tail swipes. Her aerial moves include some wing attacks as well. Her smash attacks are physical blows with deceptively long range and high power. Her neutral special becomes a high-speed fireball shot which can be angled from midair, her up special a flying slash, her side special a deafening roar, and her down special a magic charge attack with an area-of-effect. Tiki cannot perform grabs as a dragon, but her moves can break shields easily. Tiki's main weakness as a dragon is her slow ground speed and cumbersome, four-legged movement, which forces her to approach enemies from the air.
Final Smash: Tiki transforms into a dragon (if she isn't transformed already). A magic circle appears behind her as she levitates in midair and roars. Instead of a fire breath, she releases a wave of searing light energy that zooms along the ground in front of her, dealing massive damage and sending enemies flying.
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