Smash Bros. Character Concept: Galacta Knight
Despite being an entirely original fighter and not an echo fighter, I'm going to be comparing him to Meta Knight a few times because they're the same size and have the same body type, and also because i think a few of Meta Knight's moves could also work for Galacta Knight with some minor differences.
General Information
- Jumps - Like the other Kirby reps, due to his ability to fly Galacta Knight would have 5 extra jumps.
- Speed - Galacta Knight would be slightly slower than Meta Knight
- Weight - Due to his shield, Galacta Knight would also be slightly heavier than Meta Knight
- Mechanic/Gimmick - Similar to Link, Galacta Knight's shield can block projectiles. Unlike Link's however, if a projectile is strong enough, Galacta Knight will still take damage from it.
Entrance Animation - Galacta Knight is unleashed from an ancient seal and swoops down to fight, like shown here (except much faster obviously)
Neutral Attacks
- Jab - A 3-hit strike from his lance, like shown here;
If the jab button is pressed repeatedly, he will perform an infinite rapid jab, like shown here;
- Forward Tilt - Galacta Knight quickly thrusts his lance forward
- Up Tilt - Galacta Knight thrusts his lance upwards, similar to Meta Knight's up tilt.
- Down Tilt - Galacta knight thrusts his lance low to the ground, similar to Meta Knight's down tilt. Has a very low chance to trip oppenents.
- Dash Attack - Galacta Knight rushes forwards while blocking with his shield, similar to Palutena's dash attack. This move has Super Armour.
Aerial Attacks
- Neutral Air - Galacta Knight spins sideways with his lance out.
- Forward Air - A forward one-hit lance strike
- Back Air - A backward one-hit lance strike
- Down Air - Galacta Knight aims his lance downwards and launches downward, like shown here;
- Up Air - Galacta Knight aims his wings upwards and claps them together.
Smash Attacks
- Forward Smash - Galacta Knight quickly thrusts his lance fowards, like shown here;
- Down Smash - Galacta Knight slams his lance into the ground, creating two tornados on either side of him, similarly to how it's shown here; . To make the move more balanced, the tornados would not be able to move and would be shorter. This could also work as his Down or Forward special as well, but I decided on Down Smash.
- Up Smash - Galacta Knight aims his lance upwards and a long energy beam shoots out from the top, like shown here;
To make the move more balanced, the energy beam would only last for a second or so and would not be able to rotate like it can in the gif, and the beam itself wouldn't be as long
Specials
- Neutral Special: Shield Shot - Galacta Knight unleashes a beam of energy from his shield, like shown here;
Although the energy shot can be interrupted/destroyed, unlike his passive shield mechanic this move can deflect ANY incoming projectile.
- Side Special: Blade Barrage - Galacta Knight rises into the air slightly and 3 blade-shaped energy projectiles appear in front of him before launching forwards and bouncing off any solid objects they hit, like shown here;
To make this move more balanced, The projectiles would instantly dissappear whenever they make contact with an opponent and this move cannot be used again until 3 seconds AFTER all of the projectiles have vanished.
- Down Special: - Galacta Knight covers himself with his shield, bracing for an incoming attack, like shown here;
If hit, Galacta Knight will retaliate with a strong bash from his shield. (Basically a counter)
- Up Special: Mach Hurricane - Galacta Knight jumps into the air before peforming an attack similar in appearance to Meta Knight's Mach Tornado. This may seem lazy, but it's a move Galacta Knight has canonically used before;
Opponents would get caught in the tornado if hit, like how Mach Tornado used to function before Ultimate.
Grab Attacks
- Grab - Galacta Knight stabs the opponent with his lance and pulls them towards him (Credit to mah boi RudiTheDudi for this idea)
- Pummel - Galacta Knight kicks the opponent.
- Forward Throw - Galacta Knight lightly tosses the opponent forwards before hitting them with his lance. The opponent is launched forwards afterwards.
- Backward Throw - Galacta Knight throws the opponent backwards before hitting them with his wings. The opponent is launched backwards afterwards.
- Up Throw - Galacta Knight throws the opponent above him before summoning one thunderbolt from the ground to hit the opponent, similar to this attack; . The opponent is launched forwards in the air afterwards.
- Down Throw - Galacta Knight throws the opponent downwards before drilling into them with his lance. The opponent is launched forwards afterwards.
Final Smash Idea 1. - Dimensional Demise - Galacta Knight slashes the air with his lance, creating a dimensional rift that fires a large beam of energy, like shown here;
Alternate Final Smash ideas
- 2.
- 3.
Which Final Smash idea do you think is best, 1, 2 or 3?
Taunts
- Up Taunt - W.I.P.
- Side Taunt - W.I.P.
- Down Taunt - W.I.P.