spontaneous character idea

[kabelfritz]

what about a character who can rip off his own body parts and quickly regrow them?

like, as a projectile he could rip his own head off and throw it at the opponent.

the body parts could either regrow by themselves, or automatic.

regrowth by command would mean you can throw stuff until theres only a torso left, but then you have no option but to regrow (maybe the character could also get access to a taunt move or sth as soon as just head and torso are left). you could also have regrowth cancels. how hype would kabal rushdown with regrow head fakes be? or like, you used your arms, then do limited head/legs rushdown with arm regrow cancels, and as soon as you really regrow the arm you get new mixup options.

automatic regrowth on the other hand could either be kinda slow and restrictive, like you gotta use some other Body parts first after you threw your head, cause it needs time to regrow. that would be more tactical. or it could regrow really quick, like the head regrows while the other is still in the air. how funny would that look as really quick spam projectile, obviously with fountains of blood everytime you rip a body part off.

also he (or she) could be a master of standing resets. you could have a choke move, then kick him away during choking, but your arms rip off and keep choking, while you grow new and get ready for the mixup.

i would call this character khrome

 

[Braindead]

 

[kabelfritz]

thats a pretty good design idea

 

[usedcarsalesmang]

 

[shaowebb]

For the most part that gimmick has been done already...with a better trait that lets you use the limbs as summonable mixup items like Zod's demon.

 

[kabelfritz]

For the most part that gimmick has been done already...with a better trait that lets you use the limbs as summonable mixup items like Zod's demon.

damn. is that skullgirls?

 

[Braindead]

thats a pretty good design idea

You know that's Perfect Legend right?

 

[Pterodactyl]

You're describing what Meat will most definitely be like if he were brought back and turned up to 11 like everyone else in MKX thus far.


I LIKE IT.

 

[shaowebb]

damn. is that skullgirls?

Yes. She was one of the most creative characters made and to date possibly the only character to maneuver beyond the "no infinites" game engine. It got fixed and she is a rushdown/mixup specialist. She can toss the head and use it to grab you or call it back to herself to hit you from behind with a low. It can also just plain bop at your ankles if I'm not mistaken. Ms Fortune's entire body can be torn apart and it comes back together at will. She cannot die to my knowledge due to the nature of her body.

Skullgirls is straight up insane and gets really creative when it comes up with a new gimmick. You would've shit had you seen the time paradox character make it in...dude could call himself from the future to create a mixup. It then put a timer over his head...when the timer ended he would disappear to go back in time to help himself get the earlier mixup. If you hit him out of his combo and prevented him from goin back in time a paradox occurred and the combos damage went away. It was a risk reward character with incredibly strong mixups and pressure intended, but who would require the player to learn a rhythm to setup safe combos to allow for time traveling to occur.

Play that game son. Its brilliant. Also any move in the game can be used as an assist and you can pit any size team 1,2, or 3 vs any other size team...damage and health scales to compensate.

 

[Cossner]

That is amazing.

 

[khrome]

That is amazing.

I find it repulsive.

 

[Cossner]

I find it repulsive.

What if he was made of metal?

 

[STRYKIE]

When did PL dye his hair ginger?

 

[khrome]

When did PL dye his hair ginger?

lmaoo

 

[kabelfritz]

You know that's Perfect Legend right?

umm yes?

 

[juicepouch]

remember that game neverdead? You had to roll around your head and shit to be stealthy. Good times

 

[kabelfritz]

Skullgirls is straight up insane and gets really creative when it comes up with a new gimmick. You would've shit had you seen the time paradox character make it in...dude could call himself from the future to create a mixup. It then put a timer over his head...when the timer ended he would disappear to go back in time to help himself get the earlier mixup. If you hit him out of his combo and prevented him from goin back in time a paradox occurred and the combos damage went away. It was a risk reward character with incredibly strong mixups and pressure intended, but who would require the player to learn a rhythm to setup safe combos to allow for time traveling to occur.

holy shit

 

[True Grave]

I think the idea is great, but his name is Havik. The masochist of masochists lol. He had his leg break projectile and would also eat his arm and spit the chewed up pieces back at you.

 

[kabelfritz]

i thought of havik but this is more extreme. maybe havik can have a descendant

 

[True Grave]

i thought of havik but this is more extreme. maybe havik can have a descendant

This is what I put in another thread about character X-Ray variations for Havik. What if his descendant, named KHAOTIC , had these for specials? To a degree of course.

Spoiler

Havik

Variation Name/X-Ray Name

Machocist/The Pain (Grappler)
The initial hit is an unblockable grab (Kano/Jax X-ray) and it begins by Havik breaking his arms at the forearm, causing his bones to be sharp and exposed. He then proceeds to stab them into your chest one by one, and then follows up with a fierce headbutt, casusing both Havik's and the opponents skull to fracture and break. (He loves PAIN!)

Dismemberment/Limb Trimmer (Zoner)
The initial hit is him spinning like Kung Lao. When it hits, the opponent spins 360° and as they return to normal positioning, Havik let's them have it. He rips off one of his arms (at the shoulder) and does a two piece on him like Sheeva's 'Hand Clap' fatality. The second hit causes their jaw to shatter. After that, he turns his arm around and stabs them in the eye with his broken bone.

Polyphagia/Lock Jaw (Rushdown)
This one is also an unblockable grab. As he grabs you, he holds onto both of the opponents arms and Havik opens his jaw like a Rattlesnake, turns his head, and crushes the face of his opponent in one fowl bite. After that, he breaks his leg at the kneecap and stabs the opponent with his exposed bone into their abdomen, piercing everything in its path.

 

[Barrogh]

holy shit

That character isn't going to be in any time soon though.
On the other hand, you can try to use GG Xrd's Bedman for "similar, but different" tricks (he basically leaves echoes of his specials that can be called to happen in the same place again regardless of where he is now).

By now FGs became way more creative than simply offering weird animations for basic normals.

And I also think that people here should give Skullgirls a shot.

 

[Saint Op Omen]

First yes Skull girls is fun as hell..

Second it sounds like it could be a cool concept... Fatalities on him may be hard to work around..

I also went into this thread thinking you were going to pitch a truly spontaneous character... Like they would do moves randomly out of nowhere that you couldn't control.. Lol

 

[Decay]

 

[Barrogh]

^
This is honestly the most annoying thing about these boards right now.

 

[Decay]

^
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