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[Soulliard]

To start off the character creation process, I thought we'd stat out Naija. Why Naija? She should be a great "balanced" character, with a mix of melee and ranged attacks. She may not be the strongest character in any single area, but she's equipped to handle a wide variety of situations.


Portrait- -Oracle and others


Sprites-
Wall Grabbing-

Idle- -Xion
Walking- -Derek
Jumping- -Derek
Hurt - -Derek
Shielding - -Derek
Throwing - -Derek
Flipper Kicking- -Xion, Inane, Guert
Preparing to Beast Charge- -Derek
Beast Charging Right- -Derek
Beast Charging Up- -Derek
Beast Charging Down- -Derek
Firing Energy Spike(s)- -Derek
Flipper Sweep - -Derek
Summon Seed - -Derek
Whirlpool - -Derek
Spike Plant - -Nightshade


Stats-
Naija's stats are fairly average. Her attacks are a little on the slow side, although they are fairly strong. Her movement is pretty typical, though she can wall jump.


Movelist
A - Flipper Kick - A quick kick that does heavy damage.

>A - Beast Charge - Naija lunges forward, dealing damage to all she contacts.

^A - Whirlpool - Naija spins around, damaging and dragging nearby enemies.

^A - Whirlpool - Naija spins around and drifts slightly upward, damaging all enemies nearby and launching them in random directions.

vA - Flipper Sweep - Naija sweeps the ground with her flippers, dealing low damage to enemies on both sides, and setting enemies up for further attacks.

vA(air) - Beast Dive - As Beast Charge, but Naija lunges downwards at an angle.

S - Shield - Naija protects herself, blocking attacks and reflecting projectiles. Her shield can't be maintained for long.

>S - Spike Burst - Naija releases several energy spikes which fan out. Takes some time to charge up. If used at point blank range, the attack is especially powerful.

^S - Beast Leap - As Beast Charge, but Naija lunges into the air at an angle.

vS - Spike Seed - Naija summons a spike seed, a thrown item. This takes a bit of time to charge up. If it hits the ground, it grows into an enormous, spiky vine. The initial attack deals lots of damage and knocks enemies a great distance. Afterwards, it creates a temporary wall that does damage to those in contact with it. Naija can throw it at her feet to launch herself into the air.

[PenguinHat]

It seems good, but shouldn't we ask for permission from the owner of the copyright first? And do we need our own thread for every character? We'll end up eating the whole forum!

And how far are the Beast attacks going to lunge?

[William Broom]

Perhaps Naija could have really floaty jumps (like Peach) as if she's in the water. Also she could be able to cling to walls like Lucario.

[medieval]

Also she could be able to cling to walls like Lucario.

And diddy. Doo naht fohget diddy.

[Soulliard]

It seems good, but shouldn't we ask for permission from the owner of the copyright first?

Probably a good idea. But I don't think Derek or Alec will have a problem with it.

And do we need our own thread for every character? We'll end up eating the whole forum!

I think it would be a good idea. It will help make sure each character gets enough attention.

If we space out the introduction of characters, or these threads get moved to the Projects forum, thread overload won't be a problem.

And how far are the Beast attacks going to lunge?

Hard to say. Roughly 60 pixels?

Perhaps Naija could have really floaty jumps (like Peach) as if she's in the water. Also she could be able to cling to walls like Lucario.

I'm not so sure about the floatiness, since she's not in water. But I could definitely see her clinging to walls.


Is anyone interested in working on sprites? I'm not much of an animator.

[William Broom]

Yeah now I think about it the floaty thing is dumb.

[Soulliard]

Xion animated Oracle's Naija sprite. I'm not sure whether the pose really fits; Naija looks more like she's listening to music than preparing to fight. Still, the animation is pretty smooth. Do we want to use this sprite?

[kyn]

I think the sprite is pretty good, and if you actually notice, you'll see that most idle sprites have exaggerated movements, they're always fiddling with something

[Soulliard]

As a side note, I thought it would be cool if Naija briefly changed into different forms when executing attacks (beast form during beast charge, for example). Sound good to everyone?

[Xion]

I thought that, too.

[moi]

BTW all the SNK fighters look like they are listening their IPOD when idle.

[Derek]

This is awesome!

I'll try to help out with sprites when I have the chance.

[Soulliard]

BTW all the SNK fighters look like they are listening their IPOD when idle.

I don't know about that... but Cyclops looks like he's inflatable.

This is awesome!

I'll try to help out with sprites when I have the chance.

Great! We can definitely use another skilled sprite artist. Plus, for some reason, I think you'd be pretty good at drawing Naija.


It looks like our characters will be a little bigger than I initially suspected. I increased Naija's size in the first post to account for that.

[Soulliard]

Naija's code is complete, but her animation has just barely begun. If anyone is interested in creating animations, post which animations you intend on creating here (so there are no duplicates). Naija's animations should be our top priority right now!

Oh, and any thoughts on balance would certainly be appreciated. I haven't had time to do any serious playtesting with her.

[Inane]

I'll take the beast leaps, but I might not finish 'em.
Scratch that, I'll take the run and the spike seed graphics

[Soulliard]

Great! Keep in mind, Naija shifts temporarily to beast form while she charges.

[Xion]

I started on a kick but I totally think it sucks. I'ma try again.


oh, heh, forgot I messed with her outfit.

[Soulliard]

 

I love the new outfit. And the kick, too, for that matter.

[Xion]

I like this one better.

Sort of.

If it's too long a wind up you can totally cut off the first couple frames.

I think.

[___]

Jesus that is amazing.