#movesets

Beauty of the Battle is a theoretical platform fighting game concept. It mixes together elements primarily from Super Smash Bros., Guilty Gear, and many other fighting game series. The thesis of this concept is to create a varied cast of original characters, both in gameplay and in representation, to represent what I feel is the most beautiful aspect of fighting games, Diversity.

This theoretical game is purely a passion project. I have no capability to code or program, nor do I have any drawing skills. While I may occasionally pull from other sources, this is almost entirely from my own mind put into words.

Post Schedule:

Tuesdays (PST 8pm): I will post a character's introduction and their art (if they have one)

Thursdays (PST 8pm): I will post a character's simplified moveset and gameplay.

Sundays (PST 8pm): A character's full move set, stats, and Bio will be posted in the form of a Google Doc

Please feel free to ask questions, I'm always willing to answer!

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With as massive a cast as I hope to put in the game, there’d need to be a lot of structure to keep characters unique but still accessible. That could be partially done by giving each character their own general fighting style that fits their personality, and then each AU having a flavor of tweaks on top that fit the AU.

Let’s say classic is the best, most concentrated example of each type. Undyne is a rushdown fighter, Mettaton uses a lot of zoning, Sans evades and pokes, etc. These typecasts generally remain true across all AUs.

Except everyone in Underfell plays dirty. Their normals are more unpredictable, and they have cheeky, petty little jabs they can do after whiff or damage or dodge or whatever. They love to add trickle drain to your health. Moves like this wouldn’t add to the set so much as replace other minor specialties the classic cast had.

Underswap basically converts all movesets to corresponding characters but still retain a little of what they would have had in classic. US!Paps mostly fights like Sans but has a couple things only Papyrus would have, for example. Same with StoryShift, only with a more unexpected mix. Mostly the way they would be in classic, but with chunks of the role they shifted into. Or maybe half and half?

Outertale could be all about dexterity and strategy, while OuterFell are just so huge that they don’t even have to cheat and rely more on brute strength and scary-ass magic. Dancetale are practically rhythm-based (or at least very combo-heavy).

And when you get to the miscilaneous cast (Geno, Ink, Dreamtale, etc.), the familiarity of moveset scales directly with their similarity to classic or each other. Geno would be closer to Classic Sans than FatalError or Ink would be. The Dreamtale twins are very similar to each other, but with tweaks that have opposite effects. The murder trio are all extremely different from each other and are a nightmare (lmao) to fight one after the other. So are Ink and Error, one focusing on buffs and obstacle-making, the other on debuffs and teardowns. Generally, the wackier the AU, the wackier the moves.

Like.. Greninja could do so much better. Cut, Water Shuriken, Aerial Ace, and Double Team. Why does it have cut and not something like night slash?? Y’know.. Something it has stab with..?

Been trying to upload this for the past few days but the image was so big, I could not do it from my phone BUUUUUUUT I managed to finally find a way! Lol!

Anyways, to go more in depth of the Moveset Kida has...

- Stiletto - A ki-based dagger used as the actual physical weapon for close encounters and quick strikes. Named after both the actual Stiletto dagger and the heel of a woman’s shoe.

- Blowout Bomb - One of Kida’s Ultimates- throwing a spherical ball of electrified energy against an opponent, trapping them inside the sphere and electrifying them from the inside until they are burnt crips or suffering from burns and shock. Named after “blowout”, which is drying hair to achieve that sleek look after it’s been washed and “bomb” because it actually looks like a neat bath bomb.

- Polish - A close strike attack, where Kida emits ki from her fingernails and forms them into sharp points. Kind of like a move you’d see from Lady Deathstrike, though this move is mostly used to deter and slow down and momentarily incapacitate an enemy for a quick opening. Named after nail polish.

- Shadow Mark - An attack from afar. This move requires Kida to Mark an enemy with the symbol seen up top, and once the enemy is marked, the symbol attaches itself to them before it explodes on them and envelopes them in a cloud of electrified dust. This move is named after “eyeshadow” since the Mark is in the shape of an eye, and because the explosion is similar to a powder when going off- it is reminiscent of fallout from eyeshadow when in use.

Now i’ve come with the sequel to that Sonic moveset post: the one for the 2nd main hero of the franchise. True to his character, he utilizes his tails and a handy combat weapon to get around and fight off enemies.

Like with Sonic, I want to give all these character-specific moves some utility. However, i’m keeping it reasonably limited for a platform game, because if I tried to squeeze in all of Tails’ gadgetry and other skills, it’d become a real mess.

Propeller Attack: It gives Tails’ body a handy upper hit radius while in flight.

Propeller Flight: a classic. Not only can it carry Tails a good distance, but it will also maintain his gathered momentum, especially when descending. It lasts for 8 seconds and can be cancelled into a mid-air roll.

Propeller Flight Dash: a useful trick for when a quick burst of forward momentum is needed in the air. On it’s own, it lasts for 4 seconds, and can be cancelled into the regular Propeller Flight or a mid-air roll.

Tail Swipe: useful for quick attacks and deflecting projectiles on the spot and on the move, plus it’s got some good range.

Rapid Tail Swipe: along with the regular attack’s benefits, it can defeat tougher enemies more quickly, slightly slow Tails’ descent in the air and extend the hit radius. Extended use, however, can make the little guy dizzy.

Tail Slam: it comes with a good hit radius all around Tails’ body and can give him a little extra bounce off enemies if his namesakes connect.

Remote Bomb Aim: he simply aims the bomb in his hand forward, and the trajectory can be adjusted by moving. Out of all of Tails’ weaponry, I have to say this makes the most sense for a platform game.

Remote Bomb Throw: the bomb is thrown, and it will roll around until it’s detonated or it touches an enemy or something harmful. It can gain it’s own momentum from slopes, bounce off Springs and get blown away by wind currents.

Remote Bomb Detonation: when the bomb blows up, the explosion radius will hit anything from any angle. It can also distract enemies to keep their attention away from Tails, and knock off shields.

Remote Bomb Drop: an aerial throw that can send the bomb in forward in a curve or straight down depending on Tails’ momentum.

Remote Bomb Snipe: for extra precise aiming into the air or onto the ground, and keeping your distance from traps and very dangerous enemies.

Blast Boost: a special boost in speed or height provided by the Remote Bomb’s explosion, always good for reaching top speed or making Tails’ flight abilities look even more powerful.

High Propeller Flight: a quick burst of vertical speed that adds even more airtime and reaches even greater heights. It lasts for 4 seconds, and can be cancelled into the regular Propeller Flight or a mid-air roll.

Cannonball Dive: a Spin Attack where Tails increases his falling speed by spinning his namesakes in ball form. This negates the bouncing effect of landing on enemies and gives off a stunning electrical effect. I came up with this one because I think if Tails is gonna have those things dangling off his ball form, why not use them in that state?

Tails has speed that’s high, but not as high as Sonic’s (of course), medium jump height and power equivalent to one hit point of damage.

His Signature Blast, the Cyclone Assault, has him call upon his Cyclone walker, and it effectively turns the game into Sonic Adventure 2′s shooting stages, but with more speed and the walker being invincible. While the Cyclone is active, the Cross button makes it hover, the Square button fires off the Vulcan Cannon, the Circle button fires the Homing Rockets, R2 makes it dash, and L1 charges and fires the Power Laser.

This is what I think would be appropriate for my favourite Sonic the Hedgehog character. I may have based some of this off ideas i’ve seen in the fan game community, but it simply makes a lot of sense to me.  If you have better ideas, I sincerely would like to see them.