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How to fight in arcade ladder Defeat all prior opponents without losing a single match. You are allowed to lose a round as long as you win the rest of the fight. Bio The only known survivor of a household massacre by Akama’s royal guard that claimed the lives of her husband and children. Now, she has returned to her old home town for one purpose: to slay Akama with her blade. Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF + P- Subayai (rapidly swipes her sword three times side to side, her movements quick and swift) • DP + P- Kanja (quickly slashes her swords diagonally upwards in front of her; knockdown) • DP + K- Senken No Mei (holds her sword out in front of her in a defensive manner; if struck during this, she does a dashing slash attack that goes through foe; hard knockdown) Super Move • QCF x2 + P- Mienai (dashes forward with the slash of her sword, leaving behind numerous slash waves as if she had attacked numerous times) Misc. • Intro animation: Uses a rag to clean her sword

Bio [REDACTED] Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF + P- Wing Rocket (opens the top hatches on its wings to unleash two missiles; boss version slowly homes in on foe) • QCF + K- Ground Burst (opens the bottom hatches on its wings to unleash two small laser blasts towards the ground in front of it) • QCB + P- Quake (claws at the ground to unleash a tremor that goes forward) • QCB + K- Twister (flaps its wings like a butterfly would to unleash a tornado in front of it; LK- close range; HK- mid-range; boss version tracks foe’s current location) • unusable by player- Flight (goes into flight mode; can move freely; can fire off laser projectiles from its eyes) Super Move • QCF x2 + P- Super Blast (fires off powerful laser blasts from its eyes and the open hatches on its wings) Misc • Intro animation: Is seen taking a knee on the ground as electricity crackles around it before getting up to float above the ground and going into its idle stance. • Taunt: Briefly rises higher into

Bio Originally a controversial senator representing the state before Akama’s rule, he found himself drawn to the man once he gained power due to their shared political far-right beliefs. He currently serves as Akama’s right hand man and leader of his royal guard. Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF +P or K- Tech Drone (tosses an orb drone into the air so it can float in the air, firing off a laser shot every two seconds; LP- in front of and above Jarin; HP- directly in front of Jarin; LK- behind and above Jarin; HK- directly behind Jarin; lasts five seconds; boss version lasts eight seconds) • DP + P- Explosive Punishment (steps forward with an explosive uppercut, ending in a spin; HP version has a spinning haymaker precede the explosive uppercut; knockdown) • QCB + P or K- Phantom Speed (rushes backwards [LP], forwards [HP], in a feint [LK], or into the air [HP] so fast, it’s like he teleported; this is not an attack and is merely a passthrough) • D, D + K- Face Smash (does a

Bio A known Renaissance enthusiast and renfaire jouster who fled the state when Akama first came into power years ago. Now, he leads a group of knights known as the Diamond Chalice, dedicated to wiping Akama’s evil from the face of the Earth. Gameplay Details Special Moves • B (charge), F + P- Diamond Slash (swings his bladed shield rightward to unleash an energy wave forward; LP- slow; HP- quick) • D (charge), U + K- Ascension Attack (leaps up into the air while slashing his bladed shield upward, ending with a spin; knockdown) Super Move • B (charge), F, B, F + P- Diamond Storm (swings his bladed shield rightward, then leftward to unleash a large, stationary spinning energy wave in front of him) Misc. • Intro animation: Equips his shield, then has its blade jut out from the top before going into his idle stance; says “For honor and glory.” in Japanese. • Taunt: Uses his hands to flap the bottom of his jacket like a cape; says “Are you still going?” in Japanese. • Round win

Bio An orphan taken in by a kindly old woman after her mother died of an illness. Out of respect for her new caretaker, a known critic of Akama, she decided to cause trouble for his regime the only way she knows how: vandalism by graffiti. Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF + P- Aerosol Flare (uses a specialized spray paint can to spray a flaming steam of paint in front of her) • D, D + P- Spray Bomb (tosses a specialized spray paint can on the ground in front of her, which detonates after a few seconds or if foe steps on it; LP- almost midscreen; HP- almost fullscreen; knockdown) • QCB + K- Art Shift (disappears in a puff of rainbow colored smoke in order to reappear backwards [LP] or forwards [HP]) Super Move • QCF x2 + P- Splatter Shooter (takes out a specialized firearm and fires out globs of paint forward by turning the crank) Misc. • Intro animation: Shakes a paint can, then sprays it in the air in front of her to test it before putting it in her hoodie pocket and going

Bio An otherwordly clown demon summoned by Akama in an effort to quell the rising civil disobedience. Currently, he's the leader of Akama’s demonic forces, but can he truly be trusted to take orders from a mere human? Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF + P- Spider Scrape (sprouts spider legs from his body and has then reach forward to scratch out rapidly; mash button for more hits; knockdown) • QCB + P- Poison Cloud (exhales a stream of poisonous gas from his mouth, creating a large cloud in front of him, gradually damaging foe when in its vicinity; lasts 3 seconds) • DP + K- Blister Splat (swipes an arm up to produce an energy orb before crushing it with both hands, causing flames to burst from it to damage foe; knockdown) Super Move • QCF x2 + P- Infestation (sprouts spider legs from his body and burrows them into the ground, allowing for them to quickly advance along the ground by popping up quickly, reburrowing them, and repeating this process up to four times at farther

Bio A career criminal never seen without an unusual ally: a demon who takes the form of a muscular pit bull, his childhood wish. With a body count so ungodly high, he doesn’t care for the current crisis going on, only looking for “thrills” wherever he can find them. Gameplay Details Special Moves (Garmr, Chen’s demonic dog, has his own unique meter, which depletes whenever you perform one of Chen’s specials. Holding down the button during the special move has Garmr become controllable as well with his own set of normals. If the meter is fully depleted, Garmr can’t be summoned until it’s replenished) • QCF + P- Snack Time (has Garmr bound forward with a bite) • DP + P- Pit Tornado (rapidly spins around with a small skid for a powerful multi-hitting lariat attack; 5 hits; knockdown) • QCB + P- Hell Splash (has Garmr summon a portal in front of Chen to unleash a small geyser-like burst of lava on the ground; LP- close range; HP- mid-range) Super Move • QCF x2 + P- Ticket to Hell

Bio A mysterious woman with pale skin who wields otherworldly power. She works with Devlan to save any and protestors and dissidents of Akama’s rule. Someone seems to know the truth, however… Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF + P- Violet Punch (darts forward with a powerful right haymaker imbued with violet energy) • DP + P- Spike Thrust (crouches briefly before rising with a strong left uppercut empowered with purple flames; knockdown) • QCB + K- Devil Drill (skids forward a small distance, her legs emanating a violet drill-like energy; 4 hits; knockdown) Super Move • QCF x2 + K- Violent Trail (slides along the floor for a powerful strike attack while encased in violet energy, leaving purple flames as she goes) Misc. • Intro animation: Performs a practice kick that leaves behind a violet energy trail before absorbing it back by grabbing it and going into her idle stance; says “Don’t get in my way.” in Japanese. • Taunt: Does a sort of sashay wave of her arm, briefly

Bio A member of a cult of assassins from Mexico who regularly hunt and kill officers of Akama’s royal guard for sport. He feels it’s his responsibility to liberate the state from Akama’s wrath after the Mexican government refused to help do so. Gameplay Details Special Moves • QCF + K- Zoom Slice (dashes forward a considerable distance while slashing with his knife) • air QCF + P- Dagger Toss (tosses a dagger downwards at an angle while airborne) • DP + K- Springboard (leaps forward into the air while flipping; on hit, he stomps down on foe so he can spring forward; hard knockdown) Super Move • QCF x2 + K- Madness Slash (uses two knives and performs two advancing cartwheels before leaping up with an upward slash) Misc. • Intro animation: Lands on the ground while crouching before getting out his knife and going into his idle stance; says “Here goes nothing.” in Japanese. • Taunt: Hops on one foot and puts his thumb to his nose while doing a condescending chuckle. • Round win