Rockin' Knight

== Story ==
In 12XX, the kingdom of Cydonia, ruled by King Diamond, is facing mortal danger, thanks to Blak-Sab'bat, the Lord of Hell. Peasants are suffering through poverty, sickness, and famine, forests are starting to wither until there is no trace of bountiful green left, and the kingdom's various tribes, be they human, elf, fairy, or dwarf, have been forced into war with one another. Now, warriors from all over Cydonia will embark on a totally rockin' quest to stop the threat of Blak-Sab'bat, or the kingdom will be surely doomed.
== Gameplay ==
Rockin' Knight will not only have a 3D gameplay format, similar to what you see in games like Tekken, Soul Calibur, Virtua Fighter, or Dead or Alive, complete with 8-way run, which is done by holding R2 on the PS4 or RT on the Xbox One, then pressing and holding any direction on the D-pad or analog stick, but also feature the ability to Meter-Burn special moves and also, the ability to jump diagonally or upwards, as seen in 3D fightgames with such a possibility, such as Mortal Kombat 4 to Armageddon, the Street Fighter EX series, Rival Schools, Mace: The Dark Age, and War Gods.
The game will run in Unreal Engine 4, to give it a very realistic look, from the stages to the character models.
With the exception of the game intro, Clash of Ages, Sudden Death, Speed Kill, and Rock 'n' Roll Suicide sequences, character prologues and endings, and credits, which will have half the frame rate, I envision Rockin' Knight to run at 60fps.
The Training Mode stage is a medieval training yard (you can fight in a different stage in Training Mode if you wish!).
Rockin' Knight will have a Gear System (which, Prison Survivors [or, the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Maggie Rose and Her Four Criminal Friends], and The Divine Conflict will also have), borrowed from Injustice 2 and Mortal Kombat 11, that allows you to customize your characters with "Peasant," "Royal," "Awesome," or "Rockin'" gear parts earned from playing the game, which modify their abilities and stats, and shaders that alter a character's Gear colors and are merely for cosmetic purposes.
Same as Bout of the Century, eXtreme seXy eXplosion, Mutant Force, The Recess Fight Club, Brawl-A-Song, and Temporal Gladiators, there will be cinematic endings (as well as prologues like XXX, MF, BAS, and TG!) in Rockin' Knight.
Rockin' Knight will feature Mortal Kombat X/11 and Injustice 2-style intros, which I'm confirming that the upcoming Bellum Bestiae: Extinction, Prison Survivors, Bout of the Century, the Second, and eXtreme seXy eXplosion Season 2 will also get, in which the character who speaks first gets two lines, whereas the character who speaks second only gets one.
The special moves in this game are called "Rockin' Moves," and the "super moves" are called "Rockin' Edges." Rockin Edges start up in the same fashion as the Critical Edges in Soul Calibur V and VI, in which we briefly cut to a knees- or waist-up shot of the character starting to perform it, declaring a special line as they do so and are as epic and over-the-top in nature as the Super Moves in the Injustice series and require that all three bars of your super meter be full to perform. Winning a round with a Rockin' Edge triggers a special round win animation for your character.
The Quest Mode, AKA the Arcade Mode of Rockin' Knight, ladder will consist of seven CPU battles, a Destined Battle, in which your chosen character fights their rival, that takes place inside a mountainous, Hell-like area, and two final fights against the sub-boss, Metallica, in the sorcery chamber, and the final boss, who is, of course, Blak-Sab'bat, in Hell! So, that's 10 Quest Mode battles total.
You can purchase new weapons for your characters at the Armory, and each character has, in addition to their usual ones, eight hidden weapons, with legendary and joke weapons becoming available once the highest player levels are reached.
Rockin' Knight has three types of finishing move. The first is the Sudden Death, and each character only has two that must be performed at a specific distance from the opponent, the second is the Speed Kill, which is basically Rockin' Knight's equivalent of the MKX and MK11-style Brutality, and I'm confirming that Scare Slaughter and Prison Survivors will also have Brutality-type finishing moves, which can only be performed if certain conditions are met, and the third is the Rock 'n' Roll Suicide, in which you can choose to, instead of having to kill the other guy yourself, make your opponent commit suicide upon defeating them, although, unlike the Hara-Kiris in Mortal Kombat: Deception, you, not the opponent, get to perform the move. Rock 'n' Roll Suicides require that you win at least one round, then avoid blocking at all in your winning round, and that you be at jump distance from the losing character at the end of the fight.
The song that plays pre-credits roll, where we cut to all the characters, who are shown as part of a large medieval tapestry, with the names of their voice actors/actresses on their left or right (hidden and DLC will be added if unlocked), before we zoom out to the full tapestry, and also, during the credits, is Dragonforce's "Through the Fire and Flames."
A quick-time event will initiate before you fight Metallica or Blak-Sab'bat in arcade mode, giving you a choice to either evade/block or be hit by Metallica's giant mercury ball or Blak-Sab'bat's trident throw.
Rockin' Knight has a Soul Calibur VI Reversal Edge-like mechanic called the "Clash of Ages." To initiate a Clash of Ages, simply hold Circle + X on the PlayStation 4 or B + A on the Xbox One. While you hold the buttons, your character enters a stance. While you're in this stance, your character will evade all normal attacks, throws, and most special moves.
All character bios are rated "Strict Mature Content - Violence/Gore" and "Strict Mature Content - Strong Language," just to make the project accessible only to viewers of at least the required age to play an M-rated game, which Rockin' Knight is, and are not easily offended by excessive violence, gore, blood, or bad language.
== Characters ==
=== Base Roster ===
* Abigail, the Princess (voiced by Hynden Walch): The princess of the kingdom of Cydonia, and King Diamond's daughter. Her weapon is a long, thin sword called "Sleepless Night."
*Arrowsmith, the Elf (voiced by Doug Erholtz): An openly homosexual member of the elf tribe who takes great pride in his people. His weapon is a bow called "Angel's Eye."
* Aysee and Deesee, the Dwarves (voiced by Peter Dinklage): Two identical twin brothers from the dwarven tribe, who spend their days mining for minerals of value in caves. Their weapons are a fire axe called "Bonfire" (Aysee) and an ice axe called "Black Ice" (Deesee).
* Chester, the Bard (voiced by Stuart McLean): A bard who spends his days in the tavern composing plays and songs, the latter of which he also plays for the tavern patrons. His weapon is a lute called "Bennington."
* Deflepard, the Mage (voiced by Dave Fennoy): A wise and elderly mage who hears of the threat of Blak-Sab'bat and, even though he is too old to continue fighting, sets out to stop that threat. His weapon is a wizarding staff called "Strange Magic."
*Gunrose, the Thief (voiced by Bryce Papenbrook): A thief who steals to help those in poverty in Cydonia. His weapon is a hidden dagger called "Cheap Trick."
* Kiss, the Fairy (voiced by Mae Whitman): A member of the fairy tribe who fights to help and restore nature. Her weapons are a pair of twin daggers called "Tomorrow" and "Tonight."
* Ramone, the Dancer (voiced by G.K. Bowes): A member of the nomad tribe who was taken in, along with her older brother, Zenyatta, and younger brother, Mondatta, by their uncle when they were young children after their parents passed away. Her weapon is her late father's prized tambourine, "Bohemian Rhapsody."
* Rosethorne, the Assassin (voiced by Susan Dalian): A member of the Cydonian Assassins' Guild, contracted to kill the royal family of Cydonia. Her weapon is a poison-laced double-bladed claw named, appropriately enough, "Poison."
* Steel Daniel, the Knight (voiced by Patrick Seitz): A knight in the service of King Diamond, and the poster boy of Rockin' Knight. His weapons are a sword called "Aja" and a shield called "Gauche."
*Vanhallen, the Barbarian (voiced by Jason Momoa): A member of the barbarian tribe who strives to be their greatest warrior. His weapon is a zweihänder called "Slayer."
*Wolfmother, the Amazon (voiced by Lani Minella): A member of the Amazon tribe, and one of the greatest and strongest in her tribe. Her weapon is a greataxe called "New Moon."
=== Hidden ===
* ELO, the Automaton (Dr. Feelgood voiced by Jeff Bennett): A bronze automaton, crafted by an eccentric inventor named Dr. Feelgood. Its weapons are a pair of twin hammers called "Lynne" and "Tandy."
* Zizi, the Dragoness (voiced by Lauren Landa): A dragoness who has secretly hoarded countless treasures underneath the royal castle of Cydonia. Her weapon is her own body.
=== Bosses ===
* Blak-Sab'bat, the Devil (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson): The Lord of Hell, bent on bringing chaos throughout Cydonia, and the final boss of Rockin' Knight. His weapon is a trident called "Osbourne."
* Metallica, the Sorceress (voiced by Juliet Landau): A minion of Blak-Sab'bat, and the sub-boss of Rockin' Knight. Her weapon is the mercury that she manipulates in battle.
=== Pre-Order ===
* Megadeth, the Netherborn (voiced by Liam O'Brien): An exiled mage who spent years in a withered forest mastering dark magic. His weapon is an ethereal war scythe named "Endgame."
=== DLCs ===
* Darwasha, the Fortune Teller (voiced by Mara Junot): A mysterious fortune teller from the Ancient Egypt-inspired Northern Cydonia. Her weapon is a crystal ball called "Baheya."
* Foxy, the Piratess (voiced by Megalyn Echikunwoke): The leader of a band of seafaring outlaws from all over Cydonia. Her weapon is a giant, saw-bladed anchor called "Hendrix."
* Gravedigger, the Graverobber (voiced by Andrew Morgado): A wanted criminal who spends his days picking casket hinges so he can steal whatever valuables the corpses inside were buried with. His weapon is a dagger called "Reaper."
* Pi Kai Shisi, the Monk (voiced by Will Yun Lee): A monk from the China-inspired Eastern Cydonia who believes in fighting only in more appropriate times and embarks on a quest to defeat Blak-Sab'bat and restore peace to the kingdom. His weapon is a bo staff called "Biànjiāo Zhī Yè," but he can switch to a pair of hookswords at any time.
* Skullenbones, the Executioner (voiced by Ike Amadi): King Diamond's personal executioner who dedicates his life to putting an end to the lives of heinous Cydonian criminals. His weapon is a greataxe called "Death Treasure."
* Wildthing, the Lizardman (voiced by Steve Blum): A member of the lizard tribe, who live deep in the caves of Cydonia. His weapons are a pair of arm blades, crafted from bloody human ribs, called "Athens" and "Andover."
== Trivia ==
* Chris Jericho entered negotiations for the role of Steel Daniel, but ultimately passed on voicing the character. Additionally, Dave Grohl declined to voice Blak-Sab'bat.
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