El Matador

"If you, too, are in search of Pandora's Box, then you must be in pursuit of supreme power. That, I cannot allow."
El Matador is one of El Doryu's High Archfiends. As one of the High Archfiends, he represents El Doryu's prestige and magnificence, therefore, he is known as the "Glory of El Doryu". He has slain many pursuers of El Doryu, and is often looking for ways to increase his power and strength. He is a secret boss in the Badland Ruins stage in the Bro Warriors α storyline.
== History ==
Legends told of a very well known and world-renowned bullfighter in the city of Andalusia, Spain, in the 1500s. He was so well known that people from across the globe would sail to Spain just to see him perform, until one day, an extremely fearsome bull, named "El Pavor" proved to be a fearsome challenge for him, as El Pavor was unlike any other bull that the matador had ever fought, and was actually enhanced by La Katrina's Fiend magic in an attempt to kill the matador to make him a Fiend. El Pavor managed to charge at the matador, catching him off-guard which caused him to drop his muleta, and thus, the matador's element of surprise to trick and kill the bull was no longer there. El Pavor then continued to break the matador's legs. However, in a moment of weakness, the matador managed to stab the bull straight through the heart, killing it instantly. However, the matador could no longer bullfight and was forced to retire. Ashamed of himself due to the loss of his title and glory, the matador committed suicide. When he died, a voice spoke out to him and told him that in return for his soul, he would return to the land of the living and his glory would be restored. Now, underneath the title of "El Matador", he fights those who wish to challenge El Doryu, putting an end to countless lives amidst blood and applause once again. However, this would prove to not be enough for him as he constantly looks down on himself due to his title as the "Glory of El Doryu", he wishes to truly live up to that title and embody El Doryu's magnificence as his greatest warrior.
=== Bro Warriors α ===
After a warrior stumbles across a menorah and decides to take it, Matador appears from Chaos Space to challenge those who wish to pursue El Doryu, shooing away the Fossil Warrior Skull Knight, and challenges the warriors to a duel stating that he cannot allow their pursuit of power to continue and they are not worthy of Pandora's Box, and engages the warriors in an extremely tough battle.
== Boss strategy ==
It is best that players realize that as a secret boss, El Matador is supposed to be extremely challenging. He will most likely start the battle off with Red Capote, an attack that maximizes his speed stat, causing him to attack at extremely fast speeds where players cannot reasonably deal with his attacks without taking damage as they won't have as much time to react. In addition, El Matador will also have another buff called Clavar la Espada, maximizing his Attack, making him extraordinarily deadly. He also posesses an extremely powerful counterattack with his Finta attack, allowing him to become invincible while putting his opponent in hitstun while he can immediately attack using any damaging move of his choice. Of his damaging moves, he has Andalucia, an extremely massive area-covering attack that can hit up to 4 times. Arrancar, a wide sword slash attack that deals heavy damage, Zanma, a WIND-effect attack that deals medium damage, and Mazan, a WIND-effect attack that deals less damage than Zanma but hits in a wider area. Since both Zanma and Mazan look extremely similar, Matador can play mind-games with the opponent and make them think Zanma is coming when Mazan is the attack that he will use, and vice versa, making him a tricky deceptive opponent. Be very careful and zone El Matador out with projectiles if possible. Once El Matador prepares to use Zanma or Mazan, get as far away as possible to avoid taking damage, as both of the attacks are unblockable. If you have to get close, pay very close attention to El Matador's movements. If El Matador uses Finta and catches you off-guard, realize that you could have left him open had you waited a bit longer to attack. Finta grants El Matador temporary invincibility, stuns the attackers in range, and allows him to immediately act into an offensive attack, which could very much prove fatal to all players present, as those who get parried by Finta will most likely take damage as they are stunned and cannot act or defend themselves. Another attack to watch out for is Andalucia - if used out of Finta, it can do massive damage. Be patient and zone if possible, and pay attention to El Matador's movements and block whenever necessary to defeat him.