Dan Backslide

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Dan Backslide is the thirteenth playable character revealed in Smash Bros Lawl Beatdown.
== Character Description ==
Dan Backslide is the main antagonist of the 1942 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall, also known simply as The Dover Boys. Dan is a very devious man who plans to kidnap the fiancée of the Dover Boys, Dora Standpipe, for her father's riches. Because of this, he has a deep hatred for the Dover Boys that's so deep, that he must drink excessively to calm down. Dan also has a tendency to yell very loudly.
=== Role in the Beatdown Lore ===
Dan, alongside Psycho Dad and Mrs. Mavilda, are fighters in the Beatdown Mansion that have been manipulated and are secretly working for DIO.
Dan is one of the many newcomers recruited to reside in the mansion. Strong Bad, John Egbert and Edd are tasked with delivering Dan's invitation to him. The trio track Dan to the Tavern of Unsavory Repute, but become distracted by talking about movies. Dan overhears this and proceeds to yell at them, but gets accidentally knocked out by his own invitation after John left his sylux modus on by accident. After coming to, Dan calms down and agrees to join the others in the mansion. He turns up shortly after Frisk and Viola do, and screams very loudly to announce his presence.
Later, Dan goes to Gaston's tavern to attend the Lawler Happy Hour event. While there, he does nothing but get drunk and yell at all the other patrons. Gaston tries to calm him down, only to be rudely refused. As punishment, Trip forcefully ejects Dan from the tavern and into the snow, where he lands right in front of DIO and Tord, who conveniently enough, were looking for him. The two bring Dan with them and convince him to join their alliance.
Back in the Mansion, Dan is seen talking to Psycho Dad before the Direct meeting, and eventually he brings Psycho Dad to meet DIO, also converting him to their cause. Later on, Dan and Psycho Dad are sent by DIO to recruit Mrs. Mavilda to their cause. After finding her at the bar, Dan becomes distracted by downing multiple shots of liquor in a rapid fashion, causing Psycho Dad to handle the recruitment himself. After this, Dan, along with Psycho Dad and Tord, are sent by DIO to recruit The Thwomps. Although successful in recruiting them, Dan suffered facial damage and required stitches, due to accidentally crashing his Runabout after being distracted by Tord's hentai magazine.
Later on, Dan was dispatched alone to recruit Spinel to DIO's cause as well. He would find her gem alone in the garden where she lived with Pink Diamond, and would take it back to the hideout, where DIO planted a bud on it, bringing Spinel into the fold. 
In BeatdownBound, Dan is seen drinking in the mansion's bar. Due to being too intoxicated, he can barely speak to Frisk normally, when they try to speak to him. It's later revealed that he frequently borrows Tord's hentai magazines for his own personal reasons, and gives them back when Tord asks for them. He also reveals that he doesn't have any intel on the mansion, forcing Tord to turn to Psycho Dad instead.
Later on, Dan would join Tord, Psycho Dad and Spinel in their mission to assassinate D Kess for refusing to join DIO's cause, ending up in Lawlcatraz. While Tord and Spinel go inside the prison to take care of Kess, Dan and Psycho Dad stay outside to wait by the car, passing the time by playing cards. After Kess kills his enemy Null and transforms into Kesslossus, Dan and the rest of the group engage Kesslossus in a battle, eventually defeating him. After the battle, Dan and the others leave and head back to the hideout with two new recruits, Roman Torchwick and Neopolitan.
== Moveset ==
===Playstyle===
Dan Backslide is described as a "coward, bully, cad and thief". He also comes from a short that perfected the style of quick, stretchy and snappy animation. Therefore, his movement speed and attacks reflect on this by being quick and snappy, focusing on mobility and dancing around opponents. However, Dan suffers the most at direct confrontation and can be easily knocked around. Dan is at his best when disrupting opponents by declaring them a rival, zooming around the stage and bobbing and weaving through his burst movement options.
=== Ground attacks ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral attack	 	
Down tilt 	Kicks forward. 	
Down smash 	 	
Forward tilt 	 	
Forward smash 	Dan hits the opponent with cue stick. 	
Up tilt 	 	
Up smash 	Dan swings his arms up while letting out a loud yelp.	16%~
Dash attack 	Dan leaps forward with a long kick. 	6%
=== Aerial attack ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral aerial	 	
Forward aerial	 	
Back aerial 	 	
Up aerial 	Dan lets out a little cloud of smoke from his mouth.	
Down aerial 	 	
=== Grab and throw ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Grab 	Dora appears out of nowhere behind Dan, and grabs the opponent like a tree. 	
Pummel 	 	
Forward throw	Dora swings the opponent to the back of her head, and throws the opponent forward while calling for "help". 	
Back throw 	 	
Up throw 	Dora waves the opponent at the top of head, then throws them upward while screaming "Help! Save me! Save me! Help!".	
Down throw 	 	
=== Other attacks ===
Attack 	Description	Damage
Floor attack	 	
Trip attack 	 	
Ledge attack	 	
=== Special moves ===
Attack 	Name 	Description
Standard special	I HATE THEM 	Dan screams that he hates an opponent, making them his temporary rival. For 15 seconds, he deals more damage to them while they can deal the same back to him.
Side special 	A Runabout! 	Dan charges up his stolen Roundabout and rides it forward, with speed and power depending on charge. He can also steal certain opponents vehicle moves to use as his own.
Up special 	Smoker's Cloud 	Dan rides up a smoke cloud, being able to trump opponents with HARK smoke clouds.
Down special 	Driven to Drink 	Dan downs multiple shots of liquor, healing him slightly with each. Downing too many makes him drunk, interrupting attacks.
Final Smash 	ALONE AND UN-PRO-TECTED!	Dan plucks a nearby opponent away from the stage and into his hunting lodge, forcing them to bust down the door or else they'll be KO'd in the crumbling shack.
=== Misc. ===
Misc. 	Description 	Description 	 	
On-Screen Appearance	Dan enters the stage shoving through two saloon doors yelling "CONFOUND THEM!"	 	 	
Taunts 	Up 	"Drat them... DOUBLE drat them!" 	 	
Taunts 	Side 	"Confound them..." / "CONFOUND THEM!" 	 	
Taunts 	Down 	Dan takes out a picture of Dora Standpipe and shows it off. 	 	
Idle poses 	 	 	 	
Victory theme 	 	 	 	
Victory pose 	1 	"...then Dora must be alone and UN-PRO-TECTED!" 	 	
Victory pose 	2 	While holding the portrait of Dora, yells "Dear rich Dora Stanpipe... HOW I LOVE HER! ...father's money!"	 	
Victory pose 	3 	"NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!" 	 	
Lose pose 	Dan lays on the ground beaten up and defeated. 	Dan lays on the ground beaten up and defeated. 	Dan lays on the ground beaten up and defeated.	
===Extras===
Extras 	Description 	Description 	Description
Sleep 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Dance 	Dan bounces up and down, leaning back with every bounce up. 	Dan bounces up and down, leaning back with every bounce up. 	Dan bounces up and down, leaning back with every bounce up.
Attraction 	Dan bites his lip and yells "HOW I LOVE HER..." 	Dan bites his lip and yells "HOW I LOVE HER..." 	Dan bites his lip and yells "HOW I LOVE HER..."
Stun/Shield Break 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Lawl Food 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Memory Distortion 	
* Dan smokes in the tavern.
* Dan takes multiple shots.
* Dan steals the runabout.
* Dan kidnaps Dora.
* Dora beats up Dan.
* Dan collapses in front of the Dover Boys.	
* Dan smokes in the tavern.
* Dan takes multiple shots.
* Dan steals the runabout.
* Dan kidnaps Dora.
* Dora beats up Dan.
* Dan collapses in front of the Dover Boys.	
* Dan smokes in the tavern.
* Dan takes multiple shots.
* Dan steals the runabout.
* Dan kidnaps Dora.
* Dora beats up Dan.
* Dan collapses in front of the Dover Boys.
Mobius Double Reacharound 	A Telegraph Boy delivers a telegram for Dan- reading out the explosion as it knocks Dan away. He then asks for 35 cents as payment, then despawns.	A Telegraph Boy delivers a telegram for Dan- reading out the explosion as it knocks Dan away. He then asks for 35 cents as payment, then despawns.	A Telegraph Boy delivers a telegram for Dan- reading out the explosion as it knocks Dan away. He then asks for 35 cents as payment, then despawns.
Rejuvenated Form 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Animal Form (Lawl Nova) 	Aloft Young Boy Scout 	You cannot move, instead you only deal small amounts of damage by pressing A to swing flags around in different directions. 	
Art (Lawl Nova) 	HOW I LOVE HER 	Dan's portrait of Dora Standpipe. 	
Joel’s Bob Ross Art (Lawl Nova)	 	 	
== Gallery ==
=== Palette swaps ===
#"HARK" Standard
#"I HATE TOM!" Based on Tom Dover
#"I HATE DICK!" Based on Dick Dover
#"AND I HATE LARRY!" Based on Larry Dover
#'HOW I LOVE HER..." Based on Dora Standpipe
#"Ah-hem..." Based on the Sailor
#"Copyright! I'LL STEAL IT!" Based on a bootleg cartoon DVD using a recolored Dan
#"A Roundabout!" Based on Jeorge Joestar from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
#"Dastardly Runabout" Based on Dick Dastardly from Wacky Races
#"ALONE AND UNPROTECTED!" Dan's driver's outfit
B1:"OH HOW I REANIMATE THEM!" - Based on The Dover Boys Reanimated
=== Screenshots ===
DanSplash.png
File:DanTrophy.png|Dan's Trophy.
File:ALONEandUNPROTECTEDTrophy.png|ALONE and UNPROTECTED Trophy.
== Video ==
Smash Bros Lawl Beatdown Character Moveset- Dan Backslide
== Trivia ==
* Much like Matt's outro, Dan's outro has large amount of cameos of characters from other Lawls, including Frollo, Gaston, Tito Dick, Larry the Cucumber, Trip, Toon Guybrush, Demoman, AVGN, Hank Hill, Leonidas, Haruhi, Jaime Maussan, Van Darkholme and LA Beast.
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Category:Villains
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