Ivy (Smash Plus)

Ivy is a playable character in Super Smash Brothers Plus for the Nintendo Switch Plus. Representing the Soul Calibur universe, she is the 4th revealed fighter for the Season 1 DLC pass, and as such has no number within the in-game list. She is also classified as a Middleweight fighter. She can only be unlocked through individual purchase or by purchasing the Season 1 DLC.
Ivy's main gimmick is centered around her Snake Sword, the Valentine, and its dual style wielding. This effectively gives her two different movesets, one based around her sword in its normal compact form and one based on its whip-like snake form, which she can switch between with her down special. The sword based movesets moves quickly, but lacks combo ability and especially range in exchange for being more damaging up close. The whip form is the opposite, focusing on distanced combat at the expense of initial damage of the attacks and some attack speed. Regardless of which moveset she uses, though, Ivy's attack strength is high for a character of her weight class. This comes at a cost though, as she ranks in the bottom tiers of Middleweight fighters, and has a relatively large hurtbox, making her easy to launch. This gives her the distinction of being something of a glass cannon that can be heavily damaged from one good hit. Still, all of her mixup make her a difficult opponent to approach, as you never know what move she might whip out of her vast arsenal. Ivy has two normal jumps and can wall jump.
==Moveset==
===Basic Attacks===
*Special Gimmick: Valentine- Ivy's snake sword, the Valentine, can be switched between two different weapon styles by utilizing her down special. The first involves a short range sword that can occasionally extend out a short distance, while the second involves turning the sword into a modified whip. The first moveset focuses on more powerful launching attacks that lack range, while the second is the opposite, focusing on combo attacks and distanced fighting at the expense of damage and knockback. Only Ivy's throws, neutral special and portions of her down special remain consistent throughout her two movesets. She will always begin a match or a new stock in her "sword" moveset by default.
*Neutral Jab (Sword)- Ivy swings her sword horizontally followed by an upward swing and concluding with a downward swing that launches foes.
*Neutral Jab (Whip)- Ivy's Whip-base Neutral Jab operates the same as her sword version, although with the extended swords hitbox).
*Side Tilt (Sword)- Ivy spins around and hits the opponent with the hilt of her sword. This move is quick to come out and has a chance to crumple opponents at lower percentages.
*Side Tilt (Whip)- Ivy whips her sword forward in a swinging arc from low to high. This move can hit multiple times before launching on the final hit.
*Up Tilt (Sword)- Ivy swings her sword overhead from front to back, knocking foes away.
*Up Tilt (Whip)- Ivy whips her sword overhead twice, from front to back and then back to front, hitting opponents multiple times before launching on the final hit.
*Down Tilt (Sword)- Ivy crouches down and stabs her sword in front of herself at a low, downward stab motion. The attack is spammable at lower percentages.
*Down Tilt (Whip)- Ivy shoots her sword down at an angle, causing it to ricochet up into the air a short distance away, shooting straight upward. Much slower than the sword version of the attack, but with much greater damage, one of the few whip attacks that is more damaging than its sword counterpart.
*Dash Attack (Sword)- Ivy leans forward with her sword extended for a sliding stab attack. Only goes a short distance along the ground, but launches on contact and does very good damage.
*Dash Attack (Whip)- Ivy pirouettes along the ground, her sword spinning around herself as she twirls forward a short distance. This move hits multiple times and launches on the final hit.
*Grab & Pummel- Ivy grabs with her one free hand and pummels with a low range knee strike.
*Forward Throw- Ivy wraps the whip form of her sword around the opponent and then swings the whip, and the opponent, forward a short distance, launching them forwards.
*Back Throw- Ivy wraps the whip form of her sword around the opponent and then turns her back to them, lifting them up over her back and tossing them behind her previous position.
*Up Throw- Ivy tosses the opponent into the air and then slashes at them with her sword, knocking them away at an upward angle.
*Down Throw- Ivy slams the opponent onto the ground and then drags them across it with her sword in their back, tossing them forward a short distance.
*Neutral Air (Sword)- Ivy pirouettes in midair, her sword extended as she spins 360 degrees, launching foes on contact.
*Neutral Air (Whip) Ivy spins her whip sword around next to herself, similar to Belmont's Neutral Air. This hits multiple times before launching on the final hit.
*Forward Air (Sword)- Ivy swings her sword horizontally in front of herself.
*Forward Air (Whip)- Ivy whips her sword forward a good distance. This move also acts as a tether grab.
*Back Air (Sword)- Ivy performs a downward sword strike from high to low. This move can spike foes if it connects right at the beginning of the downward strike.
*Back Air (Whip)- Ivy stabs her sword backwards, causing it to extend a good distance in a whipping motion. Her most reliable KO finisher of all her moves, and one of the strongest back airs in the game, though only if it hits on the sweetspot at the tip of the blade.
*Up Air (Sword)- Ivy performs an overhead flip kick, knocking opponents straight up into the air.
*Up Air (Whip)- Ivy flips in mid air with her sword extended in a semi circle above her head, giving the move a larger hitbox at the expense of damage.
*Down Air (Sword)- Ivy pauses in midair and then stabs her sword straight downward, spiking foes if they are hit as the move begins. This move can cause self-destructs if used over the blast zone.
*Down Air (Whip)- Ivy whips her sword straight down towards the ground, launching foes on contact.
===Smash Attacks===
*Side Smash (Sword)- Ivy performs a single forward stab attack with her sword. Charging the attack (and holding the attack button after the stab) will cause a small electrical explosion at the end of the blade for additional damage and knockback.
*Side Smash (Whip)- Ivy stabs her sword forward, extending it out a long range to its whip form. The range on the attack ranks among the furthest of all side smashes in the game, but the damage and knockback is very weak, particularly if an opponent is not hit by the tip of the blade, making it limited as a spacing tool or a KO option.
*Up Smash (Sword)- Ivy performs an overhead swing with her sword, starting at the ground and delivering the strike with a flourish. It ranks as Ivy's most reliable KO option amongst her Smash Attacks, particularly if it connects right at the start of the move.
*Up Smash (Whip)- Ivy fires her sword downward in whip form, causing it to shoot back up out of the ground three times. The first two hits combo into the third hit, which has launch power. Though it hits multiple times, it's cumulative damage is relatively weak.
*Down Smash (Sword)- Ivy performs a forward swing with her sword while crouching. It comes out quickly and does a surprising amount damage and knockback, but only hits foes in front of Ivy.
*Down Smash (Whip)- Ivy extends her sword and swings it around on the ground in a circle around herself, jumping over it as it swings by. The sword launches on contact, removing its combo potential, but it is the most powerful of the Whip Form Smash attacks in terms of damage and knockback.
===Special Moves===
*Neutral Special: Soul Charge- The only one of Ivy's special moves that remains unchanged from her two movesets, Soul Charge causes Ivy to charge energy for a short time, before she yells out "Blade...SHOW ME YOUR POWER!" At this point she will glow purple, and will gain a 1.2x damage boost on all her attacks, as well as a slight increase in jump height and ground speed. The tradeoff is that she also loses the ability to shield while in this state, effectively making her even more of a glass cannon. Soul Charge will last for 12 seconds and has a 4 second cooldown before it can be used again. If Ivy is attacked before the Soul Charge is complete, the move will fail.
*Side Special (Sword): Soul Combo- Ivy will perform a single horizontal strike with her sword. Continuing to press the special button will cause Ivy to perform additional sword strikes as she moves forward, with use of the directional pad changing the angle of attack that she hits with. The fifth and final hit will do the most damage and has launch power, but the combo can be interrupted by stopping the button pressing in case the player wishes to follow up with a different attack.
*Side Special (Whip): Suppresed Exile- Ivy lashes out with her sword in whip form, leaving it on the ground as it charges electrical energy. Once it reaches full charge, or when the special button is released, she will whip the sword straight up, sending a shockwave of electric energy along its length that can damage foes multiple times and launch on the final hit. If Ivy is hit before the electric attack begins, the attack will fail.
*Up Special: (Sword): Diving Raven- Ivy performs a jumping heel kick, elevating herself in the air a short distance and then falling towards the ground with a lingering hitbox on the kick. The move does more damage if it hits before Ivy begins her descent. The kick does a surprising amount of damage, but as a recovery move it is severely lacking, gaining only minimal vertical distance as well as preventing Ivy from ledge grabbing if the hitbox is still in effect when passing ledges.
*Up Special (Whip): Serpent's Venom- Ivy rises up into the air with a spiral attack, the whip form of her blade spinning around her as she rises. This damages opponents multiple times before launching on the final hit. This is her stronger recovery move, simply due to the amount of distance she gains being much greater, though its utility as an attack is limited considering her better options.
*Down Special: Blade Change/Guard Impact- Ivy changes the properties of her blade, transitioning seamlessly from one to the other with a slight animation. If Ivy is physically attacked in the brief moment that she changes her blade, she will counter the attack with one of two attacks, depending on which blade style she has just switched to. In Sword form, she will perform a two hit sword slash combo to knock foes away. If in Whip Form, she will wrap the sword around the foe and then cinch in the blades, causing multiple hits of damage and causing the foe to crumple to the ground, allowing for followup attacks.
*Final Smash: Guilty Throne- Regardless of which sword form she is in, Ivy will extend her blade out a decent distance, shouting "You're in need of discipline!" The first opponent hit by the attack will be held in place by an alchemist's circle, before Ivy has the various pieces of her blade rapidly shoot through the opponent, dealing massive damage. Ivy then slams the opponent back onto the ground with an explosion while yelling "I'll teach you to behave!", sending the opponent flying as the FS ends. Opponents not caught in the Final Smash can be damaged by the final explosion of the move.
===Miscellaneous===
*Entry Animation- Ivy walks into frame with her sword, as she says to herself "Punishment Time." as she readies for battle.
*Idle Animation 1- Ivy runs her fingers through her hair briefly.
*Idle Animation 2- Ivy looks behind herself and then looks forward just as quickly.
*Side Taunt- Ivy lashes out with the Valentine as a whip, saying "You need to learn some manners!"
*Up Taunt- Ivy brandishes her sword high in the air and laughs at it shines in the light.
*Down Taunt- Ivy leans forward and tauntingly says "Enjoy Your Treat!"
*Victory Animation 1- Ivy leans forward on one knee and stares at the camera, saying "You missed your chance for mercy."
*Victory Animation 2- Ivy spins her snake sword around herself, ending with it wrapped around her body as she says "Come now, I need a bit more fun than that."
*Victory Animation 3- Ivy spins her sword around and then retracts it, ending on a pose on both knees while saying "For better or worse, this sword is my fate."
==Reveal Trailer==
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