Pauline (Galactic Battle)

Pauline (ポリーン, Pauline) is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Galactic Battle. Despite being one of the first female Nintendo characters created, she did not gain a prominent role until the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series and finally began appearing in the regular games after her appearance in Super Mario Odyssey.
Pauline's design and moveset are inspired by her appearance in Odyssey, while also bringing in things from her appearances in Mario Tennis Aces, and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series. Kate Higgins reprises her role as Pauline for Galactic Battle.
==How to Unlock==
==Moveset==
 	Name 	Description
Neutral attack 	N/A 	Pauline performs two backhands, ending with a large spin attack from her hat.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	Pauline claps forwards towards the opponent with her hands.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Pauline leaps into the air with a fist pump. Similar to a fist pump she performed in Odyssey.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Pauline places her hands on her hips and kicks forward with her left foot.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	Pauline performs a twirling attack while spinning forwards.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Pauline removes her hat and tosses it around her. The hat knocks opponents back sideways and spins around three times before returning to Pauline.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Pauline twirls her microphone stand around her head like a baton.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Pauline brings out a saxophone, and blows a note into it, causing a shockwave to occur around her. The shockwave's power depends on how long the button is held.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Pauline strikes a pose by placing one hand on her hip, another hand on her hat, and spins around in a fabulous manner.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Pauline kicks forward with both feet.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	Pauline swings around a Mini Mario by the feet.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	Pauline brings out a Mini Peach, which uses its parasol.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	Pauline tosses a Mini Bowser downwards as if it were an anvil.
Grab 	N/A 	Pauline grabs the opponent.
Pummel 	N/A 	Pauline whacks the opponent with her purse from Donkey Kong.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Pauline smacks the opponent forward with her parasol from Donkey Kong.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Pauline smacks the opponent backward with her parasol from Donkey Kong.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Pauline smacks the opponent upwards with her Tennis Racket from Mario Tennis Aces.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Pauline smacks the opponent downwards with her Tennis Racket from Mario Tennis Aces.
Neutral Special	Mini Summon 	Pauline poses with one foot in the air, her hand on her hip, and her other hand holding up a capsule from Mario vs. Donkey Kong. A small cartoon box will appear above her head, with Pauline being able to select a Mini to use. Pressing B again leads to Pauline tossing out the selected Mini a short distance forward. The Minis can easily be destroyed by opponents, and a 10-second cooldown will occur after one is destroyed. In addition, only one Mini can be on the stage at a time. Five different Minis are able to be selected, and each one has different abilities:
Mini Mario ~ Mini Mario brings out two hammers and walks forward in a clunky manner swinging the hammers. Like the real Mario, it is a balanced all-around Mini.
Mini Peach ~ Mini Peach moves swiftly forward and begins to slap the opponent rapidly, similar to the real Peach. Mini Peach is capable of floating over gaps for a short amount of time. Mini Peach can attack multiple times, and is quite fast, but has a very weak defense.
Mini DK ~ Mini DK walks forward on all fours, and upon reaching an opponent, will lift its fists upwards before crashing them down, similar to the real Donkey Kong. The attack is very powerful and features great defense, but comes at the cost of speed.
Mini Bowser ~ Mini Bowser roars as it steps forward and spits out four fireballs. The fireballs come out two seconds apart, and while Bowser cannot move, it allows Pauline to move around and attack while the Mini is in action.
Mini Toad ~ Mini Toad rushes forward at a great speed and attempts to dash into opponents. Similar to Toad in Smash, the Minis will release a spore attack before vanishing. Despite having the lowest defense of the Minis, it is the fastest of the Minis.
Side Special 	Barrel Tackle 	Pauline summons a Barrel from Donkey Kong and tosses it forwards. The barrel will start to roll upon touching a platform and is able to go a long distance before vanishing. The barrels move around much as they did in the original Donkey Kong. If they hit opponents, they can give great knockback. Much like the original game, Pauline can bring up to three Barrels at a time.
Up Special 	Girder Lift 	A small 8-bit girder from Donkey Kong appears underneath Pauline and travels straight upwards. Its timing is the same amount as Snake's Up Special. Once reaching its peak height, it will disappear, leaving Pauline vulnerable as she falls down. Although it doesn't deal any damage, the girder can be used by opponents and travels quickly. Pauline is only able to summon one girder at a time.
Down Special 	Mini Cannon 	Pauline brings out the Mini Cannon from the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games and begins to take aim with it. Pauline then loads a Mini Capsule, which can be selected prior to using this move via her Neutral B. Pressing B again will allow Pauline to fire the capsules a short distance, allowing them to attack opponents. The capsules will explode on impact if they hit an opponent directly, destroying the Mini, but dealing great damage to the opponent. The cannon will vanish if left alone for 3 seconds.
Final Smash 	Jump Up, Superstar!	The performing stage from Super Mario Odyssey appears behind Pauline as she leaps onto it alongside her band. After leaping onto the microphone, Pauline grabs it, twirls it, and then goes into the chorus of her song, "Jump Up Superstar!". As Pauline performs the song, the lyrics will cause opponents to uncontrollably taunt, not allowing them to move around save for the taunts. During the move, if opponents are above pits, they are unable to escape. After a few seconds of it, Pauline and her band strike a pose, with one last note causing a shockwave of musical notes.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description
On-Screen Appearance 	Pauline descends onto the stage via the New Donk floating platform from the New Donk City stage, she then jumps off and strikes a sassy pose.
Taunt 1 	Pauline twirls around and poses by tipping her hat and kicking one foot up behind her.
Taunt 2 	Similar to Luigi’s taunt, Pauline Kicks the opponents finger is they are holding a ledge.
Taunt 3 	A Mini Toad pops out from behind Pauline and runs around her twice while she giggles at it.
Star KO 	
Screen KO 	
Character Selection Screen	Points out her finger, and sings, "Let's Do The Odyssey!"
Crowd Chant 	"Mayor Pauline! Mayor Pauline! Mayor Pauline!"
Victory Pose 1 	Pauline takes off her hat, takes a large bow, and then winks at the camera.
Victory Pose 2 	Pauline is joined by her band members as they all play “Jump Up! Super Star!”
Victory Pose 3 	Pauline twirls around and then blows a kiss towards the camera.
==Role in The Elemental Labyrinth==
Pauline was among the fighters present at the ceremony being congratulated by Master Hand and Crazy Hand. Pauline was present during the clash between Hearth, Floe, Master Hand, and Crazy Hand. During the clash between the six elemental deities, Pauline appeared alongside Kate Alen, and Jigglypuff, attempting to make the beams go away by singing loud notes, however upon Balder giving the nod towards Midbus, all three were headbutted by Midbus, causing all three to be vaporized by Amperage, and placed under his control.
==Role in Classic Mode==
Pauline will appear as an opponent in all variations of Classic Mode. She can also appear as an opponent in all variations of Classic Mode.
===Civic Engagement===
Pauline's Ultimate style Classic Mode is named, Civic Engagement, and features Madame Broode as the final boss. Pauline's opponents are all characters that are leaders such as King, Queens, Princesses, Princes, or Mayors.
Round	Opponent(s) 	Stage
1 	Villager and Isabelle 	Town & City
2 	Peach, Daisy, and Rosalina & Luma	Princess Peach's Castle
3 	Urbosa 	Great Plateau Tower
4 	Black Shadow and Blood Falcon 	Mute City
5 	Fjorm and Hird 	Castle Seige
6 	Bowser 	Bowser's Castle
N/A 	Bonus Round 	N/A
Final	Madame Broode 	?
==Alternate Costumes==
Pauline	Pauline	Pauline	Pauline
  	
Default	  	
Resembles Fire Mario.
 	
Default	 	
Resembles Fire Mario.
  	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Bros. 3.	  	
Resembles Mario's sprite from Super Mario Bros.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Bros. 3.	 	
Resembles Mario's sprite from Super Mario Bros.
  	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Land.	  	
Resembles Mario's appearance on the Japanese cover art of Wrecking Crew.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Super Mario Land.	 	
Resembles Mario's appearance on the Japanese cover art of Wrecking Crew.
  	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Pinball.	  	
Reversed colors of Mario's normal design.
 	
Resembles Mario's sprite in Pinball.	 	
Reversed colors of Mario's normal design.
  	
The Waluigi Cap and Waluigi Suit from Super Mario Odyssey.	  	
The Wario Cap and Wario Suit from Super Mario Odyssey
 	
The Waluigi Cap and Waluigi Suit from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
The Wario Cap and Wario Suit from Super Mario Odyssey
  	
The Golf Cap and Golf Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.	  	
The Builder Helmet and Builder Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.
 	
The Golf Cap and Golf Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
The Builder Helmet and Builder Outfit from Super Mario Odyssey.
  	
Mario's Top Hat and Mario's Tuxedo from Super Mario Odyssey.	  	
Resembles a common tuxedo.
 	
Mario's Top Hat and Mario's Tuxedo from Super Mario Odyssey.	 	
Resembles a common tuxedo.
  	
The Boxer Shorts from Super Mario Odyssey	 	
 	
The Boxer Shorts from Super Mario Odyssey	 	
*Credits for several alts due to FunTimeShadowFreddy
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Pauline's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Pauline in The Galactic Battle allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Galactic Battle.
Additionally, Pauline makes an appearance in several support spirits.
PaulineOdyssey.png|Pauline's Fighter Spirit
Mayor pauline odyssey.png|Mayor Pauline's Spirit
Pauline Tennis Aces Official.png|Pauline (Mario Tennis Aces) Spirit
Lady_(Yoichi_Kotabe).png|Lady (Donkey Kong) Spirit
==Trivia==
Category:Super Smash Bros. Galactic Battle
Category:Females
Category:Super Mario Characters