Rosalina & Luma (Smash Plus)

Rosalina & Luma are playable characters in Super Smash Brothers Plus for the Nintendo Switch Plus. Representing the Super Mario Bros universe, Rosalina is listed as Fighter #7 in Smash's modified numbering system and is classified as a lightweight fighter. She is hidden at the start of the game, but can be unlocked through random encounters in versus mode, or by defeating classic mode with Peach and Daisy.
Rosalina is one of the tag team fighters in the game, paired with a random Luma that is her constant companion. The key to using Rosalina is to know how to use Luma's attacks in concert with her own. Doing so successfully can effectively pinball opponents between Luma and Rosalina, racking up damage immensely. However it should be noted that Luma is not indestructible. Luma can only take 40% of damage before it is KO'ed from the field. And, if it wanders to far off stage from Rosalina, it will fall to its doom just as easily. It will take 10 seconds before Rosalina can respawn Luma. Without a Luma, Rosalina is a decidedly average character, with bad midair mobility due to her below average fall speed and low gravity. Her tall hitbox makes her an easy target as well. Keep Luma healthy, and Rosalina can be a force to be reckoned with. Rosalina has two jumps and can crawl.
==Moveset==
===Basic Moves===
*Neutral Jab: Rosalina swings her wand up and down before entering a rapid jab of magical energy with her wand, launching on the final hit. Luma performs a punch, kick combo that ends with a bicycle kick to launch foes.
*Side Tilt- Rosalina performs a floating roundhouse kick directly in front of her. Luma performs a simple roundhouse kick in response.
*Up Tilt- Rosalina fires a ring of energy from above her head, rising directly up. Luma throws a spiraling uppercut instead, which can hit foes in front of Luma, unlike Rosalina's attack which just hits foes overhead.
*Down Tilt- Rosalina swings her wand down at a low angle at her feet from front to back, popping opponents up into the air. Luma performs a sliding headbutt.
*Dash Attack- Rosalina stops suddenly and creates a ring in front of herself, pushing it forward to hit opponents, with the ring doing more damage the closer it is to Rosalina when it hits. Luma performs a baseball slide kick that knocks foes straight up into the air.
*Grab & Pummel- Rosalina grabs her opponents by holding them in a telekinetic stasis field. She pummels by smacking them on the head with her wand. If Luma is present, he will also pummel with a short range punch.
*Forward Throw- Rosalina flips the opponent around in place and then shoots them forward with Anti-Gravity.
*Back Throw- Similar to her forward throw, only with Rosalina tossing the opponent behind herself. This does the most damage of any of Rosalina's throws.
*Up Throw- A small sling star will appear around the opponent and then fire them straight up into the air.
*Down Throw- Rosalina will use Anti-Gravity to slam the opponent onto the ground. Alternatively, if Luma is present, Luma will transform into a full hungry Luma and slam their heavier body onto the ground, burying the opponent. Doing this will sacrifice Luma.
*Neutral Air- Rosalina spins around with her wand extended, giving off a trail of stardust. Luma performs a cartwheel attack that has an extended hitbox which does more damage when it begins.
*Forward Air- Rosalina performs a double-footed kick in front of herself that emits a galaxy shaped energy field, hitting opponents multiple times before launching them. Luma performs a simple headbutt.
*Back Air- Similar to her forward air, only aiming behind herself. This move also only hits once as opposed to multiple times. Luma performs a back dropkick.
*Up Air- Rosalina fires off a planetary ring of energy directly above her head, only hitting opponents above herself. Luma throws an uppercut.
*Down Air- Rosalina shoots a planetary ring of energy directly underneath herself. The ring can spike opponents if it connects right as it forms underneath Rosalina. Luma performs a double foot stomp.
===Smash Attacks===
*Side Smash- Rosalina performs a two-handed palm strike, creating a galaxy shaped vortex directly in front of her to extend the hitbox of the move. Luma will grow one of its appendages into a fist and deliver a powerful right cross that can be angled slightly up or down depending on directional input.
*Up Smash- Rosalina twirls her wand directly above her head in a circular motion, creating a trail of stardust behind it that can hit opponents multiple times before launching them with the final hit. Luma performs a jumping bicycle kick that knocks opponents straight up.
*Down Smash- Rosalina spins in a circle while performing a shin kick on either side of herself, creating a galaxy-shaped energy field that extends the hitbox out in either direction. Luma kicks behind itself and then in front of itself in order.
===Special Moves===
*Neutral Special: Luma Shot- When Luma is present with Rosalina, she will fling the Luma forward as a projectile a short distance in front of herself. Holding down the special button will charge the shot, causing it to travel further and do far more damage. If Luma is separated from Rosalina, then this move will call Luma back to Rosalina's side. If Luma is KO'ed, this move has no effect.
*Side Special: Star Bits- Luma will shoot three Star Bits forward at three different angles. The bits don't do much more than small flinching damage (though they do decent damage if all of them connect). Luma also uses this move independent of Rosalina, and Rosalina has no corresponding action to doing it. Like Luma Shot, if Luma is KO'ed then this move has no effect.
*Up Special: Launch Star- Rosalina will summon a Launch Star that can be angled just before it launches, sending her flying forward in the chosen direction. This move will send Rosalina a long distance, but does no other damage otherwise and Rosalina enters freefall after using it. If Luma is present, Luma can use its aerial or grounded attacks, but not Smash Attacks or Special Moves until Rosalina exits freefall.
*Down Special: Gravitational Pull- Rosalina will summon a Star Cursor around herself, drawing in any projectile nearby under her control. This makes Rosalina a difficult match against zoning characters who heavily rely on projectiles. The move however only takes in one projectile at a time, so rapid fire projectiles like Fox's Blaster or the Heavy's Sasha will still get through.
*Final Smash: Grand Star- Rosalina summons a Grand Star that appears in the center of the arena, growing bigger as the FS continues. The Grand Star shoots off smaller stars before reaching its maximum size, exploding as it does so to send opponents flying as the FS ends.
===Miscellaneous===
*Entry Animation- Rosalina & Luma fly onto the stage while accompanied by a trail of stardust.
*Idle Animation 1- Rosalina will lean forward and look into the distance, her hand placed over her eyes as if trying to see the horizon.
*Idle Animation 2- Rosalina taps her wand in mid-air twice. If Luma is present by her side, Luma will laugh and shake briefly.
*Side Taunt- Rosalina places her hand on her hip and waves her wand in a dismissive gesture, Luma laughing as she does so.
*Up Taunt- Rosalina twirls around like a planet on its axis, Luma chirping as it mimics the pose.
*Down Taunt- Rosalina crouches down and rises up slowly, waving her wand and causing Luma to dance in place.
*Victory Animation 1- Luma jumps up and down in a dance, leaping into Rosalina's arms, as she laughs at the childish antics.
*Victory Animation 2- Rosalina poses and says "All Right!" while Luma spins around her several times.
*Victory Animation 3- Rosalina is seated in her chair from the Comet Observatory Library, closing a storybook and saying "The End" while a group of Luma's (her main Luma being floating next to her) clap and chirp at her feet.
==How to Unlock==
Rosalina & Luma can be unlocked in the game any of the following ways:
*Playing Versus Matches until they randomly show up as a "Challenger Approaching" fight. Defeat them to unlock them.
*Defeat Classic Mode with Daisy at starting difficulty 3.0 or higher. If players unlocked Daisy through some other means than Classic Mode, then Classic Mode must also be defeated with Peach at the same difficulty before Rosalina & Luma will appear in Challenger Approaching.
*Unlock them in the Finale of World of Light by defeating them.
*Paying 1,000 gold in a Shop, where they can randomly appear (though rarely).
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