Karkat Vantas

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Karkat Vantas is the ninth playable character revealed in Smash Bros Lawl Beatdown.
==Character Description==
Karkat Vantas is one of the twelve Beta Trolls who appear in Homestuck, being the hotblooded and loud self described leader. Karkat is a grouchy and loud troll who speaks with "hostile rhetoric" to project himself as louder and bigger than he really is. He hides a lot of his insecurities behind this, including his mutated blood. He, along with most of the other Beta Trolls, troll the four Beta Kids during their Sburb session.
==Moveset==
===Playstyle===
Hotblooded is a nice way of describing Karkat and how he fights. Being the opposite of John both character and gameplay wise, he's much faster with more brutal attacks at his disposal. He excels in close combat and has the tools to improve his approach options. It's very easy for Karkat to get in the face of foes and relentlessly attack and set up for kills, but is quite susceptible to zoning or stage controlling strategies.
=== Ground attacks ===
(Note: Each standard using a sickle changes the sickle he uses with his Side B)
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral attack	Karkat rapidly swings the Homes Smell Ya Later sickle. 	2% start, 1% per hit
Down tilt 	Swings the Regular Sickle downwards. 	6%
Down smash 	Karkat swings two Clawsickles at his feet. 	17%
Forward tilt 	Karkat leans back and swings the Reggisickle underhanded. 	5%
Forward smash 	Karkat swings his Clawsickle three times with each button press, similar to Link's forward smash.	4%, 7% and 8% [19% all 3 hits]
Up tilt 	Karkat swings his Homes Smell Ya Later upwards in an upside-down "u" arc. 	7%
Up smash 	Karkat swings the Clawsickle upwards while holding it in both hands. 	18%
Dash attack 	Karkat rolls forward then swings the Homes Smell Ya Later as he slides to a stop. 	5% roll, 8% slash
=== Aerial attack ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral aerial	Karkat swings the Homes Smell Ya Later in a circle around his body. 	8% (2% per)
Forward aerial	Karkat swings his Regular Sickle forward multiple times. 	12% (4% per)
Back aerial 	 	
Up aerial 	 	
Down aerial 	Karkat leans back and swings down the Clawsickle at his feet. Can spike.	9% Sour, 14% Sweetspot
=== Grab and throw ===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Grab 	Karkat grabs the opponent with his free hand. 	
Pummel 	 	
Forward throw	Karkat kicks the opponent then slashes them with the Homes Smell Ya Later. 	3% kick, 8% slash
Back throw 	Karkat spins the opponent around using his Regular Sickle and tosses them while yelling "LATER DOUCHE".	12%
Up throw 	Karkat throws the opponent upwards and pokes at them with the Homes Smell Ya Later. 	8%
Down throw 	Karkat slams the opponent onto the ground and slashes them with his Reggisickle 	3% slam, 5% slice
=== Other attacks ===
Attack 	Description	Damage
Floor attack	 	
Trip attack 	 	
Ledge attack	 	
=== Special moves ===
Attack 	Name 	Description
Standard special	Encryption 	Karkat uses his sylladex to grab items, traps and projectiles to use against his foes. He can only hold 2 things at a time, putting them into safes that follow behind him before dropping them on his foes. They will always go through platforms. The damage changes depending on what the item is.
You can also captalogue the safes and use them as well, however you can only do it to one safe at a time. Other players can pick up safes like heavy items. Safe damage will never go higher than 35%.
Side special 	Sicklekind 	Karkat can switch between different four different sickles to throw at his opponents. While holding B, tap A to change them before throwing them. Karkat will also change Sickles upon using a standard attack involving them.
Note these effects only apply when being thrown.
* Regular Sickle does 10% with no special effects.
* Homes Smell Ya Later is the fastest sickle, dealing 6% and go through opponents upon hit.
* Reggisickle deals 7% darkness damage and can hit through projectile reflectors/deflectors.
* Clawsickle is incredibly slow, dealing 20% damage if it hits and breaks shields.
Up special 	Transportalize 	Karkat will teleport anywhere with solid ground on his Transportalizer. It's quick, has little cooldown and won't linger for long when being using on the ground, while using it in the air will launch Karkat upward and the Transportalizer downward. If it hits solid ground it will linger for 10 seconds for him to warp to at any time, until it is broken by Karkat or other players.
Down special 	I'M PUTTING YOU ON SPEAKER CRAB.	Karkat deploys his speaker crab, which marches around on the ground. It will do 3% to the touch and explode after a while if you don't pick it up, dealing 9% damage.
Tapping Down B while the Crab is elsewhere will make a Hologram of the Meteor group appear, dealing 3-15% electrical damage depending on how much of the attack connects before it scuttles away.
Final Smash 	Mobius Double Reacharound 	Karkat has Sollux aim at a opponent with the Mobius Double Reacharound virus, which explodes their computer/device for 60% and great misfortune if they survive. Effects include
* Random Tripping
* Traps may malfunction and will despawn
* Random moves will be disabled or lose power
* Special assist characters and Assist Trophies will randomly die/despawn
The bad luck will go away after 1 minute or after the victim is KOed. The Final Smash will end if Sollux misses.
=== Misc. ===
Misc. 	Description 	Description 	Description
On-Screen Appearance	Karkat appears on the battlefield through a transportalizer pad. 	Karkat appears on the battlefield through a transportalizer pad. 	Karkat appears on the battlefield through a transportalizer pad.
Taunts 	Up 	Karkat scuttles like a crab. 	
Taunts 	Side 	karkat received a chat message from a future version of himself. 	
Taunts 	Down 	Karkat spins around the Homes Smell Ya Later Sickle and holds it over his head. 	
Idle poses 	Karkat rapidly blinks, opens his mouth, then stops entirely to stare at the screen and open his mouth again.	Karkat rapidly blinks, opens his mouth, then stops entirely to stare at the screen and open his mouth again. 	Karkat rapidly blinks, opens his mouth, then stops entirely to stare at the screen and open his mouth again.
Victory theme 	 	 	
Victory pose 	1 	"I WASN'T JOKING WHEN I SAID I WAS YOUR GOD! I AM LITERALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR EXISTENCE!" 	
Victory pose 	2 	"OK, TIME OUT FOR THE IDIOT. THE IDIOT GETS A TIME OUT AND SHUTS UP FOR A SECOND. THAT'S YOU." 	
Victory pose 	3 	Karkat gets hit in the face with a bucket, with it falling on top of his head. 	
Victory pose 	SP 1 	(against Vriska Serket) Karkat points at Vriska and yells 'HEY. GUESS WHO THE LEADER IS? I'M THE LEADER. IT'S ME."	
Victory pose 	SP 2 	(teamed with John Egbert) *Karkat holds his sickle over his head while John does the same with his hammer* 	
Lose pose 	1 	Karkat stands in shock, jaw open 	
Lose pose 	SP 	(VS Vriska): Karkat, on his knees, grasps his head as Vriska’s psionics are used on him. 	
===Extras===
Extras 	Description 	Description 	Description
Sleep 	Karkat lays down, curled up asleep with a "Z" above his head. 	Karkat lays down, curled up asleep with a "Z" above his head. 	Karkat lays down, curled up asleep with a "Z" above his head.
Dance 	Karkat does his crab walk from his Up Taunt, but adds some "pinching" motions. 	Karkat does his crab walk from his Up Taunt, but adds some "pinching" motions. 	Karkat does his crab walk from his Up Taunt, but adds some "pinching" motions.
Attraction 	Karkat stands dumbstruck, with his eyes and a speech bubble shifting between a heart and a spade.	Karkat stands dumbstruck, with his eyes and a speech bubble shifting between a heart and a spade.	Karkat stands dumbstruck, with his eyes and a speech bubble shifting between a heart and a spade.
Stun/Shield Break 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Lawl Food 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Memory Distortion 	
* Karkat in his respitblock.
* Karkat about to open the door to the new universe.
* Karkat's dream self waking up before being killed by Bec Noir.
* Karkat surveying the carnage after Eridan and Sollux's duel.
* Karkat charging towards Lord English.
* Karkat, Dave and Jade in the new universe.	
* Karkat in his respitblock.
* Karkat about to open the door to the new universe.
* Karkat's dream self waking up before being killed by Bec Noir.
* Karkat surveying the carnage after Eridan and Sollux's duel.
* Karkat charging towards Lord English.
* Karkat, Dave and Jade in the new universe.	
* Karkat in his respitblock.
* Karkat about to open the door to the new universe.
* Karkat's dream self waking up before being killed by Bec Noir.
* Karkat surveying the carnage after Eridan and Sollux's duel.
* Karkat charging towards Lord English.
* Karkat, Dave and Jade in the new universe.
Mobius Double Reacharound 	Karkat opens his Crab husktop, which opens the virus from Trollian. 	Karkat opens his Crab husktop, which opens the virus from Trollian. 	Karkat opens his Crab husktop, which opens the virus from Trollian.
Rejuvenated Form 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Animal Form (Lawl Nova) 	Crabdad 	Crabdad can only scuttle across the ground. A has it pinch twice with its pincers. 	
Art (Lawl Nova) 	IMPECCABLE ROMANCE BROKERING 	Karkat's "shipping chart" of the Beta kids. 	
Joel’s Bob Ross Art (Lawl Nova)	 	 	
==Gallery==
===Palette swaps===
#'carcinoGeneticist" Standard
#"Tag y9ur triggers" Based on Kankri Vantas
#"The Sufferer" Based on The Signless
#"CR1M4L" Based on Terezi and her Redglare outfit
#"welcome to the dark carnival motherfucker" Based on Gamzee and his God Tier outfit
#"Graveyard Stuffers" Based on B1 Jack Noir
#"EGBERRRRRRRRT" Based on Dan from Dan VS
#"I AM YOUR LITERAL GOD" Based on the Beta Kids
#"Bloody Dreams" Based on Karkat's Prospit outfit
#"Fallen Knight" Karkat's God Tier
===Screenshots===
KarkatSplash.png
Yes.PNG|Karkat's victory pose when teamed up with John
File:KarkatTrophy.png|Karkat's Trophy.
File:MOBIUSDOUBLEREACHAROUNDTrophy.png|Mobius Double Reacharound Trophy.
==Video==
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== Trivia ==
*Karkat's idle pose was updated in Frisk's moveset, where he holds the Homes Smell Ya Later in a combat stance.
*In comparison to other non-troll Homestuck characters, Karkat's Final Smash doesn't involve him going God Tier.
**Karkat is also the only playable Homestuck character in Beatdown who never reaches God Tier.
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