The Batter

The Batter is the twenty-sixth playable character in Smash Bros Lawl Beatdown.
==Character Description==
The Batter is the main protagonist of the 2008 French RPG OFF. The Batter's appearance is that of a man in a baseball uniform wearing an uncaring, somewhat condescending expression. Despite this, the Batter has been confirmed to be inhuman. In a large and empty world, The Batter has a self righteous quest lead by an unknowing player to purify the world of specters and evil spirits. The Batter doesn't show much feeling or emotion, speaking very bluntly and preferring to get straight to the point. Alongside his Add-Ons, he possesses an incredible battle ability that allows him to attain his goals.
===Role in the Beatdown Lore===
The Batter had revealed that he remembers the events of his game, OFF, including the purification of the world and beating The Judge in battle. However, he mentioned that he would awake in the world of Beatdown alone without The Player guiding him. Regardless, he would eventually be delivered the same piece of mail admitting him into Beatdown with the coordinates to the Training Colosseum.
The Batter would warp into the Colosseum, immediately sensing the need for purification as he and his Add-Ons began fighting the Training Dummies. He would end up coming across Mrs. Mavilda after Epsilon shone its light on her, and he would sense her weakness and tell her to leave. Mavilda tried proving herself by bringing up her chainsaw, but she would be knocked away by Amethyst being launched towards her. The Batter, Mavilda and Amethyst would join the others in watching Harry serenade the Dummies, as The Batter and Vriska were stopped by Garnet in trying to resume the fight.
The Batter and the rest of the fighters would be teleported away from the Colosseum and to the mansion with their acceptance into Beatdown. The Batter would, however, immediately abandon the party being thrown for them as he senses “evil intention”. He would walk all the way back to the Colosseum and, after resetting the training simulation, got back to fighting Dummies.
The Batter would remain in the Colosseum for quite some time, glancing over as Gary Oak interrupted Karkat Vantas and Psycho Dad’s training match (while making note of Viola). In BeatdownBound, he would tell Frisk that he has no intention of going to the mansion and even believes them to have an evil spirit about them. He would also butt heads with Vriska as she bragged to him. For the world premiere of Dangeresque: 4 REAL This Time!, The Batter was notably absent. When being delivered an invitation from Naesala under the Tellius branch of Anna and Co., he noted that it was a waste of time and conversed with Naesala about his purpose. He also first mentioned his need for someone to guide him in this world.
After another day in the Colosseum, Asgore would warp in to check up on The Batter. Due to the confrontation between The Gems and Tord, all fighters were required to check into the mansion at least once a day. The Batter refused, until Asgore created a wall of fire blocking him off. Intimidated, The Batter returns to the mansion with him and walks in begrudgingly. He walked through the halls and lamented the presence of evil, stopping in front of a mirror when he saw The Black Cat. Blockhead begins bothering him, and after taking note of Viola walking into a room with The Cat, he hears whispers from the mirror nudging him to seek her out. He shoves Blockhead aside and enters the room with Viola. He pledges that she is the one to guide him on his mission, and confides that he is in need of someone to guide his purifying hand. After realizing she needs help to satisfy The Cat, she accepts his help. The Cat even reveals that he can talk, and The Batter makes mention of a previous talking cat mentor he dealt with.
== Moveset ==
===Playstyle ===
The Batter is an unfeeling and determined figure who stops at nothing to achieve his goal of purification. True to his namesake, The Batter is quite athletic and capable of dishing out good hits- generally being all around solid in most fields. Most of The Batter's special moves allow him to charge to unleash more strength or additional effects, to mirror the move gauge in his home series battles. The Batter is able to further augment his abilities by summoning his Add-Ons with Neutral B, which allow him to specialize in certain moves.
*Alpha focuses on offensive abilities
*Omega focuses on protecting The Batter
* Epsilon focuses on buffs for The Batter
===Ground attacks===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral attack	The Batter punts with his bat, holding the bat horizontally and swinging forward. 	
Down tilt 	 	
Down smash 	The Batter raises his enlarged hand up, then slams it on the ground. When fully charged, he creates two shines that rise up from both sides of him.	
Forward tilt 	The Batter swings his bat up from his feet. 	
Forward smash 	The Batter swings his bat forward as if he's hitting a ball. When fully charged, can deflect projectiles. 	
Up tilt 	 	
Up smash 	 	
Dash attack 	The Batter dives onto his stomach with his arm out, then catches himself and swings his bat down. 	
===Aerial attack===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Neutral aerial	 	
Forward aerial	The Batter swings his bat down in an overhead arc. 	
Back aerial 	The Batter swings his bat behind him, arms spread. 	
Up aerial 	The Batter swings his bat upwards above his head. 	
Down aerial 	The Batter swings his bat downwards in a curved arc. Can spike.	
===Grab and throw===
Attack 	Description 	Damage
Grab 	The Batter enlarges his hand and grabs the foe. 	
Pummel 	The Batter squeezes the foe in his hand. 	
Forward throw	The Batter releases the foe then smacks them away with his bat.	
Back throw 	 	
Up throw 	 	
Down throw 	 	
===Other attacks===
Attack 	Description	Damage
Floor attack	 	
Trip attack 	 	
Ledge attack	 	
=== Special moves===
Attack 	Name 	Description
Standard special 	Add-On Add on 	The Batter summons one of his three Add-Ons, who give him two new Special Moves and change his stats slightly.
Standard special (Alpha) 	Bracket 	Alpha splits in two and hits foes on both sides of The Batter, inflicting status conditions when charged.
Standard special (Omega) 	Perspective 	Omega hovers over The Batter, healing him and removing any active debuffs.
Standard special (Epsilon)	Drama 	Epsilon raises above The Batter and shines a spotlight over him, granting him a random buff.
Side special 	Run with Courage	The Batter ducks down and runs forward, ending with a knee slide while dealing random elemental damage.
Up special 	Mortal Fall 	The Batter rises up from smoke and falls back down. When an Add-On is summoned, he is able to act out of his fall.
Down special 	Homerun 	The Batter winds up and swings his bat for a heavy hit with great startup.
Down special (Alpha) 	String 	Alpha shoots forward in a chain made of itself. The range increases with charge and can go through walls.
Down special (Omega) 	Blur 	Omega blurs over The Batter, defending him from immediate threats and projectiles.
Down special (Epsilon) 	Tragedy 	Epsilon breaks into multiple smaller segments, covering a wide range over The Batter.
Final Smash 	Purification 	The Batter purifies the stage, turning it white and disabling stage hazards/functions. As his stats are greatly buffed, Secretaries assault the stage as well.
===Misc. ===
Misc. 	Description 	Description
On-Screen Appearance	The Batter warps in from teleporting rings, then turns to face the foe. 	The Batter warps in from teleporting rings, then turns to face the foe.
Taunts 	Up 	The Batter taps his bat on the ground twice then slings it over his shoulder.
Taunts 	Side 	The Batter takes out a piece of steak and takes a bite out of it.
Taunts 	Down 	The Batter opens his mouth and a speech bubble with the words “Ah, ah, ah.” comes out.
Idle poses 	 	
Victory theme 	 	
Victory pose 	1 	A Common Specter floats around the stage until The Batter descends from above and smashes it with his bat, making it disappear. He then stands and puts the bat to his shoulder.
Victory pose 	2 	The Batter slowly rides in on a roller coaster (with the Zacharie statue sitting next to him) and gives an emotionless thumbs up.
Victory pose 	3 	The Batter, holding a bloody bat, turns his head away while saying “Escaping from your purpose is Impossible.” The background of the stage will also be white.
Lose pose 	The Batter, leaning on his bat on one knee, turns black with an "X" over him.	The Batter, leaning on his bat on one knee, turns black with an "X" over him.
===Extras===
Extras 	Description 	Description 	Description
Sleep 	The Batter slumps to the floor, arms crossed and hat over his face.	The Batter slumps to the floor, arms crossed and hat over his face.	The Batter slumps to the floor, arms crossed and hat over his face.
Dance 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Attraction 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Stun/Shield Break 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Lawl Food 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Memory Distortion 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Mobius Double Reacharound 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Rejuvenated Form 	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
Animal Form (Lawl Nova) 	TBA 	TBA 	
Art (Lawl Nova) 	TBA 	TBA 	
Joel’s Bob Ross Art (Lawl Nova)	TBA 	TBA 	TBA
==Gallery==
===Palette swaps===
#"The Purifier" Standard
#"Judgemental Beginning" Based on Zone 0
#"Meat and Smoke" Based on Zone 1
#"Unreasonable Behavior" Based on Zone 2
#"Sugar and Purification" Based on Zone 3
#"Queen of the Flies" Based on The Room
#"This is Really Stupid" Based on Panic in BallVille
#"The Meaning of his Tears" Based on Hugo's Room
#"Colorful Purifier" Based on The Batter's original concept art
#"Smiling Duckie" (spoilers for OFF sorry!) The Batter's true form Bad Batter
=== Screenshots===
File:BatterSplash.png
File:BatterMemory1.png|The Batter's battle with The Queen, as depicted in the memory he shared in his Outro.
Batter Preview.png|The Batter's reveal in the Smash Bros. Lawl Beatdown Direct
File:TheBatterTrophy.png|The Batter's Trophy.
File:PurificationTrophy.png|Purification Trophy.
==Trivia==
*The Batter's assets are all hand-drawn by ShadBad in the artstyle of Mortis Ghost, due to his in-game sprites being too small and simplistic to work alongside the other characters.
*In Stamina battles, if The Batter is KO'd, his body will turn completely black and a white X will appear over him, similarly to the way he can die when he is defeated in OFF. This also happens in his Losing Pose.
**The Batter is one of the seven characters to have a unique Stamina battle animation when KO'd. The other six being Frisk, The Crystal Gems, Čeda Čedović and Spinel.
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