Bass (Smash V)

Bass (フォルテ, Forte) appears as a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. V as a paid DLC Character. He was revealed and announced on December 11, 2019 along with the returning Mega Man.
“Bass is a Robot Master created by Dr. Wily to imitate Mega Man's design, along with Treble, an imitation of Rush's design. He was created based on a research conducted on Mega Man with the intention of surpassing his power sometime during or before the events of Mega Man 6, and made his debut in Mega Man 7. Bass is the prominent anti-hero of the Mega Man classic series, and his goal is to become the most powerful robot in existence. Although Bass and Mega Man are rivals, at times they team up to take down mutual enemies of the two. Despite being created by Dr. Wily, Bass frequently rebels against his creator, usually for his own purposes.”
He is confirmed to have no alternate costume. 
==Attributes==
===Pros:===
*Can air dash
*Quick dash speed
*Very good long and close range game
*Moves cover a lot of area
*Super armor on recovery options
===Cons: ===
*Beat usually by rush-down characters.
*Projectiles can be reflected and used against him
*Ending lag on quite some key moves
Summary
Bass plays quite similarly to Mega Man. He has projectile based neutral, forward tilt, and neutral aerial attacks. He can air dash by double tapping forward on the main stick and can dash attack in the air. His dash speed is quite quick as well. His long and close range game is exceptional thanks to his powerful, yet no ranged attacks and his good projectiles. His moves also cover a lot of area. A thing about Bass is just like Mega Man, rush-down characters usually have no trouble getting to him. His projectiles, of course, can be reflected and used against him. He also has quite the ending lag on some key moves, special moves especially. He’s a character that is meant to be played a bit more aggressively than Mega Man due to his quicker movement and his very useful air dash.
Moveset
===Ground Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Attack	Skull Shot 	3.2%, 2% (cannon) 	Bass fires purple, skull-shaped orbs similarly to Mega Man’s Neutral Attack and Forward tilt. His, however, travel slower and deal more damage.
Neutral Combo 	 	 	
Dash Attack 	 	11% 	Bass boost forward with his buster arm.
Forward Tilt 	Skull Shot 	3.2%, 2% (cannon) 	Bass fires purple, skull-shaped orbs similarly to Mega Man’s Neutral Attack and Forward tilt. His, however, travel slower and deal more damage. It can be tilted up and down.
Up Tilt 	 	9% 	Bass swings his buster arm up in a forward to up arc. Good for juggles.
Down Tilt 	 	9% (clean), 6% (late) 	Bass slides on the ground very similarly to Mega Man.
Forward Smash 	Tengu Blade	16% 	Bass uses Tengu Blade to slash the opponent. Very, very powerful.
Up Smash 	 	15% 	Bass performs a somersault kick.
Down Smash 	Solar Blaze	15% (clean)/12% (late) (each)	Bass shoots a flame down in front of him that shoots both sides.
===Aerial Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Aerial	 	3.2%, 2% (cannon) 	Bass fires purple, skull-shaped orbs similarly to Mega Man’s Neutral Attack and Forward tilt. His, however, travel slower and deal more damage.
Forward Aerial	 	9% 	Bass kicks forward as his foot is covered in a green aura.
Back Aerial 	Wheel Cutter	2% (each hit) 	Bass shoots a spiky wheel back that rolls on the ground attack multiple times.
Up Aerial 	 	20% (clean), 5% (split (each))	Bass shoots a skull shot up that splits into 5 directions.
Down Aerial 	Chill Spike 	11%, 14% 9(sweetspot) 	Bass shoots a Chill Spike downwards which hits opponents doing high damage. If sweetspotted it freezes the opponent WHILE initiating a meteor smash.
===Grabs and Throws===
 	Name	Damage 	Description
Pummel 	 	2.2% 	Bass knees the opponent.
Forward Throw	 	8% 	Bass throws the opponent forward.
Back Throw 	 	3%, 6% (kick) 	Bass tosses the opponent and kicks them behind him.
Up Throw 	 	7% 	Bass throws the opponent up
Down Throw 	 	5%, 3% (pellet)	Bass slams the opponent down then shoots a pellet at them as they bounce off.
===Other===
 	Name	Damage	Description
Floor Attack (front)	 	7% 	Swipes at both sides.
Floor Attack (back) 	 	7% 	Swipes at both sides.
Floor Attack (trip) 	 	5% 	Swipes at both sides.
Edge Attack 	 	7% 	Gets up attacking with buster.
===Special Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Special	Triple Blade 	12% 	Bass fires three blades that travel upwards diagonally, straight forward, and downwards diagonally, respectively. The blades make do of shields.
Alternate 1 	Charge Shot 	6% (min), 18% (max) 	Bass charges a shot with his buster. He can charge it while moving but he can’t dash. It shoots a green blast forward.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Side Special 	Spread Drill 	Single: 15%, Split (each): 10% 	Bass fires a drill forward which can be split into two drills by hitting side B as it’s out. One drill has much more knockback and kill power than a split drill. If used at point blank range it works just like a forward smash and it’s very powerful (Single).
Alternate 1 	Quad Spread Drill 	Split (each): 10%, Split into 4 (each): 5%	A drill split into 2 is always fired which can split into 4 smaller and weaker drills. Good for taking up a lot of area and able to pressure (arguably) much better than the default Spread Drill.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Up Special 	Super Bass: Rocket Punch	14% 	Bass fuses with Treble and boosts upwards with Blast punch that deals heavy damage and knockback.
Alternate 1 	Super Bass: Fist Cutter 	10% 	More range than Rocket Punch but weaker, and aesthetically, the punch doesn’t produce an explosion effect but more of a wind effect.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Down Special 	Treble 	Shots: 8%, Charged Shot: 16% 	Bass summons Treble who sits stationary, occasionally moving around, either firing regular size shots , or a full-charged shot, at opponents, each having nice stun and knockback. Treble has 12 HP, and disappears when damaged that much.
Alternate 1 	Treble Charge 	13% 	Bass summons Treble which moves around muchh more often using a charge attack against opponents as it’s shrouded in a Green aura. Treble has 10 HP, and disappears when damaged that much.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Final Smash 	Treble Boost 	Fist Attacks: 13% (each), Tackle: 22% 	Bass summons Treble and they both fuse. In this form, Bass can fly around freely, and attacking with powerful fist pellet attacks (3 at a time). If Side+B is inputted, He performs a powerful tackle attack that works like a smash attack, but more powerful.
==Animations and Misc.==
===Size===
Slightly taller than Mega Man
===Taunts===
SIDE - Bass stands straight and opens his hands out with a smirk.
UP - Bass points his buster arm up then moves it down forward with a smirk on his face.
DOWN - Bass turns his back on the opponent as he looks back at them with his eyes glowing purple.
===Character Selection Screen Animation===
Bass holds his buster arm.
===On Screen Appearance===
Warps into the stage holding out hands while hovering, similarly to his on-screen appearance in Mega Man and Bass.
===Victory Animations===
*Bass is seen turned around shooting many skull shots he then turns around with a slight angry pose similar to his Mega Man and Bass artwork.
*Bass warps onto view and raises his buster arm forward with a smirk.
*Bass points his buster forward as he charges a charge shot but ends up bluffing as he chuckles then folds his arms looking forward.
===Losing Animation===
Bass is seen putting his hand on his forehead looking angry.
===Crowd Cheer===
“Baa-aass!” 
===Victory Theme===
Flourished remix of the Bass theme in Mega Man and Bass Mega Man and Bass. Key point is 0:53-1:07.
===Fighting Stance===
Bass stands with legs apart with his hands clenched.  His fighting stance in Mega Man and Bass.
===Idle Poses===
*Puts hand on waist.
*Looks to the side.
===Walk===
Simply walks forward, similarly to Mega Man.
===Dash===
Boosts on the ground without moving legs with hands out.
==Trophies==
To be added.
==Palette Swaps and Alternate Costume w/Palette Swap==
 	Color 	Origin/Description
Default	Purple	Bass’s regular appearance. Has a purple tint to it as opposed to the classic Black appearance.
Second 	Black 	Seems to resemble Bass’s more classic-appearance
Third 	Cyan 	Resembles Bass when using the Ice Wall.
Fourth 	Red 	Resembles Bass when using Spread Drill.
Fifth 	Pink 	Resembles Bass when using Rebound Striker.
Sixth 	Blue 	Resembles Bass when using Water Shield. Somewhat resembles Mega Man.
Seventh	Orange	Resembles Bass when using Commando Bomb.
Eighth 	Yellow	All yellow coloration of Bass.
==Reveal Trailer==
To be added.
==Trivia==
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