Simon (Rave)

Simon (シモン, Simon) is one of the main protagonists of the Castlevania series and appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Rave.
He is voiced by Keith Silverstein in English and Hideo Ishikawa in Japanese, both via reused voice clips from Ultimate.
==Attributes==
Simon is a heavyweight with below-average ground speed and poor air mobility. He has a variety of effective projectiles and incredibly long disjointed attacks. His whip, the Vampire Killer has a sweetspot at the tip of the chain where the spike ball is. He can also crawl.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
Neutral attack	Swings the Vampire Killer twice while holding it lengthwise. If button mashed, he rapidly spins the whip before ending with an uppercut. If held, then he holds out the Vampire Killer, which can be manually twirled around.
Forward tilt 	Performs a whip strike.
Up tilt 	Performs a quick whip twirl similar to a lasso, covering above his head.
Down tilt 	Performs a slide kick.
Dash attack 	Twirls the Vampire Killer beside himself.
Forward smash 	Performs a whip strike forwards.
Up smash 	Does a vertical whip crack above himself.
Down smash 	Drags the Vampire Killer across the ground, forward then backward.
===Air Attacks===
Neutral aerial	Twirls the Vampire Killer around his body.
Forward aerial	Rears back before performing a long-ranged whip crack. It can be used as a tether recovery.
Back aerial 	Rears back before performing a long-ranged whip crack behind himself. It can be used as a tether recovery.
Up aerial 	Rears back before performing an vertical whip crack directly above himself. It can also be used as a tether recovery.
Down aerial 	Performs a falling divekick diagonally downward.
===Grabs & Throws===
Grab 	Reaches with his left arm.
Pummel 	Hits the opponent with his knee.
Forward throw	Spins once, then he flings the opponent forward.
Back throw 	Flings the opponent behind himself with both arms.
Up throw 	Heaves the opponent into the air, then he lashes at them with the Vampire Killer.
Down throw 	Performs a chokeslam.
===Recovery Attacks===
Floor attack	Kicks behind, then in front of himself while getting up.
Edge attack 	Kicks forward as he climbs up.
===Special Moves===
Neutral special	Axe: Throws an axe that travels in a high parabolic arc while the angle can be changed by holding forward or backward before throwing it.
Side special 	Cross: Flings a silver cross forward and returns back to him, flying further and dealing more damage if smash-thrown while occasionally saying "Begone!".
Up special 	Uppercut: Performs a rising uppercut, with the Vampire Killer in his hand.
Down special 	Holy Water: Drops a flask of Holy Water diagonally downwards, which unleashes a pillar of red flames when hitting the ground or on an opponent.
Final Smash 	Grand Cross: Summons a large coffin in front of him, trapping opponents who touch it. If the move connects, then he grabs the coffin with the Vampire Killer while saying "Away!" before swinging it in a wide arc and hauls it skywards before he yells "Grand Cross!" while flexing and blasts the coffin with magical crosses, launching opponents away.
==On-Screen Appearance==
*Appears onstage while being surrounded by rays of light, then he cracks the Vampire Killer before coiling it.
==Taunts==
Up taunt 	Grunts while holding the Vampire Killer in the air, coiled up.
Side taunt	Holds the Vampire Killer lengthwise before spinning it around himself twice.
Down taunt	Cracks the Vampire Killer on the ground next to him and says "Come!".
==Idle Poses==
*Stands upright with his right hand on his hip.
*Thrusts his hands downward.
==Victory Poses==
Left 	Shouts "I vanquish the darkness!" while whipping the ground around him twice while holding the Vampire Killer taut. If a non-DLC character affiliated with darkness was in the match, then he will say "To darkness!".
Up 	Holds the coiled Vampire Killer in the air, then he lashes it out against the ground while spinning once.
Right	Jumps up to grab the Magic Crystal, then he whips forward, continuously whipping while the camera cuts to a side view.
Victory Theme: A remix of the "Stage Clear" theme from the original Castlevania.
==Alternate Costumes==
Brown 	His appearance in the 1993 Sharp X68000 port of Castlevania.
Red 	His appearance in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.
Yellow	His appearance on the Western boxart of Super Castlevania IV.
Black 	His appearance in Arrange Mode of Castlevania Chronicles.
Blue 	His appearance on the Japanese boxart of Super Castlevania IV.
Purple	Cornell
Orange	His in-game appearance from Castlevania.
Indigo	Trevor Belmont's doppelganger.
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