Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Skullgirls

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Skullgirls is the name of the collaboration between Nintendo's crossover fighting game and Lab Zero's Skullgirls series. As part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Pass e, content from Skullgirls would appear in the game in the form of paid downloadable content, including the character Filia as an additional playable character, Maplecrest as a stage, music from the series and additional spirits.
The inclusion of Filia would be revealed at the Nintendo Christmas Direct during December 24th, 2020, with the character being set for release the very next day on December 25th. Filia is the fourth character to be revealed for Fighter Pass e.
This page was created by as a exploration of a Skullgirls character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, being a sequel to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x NieR:Automata and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x The Sims , being inspired by further follow-ups from other users. 
__TOC__
==Franchise overview==
Skullgirls is a 2D Fighting game developed by Reverge Labs and published by Autumn Games. A mobile spinoff of the game, developed by Hidden Variable Studios and published by Line, was released for Android and iOS devices in May 2017. The IP is currently owned by Lab Zero Games, a development studio formed from the original core team at Reverge Labs. 
It has a long and storied development history after it's original launch. On May 2012, the original publisher Autumn Games was sued over allegations of fraud regarding an unrelated property, Def Jam Rapstar. This cut off Skullgirls' financial support and forced developer Reverge Labs to lay off the entire development team. The core team would eventually reform as Lab Zero Games in November 2012, and proceeded to launch a successful crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to continue their work. After Autumn Games severed ties with distributor Konami Digital Entertainment in December 2013, the Lab Zero Games formally requested to have the game removed from the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade storefronts. The game was later re-released on both platforms in 2014 as Skullgirls Encore. When the game was ported to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and PC in 2015, it was renamed to Skullgirls 2nd Encore. Skybound Games published 2nd Encore for the Nintendo Switch in October 2019.
In Skullgirls, players engage in combat against one another, with teams of one, two, or three characters attempting to knock out their opponents or have the most cumulative health when time runs out. The setting of the game revolves around the "Skull Heart", an artifact which grants wishes for women. Each story line in Skullgirls sees the characters challenged with tough decisions as they get closer to the Skull Heart, often having a bittersweet or tragic ending as the Skull Heart infects those it sees with a impure heart to become the next Skullgirl, a monstrous being hellbent on destruction. It's implied that it is impossible to be truly seen as pure in the eyes of the Skull Heart, leading to quite a tragic ending for those who use their wishes for the best impossible intentions.
==Challenger Pack==
As part of the Challenger Pack, the following content is added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
===#80: Filia===
Filiain Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Filiain Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 	
Universe 	Skullgirls
Availability 	Downloadable
Filia is added as a playable character along with a wealth of brand new content for the game. She is labelled fighter #80 and is based off her appearance in Skullgirls. All her costumes are palettes from her original game, being the first 12 from that game.
Filia is considered more or less the main protagonist of Skullgirls, although other characters in the game have more prominent roles than her. She is used the most often in advertising but Marie, Parasoul, Valentine, Double, and Painwheel all have more involvement in the story mode and plot, with Filia's story mode actually covering a very small sliver of the world of Skullgirls. Filia is an amnesiac schoolgirl with a parasite tied to her hair known as Samson. Samson is a brash and rowdy parasitic symbiote but very protective of his host, and the two work in tandem by fighting with Filia's hair, which can morph into many fun shapes in combat.
Filia herself is not an active fighter, instead moving around for Samson's vantage point to attack from her head. Samson can morph into various things, making her fairly versatile. She is a "rushdown" character, who has aggressive play strategies and can use her moves to attack an opponent fiercely. 
She has two moves that can can be used to literally rush towards the opponent, one being a powerful combo starter called Gregor Samson that has Filia rush into the opponent to punch them into the opposite direction she's facing (allowing for quick followups even with significant knockback) and Hairball which sees her become a ball and rolls forward with powerful spikes that launches the opponent forward with decent armor on it.
Like other characters that originiated from fighting games like Ryu, Ken, or Terry, you can actually use the original inputs for strong versions of Filia's special moves. For instance, Updo becomes Fenrir Drive instead when done through the input, allowing you to do more damage and get superarmor frames when going back to the stage. These moves allow Filia to rise into the air with gator-like jaws, knocking the opponent very high into the air when they close at the apex of her jump. 
====Moveset====
Move	Description
 	Samson takes on a cockroach-like form and rushes Filia towards her opponent a short distance, dealing multi-hits that deal 1% damage. It knocks foes into the air in the opposite direction of where Filia was facing, allowing for quick follow-ups for more damage. However, it can be grabbed and doesn't have good armor normally. Has a versatile function in the air that allows Filia to recover even more efficiently, almost acting as a second air dodge. Generally seen as a quick way to get pressure onto the opponent, while Hairball is seen as the more reliable killing option. 
When using the original control input, Filia gains armor to a point but her weakness is still being grabbed. However, it can go through most projectiles and slash attacks.
OR
Gregor Samson	Samson takes on a cockroach-like form and rushes Filia towards her opponent a short distance, dealing multi-hits that deal 1% damage. It knocks foes into the air in the opposite direction of where Filia was facing, allowing for quick follow-ups for more damage. However, it can be grabbed and doesn't have good armor normally. Has a versatile function in the air that allows Filia to recover even more efficiently, almost acting as a second air dodge. Generally seen as a quick way to get pressure onto the opponent, while Hairball is seen as the more reliable killing option. 
When using the original control input, Filia gains armor to a point but her weakness is still being grabbed. However, it can go through most projectiles and slash attacks.
 	Filia curls up into a ball and Samson covers her in sharp spikes, proceeding to roll forward to deliver a multi-hit attack that deals 2.2% damage per hit. When done normally, it results in three hits (6.6% damage). 
However, when performed with the original input method, delivers three hits while delivers five hits (11% damage) and some additional knockback. 
Can be done in the air, which will angle Filia downwards normally although can be influenced by tapping the control stick. With the original input method, will launch Filia downwards normally while fires Filia a little more horizontally, allowing her to cover more ground.
OR
Hairball	Filia curls up into a ball and Samson covers her in sharp spikes, proceeding to roll forward to deliver a multi-hit attack that deals 2.2% damage per hit. When done normally, it results in three hits (6.6% damage). 
However, when performed with the original input method, delivers three hits while delivers five hits (11% damage) and some additional knockback. 
Can be done in the air, which will angle Filia downwards normally although can be influenced by tapping the control stick. With the original input method, will launch Filia downwards normally while fires Filia a little more horizontally, allowing her to cover more ground.
 	Samson jets Filia into the air while becoming a pair of gator jaws that snap shut at the apex of the jet jump. Has a large hurtbox that becomes active when it goes off, but cannot actually launch foes although will put airborne foes into a helpless state. Deals 16% damage at the center of the jaws, 12% damage everywhere else. You can charge it up to go higher up, with Samson's eyes glowing red when optimal. Release for the highest height.
Updo becomes Fenrir Dive when the player uses the original arcade input. Fenrir Dive sees the player carry the opponent in their jaws to to crash them into the ground for an additional 8% damage, causing a rather heavy stun effect.
OR
Updo/Fenrir Dive	Samson jets Filia into the air while becoming a pair of gator jaws that snap shut at the apex of the jet jump. Has a large hurtbox that becomes active when it goes off, but cannot actually launch foes although will put airborne foes into a helpless state. Deals 16% damage at the center of the jaws, 12% damage everywhere else. You can charge it up to go higher up, with Samson's eyes glowing red when optimal. Release for the highest height.
Updo becomes Fenrir Dive when the player uses the original arcade input. Fenrir Dive sees the player carry the opponent in their jaws to to crash them into the ground for an additional 8% damage, causing a rather heavy stun effect.
 	Filia quickly drops to the floor and makes a drill of hair arise from the ground. Holding down the button allows you to charge it up for further distance, allowing it to come out from five character lengths away. It deals 8.5% damage at a short distance and up to 14.5% damage at a far distance. Effective poking tool. 
When using the original input method, you can use instead to deliver it in front of Filia or to deliver it at maximum distance without the charge input. Additionally, it delivers extra knockback with this method.
OR
Ringlet Spike	Filia quickly drops to the floor and makes a drill of hair arise from the ground. Holding down the button allows you to charge it up for further distance, allowing it to come out from five character lengths away. It deals 8.5% damage at a short distance and up to 14.5% damage at a far distance. Effective poking tool. 
When using the original input method, you can use instead to deliver it in front of Filia or to deliver it at maximum distance without the charge input. Additionally, it delivers extra knockback with this method.
 	Samson screams and explodes into a large figure that upchucks a hairball from his mouth. It bounces off the ceilings and walls until it hits someone or does so three times, delivering 35% to 50% damage and causes significant knockback. It ignores stage boundaries, considering the edges of the screen to be a wall and ceiling.
Tricobezoar	Samson screams and explodes into a large figure that upchucks a hairball from his mouth. It bounces off the ceilings and walls until it hits someone or does so three times, delivering 35% to 50% damage and causes significant knockback. It ignores stage boundaries, considering the edges of the screen to be a wall and ceiling.
===#80ε: Fukua===
Fukuain Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Fukuain Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 	
Universe 	Skullgirls
Availability 	Downloadable
Fukua is Filia's echo fighter, and so far the second known echo fighter to be included with a downloadable fighter. She is labelled fighter #80ε and is based off her appearance in Skullgirls. All her costumes are palettes from her original game, being the first 12 from that game.
SECTION HEAVY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
As Filia's echo fighter, Fukua is naturally very similar to her in playstyle. However, she features a number of key differences from her:
*Fukua has drastically different special moves, some of which see her becoming involved in the attacks with kicks and punches. She is far more focused on sending out projectiles, whether they be fireballs or shadow clones.
*Fukua cannot actually air dodge like Filia, but she instead gets an additional jump, making for three jumps.
*Fukua has drastically different mobility options, going for ranged options instead of mobility options.
==Stage: Maplecrest/Nightmare Crest==
SkullgirlsMaplecrest/Nightmare Crest 	SkullgirlsMaplecrest/Nightmare Crest
<tabber>Maplecrest=|-|Nightmare Crest=</tabber>	<tabber>Maplecrest=|-|Nightmare Crest=</tabber>
Universe 	Skullgirls
Home Stage 	Filia
Availability 	Downloadable
Max. Players 	8
Maplecrest is a stage that comes bundled with the Fighter Pack. It is the homestage of Filia in Skullgirls. Maplecrest appears in the story modes of nearly every character in Skullgirls, and is unlocked by default for use in multiplayer and training in that game. It is a small little town with an abundance of maple trees, very starkly different from the other locales in the game which tend to take place in cities. It is the hometown of Filia and Carol aka Painwheel. Carol would later use her memories of Maplecrest to break free of the grip on her psyche that the villainous Brain Drain put on her in her story mode.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Maplecrest is a walkoff stage with invisible barriers similar to the ones present in the Strangertown and King of Fighters Stadium stages. This time there is one against the ceiling of the stage, which means even star and screen KOs require the wall to be shattered through knockback force. As such, the stage is mostly safe from knockback kills until percentages get pretty high, allowing for even crazier combat.
A variant of this stage known as Nightmare Crest is selectable under certain conditions. It has no real changes to the gameplay of the stage, but features a harsh red sky and drastically altered colors to the neighborhood of Maplecolor, almost appearing like an x-ray of it. To select Nightmare Crest, you need to change the music to the tracks ???, ???, or ???.
==Trivia==
*Coding help from .
==Gallery==
FightersPasse.png|Fighter's Pass e
Category:Super Smash Bros. (series)
Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Category:Downloadable Content
Category:Fan DLC
Category:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Downloadable Content
Category:Crossovers