Geno (Smash V)

Geno (ゲーノ, ♥♪!?, pronounced Jiino) appears as a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. V as a free DLC character for those who preorder the game before April 15, 2019. He was revealed and announced on April 8, 2019 when the game became available for preorders. He is scheduled to be made available to others by a $4.00 payment in the future.
Nintendo and Square Enix, the owners of Geno, came to an agreement of having Geno in the game weeks before the Smash Bros. Direct but it was never announced until April 8, 2019. Geno’s development began shortly after. 
“Geno is a warrior from Star Road and one of Mario's partners in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. He is sent by "a higher authority" to restore peace to Mario's world. During the events of Super Mario RPG, he teams up with Mario's team, which consists of Mario, Mallow, Princess Peach and Bowser and helps them out on their quest to defeat Smithy. In battle, he has high attack, but lower defense.”
He is confirmed to have no alternate costume. 
He also seems to make some sort of a whistling sound.
==Attributes==
===Pros:===
*Little lag on his moves
*Quick
*Reliable special attacks
*Agile
*Tons of combo options
*Reliable recovery
*Can wall jump/cling
*Strong Smash Attacks
*Can hover
===Cons: ===
*Light character
*Weak grabs
*Punishable smash attacks
*Most attacks have little reach
Summary
Geno is a very simple character. He comes with little lag on his moves, he’s quick, and he’s agile. He has both reliable special attacks and a reliable recovery. He also has a heap of combo options making racking up damage pretty easy with him. Another thing to note is that he can wall jump/cling. He can also hover in the air similar to Peach as his hands are folded.
He is a rather light character meaning he can be KOed pretty early. He has weak grabs, but this can also be considered a pro as it makes followups from grabs easy and his smash attacks can be punished if failed. Another thing that’ll be noticed is that most of his moves have little reach (except his projectile attacks, of course).
Geno, much like Mario, is a great go-to character for beginners. With good combo options and simple gameplay, he is a solid character.
Moveset
===Ground Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Attack	Star Gun Flash	5%, 1% (loop), 2% (final) 	A quick jab with his star gun or a flurry of star blasts if held ending with a bigger blast.
Neutral Combo 	 	 	
Dash Attack 	 	8% 	Geno sharpens his cape while swinging forward.
Forward Tilt 	Star Gun Shot 	8% (clean), 5% (late) 	Geno lays out his fingers which fire a short range blast.
Up Tilt 	 	10% (clean), 7% (late) 	Geno makes a blue linear aura appear from the ground which shoots upwards.
Down Tilt 	 	8% 	Geno kneels sending a beam similar to that of his up tilt but smaller and tinted yellow upwards.
Forward Smash 	Star Gun Boost	2% (hits 1-6), 4% (final hit)	Geno uses his star gun to boost forward slamming anything in his way. The final hit does the most damage and sends opponents flying. Can hit multiple opponents and covers some good ground.
Up Smash 	 	15% (clean), 12% (late) 	Geno swings with an upwards kick.
Down Smash 	 	14% (both sides) 	Geno blasts energy on both sides.
===Aerial Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Aerial	 	10% 	Geno sharpens his cape and spins around.
Forward Aerial	Double Punch	4% (each)	Geno sends out 2 rapid punches forward using his Double Punch.
Back Aerial 	Hand Cannon 	12% 	Geno sends a bullet backwards from his elbow. Good KO move.
Up Aerial 	 	5% 	Geno swings his feet upwards. Comes out very quick and lag at all if used when short hopped.
Down Aerial 	 	8% 	Geno drops both feet down initiating a weak meteor smash on contact.
===Grabs and Throws===
 	Name	Damage	Description
Pummel 	 	2% 	*Grabs with one arm, short range* Blasts the opponent with a finger shot.
Forward Throw	 	4% 	Tosses opponent forward.
Back Throw 	 	3% 	Throws opponent behind him.
Up Throw 	 	6% 	Tosses opponent upwards.
Down Throw 	 	7% 	Slams opponent down as they bounce off.
===Other===
 	Name	Damage	Description
Floor Attack (front)	 	7% 	Sharpens his cape as it spins around while he gets up.
Floor Attack (back) 	 	7% 	Sharpens his cape as it spins around while he gets up.
Floor Attack (trip) 	 	5% 	Sharpens his cape as it spins around while he gets up.
Edge Attack 	 	7% 	Gets up attacking with a finger shot.
===Special Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Special	Geno Beam 	1 Star: 9%, 2 Stars: 12%, 3 Stars: 15%	Geno begins to charge a bluish beam and as the charge progresses, red stars appear beside Geno. There are 3 stars and the distance and damage depends on the amount of stars charged. He releases a linear traveling beam that does higher knockback the more its charged.
Alternate 1 	Auto Geno Beam 	12% 	Geno will always blast a 2 star beam.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Side Special 	Geno Whirl 	7% 	Kamui flips towards opponent slamming sword on them and bouncing back. Good damage and knockback. Can be used to recover.
Alternate 1 	Ranged Geno Whirl 	5% 	Has more range but less damage.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Up Special 	Geno Boost 	 	Geno floats upwards as he’s surrounded by a red aura displaying a stat boost in defense. he is invincible while using it. When used on ground he doesn’t float up but stays in place. When used, he glows in a slight red aura and attacks against him have slightly decreased knockback and damage. The effects stay for a mere 10 seconds, though.
Alternate 1 	Geno Boost - Attack 	 	Geno floats upwards as he’s surrounded by a green aura displaying a stat boost in attack. he is invincible while using it. When used on ground he doesn’t float up but stays in place. When used, he glows in a slight green aura and he gets a slight boost in damage and knockback. The effects stay for a mere 10 seconds, though.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Down Special 	Geno Blast 	10% 	Geno summons a rainbow of light from the sky that surrounds him damaging and paralyzing anything in its pretty large radius.
Alternate 1 	Geno Blast Barricade	 	The barrier is shorter but it reflects projectiles but doesn’t do any damage or paralyzing.
Alternate 2 	- 	- 	-
Final Smash 	Geno Flash 	44% 	Geno transforms into a large cannon then shoots a ball of fire energy that grows bigger over time trapping and damaging enemies as it finishes off with an explosion sending enemies flying.
==Animations and Misc.==
Size
About the same height as Mario.
Taunts
SIDE - Geno charges a blast of fire on both hands
UP - Geno hovers in air as he’s cloaked with a rainbow barrier that spirals around him.
DOWN - Geno hovers in the air and spins about
===Character Selection Screen Animation===
Geno charges a blast of fire
On Screen Appearance
Geno appears out of nowhere as if he just used Geno Boost while hovering.
Victory Animations
*Geno is seen looking at his hands as stars are coming out of his fingers then he covers himself with his cape looking forward.
*Geno hovers in the air, gets in a bent position, and sleeps with his arms folded.
*Geno charges up a blast of fire with hands then shoots it forward with his “mouth” open
Losing Animation
Geno is seen clapping
===Crowd Cheer===
“Ge - no!” 
===Victory Theme===
Flourished remix of the Super Mario RPG - Forest Maze OST. Key point is 0:11 - 0:21.
===Fighting Stance===
Stands straight looking forward with hands down and legs slightly out.
===Idle Poses===
*Swings cape over him
*Looks up 
Walk
Simply walks forward
Dash
Dashes with his hands under his cape.
==Trophies==
To be added.
==Palette Swaps and Alternate Costume w/Palette Swap==
 	Color 	Origin/Description
Default	Yellow/Blue	Geno’s Regular appearance
Second 	Red 	Based off Mario’s Coloration
Third 	Pink 	Based off Peach’s coloration
Fourth 	Purple 	Purple coloration of Geno
Fifth 	Yellow 	Bumblebee coloration of Geno
Sixth 	Black 	Black coloration of Geno
Seventh	Sky Blue 	White and Sky Blue coloration of Geno
Eighth 	Green 	Resembles Moss
==Reveal Trailer==
To be added.
==Trivia==
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