Mega Man X (SSB18)

Mega Man X (メガマンX, Rockman X) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. OC 2018. He was added in due to the commemoration of Marvel vs. Capcom 4: Infinite. He is also the very first 3rd Party Character to be added into the game as well. X doesn't widely use much hand-to-hand combat as he is a projectile heavy character.
==Attributes==
As striking to his home sub-series, X's moveset realizes on projectiles more than hand-to-hand combat.
Despite having an unusual moveset, X shines on Stage-Control and spacing his opponents at midrange and disrupt any approaches, for this of any projectile he is blessed onto with: Spin Wheel's ability to be thrown in eight directions and trapping opponents in high hitstun makes it a fantastic mindgame and shield-baiting tool, while Parasitic Bomb sticks onto anything including the opponents as the opponent will panic and the bomb will explode on them. Volt Tornado acts like a recovery for X as it has good vertical momentium in full general, it can also trap opponents into the move when hit correctly. Finally, his Speed Burner acts like a shield around him, when the button is pressed again, he can shoot it forward at the opponent. These punishes acts for X's excellent grab game, X owns a great grab combo ability, having a fast grab and many of his attacks connecting reliably after a throw. This allows him to rack up damage easily once he grabs an opponent. He does not have much trouble KOing once his opponents are damaged either, for he has many finishing options: from his lightning-fast up tilt to his projectile based forward smash which can be used to edgeguard. His other projectiles are terrific, notably his aerials; up aerial can KO early if an opponent is high up, and his down aerial is one of the safest meteor smashes in the game. To top it all off, Mega Man X is a fantastic spacer: he can space any opponent infront of him with his neutral attack, forward tilt and up aerial. Spin Wheel and Parasitic Bomb acts as perfect spacing at his opponent and makes it difficult to approach at X. Due to his amazing pressuring ability and grab game, characters without a projectile or with low reach can have trouble approaching without being severely punished.
However, X does have his drawbacks. Since his projectiles are imperative in initiating combos, he suffers against opponents with reflectors or other methods to render his projectiles ineffective, such as the 's Cape. His low speed and ending lag on his non-projectile moves significantly limit his approach. He lacks options in keeping away foes up close, with no actual melee jab or quick standard attacks to knock them away. Because most of his strongest attacks suffer from either noticeable startup or ending lag, X works best at mid-range where his attacks can connect safely, though at the cost of giving opponents a good amount of time to react to any of his attacks, somewhat making his finishers predictable.
==Moveset==
Attack 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Attack 	X Buster 	2% (shot), 3% (arm cannon) 	X shoots out three shots of energy from his Arm Cannon. The Arm Cannon itself acts like a hitbox when X is close to the opponent.
Side Tilt 	X Buster 	2% 	Behaves like his neutral attack, except the arm cannon is not a hitbox and X walks forwards shooting instead.
Up Tilt 	Shoryuken 	17% (clean), 12% (mid), 8% (late) 	Performs a quick rising uppercut. If X is close doing this, he will do flame damage to the opponent.
Down Tilt 	Wall Kick 	8% (clean), 5% (late) 	Hops off the ground forward kicking at the opponent. If the connect hits, X will jump off the opponent. It's also good to meteor smash off the stage on airbourne opponents.
Dash Attack 	Storm Tornado 	1% (hits 1-6), 4% (hit 7) 	X boosts forward while spinning with a tornado around him. Based on Storm Eagle's weapon from Mega Man X.
Side Smash 	Charge Shot 	13% (uncharged), 20% (fully charged) 	Points his X buster forwards and shoots out electrical energy acting like a projectile.
Up Smash 	Thunder Dancer.	2% (hit 1), 1.5% (hits 2-6), 6% (hit 7) 	X turns both of his hands into electrodes, creating a powerful multi-hitting surge of electricity above him. Based on Gigabolt Man-O-War's weapon from Mega Man X8.
Down Smash 	Fire Wave. 	17% (uncharged) 	Plants both arm cannons each side of him and shoots out fire from each side causing flame pillars to arise from the cannons. Based on Flame Mammoth's weapon from Mega Man X.
Neutral aerial 	X Buster 	2% (shot), 4% (arm cannon) 	Behaves like his Neutral Attack, except his arm cannon is stronger.
Forward aerial 	Magma Blade 	8% 	X quickly summons the weapon and swings it downwards. Based on Blaze Heatnix from Mega Man X6.
Back aerial 	Twin Slasher 	3% (hit 1), 4% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3) 	Turns around and swings his arm generating 3 quick cresent slashes infront of him. Based on Slash Beast's weapon from Mega Man X4.
Up aerial 	Wing Spiral 	3% (early hits), 2% (middle hits), 1% (later hits), 2% (latest hits)	Points his arm cannon upwards shooting a small tornado that traps opponents around higher damage. Based on The Skiver's weapon from Mega Man X5.
Down aerial 	 	15% (clean), 12% (late) 	X arcs his fists downwards. If cleaned, it's a meteor smash.
Grab 	 	- 	X grabs with both of his hands.
Pummel 	 	3% 	X squeezes the opponent.
Forward Throw 	 	8% 	Throws the opponent forward.
Back Throw 	 	11% 	Throws the opponent backwards.
Up Throw 	 	7% 	Tosses the opponent upwards.
Down Throw 	 	4% 	Throws his opponent downwards. His primary throw at low percentages that sends opponents upwards.
Neutral Special	Spin Wheel 	3% 	X throws out a saw-like disc at the opponent that doesn't travel far off the ground. It cannot be used like a weapon either. Based on Wheel Gator's weapon from Mega Man X2.
Side Special 	Parasitic Bomb 	1% (hits 1-4), 4% (hit 5) 	Fires a bomb that sticks on the opponent for 3 seconds before exploding with multiple damage. Based on Blast Hornet's weapon from Mega Man X3.
Up Special 	Volt Tornado 	1% (hits 1-7), 4% (hit 8) 	X performs a rising spinning discuss clotesline around him while a wind-effect happens around him. It can also deal damage to the opponent with electrical damage.
Down Special 	Speed Burner 	2% (circling), 3% (thrown) 	X summons three fireballs that circle around him. The fireballs block projectiles and can be fired forwards by pressing an attack button to land multiple hits, or used to deal additional damage to a grabbed enemy. Based on Flame Stag's weapon from Mega Man Xtreme.
Final Smash 	Ultimate Armor 	Varies 	X transforms himself into having the Ultimate Armor on. His moveset is buffed in this state and can KO early at opponents.
===On-screen appearance===
*X teleports onto the stage.
===Taunts===
*Up: Charges buster while shouting at the opponent.
*Side: Clenches fist and says "Here I go!"
*Down: Teleports out and back in.
===Idle poses===
*His left arm turns into the X buster as X grasps onto it then back.
*Looks around himself.
===Victory poses===
*Shoots twice forward and does a post saying "Even when a Maverick is lose! I will still win!"
*X and Ashe face the screen while back to back and poses with their arm cannons while saying "It seems that you were rogue this whole time!"
*Jumps down and strikes his X Buster in a pose.
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