Paula

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## **Character Info**

Paula is one of the four children prophesied by Buzz Buzz who will one day stand against Giygas and save the world from its tyranny. She first meets Ness by communicating telepathically with him and telling him that she’s been captured by Mr. Carpainter and his Happy-Happy Cult. Unlike Ness, Paula is skilled in a wider variety of offensive PSI abilities and it’s said that she taught Ness how to use skills like PK Fire and PK Thunder when he first joined Super Smash Bros! When the time comes to take on Giygas, Paula ends up being critical as her unique technique Pray is essential to being able to defeat Giygas.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Paula will use Teleport to warp onto the stage in a shower of sparkles, twirling in place as she does.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will have Paula’s blonde hair and red bow atop his head.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Paula will face the screen and concentrate as a thought bubble appears above her head with a NES sprite of the face of one of the characters from Earthbound in it as if she were communicating with them via Telepathy. The thought bubble can contain a number of different Earthbound characters so long as they aren’t present in the battle. Some of these characters include: Everdred, Hint Man, Picky Minch, Bubble Monkey, Photo-man, and even her party members Ness, Jeff, and Poo.

**Down Taunt:** Paula’s bow will slip out of place causing Paula to reach up and readjust it so that it sits just right. Paula looks quite pleased with herself when she fixes her bow and it almost seems to have a new shine to it.

**Side Taunt:** Paula will hold onto her Teddy Bear as she gives it a great big hug before returning to the battle.

### **Victory Poses**

1. Facing towards the screen, Paula will perform a simple curtsy as she lightly nods her head at the player
2. Paula will be seen spinning about as he holds her Teddy Bear by both arms almost as if she were dancing with it.
3. Paula will be seen with her trusty frying pan as he taps it on the ground before taking a couple practice swings with it.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**PK Fire:** Paula will hold up her hands to either side of her as she creates a small stream of fire that extends from her hands in both directions. This attack only reaches out into Paula’s melee range so it’s not good for attacking opponents that are farther away. It is capable of dealing multiple small hits of damage however and can burn up some projectile attacks that might be on their way to Paula. When used in the air, Paula pauses briefly midair to use the attack before continuing to fall downwards. Paula can only use this attack once while in the air and must land on the ground before it can be used again.

### **Side Special**

**PK Freeze:** Paula will throw what looks like a large snowflake which will soar through the air in a lazy fashion similar to Duck Hunt’s discus. If this snowflake is able to hit a Fighter or other such obstacle, it will burst out in a snowflake-shaped blast of energy dealing ice damage to anyone caught in the blast. This attack deals more damage when at its midpoint during its flight. This means that the attack initially gets stronger as it flies away from Paula, but that it drops off and gets after it reaches its midpoint. If the snowflake hits the ground or reaches the end of its range (about 3/4ths of Battlefield) then it will fall apart into sparkles and disappear.

### **Up Special**

**PK Shield:** A blue translucent barrier will appear underneath Paula as she uses it to create a barrier between her and the ground or air. This causes Paula to be sent bouncing up into the air as the rest of the barrier finishes forming around Paula. From this point on until Paula reaches the apex of her jump, this barrier will reflect most projectile attacks that happen to his Paula back at their sender. Exceptions to this include anything related to a Final Smash, the Daybreak, and moves that have shield-breaking properties. The jump comes up pretty quick so the barrier isn’t around for very long, but skilled Paula players can use it to quickly jump up into someone else’s attack and reflect it back at them in a surprise attack. Especially effective when trying to protect your ally in a Team Battle.

### **Down Special**

**PK Thunder:** Pointing forwards with her finger, Paula will create a small sparking orb of energy that hangs in place in the air. This orb will continue to exist for a maximum of five seconds, after which it will fizzle out. If an opponent gets within range of the sparkling orb, it will suddenly expand out and damage anyone nearby with strong electrical damage. The range of this attack is roughly the size of Bowser so be sure to keep away, or throw opponents into it! Paula can only have one instance of PK Thunder on the stage at a time. If she tries to create a new one then the old one will instantly fizzle away.

### **Final Smash**

**Pray:** Paula will bow her head in prayer as a flash of pink energy starbursts out around her in a large radius. If any opponents are hit by this attack they’ll find themselves dragged away into a cinematic. In this cinematic Final Smash, the opposing fighters will be trapped in an area which looks like some kind of strange extra dimensional landscape with the cosmos above their heads. Paula can be seen off in her own area continuing to pray. As this occurs, 8-bit flashes of memories and characters will be seen cheering Paula on in the background and as each group of characters flashes up on screen an effect will occur in the extra dimensional plane affecting the opposing fighters. As this cinematic plays out, a rendition of Earthbound’s Eight Melodies can be heard.

1. A vision of Apple Kid and Dr. Andonuts will appear next to a group of Mr. Saturns - A meteor shower made up of Mr. Saturns will rain down from the sky and slam into the fighters.
2. A vision of the Runaway Five will appear playing at the club - The Runaway Five will drive through the cosmos and crash their van into the fighters.
3. Paula’s Mother and Father will be seen at their home wishing their daughter well - A heart-shaped blast of pink energy will explode around the fighters.
4. Tony, Jeff’s friend, will appear at the orphanage taking care of the other kids - A lightning storm rains down from the sky electrocuting the fighters.
5. Poo’s Master will be seen in Dalaam meditating alone in a room - A blizzard rolls in from the side freezing the fighters in place.
6. Frank Fly is seen on his motorcycle leading his gang on a race down the highway - A blaze of fire erupts below the fighters.
7. Ness’ Mother is seen petting their dog King as Tracy opens the door and walks inside their home - A howl is heard as King appears to lead a pack of animals to stampede over the fighters.
8. Darkness swallows up what would have been the eight vision as Paula looks troubled and uneasy - No further damage is dealt to the fighters and they look relieved, as if they think they’re safe.
9. Ness, Jeff, and Poo all make their appearance at the end cheering on Paula to victory as they shout her name - Paula’s eyes will snap open as she deals the final attack herself, causing a beam of rainbow energy to erupt from her hands which blasts into the fighters and sends them flying through a rip in the extra dimensional plane and back into the Smash Bros fight where the force of her final attack knock them away from her.

### **Extra Skill**

**Offense Up:** A red field of energy will surround Paula as she channels the psychic capabilities of Offense Up. For the next 4 seconds Paula will receive a 1.5x boost to the strength of all her attacks. When this effect fades away Paula must wait 10 seconds before it can be used again.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default**
2. **Yellow** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become yellow.
3. **Sky Blue** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become sky blue.
4. **Lime Green** -  Paula’s dress and shoes will become lime green.
5. **Red** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become red.
6. **Orange** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become orange.
7. **Purple** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become purple.
8. **Tan** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become tan.
9. **Black** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become black.
10. **White** - Paula’s dress and shoes will become white.

## **Other Info**

While it might seem strange at first seeing that Paula uses her PSI abilities differently than Ness and Lucas, this is explained by the fact that Ness and Lucas don’t normally learn these moves in Earthbound and Mother 3 and had to be taught them by Paula and Kumatora before joining Super Smash Bros. As Paula is actually skilled with these moves, she’s capable of using them in different ways. I wonder if Kumatora can as well…