The Batter

**The Batter** is the twenty-sixth playable character in *Smash Bros Lawl Beatdown*.

## Character Description

The Batter is the main protagonist of the 2008 French RPG *OFF*. The Batter's appearance is that of a man in a baseball uniform wearing an uncaring, somewhat condescending expression. Despite this, the Batter has been confirmed to be inhuman. In a large and empty world, The Batter has a self righteous quest lead by an unknowing player to purify the world of specters and evil spirits. The Batter doesn't show much feeling or emotion, speaking very bluntly and preferring to get straight to the point. Alongside his Add-Ons, he possesses an incredible battle ability that allows him to attain his goals.

### Role in the Beatdown Lore

The Batter had revealed that he remembers the events of his game, OFF, including the purification of the world and beating The Judge in battle. However, he mentioned that he would awake in the world of Beatdown alone without The Player guiding him. Regardless, he would eventually be delivered the same piece of mail admitting him into Beatdown with the coordinates to the Training Colosseum.

The Batter would warp into the Colosseum, immediately sensing the need for purification as he and his Add-Ons began fighting the Training Dummies. He would end up coming across Mrs. Mavilda after Epsilon shone its light on her, and he would sense her weakness and tell her to leave. Mavilda tried proving herself by bringing up her chainsaw, but she would be knocked away by Amethyst being launched towards her. The Batter, Mavilda and Amethyst would join the others in watching Harry serenade the Dummies, as The Batter and Vriska were stopped by Garnet in trying to resume the fight.

The Batter and the rest of the fighters would be teleported away from the Colosseum and to the mansion with their acceptance into Beatdown. The Batter would, however, immediately abandon the party being thrown for them as he senses “evil intention”. He would walk all the way back to the Colosseum and, after resetting the training simulation, got back to fighting Dummies.

The Batter would remain in the Colosseum for quite some time, glancing over as Gary Oak interrupted Karkat Vantas and Psycho Dad’s training match (while making note of Viola). In BeatdownBound, he would tell Frisk that he has no intention of going to the mansion and even believes them to have an evil spirit about them. He would also butt heads with Vriska as she bragged to him. For the world premiere of Dangeresque: 4 REAL This Time!, The Batter was notably absent. When being delivered an invitation from Naesala under the Ylisse branch of Anna and Co., he noted that it was a waste of time and conversed with Naesala about his purpose. He also first mentioned his need for someone to guide him in this world.

After another day in the Colosseum, Asgore would warp in to check up on The Batter. Due to the confrontation between The Gems and Tord, all fighters were required to check into the mansion at least once a day. The Batter refused, until Asgore created a wall of fire blocking him off. Intimidated, The Batter returns to the mansion with him and walks in begrudgingly. He walked through the halls and lamented the presence of evil, stopping in front of a mirror when he saw The Black Cat. Blockhead begins bothering him, and after taking note of Viola walking into a room with The Cat, he hears whispers from the mirror nudging him to seek her out. He shoves Blockhead aside and enters the room with Viola. He pledges that she is the one to guide him on his mission, and confides that he is in need of someone to guide his purifying hand. After realizing she needs help to satisfy The Cat, she accepts his help. The Cat even reveals that he can talk, and The Batter makes mention of a previous talking cat mentor he dealt with.

## Moveset

### Playstyle

The Batter is an unfeeling and determined figure who stops at nothing to achieve his goal of purification. True to his namesake, The Batter is quite athletic and capable of dishing out good hits- generally being all around solid in most fields. Most of The Batter's special moves allow him to charge to unleash more strength or additional effects, to mirror the move gauge in his home series battles. The Batter is able to further augment his abilities by summoning his Add-Ons with Neutral B, which allow him to specialize in certain moves.

* Alpha focuses on offensive abilities
* Omega focuses on protecting The Batter
* Epsilon focuses on buffs for The Batter

## Gallery

### Palette swaps

1. "The Purifier" Standard
2. "Judgemental Beginning" Based on Zone 0
3. "Meat and Smoke" Based on Zone 1
4. "Unreasonable Behavior" Based on Zone 2
5. "Sugar and Purification" Based on Zone 3
6. "Queen of the Flies" Based on The Room
7. "This is Really Stupid" Based on Panic in BallVille
8. "The Meaning of his Tears" Based on Hugo's Room
9. "Colorful Purifier" Based on The Batter's original concept art
10. "Smiling Duckie" (spoilers for OFF sorry!) The Batter's true form Bad Batter

### Screenshots

The Batter's reveal in the Smash Bros. Lawl Beatdown DirectThe Batter's battle with The Queen, as depicted in the memory he shared in his Outro.
## Trivia

* The Batter's assets are all hand-drawn by ShadBad88 in the artstyle of *Mortis Ghost*, due to his in-game sprites being too small and simplistic to work alongside the other characters.

Strong Bad · John Egbert · Edd · Markiplier · Mama Umbridge · Stephen Quire · Watts & Rosalene · Frisk · Gary Oak · The Thwomps · PeanutButterGamer · Mrs. Mavilda · The Crystal Gems

Unlockables:

Homestar · Karkat Vantas · Vriska Serket · Tom · Matt · Tord · Dan Backslide · Viola · Psycho Dad · Kiran · Stu Pickles · Spamton  · **The Batter**

*Dangeresque*  · *Eduardo*  · *Darkiplier* ·
*Chara*  · *Ellen*  ·
*Psycho Kid*

Indeterminate:

	+ **Bosses**: Enoch
	+ **Misc**: Add-Ons
* **Stages**: Zone Tour