Darunia

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## **Character Info**

During the age when the Hero of Time roamed the lands, Darunia served as the Goron Chief and protector of the Spiritual Stone of Fire. When Darunia refused to hand it over to Ganondorf, the dark mage cursed the Gorons by closing the entrance to Dodongo’s Cavern and severing the Goron people from their main source of food. When Link arrived and defeated King Dodongo, Darunia was grateful and named Link his Sworn Brother before giving him the Spiritual Stone of Fire. During Link’s seven-year absence Darunia would become the Fire Sage and protector of the Fire Temple. Upon Link’s return and the defeat of Ganon, Darunia would join his fellow sages in sealing the Demon King away within the Sacred Realm where he swore he would one day return.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Curled up in a ball, Darunia will roll out onto the stage and as he uncurls himself small bits of rock will fall off of him.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will have Darunia’s hair/beard combo ring around his body.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Darunia will pull out a Rock Roast and devour it in three bites before saying “Mm, tasty!”

**Down Taunt:** Darunia will flex his massive muscles and say, “Don’t forget to eat your rocks!”

**Side Taunt:** Darunia will slap his belly and let out a loud belly-shaking laugh.

### **Victory Poses**

1. Darunia will be on his back rolling a bit as he laughs so much he can’t control himself or get back up.
2. Darunia will smile as wide as is physically possible for him before lifting up his arms and beginning to dance in place as he spins around and waves his arms in both celebration, but also in a way that almost looks like he’s punching the air. This is similar to both his victory dance in Hyrule Warriors and his dance when you play Saria’s Song for him in Ocarina of Time.
3. Darunia will stand on top of the head of the Magic Hammer as he spins around its handle and does a simple dance atop the hammer.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Darkfire Boulder:** Darunia will bend down and grasp at the ground as he rips up a rock infused with flames and holds it above his head. If you only pressed the special attack button then Darunia will take a moment after holding the rock above his head before tossing it forwards. However if you hold down the button then Darunia won’t throw the rock until you let go. This does not improve the strength of the move in any way and is just a way for players to delay throwing the rock if they choose. The rock flies straight for a short distance before it begins to drop heavily. The damage from this move is at its best if the rock hits someone just as it begins to drop from its straight throw. When using this move there is a 10% chance that Darunia will pull out a significantly larger boulder out of the ground which deals more damage and knockback than the normal rock. For comparison, the rock is about the size of Kirby, while the boulder is about the size of three Kirbys.

### **Side Special**

**Hammer Rage:** Darunia will wield the Magic Hammer, as seen in Hyrule Warriors, and yell with rage as he runs a short distance forwards (about 1.5 Bowsers) and slams his hammer into the ground. This hammer attack deals a large amount of damage, most centered on the head of the hammer itself. When using this move the player can chain Darunia’s hammer strikes by pressing the special button up to two more times as Darunia swings his hammer to deal up to two more attacks in that place as Darunia furiously swings his hammer. The third hit is the most damaging and any opponent that is hit dead-on by the hammer’s head will be buried into the platform.

### **Up Special**

**Rolling Tackle:** For his up special, Darunia will curl up into a ball and launch himself in the direction that the control stick is pointed. This move is not very good for actual recovery as Darunia will only go a short distance, about two Bowsers, before falling down to the stage. The plus side is that the move is omni-directional and fairly fast allowing Darunia to attack in any direction.

### **Down Special**

**Igneous Pit:** Upon activation Darunia will stab the hilt of the Magic Hammer into the ground and open up a pit of lava on the stage. This lava pit will be about as wide as Darunia himself is and serves as a fiery trap for anyone else that tries to run over it similar to the magma stage element that can be found in Spirit Battles. This Igneous Pit only lasts for about 10 seconds and if Darunia tries to create a second one then the attempt will fail. Darunia is however able to use this move again while standing on top of an existing Igneous Pit. Doing so will cause the lava to fire upwards to damage anyone above it. This also has the side effect of the Igneous Pit instantly drying up, however Darunia is not able to immediately place a new Igneous Pit until some seconds have passed.

### **Final Smash**

**Call of Biggoron:** Darunia starts off his Final Smash by rearing back before delivering a powerful punch in front of him. If this punch connects with an opponent it will knock them off the screen entirely as the Final Smash transitions into a cinematic. From here Darunia’s victim will appear in front of Death Mountain and surrounded by a band of Bokoblins. Darunia will be further back and yell “You got this Brother!” up towards the mountain as the mountainous goron Biggoron pokes his head out from behind Death Mountain. Biggoron will look at the fighter and Bokoblins and think for a moment before grabbing onto Death Mountain and ripping the top of the mountain off before slamming it down on top of the fighter. As this occurs Darunia will be pumping his fists up into the air as he cheers on Biggoron to squash the Bokoblins as well as his opponent. If Darunia’s opponent has amassed over 100% damage after this Final Smash they will be instantly KO’d.

### **Extra Skill**

**Goron Defense:** Darunia will pull out a green-colored rock as he shoves it into his mouth and devours it with one chomp of his teeth. For the next 12 seconds Darunia will have enhanced defenses and will take less damage from attacks. Additionally Darunia will become heavier making it more difficult to launch him with attacks. This does however come with the downside of Darunia having a reduced movement speed and jump height.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default**
2. **Darbus** - Referencing Darbus, Darunia’s skin will take on a bit of a golden sheen as his face and body are painted with the same body paint patterns of Darbus.
3. **Biggoron** - Referencing Biggoron’s appearance from Phantom Hourglass, Darunia’s skin will take on a bit of a burnt orange appearance as his belly receives the same pattern that is on Biggoron’s belly. Darunia’s hair will also become brown.
4. **Rosso** - Referencing Rosso, Darunia’s skin will become dark brown while his hair becomes dark red.
5. **Darmani III** - Referencing Darmani III, Darunia’s skin will become a dark blue and covered in black tattoos matching Darmani’s.
6. **Goron Elder** - Referencing the Goron Elder from Spirit Tracks, Darunia’s skin will become an ashen gray as his belly receives the same pattern that’s on the Goron Elder’s.
7. **Great Deku Tree** - Darunia’s skin will become a mix of gray-brown as his body is covered in a pattern similar to the wooden pattern found on the Great Deku Tree from The Wind Waker. Darunia’s hair, finger & toenails, and the inner areas of his metal bands will become forest green.
8. **King Zora** - Referencing King Zora, Darunia’s skin will become a watery blue and his hair becomes dark blue.
9. **Volvagia** - Referencing Volvagia, Darunia’s shell on his back will become a dark magma-like red, his skin will become a bright fiery red, and his hair will become black.
10. **Dark Darunia** - Referencing Dark Link and the Dark Darunia opponent in Hyrule Warriors, Darunia’s skin will become black, his hair a dark gray, and his eyes a piercing glowing red.Alt 2Alt 3Alt 4Alt 5Alt 6Alt 7Alt 8Alt 9Alt 10