Invictus Maneo/Giygas

**“**I... feel... happy...**”**
— Invictus Maneo selection quip
**Giygas**, also known as the Universal Cosmic Destroyer, is a terrifying alien who initially planned to sentence everything to pitch-black darkness because he was unable to retrieve the knowledge of PSI back from the human race. Following an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Ninten and company, who sung a lullaby that troubled and weakened him, he'd return many years later to prevent Ness from carrying out the prophecy laid out in the Apple of Enlightment, which would result in his defeat. Increasing strength and weakening stability, however, would result in him losing his mind.

Giygas originates from the 1989 game Mother (or EarthBound Beginnings outside of Japan), and his home stage is Moonside.

## Fighter Info

### Basics

Giygas is a featherweight glass cannon that's designed to destroy anyone in his way, always floating above the ground and regularly transforming bits body into swirling red masses that vary greatly in size and shape. He also grows more powerful with every uncancelled taunt he witnesses, as part of his Stability gimmick.

Giygas has many attacks that stand out individually. His jab for instance has ridiculous range, with his hand stretching way out and able to hit the foe various times without making them flinch, but the three bloody-red heads he summons from the ground in his dash attack are just as strange. His forward tilts are proportionally really small, represented only by a really tiny hole he makes close to his body, but it deals a lot of rapid-hit damage and keeps the foe firmly in place. While his down tilt launches massive tentacles on both sides, he sends them way up in his up tilts, which serve as K.O. options. Giygas can summon a swirling red mass around his body in his neutral air and stretch spikes out from his back in his back air among other mindfucks. His throws are all derived from Ness' in the *Super Smash Bros.* series, including his infamous back throw.

His Stability gimmick is his main crutch, which increases his offensive power for every time he witnesses an uncancelled taunt but brings him to his next phase, getting cancelled out altogether upon losing a stock. He is lacks a defensive game altogether, being very easy to KO.

### Specials

* **Special A: PSI Rockin**
Giygas creates a wave of PSI Rockin', a majestic PSI move that deals damage to all enemies a short distance ahead of him. Its range and power become increasingly wicked the longer the player charges it. It has three individual PSI sparks that come out, which are spcaed out and more powerful when at full charge.
* **Special B: Cease to Exist**
Giygas will snap his distorted fingers, disorienting and pausing anyone who's been caught taunting, guarding, using Showstopper attacks, and the like. This will only work if he's directly facing his target and if they've already taken some damage prior. Otherwise, it just kills all his foe's momentum.
* **Special C: Glitch Hole**
Giygas warps away, leaving behind a glitchy black hole that sucks his foes in and reappearing wherever the player holds the analog stick in, coming from a black hole that pushes his foes away from him. The move has long range, but the player can interrupt it early to aid in Giygas' strong mindgame potential.
* **Special D: Incomprehensible**
Giygas will push out a purple ring of chaos from around his body. It comes out really slowly and it must be guarded on-contact; if successfully guarded, Giygas takes excessive damage, but otherwise the foe will suffer from varying defects and take much damage themselves for a limited time. Helps with off-stage targets.
* **Showstopper: Universal Cosmic Destroyer**
Giygas will transform himself into a massive human-like cariacture, with his body composed of thousands of crimson-red heads that all mumble out varying levels of pain. He will swing his massive hands, teeth, etc. with reckless abandon, summoning a mass of other tools to aid him in battle.