Midna (Character)

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## **Character Info**

Known as the Twilight Princess, Midna ruled the Twilight Realm until Zant, under the command of Ganondorf, overthrew her and cursed her to have the form of an imp. When she came across a strange wolf being imprisoned in the Twilight Realm Midna recalled an old legend that spoke of a sacred beast who would be a hero. Midna helped to free Link and together the two escaped to Hyrule where they began to search for the Fused Shadows and shards of the Mirror of Twilight so that together they could stop Zant and free the Twilight Realm from his control.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

A twilight portal will open up above the stage as Midna falls out of it and lands on top of her wolf.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will wear Midna’s helmet over his head.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** The Twilight Wolf will raise it’s head and howl as Midna scratches it behind the ears.

**Down Taunt:** The Twilight Wolf will run around itself in a circle a couple times as if it's chasing its tail as Midna struggles to hold on.

**Side Taunt:** The Twilight Wolf will stand in an angry position and snarl at it’s opponents as Midna laughs atop of it.

### **Victory Poses**

1. With Midna atop its back, the Twilight Wolf will playfully pounce towards the screen and give it a couple good licks as Midna looks on with a look of disgust.
2. Midna will be floating in the air next to the Twilight Wolf as it sits and howls the Song of Time.
3. Midna is seen sleeping as she leans against the Twilight Wolf’s side as it curls up around her protecting her.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Twili Orb:** Like Mewtwo and Lucario, Midna will charge up a sparkling orb of energy before throwing it at opponents with her hair. The orb’s design is based off of Hyrule Warriors and features chains that are wrapped around the orb of energy. Charging the attack increases its size, damage and knockback as per usual. When at its maximum charge the attack will stun opponents allowing for extra attacks to target them before the opponent is sent flying away.

### **Side Special**

**Wolf Pounce:** Pointing her finger forwards, Midna will command her wolf to leap forwards a short distance as it snarls at her command. The distance is short, however it can be charged up. When this attack is being charged the wolf will paw at the ground with one of its front paws. The speed of its pawing indicates how charged up the attack is. Be careful though, as while charging this attack allows you to leap further, it can also lead to some unfortunate self-destructs. When using in the air, this attack cannot be charged. If the wolf makes contact with another fighter it will knock them to the ground and bite down at them before kicking away and backing off. Fighters who have sustained minimal damage have a chance to get out from the wolf’s attacks and counter back at them.

### **Up Special**

**Wolf Lunge:** The Twilight Wolf lunges upwards at a diagonal angle—either left or right, depending upon the direction it and Midna are facing at the time. Holding the up special inputs at the start of the move will produce an Twilight Princess-style lock-on arrow cursor that will move on a radius similar to the trajectory of Yoshi's Egg Toss in Yoshi's Island. Once the up special inputs are released, the Twilight Wolf will dash in the direction of where the cursor was left. If the Twilight Wolf connects with something tangible, such as a wall or an opponent, it will diagonally "wall jump" from off of them into the opposite direction. This move can be chained upwards of three times, with the initial jump having the longest trajectory and each concurrent jump being a tad less potent than the last. If the Twilight Wolf does run into an opponent during Wolf Lunge, it will bite them before leaping off of them, dishing out some damage.

### **Down Special**

**Dark Energy Strike:** Midna’s hair hand will reach up above her as a ring of black and red energy begins to spread itself along the ground with Midna at its center. Any opponents inside the ring will have a sparkling red symbol above their heads indicating that they are a target. Midna can move at a snail’s pace while the ring is in play, however you cannot jump. When the special button is released Midna will command her wolf to rush at them and attack. The wolf will rush towards all targets in range of the attack going in order of closest to farthest away. Opponents can try to run and get away from the attacking wolf as if the wolf leaps towards them and fails to make contact it will switch to its next target or cease the attack if there is no other target. The wolf attacks by lunging at the opponent and biting at them quickly before kicking off of them and proceeding to its next prey. This can be a dangerous attack as it is quite easy to have Midna’s wolf be baited off stage and jump to its own demise. The attacks can be delayed if you hold down the special button, however when the energy ring reaches its maximum distance the ring will begin to shrink so don’t take too long to activate it.

### **Final Smash**

**Fused Shadows Rampage:** As the Final Smash activates the Fused Shadows appear around Midna and put themselves together with her at the center. This is followed by Midna transforming into a monstrous spider-like entity that towers above the other fighters comparable to Giga Bowser. In her transformed state Midna will swing around her arms wildly as twilight energy comes off of her in swings that bring to mind the Whomping Willow from Harry Potter. These attacks are all contained inside of a large dome-shape around Midna. On a small stage like Flat Zone you’re pretty much screwed and can be hit just about anywhere, but on a stage like Palutena’s Temple it’s very easy to stay out of the way so long as you weren’t near Midna when the Final Smash began.

### **Extra Skill**

**Ghost Lantern:** For this Extra Skill Midna will pull out the Ghost Lantern and give it a shake. If nobody is near her then nothing will happen. However if another fighter is next to Midna when this is used, a ghostly wail will be heard as the spirit of a Poe possesses the fighter. While possessed the fighter’s damage and knockback will be reduced making them a much less effective fighter for the next 10 seconds. Only one fighter can be haunted by a Poe at a time and if you use this move on a second fighter when one is already possessed, the Poe will leave the initial fighter and possess the new fighter.

## **Unique Traits**

Though she's atop a wolf, Midna is able to crawl against the stage.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default**
2. **Dark Green** - Midna and the Twilight Wolf will take on a dark green color scheme.
3. **Orange** - Midna and the Twilight Wolf will take on an orange color scheme.
4. **Pink** - Midna and the Twilight Wolf will take on a pink color scheme.
5. **Red Wolfos** - Midna will take on a red color scheme as her Twilight Wolf takes on the appearance of a red Wolfos from Cadence of Hyrule.
6. **Purple Wolfos** - Midna will take on a purple color scheme as her Twilight Wolf takes on the appearance of a purple Wolfos from Cadence of Hyrule.
7. **Maraudo Wolf** - Midna will take on a blue color scheme while the Twilight Wolf is patterned to look like the Maraudo Wolf from Breath of the Wild.
8. **Yeta** - Midna will take on a white color scheme to represent Yeta while her Twilight Wolf will mimic Yeta’s sweater pattern with its fur.
9. **Golden Wolf** - Midna and the Twilight Wolf will take on a bright golden color scheme to represent the Golden Wolf and Hero’s Spirit.
10. **Zant & Dark Interloper** - Midna will take on an appearance similar to Zant with pale blue skin, orange eyes, and red hair, with her helmet becoming a dark blue. Meanwhile her Twilight Wolf will look similar to one of the Dark Interlopers with pitch black fur and glowing red symbols.

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## **Associated Content**

Click Here to watch the episode of the Super Cast Bros podcast where Zantok and Jonno created this moveset!