Oersted

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## **Character Info**

Oersted’s story begins during a tournament held in Lucretia where he bested his best friend, the magician Straybow, in the finals. This earned Oersted the right to marry Princess Alicia however shortly after his victory the princess was kidnapped by a demon and taken to Devil’s Peak. Though Oersted was able to slay the demon, the princess was nowhere to be found and in a masterful fit of manipulation he was tricked into killing the king as the people claimed him to be the new Demon King. Oersted set out to clear his name, but in the process learned that it was his friend Straybow who had been manipulating events so that he could take Alicia for himself. Though Oersted won the battle, Alicia soon committed suicide. These acts set Oersted down a dark path resulting in him taking on the mantle of the Demon King Odio where he used the statues of Devil’s Peak left behind by the previous Demon King to send eight incarnations of himself across time to destroy all of time.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

A flash of holy light is seen along with the faint outline of a pair of demonic looking bat wings. Both the light and wings fade away as Oersted steps forward from them.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby will take Oersted’s mop of blonde hair atop his head and wear Oersted’s pauldrons on the tops of his arms.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Oersted will hold his sword up high in the air as light shines off of it.

**Down Taunt:** Oersted will bury his blade into the ground and kneel next to it with his head bowed down like a knight bowing before his king.

**Side Taunt:** Oersted will swing his sword around in front of him in a flowing x-like pattern as little motes of light appear to fly off of the blade.

### **Victory Poses**

1. With a sad smile on his face, Oersted will turn to look towards his side as he utters, “For Alicia…”
2. Oersted will perform a series of swings with his swords looking as if he were fighting off a horde of invisible opponents all while having a joyous grin on his face as if enjoying his dance of combat.
3. The background will appear to be dark and gloomy as Oersted stalks towards the front of the screen from the background. With a quick slash of his sword the gloom seems to fade, just in time for Oersted’s eyes to glow red and a grim expression to appear on his face.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**V Shine:** Stepping forward, Oersted will swing his sword downwards at a diagonal before taking another step and following through with his sword to now swing diagonally upwards. This attack will not only be made in the shape of a V, but a V will appear where the sword was swung almost as if it were being cut into the very fabric of reality similarly to Cloud’s Cross-Slash technique. If an opponent is hit by the first attack they’ll be caught and dragged into the second hit where upon its completion they will be knocked up into the air. Each hit from this attack carries its own separate amount of equal damage, however if an opponent is hit by both attacks then the second hit will cause increased damage almost as if Oersted was slashing across the same place twice and cutting into the initial wound.

### **Side Special**

**Dragon Sword:** Oersted will hold the flat of his blade up in front of his face as the blade glows red hot and a small flaming dragon head flies out of it. This dragon head has a small tail of flame flying out from it and is controllable much like Ness’ PK Thunder. Using the control stick the player can have this dragon head fly around and chase down opponents. Touching either the head or the tail will damage opponents, but the head will deal more damage. The player will have control over the dragon head until they either let go of the control stick, 5 seconds have passed, or Oersted gets damaged. At this point the dragon head will explode with a small blast of fire which damages anyone except for Oersted in its range.

### **Up Special**

**Spindle:** When used on the ground, Oersted will perform a blindingly fast spin on the ground with his sword. This attack is weak, but it serves the purpose of causing any opponents who were next to Oersted to immediately turn around and can even reflect weaker projectiles similar to Mario’s Cape. However when this attack is used Oersted will be propelled high up into the air as he spins around himself. Opponents hit by his attack do not get carried with him, but they are still turned back around which can be confusing for players moving about in the air. The aerial version of this attack also retains its ability to reflect weak projectiles.

### **Down Special**

**Mirror Drive:** Oersted will hold his blade defensively in front of him as a sheen of light flashes against the sword. If he’s attacked by a melee hit while his sword is held in front of him, Oersted will interrupt the attack and swing his sword against the opponent and spin it around like a propeller striking the opponent multiple times before a follow up swing knocks them back away from Oersted. Like other Counter techniques, repeated use of this move causes the window in which it's effective to be reduced and it’s only capable of protecting Oersted from frontal attacks. When successful, this move is also capable of lowering the offending opponent’s damage by 15% for 6 seconds.

### **Final Smash**

**Rise of Odio:** Oersted’s normally carefree disposition will drop for one of darker intent as he creates a medium-sized black orb a short distance in front of him with a demonic looking skull on it. If any players make contact with this skull within a second of its appearance, or were already in place, they will find themselves locked to that spot. After that second is up Oersted will charge towards the opponents and slash at them with his sword sending them into a cinematic. The opponent(s) find themselves in a dark looking cave filled with statues of the Demon Lord Odio’s various incarnations. At once, each statues’ eyes will shine a bright red as they fire off a laser at the opponents. These lasers will combine together to create an energy field encompassing and damaging the opponents. The camera then shifts to show Oersted dressed in his attire as the Demon Lord. To finish off the move Oersted will swing his sword and utter “Armageddon” as the energy field bursts into a series of small explosions before the entire screen seems to be destroyed taking out Oersted, the statues, and the opposing players all at once fading the screen to black before it transitions back into the Smash Bros. match with each of the affected opponents heavily damaged and sent flying away.

### **Extra Skill**

**Hammer Power:** For this attack Oersted will adjust his sword grip so that the flat of the blade is held forwards before swinging it downwards trying to smack the sword into an opponent's head. This attack alone deals a strong amount of damage and can knock opponents back, however it has an extra effect if you’re able to hit an opponent squarely on their head. It doesn’t matter if you hit them from the front or from behind, but if Oersted is able to smack the opponent’s head with his blade then instead of receiving knockback they’ll fall into a crumple state on the stage instead.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default**
2. **Red** - Oersted’s armor will take on a red color scheme.
3. **Blue** - Oersted’s armor will take on a blue color scheme.
4. **Green** -  Oersted’s armor will take on a green color scheme.
5. **Yellow** - Oersted’s armor will take on a yellow color scheme.
6. **Orange** - Oersted’s armor will take on a orange color scheme.
7. **Pink** - Oersted’s armor will take on a pink color scheme.
8. **Purple** - Oersted’s armor will take on a purple color scheme.
9. **Black** - Oersted’s armor will take on a black color scheme.
10. **White** - Oersted’s armor will take on a white color scheme.