Orion

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A space hero of sorts who was supposedly grown in a test tube and loves riding in the vastness of space in the future period of A.D. 2885. He became a fugitive after escaping from police out of fear when he tried to report an alien attack that left no traces of evidence and now journeys to locate the aliens responsible. He fights with an electric sabre.

## Back Story

When the creation of the dimensional slide-drive was near stabilization,
a series of space stations was launched from Earth where humans began building
manned exploration vehicles. Born from a test tube in the first of these
orbital outposts, Orion grew up regarding the industrial satellite as a prison,
holding him back from the wonders of the cosmos.
As soon as he was able, he trained to be a pilot for the exploration
ships that the colony produced. Orion excelled in his pilot and survival
skills, and although he was never considered a model student, he was the
youngest cadet to ever graduate from the rigorous training academy. To
celebrate his impending freedom from the confines of the station, Orion
"borrowed" an experimental slide craft and took a short joyride to the Pleides
cluster and back.
Upon his return, Orion was met with a horrible sight. The space station
had been ripped open like a paper bag. People and equipment were being shot
through the shredded hull and into the frozen void. Orion steered his ship
headlong into the stream of twisted debris and writhing bodies, in the hopes
that he may yet save some of his people from certain death. As he approached,
however, he noticed strange images floating gleefully through the mutilated
corpses. They were nearly as black as the emptiness of space, and blended
almost perfectly as if invisible. They seemed to be tearing the bodies apart
and feeding on them. Both fascinated and repulsed, Orion moved in for a closer
look.
Suddenly, something attached itself to Orion's view screen. It was all
black, with no true shape or form. From it's center was row upon row of long,
sharp, yellow teeth warped into a hideous and menacing grin. Green and yellow
bile oozed from the slathering orifice, which began to eat its way through the
hull of the ship. A loud, haunting, horrible sound filled the void making
Orion's ears burn. Orion on instinct jammed the craft into slide drive, which
sent him speeding through the dimensional fabric of space. The creature seemed
shocked by the jolt of speed beyond comprehension, released the ship and
vanished from sight.
When Orion at last regained his wits, he guided his ship to the closest
space station to report the disaster. He was met with a military escort and a
call to surrender his vehicle. Apparently, the shadow creatures had left no
trace of their visit, and Orion, with his stolen slide craft, was the prime
suspect in the annihilation of the space station and all who were aboard.
Orion, assuming that no one would believe his story and fearing confinement
in a prison, a fate worse than death, once again activated the experimental
slide drive and made his escape.
Orion went on to travel the dimensional cosmos, in search of the Shadow
Beast responsible for destroying his people and making him a fugitive. During
his travels as the first human to visit countless new worlds, Orion's survival
skills were put to the test again and again. The slide ship became a trophy
room of sorts, displaying the treasures he found and the species he conquered.
He became legendary among many galaxies as a tortured and driven being, eager
to right a wrong and make an impossible task possible.
Legend has it that Orion at last was able to locate the lair of the
Shadow Beasts. Orion set his course directly for the shadow planet in a
mysterious and dark dimension and has never returned to this galaxy.

## Move List

Spinning Drill: U, UT, T, DT, D & WL
Gravity Throw: in air T,T or A,A. On the way up, tap the joystick

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                       twice in the direction of the new gravity.

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Roll Stab: DT & BothArms. This move has the potential for 2 hits

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                       first on a roll kick and them on a stab follow through.

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High Torpedo: BothLegs
Low Torpedo: D & BothLegs
Airborne Slash: in air all buttons
Soprano Slice: close T & BothArms
Knee to a Kick: close BL. A knee hit followed by a kick.
Spin Stab: close T & WA
360 Spin Chop close BothArms

Orion can change direction in the air. This is effective with the following
moves:

Body Spear: in air Head
Football Kick: in air WL
Flying Spin: in air BothLegs