Zhenzhi

"I'm not that henpecked coward anymore!"

-Zhenzi

Zhenzi is the first male character from the Xingzuo Temple franchise by Diives. In *Smash,* he was given a revamped and revitalised design and personality, due to the multiple haters of the show calling the male characters henpecked, cowards and/or weaklings. Thus, he was changed to be a professional fighter with lots of unique moves in *Smash*.

## Attributes

Zhenzi's style in particular can be described as a fusion of traditional ninjutsu with modern street fighting, Karate, kickboxing and wrestling. His unique application of Bushin martial arts utilizes speed and rapid attacks to wear down opponents until he can find an opening for his deadliest maneuvers.

## Moveset

### Special Moves

* **Powered-Earth Fist (Neutral Special)**: Rears his arm back and then throws a punch that slides him forward. It is chargeable, grants heavy armor that has a damage threshold of 8% (9.6% in 1-on-1 matches) while charging, can be reversed upon release, and propels Zhenzi forward by a fairly long distance (which is dependent on how long it was charged). The charge can be canceled by pressing the shield button.
* **Surprise Grapple (Side Special):** When used, Zhenzi charges forward with his knee out, much like Onslaught. If Zhenzi connects with an opponent, he will grab them, dealing 3% damage, and true to the move's name, perform a jumping suplex: a leap upwards followed by a plummet headfirst into the ground, dealing 15% damage. However the throw has extremely low knockback growth, not even KOing at percents higher than 300%, making it more practical for racking up damage. Any opponents nearby will take damage during the grab and the slam, and Zhenzi gains super armor during the animation, making the move safe in crowds.
* **Ren-kiri-Kazuneha (Up Special):** Jumps while performing an uppercut crackling with electricity, followed by a downwards stab while falling, creating a pillar of energy similar to Power Geyser upon landing. As a recovery, it offers good vertical distance, and Zhenzi can move forwards or backwards, but it has poor set horizontal distance (equivalent to half the length of a Battlefield platform regardless of how high he is from the ground), making it comparable to Stone Scabbard and Final Cutter.
* **Ki (Down Special):** The move functions as a counterattack, hence the name. When used, Zhenzi takes a defensive stance with his hands covering his face, similar to Little Mac when he uses Slip Counter. If not hit, Zhenzi goes through a small period of endlag, but if he is hit, a heartbeat line icon will appear above his head, and Zhenzi will proceed to grab the opponent and slam them onto the ground behind them, damaging anyone else who might be nearby. Afterwards, the countered opponent will bounce off the ground and be sent reeling, though the distance the opponent flies will depend on how much damage they have taken thus far. In the air, the throw deals knockback at a more vertical angle, and the knockback is reduced slightly; however, the higher launch angle can allow for KOs off the upper blast line.

### On-Screen Appearance:

Walks onto the stage from some mist in the background, then gets into a fighting stance while saying "C'mon!"

### Taunts

* Side - Cracks his knuckles, holds his fist out, and says "Get serious!"
* Up - Does a beckoning gesture with his hand, saying "Bring it on!"
* Down - A modified version of the age-uke (a blocking technique in Japanese martial arts).

### Idle Poses

* Assumes a battle stance.
* Performs a modified passé.

## Victory

A flourished and abridged remix of the Xingzuo Temple: Stars Collide victory theme.

### Poses

1. Punches twice, does a roundhouse kick, and raises his fist, while saying "Come at me as much as you like!"
2. Cartwheels into the foreground, does a roundhouse kick, and poses with the same leg outstretched.
3. Performs the fumikomi geri (a stomp-style kick in karate), followed by a mid-level side kick, and then exhales loudly before performing the tate shuto uke (a blocking technique in Shotokan).

## Final Smash

**Bushin Goraisenpujin** (武神轟雷旋風陣 *Bushin Gōrai Senpūjin*?, "Martial God Booming Thunder Whirlwind Array", otherwise known as the Xingzuo Finisher): Zhenzi performs four rapid punches; if they land, he then backflip-kicks his opponent into the air. While his opponent is spiraling upwards, Zhenzi leaps off the sides of the screen, before he grabs them and suplexes them into the ground while spinning for a great deal of damage.

## Trophies

### Zhenzi

He sweeps through the chaos and deception of the battlefield like a whirlwind. Somewhere, there is a cause worthy of the skills he spent his whole life honing.

## Trivia

* His Boxing Ring title is "Master Of Bushinryu".
* Zhenzi's main outfit is based of his first appearance on the show.