Invictus Maneo/Chick Hicks

**“**KA-CHICKA!! KA-CHICKA!!**”**
— Invictus Maneo selection quip
**Chick Hicks** has a bad reputation as a cocky trash-talking racer that never shuts his mouth, once a fierce runner-up racer in the Piston Cup that only got as far as he did thanks to his ruthless sabotaging of other racers and competitive aggression. While he has calmed down a bit since his retirement to become a TV show host (namely "Chick's Picks with Chick Hicks"), he never lost his rotten attitude and brags often about his 2006 win at the Los Angeles International Speedway, where he physically assaulted long-time champion Strip Weathers to get that far.

Chick Hicks originates from the 2006 feature film Cars, and his home stage is Motor Speedway.

## Fighter Info

### Basics

Chick Hicks is a heavyweight rushdown character who's designed to dominate the battlefield, utilizing his top speed stats and armored body to smash everything and everybody up. Notably, it's possible to hype up Chick Hicks so that his overall endurance is improved, making him noticeably difficult to take out.

Chick Hicks bears no weapons except his bumpers, which notably do not deal fixed damage but instead deal damage depending on how fast he's currently moving. Having Chick Hicks move much more slowly, however, aids his combo game significantly. He uses his tires to swipe at the enemies like he were a horse kicking with his two front legs. His front and back airs have him flip forward and backward respectively, but again it's his speed that determines how powerful they are; if he's fast enough, they can both meteor smash opponents. His up air has him extend his frame from his body to bash foes from above and his down air has him slam straight down. His light tilts have him order his pit crew around, while his heavy tilts abuse Lightning McQueen instead. His heavy weight makes him very difficult to pick apart, in fact he's so heavy that it will be near impossible to launch him at first.

However, Chick Hicks' armor breaks down as he takes damage, making him very easy to launch and K.O. as he breaks down. Lackluster range, lack of useful tools, and extremely poor recovery options make him very hard to use.

### Specials

* **Special A: Flying King**
Chick Hicks will stand right behind the suddenly appearing, confused-looking body of Strip Weathers, leaning away and charging up energy before slamming his head against the King's body, sending him flying through the air as a heavy-hitting projectile that's easy to predict yet very difficult to ignore.
* **Special B: Ramp 86**
Chick Hicks will have a ramp summoned ahead of him, which he will leap off of to get some airtime. This can be used to catch targets in the air he'd otherwise never be able to reach, and it can be a high or low ramp depending on if the player presses or just taps the button. Takes some getting used to, however.
* **Special C: Rev-Up**
Interestingly, Chick Hicks will rev-up his car instead of making any actual attempt to move upwards. When the player lets go, Chick Hicks will send himself flying at fantastic speeds, which can serve as a great horizontal recovery move granted he's high enough for it to work. Anyone caught under his wheels gets buried.
* **Special D: Ka-Chicka!!**
Chick Hicks will hop up and down, saying "KA-CHICKA!! KA-CHICKA!!" much to the fan-fare of his pitties and his adoring fans, improving his durability. This increases his knockback resistance and limits the damage he takes for a short time. Over-doing it will have him get booed though, which has the opposite effect.
* **Showstopper: Dinoco, Baby!**
Chick Hicks will zoom across the ground, capturing any foes in his way. Suddenly sport his blue Dinoco paint job, he summons Boost, DJ, Wingo, Snot Rod to support him in mauling the competition while Chick Hicks starts revving up. He'll eventually dash at sonic speed, dealing critical damage.