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Description
This is The Serpentine Queen, Basiliska!
A character for both Hybrids of Steel AND Concrete Jungle (but will initially be introduced on Last Legend).
She's a a Naga/Lamia Gorgon with, as you can see,
Cleopatra snake hair because it felt like a missed opportunity not to
use that in a Gorgon design.
Basically what went into the inspiration was that Cleopatra loved and was obsessed with
snakes, so I was like...THIS IS THE BEST SNAKE HAIR IDEA THAT NO ONE
I'VE EVER SEEN AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS MADE USE OF AS INSPIRATION! XD
So yessah, and oh, and the bangs of the snake hair are just snake tails
instead.

She wields an Ouroboros (its name is Oroboris) that can both be used like a Chakram (think Sun Shang Xiang from Dynasty Warriors or Tira from Soul Calibur) but doubles as a whip that
can stretch out real far and elongate.

Speaking of stretchy and elongating, her hair can do that too.
The snake head in her mid section is very much alive and part of her,
and her rattletail is also a stinger.
The stinger will inject a poison that slows the opponent down.
That stomach snake head will be utilized in some different moves, like chompin' on the opponent (mash for more damage) that leaves the opponent poisoned.
About the poisoning thing...
Various moves she does that make use of her snakes (like snake hair attacks) that aren't outright MEANT to poison the opponent, will have a random chance of winding up poisoning them.

And of course, Basiliska has a petrifying stare she can do as well.
Which, actually utilizes all of her eyes and the idear is that the screen will flash white.
Think kinda like the Solar Flare technique from Dragon Ball Z in that aspect.
Which when the opponent is petrified, you basically get free hits on them for a set period of time.
If you're the one who got petrified, you can mash to try and get out of the petrified state quicker.
I AM thinking of making it where she'll have a high level Super/Ultra/Hyper/Whatever-it-winds-up-being-called (which keen on it costing 5 bars) that you can do after they're petrified, and it will shatter the opponent into broken pieces, resulting in an autokill.
Doesn't mean the whole set is decided, just that specific round.

Now harkening back to the stomach snake head, she'll have a move where it spits at the opponent (the distance will literally be up to if you charge it...yes, like a loogie LOL) can petrify the opponent, but only allows you one hit before they break out of it.
If you haven't noticed, this takes a page from both Spitting Cobras and Dabura from Dragon Ball Z.

Passed that, she'll have a move where she boomerangs herself at the opponent to bind her snake body around them. Inspired by those "flying snakes" you might've heard of.
She can OTG with her snake tail where she basically slaps them with her snaketail.
Has pompous backhand and palm slaps.
Fabulously evil scratch attacks with her long nails (complete with JoJo-esque posing).
A "drill" attack with her tail and stinger (think like a snakey version of Cammy's Spiral Arrow) and can do it 4 different directions (forward, upward, diagonally, and overhead).
And she can even slither across the ground as a fighting stance she can go into.
I'm thinkin' just as simple as just crouching then pressing down to initiate it.

Oh, and I should mention...she can shed her skin and gain access to different moves too, (hence the Coral Snake looking palette as she comes out looking like that).

She also uses additional weaponry aside from Oroboris, the Ouroboros Chakram Whip:
*A Cat-O'-Nine-Tails whip but instead with snakes (and the snake heads will all be named in a similar fashion to the Seven Dwarves)
*Mirror Shield (which doubles as an oversized vanity mirror, and is also kind of a teehee reverse Clash of the Titans movie reference)

The Mirror Shield may be bladed (not sure on this yet), and she'll be able to create and harness light and reflections for that moveset especially.
And furthermore, it'll have a command block that absorbs non-physical projectiles, too.
The shield will block projectiles back.
And going back to the light thing, it'll have a light mechanic...like
surfaces on the stage that will shine so you know where to aim it, or outright created by her can produce some crazy ass
offense.
Bright, burning beams of light bouncing off the Mirror Shield in different directions, hitting your opponent from multiple directions.
As you can imagine, choosing The Mirror Shield style will wind up bein' quite technical, but really rewarding once you master it.

An idea I have for how she'd handle is that she should probably feel heavy, but fast at the same time.

NOW TO COVER THE PALETTES!
From left to right:
* Default/Original
* "True" Basiliska. This coral snake inspired palette is for when she sheds her skin while using the default palette. I MIGHT make it double as her P2 palette outright, and there's not actual change to how she looks when she sheds her skin. The other two palettes might follow suit with the "no visual difference" when shedding skin. Which reminds me that there will be a snake icon on her HUD section that lights up once you shed her skin.
* Arbok and Ekans from Pokemon inspired/reference palette
* Deis aka Bleu from Breath of Fire inspired/reference palette

Fun fact: Deis was actually the initial and original inspiration that made me want to create a Naga fighting game character. I still think Capcom farked up by still not having a Breath of Fire character on any of their crossover fighting games so far.
But even moreso, they don't seem to realize all the crazy potential and fun moveset stuff you can DO with a Naga.

Funner fact: I did a theme song for her that you can check out here, by the way!
soundcloud.com/thesixthsaint/s…

P.S. I do have a backstory written out for her...well, the problem is that there are two, and kind of a third. So once I decide on which I definitely like the best for her, I'll add that into the description.

P.P.S. tfw you realize SHE IS THE CROWN.

Description
This is The Serpentine Queen, Basiliska!
A character for both Hybrids of Steel AND Concrete Jungle (but will initially be introduced on Last Legend).
She's a a Naga/Lamia Gorgon with, as you can see,
Cleopatra snake hair because it felt like a missed opportunity not to
use that in a Gorgon design.
Basically what went into the inspiration was that Cleopatra loved and was obsessed with
snakes, so I was like...THIS IS THE BEST SNAKE HAIR IDEA THAT NO ONE
I'VE EVER SEEN AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE HAS MADE USE OF AS INSPIRATION! XD
So yessah, and oh, and the bangs of the snake hair are just snake tails
instead.

She wields an Ouroboros (its name is Oroboris) that can both be used like a Chakram (think Sun Shang Xiang from Dynasty Warriors or Tira from Soul Calibur) but doubles as a whip that
can stretch out real far and elongate.

Speaking of stretchy and elongating, her hair can do that too.
The snake head in her mid section is very much alive and part of her,
and her rattletail is also a stinger.
The stinger will inject a poison that slows the opponent down.
That stomach snake head will be utilized in some different moves, like chompin' on the opponent (mash for more damage) that leaves the opponent poisoned.
About the poisoning thing...
Various moves she does that make use of her snakes (like snake hair attacks) that aren't outright MEANT to poison the opponent, will have a random chance of winding up poisoning them.

And of course, Basiliska has a petrifying stare she can do as well.
Which, actually utilizes all of her eyes and the idear is that the screen will flash white.
Think kinda like the Solar Flare technique from Dragon Ball Z in that aspect.
Which when the opponent is petrified, you basically get free hits on them for a set period of time.
If you're the one who got petrified, you can mash to try and get out of the petrified state quicker.
I AM thinking of making it where she'll have a high level Super/Ultra/Hyper/Whatever-it-winds-up-being-called (which keen on it costing 5 bars) that you can do after they're petrified, and it will shatter the opponent into broken pieces, resulting in an autokill.
Doesn't mean the whole set is decided, just that specific round.

Now harkening back to the stomach snake head, she'll have a move where it spits at the opponent (the distance will literally be up to if you charge it...yes, like a loogie LOL) can petrify the opponent, but only allows you one hit before they break out of it.
If you haven't noticed, this takes a page from both Spitting Cobras and Dabura from Dragon Ball Z.

Passed that, she'll have a move where she boomerangs herself at the opponent to bind her snake body around them. Inspired by those "flying snakes" you might've heard of.
She can OTG with her snake tail where she basically slaps them with her snaketail.
Has pompous backhand and palm slaps.
Fabulously evil scratch attacks with her long nails (complete with JoJo-esque posing).
A "drill" attack with her tail and stinger (think like a snakey version of Cammy's Spiral Arrow) and can do it 4 different directions (forward, upward, diagonally, and overhead).
And she can even slither across the ground as a fighting stance she can go into.
I'm thinkin' just as simple as just crouching then pressing down to initiate it.

Oh, and I should mention...she can shed her skin and gain access to different moves too, (hence the Coral Snake looking palette as she comes out looking like that).

She also uses additional weaponry aside from Oroboris, the Ouroboros Chakram Whip:
*A Cat-O'-Nine-Tails whip but instead with snakes (and the snake heads will all be named in a similar fashion to the Seven Dwarves)
*Mirror Shield (which doubles as an oversized vanity mirror, and is also kind of a teehee reverse Clash of the Titans movie reference)

The Mirror Shield may be bladed (not sure on this yet), and she'll be able to create and harness light and reflections for that moveset especially.
And furthermore, it'll have a command block that absorbs non-physical projectiles, too.
The shield will block projectiles back.
And going back to the light thing, it'll have a light mechanic...like
surfaces on the stage that will shine so you know where to aim it, or outright created by her can produce some crazy ass
offense.
Bright, burning beams of light bouncing off the Mirror Shield in different directions, hitting your opponent from multiple directions.
As you can imagine, choosing The Mirror Shield style will wind up bein' quite technical, but really rewarding once you master it.

An idea I have for how she'd handle is that she should probably feel heavy, but fast at the same time.

NOW TO COVER THE PALETTES!
From left to right:
* Default/Original
* "True" Basiliska. This coral snake inspired palette is for when she sheds her skin while using the default palette. I MIGHT make it double as her P2 palette outright, and there's not actual change to how she looks when she sheds her skin. The other two palettes might follow suit with the "no visual difference" when shedding skin. Which reminds me that there will be a snake icon on her HUD section that lights up once you shed her skin.
* Arbok and Ekans from Pokemon inspired/reference palette
* Deis aka Bleu from Breath of Fire inspired/reference palette

Fun fact: Deis was actually the initial and original inspiration that made me want to create a Naga fighting game character. I still think Capcom farked up by still not having a Breath of Fire character on any of their crossover fighting games so far.
But even moreso, they don't seem to realize all the crazy potential and fun moveset stuff you can DO with a Naga.

Funner fact: I did a theme song for her that you can check out here, by the way!
soundcloud.com/thesixthsaint/s…

P.S. I do have a backstory written out for her...well, the problem is that there are two, and kind of a third. So once I decide on which I definitely like the best for her, I'll add that into the description.

P.P.S. tfw you realize SHE IS THE CROWN.