Character Sheet: Kersti

 KERSTI

Are you guys excited? I'm excited. You should be too. You know why? Cause today we get to cover all the freakin' amazing characters from Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario (pre-TOK) series, and even the not so amazing ones too. Here's the full list:

1. Cheep Cheep

2. Bob-Omb

3. Spike

4. Tiny Mouser

5. Mouser

6. Paper Mario

7. Mr. L

8. Geno

9. Mallow

10. Flurrie

11. Tippi & Pixls

12. Kersti

13. Huey

14. Merlon

15. Star Spirits

16. Smithy

17. Kammy Koopa

18. Sir Grodus

19. Count Bleck

20. Dimentio

21. Yaridovich

22. Axem Rangers

23. Lord Crump

24. The Shadow Sirens

25. O'Chunks

26. Mimi

27. Croco

28. Booster

29. Jonathan Jones

30. Valentina

31. Jr. Troopa

32. Doopliss

33. Rawk Hawk

34. Francis

35. Culex

Today, let's cover basically our gimmick rep for Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Kersti! Kersti is a sticker-being who acted as the guardian for the legendary Sticker Star, joining forces with Mario when it was taken by Bowser. Although almost all of the moves here were used by Mario, largely with help from Kersti, I felt she was the best to represent the whole sticker gimmick as a whole.

So, first of all, we have the entire sticker gimmick as a whole. Some of the core mechanics there include the stickers themselves, littering the game's world and holding sections of it down. Then there's the ability to tear those stickers off. Then of course we have the paperize ability, which allows Mario and Kersti to turn the game into a 2D image and peel sections up or lay them down. We also have the slap game, which allows Mario to take real-world items, throw them at a wall, and turn them into stickers. We also have a number of real-world items we can factor in, given their effects on fights. Finally, the Sticker Star itself makes one invulnerable and unleashes a terrible sticker-filled whirlwind early in the game.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Sticker

This move will allow Kersti to slap a sticker across an opponent's face. As long as the sticker remains, it will continue to do damage. Kersti can press the command again to rip the sticker off of the opponent, adding another burst of damage.

Side B: Slap

Basically, Kersti will pull out an item and chuck it as hard as she can toward an opponent the way you do in the slap game to create new stickers. This will act as a projectile.

Up B: Whirlwind

Kersti will whip up a whirlwind just like the one at the beginning of the game that will launch her upward and leave a bunch of colorful stickers everywhere.

Down B: Real-World Items

This one is a bit of a random move, with you having the option to pull out one of five items that have different effects. The Scissors will cut across the stage quickly, doing damage. The Fan will whip up a heavy wind. The Cat-o-Luck will simply drop down and squash an opponent. The Vacuum Cleaner will do the opposite of the fan and suck opponents in. And the Roast Chicken will dance around nonsensically.

Final Smash: Paperize

The screen will turn into a 2D image and Kersti will be able to select a fighter and peel them up off of the stage, KOing them.

Entrance: Kersti will arrive with the Sticker Star.

Taunts: Kersti will flip through her sticker book. She might float around the Sticker Star and threaten anyone to come near it. So on.

Thanks for reading! Next up, we'll cover her spiritual successor for Color Splash, Huey!