Thursday, May 11, 2023

Second Chance: Demon Head

DEMON HEAD


Alright, let's do Demon Head. Demon Head is the main villain of Virtual Boy Wario Land, whose motivation is largely unknown. He just seems to be stockpiling treasure in a cave, before Wario crash-lands near the cave, spots some of his henchmen bringing back treasure, and then . . . well, it's Wario. Main reason he's here is because, he really could function as a gimmick rep for the game, so I'm here to look into the possibility.

First off, in his own basic battle, Demon Head floats around, slams his claws down hard on the stage, swipes his claws left to right, and breathes fire. I mean, he's kind of almost there already. Then we have the rest of the game, where Wario mostly uses the helmet powerups he used in the original Wario Land game, so I don't think that's on the table. What we're left with are his treasure collecting goons, and some of the 3D specific things, like the Jump Transporters that will let you hop from the foreground to the background. I think that's enough. Let's go.

My answer is . . . 


YES


Here's the moveset I came up with:


Standard B: Fire Breath

He will breathe fire that will spread out vertically from him, leaping as fireballs.


Side B: Swipe

One of his claws will swipe vertically across the stage, doing damage to anyone it hits.


Up B: Jump Transporter

He will hop in a jump transporter from the game, that will shoot him upwards to a new location. (If we have stages like Jungle Hijinxs, it would probably be fun to have him automatically switch between layers on those stages).


Down B: Slam

He will bring both of his hands down onto the stage, causing a small earthquake and burying opponents.


Final Smash: Virtual Boy Flash

He will suddenly rush at the screen, turning everything to the Virtual Boy's red and black coloration as 3D elements like the swinging maces smash into the characters.


Entrance: He will emerge from his portal in the game.


Taunts: Up, he will laugh evilly. Side, he will phase in and out. Down, he will gather up a bunch of treasure and look it over.


Kirby Hat: The top of his head.


Kart: Based on the Virtual Boy itself.

Special Move: Sorta like the Blooper ink screen, he will cause his opponents' screens to turn to a Virtual Boy filter.


Spirit Battle: A giant battle on VB Wario Land


Victory Screen: His evil laugh from when he wins.

Losing Screen: His dying animation.


Color Swaps: His normal red look, a green version, a blue version, a yellow version, a cyan version, a magenta version, the black and white version from emulators of the game, and an imagining of what he'd look like in a full color game.


Thanks for reading! Next up, another main boss, but for whose game there is already a gimmick rep. We will see.

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