Character Sheet: Kanden

KANDEN

And now, we have another set of characters, this time hailing from the Prime series of games. You'd think a series like Metroid wouldn't have that many, but we're pretty close to fifty now. Our new ones include:

1. Federation Mech

2. Rundas

3. Ghor

4. Gandrayda

5. Noxus

6. Sylux

7. Spire

8. Trace

9. Kanden

10. Weavel

11. U-Mos

12. Aurora Unit

13. Dark Samus

14. Meta Ridley

15. Metroid Prime

16. Emperor Ing

17. Gorea

18. Chozo Ghost

19. Mechanoid

20. Ing

21. Liquid Phazon

22. Quad

23. Phazon Elite

24. Berserker Lord

25. Labor Golem

Next up, we have another more or less on the evil end of things. Kanden is a super-soldier and the result of biological engineering by his people. He ended up breaking out and going rogue, seeking the ultimate power in order to make himself even stronger. So, he's basically Mewtwo, or Shadow the Hedgehog, or Rampage from Beast Wars, or . . . actually, there's quite a few characters with similar backstories. If any reference was intentional, I would guess Mewtwo, but I assume it's common enough just to be a repeated trope.

Kanden is also an electric-type, but also a bug-type. He wields the Volt Driver as his main weapon, and can transform into a small insectoid form called the Stinglarva. He can also protect himself with a shield, and his Stinglarva form can leave its tail behind as a bomb.

Here's the moveset I came up with:

Standard B: Volt Driver

He will fire his Volt Driver as a projectile, which will shock anyone it hits.

Side B: Stinglarva

He will transform into the Stinglarva in order to crawl under attacks and escape damage.

Up B: Larva Bomb

He will transform into a Stinglarva and eject his tail, propelling him upward. The tail will then move toward the nearest player and explode after a few seconds.

Down B: Electric Shield

He will shield himself with electricity for a few seconds.

Final Smash: Laboratory Breakout

He will slam into an opponent, triggering a cutscene that places the fighter in the lab he was created in, on the day of his breakout, with similar imagery as Hunters' opening cutscenes for him.

Entrance: He will start the battle with the Hunters' starting animation.

Taunts: Up, he will rise into the air and lightning crackles around him. Side, he will hold out the Volt Driver and charge a shot. Down, he will turn into a Stinglarva and circle once.

Kirby Hat: His green singular eye thing on his forehead.

Kart: Based on a Stinglarva.

Special Move: He will be able to drop a larva bomb that will home in on the nearest racer behind him.

Spirit Battle: On Celestial Archives, with an electrified floor.

Victory Screen: His victory pose from Hunters.

Losing Screen: His defeat animation from Hunters.

Color Swaps: His normal colors, a red color, a blue color, a purple color, a yellow color, pink color, a black color, a silver color.

Thanks for reading! Next up, the final hunter with the biggest grudge against Samus herself.