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Pyramid Head

Pyramid Head, the fearsome executioner from Silent Hill 2, arrives in Rivals of Aether Workshop, ready to bring punishment for all of those that need it!

This strange monster is extremely deadly, armed with his trusty Great Knife and Spears of Torment! You may run from him, but death is unavoidable, although it may take longer than usual due to his very slow movement...

By landing the Sweetspot of Spear moves (UTilt, BAir and DStrong) as well as your NSpecial, Pyramid Head will apply the Torment Status to his opponents, the Torment status can be applied for a max of 3 times, each time increasing the radius of the aura and their damage multiplier.
The Aura around the tormented opponents has two uses. First, it grants Pyramid Head super armor during the startup and active frame of his attacks. Second, it increases the damage of Pyramid Head's attacks, indicated by the number underneath the opponent. Do not fear though, all you have to do to get rid of your torment is parrying Pyramid Head of by attacking him while he is inside the aura's radius, so there's no use trying to zone him out.

NSpecial - Spears of Torment:
Pyramid Head grabs one of his spears and chucks it forward with an incredible amount of strength! The spear flies forward in an arc and anyone hit by it will receive the Torment Status.

FSpecial - Punishment of the Damned:
Pyramid Head plunges his great knife on the ground and starts to charge forward with it, when you release the button or reach a ledge, Pyramid Head will unleash a gigantic surge of otherworldly energy in front of him, this attack covers a lot of ground and you can turn around and swing the blade behind you instead.
In the air this attack instead turns into a giant horizontal slice, covering both sides of Pyramid Head.
However if you hit a tormented opponent with this attack, Pyramid Head will trigger their torment, locking them into a series of multihitting attacks, great for leading into your devastating attacks!

USpecial - Deathbound:
When all is lost and Pyramid Head loses his grasp on the opponent's fears and guilty, Pyramid Head loses his purpose and ends his own existence by stabbing himself with his spear, doing so completely destroys his body and sends his "Pyramid Head" flying through the air! While the helmet is traveling, it does sport a weak hitbox to protect itself. Performing this move however will remove all Torment Status active during it.

DSpecial - Final Judgment:
Pyramid Head swings his hand forward, trying to grab anyone in his grasp, if he succeeds, he'll lift up the victim and throw them either forward or backward, this move on itself is great for starting up combos, however there's much more to it then that...
If you hit a Tormented opponent with this attack, Pyramid Head will instead violently pluck out one of your spears from your back, doing so causes massive damage to the opponent, while also putting them into a tech situation.
However... if you land this special grab on a tormented opponent with 150% or more damage, Pyramid Head will instead INSTANTLY KILL HIS OPPONENT! That's what I call Final Judgment.


BAir - Spear of Angel: With this attack, Pyramid Head can use it to stick to walls! Doing so may assist on his recovery or allowing him to better chase his opponents, however Pyramid Head can stick to walls to a max of 3 times, so watch out!
DAttack - Mighty Stomp: This is a powerful attack, but one that lacks range compared to his other moves, but this is a great thing in this case. If you use this move against a tormented opponent, you can very easily get into the aura's radius, thus granting you Super Armor for a favorable trade! This tactic is also very useful with UAir and FSpecial!


Credits:
Programming by VVizard
Overall direction, concept, coding and sprites by ViviVinya
Coding and Lead Animation by ArtistofSeer
Animation assistance and polish by JH
Thumbnail Artwork by Altali