nevermind fought him a second time I hope you explode

Friend pulled this character out on me, and I was, subjected to this, putrid thing, I hope you and your whole family have a nice christmas

Legally distinct godzilla. I love it

catually :3 :3 :3 :3

@Monagression i would say this character would totally be native to the roa world. i catually have a little lore written about him, and that lore quite clearly roots him in the world of rivals of aether.

chris pratt

Quick question: would you say this character could be classified as a character born in the rival of aether world, or are they from their own canon? I'm making a list of rival canon workshop characters

to everyone talking about my animations being terrible, yeah, i know. I'm not very good at pixel art and have noone else who can do pixel art spritework.

I love the idea of the character, but it's not really executed well. And the animations don't really do it much favors either. Try to come back to this guy once you've improved.

Bastion has 1 bad ass Thumbnail

Good yes, but the animations themselves are rugged. I'd say keep the move set but try to smooth it out a bit really fun idea though.

I like the idea of this character, but the sprite-work is very stiff and statuesque, which comes off as jarring. I feel like, with better sprites, this could be a good character.

Horrible character that needs a ton of work done

@Quinfish
technically speaking, yes

is this an oc?

for all of you wanting neutral special to be.. well better, the main thing i have control of is what ranges it blocks attacks and what ranges it parries them. I can't really think of any other real things I could do with it, and want to keep the base idea of a holding shield the same. so what should I do for it?

yarg

Cool concept. Nspec seems kinda lackluster. Sprites/animations definitely need work but that can be overlooked... dspec deserves a cooldown of some sort. Fspec needs a nerf as well. Overall, cool.

To add onto some criticisms of the sprites, it feels like the sprites and animations don't convery the character shown in the portrait art, and also don't portray how creative twin greatshields could be used, instead having Bastion shove with noodly armed pushes.

Look at the Greatshield and Great Door Shields in Dark Souls 3 for some good ideas for a a start.

The concept is fantastic! Seconded on the sprites but this character is still really fun to play as.

A little confused as to what neutral special's use is. It reflects projectiles as a parry would but it just sorta eats physical attacks? Having it be an actual counter or being able to dodge out of it would make it a bit more useful. Also, putting a slight cooldown on forward special would make it a bit more balanced.

Great character!

Great character design and very promising, a defensive-focused character is unique and carries a lot of potential that I feel this design could execute well on, but the current state of the character is a bit underwhelming.
The gameplay sprites are very stiff and could use a lot more movement and impact to make playing as him feel more satisfying, neutral special acts really odd in the air, and a lot of moves could use more startup lag and animation to give them some proper weight.
And, generally, I find that some unique sound effects add a lot to make a character stand out

I would love to see this character worked on a more, as I adore the design! Don't feel afraid to ask for some help with the sprite animations, you have a great start that just needs some polish to be something awesome!