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Name: Annabella
Age: Several centuries years old [Appears 15]
Race: Human
Title: Girl of the Stars
Bio: Once a humble village girl from the feudal ages, the young girl named Annabella had her life turned upside down when her mother made a wish on the nefarious Skullheart for her to remain pure and innocent for the rest of her life, with the unintended side effect of turning her mother into a Skullgirl and cursing Annie to never age and live eternally. After destroying her corrupted mother, Annie swore to try her hardest to prevent any more Skullgirls from being born by spreading awareness through shows. Partnering with the parasite Sagan, Annie would go on to star in a long running series that started on the radio, before moving on to the television, to teach life lessons and make the masses aware of the dangers of the Skullheart. However, centuries of her viewers not listening have embittered the starlet, leaving her frustrated and cynical with the world, and in a creative rut as she focuses her attention on slaying the latest Skullgirl.
Costume 1: Standard appearance
Costume 2: Old fashioned dress w/bonnet
Costume 3: Frilled dress w/gloves and hair tied in a ponytail
Costume 4: Green dress w/ white leggings, white and gold shoulder pads and gloves, green cape and hat
Costume 5: Overalls w/ black gloves, black boots, one thigh-high, hair tied in large twintails and wearing bunny ears
Voice Actor: Erica Mendez
Playstyle: Shouto
Annie is a straightforward, simple character with a versatile but easy to understand toolkit. Fairly all-around in all stats, decent range on her attacks, a projectile, all making her fairly easy to use and understand, if a bit on the predictable side.
Normals:
Standing Light Punch: Pokes forward with the hilt of her sword
Standing Medium Punch: Stabs her sword forward. Can be chained twice.
Standing Heavy Punch: Lunges forward in a vertical slash that hits twice
Standing Light Kick: Orbits her sword around her waist
Standing Medium Kick: Knees forward, can be followed up with a thrust kick
Standing Heavy Kick: Pulls her leg back and delivers a strong punting kick that launches the for
Air Light Punch: Jabs downward at an angle while holding Sagan by the ears
Air Medium Punch: Holds Sagan forward as he twirls his arms to hit multiple times
Air Heavy Punch: Slashes below her in an arc
Air Light Kick: Does a high kick in the air
Air Medium Kick: Extends both feet in a thrusting kick as Sagan holds her aloft by twirling his ears like a helicopter
Air Heavy Kick: Falls down to the ground while holding her sword outward, a rainbow colored arc trailing as she plummets
Crouching Light Punch: Punches upward
Crouching Medium Punch: Slashes horizontally
Crouching Heavy Punch: Slashes vertically
Crouching Light Kick: Does a quick sweeping kick
Crouching Medium Kick: Holds Sagan forward as he elongates his foot to kick at the foe
Crouching Heavy Kick: Does a sliding kick that can be followed up with a slash from her sword
Special Attacks:
-Crescent Cleave: Annie slices forward with her sword, sending a crescent-shaped wave of energy across the screen
-North Knuckle: Annie lunges across the screen and delivers a that can be followed up with a backhanded fist
-Destruction Pillar: Annie does a jumping upward slash akin to Sol's Volcanic Viper, the blade coated in purple cosmic energy
-Re-Entry: Annie leaps into the air and delivers a diving kick down at the foe to bounce off of them back into the air at an angle. Can be used up to three times.
-Meteor Strike: Annie engulfs herself in golden energy and lunges forward with a sword strike that sends the foe flying into the air. Can be charged to inflict greater damage and move faster.
-Pillar of Creation: Annie stabs the ground with her sword, causing a burst of purple and orange flames to erupt from the ground at a distance depending on what button is used in the input.
-Gravity Slingshot: Annie hurls a disc-shaped projectile across the screen that hits multiple times before coming back to her.
-Reflection Nebula: Annie holds her hand out with a smile, as if asking for a handshake. If attacked like this, she will overpower the foe's attack with a strong punch to the chest that crumples them.
Throws:
Forward: Sagan grows in size and swallows the opponent whole, prompting Annie to slam him into the ground where the opponent is spat back out
Backward: Annie grabs the foe by the hand, turns around and slams them on their back
Super Moves:
-Sagan Beam: Annie holds Sagan forward as he fires a massive beam of purple energy across the stage, the opponent getting pushed back by the flow of the beam
-Star Power: Annie floats upward and strikes a pose, granting her a temporary boost in stats.
*Gravity Burst: Annie emits a mid-ranged burst of purple energy around herself that, while powerful, will end the Star Power super
-Photo Bop: Annie pulls out a sheet of paper and writes something down on it, freezing the foe in place before a dust cloud engulfs the area around her. If they're close by and not blocking, the cloud will clear to reveal the opponent with an autographed picture of Annie stuck to their face as Annie herself is now wearing a different costume, striking a pose and smiling at the camera as it flashes repeatedly. The opponent will be left stumbling as the move ends, leaving them wide open to attack afterwards.
Fatalities:
-Beyond the Stars: Annie lets out a battle cry, a golden aura surrounding her as she pulls back her blade and slashes twice, sending a crescent of energy from each one, the energy slicing off each of the foe's arms, causing them to cry out in pain. She follows up by delivering a punch to their face that staggers them while leaving a black eye and a bloody nose, before delivering a jumping upper slash that sends both her and the foe flying into the air, leaving them amongst a starry sky. Annie ends the fatality by slashing downward with her sword and plummeting back down to the ground, landing gracefully in a crouch as the foe's bifurcated halves and blood rain down around her.
-Look, I'm On TV!: Annie approaches the opponent, and then delivers a thrusting kick to their chest that sends them stumbling backward until they end up bumping into the background of the stage, revealing it to actually be all props and cardboard as it all falls down around them, leaving them sitting flat on their seat. Annie groans and rolls her eyes, saying "Ugh... Amateur..." before suddenly, a TV falls from the wall above the opponent, jostled by the heavy cardboard, and lands directly on their head, much to Annie's surprise. As the foe goes limp, their hands and legs twitching, the TV begins playing Annie's reveal trailer for this very game while still firmly attached to their head.
-Friendship: Mistakes on Set
Annie turns to address the camera, saying "Now, remember, kids, always-" Suddenly, the microphone falls down into view, causing her to give it an annoyed glare and gesture for it to be lifted back up. When it's out of sight, she looks back to the camera. "As I was saying-" And then the microphone comes back down and accidentally hits her upside the head, causing her to grunt in pain before glaring back up at someone offscreen, who awkwardly attempts to pick it back up and ends up hitting her across the face with it in the process. Annie growls, takes a deep breath, then makes another attempt to talk to the audience, only for the catering crew to roll in with the cart. "...We're still rolling here, what are you-" A member of the catering crew accidentally trips on a wire and swipes at a cake with his arm, sending it flying right into Annie's face. Annie wipes it off, giving them a glare, and wordlessly points them offscreen before turning to the camera again with a deep sigh. "As. I was SAYING-" And then an intern walks in front of her, causing her to furiously snap "WHAT THE FUDGE ARE YOU DOING?!" The intern apologizes timidly, and Annie retorts "NO, NO, DON'T JUST BE SORRY, THINK FOR ONE FUDGING SECOND!" As the music begins to play, Annie continues to angrily rant at the man, gesticulating wildly, throwing her arms up and stomping her feet while the intern just looks down looking like a child with his hand caught in the cookie jar.
Intro: Annie strides into the arena, waving at cameras as they flash around her, Sagan running up and presenting her sword, which she takes with a nod and prepares for battle
Outro: Annie smirks and props her sword up on her shoulder, Sagan jumping for joy at the victory
Intro Quotes:
Let's make it flashy!
When's Annie? Now's Annie!
Lights! Camera! ME!
Outro Quotes:
All in a day's work! Maybe a week for you.
That's called 'acting'.
Did you catch my good side?!
Special Character Intros:
Vs Linne: We are just getting WAY too old for this, aren't we?
Vs most robotic characters: *Shudders* Animatronics creep me out...
Vs any MLP character, Steven Universe or SpongeBob: If you start singing, this crossover is terminated.
Vs Wonder Woman, Link, Cloud, Sol Badguy, Dante, Erza or Star Butterfly: Huh. Reminds me of an old style I took. How long ago was that...?
Vs Deadpool or The Mask: Ugh... PLEASE tell me you're not associated with that little gremlin...
Vs Guts or Dimitri: Missing an eye too, huh? Got a cool story to tell about it?
Vs Cammy: Y'know, I fought someone a lot like one of those sisters of yours...
Vs Venom or Carnage: I am getting seriously tired of these creepy slime monsters...
Vs Doctor Strange, Doctor Fate or The Doctor: About time the doctor showed up! We'll need you on reserve for any injuries on set.
Vs Thanos, Darkseid, Bill Cipher, Frieza, Galactus or Unicron: No amount of Skullgirl attacks could have prepared me for THIS...
Vs Johnny Cage: ...I thought I made it VERY clear to my agent that I did NOT want to collaborate with YOU.
Vs Tatsumaki or Misaka: ...Come off it, kid. You're at that age where it's time to be mature about your feelings.
Vs Butcher or Rocket Raccoon: Wow. Look at you, tough guy, saying all the words I desperately want to...
Vs Sabrewulf or Talbain: *Sigh* Honestly should have been a Beowulf scene...
Vs Yoda or King Mickey: Heard it all before. Not a word of wisdom you have can make my situation any better.
Vs Ryuko: ...Well, if I ever lose my voice during shooting, you could make for a good double.
Vs Deku: Heh... Anything for such a devoted fan.
Vs Killua: Gon? There's no Gon around here, kid.
Vs Stitch: Okay... YOU need to get OFF my set. RIGHT. NOW.
Special Character Outros:
Vs Linne: Hope we can find our way out of this someday...
Vs Wonder Woman: I remember my training with the Amazons... That was so long ago...
Vs any cute character: Yeah... Definitely taking Sagan over you any day.
Vs most robotic characters: Oops. I think I broke it.
Vs Cloud or Guts: It's not the size of the sword, but how you use it.
Vs Deadpool or The Mask: I've had enough crazy to last a lifetime, thanks!
Vs Ragna the Bloodedge: Scythes are SO over and done with, get with it!
Vs most children or: They always say you should cherish your childhood. But you're lucky you get to grow up...
Vs Cammy: I don't know who this Satsuki is, but what I can tell is that she needs you.
Vs Erza: Heh... Not easy being seen as the strict hardbutt, is it?
Vs TJ Combo, Johnny Cage or Booster Gold: Every star falls eventually. Mine... might not be far behind you.
Vs Doctor Strange, Doctor Fate or The Doctor: Least you're not like the last medical practioner I met...
Vs Thanos, Darkseid, Frieza, Galactus or Unicron: Now THAT was season-No, SERIES finale worthy!
Vs Butchet or Rocket Raccoon: Trust me. I'd be saying WAY worse than you if I physically could.
Vs Winter Soldier: Pretty cheap prosthetic if it was that easy for me to dent it.
Vs Yoda or King Mickey: Say what you want. Doesn't change the fact that I'll still be here long after you're gone, only to hear the same stuff again from someone else.
Vs Ryuko: For Pete's sake, you almost tore up my outfit! This dress is expensive you know!
Vs Steven Universe: You remind me so much of myself when I was your age...
Vs SpongeBob: My show's going down the toilet, and you survived seasonal rot and stayed on air! What's your secret?!
Vs Killua: ...It makes me sick just how low and scummy some parents get...
Vs Stitch: Ugh... It's gonna cost a fortune to pay for all the damages you caused...
Vs Obito or Bill Cipher: Like I told the shapeshifter and the Skull Heart... NO. WAY.
Vs Dimitri: Kid... Listen to your teacher. They know what's best for you.
Special Character Intros [My roster]:
Peacock: Lose the props, kid.
Special Character Outros [My roster]:
Peacock: Animation will never replace real acting.
Theme: The Stars and Stage are Set