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Nakoruru (ナコルル Nakoruru) is one of the characters of the Samurai Showdown series and appears as a third-party DLC newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Infinity.
Contents
- 1 Attributes
- 1.1 Stat Comparisons
- 1.2 Gimmicks
- 2 Moveset
- 2.1 Standard Attacks
- 2.3 Floor Attacks
- 2.4 Specials
- 3.1 Alternate Costumes
- 3.2 Animations
- 3.3 Associated Music
- 3.4 Kirby Hat
- 4 Classic Mode: The Far East
Attributes[]
Nakoruru is a speedy-type hit-and-run style swordfighter. Her moveset is based on either the Samurai Shodown series, The King of Fighters XIV, or The King of Fighters XV. Her attacks involve mostly her kodachi or her legs. Like Terry, she has Command Input moves and Desperation moves (which are in play when she is over 100% damage in standard battles or under 1/3 of HP in Stamina battles. She has a higher learning curve than Terry but has more potential. She has two animals, a hawk called Mamahaha and a wolf named Shikari, at her disposal for her moveset. Like Terry, Nakoruru’s Specials except Final Smash have Command Input versions, with a Command Input damage enhancement to come with it. Her Desperation moves are the same as her Super Moves in The King of Fighters XIV.
- Crawl: No
- Wall Cling: Yes
- Wall Jump: Yes
Stat Comparisons[]
| Weight | Height | Ground Speed | Dash Speed | Jump | Aerial Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:SSBU Icon Mario.png | File:SSBU Icon Sora.png | File:SSBU Icon Terry.png | File:SSBU Icon Terry.png | File:SSBU Icon Duck Hunt.png | File:SSBU Icon Zero Suit Samus.png |
Gimmicks[]
Nakoruru shares the same gimmicks as earlier SNK character Terry Bogard.
Moveset[]
Standard Attacks[]
- Jab: (Jab 1) Nakoruru swings her kodachi forward. (Jab 2) She slices inwards. (Jab 3) She performs an overhead slash.
- Dash: Nakoruru kicks forward with both legs as she slides herself to a stop.
- Side Tilt: Nakoruru performs a forward roundhouse kick.
- Up Tilt: Nakoruru twirls around while swinging her kodachi upward.
- Down Tilt: Nakoruru kicks forward while crouching.
- Forward Smash: Nakoruru readies her attack and upon release, she performs a fierce overhead slash with her kodachi.
- Up Smash: Nakoruru holds her kodachi upward and braces herself looking upwards. Upon release, she swings her kodachi in an upward arc above herself.
- Down Smash: Nakoruru crouches down with her kodachi extended out. Upon release, she rolls forward a short distance, slashing in a 360 degree revolution around herself with her kodachi.
- Neutral Aerial: Nakoruru slices inwards with her kodachi.
- Forward Aerial: Nakoruru kicks forward and then backward. Both hits always connect.
- Back Aerial: Nakoruru thrusts her kodachi behind herself.
- Up Aerial: Nakoruru swings her kodachi upwards in mid-air.
- Down Aerial: Nakoruru kicks downward with one foot.
Grabs & Throws[]
- Grab: Nakoruru reaches out with her hands. An average range grab.
- Pummel: Nakoruru simply knees her enemies.
- Forward Throw: Nakoruru performs Ruto Kyougekijin, where she flips over and topples and stabs the opponent.
- Back Throw: Nakoruru performs Hougekiyou, where she throws her opponent behind her and has Mamahaha attack the opponent.
- Up Throw: Nakoruru jumps up and throws the opponent into the ground and falls down to stab the opponent.
- Down Throw: Nakoruru performs Rera Kishima Tek, where she flips over and slams the opponent into the ground and stabs the opponent.
Floor Attacks[]
- Front Floor Attack: Nakoruru performs a sweeping outward slash from the front.
- Back Floor Attack: Nakoruru performs a sweeping outward slash from behind.
- Trip Floor Attack: Nakoruru gets up and performs a sweeping outward slash.
- Edge Getup Attack: Nakoruru pulls herself back up to the stage and thrusts her kodachi forward.
Specials[]
| Input | Reference | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Special | Amube Yatoro | Nakoruru points her arm outwards, commanding her hawk Mamahaha to swoop diagonally downwards. Holding down B button has Mamahaha fly a longer distance forward. Mamahaha cannot pick up items, but can deal decent knockback. Mamahaha cannot be pocketed. | |
| Side Special | Annu Mutsube | Nakoruru slashes forward with her kodachi while flashing forward, boosting her forward movement a great distance. Angling up on the analog stick changes the move to Rera Mutsube, which has her boosting herself diagonally forward while attacking. | |
| Up Special | Cling to Mamahaha | This is mechanically similar to Duck Hunt's Up Special. Nakoruru grabs hold of Mamahaha's talons and soars to the skies. With directional controls, she can fly in any direction she sees fit. Additionally, she can perform 3 actions: shielding to drop from Mamahaha, A button to unleash an inward slash, or B button to perform Kamui Mutsube (a diagonally downwards charge similar to Incineroar's Cross Chop). After dropping, or after 6 seconds, Nakoruru enters a helpless state. This move is rather slow and has serious startup. | |
| Down Special | Kamui Rimuse | Nakoruru swings her cloak downwards. boosting herself forward a very short distance, followed by an upswing of her cloak. If B button is held down, she can swing her cloak downwards up to 3 times in a row before finishing with an upward swing. This move can also be used defensively to deflect projectiles. | |
| Ground Final Smash | Kusnaotke Sikannatki Mutsube | Nakoruru performs her Climax Super Special move from The King of Fighters XV. She flies towards her opponent and kicks the opponent off. She then rushes towards the opponent with Mamahaha for a spinning thrust, and clings onto Mamahaha once she finishes and returns back to where she was. | |
| Aerial Final Smash | Kanto Kamui Mutsube | Nakoruru performs Kanto Kamui Mutsube (meaning "Heavenly God Dance", her Climax Super Special move from The King of Fighters XIV. She flies onto the opponent, and delivers a vicious coup de grace in the form of skewering the opponent downwards. If offstage, it has a meteor effect. |
Animations & Aesthetics[]
Alternate Costumes[]
Nakoruru’s appearance and color schemes in Smash are taken from The King of Fighters XV.
- Costume 1 (White/Red/Black): Based on her default ("Color 1") palette in The King of Fighters XV.
- Costume 2 (Cyan/Blue/Purple): Based on her "Color 2" palette in The King of Fighters XV, but with a darker shade of blue.
- Costume 3 (White/Yellow/Green): Based on her "Color 3" palette in The King of Fighters XV.
- Costume 4 (White/Green/Indigo): Based on her "Color 4" palette in The King of Fighters XV.
- Costume 5 (Pink/Magenta/Yellow): Based on her "Color 5" palette in The King of Fighters XV.
- Costume 6 (Red/Gold/Black): Based on her "Color 6" palette in The King of Fighters XV.
- Costume 7 (Black/Red): Based on her "Color 7" palette in The King of Fighters XV, but truly black instead of dark grey.
- Costume 8 (White/Purple/Green): Based on her "Color 8" palette in The King of Fighters XV.
Animations[]
- On-Screen Appearance: Nakoruru backflips on to the stage, then turns around and summons Mamahaha.
- Taunt 1: Nakoruru crosses her arms and takes a deep breath.
- Taunt 2: Nakoruru stands up straight and bows her head.
- Taunt 3: Nakoruru faces to the game camera and twirls her kodachi around.
- Victory 1: Nakoruru twirls around and poses with her kodachi, and says: "Daishizen no oshioki desu!" (meaning "This is nature's punishment!").
- Victory 2: Nakoruru holds out her arm, so that Mamahaha can perch on it. She then says: "Arigato, Mamahaha" (meaning "Thank you, Mamahaha.").
- Victory 3: Nakoruru wraps herself in her cloak, saying "Sayo ... nara" (meaning "Good ... bye"), as she does so in her source games.
- Round Loss: Nakoruru claps as most other characters do with little emotion.
Associated Music[]
- Victory Jingle: Winner screen theme from the original Samurai Shodown
- Classic Credits: Banquet of Nature
Kirby Hat[]
Kirby don's Nakoruru's hair and head gear.
Classic Mode: The Far East[]
Nakoruru's Classic Mode route is themed after feudal Japan or East Asia. The items are curated based on East Asia or mother nature, such as Lip's Stick from Panel de Pon, the Deku Nut from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the Killing Edge from the Fire Emblem series.
| Round | Opponents | Stage | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Ryu | Suzaku Castle | "Ryu Stage) (Smash 4 Remix) | Any additional notes about the round go here |
| Round 2 | Kazuya | Mishima Dojo | "Devil Kazuya" | |
| Round 3 | Greninja | Kalos Pokémon League | ||
| Round 4 | Corrin | Find Mii | "Lost in Thoughts All Alone" (Ultimate Remix) | |
| Round 5 | Hero (Solo) | Yggdrasil's Altar | "Wagons March" (from Theatrhythm Dragon Quest) | |
| Round 6 | Sephiroth | Northern Cave | "One Winged Angel" (from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) | |
| Bonus Game | ||||
| Final Round | Rathalos | |||
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