AiAi
AiAi from the Super Monkey Ball series rolls into Rivals!
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AiAi’s moveset is fairly barebones in Rivals, with nothing too gimmicky in his normals. Use the Monkey Ball to attack your opponents by placing it down onstage and using it as a projectile, roll around in it with increased speed, or bounce around with it by using Fspecial or Uspecial on it to get the drop on your enemies!
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DSpecial is Monkey Ball. Tap the move to either get inside or get out of the Monkey Ball. When inside the Monkey Ball, you’ll get higher top speed at the cost of being easier to hit. Hold the Special button while inside the Monkey Ball to place the Monkey Ball down onstage. You’ll also automatically get out of it if you try attacking while inside the Monkey Ball. While it’s onstage, you can hit it with your normals to knock it around like a projectile! In fact, anyone can hit it around, so be careful. It will stick around after hitting someone, so keep up the pressure by repeatedly smacking it at them with your normals to build up percent like crazy! Press DSpecial when near the ball to get inside it.
NSpecial is Monkey Shot. AiAi kicks the Monkey Ball forward as a basic projectile. It lasts for a bit and is a pretty good option. Just watch out for if your opponent decides to hit the Monkey Ball back at you. If the Monkey Ball is already onstage, AiAi will kick the air instead. Bounces up on hit. It could probably be useful as a way to extend your combo, but it’s pretty situational as is.
FSpecial is Monkey Dash. It’s a basic movement option that also doubles as an attack. It propels AiAi forward while inside the Monkey Ball, being able to deal damage to opponents and bounce off of them. Hold up on the control stick (or whatever “Up” is mapped to if you are playing on keyboard) during the startup to go at a more upward angle with less horizontal speed. Hitting the ground or a wall during the move’s active frames will have AiAi bounce off it. If the Monkey Ball is already onstage, AiAi will perform a worsened version of the move in which he doesn’t go as far and can’t bounce off the ground or a wall, so be careful.
USpecial is Monkey Target. Using the move will put AiAi into the Monkey Ball if it’s not already onstage. AiAi will fly upwards, similar to the animation that plays when AiAi clears a level in the original games. Then, the Monkey Ball will open like a glider, just like in the Monkey Target party game! While gliding, press Parry to get back into the ball. You’re pretty vulnerable when doing this move, so use this last when recovering. If the Monkey Ball is already onstage, AiAi will perform a worsened version of the move where he doesn’t go as high and can’t glide, so be careful.
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Grab AiAi’s homestage, Jungle Island, here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2711346962
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This mod has custom sprites made specifically for Rivals by me. Please do not reuse or re-upload these sprites anywhere without my permission!
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AiAi and Super Monkey Ball are owned by SEGA. No copyright infringement intended!
