Stargazer

A magical girl that is cheerful and carefree to a fault, Stargazer brings an unconventional moveset reminiscent of traditional fighters. Featuring original voice lines by 2Aikokaee!

Kathe Tostoma is a traveler of the cosmos who lives a carefree life of adventure and excitement. She gazes into the stars hoping someone else will look back at her. She wields astounding magical power and strength that she uses clumsily and often breaks things on accident. Her oversized magic wand is also a bludgeoning weapon that is known as the ‘Morning Star’.

Stargazer is a light-weight, traditional fighter inspired by games like Marvel vs Capcom, she can BackWalk and automatically turn towards her opponent in a 1v1 situation. She also has a larger arsenal of moves, including Back Tilt, Strong Aerials, and even motion inputs.

Stargazer can only dash if you flick the control stick forward or backwards twice. Once you double-flick dash once, you can dash dance into a Back Dash with a single flick.

Walking backwards allows for an additional directional input for normals.

• Back Tilt has a soft spiking hitbox on the lower part of the move.
• Back Strong can be performed by flicking both the control stick and C-stick at the same time to the direction opposite that Stargazer is facing.
• Back Strong Air has a devastating spike sweet spot.

Stargazer’s directional air dodge is replaced with an air dash that takes her far, but lacks invincibility frames. Making it more useful for approaching or chasing offstage. The air dash travels further in a straight line than in a diagonal direction. (Can be attack-cancelled and jump-cancelled)

Stargazer can jump even higher by crouching before performing a jump.

Based on Street Fighter Third Strike, Stargazer can activate a Retro Parry by walking forward. When she is hit in the first 10 frames of walking forward, Stargazer will pose and briefly become invincible. You can immediately act out Retro Parry to punish an attack or even parry again.

Magic Series is an aerial combo that follows a specific sequence of moves that cancel into each other on hit. When under the Magic Series sequence, aerials will have set knockback and a different hit sound. You can also enter the sequence from any aerial if you immediately cancel to the corresponding move.

• Nair Uair Fair Dair (repeat loop)
• You can cancel aerials into Strong Aerials on hit.

A launcher with consistent upwards knockback that is a reliable set up for Magic Series.

A versatile knee jab that can be used to approach or continue combos. The sweetspot is at the later part of the move with a small hitbox directly on Stargazer’s knee.

Stargazer has 4 special moves that come with enhanced versions if executed with a motion input.

Stargazer throws 3 small projectiles with low knockback. The projectiles travel for much longer range when thrown with a forward quarter circle.

A spinning kick that hits multiple times before launching on its last hitbox. Executing a backwards quarter circle turns Cosmic Ballet into a strong kill move.

Stargazer thrusts her Morning Star upwards and skewers anyone in the way. The Morning Star’s tipper has huge knockback. Performing a reverse forward quarter circle makes it so that the sour spot is also sweet spot instead, making it a powerful anti-air and kill move for chasing off the top.

In Star Shower, Stargazer casts a spell that summons 3 star projectiles from a long range that travel diagonally downwards. Can be used to harass opponents trying to recover or stalling on the upper half of the screen.

Rainbow Beam is a devastating laser that is fired diagonally upwards. To charge a Rainbow Beam, you need to walk backwards or crouch while positioning the control stick diagonally downwards to remain stationary for 1 second. Then you input forward and attack to ensure you fire at your intended direction.

Juang – Director, Lead Animator, Sound Designer
DoodleConner – Rescaled template sprite
Vvizard – Retro Parry
Dark Dakurai – Double Flick Dash
AmberLearner – Air Dash adjustments
2Aikokaee – Voice of Stargazer
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