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Having just written a moveset for a defence-based character, we now move on to actual warriors from this series, starting with the de facto leader of the Crystal Gems and my personal favourite character in the show; the permafusion, Garnet! This character was suggested by Omni Spectator, and I'm honestly surprised that I didn't start with her first. If anyone were to be chosen to appear in Smash Brothers from Steven Universe, she probably would've been the main choice from fans due to her nature as a fighter. She's fierce, determined, powerful, and easy to understand in regard to her fighting style.
Now, Omni Spectator did make an interesting suggestion of including a gimmick where Garnet would split into the ultimate OTP; her components, Ruby and Sapphire. And frankly, while this sounds like an awesome idea and I'm certain someone could write a moveset based around that, I don't think I'll be incorporating that into a potential moveset for Garnet for one main reason; we don't really know much about what Ruby and Sapphire can do on their own. For Sapphire, I know she is a cryokinetic and runs really fast. For Ruby, I know that she has her own gauntlet and is a pyrokinetic.
But due to how little action either one of them gets during the shows fight scenes, I don't really have much of an idea of what their other abilities are when they aren't being Garnet. Even when they appear in "Save The Light", they're little more than non-player NPCs. So, for simplicity, I'll just be sticking to using Garnet for this moveset. Sorry if you're disappointed that the shows main Ship won't be getting the Smash treatment, but I like to work with what I got.
Regardless, Garnet will be a middle-weight character due to her immense strength and her various abilities as a fighter. She will have two jumps and be capable of doing wall jumps. As an added bonus, she will be nigh impervious to any ice or fire attacks, namely because she can evidently swim through lava in the Season 1 episode "Giant Woman" and survive the depths of the ocean when searching for Malachite in the Season 2 episode "Love Letters". She is a really good swimmer, after all.
The Standard/Aerial/Smash Attacks:
Much like how Steven has his shield for a fair chunk of his attacks, I'm going to apply the idea to Garnet; for most of them, she'll be brandishing her signature gauntlets, complete with additional spikes at the base of the fingers as a reference to Bismuth, the Crystal Gem blacksmith who gave her these spikes in her titular Season 3 episode. Her basic jab can have her land two bare handed hooks to her opponents face, only to deck them over the head with her gauntlets. Her dash attack can have her land a roundhouse kick into her opponents stomach, knocking them back a few feet. Her forward tilt can have her hit her opponents with a haymaker to the gut. Her up tilt can clap her gauntlets together and unleash a small shockwave over her head, though this will have a bit of end lag. Her down tilt can have her do a quick low to the ground spin kick to trip up her opponents.
Her forward-Smash can have her bring out a targeting visor and launch her left gauntlet as a rocket punch, an attack lifted from "Save The Light". Also from that game is her down-Smash; slamming the ground and causing a small quake, which can be used to trap any close by opponents into the ground, though the opponent at the edge of the quake will simply be stunned. Her up-Smash can have her raise both gauntlets in the air and have them grow four times her body size. Any opponent hit by this will receive 3.3% of damage per gauntlet, as both the attack and the damage percentage will be a reference to the training montage seen in the Season 1 episode "Garnet's Universe".
Yes, it's esoteric, and yes, I love it.
Regardless, Garnet's neutral-Aerial can have her pull a Wonder Woman type of move, as she removes her sunglasses and uses them like a boomerang, naturally revealing her three eyes. In another reference to "Garnet's Universe", her forward and back-Aerials can have her remove her hair and launch it at her opponents, knocking them back a fair distance due to the weight. This would make her hair an item that other players can use, but Garnet will just put it back on her head as soon as she grabs it. Her up-Aerial can have launch her right gauntlet up to hit any airborne opponents. And finally, her down-Aerial can have her slam on the ground in the MCU Iron Man pose. I know it's impractical, but I don't care.
Grabs/Throws:
Her grab can have her stretch out her arm at least a foot long and then reel her opponent in. Her pummel can have her punching whoever's in her grasp in the face with a bare fist. Her forward-Throw can have her use her gauntlet to knock the opponent a few feet away. Her back-Throw can have her spin her opponent on the spot and then kick them away. Her up-Throw can have her throw them up and as they fall, she jumps and hits them higher with her afro. And finally, my personal favourite; her down-Throw can have her grab her opponent with both hands, pull at each end until you hear a pop, and then drop them on them ground. This references when she did something similar to a Centipeedle in the Season 1 episode "Gem Glow".
Specials:
Garnet's neutral-Special can have her go all Dragon Ball Z on her opponent, as she launches a series of rapid punches before finishing with a powerful roundhouse kick, which references when she fought her water clone in the Season 1 episode "Ocean Gem" as well as how Steven Universe REALLY likes to make references to Anime. Her forward-Special can have her gauntlets grow to massive proportion, again referencing "Garnet's Universe" and Garnet will then slam her opponents in between them, flattening them like a pancake and leaving them stunned. There will be a bit of start and end lag, however, due to Garnet needing to grow and shrink her gauntlets to normal size. Her up-Special can have her uppercut her opponent into the air and then slam dunk them to the ground, leaving their imprint where they land. And finally, her down-Special can have her grab her opponent and suplex them, again leaving an imprint of where they land.
Final Smash:
For Garnet's Final Smash, I decided to just go all out; she will summon Stevonnie and Opal (Amethyst and Pearl's Fusion) as they all tag team anyone caught in Garnet's grasp. It will start with Stevonnie slashing them a dozen times with their sword, followed by a barrage of arrows from Opal, all closed off by Garnet coming in with a gargantuan pair of gauntlets and slamming her opponents into the ground. All of this will result in an instant K.O in the opponents damage is over 120%. This all mainly done as fan service as, with the exception of a brief moment in the Season 5 episode "Together Alone", we never see these three Fusions together despite all of the great opportunities this kind of scenario provides. If we see something like this in "Steven Universe: Future", I will cry with joy.
Other stuff (Taunts, etc):
Garnet's standard outfit will be the one she starts wearing in the Season 5 finale "Change Your Mind", which also happens to be my favourite costume; golden star shaped sunglasses, a waistcoat that is red on one side and blue on the other, her upper torso having a pink star, and her silver and bronze wedding rings she started wearing in the Season 5 episode "Reunited". Her first alternate colour scheme will have her in black clothes while her skin turns purple, a reference to her Fusion with Amethyst; Sugilite. Her second alternate colour scheme will have her skin turn tanned, her hair beige and her suit coloured like a tuxedo, which references her Fusion with Pearl; Sardonyx. Her third alternate colour scheme can turn both her hair and skin bright orange, with her top turning pink, trousers turning blue and feet turning pink, referencing her Fusion with Steven; Sunstone. Her fourth and fifth alternate colour scheme can reference Ruby and Sapphire respectively; one where she is all red and the other where she is all blue, though both will lack the sunglasses.
For alternate outfits, I think her first should be based on her pilot episode appearance; an overlapping purple top with a star in the bottom right corner, hair handing down, dark red sunglasses, and streamlined golden gauntlets. Her second alternate costume can be classic Cotton Candy Garnet, with a mismatch of pink and baby blue, no sunglasses and her outfit looking like a mix of Ruby's vest-shorts combo and Sapphire's dress, first seen in the Season 2 episode "The Answer". Her third and final alternate outfit can be her wedding outfit; essentially a tuxedo for her upper body and a white dress for her lower body complete with the wedding rings, only seen in "Reunited".
Her stage entrance can have Ruby and Sapphire dance and fuse, ending with Garnet conjuring her sunglasses. Her up-Taunt can have her slid down her sunglasses and wink at the camera, referencing the Season 2 episode "We Need to Talk". Her side-Taunt can have her flex while saying "This is Garnet, back together", referencing the Season 1 finale "Jailbreak". Her down-Taunt can simply have her smile and give a small thumbs up, referencing the Season 2 finale "Log Date: 7 15 2".
For victory animations, the first can have Garnet defuse back into Ruby and Sapphire as they nuzzle each other's noses… despite Sapphire not having a nose, but I digress. Her second animation can have her catching Steven in her afro, then holding him in a hug while saying "Tiny hands; my only weakness!", which references the opening minute of "Garnet's Universe". Her third and final animation will simply have her strut in, wink at the camera, then cross her arms saying, "It's the true kinda love", referencing the scene in "Steven Universe: The Movie" when she gets her memories back.
Incidentally; the Ruby and Sapphire victory animation will have them wearing different costumes depending on what outfit you give Garnet. For example, if you chose Wedding Garnet before starting a match, Ruby will be wearing her white dress with blue flowers while Sapphire wears her tuxedo.
Conclusion:
Garnet will certainly be quite the powerhouse despite making her a middle-weight character, as it isn't simply her throwing punches left and right; there's still a modicum of strategy involved if you want to secure her victory. Still, if you feel that I made Garnet too strong… well, what were you expecting from a Garnet fan? It's not like I didn't have any material to work with.
Regardless, that just about does it for Garnet. Remember; the requests are still open, so leave a suggestion as to who you think should get the Smash treatment next. Be sure to leave your suggestion in your review and let me know what you thought of this moveset as a whole. Once again, I'd like to thank Omni Spectator for suggesting Garnet for the next choice. And to guest reviewer Johnathen Youngs, thanks for reading. However, I don't think I'll be doing a moveset for Connie any time soon. I love Connie as a character, but I'm not sure if she'll really fit into the world of Smash with her main prowess being the sword that she carries. Sorry if that disappoints you, mate.
Nonetheless, if any of you reading this want to see more, simply leave a review/request and make sure to favourite and follow the story so that you're notified the next time a chapter comes up. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time!
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