Builder

The Builder Enters Smash!

The Mii
Since the Builder is customisable in their games, you can really make them look as you like with different hair colour and eyes, however I based mine off the default builders from DQB1 as Sword fighters.

The Builder has two forms, their Light clothing, which uses the Standard outfit and the Hero’s Armor, which uses the Erdricks Armor; in both cases, the female Builder can use Veronicas Hat too!

For the Voice, The male Builder uses Type 5 High and the female uses Type 4 Normal.

The Moves
The Builders moves are all references to DQB1 and DQB2, for neutral special, they wield the Flame sword, enchanted with fire magic (Blurring Blade) which appears in both games. For Side Special, they dash forward with a single strike (Gale Stab) similar to the Dash in DQB2, for Up Special, they use the Spinning Slice (Hero’s Spin) the first magical spell they learn in both games. Finally, they can Counter many attacks for Down Special with their precise sword use (Blade Counter).

The Style
As previously said, they have access to the Heroes Armour as a alternate, however this is not only cosmetic, the armour will provide different spirits to use in battle. Firstly, the Light Armor uses the Boulder Style to boost movement and defence by a good amount, the Armored Variant however, uses Demon Style, which gives a good overall boost to damage output at the cost of defence.

The Spirits
First off, for the Light Armor, we use a ‘Landing Lag ↓’ Spirit and ‘Breaking Ability ↑’ Spirits to give a tight movement that goes well with Boulder styles fast but low jump style, lastly, I used a ‘Dash Attack ↑’ spirit to make the running speed more comically fast, similar to DQB2.

As for The Hero’s Armour, I used a ‘Breaking Ability ↑’ Spirit and ‘Armor Knight’ Spirit to give very good defence and tighter movement at the cost of some mobility, previously I gave the builder super armour however I feel this works much better and makes the fighter more fun to play against, additionally, the demon style defence loss isn’t as bad now.

Unlock Battle
Fight against the 'Hero’s Armor' Builder as any Sword character.

If a rule setting isn't listed, it is the default setting: Stage: Yggdrasil's Altar Style: Stock Stock: 1 Time Limit: Infinite FS Meter: Off Spirits: On CPU Lv.: 9 Items: None

Analysis
The Builder has very unique playstyles, the Light Armor for a weak but quick fighter or the Hero’s Armour for a more slow paced powerhouse. This expands the characters use and adds to its uniqueness, which makes the Builder one of the more versatile characters in the MFP!

Light Clothing
The Ray MK II with Boulder Style: 1 Support Spirit with Breaking Ability ↑ 1 Support Spirit with Landing Lag ↓ 1 Support Spirit with Dash Attack ↑



Hero’s Armor
The Ray MK II with Demon Style: 1 Support Spirit with Breaking Ability ↑ 1 Support Spirit with Armor Knight



Credits: Bushranger