Super Smash Bros. Forever

Sol Badguy, real name Frederick, is an immortal Gear, bounty hunter, former Holy Knight, and Queen fan in a world where the future is governed by magic. He travels the world on a quest to hunt down and defeat That Man, the creator of the Gears and his former friend. He wields the powers of the Absolute World to fight many colorful foes in his post-apocalyptic world, including his rival Ky Kiske.

Mechanics: Guilty Gear is considered one of the most complex and stylish fighting games thanks to all the techniques it's characters can perform. Having all of them in one character would probably break the game, so Sol sticks to two.

The first is an extra move called Dragon Install. By using the input Down, Down-Left, Left twice and then the Special button, Sol can get faster, dish out more damage, and have his specials be enhanced.

He also has Instant Kill. If an opponent is over 100% damage, or at one-third of their HP in Stamina Mode, Sol can combines his attacks and Specials and can start a brief window where Sol can use a quarter-circle forward attack to unleash a trail of flames leading to a pillar of fire to destroy an opponent. That is, assuming the opponent can't use a quarter-circle back attack in time to defend.

Neutral Special: Gun Flame- Sol will unleash a row of flaming pillars in front of him. Only usable on the ground.

Up Special: Volcanic Viper- A flaming uppercut that brings opponents into the air and can finish with a kick if the input is used again.

Side Special: Bandit Revolver/Bandit Bringer- Sol leaps forward in the air and does an axe kick. If you press the button again he'll come crashing back down with Bandit Bringer, which is a slower but more powerful flaming punch.

Down Special: Break- A flaming kick downwards that ends with an explosion upon impact. Sol will automatically jump if he is on the ground.

Final Smash: Tyrant Rave- Sol's arm will engulf in flames, and he'll charge forward in a powerful flaming punch that can catch many opponents in the blaze before he launches them all away when the flames come off his hand.

Up Taunt: Throws his sword into the ground and says "Yare Yare Daze..." Down Taunt: His traditional Guilty Gear taunt in which he turns his back to the opponent and gives a thumbs down. Side Taunt: Sol puts his left hand on his right forearm and puts two backwards fingers on his right hand up. In England, this is an offensive gesture.

Travis Touchdown started out as a wannabe pro wrestler, but the brutal death of his parents at the hands of his ex-girlfriend (and half-sister, ew) put him on the path of a wannabe assassin. Conned into joining a massive tournament of death by the beguiling Silvia Christel, Travis does his best to support his life in the No More Heroes Motel all while still saving money for beam katanas, video games, anime merchandise, and...um, home videos, even if it means facing the deadliest people in Santa Destroy.

Mechanics: In the No More Heroes games, Travis' beam katanas had limited energy. It's depleted by using it too much in either blocking or attacking. Travis did have a certain way of getting power back, and that gimmick carries over here. Over time, Blood Berry's battery will wear down from attacking, and Travis can use his Down Special to replenish the special power meter. Additionally, he has a small, slot-machine esque graphic near his HUD that spins every time he uses a Smash attack. If he gets three in a row of certain icons, he'll be granted a special ability for a very short amount of time.

Strawberry on the Shortcake (Triple Bell): Travis can move at dizzying speeds even exceeding that of Sonic's run speed, allowing him to dish out combos at ease.

Blueberry Cheese Brownie (Triple Dog Face): Travis can now use a projectile with his beam katana.

Cranberry Chocolate Sundae (Triple BAR): The stage fades to black and white, and now Travis can deal fatal critical hits at random.

7 (Triple Cherry): Travis gains a small "7" icon by his HUD. Get three of these to turn the tides in his favor.

Anarchy in the Galaxy (Triple 7): After obtaining three 7 icons, Travis unleashes his (second) best attack, and summons a laser through where he is standing on the stage, a la PK Starstorm or Aura Beam.

When he finally arrives at the nexus of Earth and Hell, the Doom Marine comes face-to-face with a beast known as the Icon of Sin. In this recreation of DOOM II's final battle, fighters do battle in front of the imprisoned demon, who will throw a wrench into the fight every now and then by summoning a small band of monsters or one giant demon from the DOOM series. It can summon creatures like:

• Zombieman
• Imp
• Cacodemon
• Pinky
• Revenant
• Mancubus
• Baron of Hell
• Cyberdemon
• Spider Mastermind

Players are able to KO any of these enemies that join the fray, and they also count toward the player's score.

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Bathed in pale moonlight on Shang Tsung's Island, The Pit is the home of the Stage Fatality. A somewhat larger stage, players fight with little headroom on the bridge over the spiky chasm below. By using a fighter's up throw, they can push an opponent off the bridge and down to the spikes, which obviously do damage and launch fighters back up, opening a window for combos. At 100% damage, it's an instant KO. Fighters do have enough time to recover and make it back on the bridge, however. In addition to bringing a gimmick from it's home game, The Pit also includes several Mortal Kombat characters fighting in the background and even at the Pit Bottom. These cameos include:

• Scorpion (if he is not in play)
• Sub-Zero
• Raiden
• Liu Kang
• Kitana
• Jax
• Sonya Blade
• Kano
• Johnny Cage
• Ermac
• Sindel
• Mileena
• Baraka
• Sektor
• Cyrax
• Reptile (at the bottom)
• Noob Saibot (in the shadows)
• Smoke (behind the pillars)
• Jade (behind the pillars)
• Quan Chi
• Kenshi
• Shang Tsung (occasionally appears after a background fighter defeats another background fighter)

Jubileus is the creator of the Bayonetta world and ruled over the realm of Paradiso before war broke out among her angels and she lost her physical form. At the end of the first Bayonetta game, the evil Lumen Sage Balder resurrects her by reuniting the Eyes of the World, but Bayonetta is saved by Jeanne, now free of Balder's brainwashing, and teams up with her to take down the queen of Paradise and save the world.