I got help from NarayanK for the formatting. Ty, NK. [hr] [hider=Boss Theme][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sQP19VfWPA[/youtube][/hider] [hider=Regular Theme][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkvWYtAkGP0[/youtube][/hider] [h1][b][u]VOLK BARON[/u][/b][/h1] [h3][b][i]The king of black markets and dark businesses alike, Volk Baron seeks nothing time-consuming like redemption. Instead, he seeks something else. What he seeks is unknown, but it is surely a dream that only the heartless can venture into. Down into the spiral of blind madness and agony lies a truth only he can confirm, after all.[/i][/b][/h3] [h3][b][u]Arcade Introduction[/u][/b][/h3] The beeps of a monitor. It went on and on, bragging about how the girl’s life would end soon. On it went, beeping and bringing agony through simple sounds. Volk stood next to the blonde child, his arms crossed, his facial features hidden. He met her plenty of times before. Every day, whenever he left for work, he would find the child playing with her friends. If he recalled correctly, they were playing in a playground that was about to be torn apart. Poverty? That did not describe the ragtag group of children who played with an airless ball. She could not pay for the accident she got involved in; she had no parents. Society at its finest, it seemed. What a fine world to live in. He watched the monitor line jump, then fall, then jump again before falling again. Beep, went the monitor. What would happen if the child lived, he wondered as he left. What would happen if he made some additional finances for her? He was curious. Would he receive a great reward? Would she ignore him afterwards? He was truly curious. And he continued to be curious as he prepared to depart for a journey full of questions. And bloodshed. [h3][b][u]Boss Encounter[/u][/b][/h3] Hidden deep in an unknown laboratory, an explosion erupts and soon reveals Volk standing among utter destruction. He closes his eyes and hangs his head down… before opening them. His eyes locked onto his opponent, he throws the head of the mighty warrior he just killed before approaching his new challenger. The boss version of Volk has white hair, darker skin, and wears only red baggy pants. There is a mysterious symbol etched on his chest. [h3][b][u]Playstyle[/u][/b][/h3] Volk is not combo-heavy, as all of his combos are fairly simple. His playstyle lies in punishing opponents harshly through powerful attacks that have high priority. Despite having incredibly quick normal attacks and an impressive running speed (he is one of the fastest, if not the fastest fighters in terms of running), his special moves always leave him open. He has moderate health and powerful offense, and is almost an absolute nightmare to projectile users and a bog-standard fighter against close-ranged fighters. His specialty is forcing people to fight the game he wants to play with them. [h3][b][u]Movelist[/u][/b][/h3] [b][i]Quantum[/i][/b] – Volk kicks upwards, creating a full-circle attack as he skids forward on the ground. Quantum leaves Volk open, and while it cannot combo into anything, it can be combo’d into very easily. Deals a considerable amount of damage for a special move. Quantum deals over half of the opponent’s health in his boss form. [b][i]Blue Shift[/i][/b] – Volk activates a device as he thrusts a hand forward, leaning towards the opponent’s direction as he does so. A blue circle of energy appears in front of him. If a projectile touches the circle, the projectile will be reflected with tripled speed and deal 1.5x damage of the original projectile. The circle also hits opponents if they are close enough, though there is no real point in using Blue Shift against characters who do not use projectiles often. [b][i]Opposing Force[/i][/b] – Volk vanishes and appears above the opponent, crashing down after a very brief delay. The delay increases based on the button input he uses, but the longer it takes, the more damage it deals. The attack is an overhead move, meaning that crouching opponents cannot block the attack. Opposing Force can be connected with Quantum, leading to devastating attacks. Its greatest weakness is its predictability, but against projectile users, it is an incredibly useful punish move. Opposing Force automatically targets the opponent’s location. [b][i]Matter Combustion[/i][/b] – Volk’s veins glow a bright orange as his eyes shoot out a burst of flames as the attack progresses. Volk performs an incredibly quick haymaker. If the haymaker connects, he will proceed to deliver two powerful punches to the opponent’s ribs before kicking their face, sending them across the battleground. Matter Combustion ignores projectiles, regardless of how much priority it has. The boss version is even faster than the normal version, starting in one frame compared to the several frames Volk normally gives to his opponents. [b][i]Half-Life[/i][/b] – Volk must have his V-Trigger completely maximized for this move to occur. [h3][b][u]V-Trigger[/u][/b][/h3] [b][i]Resurrection:[/i][/b] If Volk is defeated in battle, he will stand up once more with half of his health restored. The V-Trigger works only once throughout the entire round, and must be maximized by the time he is defeated. The boss version completely refills his health. [b][i][h3]Instant Kill[/h3][/i][/b] [b][u]Genocide:[/u][/b] If Volk lands his Instant Kill command setup, then the Instant Kill initiates. Volk stabs the opponent’s stomach with his hand. He then slowly raises the opponent above him as the background darkens to a pitch-black. The instant moment he closes his eyes, he gathers all of his strength to generate blasts of plasma out of his entire body repeatedly, over and over, until about fifteen blasts erupt. At the sixteenth attack, he will open his eyes, his robotic eye shining a dangerous red before he yells victoriously, causing the final explosion to be powerful enough to make the screen whiten. The screen then turns back to normal as it reveals the entire background, which has turned into a wasteland with Volk being the only one alive in it. He dusts his now red glove before leaving. [h3][b][u]Taunts[/u][/b][/h3] [b]Normal Taunt:[/b] Volk bows politely. Attacking him as he does this taunt does more damage than usual. [b]Normal Taunt 2:[/b] Volk snaps his fingers. If he is right in front of an opponent, he will damage them by literally one damage point. [b]Boss Taunt:[/b] Volk charges and generates a blast of plasma to erupt out of him as a laughter erupts out of him. This can actually do a considerable amount of damage for a taunt. [b]Boss Taunt 2:[/b] Volk laughs venomously, his voice echoing like that of a creature that does not belong to Remnant. [b]Boss Taunt 3 (VS. Midnight Squad):[/b] Volk wears a shit-eating grin as he points at his opponent out of mockery. [b]Boss Taunt 4 (VS. Faculty):[/b] Volk laughs venomously before bowing politely. He actually receives more damage if he is hit while bowing. [h3][b][u]Win Animation[/u][/b][/h3] Volk looks down at his hand before snapping his fingers, causing two men in red suits to walk up to him, one of them carrying a box. The Crimson himself opens the box, revealing a new suit for him to wear. The man tosses aside his current suit and redresses himself for the sake of living up to his name. The boss version picks up the opponent by their head, full of cruel curiosity and adrenaline. He then tosses them on the ground as he channels a blast of aura energy and plasma simultaneously. His figure completely pitch-black and the aura around him deathly red, Volk turns to the camera, one eye red and one eye pitch-white. You can see a faint glimpse of his signature shit-eating grin. [h3][b][u]Arcade Ending[/u][/b][/h3] Having sold the bodies of the many people he defeated, Volk returned to the child and paid for her medical expenses. He got her a proper treatment, and the child was saved. He met her outside of the hospital she was going to be released out of. With a smile, she cried, “Thank you!” It seemed the innocence that coated her words made him grin unknowingly. As the child waved at him, he could only wonder what he was. He was known as a neighbor to several people, but to thousands of others, he was a black market king. He knew that there was nothing that could give him enough fear yet. All he wanted was a world that ran perfectly just for him. The child soon returned, her eyes wide and her smile flowing with effervescence. She held a ball up- that airless ball he always found her playing with. Volk wondered. He wondered how a child would make him feel that intentionally losing to others made him feel giddy. His humanity can never be erased, he realized. And in the end, his humanity will ultimately keep him unable to exceed humans, regardless of his endless greed and crimes… But maybe that was why he saw worth in lives in the first place. [h3][b][u]Win Quotes[/u][/b][/h3] Volk's regular quotes appear randomly when he is in his regular form. The special quotes appear only when he is in his Boss form. There is a 5% chance that Volk will say the "Rare" Quote. [b] [u](Regular Quotes)[/u] "Done packing? Your life's journey is over!" "Repeat this after me: I'll never take on a king again." "That's not a fight; that's a beating." "You will fit nicely in my collection of trophies." "You never had a chance, blowhard. Good day." "Only the crazy are sane in a crazy, mixed-up world!" "A hospital or a cemetary; the choice is yours." "Your ancestors await!" "A god? I am no god. I am a superstar! Ha ha ha!" [u](Rare Quote)[/u] [hider=five percent chance this shows up]"Done spaghetti? Your life's spaghetti is OVER."[/hider] [/b]