Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

432 ratings
Cupcake
5
2
15
4
6
5
2
   
Award
Favorite
Favorited
Unfavorite
File Size
Posted
Updated
2.426 MB
7 Jul, 2020 @ 1:10pm
15 Nov, 2023 @ 6:51am
60 Change Notes ( view )

Subscribe to download
Cupcake

Description
The Julesvale Circus is full of many amazing performers and wondrous feats. People come from across Aether to watch their star acrobat, Cupcake, as he flips and spins around the ring. The soft looking gymnast may appear harmless, but his kicks carry more force than most boxers’ punches!

Using rapid kicks and his famous ribbon, Cupcake can easily combo his opponents to victory. He can enhance this already strong combo potential with his special Lovestruck Field that he can create with precise hits, which reduces all knockback taken within! His strong attacks and up special will cause a Heartbreak to the field and deal a devastating finishing blow!

Neutral Special- Heartbeat
A lightning fast pink bubble that pops around Cupcake, knocking anyone too close for comfort away from him. It can be jump cancelled after a couple frames and makes for a great way to get opponents off of Cupcake.

Side Special- Ribbon Tightrope
Cupcake leans back before sending his purple ribbon lashing forwards. Hitting an opponent will wrap them in the ribbon, immobilizing them briefly. In most conditions, the ribbon will then be snapped off of the opponent and they will be flung upwards while the Lovestruck Field is created. However, if the opponent is already inside the field or is in hitstun, they will remain wrapped in the ribbon and Cupcake will pull himself towards them.

Down Special- Gymnastic Flip
The acrobatic goat does a quick, twirling jump across the stage while leaving a pink afterimage. He gains brief invincibility at the start of the jump, and can cancel it into another action after a while. Landing on your opponent with the flip has a powerful spiking hitbox that will bounce Cupcake back up and create the Lovestruck Field. The hitbox will even last indefinitely until you land on the ground, get hit, or cancel the move, so you don’t need super precise timing.

Up Special- Soaring Kick
Leaping into the air with a wide kick, Cupcake will pull any opponents hit by this attack with him before finishing with a strong roundhouse kick. It’s decent at recovering but this attack’s true strength lies in its kill power and Heartbreak when inside his field.

Special Thanks go out to:
Blaner - Original sprite
Chestergreen - Preview image
Hyuponia - Character portrait
Delta Parallax - Victory theme, sound effects
Lukaru - Animation and coding
PANDABOMB - Coding
Modeling Clay - Animation
Sophia. - Animation
SomeArtDweeb - Animation
Sprite Star - Animation guidance and moral support
Ruby Nights - Animation guidance
Mitchstrick - Playtesting and being one of the best friends I could ask for.
130 Comments
ToxicBronyRose 30 May, 2024 @ 7:10pm 
HE'S SO PRECIOUS!
Theodore Masters Peterson 27 Sep, 2023 @ 3:58pm 
i have some complains about the up special
Patchirisu 11 Sep, 2023 @ 6:18pm 
He's so CUTE! I love him! Super fun to play and the animations are gorgeous. I would let him 0 to death me in real life.
Lukaru  [author] 2 Feb, 2023 @ 11:56pm 
She's like 18 rn I think
I'm not fully sure tho
Freya 2 Feb, 2023 @ 6:45pm 
Yeah, not to mention Buttercup was a minor when he created the character Buttercup. And I think he is still a minor right now lol
Elite knight Rosey 2 Feb, 2023 @ 3:16pm 
Bruuh, Imagine being full on homophobic in a rivals character comment section, definitely stooping to new levels of low I never thought were possible
Freya 31 Jan, 2023 @ 11:13am 
What's going on with all these homophobic comments? lmao
disel 8 Dec, 2022 @ 5:56am 
this is pure shit
rinama 21 Oct, 2022 @ 3:13pm 
i love this character so much but when i play online and i use side special and pull myself in it instantly ends the match for some reason :happyfriend:
404_coffee.exe 27 Jul, 2022 @ 7:34pm 
I love cupcakes design and play style and I would love to see it someday getting re-imagined because the character relies on being up close for being at medium range at least from what I played and personally I think olympia does better in that regard and I am not trying to insult the moveset or anything here.