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Pyron (Darkstalkers)

An alien invader from the planet Hellstorm - Pyron joins the Fray!

A floaty, lightweight fighter that uses unique movement tools combined with strong zoning to dominate the battlefield, before launching their opponents into the stars!

Also includes an Assist version of Pyron, which uses his Neutral Special (Sol Smasher) when summoned!

UNIQUE FEATURE: STRONG AERIALS / AERIAL ACTIONS

Every time Pyron lands, he recovers up to 3 aerial actions (shown by the sun icons below his lifebar). Using his up special expends 1 action, and his air side special expends 2. However, he can also expend aerial actions by pressing the Strong button instead of the usual Attack button for aerials - these Strong aerials have the same damage/knockback as the normal versions, but trade a few extra frames of startup for completely stopping your momentum and moving you in the attack's direction. Combine these with short hops and expand your options even on grounded foes!

UNIQUE FEATURE: ES METER

Much like in his original series, Pyron can gain stocks of ES meter by striking his opponents - every 75 damage dealt gives him one stock of ES (shown by the bat icons below his lifebar). Press either Clutch or Attack within the startup of a special move to turn it into an ES move, changing its properties!

SPECIALS:

==Neutral Special: Sol Smasher==
Pyron shoots a fireball that slowly travels forwards, dealing moderate damage on hit. The grounded version fires straight forwards, while the aerial version fires in a downward diagonal. Can be held to change the trajectory of the move - causing the grounded version to arc upwards, and the downward version to arc downwards. The ES version causes the move to hit multiple times, locking the opponent in place long enough for a followup, depending on your spacing.

==Up Special: Galaxy Trip==
A short-ranged teleport with some invincibility frames as part of its animation. Can be used up to 3 times in the air (assuming you only expend your air actions on teleports), and can be cancelled into other uses of Galaxy Trip, or even his Aerial Down Strong, which fakes out a teleport before launching Pyron downwards for a quick spike! The ES version drastically reduces the animation's length, and increases the amount of invincibility frames!

==Side Special: Zodiac Fire / Orbital Blaze==
On the ground, Pyron turns into a wheel of fire, and rushes forward. An advancing move that launches opponents on hit. If you cross a ledge with it, it immediately cancels you into a fall, allowing for a quick followup. The ES version hits multiple times while traveling, dragging the opponent with you, and stays on the ledge until the end of the animation.

On the air, Pyron does a fast-moving spin kick that launches him forward. A powerful recovery move that usually trades favorably for Pyron, but costs 2 air actions to use. The move cancels into a slow landing as soon as it touches the ground - and launching yourself off the stage with it means you only have one use of Galaxy Trip to return, so don't miss! The ES version hits multiple times while traveling, dragging the opponent with you, and floats slightly above ground until the end of the animation.

==Down Special: Cosmo Disruption==
Pyron charges up a bomb, causing flashes to appear on 3 different positions on screen. The more the bomb is charged, the further away it will be placed when the button is released. After about a second, the bomb explodes in a big blast, dealing heavy damage and launching opponents - difficult to set up, but incredibly rewarding. The ES version releases a bomb in all three possible spots at once, with a slight delay between the three explosions.

COMPATIBILITY
Pyron has compatibility with the following characters and stages:
- G&W by 1.Ghastly.Fox: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884337828
- The Pink Puffball by V: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3221021297
- Hibiki Takane by Mar-Mar: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3206379259
- Terriermon by J-dudd: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3145309250
- Frayverse by Drake_Waffle: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3142085112

SPECIAL THANKS
Special thanks to the following people, who helped out both directly, and indirectly, with Pyron's development:
- Mar-Mar, for helping out with some move decisions, balancing, playtesting, and getting the gist of using Fraytools
- Zardy for the MUGEN importer, Project Cleanup, and Color Conflict Resolver tools
- Gal129 for creating the original MUGEN version of Pyron, which this version is based on
- Tek for helping out with the ES flash code
- Nyon (indirectly) for helping out Mar-Mar with Hibiki's blood code, which I used as a base for Pyron's fire vfx code

And of course, character belongs to Capcom!