Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

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Cirra

Description
From within the raging tempest of the Archai Mountains, Cirra arrives to Rivals of Aether!

Hidden in the storm created by the storm architect Absa, Cirra ensures that anyone able to brave the storm will never reach the mountaintop sanctuary. Knowing Absa's unease on the storm's protection, Cirra disappeared into the clouds to fight, to ensure Absa does not fight alone even if it means her methods would be shunned by the elders who raised her...
"The storm can only protect us for so long, eventually someone will brave this tempest to destroy our sanctuary... The storm architect cannot be our only hope!"

Cirra is an agile rushdown and trapper, weaving around attacks and focusing on her positioning to overwhelm the opponent.




Neutral special/Down special (cloudless): Cloud throw and Cloud hop



Cirra can create a cloud using her Neutral special or Down special. Neutral special will throw the cloud forward, down, or up while Down special will pop her upwards as she places the cloud under her. This cloud is the central part of Cirra's kit in ability to control her space and positioning.
With the cloud out, she can hit it to blow it into a chosen direction or hit it with a strong attack to launch an electric blast that can shock the opponent or call upon the storm on a marked opponent!

Notably with forward, backward, and down air, Cirra can gain an extra boost to her momentum based on the speed at which she hits the cloud. Use this to your advantage to reach higher areas by hitting the cloud early on in her jump!

Cirra can also hitfall the clouds, offering more options for her movement with the cloud. Keep it close to you!

Neutral special: Cloud Burst



Cirra remotely detonates her cloud. This move along with other moves that hit the opponent with the cloud (excluding cloud throw) will mark opponents with the storm. Keep up your assault with the cloud to shock the opponent for combo extensions or hit them with a strong move to call lightning down onto your opponent!



Hitting players again with a mark will deliver a delayed spark to the opponent, but this can be skipped by hitting the cloud with a strong attack or catching the cloud blade while recalling with down special.

Down Special: Recall



Cirra recalls her cloud, turning it into a blade that homes into her while hitting and marking any opponents on the way.
if caught, the cloud will detonate in an electric flash, delivering a delayed spark onto the opponent.

This move can be cancelled with an attack, special, or jump input, at which the cloud will travel to where you cancelled the move, slowing down when it reaches its destination.

Forward Special: Dash Slash



Cirra dashes forward with a burst of momentup before slashing with her dagger.
Hitting an opponent or a cloud will bounce you upwards while preserving your speed!
Hitting a wall instead will jump you off of the wall, but be careful! this will only happen once in the air!


Up Special: Sky Slash



Cirra quickly shoots up into the air with a slash. This move is strongest at the earliest part of the move, and will call lightning upon your opponent if you hit them with this sweetspot while they are marked with the storm.


Credits
Massive thanks to
ViviVinya [Tumblr] for the initial code of Cirra's cloud
ArtistofSeer [Twitter] for most of the alt designs
Krispy for bugfixing help!
Drift [Redsignvl on Twitter] for the base preview art



35 Comments
MochaMachi 31 Oct, 2024 @ 12:02am 
i cant not express how fantastic this character is, the sprite work is incredibly well done, all of her moves feel in line with the game while still feeling unique. she doesn't feel over powered and her gimmick around the cloud feel somewhat similar to Absa, but the way they play in melee range really makes her stand out. absolutely couldn't recommend them enough.
massive 26 Jul, 2024 @ 8:15am 
:reheart: ilove cirra
S.I.L. 12 Jul, 2024 @ 7:14pm 
Overall, while not the most unique entry, she's certainly one of the most at-home. She's pretty fun to play; and super satisfying to play well. Great work.

Now for my standard question:
Do you have a headcanon voice for her; and if so, what is it?
S.I.L. 12 Jul, 2024 @ 7:12pm 
As for design:

I love the idea of her hair being literal cloud that she can form into various shapes; and her thumbnail artwork depicting it as something between hair & is just so awesome. Her colors are perfectly muted and all work great together. This is going to sound very odd; but I'm glad she has no shirt. I'm not sure why; but I honestly think she'd look a bit odd with one. The bareness allows for just a little bit more color differentiation within her sprite; and I think it works perfectly. I've seen some characters who's in game sprites don't do much justice for their designs. This one succeeded, in my opinion. Even though you loose a bit of detail, her design still looks just as good. All that is flattered by her smooth animations.
S.I.L. 12 Jul, 2024 @ 7:05pm 
Here to leave my thought on the character for anyone interested. Maybe I'm almost done leaving all these long reviews, lol

Compared to other entries I've tried out; I think this is one of the best roster fits I've seen. She feels like a character that's always been in the game, which gives her an odd familiarity that makes playing her somewhat more comfortable than other characters. Her attacks are all put together in a way that makes combos accessible; though not necessarily easy. Combos are, however, quite rewarding when done well. The kinds of things she can do with her cloud are quite interesting as well. She has a few different ways of utilizing it, all of which circle back to the eternal goal: landing a good Strong so the Gods may smite them off the face of the earth forever.... or at least until they respawn... then you do it again. She isn't as fun to use as some other characters; but the satisfaction of using her well is worth the occasional drought in battle to set up.
Lilly_Tera 23 Apr, 2024 @ 10:35pm 
Cirra is one of the coolest workshop characters ever, she immediately clicked with me and she is a blast! 10/10
momo 6 Apr, 2024 @ 4:09pm 
nerf plis
champagne.daniel 20 Feb, 2024 @ 6:50pm 
I love this cloud god
Ironbound 9 Feb, 2024 @ 7:52pm 
.........Is this character submitted for the Rivals 2 competition? Cuz this is one of THE most fun I've had in quite some time with a new character. Everything was well designed and the mechanics give way for a mix of zoning, rushdown and, with good use of DSpecial, good aerial combat, mind games, stalling and recovery. I've marked it as a Favorite cuz it's just that good.
WolfboomZ 4 Feb, 2024 @ 3:25pm 
Ya know what? This is actally one heck of a char, fun, easy to learn, hard to master. My kind of thing! I love how you can play both styles. I think other zoners need to take notes of this. I can have alot of fun with this char playing her and even fighting her. 10 out of 10