Axel Stone (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC Fighter)

Axel Stone is one of the SEGA DLC Newcomers for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and as well as one of the first SEGA Smashers other than Sonic to come from SEGA itself as opposed to Ren Amamiya/Joker and Bayonetta (though Bayonetta's games are later distributed and published by Nintendo) in which they came from properties that SEGA co-owns.

Moveset[]

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Axel is a close-ranged heavy-weight fighter, who is able to walk/dash at fall speeds, has extremely short jumps and shares the worst air acceleration speed with Solid Snake, Simon and Richter Belmont. He also has strong attacks, throws (which become a bit stronger by vaulting over his opponent with his up throw) and a fast pummel.

Using Special Moves will slowly rise up Axel's damage. However, at the start of each stock, Axel grants a meter which gives him one special move without recoil damage with a 5-second cooldown between them.

Basic Moves[]

Neutral Combo - Axel punches the opponent twice with his left hand and then performs a third one with his right hand.
Side Tilt - Axel kicks the opponent forward with his leg and then performs a slightly high kick with a same foot.
Up Tilt - Axel performs a light uppercut with his right hand.
Down Tilt - Axel kicks forward with his right leg while crouching.
Dash Attack: Home Run - Axel pulls out a baseball bat and swings it while running forward. Based on his Star Skill in SEGA Heroes.

Smash Moves[]

Side Smash - Axel pulls out a lead/metal pipe, lifts it above his head and then vertically swings it forward in-front of him.
Up Smash - Axel crouches down and then performs a powerful uppercut with his fist compared to his Up Tilt.
Down Smash - Axel performs a sweeping kick with his leg like Terry's, tripping an opponent when directly hit.

Aerial Moves[]

Neutral Air - Axel does a rising knee attack with his right leg. Based on one of his aerial attacks in the first Streets of Rage game.
Forward Air - Axel kicks outwards with his left leg.
Back Air - Axel turns around and punches backwards. Based on a backwards ground attack in the original games.
Up Air - Axel performs a high kick with his right leg.
Down Air - Axel performs a knee press with both of his legs. Has a meteor-smash effect.

Grab/Throw Moves[]

Grab - Axel grabs the opponent by their head with both hands.
Pummel - Axel knees the opponent with his leg.
Forward Throw - Axel headbutts the opponent forward.
Back Throw - Axel performs a suplex by dropping his back onto the ground and throwing an opponent backwards.
Up Throw - Axel vaults over the opponent and goes behind them. It isn't an attack, but makes Axel's throws a bit stronger. Opponents can escape this by mashing the button if they aren't damaged enough.
Down Throw - Axel jumps up and then slams the opponent onto the ground, burying them.

Special Moves[]

Neutral Special: Dragon Smash - Axel unleashes a flurry of punches, finishing with an uppercut. By holding the button, he will charge up before releasing an attack. Deals 2.1% recoil damage.
Side Special: Grand Upper - Axel dashes forward and uppercuts an opponent into the air. Has less distance and sends opponents at a far diagonal angle compared to Captain Falcon's Raptor Boost. Deals 1.2% recoil damage.
Up Special: Grand Hook - Axel performs a Dragon Wing (as described below) and immediately follows it up with an jumping uppercut similar to Ryu and Ken's Shoryuken. Deals 1.7% recoil damage.
Down Special: Dragon Wing/Jump Special - Axel swings his fist in a fast circular motion and then punches straight-forward with it being encased in flames. In the air, Axel will roll into opponents powerfully and finishes off with Dragon Wing like in Streets of Rage 4. Deals 1.6% recoil damage.
Final Smash: Dragon Burst/Police Backup - Axel performs his Star Move from Streets of Rage 4, similar to Ken's Shinryuken. If hit, opponents are dragged into a cutscene where Axel radios in for backup. A police car arrives and a cop fires his/her bazooka/rocket launcher at all of the opponents targeted, who are trapped in a ring of flames followed by an explosion which sends them flying far away (inspired by the first Streets of Rage game).

Entrance/On-Screen Appearance[]

Axel tighten his glove. Beginning of Streets of Rage 4 opening pose.

Taunts[]

Up: “Back in the fight”. Streets of Rage 4 cover pose, where it only shows Axel’s back.
Side: “Axel Stone. The former policeman.” Based on Streets of Rage 4 opening pose (but without name text reveal) with quote from Project X Zone 2.
Down: Axel crackle his hand. Based on SEGA Heroes pose.

Idle Animations[]

Default stance originating from Streets of Rage 4:

Axel performs original Streets of Rage stance.
Axel performs Streets of Rage 3 Mega Drive cover stance

Victory Poses[]

Axel opens his jacket. Based on Streets of Rage 4 ending.
Axel jumps and performs Dragon Crush, with his swordfish comes out of nowhere. Pose based on Mr. X Nightmare release poster.
Axel turns around and performs punches in front of camera. Based on JP region of Streets of Rage 3 opening, and being altered to differentiate from Rambo III tracing, such as replaces headband tightening scene with his his Streets of Rage 4 character select pose.

Losing Pose[]

Victory Theme[]

A punk rock/electronic rock/power metal remix of the iconic "Stage Clear" theme from Streets of Rage 2.

Stage[]

Streets of Wood Oak City[]

The first stage from the very first Streets of Rage game (and by extension, while incorporating elements from the succeeding three games after the first game of the franchise as a whole) serves as his DLC Stage. The stage would be a flat stage like some of them that are featured within the Base Game and feature a lot of appearances from Everyone else in the franchise other than Axel himself.

Classic Mode: Bare Knuckled-Brawl/Great Fray Bare Knuckle[]

His Classic Mode is entirely themed to Fighters who fight with their Fists and Kicks, as well as some of the opponents reflecting the enemies/mooks he fought within his franchise of origin.

7 Mii Brawlers (Stage: Smashville)
Ken Masters (Stage: Omega Suzaku Castle)
4 Warios (Stage: Figure-8 Circuit)
Rival Battle: Little Mac (Stage: Boxing Ring)
Incineroar (Stage: Boxing Ring)
Captain Falcon (Stage: Moray Towers)
Rival Battle: Female Wii Fit Trainer (Stage: Port Town Aero Drive)
Rival Battle: Terry Bogard (Stage: Boxing Ring)
Mid Final Boss: A Pair of Slightly Bigger and Taller Brunette Female Wii Fit Trainers wearing Green and Blue Sleeveless Shirts, but still wearing their Black Pants (Stage: Pirate Ship)
Final Boss: Ganondorf wearing Black Clothes with a Super Scope (Stage: Prism Tower) (CPU-Controlled Partners: Sonic and A Dark Skinned Little Mac)

Spirits[]

A Brunette Red Haired Female Wii Fit Trainer wearing Red and Black Clothes (Spirit: Blaze Fielding)
A Dark Skinned Little Mac wearing a Yellow Undershirt and Black Trunks (Spirit: Adam Hunter)
A Dark Skinned Ness wearing a Yellow Shirt and White Pants (Spirit: Eddie "Skate" Hunter)
A Blue Incineroar (Spirit: Max Thunder)
A Tan-Skinned Mega Man in Blue and Grey Armor (Spirit: Dr. Gilbert Zan)
A Dark Skinned Little Mac using Daybreak (Spirit: Floyd Iraia)
A Dark Skinned Daisy wearing Yellow/Black Dress (Spirit: Cherry Hunter)
Ganondorf wearing Black Clothes with a Super Scope, Brunette Lucario with Black Details and Mii Brawlers x5 (Spirit: Mr. X)
A Brunette Lucario with Black Details (Spirit: Shiva)
A White Haired Solid Snake wearing White, Grey and Black Clothes (Spirit: Mr. Y)
A White Haired Lucina wearing Black Clothes (Spirit: Ms. Y)
A Group of Red, Blue, Beige and White Warios (Spirit: Bongo)
Zero Suit Samus wearing a Blue, Red and Black Jumpsuit with Simon's Whip (Spirit: Electra)
A Slightly Bigger Grey Haired Ryu (Spirit: Goro)
A Duo with Dark Skinned Solid Snake wearing Black Clothes and Captain Falcon wearing Black Clothes with Super Scopes (Spirits: Assassin Agents)
A Black and White R.O.B. (Spirit: Koobo)
A Blonde Female Wii Fit Trainer with Apricot/Peach skin wearing Black and Grey Clothes (Spirit: Estel Aguirre)
A Blonde Haired Axel Stone wearing White and Blue Clothes (Spirit: Break)
A Red Haired Ken Masters wearing Black and Blue Clothes (Spirit: Galsia)
A Group of 5 White Haired Kens wearing Red, Yellow, Green, Blue and Pink Clothes (Spirit: Signal)

Boxing Ring Title[]

"Bare-Knuckled Ex-Cop"

Kirby Hat[]

The Kirby Hat would be based on his Hair and Headband.

Quotes[]

Intro Quotes[]

“You looking for a fight? Well you just found one!”
"You’ve just found me in a really bad mood pal!”
"Ok then, let’s take this to the streets!”
"My fists can shatter any obstacle in my path!"
"You with your iron fists, me with my bare knuckles... Let's see which one's stronger!"
"Yeah! Fists are all you need!"

Quotes to Other Fighters[]

“You mess with my street, you mess with me!” (Vs. Bowser/Ganondorf/Ridley/Dracula/Dharkon/Galeem)
"Looks like I’ll have to give it my all against this one.” (Vs. Incineroar)
“I guess I have time for a sparring match.” (Vs. Little Mac/Captain Falcon/Wii Fit Trainer/Min Min/Ryu/Ken/Terry)

Victory Quotes[]

“Seriously is that all there is to it? I'm up for another round of some "bare knuckle" action!”
"YEAH! That’s how it’s done!”
"LET'S KEEP MOVING! The Three of Us still need to clear the Streets of Goons!"
"Now Stay off my Streets!" (After beating a Boss/After beating Bowser/Ganondorf/Ridley/Dracula/Dharkon/Galeem)
"That was pretty rough, hope Mr. X doesn't make more of these things." (After defeating Robot-based Bosses)
"This match actually felt pretty intense, you’re not bad.” (Vs. Little Mac/Captain Falcon/Min Min/Ryu/Terry)

Alternate Costumes[]

In addition to a lot of Palette Swaps, Axel also has his Streets of Rage 4 appearance as an Alternate Costume.

Reveal Trailer[]

Mii Costumes[]

Mii Brawler[]

Blaze Fielding (Streets of Rage; based on her appearance in the first Streets of Rage game)
Galsia (Streets of Rage)
Kage-Maru (Virtua Fighter)
Linda (Spikeout)
Spike (Spikeout)
Tenshin (Spikeout)
White (Spikeout)

Mii Gunner[]

Mr. X (Streets of Rage)
Karen and Gordon (Alien Storm)
Kurt Irving (Valkyria Chronicles)

Mii Swordfighter[]

Ageha (Shinobi)
Anri (Shining Force)
Hibana (Shinobi)
Hotsuma (Shinobi)
Ichiro Ogami (Sakura Wars)
Max (Shining Force)