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Name: Chibi-Robo

First Appearance: Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure! (GCN, 2005)
Last Appearance: Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Osoji! (Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo!) (DS, 2009)

Background: Citrusoft, home of Dr. “Joy” Ebisu, stunned the world with the creation of the helpful little automated worker, Chibi-Robo! These little robots are energy-efficient, helpful, and work around the clock to make their owners happy. Although when they were first designed, their creators couldn’t have foreseen the tasks Chibi-Robo would undertake all in the name of happiness! Our tale first begins in the Sanderson house, where family strife and a troubled marriage are just some of the tasks Chibi has to tackle. Before he can put things right, he’ll detox a teddybear, run a job faire for a pirate, enlist in the military, act as a mummy’s wingman when he hits on a princess fair, fight dinosaurs, and travel through time. By the second game, Chibi’s now out in the wild, restoring a park that’s been turned into a garbage dump. The four inch tall robot not only restores the park, but also changes the lives of an old football mascot, an enchanted marionette, a pair of argumentative product spokesmen, a self-hugging hippie, and more. Teaming up with superhero General Greenthumb, they take down the villainous Smoglor and save the park. Finally, in Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo, Jenny Sanderson (the little girl from the first game) is now all grown up and has a child of her own. Chibi joins the police force, becomes a lucha libre wrestler, goes deep sea diving, joins a mining operation, and even brings back the dead.

Chibi-Robo is above all else resourceful. Most of the tools he uses to accomplish his tasks are things he finds. By the second and third games, Chibi was even in charge of generating his own electricity to feed off of. Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo also implemented a very clever plug-mechanic, where Chibi is now able to whip his plug around his body and fling it into far-off outlets to climb around the house, and scale incredible heights (for a four inch robot). He’s also a lesson in energy management, as little Chibi also has a battery meter that continually depletes. Let it hit zero, and he hits the pavement and you have to miss out on the rest of the game-day, so make sure you get him to an outlet and charge up when you can!

Reasoning: The Chibi-Robo games are without a doubt some of the best overlooked games for the Gamecube and DS, and if you got the rerelease, the Wii as well. It’s fairly easy to take a mythical kingdom, the depths of outer space, or a dreamland and make a memorable world to explore, but it takes a lot of clever planning to take what’s essentially an empty lot or a slum house and make it into an adventure as charming as these games.

Chibi himself is quite possibly the hardest working character in Nintendo’s universe. In three games, he’s accomplished more jobs than even Mario has in his entire run. Cleaner, Cooker, Soldier, Miner, Wrestler, Pilot, Racecar Driver, Police Officer, Dancer, Gardener, Landscaper, Marriage Counselor, Time Traveler, the list could go on and on. Let’s also consider the graphical power of the Wii U. Chibi’s chrome-plated, stainless steel. Imagine a character with a mirror-sheen reflective surface running around amongst all the particle effects. Also, don’t worry about Chibi’s dimunitive size, after all Captain Olimar and Kirby are both miniscule as well, but sizing fixes everything.

How Would I Do It?
I’d make Chibi rechargeable. His constant recharging is such a big factor in his own games that it would make for a perfect flaw for him in a fighting game. The phrase perfect flaw sounds odd, so I’ll explain. By the second game we learned that Chibi can actually send electricity back OUT through his tail as well as pull it in. By the third game Chibi showed off that he can also whip his tail around and attack creatures with it. Indeed the final boss fight has Chibi using his tail-whip along with his other tools to take out a monstrous ghost. So we give Chibi some devastatingly long-range, electrically charged attacks, but give him an on-screen battery-meter. Let him bottom out, and you’re helpless. Your enemies can just shove you over the side. But keep him charged up, and be amazed by how versatile he is!

Tilt-Up: Flower Power. Chibi will plant a seed that a moment later will punch upwards as a flower. This is a delayed hit, meaning Chibi can start the attack, then start a different attack before this one connects.

Dash-A: Iberico Cop Roll. Chibi does a classic 1970s dramatic cop roll into kneeling position, and fires off a burst of energy at close range. This mimics the ‘Super Cop’ saga Chibi embarks on in Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo!

Smash-A: Plug Lariat. Chibi sends his plug snapping forward like an electric bullwhip.

Air-Back: Spoon Swing. Chibi whips his spoon (which scaled up would be the size of a shovel) around his body.

Anyone who has seen Iron Man 2’s villain ‘Whiplash’ can picture what Chibi’s tail would look like as an electric whip. His tail would also serve as his means of grabbing enemies for throws, whipping it out ahead of him and reeling them in.

Neutral-B: Chibi-Blaster. Send out a slow-moving pulse of energy. Hold down B before you release to build it up slightly. The shot has a slight tracking ability, and will veer slightly up or down towards an enemy, but will not chase them long before dissipating.

Side-B: Chibi-Vacuum. Suck in items and enemies. Enemies that get pulled in get fired back out like a cannon, while items build up the vacuum’s dust bag. Fill the bag, and the vacuum can puff out a cloud of dust that makes any enemy who enters it have sneezing fits.

Down-B: Recharge. Chibi sticks his plug into a conveniently appearing outlet in the ground in front of him. This will quickly recharge him, but leaves him momentarily vulnerable. Note, this does NOT reduce his damage meter, it only restores his battery.

Up-B: Chibi-Copter. Solely for horizontal movement, the Chibi-Copter lets you zip towards the stage. Activating it on the ground lets Chibi angle his head at players like an upright lawmower instead of making him fly.

Note, since he has a tether-grab with his tail, he can also use his grab as a recovery move, akin to Link, Samus, Lucas, etc.

Final Smash: Infinite Battery. Chibi-Robo temporarily gains an infinite supply of electrical energy, making his battery meter refill and his body surge with electrical energy. During this time, ALL of Chibi’s attacks take on an intense electrical effect, and his smashes triple in strength. Picture him as an adorable walking electrical pylon.

Throws: As stated before, Chibi uses his plug for grabs. His forward throw mimics the high-arc he tosses garbage in, his upward throw involves him storing his opponent in his head for a moment before tossing them out, and his down throw has him performing a lucha libre Mexican wrestling throw by wrapping his legs around the opponent’s neck and throwing them to the ground, mimicking the Lucha Libre storyline from Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo!

Description
Name: Chibi-Robo

First Appearance: Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure! (GCN, 2005)
Last Appearance: Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Osoji! (Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo!) (DS, 2009)

Background: Citrusoft, home of Dr. “Joy” Ebisu, stunned the world with the creation of the helpful little automated worker, Chibi-Robo! These little robots are energy-efficient, helpful, and work around the clock to make their owners happy. Although when they were first designed, their creators couldn’t have foreseen the tasks Chibi-Robo would undertake all in the name of happiness! Our tale first begins in the Sanderson house, where family strife and a troubled marriage are just some of the tasks Chibi has to tackle. Before he can put things right, he’ll detox a teddybear, run a job faire for a pirate, enlist in the military, act as a mummy’s wingman when he hits on a princess fair, fight dinosaurs, and travel through time. By the second game, Chibi’s now out in the wild, restoring a park that’s been turned into a garbage dump. The four inch tall robot not only restores the park, but also changes the lives of an old football mascot, an enchanted marionette, a pair of argumentative product spokesmen, a self-hugging hippie, and more. Teaming up with superhero General Greenthumb, they take down the villainous Smoglor and save the park. Finally, in Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo, Jenny Sanderson (the little girl from the first game) is now all grown up and has a child of her own. Chibi joins the police force, becomes a lucha libre wrestler, goes deep sea diving, joins a mining operation, and even brings back the dead.

Chibi-Robo is above all else resourceful. Most of the tools he uses to accomplish his tasks are things he finds. By the second and third games, Chibi was even in charge of generating his own electricity to feed off of. Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo also implemented a very clever plug-mechanic, where Chibi is now able to whip his plug around his body and fling it into far-off outlets to climb around the house, and scale incredible heights (for a four inch robot). He’s also a lesson in energy management, as little Chibi also has a battery meter that continually depletes. Let it hit zero, and he hits the pavement and you have to miss out on the rest of the game-day, so make sure you get him to an outlet and charge up when you can!

Reasoning: The Chibi-Robo games are without a doubt some of the best overlooked games for the Gamecube and DS, and if you got the rerelease, the Wii as well. It’s fairly easy to take a mythical kingdom, the depths of outer space, or a dreamland and make a memorable world to explore, but it takes a lot of clever planning to take what’s essentially an empty lot or a slum house and make it into an adventure as charming as these games.

Chibi himself is quite possibly the hardest working character in Nintendo’s universe. In three games, he’s accomplished more jobs than even Mario has in his entire run. Cleaner, Cooker, Soldier, Miner, Wrestler, Pilot, Racecar Driver, Police Officer, Dancer, Gardener, Landscaper, Marriage Counselor, Time Traveler, the list could go on and on. Let’s also consider the graphical power of the Wii U. Chibi’s chrome-plated, stainless steel. Imagine a character with a mirror-sheen reflective surface running around amongst all the particle effects. Also, don’t worry about Chibi’s dimunitive size, after all Captain Olimar and Kirby are both miniscule as well, but sizing fixes everything.

How Would I Do It?
I’d make Chibi rechargeable. His constant recharging is such a big factor in his own games that it would make for a perfect flaw for him in a fighting game. The phrase perfect flaw sounds odd, so I’ll explain. By the second game we learned that Chibi can actually send electricity back OUT through his tail as well as pull it in. By the third game Chibi showed off that he can also whip his tail around and attack creatures with it. Indeed the final boss fight has Chibi using his tail-whip along with his other tools to take out a monstrous ghost. So we give Chibi some devastatingly long-range, electrically charged attacks, but give him an on-screen battery-meter. Let him bottom out, and you’re helpless. Your enemies can just shove you over the side. But keep him charged up, and be amazed by how versatile he is!

Tilt-Up: Flower Power. Chibi will plant a seed that a moment later will punch upwards as a flower. This is a delayed hit, meaning Chibi can start the attack, then start a different attack before this one connects.

Dash-A: Iberico Cop Roll. Chibi does a classic 1970s dramatic cop roll into kneeling position, and fires off a burst of energy at close range. This mimics the ‘Super Cop’ saga Chibi embarks on in Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo!

Smash-A: Plug Lariat. Chibi sends his plug snapping forward like an electric bullwhip.

Air-Back: Spoon Swing. Chibi whips his spoon (which scaled up would be the size of a shovel) around his body.

Anyone who has seen Iron Man 2’s villain ‘Whiplash’ can picture what Chibi’s tail would look like as an electric whip. His tail would also serve as his means of grabbing enemies for throws, whipping it out ahead of him and reeling them in.

Neutral-B: Chibi-Blaster. Send out a slow-moving pulse of energy. Hold down B before you release to build it up slightly. The shot has a slight tracking ability, and will veer slightly up or down towards an enemy, but will not chase them long before dissipating.

Side-B: Chibi-Vacuum. Suck in items and enemies. Enemies that get pulled in get fired back out like a cannon, while items build up the vacuum’s dust bag. Fill the bag, and the vacuum can puff out a cloud of dust that makes any enemy who enters it have sneezing fits.

Down-B: Recharge. Chibi sticks his plug into a conveniently appearing outlet in the ground in front of him. This will quickly recharge him, but leaves him momentarily vulnerable. Note, this does NOT reduce his damage meter, it only restores his battery.

Up-B: Chibi-Copter. Solely for horizontal movement, the Chibi-Copter lets you zip towards the stage. Activating it on the ground lets Chibi angle his head at players like an upright lawmower instead of making him fly.

Note, since he has a tether-grab with his tail, he can also use his grab as a recovery move, akin to Link, Samus, Lucas, etc.

Final Smash: Infinite Battery. Chibi-Robo temporarily gains an infinite supply of electrical energy, making his battery meter refill and his body surge with electrical energy. During this time, ALL of Chibi’s attacks take on an intense electrical effect, and his smashes triple in strength. Picture him as an adorable walking electrical pylon.

Throws: As stated before, Chibi uses his plug for grabs. His forward throw mimics the high-arc he tosses garbage in, his upward throw involves him storing his opponent in his head for a moment before tossing them out, and his down throw has him performing a lucha libre Mexican wrestling throw by wrapping his legs around the opponent’s neck and throwing them to the ground, mimicking the Lucha Libre storyline from Welcome Home, Chibi-Robo!