Saku

 is an edit of Sakuya Izayoi by Lates.

With a red and black palette and a mechanic based around cards that fly around, Saku has very dangerous melee and projectiles that can almost instantly punish any character's mistakes and keep going from there. The AI is also very well programmed, and uses the cards very effectively.

Gameplay


To be able to play Saku properly, one needs to know how to utilise the Card mechanic that affects many of her moves, alongside how to deploy the cards and knives for maximum damage.

Unlike most of Late's characters, there is no traditional 12p mode on this one.

The Card System
Lates has a habit of adding unique mechanics to his characters, and Saku has a simple, but interesting one. When Saku is loaded, the following Card Meter will appear in the bottom left hand corner (bottom right if second player):



You start with 10 cards at the start of every round. Certain special moves and her Exceed will consume 1 card. When the cards are depleted, you can't use these moves.

Cards are reloaded with . The animation takes a while, so get a knockdown or stun your opponent before you reload!

Stats

 * Life: 900
 * Power: 3000
 * Attack: 70
 * Defence: 90

Special Moves
Moves with an asterisk (*) use one card.


 * Knife Toss (air-usable)

,, : Rekka Attack


 * Trump Snare*


 * Counter


 * Vanishing Rush


 * Vanishing Rush Mk. II


 * Trump Deployment*
 * Fire Trumps


 * Somersault Kick (air-usable)


 * Wall Cling
 * Blink to opposite wall
 * Drop off
 * Somersault Kick

air, : Trump Bomb*
 * Detonate Bombs

+: Teleport*

Supers

 * Knife Deployment
 * when knives are deployed, : Knife Rain (1 stock)


 * Mirror Grab (1 stock)


 * Super Counter (1 stock)


 * Reversal Slashes (2 stock)


 * Trump Card: Blink (2 stock + 1 card)