Starlet

"Starlet Steals The Spotlight!"

Starlet (real name Emily Palmer) is an original character created by Faz in December 2020, being a character for a creative writing project known as the "Project Cape Universe".

She is also a playable character in Nexed.

Real-World History
The first design for Starlet was created on December 29th, 2020. However, this design was vastly different from her final appearance, settling on longer hair, a full shirt, and softer colors. The design would be revised on January 5th, 2021, giving her a color scheme and appearance closer to her current design, including the crop top. This redesign would also give her her name.

On January 7th of the same year, Faz posted a meme drawing depicting Starlet with a bang similar to that of Rosalina from the Super Mario series, jokingly pointing out the similarities between the two. However, positive reception to the design led him to make the bang a permanent part of Starlet's design (although other hairstyles were considered).

Gameplay Information
"Emily Palmer is a renowned actress, known for the range of her performances. However, she has also earned herself a name as the shining superheroine, Starlet! With her powers, she can easily control light, manipulate her opponents' emotions, and even cause them to completely submit to her will! While she is a rather nice woman in spite of her power, you don't want to mess with this actress!

Starlet's fame has led her to be invited to several prestigious events, but none quite as exotic as the Nexus Tournament. Seeking a chance to hone her skills against some of the multiverse's strongest, she's ready to put on a show for her adoring fans!"

Starlet is a bait-and-punish fighter, excelling at manipulating her opponents and punishing their mistakes. She is quite fast and mobile, and has a number of attacks which can condition her opponent to behave in certain ways. For example, her Neutral Special allows her to create a field to boost her attack power, while her Down Special can shut down certain options. As such, Starlet is great at keeping her opponent guessing and exploiting their openings.

However, Starlet is also a lightweight fighter, being easy to launch. In addition, most of her attacks are fairly weak, with her needing setups to make use of her stronger options. In short, Starlet is a character who relies heavily on her setups and manipulating enemies to fall into them.

Moveset

 * Wall Jump: Starlet is able to jump off of walls.

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Starlet throws a chop.
 * Dash Attack: Starlet bursts forward with a burst of light coming from her front.
 * Forward Light: Starlet throws a straight kick.
 * Up Light: Starlet throws a salsa kick while pretending to faint.
 * Down Light: Starlet throws a sweeping kick.
 * Forward Strong: Starlet turns away and holds out her palm, emitting a burst of light from it. This is her best kill move, but also her slowest grounded attack.
 * Up Strong: Starlet dramatically poses while pointing to the sky, with a burst of light coming out of her finger.
 * Down Strong: Starlet poses as two spotlights shine around her, damaging opponents on both sides.
 * Counter: Starlet pretends to recoil in fear, only to shoot a light beam from her palm.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Starlet throws a flying kick.
 * Forward Air: Starlet throws a chop, with a light trail following her arm.
 * Back Air: Starlet throws a hip check behind herself.
 * Up Air: Starlet poses as she points a finger to the sky, shooting a short-range light beam out of it.
 * Down Air: Starlet stomps beneath herself with one foot. Opponents hit in the early frames of the move can be spiked.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Starlet grabs the opponent by the collar.
 * Pummel: Starlet throws a knee jab.
 * Forward Throw: Starlet throws the opponent forward with a flourish.
 * Back Throw: Starlet turns herself and her opponent around with a waltz dance before shooting a light beam at them, launching them behind her. This is her best kill throw.
 * Up Throw: Starlet throws the opponent upwards before shooting a light beam at them from below.
 * Down Throw: Starlet emits a burst of light from her eyes, blinding the opponent before she kicks them forward. This is her best combo throw.

Stage Intro
Starlet appears from a burst of light, making a dramatic pose before entering her battle stance.

Taunts

 * Starlet lets out a dramatic gasp while covering her hand with her mouth, recoiling as she does so.
 * Starlet poses with her hand on her hip as she winks at the camera.
 * Starlet beckons the opponent while chuckling.
 * Starlet dramatically poses as camera flashes burst around her.

Victory Animations
Starlet's victory theme is a unique jingle composed for Nexed.
 * Starlet dons a few different poses as camera flashes burst around her. Once she’s finished, she poses with her finger pointed at the camera.
 * The screen is covered in darkness before one of Starlet’s spotlights illuminates the area, revealing her posing with her hand behind her head as she winks at the camera.
 * Starlet dusts herself off before posing as a spotlight shines around her.

Colors / Costumes


Trivia

 * Starlet's twelfth alt was originally meant to go with her default costume. However, once the casual costume was added, the alt was moved to that model.