Squigly

"Squigly Pushes Up Daisies!"

Squigly is a playable character in Skullgirls, being introduced to the game as a paid (initially free) DLC character in 2014.

She is also a playable character in Nexed, partnered with her parasite Leviathan.

Real-World History
Squigly was originally designed to be included in Skullgirls at launch, but was cut from the base roster in favor of Valentine since developer Lab Zero Games wanted a playable villain. While not much is known about the majority of Squigly's design process, she does bear resemblances to the jiangshi, a "hopping zombie" from Chinese folklore.

As part of the "Keep Skullgirls Growing" Indiegogo campaign held by Lab Zero Games in 2013, Squigly was stated to be added to Skullgirls if a funding goal of $150,000 was met. This goal was achieved, with Squigly being added to the game as part of Skullgirls Encore in 2014. She was initially free to those who backed the campaign, being added to the store for purchase three months following her initial launch.

Gameplay Information
"Squigly was born into the Contiello family, a famous line of opera singers. However, when the Medici Mafia came to assassinate the family's members, Squigly died alongside them. After being saved from becoming a servant of the Skullgirl thanks to the parasite Leviathan, though, Squigly got a second chance at life and now fights to stop whatever Skullgirls may rise!

Squigly can't help but get a sense of deja-vu from the Nexus Tournament. A contest to recieve one's ultimate desire sounds awfully familiar to her... and dangerous. Fearing that the Skull Heart may have resurfaced, she enlisted in the tournament to ensure it didn't fall into the wrong hands."

Squigly is a mixup-orientated fighter, having a considerable number of disjointed attacks and tools designed to lead into mix-up options. For example, Center Stage leaves opponents open while dragging them towards Squigly, while Fallen Woman can be used to mix-up recoveries. This, combined with Squigly's considerable combo game, makes her great at outplaying opponents.

However, Squigly is also somewhat slow on the ground, with her air mobility being much better. In addition, while Squigly excels with combos, many of her moves lack any real kill power, making it critical to whittle opponents down with combos before going for a kill.

Moveset

 * Crawling: Squigly is able to crawl.
 * Command Inputs: Each of Squigly’s special attacks has a command input (a series of button presses) attached to them, resembling the respective inputs from Skullgirls. Upon successfully using a command input, Squigly will perform the corresponding move, with a visual indicator and different voice clip to indicate the input’s success. However, command inputs do not affect their corresponding moves in any way aside from aesthetical differences.
 * Center Stage: ↓ ↘ → + Attack
 * Liver Mortis: ↓ ↘ → + Special
 * Draugen Punch: → ↓ ↘ + Attack/Special
 * Fallen Woman: ↓ ↙ ← + Attack/Special
 * This input is the only one to differ from the original input seen in Skullgirls, as Nexed only has two attack buttons to work with as opposed to the original game’s six.

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Squigly throws a chop. This move resembles the first hit of the Lich Slap.
 * Dash Attack: Squigly charges forward as Leviathan’s tail stabs in front of her repeatedly.
 * Forward Light: Squigly throws a double punch. This move resembles the Bune Knuckle.
 * Up Light: Squigly throws a salsa kick as Leviathan holds her up. This move resembles the Death Drop.
 * Down Light: Leviathan stabs his tail towards the ground. This move resembles the Serpent Spear.
 * Forward Strong: Leviathan extends his tail out of Squigly’s eye, being able to hit twice. This move resembles the Piercing Gaze.
 * Up Strong: Squigly throws a handstand kick, with Leviathan’s tail aligning with her legs. This move resembles Dust to Dust.
 * Down Strong: Squigly does a split, resembling Écart. This is her best kill move.
 * Counter: Squigly hits the opponent with a hip check, launching them forward. This move somewhat resembles Basso Buffo.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Leviathan circles around Squigly. This move somewhat resembles the Ouroboros Circlet.
 * Forward Air: Leviathan extends his tail in front of Squigly. This move resembles the Coffin Nail.
 * Back Air: Squigly spins Leviathan’s tail behind herself, being able to deal multiple hits of damage. This move somewhat resembles Serpent’s Tail.
 * Up Air: Squigly throws an uppercut.
 * Down Air: Leviathan stabs his tail diagonally downwards. This move resembles Madame Dragonfly.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Leviathan extends his neck forwards to grab the opponent with his mouth. This move combines elements of Squigly’s normal grab and The Silver Chord.
 * Pummel: Squigly chops at the opponent.
 * Forward Throw: Squigly shoves the opponent away. This move resembles Pass Away. This is her best combo throw.
 * Back Throw: Squigly turns the opponent around before launching them backwards.
 * Up Throw: Leviathan rears back before throwing the opponent upwards. This is her best kill throw.
 * Down Throw: Leviathan spews fire onto the opponent before Squigly kicks them away. This move resembles Ashes to Ashes.

Stage Intro
Squigly crawls out of her grave, bursting from the ground before entering her battle stance. This resembles one of Squigly’s entrance animations from Skullgirls.

Taunts

 * Leviathan coils around Squigly, who caresses him. This resembles Squigly’s Snake Charmer taunt from Skullgirls.
 * Squigly sings as Leviathan nods along.
 * Squigly gains a tense stance as Leviathan looks around aggressively. This resembles promotional art of Squigly.
 * Squigly uses Leviathan’s coil as a stool, tickling the bottom of his jaw. This resembles Squigly’s original victory animation from Skullgirls.

Victory Animations
Squigly's victory theme is a remix of an excerpt of Destiny in Her Hands from Skullgirls (0:44-0:56), with Squigly's singing replacing the male vocals.
 * Squigly is seen using Leviathan as a swing before leaping off and posing. This resembles one of Squigly’s entrance animations from Skullgirls.
 * Squigly sings to her victory theme before posing with Leviathan.
 * Squigly bows respectfully before returning to her grave.

Colors / Costumes


Trivia

 * Out of all planned Skullgirls reps for Nexed, Squigly was the first to be announced and added, despite not being a major face of the game. This is because Squigly is Faz's main in Skullgirls.