Zoe

"Zoe Feels The Beat!"

Zoe Hayes is an original character created by Faz in January 2022 - While a similar character sharing the same name was created in 2021 as an unused character for the "Project Cape Universe", the current version of Zoe is considered a completely seperate character with no ties to Project Cape.

She is also a playable character in Nexed.

Real-World History
The first version of Zoe was created in early 2021 as a superhero for the "Project Cape Universe" creative writing project. Under the alias "Chirp", she shared many of the same traits and abilities as her modern self, but was an active vigilante as opposed to a normal high school student. However, Chirp would go unused within the universe itself.

On January 27th, 2022, Faz would revisit Zoe, reworking her into a character who has no ties to the Project Cape Universe. This is considered the definitive version of the character and entirely seperate from the original Chirp concept (although elements from it, such as the majority of her outfit and vocal powers being dubbed "chirps", were retained).

Gameplay Information
"Zoe is a happy-go-lucky, talkative, and somewhat overconfident high schooler with dreams of becoming a musician. While usually leading a perfectly normal life, she did have a little run-in with an alien race known as the Cacophonoids, forcing her to make use of her high-pitched vocal “chirps" and a discarded sonic blaster to defend her hometown!

Even after this, Zoe still seeks excitement in her life. As such, when she heard about the Nexus Tournament, she decided to sign up, hoping to use the Winner’s Wish to get the DJ booth she’s always wanted!"

Zoe is a turtle fighter; While she doesn't have all of the traits of a zoner, she excels at keeping opponents away with her specials. Said specials also tend to have considerable hitstun if landed, especially her Neutral and Side Specials. Alongside this, her Down Special gives her a resistance buff. This, combined with Zoe's strong combo game, allows her to weaken opponents from a far while also being able to hold her ground in early melee encounters.

However, without the resistance buff provided by Boombox, Zoe is on the lighter side of the spectrum, being somewhat easy to launch. In addition, while her melee attacks are quick, they tend to lack in damage, hence her reliance on combos. Finally, while her ranged attacks deal out high hitstun, they aren't kill moves, meaning that they're best suited for setting up finishers rather than KOing opponents on their own.

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Zoe throws a palm strike.
 * Dash Attack: Zoe performs a baseball slide kick.
 * Forward Light: Zoe throws a slap.
 * Up Light: Zoe performs a volleyball bump.
 * Down Light: Zoe throws a straight kick.
 * Forward Strong: Zoe fires a close-range blast from her sonic blaster.
 * Up Strong: Zoe fires her sonic blaster into the air.
 * Down Strong: Zoe performs a breakdance kick.
 * Counter: Zoe chirps loudly into the opponent’s ear, causing them to lose their balance before Zoe shoves them away.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Zoe performs a cartwheel in the air.
 * Forward Air: Zoe throws a flying kick.
 * Back Air: Zoe swats her arm behind herself.
 * Up Air: Zoe sweeps her sonic blaster above herself.
 * Down Air: Zoe fires her sonic blaster below herself, giving her a minimal amount of vertical height.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Zoe grabs the opponent with both hands.
 * Pummel: Zoe knees the opponent’s gut.
 * Forward Throw: Zoe shoves the opponent forwards.
 * Back Throw: Zoe performs a clumsy suplex with the opponent in hand.
 * Up Throw: Zoe launches the opponent into the air with her sonic blaster.
 * Down Throw: Zoe chirps loudly into the opponent’s ear, causing them to stumble back and become stunned.

Stage Intro
Zoe is seen relaxing next to a boombox before noticing the opponent(s) and getting up.

Taunts

 * Zoe cups her hands around her mouth and calls out to the opponent with a loud “Heeeeeeey!”
 * Zoe fiddles with her sonic blaster, which begins glowing blue. She panics, frantically pressing buttons in an attempt to get the glow to stop, which it eventually does.
 * Zoe performs a brief dance before posing.
 * Zoe performs an overeager fist pump, saying “Nailed it!”

Victory Animations
Zoe's victory theme is a unique jingle composed for Nexed.
 * Zoe is seen relaxing next to her boombox. She then notices the camera and winks at it.
 * Zoe squeals and jumps in place, yelling “I won! I won!”, before noticing the camera and giving it a thumbs-up, saying “Oh, you did great too!”
 * Zoe spins around, briefly losing her balance before giving the camera two peace signs and saying “I’m good!”

Trivia
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