Citra

"Citra Gets Fizzical!"

Citra (real name Carly Nicholson) is an original character created by Faz in November 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
Citra was conceptualized by Faz on a Discord server along with a few friends, with her first design being first drawn on November 17th, 2020. The idea to create a soda-themed superhero came from one of the friends, with others contributing concepts as the design process was finished.

Citra would be slightly redesigned in June 2022, although this only stemmed to a slightly different hairstyle, khaki design, and shoes.

Gameplay Information
"A laid-back, competitive surfer girl, Carly Nicholson ended up in a car accident which left her in critical condition. After recieving life-saving implants, however, she discovered that she now had the ability to generate and manipulate a natural acid (which looks remarkably similar to orange soda). With this newfound power, she set out to seek justice as the crime fighter, Citra!

While she usually occupies her time with fighting crime and practicing her surfing, Citra's never been one to turn down some friendly competition. As such, she eagerly enrolled in the Nexus Tournament as soon as she heard some local superheroes were joining, ready to test her skills against heroes from across the multiverse!"

Citra is a fighter with considerable mobility, being a fast character both on the ground and in the air. In addition, her acidic attacks and surfboard give her a number of disjointed and ranged options, including a versatile projectile and a large AOE attack which passively charges over time. This makes her great for applying pressure.

However, Citra's downfalls come in the form of having low weight and low damage outputs on attacks which don't involve acid. In addition, Citra struggles with getting KOs with her moves, making it critical to wear down opponents before going for stronger, riskier blows.

Moveset

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

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Citra throws a palm strike.
 * Dash Attack: A wave of acid appears beneath Citra as she uses her surfboard to ride it forwards.
 * Forward Light: Citra throws a hook punch.
 * Up Light: Citra throws a backflip kick.
 * Down Light: Citra uses her surfboard as a boogie board, propelling herself forwards with a small wave of acid.
 * Forward Strong: Citra fires a burst of acid from her palm.
 * Up Strong: Citra releases a fountain of soda from the ground of front of herself, hitting opponents above her.
 * Down Strong: Citra spins on her surfboard, generating small acid waves on each side of herself.
 * Counter: Citra hits the opponent with her surfboard.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Citra performs a 360° spin with her surfboard.
 * Forward Air: Citra throws a wheel kick.
 * Back Air: Citra throws a hip check behind herself.
 * Up Air: Citra throws a bicycle kick.
 * Down Air: Citra hugs her surfboard as she dives downwards at a diagonal angle.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Citra grabs the opponent with one hand.
 * Pummel: Citra spits acid into the opponent's face.
 * Forward Throw: Citra roundhouse kicks the opponent forwards. This is her best combo throw.
 * Back Throw: Citra spins around before throwing the opponent behind her.
 * Up Throw: A fountain of acid rises from behind the opponent and pushes them upwards. This is Citra's best kill throw.
 * Down Throw: Citra performs a body slam, launching the opponent at a diagonal angle.

Stage Intro
A wave of acid appears as Citra is seen riding it with her surfboard. The wave dies off as Citra puts her surfboard in hammerspace and gives the camera a "surf's up" gesture.

Taunts

 * Citra performs a handstand on her surfboard.
 * Citra takes off one of her canisters and shakes it, smiling eagerly.
 * Citra gives the camera a "surf's up" gesture.
 * Citra lets out a small burp, releasing a few acid bubbles from her mouth. She then covers her mouth, seeming somewhat embarrassed.

Victory Animations
Citra's victory theme is a unique jingle composed for Nexed.
 * Citra rides a wave of acid onto the screen, jumping off and posing as it dies off.
 * Citra chugs a can of soda before posing.
 * Citra handstands on her surfboard before vaulting off and posing.

Colors / Costumes


Trivia
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