Stripe

"Stripe Feeds His Appetite!"

Stripe is the antagonist of Warner Bros.' Gremlins franchise, debuting with the 1984 original and reappearing in his reincarnated form, Mohawk, in 1990's Gremlins 2: The New Batch.

He is also a playable character in Nexed.

Real-World History
During the development of the original Gremlins movie, director Joe Dante drew from the 1943 Roald Dahl novel The Gremlins (which in turn was inspired by the notion of "gremlins" interfering with World War II aircraft) for inspiration for the film's eponymous antagonists. Originally, the Mogwai protagonist Gizmo was intended to transform into the villainous Stripe, but this idea was canned after Steven Spielberg interfered, claiming that audiences would want to see Gizmo's original, cuter appearance throughout the film. This led to Gizmo and Stripe becoming seperate characters.

The voice work for Stripe, as well as many of the other gremlins throughout the franchise, was provided by Frank Welker. Welker also suggested that Howie Mandel perform in the movie, which led to the latter being cast as Gizmo.

Stripe would later reappear via reincarnation in 1994's Gremlins 2: The New Batch, now going under the name Mohawk. This incarnation of the gremlin is more focused on getting revenge on Gizmo rather than leading the gremlins as in the first movie (with the latter role being passed to the Brain Gremlin for the majority of the movie). Stripe's original form also appears in most merchandise for the franchise, including video game appearances in Gremlins: Stripe vs. Gizmo, Lego Dimensions, and Multiversus.

Gameplay Information
"There are three rules when it comes to taking care of a Mogwai; Don't expose it to bright lights, don't get it wet, and NEVER feed it after midnight. It was the breaking of the last two rules that gave birth to the malicious Stripe, who led his army of gremlins on a rampage through Kingston Falls... and then came back to do it again a few years later!

Although he was destroyed twice in the past, it seems like Stripe has reincarnated yet again. This time, though, he's not settling on some town or office building; He wants to spread chaos through the multiverse! If he gets his hands on the Winner's Wish, every known universe will become a major disaster area!"

Stripe is a nimble rushdown character with many multihit attacks and great movement speed. Despite this, he also has ranged options designed to lead into his brutal combo game; For example, the high guard damage of his Neutral Special makes his opponents unable to safely guard against combos. This leads to Stripe's playstyle being very aggressive and chaotic.

However, Stripe's greatest downfall is his low weight. In addition, while he does have ranged options, the majority of them will not get kills until very high percents, making it mandatory to approach. As such, Stripe must create and exploit openings in order to succeed in battle.

Moveset

 * Crawl: Stripe can crawl.
 * Wall Jump: Stripe is able to jump off of walls.
 * Wall Cling: Stripe is able to cling to walls for a short period of time.

Grounded Attacks

 * Jab: Stripe swipes forwards with one of his claws.
 * Dash Attack: Stripe pounces forwards.
 * Forward Light: Stripe bites forwards.
 * Forward Strong: Stripe swings a chainsaw in front of himself, dealing multiple hits of damage.
 * Up Light: Stripe claps above himself with both claws.
 * Down Light: Stripe throws a saw blade across the floor, which acts as a disjointed attack.
 * Forward Strong: Stripe swings a chainsaw in front of himself.
 * Up Strong: Stripe jumps upwards while wildly swinging his claws above himself, dealing multiple hits of damage. This is his best kill move.
 * Down Strong: Stripe swipes both claws from high to low.
 * Counter: Stripe strikes the opponent with his claws, sending them forwards.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Stripe bites forwards.
 * Forward Air: Stripe slashes in front of himself with both claws, dealing multiple hits of damage.
 * Back Air: Stripe throws a reverse headbutt.
 * Up Air: Stripe bites the air above himself three times, somewhat resembling his Up Special in Multiversus.
 * Down Air: Stripe strikes below himself with both claws with an axe handle, being able to spike opponents.

Grabs / Throws

 * Grab: Stripe grabs the opponent with both claws.
 * Pummel: Stripe bites at the opponent.
 * Forward Throw: Stripe scratches at the opponent, dealing multiple hits of damage before launching them forward.
 * Back Throw: Stripe vaults over the opponent, sending them backwards.
 * Up Throw: Stripe sends the opponent upwards with a claw swipe. This is Stripe's best kill throw.
 * Down Throw: Stripe ties the opponent in Christmas lights before kicking them over, being a small reference to Barney being tied up by Stripe in the original Gremlins. This is Stripe's best combo throw.

Stage Intro
Stripe tears a hole through the screen with his claws, laughing as he jumps out of it and the hole is removed. This is a slight nod to the poster for the original Gremlins.

Taunts

 * Stripe fires his gun into the air repeatedly.
 * Stripe maniacally laughs.
 * Stripe repeatedly bites forward.
 * Stripe loudly munches on some popcorn, which he pulls out of hammerspace. He then throws the bucket over his shoulder.

Victory Animations
Stripe's victory theme is a remix of an excerpt of The Gremlin Rag from Gremlins (2:02-2:10).
 * Gizmo is seen strapped to a dartboard as Stripe throws darts at him repeatedly with a sadistic grin. This is a nod to a scene from the original Gremlins.
 * Stripe laughs as a horde of Gremlins come out of the shadows behind him and begin celebrating, with one Gremlin knocking over the camera.
 * Stripe rides his tricycle from Gremlins in circles, firing his gun into the air and cackling. This resembles one of his victory animations from Multiversus.

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Trivia

 * Stripe was one of the first characters concieved for the Nexed roster. However, leaks for Multiversus at the time led to Faz holding off on the idea until Stripe was added to the game.