The son of Dracula takes over Richter’s spot as the new Castlevania rep! Alucard is a master swordsman who can use dark magic to overpower foes. His heirloom sword has phenomenal reach, but if an opponent gets too close, he won’t think twice about throwing a quick punch. His special and smash attacks make use of his dark magic, delivering devastating blows. When you’re on your Achilles’ heel, use your command grab to enter Dark Metamorphosis and heal from each successful hit of your sword.
As Alucard is a master of many skills, harnessing his true power might take a little more practice. Precision will be your greatest tool with Alucard, knowing where your opponent will be, and which direction they are will be launched in is paramount to netting victories. Mix up your strategy with his special attack projectiles, or his side special command grab. As a light fighter, Alucard can’t take too many hits so be cautious of the moves you throw out. His options to escape disadvantageous positions are also more limited than other fighters.
You’ll enjoy Alucard if you find characters like Ridley, Corrin, or Joker interesting. Instead of flashy, extravagant combos, Alucard is about making the most of the hits you make. Most of his kit will lead into forward or up air, but you’ll have to know where your opponent will be to make the most of your combo starters. He’s also got some extra pizzazz in his moveset for his specials and his smash attacks, so some of the Belmont classic setplay still seeps through his moveset. Once you understand your opponent, you can take the lead by entering Dark Metamorphosis and healing some of the damage you took before you lose your stock!
Additional Credits:
ZepicZorua: Shield Model
80constant: Spirit UI Effect Edits
Wuboy: Custom-Variable Module for HDR compatibility, Script Repository
StephenJPlant: Announcer call
CoolSonicKirby: CSS Redirector
Movement speed, jump height, and more!
Strong swordsmanship
Magic meets sword
Versatile reach
Harness the night
Take back the lead
Is this a new fighter?
Technically no, Alucard is a Single Slotted Moveset (SSM) using Richter as a base. This does mean certain aspects (ie Palutena’s Guidance) are shared with Richter.
Is this wifi safe?
All players must be using this mod on the exact same version to make this wifi safe. Obviously, do not play Alucard on Quickplay, but you can play in Arenas as long as all parties have Alucard active, and are on the same version of Alucard as well.
Does this work on emulator?
Sorry, I won’t be able to properly test if this works on emulator. He is intended to work on a modified switch with a legally obtained copy of Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
Is this compatible with other modpacks and other movesets?
Any mod that won’t allow Param Config to be used, or that hooks certain functions related to Richter won’t work. For other movesets, compatibility is mixed, as it’s impossible to account for every theoretical moveset.
Will Alucard join [modpack]
It’s at the discretion of both the modpack developer and I whether Alucard should be a part of a modpack, so please do not harass the developers over incorporating Alucard.
What’s Mist Dash?
Mist Dash is an alternate special attack that you can turn on in place of Dark Dive. Think of it like an air dash with the ability cancel it with an aerial! Dark Dive uses some tricky programming, which could behave poorly with modpacks or other movesets. If you want to enable it, simply turn on the Moveset X (Mist) mod instead of the original moveset. Alucard is mostly balanced around his Dark Dive special, so he might be a little less balanced when taking this move into consideration.
Could I run tournaments with Alucard?
Uhhhhhhh ya sure. It’s not like he’s a new, uncontested top tier character. You probably want to get feedback from your local scene, and maybe not make it a PR sanctioned event. Oh and probably don’t run a bracket with Alucard in it for a Nintendo sponsored event.
Could I make recolors?
Sure…do note that there could be changes to Alucard’s model made in the future. This won’t happen for a while, and you will be notified if this process starts to take place.
Where’s wolf form?
Why is this a commonly asked question? Not only are there not enough folders to make this work, not only would that require a new model, but I would have to rig and animate a quadrupedal character for one attack. Not to mention, there’s no more available directories for me to use to create a new model. It’s impossible, and I’m not willing to do this.
Timeline
January 2023
February 3rd, 2023
Alucard moves out of alpha and into closed beta testing
February-June 2023
Now you can finally play with up to eight Alucards!
June 2023
Alucard receives some slight model and animation updates
Summer 2023
A free download for everyone!
20XX
If I ever get the time to get a fully redesigned model…