BOSS CHARACTERS in Rivals of Aether

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Linklight plays different Boss Characters around the Rivals Workshop and experiences full Boss Fights in Rivals of Aether. Some of these characters have dialogue, results screens and cutscenes. This is incredible!
Edited by: Elixir - nickstrat.goda...
Workshop Links:
Godkarmachine - steamcommunity...
Boss!Zetta - steamcommunity...
Hikaru - steamcommunity...
Golden Ronald - steamcommunity...
Abyss Hime - steamcommunity...
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[@LinklightToo]

let me know what other characters i should check out :) watch me do stuff like this LIVE: www.twitch.tv/linklight

[@yosselreyes4068]

Dan the man please

[@st33ew]

More op characters pls

[@whatchutalmbout]

What if u said u didn’t want to spar with Hikaru?

[@unofficialincognito9716]

If still on the workshop can you do a video on ronald gaucho, the strongest character in all of rivals

[@idk_what_im_doing04]

Try out Hollow Knight, plz

[@AmalgamJiena]

When using an op character against boss zetta. You dont fight. You are tasked to survive 60 seconds.

[@Hatefulahhnga]

I think that it golded Ronald insta kill you if you use a charter that super overpower charter

[@AmalgamJiena]

@@Hatefulahhnga you had a 60 second timer. 10 hp. And an overwhelming zetta on your ass. You have to last 60 seconds without getting hit 10 times.

[@Nepu_Nep]

@@Hatefulahhnga d-did you have a stroke sir?

[@marx67]

DarkBandanaGamer r/ihadastroke

[@roaringthunder115]

Lol

[@RealestShaggyRogers]

The fact that golden ronald learned to recognize old enemies who beat him like how zetta does is terrifying

[@notveryultraguy]

Oh hey scary monsters I'm probably the only one who gets the reference

[@orionthehunter922]

@@notveryultraguy what reference as in th name scary monsters which is from part 7 of jojo

[@notveryultraguy]

@@orionthehunter922 yes

[@obscure_genesis]

@@orionthehunter922 Yeah that's not a reference, favorite stand after The Sun.

[@orionthehunter922]

@@obscure_genesis how is it not a reference or did you mean to say yeah it is cause he even said yeah that's what he meant

[@quantum8258]

I like how the beginning difficulty says "game journalist"

[@natreyn1425]

Cectrum every difficulty says game journalist until 6

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

lol

[@Gaminggod1997BAGR]

They deserve it

[@morganpriest7726]

Zetta is literally just Vergil. Even got the style meter. Edit: NOW SHES MOTIVATED

[@mithril5155]

When he got killed at Lvl9 she says "EASY MODE IS NOW SELECTABLE". Funny.

[@-lukario-]

Show me your motivation

[@thatgroovyguy5201]

Someone said it

[@reddygra7523]

DISMAL

[@fatalerror6062]

She even said ‘where is your motivation’

[@delta_8870]

Here is some stuff you might like to know: -The way to beat Zetta is with parries. -Hikaru haves a pacifist ending (I recommend to set the time to ∞) -Abyss hime is an OP version of another character with all her abyss runes activated at one (abyss runes is a special workshop buddy). She also have 2 special modes: Abyss+ (she activates random runes of abyss Hime) and red abyss (activates all of abyss Hime runes).

[@nisor123]

Pacifist ending?

[@delta_8870]

@@nisor123 yeah, in her battle if you never hit her while she is talking and you say that you don't want to battle when she asks you to she she will end up SDing after talking a bit with her

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

boss: *has projectile based attacks* Clainer: "are you really in charge here?"

[@zetasann]

A character you have to look at? Purple Guy. His aerials have amazing combo potential.

[@meemosteeno5121]

If you mean the one I think his down b has great edge guard

[@zephielexe4527]

I didn't see any other comments about this, so I'll say, that first boss you fought? It's an actual boss from Mega Man X3.

[@mannyheffley5481]

I think his name is chomp

[@LunaticRhythms]

**megaman 7 wily castle stage intro inensifies**

[@smashmallow1012]

I knew it was from x3, but i didn't remember exactly when you fought it for a while.

[@Eyeofnelms]

Yeap! Bit/Byte's combination (yes their localized names suck ass)

[@Cypher2d16]

Thank you for noticing it i was worried no one did

[@moonsalibi]

People: Dark souls bosses are hard, how do you find openings to hit them? Im gonna go play Rivals, the characters are fair and balanc- Zetta: IF THATS YOUR STANDARD OF DIFFICULT, YOU MIGHT AS WELL WALK AWAY!

[@mr.gizmax9569]

It was bothering me so bad that he didn’t use clairen’s down b when fighting the first boss

[@josephdcamera7564]

Yeah it was kinda painful

[@icicleditor]

I guess you could say there was... [NO FUN (in this) ZONE]

[@NitroCheese]

2:55

[@Luke-lq6oc]

NitroCheese he was trying to parry

[@domenicocamera8856]

Try the other sydery's characters, they're amazing

[@luxxystar6348]

I agree, Sydery is one of my favorite workshop creators

[@skm364doesdtm]

Sai (Khoa Hoang) to me is the best character/boss creator also.

[@mr.gizmax9569]

Yo I just managed to beat level 9 Zetta so I’m super hype. It only took me about 2,000 tries XD

[@pink1200]

now try lvl 1 ;)

[@ecexplosion265]

Either way, congrats!

[@floofbirb4436]

I did too as Shovel Knight. Big pogs for you good sir.

[@ahyeslol6154]

I beat her no hit both lv 1 and 9

[@alissonkartds5721]

@@ahyeslol6154 stop the cap

[@aquaphoenix-mt2iv]

You jump too much against boss zetta. Try to remain grounded. You can roll and parry while grounded, making dealing with her attacks much more manageable. Also.. hitting her while she's motivated is kinda pointless.. sorta, it does drain her motivation a bit, but she blocks it and it's very unsafe, so letting her drain her motivation through attacks, and then parrying those attacks to drain it further, is generally a much better option. Edit:nvm, you acknowledged how poor your strategy was later on

[@haelstrom101]

17:32 You heavily underestimate the avatar fanbase, LINK

[@saihuang9066]

oof no idea that you need to censor the B rank for youtube xD

[@Elixir_25S]

nah it turns out it didn't really need to be, i did it under the assumption absolutely no profanity in these videos, haha. dope character by the way!

[@lamihadamshareef5270]

Look one of the word was not censored

[@writingfanatic]

Badass is what it said

[@lucinakingmelee9871]

@@Elixir_25S censored it just to do a zoom in which showed the word ass

[@navyntune8158]

KZbin bad

[@jacobtheorangeyoshi8710]

Kinda wish the workshop had more boss characters, the ones we have are great.

[@nickspencerfishingrodd2383]

indeed

[@Alzter0]

I actually made Ronald able to destroy OP characters like Cosmic Ronald or boss Hikaru, when you put him up against them it triggers his awakening mode lol

[@neonishere123]

So original ronald can beat cosmic ronald?

[@watermelongaming3698]

@@neonishere123 yes

[@thestickopia4619]

Golden Ronald is that one optional boss that is exponentially harder than the final boss

[@neonmangoz]

Inner Agent 3 from Splatoon. That shit made me rage ngl.

[@expio4257]

The Godkarmachine is actually a boss from Megaman X3. Either way, it was really well made.

[@kodyrowe-manns6360]

I love how Zetta's easiest difficulty is game journalist

[@yaboipktendo]

Does Hikaru have references to other Workshop characters? Like the Void and Cards from that one character

[@FakieAcidToe]

She has references to Astra, Jaunted, and Olympia

[@icicleditor]

Also she interacts weirdly with Ronald.

[@waypastcool5788]

It's crazy how people actualy managed to program things like these in Rivals and have the outcome be so amazing.

[@friendthebarrel154]

I think Hikaru was referencing other workshop characters. I know with the void she mentioned Astra with the cards. Does anyone else know the other characters she referenced?

[@FakieAcidToe]

Not Absa. Astra, Jaunted, and Olympia

[@friendthebarrel154]

@@FakieAcidToe oh yeah that's what I meant whoops

[@bluewink1646]

Zetta: You chose LV9, and yet you can’t deal with that attack? I suggest you lower the level and train yourself more. The Duane: Aw, that’s cute.

[@Chansyssilvertail]

I only now realized Ronalds entrance is a reference to DIO's WRYYYY pose in stardust crusaders

[@mithril5155]

Ronald uses lots of assets of the moveset of DIO in Heritage for the Future, JoJo game.

[@daisyfleagle1529]

Cosmic Ronald wasn't on cosmic form. He was on golden level strength, which means he wasn't going all out...

[@jacksongilman5018]

Him: that stomp does a lot of knock back so your gonna wanna avoid- ad: FREEDOM

[@AliceIzuragi6291]

i like zetta interactions with other character made by sydery

[@m1j018]

Zetta is such a cool character

[@lucastimmerman4366]

Fun fact:in the fight with Hikaru she mentions a fox with cards. This fox is actually Astra which is another boss.

[@Saltykarasu]

I would love to just see a video dedicated to all of the pokemon in the workshop man, then my life will be complete

[@andrewnapolitano8565]

Even the Moemon characters?

[@justapenguin3086]

It would be cool to see the bosses fighting each other

[@hunterbeatbilly9836]

Imagine okihaito making a rival of aether character. (For the information, okihaito is a guy who maked overpowered M.U.G.E.N characters. Such of these examples are Crazy-Catastrophe, (orochi) N-Alice, S Sakuya, Wicked laws witch, M Reimu, And Mainyu.

[@unoriginalcontentmaker6895]

Try the battle of golden ronald mcdonald vs cosmic ronald again he has an awakening mode

[@benjamingray2071]

17:38 dude i loved avatar the last air bender one of the best shows ever made if anyone wasnt around to watch it then they missed out

[@SamWeltzin]

Dang, that Hikaru character was amazing.

[@WilliamiteWilliamiteStudiosWWS]

Do this Beast deity hikaru vs boss!zetta

[@skulltothebone5003]

6:58 when genji make nano blade team kill

[@Xaaaach]

I’d kind of like to see what it’s like to try and play as the bosses...

[@agnieszkaszag3651]

@HubblePie Try boss!mayu

[@GameGod77]

So boss zetta is just furry Vergil?

[@WilliamiteWilliamiteStudiosWWS]

6:03 I want 2 CPU’s playing as boss!zetta

[@XanKr1mson]

LinkLight, you should check out a game called super powered battle friends. I recommend playing with friends because the cpus aren’t programmed very well.

[@kibtti]

Ok, this was sick, and you gave good gameplay and explanations too

[@loltoheaven777sreplaystora6]

Doing godkarmachine is honestly really good parry practice

[@anikealamp9570]

The fact that you said "Golden Ronald McDonald" without laughing makes me have an intense amount of respect for you.

[@echothewolf9692]

btw with hikaru in the wind phase, its best not too jump

[@elsotanodedex3723]

11:00 NANO MACHINE, SON

[@ThatNoobKing]

18:56 *_ZA WARUDO_*

[@snopuff880]

y e s

[@cooleecoolee9504]

*sakuya spell cards intensifies*

[@tridex19reviews52]

20:40 Hikaru enters the avatar state

[@D_YellowMadness]

Another character(s) who can make it hard for Godkarmachine to move is Minun & Plusle if they desync their jab. There are at least two small difficulty differences if you hit Hikaru while she's talking. She doesn't wait before attacking after a phase ends & she doesn't get frozen right before the end. Speaking of Hikaru, there's another way to deal with the wind. It can't push you off ledge if you don't jump so you can just stand there & wait for her to come to you. I just realized having the boss mode for a playable character be activated by setting her to level 1 is smart because it means you can still fight a level 9 A.I. with her abilities if you want.

[@mechzilla569]

Who knew I would be returning to the scene of my greatest military disappointment As a tourist quotes from iroh when he and Zuko arrive in Ba sing se

[@ryunbaranims1722]

I’ve somehow managed to figure out a very effective way to beat Boss!Zetta, at least when the difficulty is 7 or lower. There is a character on the workshop called Mr. Red, from Shock, the stick figure animation, and he can charge his shock by parrying and dealing damage, so you would make sure the motivation is down and start filling up the shock, once it’s full, wait until the motivation is almost full, then do down special when and hit with a heavy attack when motivation is full, the motivation will drop back down and you repeat

[@salamance5088]

Zetta was probably the first instance of a character having anticheat.

[@ezen4u2c52]

"Just parry lol" righttttt

[@thisdudeneedsmilk]

12:26 Boss!Zetta: Now I'm Motivated Ori: Lol I just Countered ur attack. XDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@Avriel_Mimiga]

i did 2 cpu Zettas on level 1 against each other and it was awesome

[@Just_Joel777]

Zetta? More like i'd notice a vergil from devil may cry reference any day of the week

[@benn7777]

I want to see Duane against Zetta, see how that works

[@cooleecoolee9504]

25:45 *HE DID NOT JUST PUT A REMIX OF FLANDRE IN THIS*

[@Teh_Foodie]

29:37 Linklight:Anything special happen? 100% Accurate fox:MISSION COMPLETE

[@ScarlettCaelin]

I have been binge watching all of Avatar recently. Forgot how good that show was

[@tambassadorifsomewhat192]

There is a character named king browser. He is a giant browser with a shell skate thing, spike and electric ball throw moves, an unfinished giga browser model which is probably finished at this day and age, and other things.

[@josephdcamera7564]

That was a cool reference to the workshop character Astra she is on the wiki

[@silverkip2992]

"Hime" is princess in Japanese. It's weird that the creator chose to mix English and Japanese but I'll take it

[@andrewnapolitano8565]

"Hime" is literally the character's name.

[@silverkip2992]

@@andrewnapolitano8565 Sure! It's also princess in japanese

[@weegeelord1337]

i don't know how you compared boss!zetta to osu, it's more like sekiro where you have to dodge and parry a lot

[@WilliamiteWilliamiteStudiosWWS]

Try this Beast deity hikaru vs boss!zetta

[@n00bplayer72]

First boss reminds me of something from Megaman

[@sonicmaster95]

It is from Megaman X3 after all.

[@timothytosser288]

@@sonicmaster95 no it is not

[@TheRemixer124]

What if you fought against zetta level 1 (or level 9) with The Duane? I'm pretty sure that The Duane' hitbox got patched out, so I wonder what would happen.

[@qq5349]

Did he not know for the zetta boss fight you're supposed to parry the starting attack.

[@borjaarellano9966]

i see a lot of people not talking about it but golden ronald now there's no cheap way to beat him

[@voidbg7017]

heads up about cosmic ronald vs boss zetta the creator that made boss zetta decided to make the fight fair and he did it by making you survive for 60 seconds on ronald if you die you die however if you survive the 60 seconds you win

[@john_tgb4457]

A little late, but you should check out the knight from hollow knight. It is a really good custom character.

[@roaringthunder115]

Hikaru is so amazing. I love rivals

[@Flamandra]

the Sans fight from undertale. I dont know its a stage but i see this on alpharad channel and would be interressting

[@Hunterclowers1]

Boss!Zetta: Omiu wa sudeni shinde iru 8:36

[@That_one_lantern]

8:37 Holy hell dude

[@lydiablackmon1759]

When ori is on the respawn platform those glasses show up

[@SnowmanTheSeething]

Zetta: So you have chosen death. Cosmic Ronald: Kotewa Requiem, Da.

[@user-hy7vq6fu6k]

I love when people like you try speaking Japanese and spell Korega like Kotewa

[@andrewnapolitano8565]

More like... Boss!Zetta: So you have chosen... Death. Cosmic Entity Ronald: OMAE WA MOU SHINDEIRU! Boss!Zetta: NANI?! *death noises*

[@M644theawesome]

I hope you do boss characters part 2 as there are a few new actual boss characters

[@frostfox6020]

Linklight says : no one is going to get my references Me an avatar fan : he's speaking the language of the Gods

[@victorthomas6957]

Love the Avatar reference

[@klodiana780]

10:59 look at zettas dialogue

[@taptiotrevizo9415]

Bosses characters are fun

[@kyle9468]

"were in bosingsay" so you are a man of culture too

[@jacobtheorangeyoshi8710]

Okuu and Valkyrie have Gold palates and also are technically bosses they’re decently hard but with workshop characters are easier

[@BlueEyes274]

Godkarmachine? That's an actual boss from Megaman X3

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

First boss looks like a boss from Megaman X3. Not sure if he's based off that one, or they are both based off something else though.

[@Terabit615]

Just to let you know Godkarmachine is from the Mega Man X series, one of my favorite game franchises

[@godknows8670]

Bosszeta should have a dialogue when you pick Ronald and lose with him

[@biohazard2973]

Golden McDonald’s menu intro is the same as shadow the world from a jjba mini game

[@GamerAddict-qn8zs]

The first boss I believe it is the combination of Bit and Byte from MMX3 if I’m wrong comment.

[@khaiz4099]

Is a good thing that Linklight censored "Bada**" \

[@BustyBraixen]

8:36 Zetta: Omae wa mou... shinde iru... Ori: Nani-

[@BustyBraixen]

9:04 omg she actually says it XD

[@skeletronprime6115]

love how zetta is just vergil from devil may cry

[@gypsysprite4824]

a big couple of tips for Boss Zetta A: Parries are your absolut ebst friend here. every move of hers can be parried (except for her circular-area'd instakill i think?) and parrying her hits reduces her motivation faster alongside interupting her for a second. B: alot of her moves can be interupted if you hit her during the start up. i believe only her IKs and the the teleport-onto-you attacks can't be canceled like this? also, how did you trigger level 9 Zetta to Shun Goku Satsu outside of match start/lighting phase. i've rarely, if ever, seen her do that on Infinity Dojo (the workshop stage made for Zetta and I assume for her boss counterpart). oh, also, i only recently learned of Level 1 so i've yet to test cheapies, but i assume the Ultra Instinct thing is only for level 1, are atleast only limited to the cheapest of cheapies

[@nikita3397]

11:00 she saw future

[@pixeljackson1107]

11:00 nano machines son

[@Da_Lich]

zetta vs cosmic ronald this needs to happen Edit: if im going to be honest i did not see the whole vid through

[@squak___]

1:06 HOLD ON THOSE ARE THE SAME SPARK BALLS THAT NECORDEUS USES IN KIRBY MASS ATTACK! AWESOME! heh I'm such a gamer kek xd (dies by solar radiation in miami)

[@maddox9001]

This is the dumbest fucking sentence, and someone once said more people died in 9/11 than slaves ever

[@sapincururuof1293]

i was wating so long thx m8 :)

[@discordmod100real2]

8:55 Vergil Reference? 🥶🥶🔥🔥

[@Yokaduri]

13:12 reason why you died is you used weaker form instead of OP form