The WEIRDEST Characters in Rivals Workshop

[@CassietheReal]

Semi related to the topic, and was reminded of this being seeing Cereal Guy in the vid, probably the weirdest experience I've had playing rivals workshop was playing against someone who only had Cereal Guy installed and quit after I took one stock off of them

[@cyrusmann5443]

sKiLl IsUeE

[@ViviVinyaFP]

Ah! Two of my darling little moveset experiments are here! So honored to have made it to the title of "among the weirdest" twice! It makes me very happy though to see specifically Roxey and Intellivesion Running Man on the list! They're longtime favorites of mine - Roxey showed me early on how much the limits of Rivals, and really platform fighters as a whole, could be broken. And Intellivesion Running Man is the single best "sprite rip" fighter I know of, really feeling more like a stylistic Game and Watch type character than anything else! Perhaps an unusual suggestion, but ZTStyle, the creator of Intellivesion Running Man and his stage, I believe is a massively underlooked creator in the scene. They've made some really bizarre yet innovative stuff, including an entire port of a bootleg Peanuts game! I think they'd be a fascinating creator to take a deep dive into their Workshop works!

[@forestskilbred9461]

Whenever I talk about awesome workshop characters, I tell my friends about Venom SST, it's one of the most fun characters in a platform fighter I've ever played :D

[@EggoBoi]

I like the peanuts stage, it's really unique. Too bad it breaks buddies

[@eidklol]

YOOOOO

[@Nehfarius]

For what it's worth, I do reckon there's people who'd appreciate you having a look at all those wacky traffic signs and the crazy stuff they get up to. :P

[@RotaAbyssian]

as such people, I 100% agree! I think they're some of the more fascinating hidden characters in the workshop, just due to their eldritch, glitchy nature. I'd like to see just how many of them are out there.

[@ShinxBOOM247]

@@RotaAbyssian there are currently 5 of them; Mojibake, Tamat, SEGERAK, Parkan, and Bermaharajalela

[@RotaAbyssian]

@@ShinxBOOM247 Thankies! Turns out Berma was the only one I didn't have

[@Lykrast]

I would LOVE to have breakdown of them cause they're so unique. And yeah I get the appeal of hiding the info on them for the mystery but it can be a bit annoying when you want to play them. Also thanks @ArtistofSeer for having them written cause I could not figure out how to spell berma from the video at 14:53.

[@RealityMasterRogue]

same

[@mr.sheeppeehs4204]

I would definitely love to hear you talk about the rest of the creepy signs

[@tjackknife6590]

A friend of mine is making Missingno which is showing promise. Definitely not the weirdest, but it's still worth noting

[@jackthelocaldumbass]

Is it *the* missingno?

[@mobgabriel1767]

Missigno is here!

[@ghostkai8713]

If it's what I think it is, that MissingNo is CRACKED. Really good stuff

[@mxyzptplk]

MissingNo is my absolute favorite character in the game

[@jansolo4628]

The scary sign squad (what I'm calling them now) are genuinely so cool when trying to discover what they do. Genuinely experimenting with them makes me go "wtf" with everything I do but I still feel like I'm playing a platform fighter. I think that's really what I consider "peak weird character"; not saying that the extremely gimmicky ones like Phasmo dude are bad, those do have the biggest potential to be really fun and unique but they're a bigger task to perfect for both the creator and the player. Anyway, agreed with the video on the scary sign squad but also I see the potential in "characters with the weirdest concepts but translate perfectly as a platform fighter". Basically anything that comes close to Minecraft Steve from Ultimate where almost everything is both 1:1 but still plays and feels like a normal platform fighter character.

[@M644theawesome]

The Phasmophobia ghost hunter reminds me of how Phoenix Wright works in MvC3, getting evidence before getting stronger

[@SwerveStarEx]

Okay so 1. I would LOVE to see more vids in this format, including more "weird characters" vids like this. 2. I'm super down to learn more about these haunted signs! 3. I think my favorite, looking at this video, was probably the Venom SST. As soon as you said what the source of the character was, I started to immediately pick up on all the references from when I played Cruisin' World on N64 as a kid.

[@asierx7047]

Out of all of these, Venom SST is the easiest to pick up and play. Have fun and don't nitro off a cliff!

[@Eichro]

I think it's hilarious that Venom SST isn't even the only competent car fighter in Rivals Workshop, given we have Bird Guy in a Car and Mario Kart. And speaking of characters who play a different game like Roxey (gotta give it to Zetta to remember her!), Phasmo and Qua Mario, we still have Arwing, Thwomp (EDIT: And also Snek), and I'd fit Solid Snake in too. And don't forget The Noita and Magicka Wizard, who need a goddamn manual. And Screecheart, which is on a league of its own.

[@asierx7047]

I love the mages. They're SO stress inducing for the player and confusing for the enemy.

[@bobygreen8429]

What is Screecheart? I'm having trouble searching for it.

[@Eichro]

@@bobygreen8429 I've mispelled it, it's "Screechheart". Screechheart is pretty much an escort mission made platform fighting character. It controls an object you can hit to damage the character, but you can't hurt Screechheart directly for %, you can just launch.

[@Angwiser-zk7vk]

Phasmophobia ghost hunter is a character with no equivalent Velma: hold my not-beer

[@pacothemajestic]

Surprised you didn't cover SSL Kirby does his taxes. I'm convinced only an insane person would learn to play them.

[@StoryTeller796]

These are nice, I like Wacky and Weird characters, since they give brand new approaches and brand new spins to old ways of playing the game, giving competitive concepts such as combos and advanced techniques not only competition, but also new space to grow. And that's just what I think fighting games need.

[@mrcusray7053]

All honesty, I'd welcome a complete video on all the signs, especially Berma because they're my favorite amongst them. Mojibake was one of my first downloaded characters so it's lovely to see them here

[@SeanTG246]

roxey's been one of my favorite workshop characters especially early on and i don't know how to express how i feel seeing someone finally talk about her

[@ceeemgee03]

Have you looked into 100% accurate 64 Kirby? It’s based off of the broken S tier version of Kirby from smash bros 64. He was released in the workshop back in December 29th of 2020.

[@asierx7047]

Surprised The Mages (Noita and Magicka) weren't here, considering how different from everything they are.

[@Chmmr]

i saw the video and immediately knew phasmaphobia ghost hunter was gonna be here lol great video, it's always fun to see what wacky stuff the community has been up to. and while i have seen most of these characters, roxy and the intellivision character were both completely new to me

[@icicleditor]

A full video about the signs would be awesome!

[@FakieAcidToe]

Kirby does his taxes

[@OldTimeyDragon]

I'm really glad you covered Lovely Sweet Dream, as that's the one that immediately came to mind for me! I still can't figure them out.

[@elemangell2981]

Shoutout to Thwomp the OG. Also I would absolutely love a video about all of the glitchy sign characters (there's gotta be a more clever name for them though lol)

[@stanzacosmi]

ordinary traffic signs maybe? I mean their stage is ordinary traffic stop so...

[@EggoBoi]

Signs from the abyss? I think the name fits due to their glitchy nature

[@andrewle4989]

Mojibake’s jab has some other cool properties. If you hit your opponent then all signs that haven’t disappeared yet will pop up again. Yo can technically cover the entire stage if you’re skilled enough.

[@knight7297]

As a LSD main i'm really glad the character is getting at least some recognition... the character is too cool to go unnoticed. also the character is ridiculously strong in the right hands

[@Tony_II]

13:54 hawaii part ii jumpscare

[@peppermint_8]

This was really cool, and I would be very much hype for a street sign video!

[@SuperScratchkat]

ur videos have been top notch lately, this format is great!

[@cordellriemer5177]

The Mario head is a little weird yet interesting at the same time. So please talk about him.

[@alexrollins8123]

Rubix Cube and Tetrimino are definitely in the middle on the weirdness scale

[@racersupreme4334]

does anyone know the green blob character at 7:40?

[@Ghostabo]

The strangest part is that venom SST is not even the only playable vehicle in WS

[@asierx7047]

Hell, not even the weirdest. That spot goes to Arwing

[@EggoBoi]

Qua mario is so fun, because of his unique game style

[@mortmortington240]

my personal favorite weird character is santa claus jr.

[@SheltonMantonOfficial]

my favorite cursed traffic thing has got to be Luminance, and yes, I would love to see a video on just cursed sighs.

[@retrog2355]

They fear my Car Secondary

[@bigkebizino8970]

Plz talk about the other traffic sign demons

[@sutrekirl]

I was hoping this video would finally let me see footage of Mama Coco since she's very infamous... the other characters here are still kinda funny though

[@setsers1]

Of all things, I never expected *_INTELLIVISION_* to appear in RoA!😆

[@bionichuteagain2583]

how could you not mention unown, the set that turns the game into scrabble

[@asierx7047]

I once killed someone with D E E Z N U T S

[@aarter2913]

intellvision running man is fun disjointed character for messing around with. The only thing i'd change about em is the pinball up strong cuz with how powerful it is to spam it, it seems pointless to do the cool thing where you actually charge the pinball shot

[@asierx7047]

Yes. Even the AI throws it uncharged for ez kills

[@mazzobazzo398]

I wanna hear more about the signs they are so odd and cool

[@ColonelCrazyTF2]

If you plan on doing another one of these, I highly recommend checking out REDmiso by a creator of the same name. He's got a lot of strange moves, from Dstrong, a laser blast downwards, to Uair, which can act as a helpful vertical recovery, to a whole stance change gimmick.

[@firebeetlethestagbeetle3901]

5:52 SNOM!!!!! THAT'S WHAT WE NEEDED IN RIVALS OF AETHER

[@cam5588]

Great Video! Do you happen to know where i can find these other sign characters you mentioned? they looked pretty cool!

[@mslabo102s2]

Love this "themed overviews" format.

[@cactusflower3756]

I wanna know more about the sign characters honestly. I had no idea they existed. until now! They just look so interesting! Btw this video is awesome dude

[@protoplasm-1]

Ayo, where can I find that stage with all the Mega Man characters in the background where you're talking about Roxey Aoreolem?

[@Zetta330]

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600669962 it's Future City Raceway!

[@hembob]

what is th e name of the stage at 11:44 ? i remember having it a long time ago but i cant remember the name

[@stegoratops8248]

If you haven't done piss-based combos with Mario, have you even played this game?

[@mikewebsters4119]

14:01 banger stage

[@enderjed2523]

I remember maining Intellivision Running Man when I first found it, back in 2020, it's certainly a representative of the second generation of consoles alright.

[@Ririxpj]

I love the signs Like They're literally the greatest thing I've encountered

[@vixenfox1910]

YES I would LOVE a video on all the weird traffic signs. If I remember correctly too, isn't there a traffic cone one as well?

[@lrgogo1517]

My relationship to Lovely Sweet Dream is I saw the character one time, in a character trailer in the first Workshop Direct, concerning a different fighter. I came away from that trailer less interested in its star than in the mysterious faceless girl who appeared in one clip. When the relevant segment in this video begun, I was like, “🫵🏾 YOU!” It also felt good when I recognized two le epic references in the moveset three seconds before Zetta dropped the character’s name. The fleeting feeling of “‼️ Is that-” it’s likely the same feeling that Smash Bros. trailers pour cash stacks into invoking as flashily as possible.

[@SuperIsaiah]

This is the one category my characters might actually be considered good in. Since most my characters have a bunch of gimmicks from their source. For example, Egghead (what I consider my magnum opus character) can draw solid lines, send out like 8 different articles, and most those articles can attack YOU, but to make up for this, you become a strong projectile while in hitstun if you were hit by your own attack. This can make for some really wacky kills, for example throwing out a bomb and then it blows up yourself, but that sends you into a line you drew, where you bounce off that and instead hit the opponent with your own dying body and kill them instead. (It's actually happened when I was playing once) The same cursor you use to draw the solid lines (controlled by the strong stick while neutral special is active) can be used to just flat out shoot opponents for 2 damage, though this really isn't useful unless your opponent is camping. Otherwise they'll just attack you while your doing this. In order to use any of your three strong articles, you first have to trace the weapon on a dot to dot. The faster you trace it, you get better versions of the attack. Also there are two different sets of aerials, a normal set (with all the game accurate gimmicks) and a light/tilt set (that's just some less game accurate moves, but work for more competitive play). The former is done with the strong stick in the air, the other is done by attack button + direction in the air Egghead can also send out an alien ship that will abduct the opponent - or yourself, and if the one being abducted is over 110%, they just die. All of these are direct one to ones with Chick Chick BOOM, one of my favorite WiiWare games. Anyway I wouldn't expect my characters to end up gone into much in a video, but I never miss a chance to self promote. I spent a very long time working on making it faithful. And I'm actually working on another WiiWare rep right now...

[@ry-x]

snom is unironically one of my favorite platform fighter characters ever lmaoo

[@auttumnnnn6055]

omg i LOVE the lsd dream emulator character!!! :D the signs are super cool as well!

[@Clownbelt-u2s]

A video on the sign fighters would be pretty cool! I can’t find much about them on KZbin and I don’t have rivals (on account of having a Mac)

[@cooldud1860]

You aint gonna point out of how that thing covers 50% Mario's body!? AND it grows on command!??!?!?!?

[@ghostcanpost]

This is the most helpful rivals of a ether video I’ve ever seen!

[@rollingthunder6292]

Venom SST my beloved

[@cheesewizard3965]

I love the names of the sign characters

[@Aperson-62]

For my money, Rat and Hikaru fall under this category too, but I also agree with all of these. Format's great btw, would love to see more of these types of videos.

[@Eichro]

I'd disagree about Hikaru but Rat is definitely something else

[@abetternamethanthat6273]

and now theres missingno that just breaks the games visuals entirely

[@newtzint]

who's the other characters at 11:48 and 15:07

[@Zetta330]

at 11:48 it's Card, and 15:07 it's Shitass.

[@newtzint]

@@Zetta330 thanks

[@torterratortellini6641]

11:22 you said that Mario doesn’t have a recovery.

[@squidpizza6320]

I'd love to see a video on the signs

[@mobgabriel1767]

Phasmophobia ghost hunter is just phoenix wright hardcore mode

[@wafflemutt6281]

Weird in gimmicks, design, move sets, or sound bytes in general.

[@kanishksharma642]

man I wish roa was free i want to play it so much

[@ARandomSpace]

Hath thoueth heardeth of saleseth?

[@kanishksharma642]

@@ARandomSpace yes I have but sales won't do

[@ARandomSpace]

@@kanishksharma642 OK

[@Testling172]

I have a couple characters for you: Keke from Baba Is You The Batter from OFF

[@papyrussemi2848]

Honestly, I feel like Roxey and PGH are tied for craziest fighter.

[@shaggy7958]

If you do another one please cover missingno he literally creates clones of himself and can break the game

[@marshmelon696]

how did you not mention diogenes ina video about weird rivals characters???

[@shaddowofthelost1750]

Do the signs

[@tituswaugh4367]

ya kno, i feel like the signs are by far the WEIRDEST characters in all of roa history, so if i ever get rivals of aether for my pc, I will most DEFINETLY go for choosing them, and possibly maining them for quite the fun time

[@smashman1a]

Surprised you didn't mention Unown and it's word gimmick.

[@Milkshakist]

Thank you. You inspire me greatly

[@mugenfightnight1934]

How many characters can you add on this game is there a limit

[@veryconfusedidiot]

YES I WANT SIGNPOST LORE

[@Caught_22]

who is the green blob venom sst is fighting?

[@losfrail6142]

What's the stage for the Phasmophobia character showcase? I can't find it.

[@VMan_2002]

the timestamps dont work

[@Zetta330]

youtube moment (they should work now, thanks for letting me know!)

[@cadejust6777]

@@Zetta330 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2GZg3SDbbaWrpJm

[@bigkebizino8970]

Plz do more creator breakdowns

[@stanzacosmi]

more signs pls, I could only find parken

[@stanzacosmi]

Also moji and tamats gimmicks are so game breaking they constantly desync in online battles with my friend

[@SivillyHoshi]

i love Jerry dog and FaZe Brian

[@ReatExists]

now we need the most unbalanced of the rivals of aether workshop

[@llotusplus9479]

check out unown (from the pokemon jam)

[@rhyanmcdowell5107]

Pogull Is The Funniest Workshop Character Ever, Change My Mind.

[@rotomfan63]

please do the all signs video

[@Clownbelt-u2s]

It says no stream

[@cadejust6777]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2GZg3SDbbaWrpI

[@Zetta330]

Apparently there's a new youtube bug going around where videos don't immediately work on mobile. I've had other people confirm it's working for them now, so it should be fine now?

[@leonardodelimaferreira8509]

I'd love the signs video

[@catonmars9852]

Talk about the signs plz

[@beejkenny]

I love the car

[@oxintoma32dev]

Bro! Chesspiece is the best!

[@Mr.Galaxia]

What it do skedadudler

[@sgt.nuclear]

I can not focus on what’s being said due to the silly background music at the first couple minutes

[@ashadonji8762]

Please look at the signs

[@bigkebizino8970]

How Wacky!

[@UU8D]

🐔

[@randomness916]

Did you a furry?