character archetypes i'd like to see in rivals 2#1114

Rivals 2 already has the must-need, foundational character archetypes in its roster. because of that, most of these ‘archetypes’ I’ll be talking about will largely just be emulations of individual characters in other fighting games that don’t really have a ‘counterpart’ in this game. still, I think giving that really creative, out-of-the-box Rivals of Aether treatment to these characters would be really cool to see.

1. SSBU Incineroar. I think Artemis from Dungeons would be a pretty good fit for this. making her a bruiser with scary grappling would be fitting for her personality. however, I’m mostly talking about Incineroar’s Revenge here. Artemis’ whole thing is about doing more damage the lower your health. i’m sure the Rivals devs could build something similar to but way healthier than Lucario’s Aura, but if you didn’t want to give something similar to Aura, giving Artemis a move similar to Revenge could be another way to facilitate that.
2. Leo Whitefang. this would look a bit different than in Guilty Gear, considering GG and Rivals are two different kinds of fighting games, but a character with something similar to Leo’s Backturn stance would be really cool, basically a stance that prevents the character from shielding in exchange for greatly enhanced offensive capability. some moves could put them in the Backturn stance, and some moves could change when in Backturn. of course, this mechanic wouldnt have to be visualized by the character turning their back. that could be a bit confusing considering platform fighter characters can already turn around, unlike in trad fighters.
3. Does Rivals 2 have a puppet character? Forsburn has clone, but he isn’t a full-on puppet specialist. whether it be most similar to Ice Climbers, or Rosalina, or Zato-1 (though I’m not sure how that could work), or Carl Clover, or the many other puppet characters that exist I’m forgetting or just don’t know of, I want a puppet specialist in this game, whichever approach the devs may take.