Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

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Virgo_V.V.T.Z.(Old version)

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Heretics of Aether, be warned. By the will of the Holy Queen, you shall be purified!


The eponymous anti-heroine of Virgo vs. the Zodiac makes her way into Aether.

Virgo is a heavy weight character who uses a large array of weapons forged from stardust plucked from across the galaxy, from spears and swords to cellos and alpacas! She has huge disjoints on her attacks, but many of her moves are slow with long wind up and/or wind down phases, making combos difficult to execute. Utilise her long attack range, multiple projectiles and speed buffs to overcome her weaknesses.

Virgo’s signature gimmick from her home game, Purity, makes an appearance here. Upon a successful parry, or by landing certain moves, Virgo gains a shield of Purity. While she has Purity, Virgo will lose Purity on hit instead of taking direct damage, and knockback is negated. Damage over time effects can still hurt her, though, and you still take hit stun.

Specials:


Neutral Special - Toxodotes: Virgo fires an arrow that flies a short distance. If it hits, Virgo gains a movement speed boost for a short time.

Forward Special - Alpacavalry. Virgo mounts the alpaca Khrysomallo and charges. She can cancel it with jump and the Alpaca will continue charging. The ability will go on cooldown for short while after use.

(Khrysomallo naturally has golden fur, but for this he had it dyed to show support for Virgo)

Up Special - Hawkshead. Virgo uses jetpack to soar upwards. It can be cancelled early by air dodging.

Down Special – Fire the Broadsides! Virgo’s ‘big move’ using a cannon bought from her fellow Zodiac, Aquarius. The long animation makes hitting the move difficult, but it is very powerful.

Down Special in the air – Drop the Broadsides. If you want a faster attack, you can drop the cannon instead. Acts as a trap that will damage on contact. Only one cannon can be in play at once.

Other Noteworthy Moves:


Uair - Fortress. Summons a fortress. Slows Virgo’s fall speed while in use. Slow and difficult to hit with, but powerful and builds Purity.

FStrong - Blue Shaft Halberd. A strong two-hit attack that builds Purity.

UStrong - Golden Pillar. A slow, long ranged attack that builds Purity.


Compatible with Mt Dedede Arena, Steve, Hikaru and Dracula.


This is an unofficial fan made project. Virgo Vs. The Zodiac was developed by Moonana and published by Degica Games. It’s available on Steam, and it deserves more attention.

Ending theme from the game's soundtrack, developed by Elektrobear.
12 Comments
Owenglendor  [author] 14 Nov, 2022 @ 3:20am 
Recovery Program Complete! A new version of Virgo is now available on the workshop, including better sprite work (we have outlines now!), more alts including one for each of the Zodiacs from the original game, less Sandberty physics, a few new moves while still recognisable to this version, and Abyss Rune and Final Smash support! Link below.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2888528091
Owenglendor  [author] 13 Nov, 2022 @ 11:57am 
Calibrating Aether matrix… Calibration complete. Interference of 2.5%.
ERROR! Virgo.exe file has become corrupted. Would you like to try and recover what was lost?

Recovery Program Executed. Saving recovered Data as Virgo_DE.

Release date... Soon.
Lyn 12 Jun, 2022 @ 7:39pm 
Very much looking forward to an update to this, love the moveset but the sprites need some work
Shtwick 3 Apr, 2022 @ 7:04am 
great glad to know you're willing to do that too
Owenglendor  [author] 3 Apr, 2022 @ 6:34am 
Now that you say it, yes. That is a good idea, thank you. Between that and a sprite overhaul, I might have the grounds to make a Definitive Edition at some point.
Shtwick 1 Apr, 2022 @ 9:39am 
i think it is kind of a missed opportunity to not put in the timed hits
another character who DID put timed hits was 'Mario & Luigi'
maybe you should check it out and do the same thing :)
Owenglendor  [author] 23 Sep, 2021 @ 2:20am 
Sounds like there may be a market for a sprite revamp. I'll start looking into the practicalities of that/doing that and whether it'd be better to release a remaster as a version 2.0, or a more complete overhaul of the character as a DE. In the meantime, I have been wondering about how the players think Virgo's balance is. No comments in a few months is probably good news, but I'd still be interested to know what the community thinks.
trseurs 21 Sep, 2021 @ 6:05am 
Making it still got the outlines making it like it belong to the game though, which is better. You may want to throw some shading to it.
Elektrobear 5 Jul, 2021 @ 1:28pm 
this is fantastic
NightCooky 3 Jul, 2021 @ 1:50pm 
Great