Damkina: Eternal Beauty
Intro
Damkina is stepping onto the scene! 🍸
Damkina's glamourous diva moveset will pummel, slap and stomp anyone who dares oppose her. Beware though! She holds a nefarious, dark secret.
Damkina will be playable at the Diesel Legacy booth at EVO 2024 in Las Vegas from July 19th to 21st!
Lore
The town’s biggest cultural phenomenon is the cinema, and its shining star is none other than Damkina, the Goddess of the Silver Screen.
She is the best, the brightest, the one everyone wishes they were or wishes they were with, and she knows it. If she wants something, she’ll simply take it, and she’ll step all over anyone in her way-- all while looking smashing.
She was discovered and brought to New Libertis by FALCORP’s head, Hieronymous Frazer. He saw an opportunity to use her to promote their products and the latest fashions in the movies, but she harbors a nefarious secret.
Damkina is of mysterious origins in the old world, but the tabloids and conspiracy junkies suggest she’s much older than she appears to be. Could it be true? Any real details are obscured -- and she has the power to make it stay that way. One thing is certain. She never makes an appearance without her shiny green gemstone dangling from the neck.
This magical jewel, known by some archeologists as the fabled Eye of Sēth, was thought to be pure myth. Many believe it’s powers to be only mere movie magic. She’ll use this stone to defend herself when the sheer weight of her personality won’t suffice.
Wild cat scratches and impaling high heels are viscous enough for any opponent, but her otherworldly abilities are quite dangerous as well, as she’s able to use telekinesis at will and project her slithering aura to attack. It’ll be a bad day for anyone unlucky enough to get on this dame’s bad side (which is almost a certainty, really).
Gameplay Summary
Damkina has access to a stance, command grab, decently ranged normals and much more. As a stance character, she's able to flow between her normal attacks to her carpet stance-- giving her access to another moveset. She also has access to a life stealing gem which gives her the ability to sustain herself on the battlefield longer than her enemies.
In addition, Damkina has NO motion inputs except for her supers-- making her ideal for executing specials quickly OR picking up a first time character as a fighting game newcomer.
In this quick character breakdown, we're going to go over SOME of her more notable moves.
Normal: Apply Makeup
st. B
It's never a bad time to put on your face.
Damkina's standing B might seem like a normal attack, but holding it down allows her to glamourize. Tapping left or right applies makeup, and letting go finishes the attack. Remember this mechanic, as it will be very useful in tandem with one of her unrevealed abilities.
Special: Gem Command Throw
B+C
Some use it to eat pizza, others use it to extend their combos.
By tapping both B and C, Damkina uses her mysterious gem to do a ranged command grab that goes a quarter of the screen. If successful, she uses the power of telekinesis to slam her opponent on the ground, giving her a ground bounce to continue her combo.
This command grab also works to continue combos both on the ground AND in the air, allowing for some pretty nasty combo extensions.
This move comes out so slow that she can cancel almost any normals into this move, constantly keeping opponents on their toes. Watch out though, if they jump the grab, Damkina is in a very punishable state.
Special: Carpet Stance
B+D
Aladdin wishes he had a (non-alcoholic) martini on his magic carpet ride.
The staple, bread 'n butter and absolute chain that turns Damkina from a cool character into an absolute superstar-- her carpet stance. By simply tapping B+D on the ground, in the air, while doing a normal on hit or block-- she cancels whatever she's doing and is able to start flying around, complete with her not suspicious elixir in hand.
Mobility-wise, she'll be able to use the air version of this to bait anti-airs and manuever away from danger in the air. While she can't airdash, if she uses this on the ground, she'll have access to another ground dash. At any point if she's on the carpet, she can use any jump to immediately get a second jump to trick opponents.
Of course, her entire moveset changes while in carpet stance.
A: Quick Attack
B: Large vertical hitbox, causes backturn state on hit.
C: Large vertical hitbox, launches on hit.
D: Large horizontal hitbox, exits carpet stance upon use.
A+B: Petrifying Stare -- A slow command throw, but can be used on ground and air. Grounded version can only grab grounded opponents. Air version can grab both grounded and air opponents. If grab is successful, opponent turns into stone for a follow-up combo.
B+D: Cancel - Pressing B+D again while in carpet stance allows her to nearly immediately go back into her normal stance, let it be on the ground or in the air. This stance may be key to unlocking her true combo potential.
Mastery of Carpet Stance is the fastest way to mastery of Damkina, so be sure to experiment with what she's capable of.
Meltdown: Sadistic Stomp
QCF+BD
Some people pay for this sort of thing.
Damkina's temper flips from 0 to 100!
By doing QCF+BD, Damkina rages up and stomps down on anyone unfortunate enough to be across her path. She can change lanes and distances by holding the appropriate direction (up, down, forward), making her a threat in any lane. Her stomps also OTG, making easy combos off of her sweep or jumping D knockdown.
If it successfully connects, she stomps and grinds her heels on her opponent until she kicks them for a guaranteed wall splat, allowing apt teams to follow up with a combo of their choice. This Meltdown can easily change the tides of a battle, immediately cornering opponents upon hit and allowing for a massive damage and mixup opportunity if you've got a solid gameplan.
Conclusion
There's a ton more coming: Including other specials, an install meltdown and more. For now, you'll have to wait, but not for long!
Damkina will be playable at the Diesel Legacy booth at EVO 2024 in Las Vegas from July 19th to 21st! You'll also be able to watch a short preview of her at the Hawaii Suite, with a stream by our friends at LevelUpLive on July 18th at 10:00PM PT.
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