One of the most popular characters in the workshop, Mollo, is a moth that has a playstyle similar to Snake. I never thought I would ever say Obama is one of the best characters in a fighting game, but here we are. What I first thought of as a joke turned out to be a great character. Obama’s move-set is well-balanced and plays smoothly which makes him a character I would seriously consider playing with over and over again. The number of funny details in each of Obama’s attacks and animations, such as using the American flag as a weapon or having an anime-like run animation, shows that a lot of thought went into making this character both a meme and a serious character. The creator is fully aware of this character’s meme status and indulges this in the animation. For his specials, Obama has a wide array of projectiles such as a grenade, a gun, and a sniper rifle. Obama is a fast character who has quick aerials and tilts that have a decent amount of distance to them. That’s right, someone made a full-fledge Barack Obama character for Rivals of Aether, and to my surprise, he’s fun to play. Here we’ll be reviewing the best, the worst, and the funniest characters from the workshop. And, of course, there are creators that just make joke characters to give us a quick laugh. There are a few original characters that seem to fit perfectly in Rivals which shows off the creator’s knowledge in video game design. Now, most of the submissions involve other well-known characters with sprites pulled from other games. Anyone with knowledge of game design could create and put whatever character they want into Rivals. But soon the number of submissions would grow exponentially. At the start, the workshop only had a few characters that were promoted for the release of the workshop. Have you ever wanted a moth creature, Fox from Melee, Duane, and the former President to duke it out in Smash?! Well, guess what? It’s your lucky day! On September 18, Rivals of Aether, a Smash Bros. Fernando Mendez | Posted on October 12, 2019

Custom rivals of aether characters