Mechanically Unusual Fighter: Effectively has three sets of specials depending on what card she has equipped, which can be swapped between at a whim.Mind over Matter: Her Nebula Card Side Special shoots a projectile that forcibly levitates enemies in the direction Astra is facing.An Ice Person: Her comet card, which focuses on multi-hitting moves with good combo potential.Energy Weapon: Fires a diagonal laser for her comet card's side special, which is somewhat short ranged but the fastest of her side special options.Charged Attack: Her Side Special with the Sun card has to be charged up, but if it is charged, Astra can fire a powerful sun projectile.Cards of Power: Seemingly uses cards to channel her magic attacks.Of particular note is the character Penny, who's codec conversations features a collective near half hour of fully original voice work. Suddenly Voiced: A small handful have vocal audio, either sampled from other media or recorded just for these characters.Retool: Several characters have been heavily reworked since their release.Red Baron: Nearly all of the ones adhering to Rivals' aesthetic have flashy subtitles, in keeping in line with the canonical cast, to the point that a few out right lampoon the practice.Original Flavor: Some try their best to fit the tone, art style and aesthetic of the rest of the canonical game.Nonstandard Character Design: Given it's individuals with varying art styles often creating sprites and art assets from scratch, some vary dramatically in over all aesthetic.Oh, My!: Several definitively human characters, in contrast to the ambiguity of Shovel Knight, have been introduced to the game with the Workshop, creating this trope. Joke Character: Many, to the point that the mostly humorous ( but extraordinarily powerful) Ronald McDonald is the most well known character in the workshop among those who don't play the game.Easter Egg: Many have unique interactions or functionality when paired with specific characters, if certain difficulty settings are chosen, if certain button combinations are held down, etc.Battle Intro: Several have these programmed in, in contrast to the canonical cast that lacks them.Notable examples include Melee Fox and Sans. Ascended Meme: Several characters are based off Memetic Mutations.

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