Blightswitch

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??? is a massive, twisted creature vaguely recognizable as a horrifically distorted wolf or other large canine.  She employs limited bipedal movement, similar to a bear, but typically keeps a quadrupedal stance.  Her head is little more than a gaping maw riddled with countless razor sharp teeth; a massive cluster of what appear to be bloated, yellow-tinted eyes hangs at the back of the throat, with no other apparent oculars on the head.  A malformed, wispy yellow tendril acts as an obscenely long tongue that is used as an auxiliary limb.  The right forelimb is almost entirely encased in a hard gray exoskeleton, studded with pulsing yellow glands and fragile "bone" spurs; the left forelimb is disconcertingly normal, albeit the grey fur is constantly soaked with infected yellow fluid.  Both hindlegs are spindly, and boast the same gray exoskeleton as the right forelimb; one has extremely long talons on the foot, the other a scythe-like blade jutting from the knee.  The tail boasts a hideous, twitching growth that resembles a sort of gelatinous egg.  Some say ???'s true face can be seen in the murky yellow liquid occasionally.  The remainder of her body is similarly mutated and twisted, though vague semblances of a similar anthropomorphic build to the other Aspects can be seen upon closer inspection...

For decades, scientists in the world of Aspect Ratio have studied Aspects in the hopes of better understanding them.  Some wish to synthesize these powers in order to bestow them on themselves or others.  This has proven nigh impossible despite constant experimentation.  One such researcher, a colleague of known criminal Jeanne Splicer, managed to synthesize a chemical bearing an Aspect with an unknown effect.  Driven to covetous madness by being the only non-Aspect in a massive family, the researcher greedily swallowed every last bit of the ominous yellow liquid.

What occurred next could only charitably be called a catastrophic failure.

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Height: Bowser
Weight: Pikachu
Ground Speed: Mario
Air Speed: Wario

??? is a colossal target even when standing on all fours, being considerably wider than most fighters.  When standing bipedal, she easily rivals Ridley during his standing taunt.  Despite this size, the all-consuming blight she carries has withered her form to a shockingly fragile weight.  That said, the beast has a shocking sense of speed, especially in the air.  Her awkward form means her traction is very poor and jumps are low, but low weight gives her a slow fall speed.

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[Center][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#F45F65]Neutral Special: Proptosis[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/center]

With a wet retching sound, ??? briefly stands up before coughing up an infected eyeball roughly the size of a Bumper.  This deals 6% self-damage and sends the bloated organ bouncing limply across the stage, with the initial bounce barely going half as high as that of Mario's Fireball; the eye then sluggishly rolls across the ground at Ganon's dash. She is free to act by the time the eye hits the ground initially.  Should the eye hit a foe, it'll burst into a splatter of yellow vitreous humour, dealing a nasty 12% and flinching... but more importantly coats the foe with diseased liquid.  ??? may have up to three eyes out at once, with this move simply causing her to cough up a short-ranger spray of yellow ichor for the same damage if used while 3 are out.

When a foe is splashed with infected fluids, a yellow skull icon appears over their head.  They may have up to four stacks of Blight, and for each one they have they'll suffer a passive 2% a half-second.  Blight stacks wear off in 7 seconds, but can also be cured by dealing 10% to ???, with each 10% lifting a stack.  Certain attacks interact with Blight stacks, but more on that later.  Just know that it's in her best interest to get as many stacks as possible out and keep them out.

By holding B rather than tapping it, ??? can cough up an eye still attached to its optic nerve.  The nerve stretches grotesquely no matter how far the eye rolls, but she suffers 2% every half-second it's out.  Holding B again has her open her mouth and reel the eye in, then bite down on it to create a Bowser-sized burst of humour that deals a boosted 17% and high knockback.  This is highly telegraphed and rather slow, however, and she suffers high endlag as she shudders in pain.  Only one "nerve eye" may be out at a time, and it counts towards the three eye limit.

If B is input with a foe in grab range, this move changes a little; rather than have the eye roll around, she sticks it directly to the foe, nerve and all.  The foe is now tethered to ???, unable to move farther than a platform and a half in any direction before they begin dragging her along.  They also gain a Blight stack that will not expire until the eye is removed.  The eye can be removed by dealing tumbling knockback to ???, OR she may hold B to reel the foe in and bite down on them, dealing 15% and putting them in prone.  The foe may escape the reel-in by mashing buttons, and it has less than half the usual grab escape difficulty.  If they escape, the eye is reeled in alone, leading to the usual massive burst of humour.