Rivals of Aether/Olympia

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Olympia
The Amethyst Fist

Story

Olympia is a traveling fighter from the secluded Crystal Oasis. The settlement hosts the ancestors of both the original founders and those who were exiled from the Aetherian Forest by the creation of the Rock Wall. Hidden from the world, Olympia and her people trained diligently to master their control over crystals and gemstones.

She has a warrior spirit tempered with focus and discipline and is always eager for a good fight. While she searches for clues on her personal mission, guided by ancient knowledge, she tackles each adversary and obstacle with legendary gemstone power.

Gameplay

Playstyle

Olympia is an up close brawler with a variety of tools to close the distance between her and the opponent.
Pros	Cons
This Rat Can Punch: Olympia's frame data and combo game is excellent, making her a huge threat when close to her opponent. Where'd Your Stock Go?: Olympia has a variety of ways to mix DI and confirm kills, some of which occur extremely early. Mobility Tools: Multiple dashes and movement tools make Olympia extremely slippery, meaning opponents will have to make risky callouts to get openings. Go To Jail: Olympia has multiple moves that can lock the opponent down into a crystal, opening up a nasty punish for Olympia. This is especially notable when she's edgeguarding.	T-Rex Arms: She can punch fast, but not far. Olympia's low-commitment options struggle greatly against disjoint and proper spacing. Where'd My Stock Go?: Olympia's recovery is heavily dependent on her double jump and airdodge resources. Losing one or both of these might just be the death of her offstage. Poor Base Mobility: Olympia's movement without her dashes is extremely slow, meaning she may be forced to rely on them too much just to get around the stage. Surely They Won't Parry This: Olympia has a lot of slow and telegraphed attacks, most notably her side special, making her vulnerable to parry.

Unique Mechanic

Olympia's Neutral Special throws a crystal which turns into a field of light.

Notable Players

Name	Color	Activity	Notes	Contact
Seggo		2017 - 2023	Ranked #2 In RCS season 7	https://twitter.com/SeggoAhmet

Moveset

Jabs

Jab Combo

Attack > Attack > Attack (Hold OK)

Jab 1

Jab 2

Jab 3 / Rapid Jab

Jab 1

Jab 2

Jab 3 / Rapid Jab

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punch_jab1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia punches.

• A quick jab at 4 frames with a decent hitbox.
• Incredible distance off of a babydash, making her babydash jab an excellent option for combo extensions.
• Doesn't link into ftilt reliably.

punch_jab2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia punches.

• Incredibly low endlag of 8 means you don't necessarily have to cancel this into jab3 or a tilt to continue your combo.
• Deals more hitstun than jab1, meaning your best shot at an ftilt out of jab goes through this move assuming the opponent doesn't tech.

punch_jab3

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia punches, but with a sense of finality.

• A reliable ender, but generally has no followups and sends the opponent too high to continue pressure.

Dash Attack

(while running) Attack

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Dash Attack 1

punch_dattack1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Dash Attack 2

punch_dattack2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia does a cartwheel.

• Quick startup and decent distance traveled makes this a nice option for low% combos and techchasing.
• Sometimes only hit1 will connect, which is generally a bad thing.

Forward Tilt

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punch_ftilt

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia swings both fists forwards.

• Has surprisingly high knockback for a tilt, which can score early kills when DIed out.
• Good for setting up an edgeguard out of jab if you can land it.

Up Tilt

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punch_utilt1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_utilt2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_utilt3

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_utilt4

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia swings her leg around.

• Always sends in the direction Olympia is facing.
• Hits behind, which makes this a nice option out of jabs when they're DIed up and in.
• Confirms into up special kills at high% on DI in.
• The backhit spikes are generally unreliable and it's rare to see them intentionally.

Down Tilt

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punch_dtilt

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

The punch rat kicks. This is one of her best moves.

• Very low knockback and a devious angle of 85 makes this move very hard to escape at low%. A staple out of jab which enables stage carry loops.
• Can confirm into up special or even up strong at kill%s, though this requires very cooperative DI.

Strong Attacks

Forward Strong

(Forward/Back +) Strong

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Olympia unleashes a crystal slam.

• Incredible knockback growth makes this move a serious killer off the side.
• Sweetspot is timing dependent, with the late hit having much less killpower.
• Generally never used in neutral. This move is saved almost exclusively for parries, edgeguards, and crystal pop confirms.

Up Strong

Up + Strong

File:Roa punch ustrong.png

File:Roa punch ustrong h.png

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punch_ustrong

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia gives herself a lethal high five.

• Very fast for a ustrong at frame 16.
• Olympia's goto parry and crystal punish when close enough to the opponent to land it.
• Generally pretty reliable at linking into the kill hit.

punch_ustrong

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

• VERY powerful move that's assisted even more by hit1 boosting them upwards a bit.
• This is the only hit that can reach platforms.

Down Strong

Down + Strong

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punch_dstrong

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Olympia punches the ground, causing crystals to erupt.

• Gets more range in both directions the longer it's charged. The crystals have different angle and knockback values from the slam hitbox.
• Unfortunately extremely slow and has pitiful range uncharged, making this one of her least used moves.
• The slam has great knockback and a nasty angle for when it does hit, though.

Aerials

Neutral Air

(while airborne) Attack

File:Roa punch nair1.png

File:Roa punch nair2.png

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punch_nair1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_nair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Forward Air

(while airborne) Forward + Attack

File:Roa punch fair1.png

File:Roa punch fair2.png

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punch_fair1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_fair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Back Air

(while airborne) Back + Attack

File:Roa punch bair.png

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punch_bair

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Up Air

(while airborne) Up + Attack

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punch_uair1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_uair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_uair3

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Down Air

(while airborne) Down + Attack

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punch_dair1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_dair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Specials

Neutral Special

Brilliant Diamond

Special (Air OK)

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punch_nspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

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punch_nspecial_crystal

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_nspecial_crystal_break

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Forward Special

Zircon Straight

Forward/Back + Special (Air OK) (Hold OK)

Extends combos and quickly closes distance

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punch_fspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Up Special

Kunzite Upper

Up + Special (Air OK)

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punch_uspecial1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_uspecial2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_uspecial_final

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Down Special

Emerald Focus / Unbreaking Palm

Down + Special (Air OK)

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punch_dspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

punch_dspecial_full

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?

Alternate Palettes

Default Colors

Unlockable Skins

• Custom Color 2: Beat story mode.
• Abyss: Reach Abyss level 10 with Oly.
• Ranked: Reach Gold rank with Oly.

Default

Alt Blue

Alt Red

Alt Green

Alt White

Alt Dark Purple

Custom Color 1

Custom Color 2

Abyss

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Premium Skins

How to Get

• Champion: Obtainable via the developers.
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