Rivals of Aether/Absa

Overview

Strategy

Resources

Matchups

Story

Absa is a famed engineer and secret martialist of the Elders of the Air Alliance, who live high above the cloudline in the Archai Mountains. Before the Air Armada, winged citizens of the Alliance would fly between the high trees of the Aetherian Forrest and the mountaintops of Archai. The Elders of Air dispensed wisdom and law from the Archaian mountaintops, and Air society flourished under a peaceful neutrality.

However, after the Fire Kingdom burnt down the Aetherian Forrest, the winged citizens began to question the peaceful policies of the mountain-dwelling Elders. A rift formed between the Air citizens who could fly and those who could not. Soon the winged Air-dwellers built the Air Armada and declared war on the Fire Nation... leaving the Air Alliance in tatters.

Absa was only a young girl when half of the Air Alliance left with the Armada. However, young Absa, math prodigy and wunderkind inventor, perceived the vulnerability of her mountaintop civilization. She studied the world of Aether and developed a defense to protect the mountains from war. She mastered weather patterns and harnessed the power of lightning to create a permanent electrical storm at the base of the Archai Mountains. This storm barricade has hidden the mountains so well that the Air Elders consider themselves impervious to the turmoil of Aether. Yet, Absa, the inventor of the storms herself, fears that the barricades may prove insufficient. Despite the laws of the Elders, Absa secretly developed her storm techniques for offensive use. In martial arts societies hidden in the caves of the Archai mountains, Absa honed skills that she hoped to never need.

Gameplay

Playstyle

Absa is an X who does Y with Z
Pros	Cons
Pro:	Con:

Clouds

Absa can summon Clouds and interact with them in multiple ways.

Absa
The Storm Architect
Stage
First Appearance	Early Access 0.0.8

Notable Players

Name	Color	Activity	Notes	Contact
Penguin		2016 - Present	Ranked #2 for RCS season 5	https://twitter.com/penguinupb
Akashi		2018 - Present	Ranked #9 for RCS season 7	https://twitter.com/AkashiFae
SBS		2016 - Present	Developer and Esports Manager for Rivals	https://twitter.com/SBSarizona
Protagify		2016 - Present	Keyboard player, owner of the RoA Academy discord server	https://twitter.com/Protagify
Jorane		2016 - 2020	Retired rivals player, Top level Rush rev player	https://twitter.com/Joerane
Nexplosion		2015 - 2022	Ranked #49 for RCS season 4, Rivals Academy mentor	https://twitter.com/NexplosionNY

Moveset

Jab Combo

Attack > Attack > Attack

Jab 1

Jab 2

Jab 1

Jab 2

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goat_jab1

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
3	4-6	15	70	4+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
3			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa flicks her wrist and summons a lightning bolt.

• Absa’s fastest grounded option. First active frame on frame 4.
• Amazing in close quarters situations, however is quite short so doesn’t have much use outside those situations.
• Can be used to 50/50 jab1 into ftilt or dtilt as both tilts require different di. Both are not 100% true, but are extremely hard to react to.

goat_jab2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
4	14-16	15	361	4+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
0			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

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• Loops into jab1
• Extremely hard to follow up. Doesn’t really combo afterwards and has too much endlag to follow up.

Dash Attack

(while running) Attack

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goat_dattack

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
3	7-9	18	361	6+40
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
6			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa dashes forwards and tries to push anyone who gets in her way.

• Effective for knocking the opponent offstage
• BE CAUTIOUS!!! Dash attack is very committal compared to Absa’s other options and does not have much reward outside of getting the opponent offstage.
• Be careful about using dash attack in close quarters as there is a blind spot right in front of Absa.

goat_dattack2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
6	13-15		361	6+40
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Tilts

Forward Tilt

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goat_ftilt

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
6	8-11	12 (18)	70	7 + 30
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
7			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		4
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa conjures lightning and whips in front of her.

• Absa’s most reliable poke.
• Extremely effective as an anti air when spaced.Faster startup then uptilt by 3 frames.
• Amazing combo starter. Leads into fair and nair for example.

goat_ftilt2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
4	13-14 (28-29)	17 Whiff 2nd hit only: 22 Whiff both: 28	85	9+25
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
12 (27)			0	0.5x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		3
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
	3	Y

Absa sends a bolt of lightning from her position to the opponent’s horizontal position.

• This attack counts as a weak projectile and as such can be crouch cancelled.
• Takes an eternity to come out. Remember that ftilt1 from a distance is telling the opponent you are possibly going to use ftilt2.
• Extremely hard to follow up from.
• Mostly used to force an approach.
• Ftilt1 > ftilt2 can be delayed slightly.

Up Tilt

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goat_utilt

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
10	11-12	9 (14)	80	8+70
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
10			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		4 Rectangle Hitbox: 5
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa crouches and an upside A shape of lighting manifests from her horns.

• Solid anti air.
• While uptilt does not have as much as a disjoint then ftilt and as such loses to the likes of Clairen dair, uptilt still covers more horizontal space and does not need to be spaced as much.
• Very useful for when the opponent is above you on a platform, however some platforms like on Forest Floor uptilt cannot reach.
• Can combo into upair as a kill confirm.
• Some characters can low profile the attack by crouching, such as Maypul.

goat_utilt2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
4	13-17		90	6+35
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

• Late hitbox more desirable at high percent. For example when early uptilt sends the opponent too far away to follow up with upair.

Down Tilt

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goat_dtilt

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
7	6-11	9 (14)	30	7+45
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
5			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa shoots a bolt of lightning at the ground.

• Solid get off me tool.
• Sends at a low angle which is very good for edge guards.
• Can force a tech chase situation at almost every %.
• Common mix-up in conjunction with FTilt to punish DI-Out.

Strong Attacks

All of Absa’s strong attacks can be cancelled into a special move on hit, which reduces some of the endlag. How much endlag is cancelled varies between the strongs. For example fstrong into cloud pop is a very popular option. On small platforms, all 3 of Absa’s strongs can cover every tech option.

Forward Strong

(Forward/Back +) Strong

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goat_fstrong

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	12-13, 14-15,16-17,18-19	15 (23)	361°	2+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
11			4	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_fstrong2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
8	20-22		361°	7+80
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa creates a ball of lighting in front of her.

• Does not have much kill power, but does insane damage.
• Can reset edgeguards thanks to the disjoint and angle.

Up Strong

Up + Strong

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goat_ustrong

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
3	16-17	17 (26)	80°	3+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
15			9	1x

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

goat_ustrong2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
3	19-20		80°	3+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			9	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_ustrong3

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
8	22-24		90°	7+120
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa charges lighting above and around her.

• Upstrong has by far the largest raw kill power of Absa’s strongs.
• Upstrong covers platforms extremely well.

Down Strong

Down + Strong

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goat_dstrong

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	9-10	12 (18)	0	6+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
8			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_dstrong2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	13-14		180	6+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_dstrong3

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	17-18		0	6+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_dstrong4

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	21-22		180	6+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_dstrong5

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
5	26-29		35	7(80)
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		8
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa Spins her legs and generated lighting around her feet.

• Creates ambiguous di, especially if you and the hit on top of your opponent.
• Sends the opponent at a low angle.

Aerials

Neutral Air

(while airborne) Attack

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goat_nair

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	9-10	12 (18)	90°	4+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
8			2	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_nair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	13-14		90°	4+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			2	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_nair3

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	17-18		90°	4+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			2	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_nair4

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
2	21-22		90°	4+0
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			2	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

goat_nair5

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
5	29-30		70°	7+30
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			3	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa creates lighting around her and opponents hit will stay in nair until the last hit.

• Can be used to drag down an opponent if you hitfall the attack. You can create a small mixup by landing before the final hit.
• Can be used to extend combos.
• Very risky in neutral due to it’s low priority and stubby hitbox.
• Hits 1-4 of nair can combo into jab, tilts and dair.

Forward Air

(while airborne) Forward + Attack

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goat_fair

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
12	9-10	13 (20)	361°	8+100
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
8			0	0.9x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		8
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Sweet spot

Absa kicks facing forward. The sweet spot can kick cloud.

• If spaced and timed carefully, can be used to challenge moves.

goat_fair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
6	10-12		361°	6+40
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	0.85x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Sour spot

• Sour spot into sweet spot can combo at low percents.

Back Air

(while airborne) Back + Attack

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goat_bair

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
12	13-14	13 (20)	32°	6+100
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
12			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		8
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Sweet spot

Absa kicks behind her.

• The sweet spot can kick cloud.
• While bair is slower then fair, bair has the advantages of having a much bigger disjoint, a bigge hitbox, killing earlier and to top it all off bair has a better angle for edge guards. As a result of the larger disjoint bair can challenge moves fair cannot.

goat_bair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
6	14-16		361°	6+40
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	0.85x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Sour spot

Up Air

(while airborne) Up + Attack

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goat_uair

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
12	17-20	22 (33)	90°	7+120 Sour: 6+100
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
16			6	1x Sour: 0.9x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2 Sour:1
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa creates a large X above her head.

• Not only is upair an amazing kill move due to its knockback, upair is also absolutely massive and gives Absa a way to launch directly upwards in the air, meaning situations that allow for fair or upair can create di mixups etc…
• While slower then uptilt, upair can still be used similarly to uptilt to attack opponents directly above Absa on platforms. Upair even allows you to keep your momentum and can reach higher platforms, like Aetheral Gates and even Blazing Hideout.

Down Air

(while airborne) Down + Attack

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goat_dair

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
12	9-10	13 (20)	270°	7+100
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
8			0	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		8
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Sweet spot

Absa kicks downwards.

• The sweet spot can kick cloud.
• Difficult to land in neutral.
• Sends straight down; can lead to early kills offstage.
• Cloud hop dair is a fast way to create and pop cloud, it is even faster if you double jump cancel the dair.

goat_dair2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
6	10-12		60°	6+60
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	0.85x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		2
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Sour spot

• Can lead to combo routes such as sour spot dair sweet spot fair.

Specials

Neutral Special

Special (Air OK)

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Cloud Pop

goat_nspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
4	8-11	9	361°	6+30
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
Initial: 3 Cloud: 4			3	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		4
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

• Weak projectile. Can be crouch cancelled.
• Can extend combos by sending the opponent back towards Absa.
• Hitbox will not come out if Absa gets hit during it.
• Transcendent hitbox so only moves designed to be used against projectiles beat it.

Thunderline

goat_nspecial2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
12	Rectangle Hitbox: 29-37 Cloud Hitbox: 34-37	28	90°	9-6(linear)+100
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
28				0.7x

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

• Can cover every tech option if set up correctly.
• Can cover di angles Absa’s other moves can not cover if set up correctly.
• If Absa is hit during thunderline, sometimes cloud disappears and the hitbox doesn’t come out and other times cloud stays and the hitbox appears.

Cloud Hop

goat_nspecial2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
12	Rectangle Hitbox: 29-37 Cloud Hitbox: 34-37	28	90°	9-6(linear)+100
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
28				0.7x

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

• Absa’s least committal way to summon a cloud.
• Amazing movement option, especially offstage as it is a less committal renewable resource.
• Can make wavelanding on platforms such as Aetheral Gates’ platforms less awkward.
• Can be used to bait options, such as parry.
• Can be used to avoid attacks, however keep in mind cloud hop is slow.
• One of Absa’s only tools to stop her momentum in midair.

Forward Special

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

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goat_fspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
5	28-30 (Soonest) 78-80 (Latest)	16	361°	6+30
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
Initial: 19 Aim: 0-50 Cloud: 8			4	0.6x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		3
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
		Y

Absa summons a cloud in front of her that moves away from Absa. The height can be influenced by up and down on the control stick.

• Weak projectile, can be crouch cancelled.
• If a cloud was already in play, the previous cloud despawns.
• A jumping forward special, known as rising cloud can allow Absa to stay mobile while placing a cloud. If this is set up correctly, Absa can be in position to cloud kick when she becomes actionable.

Up Special

Up + Special (Air OK)

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goat_uspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
4	13-20	Grounded: 21 Airborne: 21 Cancel: 6(10)	361°	5+15
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
12			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		4
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
4	3	N

• Has more frame on hit frame advantage then zip2.

goat_uspecial2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
4	27-34	Grounded: 20 Airborne: 28 Cancel: 8(12)	361°	4+15
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
			6	1x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		4
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
4	3	N

• Negatively disjointed. Will trade at best and cannot break Kragg rock etc… as a result.
• Can go in the same direction twice if you go diagonally into the wall/floor and then parallel to the stage.
• You are able to move a tiny bit in between zips by holding in a desired direction.
• Longer distance traveled then zip1.

Down Special

Down + Special (Air OK)

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Absa creates a bomb either around a cloud or herself.

• Creates a large bomb with insane knockback.

Cloud Bomb

goat_dspecial

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
11	114-118	8	90°	5+150
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
23			8	0.9x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		8
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
6		Y

• Very, very strong in edgeguards.
• Can force the opponent to recover and di in awkward ways.
• Be careful on placement as opponents can and will parry cloud bomb. Either place in airborne or have Absa contest a parry attempt.

Absa Bomb

goat_dspecial2

Damage	Active	Endlag	Angle	KB (Base+Scaling)
11	148-152	27	90°	5+150
Startup	Landing Lag	FAF	Angle Flipper	Hitstun
39			8	0.9x

Hitpause (Base + Scaling)	Parry Stun Type	Priority
		8
Hit Lockout	Force Flinch Value	Kills Projectiles?
6		Y

• Very long startup.
• If Absa is hit, Absa loses the charge.
• Absolutely terrifies the opponent regardless if you land the hit, especially when used in conjunction with up b movement.

Alternate Palettes

Default Colors

Unlockable Skins

• Custom Color 2: Beat story mode.
• Abyss: Reach Abyss level 10 with Absa.
• Ranked: Reach Gold rank with Absa.
• Lovers of Aether: Get 250 kills with Absa (Milestone).

Default

Alt Blue

Alt Red

Alt Green

Alt Grey

Alt Purple

Custom Color 1

Custom Color 2

Abyss

Ranked

Lovers of Aether

Seasonal Colors

Current seasonal skins rotate every 3 months in the following order (hemisphere dependent):

• Valentines (Feb-Apr)/(Aug-Oct)
• Summer (May-Jul)/(Nov-Jan)
• Halloween (Aug-Oct)/(Feb-Apr)
• Christmas (Nov-Jan)/(May-Jul)

Genesis Old (removed)

CEO Dreamland 2017 (removed)

Frostbite 2018 (removed)

Valentines

Summer

Halloween

Christmas

Premium Skins

How to Get

• Champion: Obtainable via the developers.
• EA: Purchase a Steam key for RoA via Humble Bundle.
• Penguin: Obtainable via the Steam Store.
• Twitch: Watch any online RCS event from the official RoA Twitch channel for a chance to win.
• Steampunk: Obtainable via the developers.
• High Roller: Obtainable via the RCS compendium during RCS seasons.
• Golden: Purchase an Absa plush from Symbiote Studios.

Champion

Early Access Promo

Penguin

Twitch

Steampunk

High Roller

Golden Promo