Super Smash Bros. Endless Dreams/Jibanyan

Jibanyan
Genral Info
Series	Yo-Kai Watch
Debut	Yo-Kai Watch (2013)
Belongs to	Level-5
Console of Debut	Nintendo 3DS
Date of Debut	July 11, 2013
Gender	Male
Availability	Unlockable
Boxing Ring Title	The Cuddly Cat Yo-Kai
Voiced by
English	Kira Buckland
Japanese	Etsuko Kozakura

Jibanyan (ジバニャン Jibanyan) is the mascot of the Yo-Kai Watch series and appears as a third-party newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Endless Dreams.

Attributes

Jibanyan is an All-Rounder who manages to the usual highs & lows when it comes to this fighter type.

Stats

• Weight: 000
• Walk Speed: 000
• Initial Dash: 000
• Run Speed: 000
• Jump: 000
• Aerial Speed: 000
• Falling speed: 000

Other Movements

• No. of Jumps: 2
• Crawl: Yes
• Wall Jump: No
• Wall Cling: Yes

Gimmicks

• Soul Meter: A meter that fills by dealing damage to opponents via either normal attacks or specials, though consuming food will fill it even faster than dealing damage. Once it's filled up, his next special attack will become a far more powerful Soultimate move, depleting the meter completely.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Input	Image Pose	Name	Description	Reference	Damage
Jab		N/A	Scratches forward repeatedly with his claws.	His standard attack in the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
Dash Attack		N/A	Does a running headbutt.	N/A
Ledge Attack		N/A	Lunges forward while climbing up.	N/A
Floor Attack		N/A	Slashes behind himself & then in front while getting up.	N/A

Tilt Attacks

Input	Image Pose	Name	Description	Reference	Damage
Side Tilt		N/A	Jumps forward & lands with his forepaws.	N/A
Up Tilt		N/A	Scratches upward in an uppercut-like motion.	N/A
Down Tilt		N/A	Crouches & swipes with his tails, dealing fire damage.	N/A

Smash Attacks

Input	Image Pose	Name	Description	Reference	Damage
Side Smash		Whisper	Spawns & smashes Whisper into the ground forward.	Whisper from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
Up Smash		Whisper	Spawns & swings Whisper upwards.	Whisper from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
Down Smash		Whisper	Spawns & swings Whisper around himself.	Whisper from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.

Aerial Attacks

Input	Image Pose	Name	Description	Reference	Damage
Neutral Aerial		N/A	Spins around with his claws rotating in a vertical circle.	N/A
Forward Aerial		N/A	Swings his claws downward in front of himself, spiking opponents.	N/A
Backward Aerial		N/A	Whips his tails behind himself, dealing fire damage.	N/A
Up Aerial		N/A	Pumps his fist upward in an uppercut-like motion.	N/A
Down Aerial		N/A	Thrusts all 4 paws downwards.	N/A

Grabs & Throws

Input	Image Pose	Name	Description	Reference	Damage
Grab		N/A	Shoots out a spectral paw from his arm & grabs the opponent.	N/A
Pummel		N/A	Headbutts the opponent.	N/A
Forward Throw		N/A	Backflips & knocks his opponent forward, dealing fire damage.	N/A
Backward Throw		N/A	Throws the opponent over his shoulder & burns them with his tail flames, also dealing fire damage.	N/A
Up Throw		N/A	Flips the opponent upward, flops onto his back & juggles them like a yarn ball.	N/A
Down Throw		N/A	Throws the opponent under him & rapidly scratches them with his claws.	N/A

Special Moves

Input	Image	Name	Description	Damage
Neutral Special		Fire Technique/Victory Technique	Dances & either creates a pair of large purple ghostly fireballs which spin around him & then shoot straight forward or poses akimbo & shoots a V-shaped beam that explodes, both dealing fire damage.
Side Special		Sharp Claws/Paws of Fury	Dances & either slashes twice or unleashes a barrage of punches in a cone in front of himself.
Up Special		Whisper Bounce/Whisper Nyext	Whisper appearing below him & allowing him to bounce off his head, sporting cross-vein symbols on his head when held, followed by an explosion.
Down Special		Inspirit/Nyaight Inspirit	Either spins around, creating a ring of ghostly purple flames & then thrust his paws upward, sending the flames in the direction he's facing or does a dance & unleashes a red ring-shaped pulse.

Final Smash

• 9-Life Nyanslaught: Creates a purple smoke cloud that teleports himself & any caught opponents to near the top of the screen as they’re slashed & shot at by all variants of himself before transforming into his Shadowside form & finishing off by slashing downwards with his claws wreathed in flames.

Poses, Animations & Others

On-screen appearance

Pose	Reference
A Yo-Kai Watch's lens appears and scans his badge and then releases a cloud of purple smoke from which he jumps out, bouncing happily and pawing at the air.	How Nate spawns Yo-Kai from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.

Idle Poses

Pose Letter	Pose	Reference
A	Licks 1 of his paws.	N/A
B	Chases his own tails around briefly.	N/A

Taunts

Pose Letter	Pose	Reference
A	Performs a bit of a dance.	The Gero Gero Po dance from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
B	Poses as he raises his left arm up.	The maneki neko symbol.
C	Takes out a Chocobar from his haramaki and nibbles on it before putting it back.	N/A

Victory Poses

Pose Letter	Pose	Reference
A	Happily jumps, punches the air twice and then poses.	The one he does when doing a Victory Soultimate from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
B	Curls up & falls asleep.	N/A
C	Does a short dance & then poses.	The Gero Gero Po dance from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.

Music Victory Theme: 1 of the the Victory themes from Yo-Kai Watch 2.

• Losing Pose: Claps for the winner.

Kirby Hat

Kirby gains Jibanyan's ears and muzzle.

Classic Mode: Smash Watch

His opponents represent bosses from the original Yo-Kai Watch.

Round	Opponents	Stage	Music	Notes
1	3 Purple Charizards	Gera Gera Land	Vs. Classic Yo-Kai	Represents Slimamander.
2	Pink King K. Rool	Gera Gera Land	Country Bumpkin of the Southern Star	Represents Sproink.
3	Jigglypuff	Gera Gera Land	Yo-Kai Watch (Swampy Marsh)	Represents Duwheel.
4	Giant Falco	Gera Gera Land	Go Blasters!	Represents Chirpster.
5	Purple Kirby	Gera Gera Land	Usapyon’s Invader Mode Engaged!!	Represents Wobblewok.
6	Giant White Ganondorf	Gera Gera Land	Ultimate Robonyan	Represents Massiface.
Bonus Game
Final	DJ Octavio	Inkopolis	Lord Enma Rises!	Represents McKraken.

Skins & Costumes

Costume	Image	Reference
0 (Default)		His appearance from the Yo-Kai Watch franchise.
Alt 1		Hovernyan
Alt 2		Tomnynan
Alt 3		Baddinyan
Alt 4		Thornyan
Alt 5		Darknyan
Alt 6		Shogunyan
Alt 7		Goldenyan

Conversations

Snake's Codec Call

What will Snake and Colonial/Mei Ling/Otacon say about this fighter.

Character	Transcript
Snake	Insert Transcript here.
Colonel	Insert Transcript here.
Mei Ling	Insert Transcript here.
Otacon	Insert Transcript here.

Palutena's Guidance

What will Pit, Palutena and Viridi say about this fighter.

Character	Transcript
Pit	Insert Transcript here.
Palutena	Insert Transcript here.
Viridi	Insert Transcript here.

Trivia

• His moveset was inspired by Skarmorysilver's.
• His inclusion of Smash was mixed due to how the Yo-Kai Watch franchise had fallen out of favor, despite Level-5 managing to recover.