Ryuusei

Ryuusei is a Technique for Ace, obtained by defeating Capital Punishment. When used, Ace will hover in the air for a split second before flying straight downwards, damaging enemies below him with a giant red fist. Upon impact with the ground, two spark projectiles will be launched horizontally that will travel along terrain. The damage of Ryuusei increases the longer the fist is out, gaining an additional 2.5x Power Strength up to two times if the Technique is used for a while before hitting the ground. When flying downwards, Ace is able to slowly reorient himself horizontally. If the player is holding DOWN when using the Technique, Ace will go straight through semisolid platforms instead of colliding with them. If Ace deals damage to an enemy during the attack, he becomes invulnerable to melee damage until half a second after the animation ends.

Stage Interactions

 * Burning Temple: Temporarily disables conveyor belts. Also deals 999 damage to the totems in Zen Primus's boss fight, destroying them instantly.
 * Echocave: Forces moles out of hiding and stuns them.
 * Penumbra: Deals 999 damage to the stained glass during the second phase of Absolution's boss fight, destroying them instantly.

Strategies

 * The high damage of Ryuusei allows it to easily deal with tanky enemies which may take multiple hits from other Techniques.

Trivia

 * Ryuusei, in Japanese, can translate to "Shooting Star" or "Falling Star". Does that remind you of a Power Aug?
 * The speed at which Ryuusei flies down is greater than the standard falling speed, allowing Ace to progress in downward sections (like the Highvault wind section) faster than Nina can.
 * Projectiles spawned by Ryuusei can get caught on and will rotate around an Orbital Barrier. It is currently unknown if this is a bug.

History

 * Early Access 0.35.0:
 * Due to the energy rework, now costs 20 NRG (originally 2).


 * Early Access 0.33.0:
 * Removed the Surge mechanic.
 * Now costs 2 Energy to cast. Before, the Energy cost was 0 normally, or 4 when Surged.
 * Damage increased to 5.0x Power Strength (10.0x Power Strength maximum). Previously, it was 4.0x Power Strength, or 8.0x Power Strength when Surged.
 * Now always creates spark projectiles, instead of just when Surged.
 * Early Access 0.29.0: Added interactions in Burning Temple and Echocave.
 * Early Access 0.25.0: Performing Ryuusei now cancels the dash state, preventing a bug when combined with Unstoppable Force.
 * Early Access 0.24.0: Released.