Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-27416494-20190622131926/@comment-27416494-20190622225118

I suppose now's as good a time as ever to detail my favorite potential Echo Fighter: Malos (Xenoblade 2) over Shulk.

The main thing differentiating Malos from Shulk would be his selection of Monado Arts, which would mostly focus on debuffing opponents rather than buffing himself. Monado Eater would allow him to drain health from his targets whenever he lands a hit, Jail can temporarily restrict the use of his victim's Neutral Special, Armor grants Malos super armor during his attacks, while also lowering targets defense if he lands a hit, and Buster would pretty much act the same as Shulk's version.

Ultimately, Malos would actually have fewer Arts to work with than Shulk  (mostly cause I don't know how I should work in Cyclone) , with less severe drawbacks to compensate. His Final Smash can still be a Chain Attack, but with Jin, Akhos, Patroka, and Mikhail in place of Shulk's party members.