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RYDIA'S README FILE
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RYDIA'S STORY (Based on Final Fantasy 2/4j)
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Rydia was a young Summoner, about 6 years old, living in the village of Mist... but her village was destroyed and her mother killed by a bomb unknowingly sent by the Dark Knight Cecil and Dragoon Kain. Rydia despised Cecil at first and even went so far as to attack them, but after he protected her from some soldiers she realized he wasn't an evil person. Rydia helped Cecil through his adventures, until she, Cecil, Karate Master Yang, and Prince Edward of Damcyan boarded a ship. That ship was attacked by Leviatan, and Rydia was tossed overboard. She wound up in the Land of Summoned Monsters. Time passed more quickly in that land, so she grew into a teenager with considerable magic power. When she rejoined the party in the kingdom of Giott, she had become a very powerful Black Mage/Summoner. She continued to assist Cecil -- who by now had become a Paladin -- and his friends, and she ultimately helped in the destruction of Zeromus, the evil force behind all the chaos.

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RYDIA'S ATTACKS
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PHYSICALS

A button = A quick knife attack. Hits twice.
B button = A single punch.
C button = Double punch.
X button = Staff swing.
Y button = Whip; if it connects, it will stun the opponent.
Z button = Bow and arrow.
Start = Taunt

SPECIALS

Fire 1 - Down, Down-Forward, Forward, X/Y/Z
  Shoots a fireball at the opponent. Use the Z button for a lightning-quick strike.

Ice 1 - Forward, Down, Down-Forward, X/Y/Z
  An uppercut-type move to wipe out jumping-in attackers. The Z button version goes highest and deals the most hits.

Bolt 1 - Down, Down-Back, Back, X/Y/Z
  Lightning strikes the enemy no matter where they are. This is a little cheap, but hey, it works.

Fire 2 - Down, Down-Forward, Forward, A/B/C
  Three flames scorch the earth and head toward the opponent. This will combo if it hits. Use the C button for a lightning-quick attack.

Ice 2 - Forward, Down, Down-Forward, A/B/C
  An ice block appears around Rydia, briefly shielding her from attack.

Bolt 2 - Down, Down-Back, Back, A/B/C
  Lightning appears, moves forward a few feet, and disappears. A button will produce a close-range lightning bolt; the C button version will make it appear far away.

Chocobo Summon - Down + A
  A Chocobo runs across the screen and trips up the opponent. Unblockable.

Ifrit Summon - Down + B
  Ifrit (or "Jinn" as he was called in FF2) blazes across the screen and headbutts anyone in the way. If someone is hit by this attack, they'll go flying.

Shiva Summon - Down + C
  Shiva will come in from the side of the screen and shoot an ice beam at the enemy. This is good for 25 hits.

Titan Summon - Down + X
  Titan appears in front of Rydia and throws a large rock. This deals heavy damage if it hits, but the flip side is that it's easy to stop the attack by hitting Titan before he throws the stone.

SUPERS

Fire 3 - Down, Down-Forward, Forward, any two buttons
  A volcanic eruption torches the opponent! Uses 1 super bar.

Ice 3 - Forward, Down, Down-Forward, any two buttons
  Drops three enormous icicles on the hapless opponent. Does good damage and requires 1 super bar.

Bolt 3 - Down, Down-Back, Back, any two buttons
  This is like Bolt 1, but it's continuous (deals 18 hits). Uses 1 super bar.

Imp Summon - Down + Y
  Ever seen an Imp riding a Chocobo? No? Well, this summons 50 of them to perform a stampede move! Costs 1 super bar.


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COMING UP
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* The next version of Rydia will have more summons. I'm planning to add Imp next, Sylph, Ramuh, and Bahamut.

* Once I'm done adding summons, I'll start fixing bugs. There is one that I'm aware of right now: Shiva's beam ALWAYS deals 25 hits, regardless of how early or late the target hits it.

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SPECIAL THANKS
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ELECBYTE - For making M.U.G.E.N and the accompanying tutorial.

SQUARE - For making Final Fantasy 4.

ALL THE M.U.G.E.N PROGRAMMERS FROM WHOM I BORROWED CODE - I can't name them all, but whoever you are, thanks!

KAMEK - Helped me out time and time again when I got stuck, especially when I was trying to add Ifrit's fire trail. Thanks a million!

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UPDATES
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Rydia v0.01 - The first Rydia version I gave around to people. Added physicals, taunt, and level 1 spells.
Rydia v0.02 - Added Level 2 spells.
Rydia v0.03 - Added Level 3 spells (specials) and Readme.
Rydia v0.04 - Added summons: Chocobo, Ifrit, and Shiva.
Rydia v0.05 - Made Shiva a little weaker. Also fixed a couple major bugs, one of which made opponents disappear after Ifrit hit them, and one of which caused summoned creatures to become Rydia clones when hit.
Rydia v0.06 - Added summon: Titan.
Rydia v0.07 - Added summon: Imp.

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DISCLAIMER
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Rydia and all related characters are owned by Squaresoft and are being used without permission. No profit is being made. Please don't sue.