Andy

	Andy
Home Stage	Orange Star HQ
Standard Special	Infantry
Side Special	Bikers
Up Special	Battle Copter
Down Special	Capture
Final Smash	Heavy Upgrade
Extra Skill	Hyper Repair
Franchise	Advance Wars
Game of Origin	Advance Wars
Release Date of Origin	September 10th, 2001
Other Appearances	Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
	Advance Wars: Dual Strike
	Advance Wars: Reboot Camp
Submitted By:	Jonno

Character Info

Andy is an Orange Star CO known for his excitable nature and handy wit. Almost never seen without a wrench or two in-hand, this adept engineer is capable of the CO skill "Hyper Repair", repairing and reinforcing units doubly as fast as other COs. He is a bit of an airhead and needs constant prodding by Nell to remember his duties. In the midst of battle, though, he's all-in. In Jonno's Smashtopia, Andy is always operating from an Orange Star tank, similarly to Bowser Jr.'s work inside of the Koopa Clown Car. He can be seen popped out from its top, up to his torso.

General Information

Entrance

Andy is already on-stage, tending to his Orange Star tank with his wrench and a hand towel. Noticing the action is about to begin, he shouts "Yeah-ha!" while leaping into the tank.

Kirby Hat

Kirby not only grows out a fine head of Andy hair, here, but also holds a little wrench at all times!

Taunts

Up Taunt: Andy throws both of his wrenches into the air and catches them, widely smirking and snickering.

Down Taunt: Andy shoves both hands down on the sides of his tank and leaps into the air, shouting "Wahoo!" while sticking his legs out.

Side Taunt: Andy points forward, proclaiming, "Feel the strength of Orange Star!" or "I haven't even cranked the engine yet!"

Victory Poses

1. A sweaty Andy says "Whew!" and stands beside his tank, wiping his brow off with a gas-stained towel as he screws something tight with his wrench.
2. Andy barrels forward in his tank until he's off-screen, pointing and laughing the whole way with an endless battalion of infantrymen marching behind him.
3. Andy pops out of his tank and holds both wrenches over his shoulders, excitedly shouting, "Good job! Just not as good as me."

Moveset

Standard Special

Infantry & Mechs: Andy points forward and shouts, "Go, Orange Star!" A single infantryman or mech, in all of his 32-bit glory, is summoned directly in front of Andy's tank and begins his forward march. The soldier might be wielding a standard rifle or bazooka. Depending on what weapon he is wielding, his attack strength will vary. The rifle dishes out fast-moving bullets that deal minimal damage, but are very adept at making opponents flinch in place for paces at a time. The bazooka deals much more considerable damage, but at the expense of being a slower-moving move with larger ammo that can be knocked down or deflected with the right attack. Andy can summon up to three infantry units at once. They can be KO'd.

Side Special

Bikers: Two GBA-style bike units appear on either side of Andy's tank. Tethered to it, they barrel forward together, making pace similar to Ike's Quick Draw both in speed and distance-covered. The tape tying the bikes to the tank will break at the move's apex, and the bikers will continue driving forward for a few seconds before disappearing themselves. Throughout their presence on-stage, they will be shooting from the gatling guns present on their vehicles, dealing a consistent spray of damage to anyone caught in their wake, like Sheik's needles. Even once they've left Andy, they will continue shooting until they've disappeared. Something well-timed and powerful can knock the bikers out, spinning them out and causing Andy's tank to do the same! He'll spin around haphazardly with smoke appearing from out of its top, which he rushes work on with his wrenches until it fixes a few moments later and he rights his stance—hopefully before it's too late!

Up Special

Battle Copter: An Orange Star helicopter roughly the same size as Andy's tank appears overhead, pulling Andy straight up. The copter's blades deal consistent cutting damage. If it is attacked during its rise up, it might veer one direction or the other, though the player is able to steer it in one direction or another, too, as it constantly rises. Ultimately, it travels as far as Solid Snake's Cipher before letting up. The tank will swing back and forth, more-so if it or the copter is hit during this move, and affect the copter's travel as they swing back and forth, dishing out damage to whomever is caught in their screwy ascent. Enough hits will see the move backfire, with the copter exploding and Andy freefalling back towards the ground. The explosion dishes out considerable damage and knockback. The copter defends itself and Andy, though, with fast-moving machine guns attached on either side of it. The guns hone-in on the nearest opponent, blasting them with heavy artillery that can deal considerable damage in a short amount of time.

Down Special

Capture: Andy effectively "captures" terrain, throwing an Orange Star flag down that colors the area surrounding his tank orange. Suddenly, a skyscraper roughly the size of Ridley erects itself underneath Andy. This not only provides Andy with an additional platform to leap from, somewhat compensating for his very poor jumps, but acts as a barrier between himself and opponents when used at an opportune time. With enough damage dealt to it, the skyscraper will come tumbling down. If left alone, it will eventually become neutral again, turning gray before folding back into the earth from whence it came. The skyscraper might also fall over in a manner similar to Villager's tree, causing considerable damage to those with which its fall connects with.

Final Smash

Heavy Upgrade: The camera zooms in on Andy as a character strip with his official artwork spreads across the screen. With a glint in his eye, Andy shouts, "Orange Star! Give 'em your best!" Suddenly, the bottom of the stage fills with shallow, 32-bit water as Battleships and Cruisers appear beyond the foreground, honing-in on and shooting at all opponents present on stage with rapid-fire missiles. Bomber jets fly overhead, dropping bombs from the sky that fall down on parachutes and produce devastating explosions on-contact. Additionally, a NeoTank and a MegaTank will appear on the far-side of either side of the stage, shooting out shells on a diagonal. The entire stage effectively becomes covered in an Orange Star spread. With explosions abound, this one might be tough to dodge. Andy stays in place during this movement, dancing back and forth with both of his wrenches in-hand, just much too excited about proceedings to participate himself.

Extra Skill

Hyper Repair: Andy grabs a wrench and begins getting to work, leaning over and screwing something back into place on his tank. It begins healing 1% damage per second. As time progresses, more damage will be healed in a shorter amount of time. Andy breaks both wrenches out at the 3 second mark, healing 2% damage per second. After 6 seconds, it will heal 5% damage per second. After 10 seconds, it will heal 8% damage per second. After 15 seconds, it will heal 10% damage per second. Better get to Andy, and get to him fast!

Unique Traits

As aforementioned, Andy is constantly operating from inside of his Orange Star tank while on the battlefield. The tank has Tough Body to a higher degree than Bowser or Kazuya, making a certain damage and knockback threshold to be met before he can be moved or flinch from an attack. When he crouches or uses his shield, he hides inside of his tank, closing the lid over himself. He is totally incapable of swimming, and his jumping capabilities aren't so hot inside of the tank, either. The tank is larger than Bowser Jr.'s Koopa Clown Car, standing about as tall as his dad and about as wide as 1.5 of him.

Alternate Costumes

1. Default
2. Blue Moon - Andy's outfit becomes blue, representing Blue Moon.
3. Green Earth - Andy's outfit becomes green, representing Green Earth.
4. Yellow Comet - Andy's outfit becomes yellow, representing Yellow Comet.
5. Black Hole - Andy's outfit becomes black and red, representing Black Hole.
6. 12th Battalion - Andy's outfit becomes dark red, representing the 12th Battalion.
7. New Rubinelle Army - Andy's outfit becomes gold, representing the New Rubinelle Army.
8. Lazurian Army - Andy's outfit becomes navy and silver, representing the Lazurian Army.
9. Intelligent Defense Systems - Andy's outfit becomes gray, representing Intelligent Defense Systems.
10. Bandit Raiders - Andy's outfit becomes black and silver, representing the Bandit Raiders.