Daigo could be the partner, but he's capcom.... (sux)
hmm....
(totally made-up nominee #1)
Name: Shinnosuke 'Gen' Tsunemori
Age: 48
Nationalty: Japanese
Martial Art: Chinese 'Dragon Fist' hybrid with Okinawan Karate
Origin: Canadian military with Maxima, friendly rival to him as well.
Moves:
qcf+ a: Gut Buster Light, makes like the last move of DBZ's fusion dance and uses both fists to hit the stomach and chest. (C version is Gut Buster Heavy, causes critical)
hcb+ a: Concubine (taken from Jackie Chan's 'Half a Loaf of Kung fu')
hcf+ b: RED punch: similar to Kyo's RED kick except punch is overhead. (D verion is longer range)
dp+ b: Comet pummel: air grab from ground; jumps upward+ forward, grabs and slams into ground. (D version bounce +1 [2 hits])
fwd+ b: ax heel chop: similar to everyone elses fwd+ b except it is much faster and does 2 hits.
rdp+ k: 'Hit me like you mean it!': stands up straight, sort of like K's taunt except this move is a counter, anything but sweeps. Dash supers can beat this, too. Grab supers are countered, and he says, 'I said hit me!'
Supers:
qcf, hcb+ p: Meteor Shower: jumps high into the air off screen. 15 random place rocks fly down and explode in contact, player or ground, then comes down with the last of them for 6 hit drill dive.
hcf x2+ p: Gatling Pummel: dash super. flys toward opponent, upon contact spins sideways with arms extended to sides. 20 hits.
win pose: A button: 'Was that it?'
B button: 'Guess I got a little carried away there. Heh!'
C button: 'Done already?' shrugs. 'Alright! Who's next?'
Intro: 'Prepare to feel the burn!'
lose quote: death: 'I... can't... lose!'
time over: 'No WAY! I DON'T beleive it!'
(totally made up candidate #2)
Name: Mariko Dollinger
aka: 'the cute one'
Age: 19
Nationality: Hawaiian, Japanese, English
Martial Art: Street w/ some wrestling
Origin: Fight manager, former partner of Vanessa, thinks Vanessa is trying to steal Maxima away from her.
qcf+ p: roll punch: rolls forward like an AB roll, then punches. Roll also acts as an AB.
qcb+ p: reverse wave: has the range of Ryo's regular fireball except the hand motion goes back to cause a wave effect, also done in air.
dp+ p: uppercut: standard uppercut, nothing special.
dp+ k: Dive Tackle: B version: jumps horizontally across, grabs, sits up a bit, punches 5 or 6 times, gets up. D version, air grab 45 degree angle, same effect.
Supers:
hcb x2, p: Cross Buster: jumps up, like leona's super, grabs head, does a judo flip sort of, rolls like Clark's d,d+ D, doing damage, stops rolling, makes like the dive tackle and pummels on the ground. A version last hit makes them slide on their head like Ralf's tackle super. Max version, they fly through the air.
Intro: 'Hungry for a knuckle sandwich?'
w/ Maxima: gets nervous, 'uh... hey Maxima....!' Puts on a 'cutesy' smile.
Win quote: A button: 'How'd you like them apples?'
B button: 'Do you still think I'm cute?'
C button: Immitates Iori's laugh, stops, looks around, continues laughing.
Lose: Death: sort of whispers, 'Damn!'
Time: yells in disgust, 'Time?!? Fights are supposed to be timeless!!! ARGH!!
I'll make the third new guy of the New Maxima Team, later.... I'm late to get to the arcade. <IMG SRC="smilies/loco.gif" border="0">