User:Tonygameman/Battle of AGES (SEGA Smash Clone) Assists

Shiva (Streets of Rage)
Shiva is a recurring boss of the series since his debut in Streets of Rage 2 as the penultimate boss, where he used to be Mr. X's bodyguard and right-hand man in the Syndicate Crime Organization, and started opposing it because of their animal abuse and returned to his dojo where he teaches people martial arts, where he fought his rival-turned-friend Axel Stone and others before aiding them in Streets of Rage 4.

He is also playable in Streets of Rage 3 (where he was also both the first and final boss in a bad ending route) and 4, though in a incomplete state on former (probably inspired him not using weapons in latter hence him being called the "Living Weapon") and a DLC character in Mr. X Nightmare respectively.

Almost like Goro Majima, Shiva is one of the hardest assists to defeat due to him moving very fast, hitting very hard with his moves and a parry/counter. However, he'll take more damage compared to other assists. He uses martial arts attacks such as palm strikes, rising kicks, dual palm (Hashinsho) and even his special techinques like:
 * Final Crash: Shiva's trademark move, in which he turns his back, followed by a quick ducking twist and then projects an extended leg upwards with his foot in blue flames, as he hits a fighter with an uppercut-like kick. Pretty much his counterpart to Axel's Grand Upper.
 * Flaming Circular Kick: Whenever a fighter tries to attack Shiva, he will quickly counter by whipping out a spinning overhead back kick in a circular motion, with his foot engulfed in flames.
 * Handspring Palm Strike: Shiva hand-springs off the ground a fair distance forward and then does a downwards palm attack.
 * Senretsu Ken: Shiva quickly moves at blurry speeds and then performs an overhead kick.
 * Sprit Clone: Shiva conjures a shadowy clone of himself, as it randomly performs one of his attacks before dissolving. If only one opponent is left or when at low health, he can also summon two more at once, totaling of three clones.

When his time to assist a player is over, Shiva will bow at his summoner in respect and then vanishes off.