Zetterburn, Forsburn, Clairen and Mollo represent fire Orcane, Etalus, Ranno and Hodan represent water Wrastor, Absa, Elliana and Pomme represent air and Kragg, Maypul, Sylvanos and Olympia represent earth. attacks can only be blocked by executing a timed 'parry' rather than holding up a shield, and characters cannot safely grab edges when returning to the stage.Įach character aligns with a classical element that is central to their play style. Gameplay in general favors offense more than defense compared to Smash Bros.

This creates a meta game of not only attacking other players but also affecting the arena itself. In addition to fighting game-style moves, characters can also use elemental-based attacks or passive abilities that also affect the stage.

Each character must try to knock the others out of a two-dimensional arena. Rivals of Aether is the spiritual sequel to Super Smash Land, a fan-made remake of Super Smash Bros., and therefore its gameplay mechanics are heavily based on the latter game.