Espio (2021) 2.1

being completely honest this is my favorite mod of all SRB2, it is so polished, so good, so simple without being bare bones, since it uses the philosophy of the base game and only uses the two base buttons, honestly this could be in the game base and I would not realize that it is a mod, and the sprites look incredible, they look like they were taken directly from Knuckles Chaotix they are so expressive and with such a great color palette. This is my favorite mod in the entire SRB2 community.

Very Solid, will it be updated to work with the battle mod again? Can't get his moves to work

Espio is a fun character with great spritework and interesting gameplay with some rough edges.

The charge jump is fun, and the speed loss from holding helps balance it and prevent the move from feeling like glide 2.0.

The stick cling is a bit awkward - it starts up incredibly fast even from a standstill, which feels jerky. I think it would feel better to use if it was based on momentum, or even if the starting speed was nerfed by like 5 or so. You'll almost never reach the limit in its current state unless you're in a *very* vertical map.

Also, I'll note that due to the way Espio is designed he gets softlocked during any forced spin section, which are quite common in custom maps. This can be remedied by reducing Espio's spinheight to the default 32 and using the PlayerHeight hook to have Espio use normal standing height during his custom "spinning top" frames. Ensure you make force spin boosters put you in roll instead of Espio's custom spin to go along with this. As is, his hitbox during rolling as is tall as his standing, which also causes visual misalignment when using certain shield abilities.

Where do I even begin with this fantastic reptile?

Right off the bat, Espio's visuals are absolute eye candy with how well they're made. Having his animations be as faithful to Chaotix as they are makes him a pure joy to watch sometimes. His gameplay is simple and to the point, and is a nice compromise from his Chaotix moveset. Wall Running feels very quick, and is useful with almost any wall you can find. Being able to scale walls in no time with speed sneakers feels pretty wild at times, as well. Having the ability to cling to the ceiling also helps encourage players to get crafty with how they play Espio, and goes very well with the rest of his kit.

7 emeralds collected, main game beaten. Go play him. :)

this character is perfect good gameplay and good animations and sprites It's beautiful