Character:
Light Yagami (& Ryuk)
Series:
Deathnote (2003)
Abilities:
Thanatokinesis, High Intelligence, Above-Average Athletic Skill
Is this a bizarre enough pick? Okay, I should probably explain how this moveset would even work.
Light's moveset is primarily based around his use of his intelligence to get the situation just right. As a result, his own moveset is passable - but given he's, well, a normal student despite being the God of the New World, he doesn't have all too much physical strength - though this is counterbalanced by low lag, and a lot of his moves would be based on different things he uses in the actual series, perhaps including the tennis ball and racket from his confrontation with L, or his use of a fountain pen as a very short "knife" that would encourage Light players to perfectly space their attacks for a pretty high-damage sweet-spot.
Notably, though, Light has the main gimmick of Ryuk. Unlike, say, Jotaro - Ryuk isn't some sort of guardian angel for Light, so he's not actually going to be actively controlled by him. Rather, Light has to use his own intelligence to sort of make Ryuk attack opponents - for example, one of his "projectiles" might be him tossing an apple in front of him, that would barely do flinching damage, and be an interactible item. Whilst it seems useless, there's a short delay - and then Ryuk flies/dives right at the apple, happening to deal big damage to anyone in the way in the meantime, but is caught up in a lot of endlag as he eats the apple after catching it.
Lastly, Light's gameplan revolves around his meter. His highest super would have him write down the opponent's name - but far from being an instakill, it actually has an interesting effect. It essentially turns the countdown at the top to a 40 second countdown, in a font similar to that of the Deathnote's own writing - after which time, the opponent will die. There's a catch, however - it can only be activated if Light is both at full meter, and if he's at less than 30% health. (Notably, it also is quite a laggy move where he's quite vulnerable - so a good tech would be tossing an apple to have Ryuk "defend" Light as he writes the name, setting up the final attack.)
Overall, Light's gameplan revolves heavily on the use of clever spacing, and making reads on what your opponent is doing, and what they're going to do - forcing them into situations with the tools you have at your disposal in order to take the win. As a result, Light is actually a difficult character to play, and one I'd imagine would be seen as lower-mid tier - but if you can be intelligent and quick on your feet, you can nail the use of his kit (which, in itself, captures the "cat and mouse" situation that very much defines Deathnote as a whole to many.)
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