ancient jasper
Soul Clash
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up. *
What I like:
What I would change /improve:
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like:
What I would change /improve:
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
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What I would change /improve:
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun?
**Extra comments: **
ancient jasper
**Soul Clash**
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that ene...
ancient jasper
ancient jasper
hollow breach
Vile is going to hit this thread with a long essay btw good luck reading that
nova pewter
Soul Clash
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up. *
What I like:
Animation,speed, damage,the "curse" debuffs,speed buff
What I would change /improve:
The speed buff and debuff(on rivals) is too insignificant, maybe up it a bit more or give it the phantom debuff, it'd be a fair exchange,and they already have the effect's glow.The effect is also very buggy,you hit and it doesn't occur or it disappears once you hit the dash pads. The rest is okay.
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like:
Damage, animation,SFX
What I would change /improve:
Speed,that attack never hits anyone,it should be as fast as kings judgement. I'd suggest a speed increase upgrade for lvl 10 or 16 so that he's not too "spammy" at low levels. Otherwise good trap.
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
What I like:
Speed, invincibility ,SFX,damage, animation.
What I would change /improve:
I expected it to have the phantom debuff, being infinite of course. There's nothing much to change except that, it's a balanced boost.
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun?
The character is fun. The snipes giving you a buff and allowing you to get a quick lead to use the trap is a nice concept. The boost is great for dealing with the meta we have too.
**Extra comments: **
Maybe more characters that fit this template, strong but not game breaking like the cowboys, extreme gears,Neo metal sonic,Rival sonic, movie super shadow etc..and of course we're in dire need of a balance patch,the game is not as fun anymore with all the annoying free-wins characters
clever valley
I really love this outfit; it's probably my favourite skin in the entire game.
I don't think Samurai Infinite is a useless character, but I do think he has some holes in his kit that need to be filled.
Projectile: Not bad but not really good either, doesn't really do anything outstanding, essentially just a copy of Red's projectile. I don't think it needs any massive adjustments but it should have the Phantom effect on it, as that's literally what Infinite's entire character is about.
Boost: Easily his best item and his saving grace. Not broken but still a pretty good boost, very well balanced. Wouldn't change anything about it, except for replacing the confusion effect with the Phantom effect.
Trap: Definitely his worst item, needs a decent buff. Generally, I have never been a fan of these types of ‘falling down’ traps because historically they have often been bad. It does good damage but it's kinda hard for it to land, which makes it more scary than actually good. Either I would make it target 3 people (like Lightning Storm), or I would make it as fast as King's Judgement (probably the only good trap that works like this).
Overall thoughts: It doesn't take much to make this character more competitive with the things I've listed, he's already not bad, just a bit underwhelming, which shouldn't be the case for a newly released Challenger. The last thing I want to say about him is that all of his attacks should have the Phantom Effect on them. Infinites entire character/ personality are about the phantom ruby, removing it is essentially removing the essence of Infinite, as he is (literally) a completely different character without the ruby.
wind tide
Soul Clash
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up. *
What I like:
The effect is pretty nice, it's a unique take on a miniboost (or as I like to say miniwalk), and it feels satisfying enough where it's usage is like a simple projectile.
What I would change /improve:
The effect might need upping slightly. It's quite insignificant and it's hard to tell even after a while of running. Not overly though...
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like:
The attack itself is pretty cool, it does decent damage...
What I would change /improve:
It needs an added effect to it or some sort of buff to be a used more. It's very hard to hit because it takes a while to land, and even then the only way it seems to hit is with many other items and chaos during the race. Maybe s quicker attack would make it much more dangerous.
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
What I like:
The concept and usage of it is cool. It has startup so can be punished, it also has invincibility and gets you a good distance. It's pretty cool.
What I would change /improve:
Nothing, it's fine as it is.
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun?
He's very fun imo. He can be hard to play as (arguably because other characters are much more potent). However he does seem to be lacking with the trap and his attack effect seems to be close to ineffective.
**Extra comments: **
This character design is amazing and it's quite literally one of the best we've seen for this game. Kudos to the designers, and let's hope we can keep the trend of decent characters going. 
viral cargo
Soul Slash
Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up.
What I like: it’s a good projectile live the animation
What I would change /improve: improve the speed buff/debuff. it’s very minimal and half the time I barely notice
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like: the concept as a whole is dope and the animation
What I would change /improve: I’d say make it have infinites reality effect or at least make it a smidge bit faster
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
What I like: the concept as a whole is ninja espio but better
What I would change /improve: longer duration PLEASE! Spirit step is handicapped by the 2 second duration and the duration increases are non existent
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun? he’s pretty fun. Just the aforementioned reworks would do
Extra comments: still hoping for champions chariot, chopper bike, and ss super marine rework
vapid mesa
Overall a balanced character. Boost is Balanced. Fast and invisible. His attack is pretty solid. Just make the effect a little noticeable . About the trap... It deals good damage but it's hard to hit someone with it. It needs to be like or near kings judgment in speed . Overall it's balanced and mid. Not broken like other specials or challengers.
wheat gulch
Soul Clash
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up. *
What I like: a unique twist on the hit based miniboost is nise
What I would change /improve: eh its good
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like: it has decent speed and damage
What I would change /improve: but the attack itself feels boring id say give it the red effect from the other two infinites
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
What I like: good speed
What I would change /improve: sad duration and also why give it the confusion effect replace it with the infinites red effect
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun? give him the infinite boss music when battling the challenger boss and also just give some of his attacks the red effect from other infinites
**Extra comments: **
glass narwhal
Here are my thoughts on Cursed Samurai Infinite:
🗡️ Soul Slash
I like the effect of stealing speed this attack gives. I have faced a problem with the item though. Sometimes when hitting opponents with this item, Cursed Samurai Infinite will actually slow down rather than speeding up and I think this is an issue that should be fixed.
Spirit Step
This boost is pretty fast and balanced. It’s a fun boost to use and the confusion is a nice touch to it. I wouldn’t change anything about this boost.
💣 Phantom Bomb
I think this is a pretty good item overall. But I would change this item by adding the “speed stealing” effect that Soul Slash has after hitting an opponent because this item seems a little bland with just a simple hit.
Extra Comments
I love Cursed Samurai Infinite’s design. I like how he is a strong but balanced character. I also love the animations Cursed Samurai Infinite does with his sword after using his items. To conclude, he is a great character and fun to play as.
jovial wraith
Soul Clash
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up. *
What I like: The animation, with it being a sword beam attack (something we don't see everyday!)
What I would change /improve: Make the effect ACTUALLY work (is it supposed to give you a miniboost judging the description? Cause it feels like it does nothing)
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like: The visuals
What I would change /improve: It feels pretty nothingburger even if it hits hard. The upgrades should target more rivals and trigger the phantom effect
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
What I like: The concept and visuals.
What I would change /improve: It should have the phantom effect instead of being Confusion Boost 2.
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun? He's pretty good, but kinda underwhelming. Also why doesn't he have the same music as Infinite/Warlock Infinite?
**Extra comments: ** Really good design that resembles Hisuian Zoroark, you guys cooked with it!
formal pollen
Imo I feel like cursed samurai infinite is balanced but tbh he's definitely the weakest infinite variant out of the three his trap is very easy to dodge even tho it does a lot of damage his boost is mid and his attack is mid
tall comet
Soul Clash 🗡️
What I like: I love the effect of gaining the boost once you hit the enemy
What I would change /improve: The actual speed itself on the other end… oh boy… feels like it doesn’t really do anything so a lil speed buff would be great imo
**Phantom Bomb 💣 **
What I like: I do like the concept behind it but…
What I would change /improve: definitely a bit too slow although it does do decent damage so just a tad bit faster when falling down imo
Spirit Step 
What I like: Just a very solid boost that doesn’t really need any changes
What I would change /improve: I think I and many other people thought it would probably gain the phantom ruby effect to other players but I don’t think it’s a big deal (confusion effect is fine)
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun?
Very fun and super balanced but unfortunately, I don’t think he can perform as well as other characters in the current meta we’re in (even then, I still think he’s really solid)
Extra Comments
MAJOR Hisuian Zoroark vibes and I love his design! 🔥
clever valley
WHY IS HE SO BROKEN
Lying for fun
nova pewter
Lying for fun
Don't get baited bro 
dense flicker
WHY IS HE SO BROKEN
He’s annoying but that’s it not meta ppl tend to get annoying and meta mixed together he’s not hard to beat most will boost clutch and the patterns are easy to avoid if your paying attention to where’s he is at
The trap gives a warning like with chaos spears move to the other side or just shield feel like one has a boost saved if have electric damage or traps like spear trap , phantoms trap, crossed wires etc
viral cargo
WHY IS HE SO BROKEN
Bait used to be believable
vapid hill
Mid worst infinite variant he’s balanced the only thing annoying is the trap that’s it
finite quartz
Soul Clash
*Sap your rival’s energy with your cursed katana and use that energy to speed up. *
What I like: I like that you get the speed up when getting hits with it!
What I would change /improve: I often found the speed up reducing my speed when getting hits with this attack while on dashpads or boost rings. Also wish it had the phantom ruby effect since it's Infinite. Fixing the speed up issues and the speed will help so much!
Phantom Bomb
Unleash the power of the spirit realm with a mighty blast onto your rivals!
What I like: The VFX and the animation was really cool and the sound design is nice too!
What I would change /improve: Would be better if this has the phantom ruby effect too and strikes down faster like Kings Judgement since it's single target.
Spirit Step
Slice open a portal to speed past rivals in your ghostly form.
What I like: It's a really cool boost and has invincibility!
What I would change /improve: The boost is decent, short duration with a confusion effect. If the boost got a phantom ruby effect and an okay speed increase, it'd make him so much better.
Is the character fun to play? If not, what would make him more fun?
CSI is a fun runner and is really cool looking also! That speed up bug is holding him back though.
**Extra comments: **
CSI is a menacing and great designed runner, but sadly is definitely the weakest Infinite when compared to the other Infinite's.
nova pewter
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misty salmon
Mid character huge disappointment requires buffing especially that trap only thing I like is the design that’s abt it 😂😂 warlock feels more like an infinite than this one
Not one ruby effect but a useless confusion effect
nova pewter
Balance patch please
lavish breach
This character needs a buff ASAP. Give him phantom effect from the slash and the Bomb. And when ur in ur miniboost make it continue in the dashpad bruh don't make it end
copper hare
This character needs a buff ASAP. Give him phantom effect from the slash and the...
I'm Uninstalling the game if he gets the phantom effect from both attacks
I'm fine if it's on the boost but not both attacks
nova pewter
I'm Uninstalling the game if he gets the phantom effect from both attacks
That's not going to change anything you know, you'll just return,they always do...
vapid mesa
I'm fine if it's on the boost but not both attacks
Dont be too dramatic...
have the phantom effect and they are way better than . + he needs some buffs ngl. He is very mid( garbage in current meta) or even less for an Infinite or even for a character...
covert pasture
ok
gray ore
This is my first challanger character I got in sonic forces
nova pewter
This is my first challanger character I got in sonic forces
Well that's a let down, good luck unlocking the rest :)
gray ore
Well that's a let down, good luck unlocking the rest :)
Thx
nova pewter
Yw :)
jovial wraith
This is my first challanger character I got in sonic forces
You have a chance to unlock Oni now
Just spam chests with card boost and it's gonna be quick
gray ore
You have a chance to unlock Oni now
Great!
jovial wraith
He's still good
clever valley
Dont let him lie to you, oni is not good rn
nova pewter
Well he is the only good Mephiles 
dark cairn
Well he is the only good Mephiles <:SonicDerp:1017401601050288148>
Nah… I’d argue that base Mephiles is more effective at hitting opponents than Oni Mephiles is.
They’re both fine, but still.
copper hare
Nah… I’d argue that base Mephiles is more effective at hitting opponents than On...
I hate both but I hate oni slightly more
nova pewter
Nah… I’d argue that base Mephiles is more effective at hitting opponents than On...
Boost makes the character here
karmic radish
Oni Is Kinda Solid-mid
nova pewter
This ain't about oni 💔
brittle pollen
This is infinite if he dropped in 2019 instead of 2021. Trash.
ancient jasper
ancient jasper
clever valley
Well he is the only good Mephiles <:SonicDerp:1017401601050288148>
Theres no good mephiles
Base mephiles sucks and oni is just decent
nova pewter
Theres no good mephiles
True true...