Dorothy, The Wiz, full-length pose from the character style sheet

Dorothy

Fast technical footwork

Team The Wiz · The Wiz (1978)

“Baby, where I'm from... we don't run home. We handle business.”

The night of the showdown

The file

She came through the storm from Harlem, not Kansas, and she had already survived New York City. A few witches were never going to scare her. She fights the way she dances: on the beat, light on her feet, and two steps ahead of whoever is in front of her.

  • Brave
  • Kind
  • Dreamer
  • Determined
  • At home in any world

Ring entrance Checks her silver heels, then checks her opponent.

Tale of the tape

Power
6 out of 10
Speed
9 out of 10
Defense
5 out of 10
Technique
9 out of 10
Reach
6 out of 10
Flair
10 out of 10

Prototype tuning. Numbers will move once the combat build is playable.

Signature moves

  1. Silver Heel Spark

    A heel-click that throws a spark low along the bricks. Fast, and it travels.

  2. Soul Step Dash

    A gliding dash that slips under high attacks on the second beat.

  3. Yellow Brick Breaker

    A rising spin kick that cracks the road and launches.

  4. Spotlight Burst

    Freezes the stage in a spotlight. The first hit inside it lands twice.

Inputs shown for a fighter facing right. L light, H heavy, S special.

Ultimate · spends a full bar of Yellow Brick Power

The Harlem Homecoming

The whole city lights up behind her. A six-beat routine that ends with a bow, and the crowd does the rest.

The look

  • Cream ruffled blouse
  • Pale-blue flowing skirt with tie sash
  • Reflective silver heels
  • Star earrings
  • Skin#8A5233
  • Hair#16110F
  • Blouse#F2E7D6
  • Skirt#9CC8EC
  • Silver heels#B7BDC7
  • Lip#A6402F
Dorothy, The Wiz character design sheet: turnaround, expressions, costume details and palette
Dorothy, The Wiz character design sheet: turnaround, expressions, costume details and paletteCanonical style sheet
Style sheet: the reference every pose is checked against.

The rival

The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz

Balanced magic

Playable in the prototype as painted pose sheets. Final art comes later.