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Undid edit by 96.240.131.237: Not exactly. It's true that Smash attacks are often used to finish a foe, but saying it's 'traditionally' used would mean something that's actually incorrect.
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(Undid edit by 96.240.131.237: Not exactly. It's true that Smash attacks are often used to finish a foe, but saying it's 'traditionally' used would mean something that's actually incorrect.)
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[[File:Mariosmashattack.jpg|thumb|right|Mario's forward smash in Brawl, in which he sends out a powerful explosion from his hand, which does heavy damage and knockback.]]
[[File:Mariosmashattack.jpg|thumb|right|Mario's forward smash in Brawl, in which he sends out a powerful explosion from his hand, which does heavy damage and knockback.]]


The namesake of the [[Super Smash Bros. Series]], a '''smash attack''' ({{ja|スマッシュ攻撃|Sumasshu kōgeki}}) is a [[ground attack|grounded move]] which is traditionally used to deal "[[KO|killing blows]]" to an opponent.
The namesake of the [[Super Smash Bros. Series]], a '''smash attack''' ({{ja|スマッシュ攻撃|Sumasshu kōgeki}}) is a [[ground attack|grounded move]] which is used to deal "[[KO|finishing blows]]" to an opponent.


It is performed by "[[tapping]]" the [[control stick]] and pressing the [[attack button]] at the same time. It can also be done by tapping the [[C-stick]] in the multi-player modes of ''[[Melee]]'', or any mode in ''[[Brawl]]'' and ''[[SSB4]]''. ''SSB4'' also added the abilty to charge a smash attack by holding a direction on the control stick and pressing the [[A]] and [[B]] buttons simultaneously.  The three types of smashes are the [[forward smash]], [[up smash]] and [[down smash]]. Despite the name, smash attacks are not related to [[Final Smash]]es.
It is performed by "[[tapping]]" the [[control stick]] and pressing the [[attack button]] at the same time. It can also be done by tapping the [[C-stick]] in the multi-player modes of ''[[Melee]]'', or any mode in ''[[Brawl]]'' and ''[[SSB4]]''. ''SSB4'' also added the abilty to charge a smash attack by holding a direction on the control stick and pressing the [[A]] and [[B]] buttons simultaneously.  The three types of smashes are the [[forward smash]], [[up smash]] and [[down smash]]. Despite the name, smash attacks are not related to [[Final Smash]]es.