Toon Link (SSB4): Difference between revisions

As in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', {{s|wikipedia|Sachi Matsumoto}} reprises her role as Toon Link's voice actor, albeit via recycled voice clips from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker}}''.

Although Toon Link's ground game is potent, the overwhelming majority of his overall damage output has decreased. This is most obvious with his smash attacks, as their KO potentials have worsened in spite of their compensated knockback. Toon Link's air game also has unimpressive combo potential in spite of his [[Falling speed#Floaty|floatiness]], since his aerial attacks' high ending lag prevents them from partaking in long combos. Lastly, [[reflection]]-based moves are very detrimental for Toon Link; in addition to turning his projectiles against him, they also significantly hinder his Bomb-based combo game.

Bomb's combo potential is further supplemented by [[jump-canceling]] and its status as an [[item]], with the latter trait ensuring that its combo potential is never susceptible to [[rage]] or [[stale-move negation]]. Although it is not as versatile in comparison, Boomerang is nevertheless useful for Toon Link's combo game, as it can combo into his up tilt, grab and various other moves depending on its positioning.

However, Toon Link has some weaknesses. Although his overall damage output is still above-average, it has nevertheless decreased since ''Brawl''. His smash attacks have been the most adversely affected; although they had their knockback values increased, such improvements were not sufficient enough to fully compensate for their worsened KO potentials. Despite its potency, Toon Link's combo game is heavily reliant on Bomb, up tilt and grab aerial, as the rest of his close-ranged attacks cannot reliably combo most of the time. His throws' aforementioned combo potentials with Boomerang and Bomb are also very situational, since he needs to have precise timing and positioning in order for said combos to be performed properly. To compound this, Toon Link's grabs still have considerable start-up and ending lag, although such a flaw is typical of tether grabs.

However, Toon Link has also received some noticeable nerfs. Although his overall damage output remains above average, it has nevertheless lowered, which hinders his ability to rack up damage and it hinders a few of his moves' KO potential. Toon Link's aerial game has also been nerfed. Neutral aerial is weaker, forward aerial can no longer [[auto-cancel]] in a short hop, back aerial's excellent combo potential has been significantly toned down as the move is laggier in every regard, and down aerial is much harder to use for spacing and damage racking due being slower and now piercing opponents, which also makes the move much riskier to use off stage. His grab aerial also has increased landing lag, hindering its followup potential unless Toon Link's opponent is at very high percents, and if he Z drops an item or a bomb in the air, he will automatically use his grab aerial. Spin Attack's overall recovery distance has slightly decreased, which necessitates using Toon Link's [[wall jump]] and tether recovery more often than not. Lastly, many of his moves are no longer semi-spikes, which along with down aerial's changes, hinders his edge-guarding potential. Despite the improvements his projectiles have received, they have also received some nerfs both direct and indirect. [[Quickdraw (technique)|Quickdrawing]] has been removed, and the removal of [[edge momentum shifting]] has hindered Boomerang's utility. Bombs are also now [[absorb]]able, and the aforementioned changes to grab aerial further hinders its utility.

===Aesthetics===

**{{nerf|Forward tilt has increased ending lag (FAF 32 → 34).}}

*[[Up tilt]]:

**{{buff|Up tilt has decreased ending lag (FAF 30 → 26). When coupled with the changes to [[hitstun canceling]], these changes significantly improve its combo potential beyond low percents.}}

**{{nerf|Up tilt has a shorter duration (frames 8-14 → 8-12).}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

**{{buff|Down tilt's chance of [[tripping]] has increased (40% → 50%).}}

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{nerf|Neutral aerial has increased ending lag (FAF 40 → 42).}}

**{{nerf|Neutral aerial's initial auto-cancel window is shorter (frames 1-5 → 1-2) and auto-cancels later (frame 28 → 41).}}

*[[Forward aerial]]:

**{{buff|Forward aerial has increased knockback (22 (base), 100 (scaling) → 35/98), slightly improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|Down aerial's [[windbox]] is larger, improving its safety.}}

**{{change|Down aerial now has consistent base knockback (30/40 (clean), 40/50 (late) → 40). The clean hit's angle has also been altered (270° → 268°).}}

**{{buff|Late down aerial has increased knockback scaling (80 → 100). The removal of [[meteor canceling]] also improves the clean hit's edgeguarding potential.}}

**{{nerf|Down aerial now pierces opponents, instead of bouncing on them. While this makes it significantly easier to hit multiple opponents, it significantly hinders its safety, especially off-stage, as well as its combo potential.}}

===Throws/other attacks===

*{{buff|All grabs have increased ranges and can now grab aerial opponents. They also have decreased ending lag (FAF 85 (standing)/FAF 95 (dash/pivot) → 62/72).}}

*{{change|[[Hookshot]] now {{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}}flies and retracts in a straight line like the Hookshot in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|SSB]]'', or {{GameIcon|ssb4-u}}goes limp once fully extended.<ref>[http://youtu.be/sHYakDYtI98?t=12m59s Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 - Day 3: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Part 2]</ref> However, this is merely aesthetic.}}

*[[Forward throw]]:

*[[Back throw]]:

**{{buff|Back throw's throw deals more damage (4% → 7%) and has increased knockback (30 (base), 110 (scaling) → 60/120) significantly improving its KO potential.}}

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|utiltdmg=5%

|dtiltname=&nbsp;

|dtiltdmg=7%

|dashdesc=A lunging outward slash. Its tip deals slightly more damage than its base, but its 38 frames of ending lag make it very punishable.

|fsmashcount=2

|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|10}}

|fsmash2dmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|11}}

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|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|13}} (early, clean), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|10}} (late)

|dsmashcount=2

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|nairname=&nbsp;

|nairdmg=8.5% (front), 7% (back)

|fairname=&nbsp;

|fairdmg=13%

|uairname=&nbsp;

|uairdmg=14% (clean), 11% (late)

|dairdmg=16% (clean), 12% (late), 5% (landing)

|zairdmg=4%

|zairdesc=Fires his {{s|zeldawiki|Hookshot}} forward. The Hookshot deals damage, and has both great range and very minimal landing lag. All of these traits make it useful for spacing, starting combos, or functioning as a [[tether recovery]]. Although Toon Link can cancel his [[air dodge]] at any point via his tether recovery, it will not cancel the landing lag gained from the dodge.

|grabdesc=Fires his Hookshot forward. The Hookshot functions as a [[tether grab]]. Unlike in ''Brawl'', it is no longer the shortest ranged tether grab in the game, and is capable of grabbing aerial opponents.

|pummelname=&nbsp;

|nsdefdmg=4% (uncharged), 12% (fully charged)

|nsdefdesc=Wields his [[zeldawiki:Bow|Hero's Bow]] and fires an {{s|zeldawiki|arrow}} forward. If the special button is held, Toon Link charges the arrow by drawing farther back on the Hero's Bow, which increases the arrow's damage output and range. Unlike Link's Hero's Bow, Toon Link's version fires arrows that are [[Falling speed#Floaty|floaty]], which in turn makes them more consistent for zoning.

|nsc1dmg=2% (uncharged), 6% (charged), 6% (blaze)

|nsc2dmg=1% (uncharged), 6% (charged)

|nsc2desc=Fires an arrow that flies perfectly straight and pierces opponents. However, it has less range and deals noticeably less damage.

|usc1name=Sliding Spin Attack

|usc1dmg=11% (uncharged), 12%-16% (partially charged), 17% (fully charged clean), 16% (fully charged late), 2% (aerial hit 1), 1% (aerial hits 2-4), 5% (aerial hit 5)

|usc2name=Flying Spin Attack

|usc2dmg=1% (uncharged hits 1-6), 3% (uncharged hit 7), 4% (uncharged hit 8), 1%-2% (charged hits 1-6), 4% (charged hit 7), 6% (charged hit 8), 4% (aerial hit 1), 2% (aerial hits 2-4), 4% (aerial hit 5)

|dsc1dmg=0.5%-2% (grounded thrown/smash thrown Bomb), 2%-4% (aerial thrown/smash thrown Bomb), 5% (grounded and aerial thrown/smash thrown explosion)

|dsc1desc=The Bomb is smaller, has a shorter fuse (~2 seconds) and covers much less distance when thrown or smash thrown. It cannot explode via physical contact, bouncing harmlessly off of opponents instead. Like normal bombs, no more than two can be out at once. Although its damage output and explosion are both minuscule, it has extremely high knockback. This makes it useful for zoning and, unlike Bomb, capable of KOing when its explosion hits an opponent, regardless of whether it is thrown or smash thrown from the ground or the air. This can make bomb recovery more risky though. Its explosion KOs middleweights at 70% while near the edge of Final Destination in the ''3DS'' version.

|dsc2dmg=9% (grounded thrown Bomb), 10% (grounded smash thrown Bomb), 11%-12% (grounded thrown/smash thrown explosion at feet), 9%-12% (aerial thrown Bomb), 14% (aerial smash thrown explosion at feet)

|dsc2desc=The Bomb is larger and has a much shorter fuse (no more than half a second). However, it and its explosion deal noticeably more damage, while its explosion is also very large. Because of this, Toon Link must chuck it almost immediately to avoid taking damage. It has considerable knockback, but not as much as Time Bomb, and is therefore noticeably less effective at KOing. Due to its very short fuse, it has much better bomb recovery potential than Bomb or Time Bomb. However, bomb recovery will not work well in conjunction with Flying Spin Attack’s armor, due to it activating just before the bomb goes off, causing Toon Link to still enter freefall.

|fsname=Triforce Slash

===[[On-screen appearance]]===

|char=ToonLink}}

===[[Official Custom Moveset Project]]===

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''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[PGR 100]], which recognizes the official top 100 players in [[Super Smash Bros. 4]] of all time.''

==In [[Event Match]]es==

Smash.4 - Dins Fire.jpg|Toon Link being damaged by {{SSB4|Zelda}}'s [[Din's Fire]].

SSB4 - Gust Bellows.jpg|Using the [[Gust Bellows]] on Samus.

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