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{{Infobox Special Move
{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Chain
|name=Chain
|image={{tabber|title1=Chain|content1=[[File:Sheik Side B SSBB.gif|250px]]|title2=Tether recovery|content2=[[File:Sheik Side B SSBB 2.gif|250px]]}}
|image=[[File:Chain.png|300px]]
|caption=Chain in ''Brawl''.  
|caption=The chain is straight when first unraveled.
|user=[[Sheik]]
|user=[[Sheik]]
|universe={{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
|universe={{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}
}}
}}
{{disambig2|Sheik's special move|information on the grab technique often called a "chain"|chain grab}}
{{disambig2|Sheik's special move|information on the grab technique often called a "chain"|chain grab}}
:''For [[Shulk]]'s Final Smash, see [[Chain Attack]]. For the [[effect]] found on [[Simon]] and [[Richter]]'s whip attacks, see [[Chain (effect)]]''


'''Chain''' ({{ja|鉄糸舞|Tesshibu}}, ''Iron Thread Dance'') is [[Sheik]]'s [[side special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
{{tabber|align=center
|title1=Melee|tab1={{cquote|''Hold down {{Button|GCN|B}} and use {{Button|GCN|Control Stick}} to brandish Sheik's Chain. It can be used for both offence and defence.''|cite=Melee's instruction manual}}
|title2=Brawl|tab2={{cquote|''Move the Control Stick and hold down the B Button to attack with Sheik's chain. This move can also be moved to grab onto the stage edges.''|cite=Brawl's instruction manual}}
}}
 
'''Chain''' ({{ja|鉄糸舞|Tetsushimai}}, ''Iron Thread Dance'') is [[Sheik]]'s [[side special move]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.


==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:Sheik Side B SSBM.gif|left|thumb|Chain in ''Melee''.]]
It involves Sheik pulling out a long metal chain and whipping it around.
It involves Sheik pulling out a long metal chain and whipping it around.
When Sheik pulls out the chain, the player has full analog control over it. The player can whip it in all directions - above and even behind Sheik's head. When a foe makes contact with the middle of the chain, they are slightly damaged. However, when the foe makes contact with the tip of the chain, they are given a small electric shock. It can be used to block solid projectiles like [[Link]] or [[Samus]]'s bombs.


Due to the move's poor damage and lag, Chain is almost never used in competitive play. However, it is possible for the move to be used to stun opponents for extended periods of time, dealing significant damage to the opponent. [[Mew2King]] is known for performing this on opponents on the ledge, often resulting in the opponent losing a stock.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R57wKOKR0so</ref>
[[File:ChainMelee.jpg|thumb|Chain in ''Melee''.]]
When Sheik pulls out the chain, the player has full analog control over it. The player can whip it in all directions - above and even behind Sheik's head. When a foe makes contact with the middle of the chain, they are slightly damaged. However, when the foe makes contact with the tip of the chain, they are given a small electric shock. It can be used to block solid projectiles like [[Link]] or [[Samus]]'s bombs. In ''Brawl'', the chain can act as a [[tether recovery]], although inexperienced players randomly whipping the chain around can cause Sheik to immediately let go once tethered.
 
Due to the move's poor damage and lag, Chain is almost never used in competitive play. However, it is possible for the move to be used to stun opponents for extended periods of time, dealing significant damage to the opponent. [[Mew2King]] is known for performing this<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R57wKOKR0so</ref> on opponents on the ledge, often resulting in the opponent losing a stock.


In ''Brawl'', the chain can act as a [[tether recovery]], although inexperienced players randomly whipping the chain around can cause Sheik to immediately let go once tethered.  
There is also a glitch called the [[Chain Jacket glitch]] which affects the properties of the move's hitboxes.
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==Glitches==
{{main|Chain Jacket glitch}}
There is a glitch in ''Brawl'' called the [[Chain Jacket glitch]] which copies the properties of the previously used move's hitbox onto the Chain's hitboxes. If the glitch is performed without any move being performed prior in that match, the game will freeze.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XO-3yz-fHY <nowiki>[TAS]</nowiki> Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Crash% in 41.82]</ref>


==Instructional quotes==
{{InstructionalQuotes
|ssbmchar=Sheik
|ssbmdesc=Hold down {{Button|GCN|B}} and use {{Button|GCN|Control Stick}} to brandish Sheik's Chain. It can be used for both offense and defense.
|ssbbchar=Sheik
|ssbbdesc=Move the Control Stick and hold down the B Button to attack with Sheik's chain. This move can also be moved to grab onto the stage edges.
}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
ChainMelee.jpg|Chain in ''Melee''.
Chain 3.jpg|The chain being whipped around in ''Brawl''.
Chain 3.jpg|The chain being whipped around in ''Brawl''.
Sheikchain.jpg|The chain being used as a tether recovery.
Sheikchain.jpg|The chain being used as a tether recovery.
Chain.png|Chain in ''Brawl''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*Sheik flaunts the chain as part of her side [[taunt]] in ''Brawl''. In ''Smash 4'', she instead flaunts the wire of her [[Burst Grenade]].
*Sheik flaunts the chain as part of her side [[taunt]] in ''Brawl''. In ''Smash 4'', she instead flaunts the wire of her [[Burst Grenade]].
*In the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-71Dh6vLj8 E3 2001 pre-release trailer] of ''Melee'', the Chain looked and felt as though it was fast, responsive, and weighted at the end. This suggests that it originally had very different physics than what was implemented in the final build of the game.
*In the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-71Dh6vLj8 E3 2001 pre-release trailer] of ''Melee'', the Chain looked and felt as though it was fast, responsive, and weighted at the end. This suggests that it originally had very different physics than what was implemented in the final build of the game.
*While Chain does not return in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', {{SSBU|Simon}} and {{SSBU|Richter}} are capable of holding the attack button after using their neutral attack or forward tilt in order to swing their whips in a similar fashion.
*{{Sm|Mew2King}} is one of the only competitive players known for using the chain (in ''Melee'') to any practical effect. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R57wKOKR0so</ref>
*While Chain does not return in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', {{SSBU|Simon}} and {{SSBU|Richter}} are capable of holding the attack button after using their neutral attack or forward tilt in order to swing their whips in an identical fashion.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sheik (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Sheik (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Sheik (SSBB)]]
[[Category:Sheik (SSBB)]]
[[es:Cadena (Sheik)]]

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