Editing Cypher

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'''Cypher''' ({{ja|サイファー|Saifā}}, ''Cypher'') is [[Snake]]'s [[up special move]].

[[File:Snake's Cypher Brawl.jpg|250px|thumb|Snake using his Cypher in [[Brawl]]]]

Snake grabs onto his flying reconnaissance camera to recover. It will not make him [[helpless]], but it will take away his mid-air jump. One can cancel the ride early by performing any attack (excluding the up special), pressing down, or by [[airdodging]], upon which the Cypher will become an upward projectile dealing 6%. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the Cypher can be destroyed, with it having 13 HP.  

Despite the large amount of vertical distance that this move covers, Snake is very vulnerable to edgeguarding while using it because it does not have a damaging hitbox until either Snake cancels the move or he is hit out of it. However, he gains 7% damage-based [[armor]] from frames 7-94, adding a good layer of safety. If he uses it from below, he is extremely vulnerable to attacks and even spikes as it rises very slowly, but the attack must break the armor for this to happen. If an opponent gets hit by the Cypher after Snake lets go, they will take 6% damage.  

If Snake is grabbed during this move and is not thrown or hit, he cannot use this move again when he struggles free, unless he is hit after this happens. Special grabs will not let Snake use Cypher again if they get canceled by the Cypher projectile.

 

 

 

 

The [[wikipedia:Sikorsky Cypher|Cypher]] is a real-life unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. In the ''Metal Gear'' series, Cyphers were the automated flying security cameras that patrolled the bridges between the struts of the Big Shell in ''Metal Gear Solid 2''. A Cypher is also used by The Patriots during the Tanker chapter, taking a picture of Snake standing over a defeated Olga Gurlukovich in order to frame him for a terrorist attack on the marine tanker ''Discovery''. Though neither Snake nor Raiden ever used one to hitch a ride, this move is a good example of Snake's resourcefulness and wouldn't have been out of place in a {{uv|Metal Gear}} game. There is also a Gun Cypher derivative which is armed with a light machine gun.

 

Snake up special brawl.png|Snake using his Cypher in ''Brawl''.

Snake SSBU Skill Preview Up Special.png|Cypher as shown by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.

 

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*Unlike other characters, Snake regains his Cypher if [[Mario]] uses his [[cape]] on Snake while he is flying with the Cypher. Snake will still turn around but can use his Cypher again.

**Additionally, he won't flinch after getting [[footstool]]ed while flying with the Cypher and will be able to use the move again after dropping from the previous Cypher.

*In ''Brawl'', a glitch occurs whenever this move is interrupted by certain actions. Snake's helplessness will be stored and he cannot use Cypher until he leaves the ground and relands, which is achievable by either walking off the platform (which is a suicidal action if there is no ground beneath) or by simply jumping. This also applies to {{SSBB|Sonic}} whenever he uses [[Spring Jump]]. The methods to achieve this glitch are listed below:

**If Snake gets fired out of a [[Barrel Cannon]] and doesn't do anything until he lands, causing him to go into his lying position.

**If Snake grabs a ladder and climbs to the top onto a platform. This was later fixed in a patch in ''Ultimate''.

**If Snake leaves Cypher and cancels the animation by a ground action while very close to the ground. This method is really noticeable by Snake not experiencing any landing lag. This was fixed in ''Ultimate''.

*Additionally, there's another glitch where certain stage elements will cause Snake to turn helpless, although in ''Brawl'', he can still perform a midair jump if one hasn't been used. The methods to achieve this glitch are listed below:

**Whenever Snake jumps off a Spring (can be either [[Spring|the item]] or a [[Spring (stage element)|stage element]]).

**Whenever Snake grabs onto a [[Ladder (stage element)|ladder]] and lets go. This was later fixed in a patch in ''Ultimate''.