Editing Double jump cancel

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The '''double jump cancel''', sometimes abbreviated as '''DJC''', is a technique in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' usable by [[Yoshi]], [[Ness]], [[Peach]], and [[Mewtwo]]. These characters have what is known as a [[Midair_jump#Delayed_double_jumps|delayed double jump]], and thus they can [[jump]] and [[double jump]] from the ground, then attack immediately afterward to cancel their upward momentum and land on the ground soon after their attack. (Without the double jump cancel, the player would have to wait out the full length of the jump or double jump before being able to land.) This tactic is used to perform aerial attacks much more quickly than normal, thus enabling aerial combos and allowing [[KO]]s to be performed more quickly.

Double jump canceling was almost largely removed from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' onward, as using aerial attacks during a midair jump with Yoshi (''Brawl'' only), Mewtwo or Ness will no longer cancel their upward momentum at all, but instead cause them to use the aerial while still fully rising up, which also applies to [[Lucas]] and {{SSBU|Sora}}. However, most of their [[special move]]s can still be DJCed normally, which is a trait shared with the aforementioned Lucas and Sora, as well as {{SSBU|Kazuya}}. Also, it is possible for Yoshi and Ness in ''Brawl'' to perform a pseudo-double jump cancel on certain stages via [[platform cancelling]], which is useful for [[mindgames]] and following up with grounded moves. The technique is completely impossible to perform with Peach from ''Brawl'' onward and Yoshi from ''SSB4'' onward, as the aforementioned two do not have delayed double jumps in those games.

 

Double jump canceling of aerial attacks partially returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a trait of {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, who can override the sluggish upward momentum of his double jump with faster but much shorter-distanced upward momentum by performing any of his aerial attacks.

Ness's gameplan in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'' is almost completely reliant on this technique. Because his aerials provide high [[hitstun]] and damage, as well as having large [[combo]] ability (especially when coupled with other moves such as his tilts), he can perform [[zero-to-death]] combos on several characters. At one point, this ability was even considered [[broken]] in ''Smash 64''. However, it has since lost such recognition due to Ness's short range, but nonetheless is an important part of his [[metagame]] and should still be commonly used in high-level Ness play in both games. See also [[shield break jump]].

In ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', Ness can still double jump cancel his special moves. This enables him to pull off some techniques with a DJCed [[PK Fire]], such as the [[PK Jump]].

Peach can use this technique in ''Melee''. This allows her to land with aerials with almost no lag and to easily edgeguard her opponents, along with her float cancel, aiding her strong aerial game.

In ''Brawl'', ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate'', Peach does not have a delayed double jump at all, completely eliminating the double jump cancel technique for her. This also applies to {{SSBU|Daisy}}, who is Peach's [[clone]] in ''Ultimate''.

 

Yoshi can also use this technique in both ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'' to "counter" attacks because of his double jump's unique [[armor]] properties. This is referred to as a [[double jump cancel counter]], and is often used to catch the opponent off-guard with a neutral aerial.

[[File:Mewtwoidjc.gif|thumb|Mewtwo performing instant DJCs]]

The best use of the DJC for Mewtwo in ''Melee'' is speeding up its forward aerial, though it can be used to assist its up aerial and back aerial as well (neutral aerial and down aerial take too long to be truly helped by this technique). As with all characters, Mewtwo must not perform the DJC frame-perfect, as it will hit the ground before its air attack connects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

{{SSBU|Sora}} in ''Ultimate'' can double jump cancel his special moves. Additionally, his neutral and up aerials are unique in that they interfere with his vertical momentum if he successfully hits an opponent or shield with them; this means that Sora can double jump cancel his neutral and forward aerials, but only if he successfully lands these moves against an opponent or shield.

As detailed on the [[Midair_jump#Delayed_double_jumps|delayed double jumps]] page, the four characters in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'' mentioned above (Yoshi, Ness, Peach and Mewtwo) do not have an immediate upward boost applied upon using their double jump, but rather have a continuous upward force applied throughout the duration of the jump (such that they do not rise immediately). Thus it is possible to interrupt the upwards force with an attack, cancelling the player's momentum and the rest of the force.

'''Double jump cancel fast fall L-cancel''' (abbreviated as "'''DJCFFL'''") is a tactic that is simply a quicker application of the [[double jump cancel]], and is most often used by {{SSBM|Ness}}, {{SSBM|Yoshi}}, {{SSBM|Peach}} and {{SSBM|Mewtwo}} in ''Melee''. It allows the character in question to attack aerially even faster than with a [[SHFFL]]'d aerial.

This technique does not exist in ''Smash 64'' because a fastfall cannot be inputted during an aerial attack.

Double jump canceling works by allowing the user to perform an aerial attack while remaining close to the ground (most aerial attacks are performed at a short hop's distance from the ground). However, if the user combines a DJC with an [[instant double jump]] (known as an instant double jump cancel or IDJC), they will actually hit the ground before the [[hitbox]] from their air attack even comes out. This is true of every attack for every character who can DJC.

To perform this technique, the player must perform their first jump, then double jump after they leave the ground, then perform an aerial attack (''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'' only) or special move immediately after that. The vertical momentum of the player's double jump will be completely canceled and they will perform the move while descending (unless the move interferes with existing vertical momentum, such as various special moves). In ''Melee'', if the move used is an aerial attack, then the player may [[fast fall]] almost immediately, and L-cancel the aerial very quickly; the result will cause the character using this technique to perform an attack(s) in the air extremely quickly.

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