Editing Drop cancel

{{disambig2|the technique involving cancelling the dropping through platforms to perform an aerial quickly|the technique which can be performed in ''Brawl''|platform cancel}}

==The concept==

In ''64'' and ''Melee'', while characters are in the air, their floor collision points move according to their animation, and are usually a short distance above the character's position. Since the floor collision point is level with the characters position while a character is standing on a floor, and usually above the characters position while in the air, characters would simply land back onto a platform immediately after trying to drop down if there wasn't a mechanism to prevent that. For that reason, the floor collision point is locked to same relative height as before the drop for a brief period when dropping from a platform, instead of letting it shift above the platform according to the animation. However, the lock period also wears down during hitlag while a character is frozen still. That can make the character maintain enough height such that its floor collision point still rises above the platform after the lock period ends, and result in the character landing onto the platform.

==How to perform==

*Drop through a platform that the character is standing on. Both regular platform drop and shield drop work equally.

==Applications==

==Applicable attacks in ''Melee''==

{{competitive expertise|Applications in competitive play to replace or rework the "Frame perfect?" column (July 2019)}}

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===Aerial interrupt===

Similar to drop canceling is the aerial interrupt: a technique in ''Melee'' that causes a character to land on a platform earlier by doing an aerial attack at a certain frame. The reason it works is that the character's environment collision box (ECB) is shifted downwards due to the attack's animation, making it connect with a platform and triggering the landing animation. It can be used to preserve enough ledge intangibility so that a grounded attack can be carried out whilst being still intangible. Its use can replace the need to air-dodging onto a platform since the aerial interrupt is the fastest possible way to get onto a platform from under it.

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==Applicable attacks in ''Brawl''==

[[File:YoshiBombDropCancel.gif|thumb|250px|{{SSBB|Yoshi}} performing a drop cancel with Yoshi Bomb.]]

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|{{SSBB|Bowser}}

|Tight frame window, has landing hitbox come out immediately on the platform with decent KO potential. High startup makes it difficult to justify.

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|{{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}

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|{{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}

|Snaps to the aerial version, but floats higher than usual.

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|{{SSBB|Ivysaur}}

|Hops higher than usual, even when used during the period in which Ivysaur is considered grounded.

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|{{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}

|{{mvsub|Mr. Game & Watch|SSBB|Down aerial}}

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|rowspan="2" | {{SSBB|Peach}}

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|Snaps to grounded range.

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|{{SSBB|Sheik}}

|{{mvsub|Sheik|SSBB|Down aerial}}

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|rowspan="2" | {{SSBB|Snake}}

|[[Missile]]

|Snaps to grounded state almost immediately, no utility.

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|{{mvsub|Sonic|SSBB|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBB|Toon Link}}

|{{mvsub|Toon Link|SSBB|Down aerial}}

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|rowspan="3" | {{SSBB|Yoshi}}

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|[[Yoshi Bomb]]

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==Applicable attacks in ''Smash 4''==

{{incomplete|The Smash 4 effects have not been properly labbed out yet, only being found fairly recently (July 2019).}}

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|[[Up aerial]]

|Gets a lot of mileage, being able to combo into his [[Bonus Fruit]]s with the correct inputs.

==Applicable attacks in ''Ultimate''==

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|{{mvsub|Bowser|SSBU|Down aerial}}

|The [[meteor smash]] hitbox comes out, and combos into the landing hit at lower percentages.

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|{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}

|{{mvsub|Ice Climbers|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Sheik}}

|{{mvsub|Sheik|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}

|{{mvsub|Mr. Game & Watch|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}

|{{mvsub|Zero Suit Samus|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Sonic}}

|{{mvsub|Sonic|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|R.O.B.}}

|{{mvsub|R.O.B.|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Toon Link}}

|{{mvsub|Toon Link|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Greninja}}

|{{mvsub|Greninja|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{mvsub|Pac-Man|SSBU|Up aerial}}

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| rowspan="4" | {{SSBU|Ryu}}

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|[[Shoryuken]]

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|[[Nata Otoshi Geri]]

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|[[Oosoto Mawashi Geri]]

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| rowspan="2" | {{SSBU|Corrin}}

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|{{mvsub|Corrin|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Bayonetta}}

|{{mvsub|Bayonetta|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Ridley}}

|{{mvsub|Ridley|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Simon}}

|{{SSBU|Richter}}

|{{mvsub|Richter|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}

|{{mvsub|King K. Rool|SSBU|Up aerial}}

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|{{SSBU|Banjo and Kazooie}}

| rowspan="5" | {{SSBU|Terry}}

|[[Burning Knuckle]]

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|[[Crack Shoot]]

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|[[Power Geyser]]

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| rowspan="3" | {{SSBU|Min Min}}

|Min Min "hops" up, making this an intentional drop cancel. Does not occur with any other input.

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|{{mvsub|Min Min|SSBU|Down aerial}}

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| rowspan="3" | {{SSBU|Steve}}

|Acts as if Steve was grounded.

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|TNT is placed with a pressure plate right next to it.

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|Anvil is placed directly under Steve on the platform.

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|{{SSBU|Pyra}}

|[[Swap]]

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|{{SSBU|Mythra}}

|{{mvsub|Kazuya|SSBU|Down aerial}}

|If done late enough, a grounded [[meteor smash]] comes out and nothing else, allowing a potential combo; it's very slow, however. Otherwise, the stronger hit comes out.

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==External links==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gVpnmcATKs&t=41s Drop Cancel "Shift Landing"]

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