Editing Female Wire Frame (SSBM)

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{{disambig2|Female Wire Frame's debug-playable appearance in ''Melee''|the character in other contexts|Fighting Wire Frame}}
{{Infobox Character Unplayable
|name = Female Wire Frame
|image = [[File:FWFModelSSBM.png|150px]]
|universe = Super Smash Bros.
|universesymbol = SmashBros
|game         = SSBM
}}
'''Female Wire Frame''' (謎のザコ敵軍団, Mysterious Small Fry Enemy Corps), is an [[unplayable character]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and only playable via [[hacking]]. She is unvoiced and a [[clone]] of {{SSBM|Zelda}}.

When playable, as is the case with most [[Multi-Man Melee]]-style characters, Female Wire Frame is worse than all of the viable roster, and arguably the worst character in the entire game, sans [[Sandbag]]. Zelda is already considered to be a profoundly unviable character in ''Melee'', but with no specials, she lacks the recovery of [[Farore's Wind]] and the option to turn into {{SSBM|Sheik}}, making her worse by a very wide margin. Her native 15 frames of [[landing lag]] force her to land in unorthodox ways, her lower [[knockback]] on most of her moves makes her poor at closing out stocks, and her lack of burst options and [[disjoint]]s give her a poor shot at [[approach]]ing. There is very little for Female Wire Frame to do outside of setting up admittedly strong [[tech chase]] situations with her improved dash attack and down throw, but it doesn't save her from being the worst of the unplayable characters.

In the event of winning in [[VS Mode]] or [[Special Smash]], without additional modifications, Female Wire Frame crashes the game upon the [[results screen]] being reached, due to lacking a winning animation. Losing allows the game to progress, where the game erroneously calls her {{SSBM|Sheik}}. 

==Codes==
Female Wire Frame can be played as using the following Action Replay codes and choosing any character on the [[Character select screen]]. Alternatively, she can be enabled with [[Debug mode]].
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Player Slot
!NTSC || PAL
|-
|rowspan=2| 1 || 1EXB-7VGC-Z35E4 || CHZU-68H8-UVG2K
|-
| VTCD-557C-FQY1F || CPN1-26KM-GH870
|-
|rowspan=2| 2 || ZFQT-Y42Z-WMA72 || 8144-HDMD-ENHH9
|-
| 7U5U-KFFU-H3649 || FRDV-DJ19-6G618
|-
|rowspan=2| 3 || GTVB-0XN4-AJD8G || DYAU-5902-QEVPT
|-
| 0BH8-49WJ-P0YVD || DX68-HXE6-3XMR1
|-
|rowspan=2| 4 || R6CG-YREX-2NRGN || BRY4-HCGA-641AZ
|-
| 04B6-4V0G-8QCVP || DHUH-8QXF-CBY7G
|}

==Attributes==
Female Wire Frame is a brawler of average speed and among the highest [[double jump]]s in the game, giving her unique [[edgeguarding]] capabilities, as well as the potential to [[KO]] off the top [[blast zone]]. Some of {{SSBM|Zelda}}'s positive traits remain: Her [[down tilt]] gains more range and remains an effective poke, her [[forward throw|forward]] and [[back throw]]s are very strong, and her [[down smash]] is an effective [[ledgetrapping]] tool.

Where she excels most, however, is tech chasing. Her improved dash attack, in tandem with a [[meteor smash]]-ing [[down throw]] and a much-improved grab range, can reset tech chases very easily, with her dash attack being particularly spammable. On platforms, with less places to go, it can become very difficult to escape. Because Female Wire Frame doesn't have the [[Electric]] effect on her [[forward smash]], it becomes a far more reliable grounded attack, even making it usable in [[neutral game|neutral]]. With a larger model making for a superior pullback animation, it also allows for mix-ups during tech chases against potential attempts to counterplay her dash attack, even being able to put {{SSBM|Marth}}'s aerials in check. Her [[up throw]] has some decent combo ability alongside up tilt and [[up smash]], making for some extremely basic [[juggling]] situations.

However, it is very hard for Female Wire Frame to take a stock. Her moves deal very little [[damage]] and [[knockback]], making her exceptionally vulnerable to [[crouch cancel]]ling, and her aerials are extremely mediocre. As a result, while her up tilt is great for platform pressure, she has a lot of trouble capitalising on it: Her aerials are frequently unsafe on hit and can end up actually worsening her situation, rather than catching the opponent's landings or punishing their landing options. Thus, to take stocks, she is extremely reliant on her forward and back throws, or alternatively, playing a slow ledge game with down tilt and down smash. 

Female Wire Frame has very poor survivability. While most of her traits are copied from {{SSBM|Mario}}, her [[weight]] wasn't, making her much easier to launch compared to {{SSBM|Male Wire Frame}}. She only has her admittedly high [[double jump]] and an [[air dodge]] of decent drift to rescue her, meaning that if she spends her double jump and is hit, she invariably gets KOed. She has more mix up potential than her male counterpart, but it really doesn't mean much compared to every other character on the roster, easily being [[gimp]]ed by even minor setbacks when trying to return to the stage. Additionally, her floaty physics and native 15 frames of [[landing lag]] force her to land in extremely elaborate ways, either by [[waveland]]ing or [[l-cancel]]ling an aerial to at least protect herself with, but in the latter case, no aerial she has is reliable for the purpose, the hitboxes being decidedly poor and being unsafe on hit until very high [[percentage]]s. Thus, once Female Wire Frame is in a disadvantageous position, she has a lot of trouble clawing her way out of it. Her back throw and long rolls give her some decent ability to come off the ledge once she gets there, with the back throw being extremely threatening as a way to reverse a situation and take a stock. This does, however, do little to distract from her extremely poor disadvantage state in general.

==Differences from {{SSBM|Zelda}}==
In general, Female Wire Frame is floatier and slower than Zelda, and has weaker attacks. Contrasting this, she has faster attacks with larger hitboxes and, curiously, many of them deal more damage or are more consistent. With a lack of multi-hit attacks, her moves are, however, less active overall.

===Aesthetics===
* {{change|Female Wire Frame is larger than Zelda (Model Scaling 1.26 → 1.7), giving her better reach, but a larger hurtbox, and this can also cause some moves to miss against shorter opponents.}}
* {{change|Female Wire Frame's Victory Screen Model Scaling is different (23 → 32), though this is never seen in-game due to a lack of an animation.}}
* {{change|Female Wire Frame is unvoiced.}}

===Attributes===
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame has no special moves.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame can't charge smash attacks.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's arms and legs are grabbable.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's hurtboxes are generally much thicker.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's normal shield is overall worse due to her model size changes, hardly covering her feet even with angling, making it vulnerable to being [[Shield stab]]bing.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Maximum Walk Velocity is higher (0.7 → 1).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Dash & Run Terminal Velocity is higher (1.1 → 1.5).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's [[jumpsquat]] is 1 frame slower (6 → 7), causing her aerial actions to be inherently a frame slower across the board.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Maximum Horizontal Jump Velocity is higher (1.1 → 2).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's [[double jump|Double Jump]] Multiplier is higher (0.86× → 1.3×).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Regular Terminal Velocity is higher (1.4 → 1.8).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's Fast Fall Terminal Velocity is lower (1.85 → 1.8).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Ledge Jump Initial Velocity is higher (2.1 → 2.3).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's Wall Jump Horizontal Velocity is lower (1.3 → 0.5).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Wall Jump Vertical Velocity is lower (2.1 → 1.6).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Item Throw Velocity is higher (0.8 → 1), making items thrown stronger.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's [[roll]]s go much further, especially her ledge roll.}}
* {{change|Female Wire Frame's [[shield break|Shield Break]] Initial Velocity is much higher (2.4 → 5), causing her to rocket up off-screen, but not enough to take her stock. Because she is [[intangible]] for the shield break, this does not affect gameplay outside of running out the timer.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's damage dealt when spat at another opponent from Kirby's Inhale is higher (15% → 17%).}}

===Ground attacks===
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's grounded attacks don't have [[transcendent priority]].}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Jab is interruptible a frame earlier (27 → 26).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Jab's hitbox is a single hit instead of a multi-hit, making it more consistent.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's Jab gains a body hitbox, making it connect against shorter characters despite her increased size, though it requires her to be close for it to connect.}}
** {{nerf|However, it deals less damage overall (8% from four hits → 5%).}}
** {{nerf|It also has less hitbox activity (Active frames 11, 13, 15, 17 → 11-12).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's dash attack deals less damage, but had its sweet and sourspots removed (13%/9% and 8%/7% → 10% and 6%).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's dash attack sourspot lasts 5 frames longer (9-13 → 9-18).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's forward tilt is interuptible a frame earlier (37 → 36).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's forward tilt deals less damage, and is the same throughout (13%/12%/11% → 9%).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down tilt is interruptible a frame earlier (30 → 29).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down tilt consistently deals 8% instead of having a 7% sourspot.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down tilt hitbox has more range.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down tilt launches airborne opponents at a [[semi-spike]] angle, making it a premier option for gimps.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's up tilt is interruptible a frame earlier (40 → 39).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's up tilt deals less damage (11% → 7%).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's forward smash is a single-hit move instead of a multi-hit.)}}
** {{buff|It no longer has the [[Electric]] effect, making it much less vulnerable to [[SDI]] and far more reliable.}}
** {{nerf|However, it deals less damage overall ({{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|19}} from 5 hits → 13%).}}
** {{nerf|Matching the final frame of Zelda's forward smash, it is only active on frame 13, but without the multi-hits prior.}}
* {{change|Female Wire Frame's down smash's damage is varied instead of consistent.}}
** {{nerf|The first hit deals less damage ({{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|11}} → 10%).}}
** {{buff|The second hit deals more damage ({{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|11}} → 12%).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's down smash is interruptible a frame later (32 → 33).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's down smash lacks leg [[intangibility]].}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's up smash deals more damage overall ({{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|16}} → 22%), and with two hits.}}
** {{buff|It no longer has an [[Electric]] effect, making it less vulnerable to [[SDI]].}}
** {{buff|The second hit lasts the duration of what would be Zelda's second multi-hit segment, further increasing consistency.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's up smash comes out much later, on both segments (First Hit: frame 5 → 10, Second Hit: 24 → 26).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's up smash is interruptible sooner (51 → 48).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's grab range is much longer, on-par with {{SSBM|Marth}}'s.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's down throw deals less damage overall (10% from 5 hits → 9% from a single hit).}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down throw is a [[meteor smash]], forcing a [[tech]] like {{SSBM|Fox}} and {{SSBM|Falco}}'s.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's ledge attack had its body hitbox removed, making it always deal 10%.}}

===Aerial attacks===
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's native landing lag is much higher (4 → 15).}}
* {{nerf|All of Male Wire Frame's aerials have 30 frames of landing lag (NAir/FAir/BAir: 18 → 30, UAir: 25 → 30, DAir: 24 → 30).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's neutral aerial deals the same damage throughout, instead of having sweetspots and sourspots (2%/3% → 2%).}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's neutral aerial lacks a final hit.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's forward and back aerial lack the [[Lightning Kick]] sweetspot, dealing less damage (10%/20% → 8%) and neutering their [[KO]] potential completely.}}
* {{nerf|Female Wire Frame's forward aerial is interruptible a frame later (36 → 35).}}
* {{change|Female Wire Frame's up aerial is no longer an explosion spell, now being a disjointed upward poke.}}
** {{nerf|It comes out two frames later and has one less active frame (14-16 → 16-17).}}
** {{nerf|It deals less damage (13% → 10%).}}
** {{nerf|It has a much smaller hitbox.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down aerial deals more damage (8%/7% → 9%) and doesn't have sweetspots or sourspots, making it much more consistent.}}
* {{buff|Female Wire Frame's down aerial is interruptible a frame later (43 → 42).}}

==Moveset==
''For a gallery of Female Wire Frame's hitboxes, see [[Female Wire Frame (SSBM)/Hitboxes|here]].''
{{MovesetTable
|game=SSBM
|neutralcount=1
|neutralname=&nbsp;
|neutral1dmg=5%
|neutraldesc=A simple palm strike. Unlike Zelda, this jab hits once and has a body hitbox. However, due to Female Wire Frame's size, it whiffs against shorter characters like {{SSBM|Pichu}}, even with the additional hitbox.
|ftiltname=&nbsp;
|ftiltdmg=9%
|ftiltdesc=Swipes her hand forward. Can be angled up or down, the latter often being necessary due to its vulnerability to low profiles as a result of Female Wire Frame's height. However, it has a decent body hitbox to cover this issue. 
|utiltname=&nbsp;
|utiltdmg=7%
|utiltdesc=Waves her hand in an arc above her head. Surprisingly powerful and the hitbox lasts for a long time, so it is an excellent anti-air that sharks platforms well. Because of Female Wire Frame's height, it will whiff against most standing opponents like {{SSBM|Fox}}, and its slow nature makes it impossible to use as a grounded offensive move. 
|dtiltname=&nbsp;
|dtiltdmg=8%
|dtiltdesc=Thrusts her foot out quickly. Airborne opponents who hit her foot will be launched at a [[Sakurai angle]], and because of its range, it is good for [[edgeguarding]] and landing easy [[gimp]]s. Trades favourably with many [[recovery|recoveries]].
|dashname=&nbsp;
|dashdmg=10% (early), 6% (late)
|dashdesc=Shoves her hands in front. Can sometimes combo into forward tilt or otherwise set up a [[tech chase]]. Excellent at connecting into itself for extended periods of time. Despite its increased hitbox activity, the weak hit can be unsafe on hit at lower percentages. Has trouble connecting against [[crouch]]es.
|fsmashname=&nbsp;
|fsmashdmg=13%
|fsmashdesc=A two-palm strike with a pullback animation that allows it to dodge attacks, even long-ranged ones like {{SSBM|Marth}}'s. Female Wire Frame's height makes the arms whiff against crouching opponents, but it has a body hitbox that helps with the issue.
|usmashname=&nbsp;
|usmashdmg=12% (Hit 1), 10% (Hit 2)
|usmashdesc=Waves her hand in an arc similar to her up tilt three times. Hits twice. Cannot hit grounded opponents in most cases, and will not connect both hits against them, but is a very strong anti-air. Can function as a platform poke, but the hitboxes will not connect very consistently, making up tilt a preferable option.
|dsmashname=&nbsp;
|dsmashdmg=10% (front), 12% (back)
|dsmashdesc=An extremely fast [[smash attack]] at frame 4, giving it many defensive use-cases. With good range and hitbox activity, it is effective for ledgetrapping, catching [[roll]]s, and following up from dash attack. Is not as [[disjoint]]ed as Zelda's, due to a lack of leg intangibility, but remains so in lesser fashion thanks to a large hitbox that extends beyond her hurtboxes.
|nairname=&nbsp;
|nairdmg=2% (hits 1-6)
|nairdesc=Spins in place. Unsafe on hit even when landing at very high percentages. Due to the landing lag, there are no [[combo]]s. A lack of knockback makes it unviable for edgeguarding.
|fairname=&nbsp;
|fairdmg=8%
|fairdesc=Kicks forward. Extremely weak and unsafe on hit in the air until around 100%, making it only useful for [[gimp]]ing linear recoveries that travel short distances, such as {{SSBM|Ganondorf}}'s.
|bairname=&nbsp;
|bairdmg=8%
|bairdesc=Kicks backwards, with the exact same issues as forward aerial.
|uairname=&nbsp;
|uairdmg=13%
|uairdesc=Pokes upwards to deal damage. Can combo against opponents if falling into them and lead to juggle situations, but the small hitbox makes this difficult.
|dairname=
|dairdmg=9%
|dairdesc=Thrusts her foot downwards. A very weak [[meteor smash]] that's vulnerable to [[meteor cancel]]s.
|grabname=&nbsp;
|grabdesc=Both grabs start on frame 11 and have extremely long range, akin to {{SSBM|Marth}}'s. 
|pummelname=&nbsp;
|pummeldmg=3%
|pummeldesc=Zaps her foe.
|fthrowname=&nbsp;
|fthrowdmg=12%
|fthrowdesc=Launches her foe forwards with above average power, being one of the main ways Female Wire Frame scores KOs.
|bthrowname=&nbsp;
|bthrowdmg=11%
|bthrowdesc=Similar to her forward throw, only directly behind her; with its decent strength, it's strong for reversals when coming off the ledge.
|uthrowname=&nbsp;
|uthrowdmg=11%
|uthrowdesc=Thrusts foe to the sky. Has the ability to [[chain grab]] fast-falling opponents at low percents and has valid follow-ups into up tilt and up smash at lower percentages.
|dthrowname=&nbsp;
|dthrowdmg=9%
|dthrowdesc=Drops foe and zaps them, sending the foe below her. Similar to {{SSBM|Fox}} and {{SSBM|Falco}}, the move can [[meteor smash]] opponents close to the edge.
|floorfname=&nbsp;
|floorfdmg=10%
|floorfdesc=A roundhouse kick off the ledge.
|floorbname=&nbsp;
|floorbdmg=10%
|floorbdesc=A roundhouse kick off the ledge.
|edgefname=&nbsp;
|edgefdmg=6% (two hits)
|edgefdesc=Climbs up and swings her legs in a circular motion, while pulling herself up.
|edgesname=&nbsp;
|edgesdmg=8%
|edgesdesc=Slowly gets up and slaps forward.
}}

===[[Announcer]] call===
Both [[Fighting Wire Frames]] have an unused announcer call, which can be accessed if made selectable on the [[Character select screen]]. It is present in all versions.

[[File:Fighting Wire Frames Announcer SSBM.wav]]

===[[Taunt]]s===
{{Taunt/SSBM|char=Female Wire Frame|desc=Holds her hands together, as if in a prayer, like Zelda.}}

===[[Idle pose]]===
*Flips her hair back like Zelda.
*Holds her hand to her chin in contemplation, as Zelda does.
*Turns away, holding her left arm with her right hand, identical to Zelda's.
*Holds her left arm with her right hand and looks down. Unique to Female Wire Frame.

<gallery>
Female Wire Frame Idle Pose Melee 3.gif|{{SSBM|Female Wire Frame}}'s first idle pose.
Female Wire Frame Idle Pose Melee 2.gif|{{SSBM|Female Wire Frame}}'s second idle pose.
Female Wire Frame Idle Pose Melee 1.gif|{{SSBM|Female Wire Frame}}'s third idle pose.
Female Wire Frame Idle Pose Melee 4.gif|{{SSBM|Female Wire Frame}}'s fourth, unique idle pose.
</gallery>

==In [[competitive play]]==
Due to Female Wire Frame only being playable through [[hacking]], she has been banned in competitive play since the release of ''Melee''. This is not due to her strength, but her accessibility: Modifying the game takes time away from setting up tournament matches and thus delays tournaments, and this is worsened by the game crashing should Female Wire Frame win a game without further external modifications. This is compounded by the potential for {{SSBM|Giga Bowser}} to become legal alongside the other unplayable characters, who is feared to be potentially metagame-warping. Female Wire Frame's own terrible traits as a character have resulted in her seeing minimal competitive experimentation<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2264PzxtfFk&ab_channel=JosephMaolin Making a Meta: Female Wire Frame, the only evidence of any experimentation]</ref>, even less than {{SSBM|Male Wire Frame}}, and thus there are minimal arguments being made for her unbanning, even if her impact would be nonexistent.

==In 1-P Mode==
===In [[Multi-Man Melee]]===
[[File:SSBM Multi Man.png|thumb|200px|Male Wire Frame in 100-Man Melee.]]
Female Wire Frame, as part of the Fighting Wire Frame duo, is a central fixture in Multi-Man Melee, with them attacking the player in gangs. She appears in all modes, including [[Cruel Melee]], where they are extremely threatening. In these modes, Female Wire Frame usually has a handicap, changing her statistics dramatically.

==[[Trophies]]==
{{Trophy
|name=Female Wire Frame
|image=Female Wire Frame Trophy.png
|desc=This is the female model of the Fighting Wire Frames. The female's abilities are roughly the same as the male model's. All Fighting Wire Frames lack the ability to use special techniques, and their attacks lack any real physical strength. Additionally, they're slow and are therefore easy to outmaneuver. They tend to attack in gangs.
|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Super Smash Bros. Melee|release1=12/01}}
}}
{{clrl}}

{{Trophy
|name=Fighting Wire Frames
|image=Fighting Wire Frames Trophy.png
|desc=The Multi-Man Melee mode consists of 10-Man, 3-Minute, Endless, and other such matches, which pit you against the Fighting Wire Frames under varied rules. Of particular note is the Cruel Melee, where the Wire Frames pull no punches; they'll come after you with a single-minded fury rarely seen in CPU opponents.
|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Super Smash Bros. Melee|release1=12/01}}
}}
{{clrl}}

==Trivia==
[[File:Wireframenocontest.png|thumb|250px|Male and Female Wire Frame on the No Contest screen, labelled as {{SSBM|Sheik}}.]]
* While winning with Female Wire Frame causes the game to [[crash]] on the results screen, this does not occur if quitting mid-game, where they are erroneously labelled as Sheik.
* Female Wire Frame's ponytail has environmental collision, so when walking under a platform, it can be dragging across the top.

==References==
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