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[[File:Brawl-OlimarGimp.gif|200px|thumb|{{SSBB|Olimar}} gimping {{SSBB|Ness}} by [[Pikmin Throw|throwing a Pikmin]], intercepting his [[PK Thunder]].]]
[[File:MarthGimpTaj.gif|200px|thumb|{{Sm|Taj}} ({{SSBM|Marth}}) gimps {{Sm|Mango}} ({{SSBM|Falco}}) in ''Melee'' by using a jab to prevent his recovery and then proceeding to followup with two down tilts.]]
A '''gimp''' is the action of [[KO]]ing a [[recover]]ing opponent by interrupting their recovery, often with a rather weak attack that would not KO the opponent otherwise. Gimps tend to involve hitting an opponent off the stage followed by interrupting their recovery, capable of resulting in sometimes earlier KOs; simply interrupting a recovery that is otherwise sure to succeed can also be considered a gimp. Gimps put a large swing on a match, as they can happen at very low percentages, sometimes saving over a hundred points of damage needed to KO the opponent. Sometimes the term "gimp" is used to describe accidental [[SD]]s due to failed recoveries.

Gimping is related to and sometimes confused with [[edge guard]]ing. [[Ganondorf]] hitting an opponent at 125% offstage with a sweetspotted [[up aerial]] and outright KOing them would not be considered a gimp, but just successful edge guarding. However, Ganondorf hitting that opponent at 50% with a reverse up aerial, semi-spiking them and knocking them back so their recover will not go far enough to reach the ledge would be considered a gimp. Edgeguarding involves continued and/or powerful hits that stop the opponent's recovery and possibly KO them; gimping is more "fluky", involving a relatively weak attack whose placement happens to net the KO for the attacker.

Common examples of gimps include:
*Interrupting the [[double jump]] of a character that needs it to recover (e.g. [[Yoshi]]); this can prove especially deadly when interrupting at the beginning of the jump.
*Blocking haltable recoveries such as Ness's [[PK Thunder]] or {{SSBB|Ike}}'s [[Quick Draw]].
*[[Edgehogging]] characters with [[tether recovery|tether recoveries]] (Brawl).
*Using non-flinching attacks such as [[F.L.U.D.D.]] or [[Water Gun]] to push an opponent using their recovery farther away from the stage, therefore not granting them another use of their recovery.
*Reversing the opponent's direction with a move such as [[Cape]], possibly ruining their recovery. 
*Using the [[grab release glitch]] to deprive characters including {{SSBB|Snake}}, {{SSBB|Sonic}}, {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}, and {{SSBB|Pit}} of their recoveries (Brawl).
*Using an aerial attack to knock an opponent underneath the stage or into a [[stage spike]].
*Hitting a recovering opponent with a [[semi-spike]] or [[meteor smash]] that is not strong enough to outright KO them, but causes their recovery to fail.
*Hitting a [[fast-faller]] with a weak attack off the edge of a stage with a high bottom [[blast line]], causing them to plummet before they can react.
*Using projectiles such as Sonic's [[Spring Jump|spring]] to interrupt the opponent's recovery.
*[[Footstool]]ing a recovering opponent, which due to the brief moment of tumbling down, can potentially cause them not to be able to make it back on stage.
*Using some [[Gust Bellows]] to blow an opponent away during their recovery move.

A [[List of bonuses|bonus]] somewhat related to gimping exists in ''Melee'' called Shameful Fall; it's granted by being at 50% or less and being KO'd by an opponent with 100% or more. The bonus penalises 1500 points.

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