Editing Hookshot

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The '''Hookshot''' (called the '''Clawshot''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'') is a [[Grabbing|grab move]] performed by {{SSB|Link}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', {{SSBM|Link}} and {{SSBM|Young Link}} in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and {{SSBB|Link}} and {{SSBB|Toon Link}} ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. The Hookshot is a recurring item in the [[The Legend of Zelda (universe)|''Legend of Zelda'' universe]], and the Clawshot has also featured in more than one ''Zelda'' game, albeit with a different appearance in each. [[Samus]] uses a similar move in all three games, called the [[Grapple Beam]].

In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Toon Link uses his to perform the [[tether recovery]] and grab. Similar to Link's Clawshot, if it misses, Toon Link is left wide open. It also has two hitboxes that follow the same mechanic from Link's Clawshot. In ''Brawl'', Toon Link's Hookshot has a shorter range in grabs and tethers compared to Link's Clawshot, but this makes it slightly faster. As it is the case with all tether recoveries in ''Brawl'', the Clawshot/Hookshot may only latch onto the [[ledge]], making [[edgehogging]] the recovery relatively easy.

[[Image:Clawshot.jpg|thumb|The Clawshot as a grab in ''Brawl''.]]

The '''Clawshot''' is {{SSBB|Link}}'s grab in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Although it is very similar to the the Hookshot in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', not only does it retract more quickly, but Link's new [[tether recovery]] now finds and tracks the wall, automatically [[edge sweetspot|sweetspotting a nearby ledge]] instead of just latching onto it when it touches. Also, when used in the air to attack, there are two different [[hitbox]]es. The first is when the claw is shot out, and hits the opponent. The second hitbox is at the end of the Clawshot, when the claw closes. Also, if Link lands while using the Clawshot in the air, the move auto-cancels, which is a useful technique when combined with [[SHFF]], quite possibly Link's best tactic for interrupting other characters' approaches. If used in contact with the ground, the move becomes a grab, and like all other tether grabs is laggy if missed. It should also be noted that if it fails, Link doesn't enter a [[Helpless]] state.

The Clawshot has an invaluable edgehogging property in that it can quickly give Link more invincibility frames by pressing back after Link has grabbed the edge, and immediately pressing "Z" releasing the Clawshot, and pressing "Z" again to instantly grab the ledge and gain invincibility frames. This technique is sometimes referred to as''' Zair Edgeguarding''', even though it is used as an [[edgehogging]] technique.

The reason that the two are named differently is that Link in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is based off of his ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' model, where the item in the game is called the "Clawshot" instead of the old "Hookshot" from ''[[Ocarina of Time]]''.

<gallery>File:HookshotSSB.gif|Link's Hookshot in ''SSB''.

File:Link wall grapple SSBM.png|Link's Hookshot in ''Melee''.

 

==Trivia==

*In ''Brawl'', if Link or Toon Link use their respective zairs as they are passing the [[blast line]] and being KO'ed, they will not release a colorful explosion, as per a regular KO. Even if they would otherwise be [[Star KO]]'ed, they will still just be KO'ed regularly, albeit without the explosion.