Editing Judge

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|caption=All nine of Judge's effects shown in {{for3ds}}.

In all of the games Mr. Game and Watch has appeared in leading up to ''[[Ultimate]]'', he retained his normal sprite when using the move. In ''Ultimate'', his appearance was changed to resemble his appearance in the ''Judge'' game from the ''Game and Watch'' series.

The number that can display as the move is used is a random number from 1 to 9, like in the original game. In order to add variance, in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', Mr. Game & Watch cannot get a number that was used in either of the two previous uses of the move. For example, getting a 5 will mean that the next two uses of the move cannot result in a 5. At the start of a match, the previous two uses are set to 2 and 1, meaning that the first use of Judge in a match cannot be a 2, and the first two uses cannot be a 1. Therefore, in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', each valid number has a 1 in 7 chance of appearing.

In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', this behavior was removed, allowing any number to always have a 1 in 9 chance of appearing and making it possible to get a number twice (or theoretically any number of times) in a row. Also, getting a 1 while in the All-Star Mode's Waiting Room won't cause recoil damage. In addition, in the [[Home-Run Contest]] and [[Target Blast]] modes, the move always comes up as 6, making it impossible to use the powerful 9 (but subsequently meaning the player does not have to continually restart to get lucky for a best score).

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|1||A very weak hit that does not inflict [[flinch]]ing or knockback, and inflicts 12% [[recoil damage]] regardless of whether or not it hits.||2%||N/A

|2||Has minimal knockback. In ''[[Brawl]]'' and ''[[SSB4]]'', it has a 20% chance of [[tripping]] an opponent.||4%||N/A

|3||Similar to the [[Fan]]'s attack, it makes a paper sound, launches the opponent towards Mr. Game & Watch, and deals a significant amount of [[shield damage]].||6%||496%

|4||Inflicts a [[slash]]ing attack that launches opponents diagonally.||8%||483%

|5||Produces four [[electric]]al charges that inflict 3% damage each that zap the opponent, making them rise slightly.||12% total||482%

|6||Deals [[flame]] damage and is a [[semi-spike]], threatening recovering opponents. It has the second strongest knockback of all Judge attacks.||12%||156%

|7||Deals moderate knockback. In ''Melee'', a [[food]] item will appear as long as it's turned on in reference to the number 7 being associated with luck. In ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', the food item will always be an apple, possibly as apples can be symbols of good health, and will only appear if the attack connects (even if the target is under the effect of a [[Starman (item)|Super Star]]). The apple appears regardless of whether [[item]]s are [[Item Switch|on or not]].||14% ||264%

|8||[[Freezing|Freezes]] the opponent with fixed vertical knockback, and makes the "[[Ping|PING!]]" sound (or a slightly quieter version of it in ''Melee'').||4%&nbsp;(''Melee'')<br>9%&nbsp;(''Brawl'', ''SSB4'')||N/A

|9||Deals massive knockback and makes the "[[Ping|PING!]]" sound, intended to resemble the effect of the [[Home-Run Bat]]. Can [[KO]] below 10% in some cases. In ''Brawl'', it KOs the heaviest characters at 13%. Has a smaller hitbox compared to the other numbers. In every game after ''Melee'', the attack is accompanied by a bell sound like that in Mr. Game and Watch's up and side taunts. Flashes of light resembling electrical effects appear around the hammer when this number appears, though the move does not do electric damage.||32%||11%

SSB4_-_Mr._Game_%26_Watch_Screen-2.jpg|Judge 9 in {{forwiiu}}

File:SSBUWebsiteMrGame&Watch5.jpg|Judge 1 in ''Ultimate''.

==Origin==

[[File:JudgeOrigin.jpg|thumb|The Judge Game & Watch.]]

''Judge'' was a ''{{uv|Game & Watch}}'' game that could be played with two players. Two ''Game & Watch'' characters had signboards and hammers. When a round starts, each player's sign would display a random number from 1 to 9. The point of the game was for the player with the higher number to hit his opponent on the head with their hammer, while the player with the lower number tried to dodge said hit. If the numbers were equal, the player can either hit or dodge. This was translated in the ''Smash'' world to where the higher the number, the stronger or better the attack.