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'''Roy''' ({{ja|ロイ|Roi}}, ''Roy'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Initially [[Leak#Roy and Ryu data|leaked]] via data mining of update [[1.0.6]],<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/13/ryu-and-roy-for-smash-bros-leaked Ryu and Roy for Smash Bros. Wii U, 3DS Leaked]</ref> Roy was formally announced alongside {{SSB4|Ryu}} during a [[Nintendo Direct]] on June 14th, 2015, and was made available that same day as [[Downloadable content (SSB4)|downloadable content]] alongside {{SSB4|Lucas}} and Ryu.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWM-SCjIuNg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U - New Content Approaching 6.14.15]</ref> {{s|wikipedia|Jun Fukuyama}} reprises his role as Roy's voice actor from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', providing new voice clips that mimic the ones he recorded in the game.<ref>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/06/25/ryu-roy-and-lucas-join-the-battle-sakurai-famitsu-column-vol-481/ Ryu, Roy, and Lucas join the battle!]</ref> Roy, {{SSB4|Marth}}, [[Takamaru]], the [[Prince of Sablé]], and {{SSB4|Cloud}} are the only characters that speak Japanese in every regional version of ''SSB4''. | '''Roy''' ({{ja|ロイ|Roi}}, ''Roy'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. Initially [[Leak#Roy and Ryu data|leaked]] via data mining of update [[1.0.6]],<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/13/ryu-and-roy-for-smash-bros-leaked Ryu and Roy for Smash Bros. Wii U, 3DS Leaked]</ref> Roy was formally announced alongside {{SSB4|Ryu}} during a [[Nintendo Direct]] on June 14th, 2015, and was made available that same day as [[Downloadable content (SSB4)|downloadable content]] alongside {{SSB4|Lucas}} and Ryu.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWM-SCjIuNg Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U - New Content Approaching 6.14.15]</ref> {{s|wikipedia|Jun Fukuyama}} reprises his role as Roy's voice actor from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', providing new voice clips that mimic the ones he recorded in the game.<ref>[https://www.sourcegaming.info/2015/06/25/ryu-roy-and-lucas-join-the-battle-sakurai-famitsu-column-vol-481/ Ryu, Roy, and Lucas join the battle!]</ref> Roy, {{SSB4|Marth}}, [[Takamaru]], the [[Prince of Sablé]], and {{SSB4|Cloud}} are the only characters that speak Japanese in every regional version of ''SSB4''. | ||
Roy is ranked 41st out of 54 on the [[tier list]], placing him in the E tier. This is a slight improvement to | Roy is ranked 41st out of 54 on the [[tier list]], placing him in the E tier. This is a slight improvement to Roy's low-tier placement in ''Melee'', where he was ranked 21st out of 26. However, due to ''SSB4''{{'}}s tier structure, Roy is actually rendered as a mid-tier character. | ||
Roy boasts good overall mobility and attack speed, owing to very fast [[dash]]ing and [[air speed]]s, alongside fast-starting attacks that allow him to quickly react to openings. When coupled with the [[fireemblemwiki:Binding Blade (weapon)|Binding Blade]]'s highly damaging sweetspots, which are close to its hilt, he boasts impressive power and a number of strong KOing options at close range. | Roy boasts good overall mobility and attack speed, owing to very fast [[dash]]ing and [[air speed]]s, alongside fast-starting attacks that allow him to quickly react to openings. When coupled with the [[fireemblemwiki:Binding Blade (weapon)|Binding Blade]]'s highly damaging sweetspots, which are close to its hilt, he boasts impressive power and a number of strong KOing options at close range. | ||
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|dashname=Raid Down ({{ja|レイドダウン|Reido Daun}}) | |dashname=Raid Down ({{ja|レイドダウン|Reido Daun}}) | ||
|dashdmg=13%/9% | |dashdmg=13%/9% | ||
|dashdesc=An inward horizontal slash across the ground. It has good KO potential for a dash attack, KOing when sweetspotted around 130% | |dashdesc=An inward horizontal slash across the ground. It has good KO potential for a dash attack, KOing when sweetspotted around 130%, however it has moderate start-up and high ending lag, making it very unsafe on shield. | ||
|fsmashname=Power Slash ({{ja|パワー スマッシュ|Pawā Sumasshu}}) | |fsmashname=Power Slash ({{ja|パワー スマッシュ|Pawā Sumasshu}}) | ||
|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|20}} (close), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|17}} (mid), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|12}} (far) | |fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|20}} (close), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|17}} (mid), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|12}} (far) | ||
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==In [[competitive play]]== | ==In [[competitive play]]== | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | |||
Roy's initial perception among the community was very positive; players almost immediately recognized his powerful offense due to the prominent strengths of his sweetspotted attacks, heavily damaging throw set-ups, and significantly improved mobility. These views were especially noted because his semi-clone, {{SSB4|Marth}}, and by extension {{SSB4|Lucina}}, were considered poor characters at the time. Despite his extremely low representation, which was unseen of a perceived high-tier character, most of the community believed that Roy was a viable character, with some claiming him to be the premier swordfighter in the game. Even so, his viability was also disputed due to his sparse tournament placements and difficulty in initiating combo setups. Furthermore, characters considered worse than him received a variety of buffs in later updates, with a corresponding increase in tournament results and representation than Roy, while his weaknesses were made much more apparent to the community. As such, opinions on Roy quickly started to change for the worse due to his vulnerability to combos, weak recovery, and an ineffective close-ranged playstyle due to his poor approach and unimpressive range. In spite of his flaws and lacking tournament presence, Roy was ranked 32nd on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], placing him at the top of the low-tier. | |||
Unfortunately for Roy, update [[1.1.4]] granted Marth and Lucina major buffs that significantly increased their effectiveness, while Roy only gained minor landing lag decreases to his aerials. This resulted in them, especially Marth, achieving improved results from professionals and saw their opinions reassessed as those of a high-tier and a mid-tier character, respectively. Conversely, Roy remained a low-tier character due to the minimal effectiveness of his buffs from update 1.1.4. The lack of significant breakthroughs to his lackluster approaches and middling combo game only served to further damage Roy's negative perception, which saw Roy being ranked 50th on the second tier list, placing him at the bottom of the low-tier. | |||
However, Roy players began more success afterwards, most notably with Ryo's placement at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}} and {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, where he used Roy to place top 32 at both events. This helped improve opinions on Roy, who rose to 44th on the third tier list, placing him in the upper portion of the low-tier. Roy's results would improve even further after Cloudy's high placing of 9th at [[Smash Factor 6]] while upsetting {{Sm|Kameme}}, 33rd at [[2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga]] as well, {{Sm|Serge}} reaching 7th with Roy as a secondary, and {{Sm|komorikiri}} placing 16th at [[2GG Championship]] while defeating {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. Despite this, Roy remains ranked at 41st on the fourth and final tier list, though due to the expansion of the tiers, he is now ranked as a mid-tier character. Throughout the game’s competitive lifespan, Roy's standing relative to the cast was among divisive compared to most of the cast. While a number of top players consider his placement to be accurate due to his polarized toolkit causing him to struggle against numerous characters, many players agreed that Roy could potentially rise slightly higher thanks to his good power and mobility. | |||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||
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''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[PGR 100]], which recognizes the official top 100 players in [[Super Smash Bros. 4]] of all time.'' | |||
''See also: [[:Category:Roy players (SSB4)]]'' | ''See also: [[:Category:Roy players (SSB4)]]'' | ||
*{{Sm|Cloudy|Mexico}} - The | *{{Sm|Cloudy|Mexico}} - The best Roy player in the world. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Smash Factor 6}} and 33rd at both {{Trn|2GGC: Fire Emblem Saga}} and {{Trn|Smash Factor 7}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Kameme}} and {{Sm|Mr.R}}. | ||
*{{Sm|komorikiri|Japan}} - | *{{Sm|komorikiri|Japan}} (#12) - Used Roy as a secondary. Placed 5th at {{Trn|Sumabato 20}} and 9th at {{Trn|Sumabato 21}} with a win over {{Sm|CaptainZack}}. | ||
*{{Sm|TheFlow|France}} - The best Roy player in Europe | *{{Sm|TheFlow|France}} - The best Roy player in Europe. Placed 7th at {{Trn|Albion 3}}, 9th at {{Trn|talent.io}}, and 25th at {{Trn|SALT}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Lima}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Ranked 30th on the [[European Smash 4 Power Rankings]]. | ||
*{{Sm|Hyper Kirby|USA}} - The best Roy player in the United States | *{{Sm|Hyper Kirby|USA}} - The best Roy player in the United States. Placed 17th at {{Trn|MomoCon 2017}} and 25th at both {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2017}} and {{Trn|MomoCon 2018}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Kameme}}, {{Sm|Fatality}}, and {{Sm|ScAtt}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Ryo|USA}} (#77) - Used Roy as a secondary to his Ike. Placed 9th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}}, 25th at {{Trn|CEO 2017}}, and 33rd at {{Trn|2GGT: ZeRo Saga}}. He is also known for advancing Roy's metagame. | |||
==[[Trophies]]== | ==[[Trophies]]== | ||
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*Roy and {{SSB4|Ryu}} are the only DLC characters to be released on the same day as their announcement. | *Roy and {{SSB4|Ryu}} are the only DLC characters to be released on the same day as their announcement. | ||
*Roy's pose in his official art is nearly identical to his pose in his official art for ''Melee''. | *Roy's pose in his official art is nearly identical to his pose in his official art for ''Melee''. | ||
*Roy is the only one of the DLC veterans to not have had a trophy depicting | *Roy is the only one of the DLC veterans to not have had a trophy depicting him in the base game. | ||
*Aspects of Roy's sound design have been carried over from ''Melee'': | *Aspects of Roy's sound design have been carried over from ''Melee'': | ||
**All of his sourspotted attacks emit a punch/kick sound effect, instead of a slash sound effect. | **All of his sourspotted attacks emit a punch/kick sound effect, instead of a slash sound effect. | ||
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*Roy's new [[Final Smash]] is less powerful than his fully-charged Flare Blade. | *Roy's new [[Final Smash]] is less powerful than his fully-charged Flare Blade. | ||
*Roy is one of two DLC characters to be made available for purchase the day of their reveal, with the other being Ryu. | |||
*Roy is one of only two characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have the same name as another playable fighter, his counterpart being the [[Koopaling]] named [[Bowser Jr.|Roy Koopa]]. This is referenced in an official image on the ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' website. | *Roy is one of only two characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have the same name as another playable fighter, his counterpart being the [[Koopaling]] named [[Bowser Jr.|Roy Koopa]]. This is referenced in an official image on the ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' website. | ||
**Additionally, despite having the same name, the [[ | **Additionally, despite having the same name, the [[Announcer]] has two different voice clips for announcing Roy and Roy Koopa's names. | ||
*Roy is the only DLC fighter in the series to not have a projectile of any sort. | *Roy is the only DLC fighter in the series to not have a projectile of any sort. | ||