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[[File:SSB4 - Mirror Pose 01.jpg|thumb|275px|{{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Greninja}}'s mirrored stances in {{forwiiu}}.]] | [[File:SSB4 - Mirror Pose 01.jpg|thumb|275px|{{SSB4|Mario}} and {{SSB4|Greninja}}'s mirrored stances in {{forwiiu}}.]] | ||
'''Stance mirroring''' is a mechanic in which most or all of a character's animations and moves are mirrored if they turn around, mimicking the sprite mirroring of older fighting games. This mechanic results in the characters' front side being visible more often. When mirrored, all hitboxes are also mirrored - for example, a punch that is animated with a character's right arm, when mirrored, will instead use the character's left arm. | |||
'''Stance mirroring''' | |||
In general, a character must have a symmetrical body shape and not wield a weapon in order to be eligible for stance mirroring, though in ''[[Ultimate]]'' characters who put away weapons when not in use (e.g. [[Villager]]'s various tools) are generally not affected by this rule. Minor asymmetry such as [[Pikachu]]'s tail and [[King K. Rool]]'s eye tic can be acceptable, depending on their exact animations and hurtboxes. Compared to ''[[Smash 4]]'', characters with stance mirroring in ''Ultimate'' are generally animated in a way that better accommodates the feature. | In general, a character must have a symmetrical body shape and not wield a weapon in order to be eligible for stance mirroring, though in ''[[Ultimate]]'' characters who put away weapons when not in use (e.g. [[Villager]]'s various tools) are generally not affected by this rule. Minor asymmetry such as [[Pikachu]]'s tail and [[King K. Rool]]'s eye tic can be acceptable, depending on their exact animations and hurtboxes. Compared to ''[[Smash 4]]'', characters with stance mirroring in ''Ultimate'' are generally animated in a way that better accommodates the feature. | ||
Stance mirroring also affects which hand characters use to hold, swing, and throw [[item]]s. Turning around will cause a held item to simply teleport to the other hand (there is no animation for it). A fighter with stance mirroring that is [[reverse]]d (for example, by Mario's [[Cape | Stance mirroring also affects which hand characters use to hold, swing, and throw [[item]]s. Turning around will cause a held item to simply teleport to the other hand (there is no animation for it). A fighter with stance mirroring that is [[reverse]]d (for example, by Mario's [[Cape]]) can be seen in a non-mirrored position for a short time, and will soon instantly snap into the proper mirrored position. | ||
As some characters mirror while others do not, it is possible for interactions to differ based on whether the characters are facing each other left-to-right versus right-to-left. For example, a mirroring character's thin attack may hit [[Marth]]'s extended sword arm from one direction, but not the other, as [[Z-axis|the third dimension]] alters whether the two collide or pass by. | As some characters mirror while others do not, it is possible for interactions to differ based on whether the characters are facing each other left-to-right versus right-to-left. For example, a mirroring character's thin attack may hit [[Marth]]'s extended sword arm from one direction, but not the other, as [[Z-axis|the third dimension]] alters whether the two collide or pass by. | ||
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Stance mirroring is not present in games before ''Smash 4'', though some [[special move]]s and many [[taunt]]s in ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' have a different animation for each direction to accomplish a similar effect. | Stance mirroring is not present in games before ''Smash 4'', though some [[special move]]s and many [[taunt]]s in ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' have a different animation for each direction to accomplish a similar effect. | ||
The default facing direction is to the right, meaning characters are mirrored when facing left. Relatedly, characters without stance mirroring generally face the screen when facing right. The exceptions - those who instead face the screen when facing left - are Marth, [[Roy]], [[Young Link]], [[Toon Link]], [[Pit]], [[Lucina]], [[Robin]], [[Dark Pit]], [[Chrom]], [[Simon]], [[Richter]], and [[Sephiroth]], as well as [[Link]] before ''Ultimate''. | |||
==Support for stance mirroring== | ==Support for stance mirroring== | ||
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|[[Kirby]]<ref>Kirby will mirror Copy Abilities even if they belong to non-mirrored characters | |[[Kirby]]<ref>Kirby will mirror Copy Abilities even if they belong to non-mirrored characters.</ref>||{{y|20px}}||{{y|20px}} | ||
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|[[Olimar]]<ref>Pikmin have stance mirroring | |[[Olimar]]<ref>Pikmin have stance mirroring.</ref>||{{n|20px}}||{{n|20px}} | ||
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[[Category:Game mechanics]] | [[Category:Game mechanics]] | ||
