Editing Steve (SSBU)

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'''Steve''' ({{ja|スティーブ|Sutību}}, ''Steve'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the second [[fighter]] from [[Microsoft]] after {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and the eighth [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|DLC character]] for ''Ultimate''. He was confirmed as a playable character on October 1st, 2020 as the second downloadable character from {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}. '''Alex''' ({{ja|アレックス|Arekkusu}}, ''Alex''), a '''[[Zombie]]''' ({{ja|ゾンビ|Zonbi}}, ''Zombie''), and an '''[[Enderman]]''' ({{ja|エンダーマン|Endāman}}, ''Enderman'') also appear as alternate costumes. Steve was released as part of Challenger Pack 7 on October 13th, 2020<!--October 14th, 2020 in PAL and Japanese regions--> and is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #77]].

 

 

 

Overall, Steve is an incredibly versatile character who is able to manipulate stage terrain to corner opponents, which lets him reap the rewards of an excellent advantage state with massive damage outputs and kill power, on top of already impressive frame data and recovery. Although he has difficulty approaching opponents that outclass him in range, these weaknesses are greatly overshadowed by his strengths and he is considered by many as the best character in ''Ultimate''. He has achieved excellent tournament representation and results from many players, most notably {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Onin}}, with the former being considered the best player in the world in 2023. However, due to being perceived as "[[broken]]" by many in the community, there have been calls to ban the character, especially following the discovery of the [[Phantom MLG]] tech in February 2023, which led to temporary Steve bans in many regions, with the technique itself still being banned in some tournaments.

Steve is a fighter who possesses slightly below-average weight and unremarkable mobility. He has the shortest jump out of the entire roster, in addition to a peculiar crouch and crawl based on ''Minecraft''{{'}}s "sneaking" mechanic where he simply hunches over, neither of which are very useful in battle. In addition to this, his walk speed, initial dash, running speed, and air speed are all among the bottom 10 of the respective stats, with his initial dash in particular being the worst in the game.

Taking many attributes from his home game, Steve is one of the most unique fighters on the roster. His battle strategy almost completely revolves around mining materials from the stage itself for several of his attacks, alongside crafting stronger weapons and the ability to place blocks almost everywhere within the fighting boundaries. These three attributes appear as his neutral special, [[Mine / Craft / Create Block]]. Mine can take a lot of time to get the desired materials, but Steve starts each stock with a set amount of materials for him to use, so he's not completely defenseless at the start of a fight. Craft is also fast, and in conjunction with the ability to teleport his crafting table to his current position, makes camping Steve's crafting table an ineffective strategy. Create Block is the most potent out of Steve's options and has a myriad of uses; this includes building temporary walls to interrupt opponents, stalling his recovery or his opponent's followups by standing on a floating block making it arguably one of the best recoveries in the entire series, blocking projectiles, [[mindgame]]s, and extremely deep [[edgeguarding]] and [[gimping]] opportunities. Steve can even use the short longevity of Create Block to immediately cancel some of the lag in his grounded moves while in the air such as up smash and down smash, leading to some of the most dangerous and diverse aerial combos in the game should he be able to set it up. Create Block is thus one of Steve's essential techniques, though due to the difficulty of building and managing his resources in combat, it can take much experience to truly master.

[[Minecart]] is a powerful side special: by itself, it is a capable KO option, and can be used as a horizontal recovery tool. Uniquely, Steve can jump out of a moving minecart, turning it into a grabbing projectile that can scoop up a foe, forcing them to struggle out of it. This lets Steve follow up with attacks or edgeguard/gimp recovering opponents. By using up gold and redstone, Steve can use powered rails to accelerate his minecart and catch foes off-guard with the sudden burst of speed. Additionally, he can recover the iron used up from creating the minecart if he is the one to break it afterwards. [[TNT]] is Steve's explosive down special, and can be set off from afar by the minecart or by a redstone trail to a wooden pressure plate of Steve's creation, which is extremely useful for ledge trapping. However, it acts as a double-edged sword, as the explosion affects everyone including Steve, and the person who triggers the pressure plate takes reduced knockback from the explosion, which can be used in Steve's advantage for mind games, or against him by a crafty opponent. Additionally, Steve can safely detonate TNT if he uses down smash and properly times a buffered air dodge. [[Elytra]] requires no materials on Steve's part to use, has a hitbox upon startup, and its ''Brawl''-like gliding mechanic allows Steve to mix up his recovery path, thwarting attempts at opposing edgeguards. While its horizontal recovery potential is almost unrivaled, it renders him vulnerable after the initial startup. He is also unable to switch directions after using it and will enter free fall if it is angled too high or hits a solid object, making a misinputted or misangled Elytra fatal.

Apart from his specials, Steve has noticeable strengths in his other attacks. His neutral attack, forward tilt and neutral aerial all involve a rapid sword swing, but unlike Mega Man's similar attacks, Steve's does not stop until the sword in question breaks, allowing him to continue a chain of sword hits for longer in comparison and set up for combos. This rapid-hit property is also seen in his up tilt and up aerial, which can juggle into various moves. His down-tilt flint and steel is a highly useful edgeguarding tool, as its flames are affected by gravity and can repeatedly block off the ledge for a two-frame punish, in addition to absorbing weak projectiles. In the same vein, down smash has lingering hitboxes on both sides and can be used as a semi-spike, especially in combination with Create Block. Steve's forward and back aerials also possess useful perks, the former possessing meteor smash potential if the opponent is hit near the end of the swing and the latter possessing powerful knockback. While his down aerial costs iron to use, Steve's anvil deals exceptional damage and knockback and can be canceled to avoid falling along with the anvil, making edgeguarding with the move far less risky. It should also be noted that his tool based attacks are further improved with high-tier tools, as gold swings faster and can combo more effectively, while diamond has excellent damage and knockback, especially when using his forward smash, forward air, and back air.

Steve's grab game is also respectable. While his tether grab cannot be used to grab the ledge, it can still grab shielded opponents from afar, granting Steve another ranged option to make up for his short-ranged normal attacks. His grab does have a noticable blindspot however, and can be low profiled in certain situations. His back throw angle leaves much to be desired, but his forward throw launches foes in a semi-spike manner and, along with his up throw, have very high base knockback, but average growth, making their KO potential lackluster. His down throw uses iron to slam an anvil on an opponent, dealing very high damage for a throw and sending at a useful angle for followups; however, it becomes incredibly weak without iron, as Steve will simply fling the opponent on the ground.

One of Steve's more powerful attributes is how much he can capitalize off of the advantage. Steve is widely agreed upon to have among the best advantage states in the entire game, with a wide range of tools that can lead to large amounts damage fairly easily, and with combos like axe ladders and pick loops, he can preserve the advantage to last even longer. His advantage stage is also uniquely strong at the edge, where he can place traps with TNT and use blocks to hinder certain options like jumping. Steve also has a very unconventional neutral game, which in spite of its passivity can be highly effective; Steve can use Create Block to build walls between himself and his opponent, and hide behind them to mine and upgrade his tools, possibly with gold or diamond. The high threat level of diamond tools means that the opponent is usually forced to approach to prevent Steve from crafting diamond tools, and may have to navigate around or destroy the blocks that may have been placed by Steve, which can be exploited by him to more easily find openings for whiff punishing.

Despite his strengths, Steve's attributes present flaws. His mobility is underwhelming, having among the worst ground mobility in the game due to the combination of poor run speed and the worst initial dash in the game (as opposed to most characters of this speed class usually having relatively high initial dash in contrast to their run speed). His aerial mobility is also unremarkable, having poor air speed and very low jump height, to the point where he's unable to reach the lower platforms of Battlefield without burning his double jump. Finally, despite being relatively short compared to an average humanoid character, Steve's crouch and crawl barely reduce his height and his hitstun animations leave him in an upright position, preventing him from ducking under attacks and leaves him vulnerable to being attacked.

His moveset has its own downsides. His down tilt and up smash leave Steve stuck until the animation is finished, making him open to a punish from the sides. While many of his core moves (such as his sword and axe moves) are very spammable, they only cover a very short distance and do not cover below or behind him, leaving Steve without a useful "get-off-me" option against combo-centric opponents, excluding using iron to summon an anvil or building a block to stall his fall, which are only effective with enough iron and within the stage's build limit, respectively. Additionally, the spammability of his moves are held back by Steve's low mobility, making it unwieldy for him to attempt rushdown tactics. His grab's range is offset by its very high ending lag, making his grab game less effective against mobile fighters, and his down throw is significantly less damaging and effective without iron.

Steve's ''Minecraft''-inspired playstyle can also leave him in troublesome situations. If he mines more materials than his inventory can fit, he will end up discarding resources that might have otherwise been valuable. This negatively affects Create Block, as it always prioritizes the weakest block first; weak blocks can be broken very easily by hitting them with attacks or hitting the bottom side of the block, making them less effective for edgeguarding or creating a blockade. Additionally, walling off a recovering opponent may not be an effective option, as damaging hitboxes can easily plow through weaker blocks without much trouble, and hitting Steve (or placing them near the build limit) will cause his blocks to break significantly faster. His tools can break if used up enough, forcing him to mine to collect materials and craft to re-upgrade them. Furthermore, getting KO'd results in Steve's tools reverting to wood (though he keeps resources already in his inventory), and mining for materials/crafting new tools can be difficult against faster opponents, who can constantly pressure Steve and deter him from gaining resources. His reliance on materials for the majority of his strongest techniques prevents him from repeatedly using them to a greater extent, due to the glaring downsides of running out of a specific material (ex. his down air and down throw accomplishing nothing with a lack of iron). Careless use of his resources will essentially leave him with almost no useful abilities: the time needed to mine can become very detrimental when fully depleted of resources, or when barehanded/using wooden or stone tools, as it takes a significant amount of time to fully replenish resources or dig for gold/diamond.

 

Overall, Steve excels in a strange combination of close-up fighting, stage control, and fearsome edgeguarding, resulting in a large learning curve for players eager to pick him up. His toolkit gives him powerful overall abilities when mastered, some of which are not possessed by any other fighter in the roster; however, poor use of his resources can render him almost helpless and remove some of his best options, and his terrible mobility, compounded by a reliance on fairly linear options for approaching, means he faces an uphill battle against characters that outrange him, or are fast enough to weave around his defenses.

The majority of changes Steve received from updates were bug fixes focused on removing game-breaking glitches. Aside from these and an aesthetic change, Steve has only received two balance-oriented changes: version 11.0.0 slightly buffed his down smash by eliminating a blind spot close to Steve, and version 13.0.1 nerfed his up smash by reducing the hitstun of each multi-hit, making Block-canceled up smash follow-ups slightly harder. Ultimately, aside from making the game and character play as intended, Steve is mostly unchanged.

'''{{GameIcon|ssbu}} {{SSBU|9.0.1}}'''

*Steve possesses a unique "resource" mechanic, which allows him to carry resources to build blocks, use certain moves, or upgrade his tools. The resources that Steve can possess are dirt, wood, stone, iron, gold, diamond, and redstone, all of which can be obtained through mining (detailed further below). Depending on the stage, dirt may be substituted with sand (such as on [[Tortimer Island]] and [[Coliseum]]), ice (such as on [[Summit]]), or wool (such as on [[Magicant]] and [[Living Room]]). All resources (except for redstone) are displayed above his in-game portrait, with a limit of 100 for block-building materials.

**Steve starts the game with 36 units of dirt, 18 units of wood, 3 units of iron, and 2/3 redstone, the latter two of which are replenished should Steve lose a life without sufficient said material in stock.

**Five tool materials exist: wood, stone, iron, gold, and diamond. Except for gold, each material mentioned is incrementally more powerful and durable than the last. Gold weapons are weak and fragile, but attacks with them are faster than those with weapons made from other materials, making them ideal for [[combo]]s, and outside of neutral attack, up tilt, and up aerial, gold weapons have greater knockback scaling than the other tool tiers. The typical damages of each tool type are:

*With continuous use, Steve's sword, axe, pickaxe, and shovel will use up durability points. Once all durability points for a set tool have been used up, it breaks apart and Steve can no longer use that tool. If Steve tries to use an attack that requires a weapon he does not have, he will perform a weak punch with minimal range instead. This prevents him from constantly brawling out at close range with his weapons, and every so often forces him to mine the ground for resources and craft new tools at a crafting table. The durability varies between tools made of different materials, with wood and gold being the least durable while diamond and iron are the most durable.

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|neutralname=Sword ({{ja|剣|Ken}})

|neutral1dmg=2.72%{{!!}}3.4%{{!!}}3.74%{{!!}}4.08%{{!!}}4.59%

|neutraldesc=Steve quickly swings his sword in front of himself with short reach. He can repeat this attack by holding down the attack button, and can walk and jump, forward and backward, while doing this, making it functionally similar to {{SSBU|Mega Man}}'s Mega Buster and {{SSBU|Min Min}}'s [[Punch]]. It is one of the few neutral attacks in the game that cannot [[lock]], and the hitbox is unable to hit floored opponents unless their hitboxes are large.

|ftiltname=Sword ({{ja|剣|Ken}})

|ftiltdmg=2.72%{{!!}}3.4%{{!!}}3.74%{{!!}}4.08%{{!!}}4.59%

|utiltname=Axe ({{ja|斧|Ono}})

|utiltdmg=5.2%{{!!}}6.5%{{!!}}7.15%{{!!}}7.8%{{!!}}8.775%

|utiltdesc=Steve quickly swings his axe above himself. Similarly to his neutral attack/forward tilt/neutral aerial, Steve is able to repeat the attack by holding down the attack button, and can jump or walk forward or backward while he is doing this. Both moves have low upward knockback, making them useful as combo starters/extenders. Unlike up air, if he jumps while using this move, continues using it while airborne and then lands, he will not suffer landing lag. The hitbox reaches slightly to the left and right of Steve, allowing it to hit standing characters of average height.

|dtiltname=Flint and Steel ({{ja|火打ち石と打ち金|Hiuchīshi To Uchigane}})

|dtiltdmg=0.8% (loop hit), 6.4% (last hit){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dtiltdesc=Steve uses flint and steel to create a flame with a lingering hitbox in front of himself. The flame is a looping multi-hit attack, with the final hit launching opponents. If Steve uses this move at the end of a platform or near a ledge, the flame travels downward, allowing him to [[edgeguard]] and [[2 frame punish|2-frame]] opponents, although this is most effective on characters with underwhelming recoveries since the flame sends at a diagonal angle. While it has a long-lasting hitbox, it has very low ending lag, giving it solid combo potential. It can be used to trade with weaker projectiles as well. This move does not use up durability points. Can be reflected and absorbed. Due to being a projectile, Steve experiences no hitlag, however the projectile itself does, delaying later hits relative to Steve and causing the opponent to be trapped for longer if all hits connect, thus reducing Steve's effective ending lag.

|dashname=Pickaxe ({{ja|ツルハシ|Tsuruhashi}})

|dashdmg=8.32% (clean), 6.72% (late){{!!}}10.4% (clean), 8.4% (late){{!!}}11.44% (clean), 9.24% (late){{!!}}12.48% (clean), 10.08% (late){{!!}}14.04% (clean), 11.34% (late)

|fsmashname=Sword ({{ja|剣|Ken}})

|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|12}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|15}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|16.5}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|18}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|20.25}}

|fsmashdesc=Rears back before performing a slower but strong inward swing with his sword, based on the sweep attack that swords possess from ''Minecraft: Java Edition''. Decently fast for an attack of its kind. As the hitbox goes as far as the pixelated slash effect, and as Steve takes a step forward to attack, it has deceptively good range (having a longer range than most of his other moves). The charging animation can also dodge attacks with good timing, as Steve steps back slightly. Unique to this attack, the diamond sword variant has higher knockback scaling than the other tool tiers (apart from gold), rendering it extremely powerful for an attack of its type (while the gold sword does have the highest knockback scaling, its reduced damage output makes it overall less powerful).

|usmashname=Magma Block ({{ja|マグマ ブロック|Maguma Burokku}})

|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|1}} (first hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|0.4}} (loop hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14}} (last hit){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|7.4}} (pickaxe){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|8.14}} (pickaxe){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|8.88}} (pickaxe){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|9.99}} (pickaxe)

|usmashdesc=Steve places a magma block above himself before breaking it with his pickaxe. The move has a [[flame]] effect, possesses great vertical range, and hits multiple times, similarly to {{SSBU|Roy}}'s up smash. It has a ground-level hitbox in front of Steve that scoops opponents into the block, making it effective out-of-shield or against landing opponents. This scooping hitbox will only hit grounded opponents. However, with the exception of the initial grounded launcher hitbox, it only hits directly above Steve, and despite its animation, Steve cannot move until well after the move is complete as he automatically breaks the block afterwards, with the move having very high ending lag. This move does not use up durability points. The pickaxe itself can also deal damage. Despite its unorthodox animation, it is incredibly powerful for a multi-hitting up smash, KOing Mario at ground level of Final Destination at 102%.

|dsmashname=Lava Bucket ({{ja|溶岩バケツ|Yōgan Baketsu}})

|dsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|0.6}} (loop hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14}} (last hit){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dsmashdesc=Steve pulls out a lava-filled bucket and pours lava on both sides of himself. Both hits have long lingering hitboxes (with each lasting 10 frames) and are powerful [[semi-spike]]s, which can be used efficiently for [[edge guarding]]. It is slightly affected by gravity near ledges, similarly to Steve's down tilt, although this is much less noticeable. This move does not use up durability points. The lava can be reflected and absorbed.

|nairname=Sword ({{ja|剣|Ken}})

|nairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|2.72}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3.4}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3.74}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4.08}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4.59}}

|fairname=Pickaxe ({{ja|ツルハシ|Tsuruhashi}})

|fairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8.4}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9.6}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10.5}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12}} (late){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|11.55}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13.2}} (late){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12.6}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14.4}} (late){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14.175}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|16.2}} (late)

|bairname=Pickaxe ({{ja|ツルハシ|Tsuruhashi}})

|bairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9.2}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10.4}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|11.5}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12.65}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14.3}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13.8}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|15.6}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|15.525}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|17.55}} (clean)

|bairdesc=A pickaxe swing behind himself with powerful horizontal knockback but low range. The move is stronger during the later part of the swing. The power of the diamond variant puts it among the strongest back aerials in the game. If buffered out of a short hop, Steve will instead perform a sword swing that behaves like a neutral aerial but uses the back aerial's animation and staleness.

|uairname=Axe ({{ja|斧|Ono}})

|uairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5.2}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|6.5}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|7.15}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|7.8}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8.775}}

|uairdesc=An axe swing identical to up tilt, but with less ending lag. Very weak, but very spammable; the gold version has the lowest total duration of any aerial attack in the series (in fact beating {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}'s {{Mvsub|Meta Knight|SSBB|up aerial|alt=infamous up aerial}} in ''Brawl''), while all other versions last the same amount of time as the aforementioned attack. This speed easily allows up aerial to combo into itself and other aerials, though because of Steve's poor mobility, it is not easily abusable like Meta Knight's up aerial. Placing blocks and using a combination of up aerial and up smash's looping hits can slowly drag opponents up towards the top blast zone to set up extended combos. Unlike up tilt, it cannot transition into a ground variant, and upon landing with up air, Steve will suffer some landing lag; however, oddly, when up tilt transitions into an aerial variant and then lands, it does not incur landing lag and the move is not interrupted.

|dairname=Anvil ({{ja|金床|Kinshō}})

|dairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|18}} (normal), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}} (cancelled), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8}} (re-fall){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dairdesc=A powerful [[stall-then-fall]] in which Steve drops an anvil directly below himself while standing on it. The move can be canceled, a first for a stall-then-fall; if it is canceled, then Steve will jump off of the anvil, but it will continue falling. The jump does not use up Steve's double jump. After landing, the anvil remains on the stage for a brief amount of time before disappearing, which can block opponents or be stood on. If the ground under the anvil disappears or is destroyed before the anvil disappears, the anvil will start falling again. The anvil has incredible knockback and high damage, being capable of KOing grounded opponents as early as 88%, making it the strongest down aerial in the game. It is also notoriously powerful for contesting against juggles or upward attacks, due to its damage giving it very high [[priority]], and its knockback being capable of KOing even earlier near the top blast lines. This move uses up one piece of iron and does nothing at all if Steve does not have any iron. If an anvil has been dropped recently, Steve cannot drop another until it disappears on its own, or after a short time if it is dropped offstage. The anvil counts as a projectile until it lands, even while Steve is riding it. Steve can mine a stationary anvil for iron, redstone and rare materials.

|grabname=Fishing Rod ({{ja|釣り竿|Tsurizao}})

|grabdmg={{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|grabdesc=A tether-like grab using a fishing rod with a wide range. Grounded grabbed opponents are trapped within a fence while Steve holds them. Unlike {{SSBU|Isabelle}}'s similar-looking [[Fishing Rod]], it functions as an actual tether grab despite the lack of a grab aerial and tether recovery.<!--This is because the grab uses a secondary model that gets attached to the throw bone, which all tethers use and no extended grab uses.--> The grab itself starts up relatively fast, but has high ending lag; additionally, despite the hook being able to visibly drop past ledges like Isabelle's, it will not grab opponents if it does so. The hook also arcs as it's cast and can possibly miss smaller characters entirely depending on their position. This move does not use up durability points.

|pummelname=Grab Punch ({{ja|つかみパンチ|Tsukami Panchi}})

|pummeldmg=1.5%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|pummeldesc=A punch. Unique compared to other pummels, being marginally slower but stronger than similar pummels like {{SSBU|Mario}}, but slightly faster and weaker than stronger pummels like {{SSBU|Bowser}}. He shares this distinction with {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Terry}}, {{SSBU|Min Min}} and {{SSBU|Pyra}} & {{SSBU|Mythra}}.

|fthrowname=Piston Thrust ({{ja|ピストンでふっとばす|Pisuton de Futtoba}})

|fthrowdmg=3% (hit 1), 6% (throw){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|bthrowname=Fishing Rod Throw ({{ja|釣り竿で投げる|Tsurizao de Nageru}})

|bthrowdmg=10%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|bthrowdesc=Steve throws the opponent backward with the fishing rod. Rather weak and easy to DI due to its diagonal angle, and sends the opponent diagonally, making it a mediocre option for setting up edgeguards. This move does not use up durability points.

|uthrowname=Piston Thrust ({{ja|ピストンでふっとばす|Pisuton de Futtoba}})

|uthrowdmg=3% (hit 1), 8% (throw){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|uthrowdesc=Steve places the opponent on a piston launching them upward. Like forward throw, it has very high base knockback, but average growth, making its KO ability rather average. With rage, it is capable of being Steve's strongest KO throw. This move does not use up durability points.

|dthrowname=Anvil Crush ({{ja|金床でつぶす|Kinshō de Tsubusu}})

|dthrowdmg=7% (anvil), 8% (throw){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dthrowdesc=Steve throws the opponent on the ground before an anvil drops on them, launching them forward and consuming a piece of iron. Without sufficient iron, no anvil will appear, and Steve will simply throw the opponent onto the ground, making it weaker overall. Both versions are good for use in combos at low percents, with the anvil version dealing 15% total and being the second most damaging throw in the game (surpassed by {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s up throw which deals 16%). The anvil can be reflected.

|floorfdmg=7%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|floorbdmg=7%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|floortdmg=5%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|edgedmg=9%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|nsdmg={{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

'''Craft (crafting table)''': Steve uses his resources to craft a full set of tools (sword, axe, pickaxe and shovel), restoring their durability. Steve starts the battle with wooden tools, with a crafting table appearing at his starting point. The most valuable resources are prioritized when performing this move; for example, if Steve has both iron and stone, then his tools will be upgraded to iron. When upgrading to a new tier of tools, a ''Minecraft''-styled progression bar appears above Steve, and Steve will flourish a new weapon after crafting completes. He is vulnerable to attacks throughout the upgrading animation but can cancel it during the early frames. The crafting table itself is considered a background object and will not interrupt player movement. It also has 30 HP, can be damaged (and thus cause [[hitlag]]), and can be destroyed by Steve or his opponents. If destroyed, the crafting table will respawn at Steve's location following a few seconds, and Steve can also summon the crafting table to his location by pressing the special move button while shielding, which uses a small amount of resources; if he does not have sufficient resources, he will not be able to spawn or move his crafting table. When summoned, it will have its HP restored. If multiple Steves are present, then they can use each other's crafting tables as well as their own.

'''Create Block (midair)''': Steve places a block directly beneath himself, which functions as a platform. If the special move button is held down while Steve is walking on a block or jumping, he can continue placing blocks directly beneath himself as he moves. He can only place blocks a certain distance around the stage, signified by a pink barrier that appears while placing blocks adjacent to the limit. Up to 8 blocks can be on-screen at the same time for each Steve in play, and placing excessive blocks cause the oldest blocks to disappear instantly. The blocks break slowly over time, but touching them or hitting them (including hitting the block on the underside while jumping) speeds this process up. Blocks placed either near the build limit or after Steve was knocked into the air and yet to [[Recovery|recover]] flash like a helpless character and break faster than they would otherwise. Placed blocks can absorb incoming attacks, including projectiles, and can also be used to aid Steve's recovery or to edgeguard opponents. Blocks can be made using dirt, sand, wool, ice, wood, stone, or iron, and will break more slowly the more valuable the material they are made of is. Unlike Craft, the least valuable resources are prioritized when performing this move.

|ssdmg=19% (powered rail acceleration), 15.6%-7.5%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|ssdesc=Steve hops into a minecart and rides around the stage, placing rails as he does so. If Steve has redstone and gold, he can use it to lay down powered rails (powered via a redstone torch), making the minecart faster and more powerful. He can push the special move again while in the Minecart to lay down powered rails again (if he has redstone and gold) to make the cart burst forward again. Steve can jump out of the minecart at any time, but it still moves forward a short distance afterwards, trapping other fighters within it should they make contact; a trapped fighter will be stuck in the minecart for longer the more [[damage]] they have, but can escape by [[button mashing]]. Both a ridden and empty minecart are considered projectiles. Steve needs sufficient iron to place the minecart, and sufficient materials to place rails. Each rail placed uses 1 unit of dirt/stone/wood/iron. If Steve has little/no wood or stone, he will still bring out the minecart but will stop moving almost immediately. Steve can jump back into an empty minecart, and can move so long as he has tracks; as a result, he can move indefinitely in an enclosed space (such as between two walls). Steve can hop in and out of his minecart a maximum of two times per spawn, and can break a stationary minecart to regain the iron used to craft it. If Steve has no iron, he will face the inputted direction and attempt to place a minecart, but fail. This can be used to change his direction while airborne.

|usdmg=5% (clean), 3% (late){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|usdesc=Steve dons an elytra and propels himself forward, upward, or downward with a firework rocket. During his initial burst, Steve has a damaging [[hitbox]]. The mechanics of this move appear similar to ''Brawl''{{'}}s [[gliding]] mechanic, with Steve being able to control his trajectory while gliding. Its maximum horizontal distance is extremely high, but its vertical distance is poor in comparison without proper usage.<ref>[https://clips.twitch.tv/FastBusyCroquetteDBstyle-QPyutQDvwYLndeqB Elytra Recovering from the Bottom Blastzone]</ref> He is also able to turn around during the [[startup]] of the move, but he cannot change directions or cancel the move once he starts flying. The elytra falls off after a few seconds of flight or if Steve hits a solid object in mid-glide, leaving Steve [[helpless]]; he can also cancel the move by pressing the shield or special attack button, though this will also put him in freefall. This move does not use up durability points.

|dsdmg=28%/14% (redstone detonation), 20%/10% (non-redstone detonation){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dsdesc=Steve lays a TNT block on the ground; this uses up 50 "points" of resources, with each resource giving incrementally bigger points (dirt = 2, wood/stone = 5, iron = 10). The TNT acts similarly to a [[Blast Box]]; it will fall downwards if placed in midair, can be detonated if hit for 20% damage, and takes double damage from [[flame]] attacks<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ruben_dal/status/1374798400760127488 TNT health]</ref> (but not immediately like the Blast Box), but also detonates after enough time passes. Its explosion is extremely powerful and causes [[Special Zoom]] on hit. If Steve holds down the special button after placing the TNT, he can place a trail of redstone, then a pressure plate upon letting go of the special button, which will manually detonate the TNT if stepped on and increases the power of the explosion. The redstone trail can be placed so long as Steve has redstone and is on the ground near a TNT block, but hitting the TNT block with enough knockback will move the block, and cause the redstone trail and pressure plate to disappear. The TNT affects both Steve and his opponents; however, if the TNT is triggered via a pressure plate, then the fighter who triggered the TNT takes reduced knockback from the explosion, allowing for creative traps. The TNT block can be mined to regain iron, redstone and rarer materials.

|fsdmg=15% (trapping hit), 45% (cutscene){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

===Stats===

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!Weapon!!Wood/Gold!!Stone!!Iron/Diamond

| 25 || 40 || 50

| 70 || 85 || 95

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!Move!!Durability cost

! Sword attacks (except for Forward Smash)

| 2

| 9 (Wood), 18 (Gold), 14 (other materials)

! Axe attacks

| 5.5

! Up Smash

| 0

| 4.5

| 6.5

| 2.5 (per resource)

*'''Up taunt''': Jumps twice, and while in midair, punches three times. Due to Steve jumping the same height that his [[short hop]] covers, he can dodge some attacks with lower-reaching hitboxes. This gesture is often used in the ''Minecraft'' community as a greeting.

*'''Side taunt''': Pulls out and eats a Steak, with a small burp upon finishing.

*'''Down taunt''': Sneaks (crouches) three times while looking toward the screen. This is another popular gesture found in the ''Minecraft'' community, where players crouch repeatedly as a sign of peace, friendship, or agreement. It is also used to mock a player when losing or getting trolled.

*'''Left:''' A Creeper is shown onscreen, which promptly explodes as Steve humorously lands directly in front of the camera without an animation.

*'''Up:''' Eats a Steak while the camera angle changes, and then burps while the steak vanishes.

==In [[competitive play]]==

 

 

 

===Tier placement and history===

Leading up to release, there was a lot of speculation for how Steve would work in ''Smash'' due to his unique moveset compared to the rest of the roster. Many players saw a lot of potential in him, with several players going as far as to call him top tier or outright broken due to his block-creating and crafting mechanics, his glide recovery that works similarly to the infamous [[glide]] mechanic in ''Brawl'', and his high power. After his release, players had mixed reactions to his viability. Some players such as {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|MkLeo}} believed that Steve was potentially high tier due to his incredible edge guarding and a great combo game. On the other hand, players such as {{Sm|Dabuz}} believed his weaknesses, especially his poor mobility, would make him more of a lower-mid tier character.

 

Due to the [[COVID-19|COVID-19 pandemic]], Steve's initial representation in competitive play was online. Although most of his initial success came from {{Sm|Salem}}, Steve gradually saw a larger playerbase that met with consistently high placements online. Most notably, {{Sm|Jake}} won several large weeklies, defeated several top 10 online players, and was ranked 1st on 2 iterations of the [[Panda Global Online Leaderboard]].

 

 

Due to the character's unorthodox playstyle and sudden rise in the metagame, many people began to argue that Steve should be banned. While this movement initially took a while to gain momentum, the discussion began in earnest in early 2022 with the sudden rise of players unknown prior to Steve's release, as well as the number of top player upsets by then-unranked players (such as {{Sm|Dabuz}} by {{Sm|yonni}} or {{Sm|Tweek}} by {{Sm|DDog}}). Discussion on Steve's ban heated up around the Summer of 2022 with the rise of {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Onin}}, both of whom dominated their scenes and won multiple majors despite being relatively unknown players months prior. In particular, Onin's dominant victory at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2022}}, which included a devastating 3-0 victory over {{Sm|MkLeo}}; acola's victory at his debut overseas tournament {{Trn|The Gimvitational}}; and the Steve ditto between the two players at {{Trn|Let's Make Moves Miami}} led many players to compare Steve to ''Brawl'' {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and ''Smash 4'' {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, two characters who dominated their game's respective metagames.

 

Proponents of Steve's ban argue that his ability to change a stage's layout with blocks and create near-unbeatable setups whether onstage or ledgetrapping has led to him being too strong with little viable counterplay. Some of his more notorious techniques include placing a block above the ledge and then using his Back Throw to either [[Stage Spike]] the opponent if they don't [[tech]] or guarantee a Forward smash if they do. This tech is called a Block Spike. Steve can also chain jabs across the stage to carry the opponent offstage or combo into a Forward Smash at the ledge, and using Down smash on his own TNT and buffering an [[Air dodge]] to avoid the explosion, covering most recovery options with a single move. Some of these players also argue that most players who saw success with Steve were "unknown" players prior to the character swap, and that their sudden burst of success proves that Steve "carries" his players. They pointed out how the metagame was being populated with Steve players - for example, Super Smash Con 2022 had 9 Steve players make top 64 while all other characters had 4 or less players<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/woohfu/top_64_character_representation_at_super_smash/|title=Top 64 Character Representation at Super Smash Con 2022}}</ref> - and that the character's increasing presence in the metagame was driving players away from the game.

 

On the other hand, opponents of Steve's ban argue that Steve's dominance in the metagame had been exaggerated or required more context, and that people have been developing counterplay in the matchup for a while. They also argued that Steve's dominance in the metagame was less notable than ''Brawl'' Meta Knight or ''Smash 4'' Bayonetta, pointing to how only two Steve players - {{Sm|acola}} and {{Sm|Onin}} were consistent top 8 threats. In addition, some players noted how most players who picked up Steve were younger players who either had less opportunities to enter tournaments prior or began playing during the online metagame; for example, acola had his start in the [[Smashmate]] ladder and began ranking highly well before his offline debut.

 

Some people have proposed using Ultimate's [[Handicap#In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Custom Balance]] feature to weaken Steve as opposed to a full ban. However, this proposal has raised concerns of it being a slippery slope, possibly leading to people to advocate using custom balance on more characters to weaken high tier characters who aren't ban worthy and strengthen low tier characters, which will lead to disputes over which characters get buffed or nerfed and by how much. Others became concerned that the lower knockback from custom balancing could actually end up strengthening Steve by making his combos more consistent.

 

Despite the heated discussion, there was little effort toward banning Steve for most of 2022, with notable exceptions being the French regional {{Trn|CrocoCup 1}} and [[Tournament:Shockwave|Ultimate Shockwave]] testing out a Steve ban, among other characters, for a few of their tournaments in November and December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CrocoCorporated/status/1521540624469659649|title=Steve will be banned from CrocoCup #1}}</ref> However, the early-2023 discovery of [[Phantom MLG]]—a tech involving Create Block that allows Steve to escape out of a move and immediately follow it up with a counterattack—led to renewed and successful efforts to ban the character, with many organizers arguing that the tech was the breaking point for them. A few tournaments, including {{Trn|Collision 2023}} and {{Trn|MAJOR UPSET}}, made efforts to only ban the tech itself, or give out penalties to those who were accused of using the tech, however some players argued that banning only the tech was impractical, as it could be difficult telling whether a Steve player performed PMLG or just simply fell out of a move. By May 2023, 17 out of the 50 United States have banned Steve completely, while many other states have seen bans at a local level.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LoopBarnard/status/1654190092951384064|title=Steve ban map in North America as of May 4th, 2023}}</ref> Bans were also exacerbated with {{Sm|Hungrybox}}'s decision to ban the character from his [[Tournament:The Coinbox|Coinbox]] tournaments,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LiquidHbox/status/1631435704772317186|title=Steve is officially banned at the Coinbox for the foreseeable future.}}</ref> and many other tournaments would also announce a ban, including {{Trn|Gateway Legends 2023}}, {{Trn|Luminosity Makes Moves Miami}}, and {{Trn|Regen 2023}}.

 

 

Steve faces off against fighters who represent enemy mobs in ''Minecraft''. With the exceptions of Rounds 2 and 6, all rounds are stamina battles. The title is a reference to the [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Far_Lands/Java_Edition/Pre-Beta_1.8 Far Lands], a glitch that used to exist in both [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Java_Edition ''Minecraft: Java Edition''] and the [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Bedrock_Edition ''Bedrock Edition''] where land an extreme distance away from the starting point of a world formed large, fold-like cliffs due to overflow errors in the generation system. The final battle is against a giant Ridley and two tiny Endermen. If the player uses the Zombie or Enderman costumes, the opponents using this costume will not switch to a different one.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|1||{{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Zombie}} (×6 (×2 Tiny)) [[Steve (SSBU)|Zombie]]||[[Minecraft World]] (Birch Forest, Night)||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Glide}}''||Horde Battle.<br> The two tiny Zombies represents the Baby Zombie variant. The stage is always set to nighttime, referencing how Zombies burn in sunlight.

|2||{{CharHead|Wario|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=Green}} (×4)||Minecraft World (Plains, Day)||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|The Arch-Illager}}''||Represent Pillagers. {{CharHead|Villager|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and Giant {{CharHead|R.O.B.|SSBU|hsize=20px}} appear as CPU allies, representing a Villager and an Iron Golem, respectively.

|3||{{CharHead|Link|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=White}} (×3)||Minecraft World ([[Battlefield form]], Night)||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Clockwork Crafter}}''||Represent Skeletons. The stage is always set to nighttime, referencing how Skeletons burn in sunlight.

|4||Tiny {{CharHead|Pit|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=Blue}} (×3) and {{CharHead|Robin|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||[[Luigi's Mansion]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Other|Dragon Battle}}''||Robin represents an Evoker and the tiny Pits represent Vexes. The stage represents a Woodland Mansion.

|5||Giant {{CharHead|Kirby|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=White}} (×2) and Tiny {{CharHead|King K. Rool|SSBU|hsize=20px|color=Pink}} (×2)||[[Norfair]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Pikmin|The Keeper of the Lake}}''||The giant Kirbys represent Ghasts and the tiny King K. Rools represent Zombified Piglins. The stage represents the Nether.

|6||Giant {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Enderman}} Enderman (×4)||[[Find Mii]]||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|Clockwork Crafter}}''||Horde Battle. Items do not appear.<br>The Endermen being sized up resembles their actual height in ''Minecraft''. The stage represents the End Pillars.

|Final||Giant {{CharHead|Ridley|SSBU|hsize=20px}} and Tiny {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Enderman}} Enderman (×2)||{{SSBU|Final Destination}}||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|The Arch-Illager}}''||Giant Ridley represents the Ender Dragon. The stage represents the End.

Due to his status as downloadable content, Steve does not have a legitimate role in World of Light. Instead, he is unlocked for use in the mode after freeing 10 fighters from [[Galeem]]'s control. If loading an existing save file that meets this condition prior to downloading Steve, he is immediately unlocked.

Steve's fighter spirit can be obtained by completing {{SSBU|Classic Mode}}. It is only available periodically for purchase in the shop for 300 Gold, but only after Steve has been downloaded. Unlocking Steve in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a fighter spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and are purely aesthetic. Alex has a fighter spirit of her own, available exclusively through the shop. Each fighter spirit has an alternate version that replaces it with its artwork in ''Ultimate''.

Additionally, the Zombie and Enderman have attack primary and neutral primary spirits respectively, but they do not have fighter spirits.

SSBU spirit Steve.png|1,428. '''''Steve'''''

SSBU spirit Alex.png|1,429. '''Alex'''

SSBU spirit Zombie.png|1,430. Zombie

SSBU spirit Enderman.png|1,434. Enderman

==In Spirit Battles==

|{{SpiritTableName|Zombie|link=y|size=64}}

|•[[Steve (SSBU)|Zombie]] Team {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Zombie}}×10 (20 HP)

|{{SpiritType|Attack}}

|•The enemy has super armor but moves slower<br>•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•Defeat an army of fighters

|{{SpiritTableName|Enderman|link=y|size=64}}

|•[[Steve (SSBU)|Enderman]] Team {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Enderman}}×4

|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}

|{{SpiritTableName|Piglin|customname=[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Piglin Piglin]|size=64|dlcalt=y}}

|•Gold [[Steve (SSBU)|Alex]] Team {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Alex}}×7 (×2 Tiny)

|rowspan="2"|{{SpiritType|Attack}}

|style="background-color:#EEE;"|•Gold {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} Team {{Head|Mii Brawler|g=SSBU|s=20px}}×7 (×2 Tiny) (Moveset [[Shot Put|1]][[Onslaught|1]][[Soaring Axe Kick|1]][[Head-On Assault|1]], Pig Mask, Pig Outfit)<ref group="SB" name="DLC"/>

|{{SpiritTableName|Villager & Iron Golem|customname=[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Villager Villager] & [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Iron_Golem Iron Golem]|size=64}}

|•Giant {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} {{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (INT)/{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}} (JP/CH/KR)<br>•{{SSBU|Steve}} {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=AlexWhite}}×2 {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=SteveWhite}}

|{{SpiritType|Grab}}

|{{SpiritTableName|Ender Dragon|customname=[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Ender_Dragon Ender Dragon]|size=64}}

|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (200 HP)<br>•[[Steve (SSBU)|Enderman]] {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Enderman}}×2 (50 HP)

|{{SpiritType|Neutral}}

|[[Find Mii]] (hazards off)

|[https://minecraft.wiki/w/Enderman Endermen]

Steve unlock notice SSBU.jpg|Steve's unlock notice after downloading him from the [[Nintendo eShop]].

SSBUWebsiteSteve4.jpg|Steve using [[Elytra]] near {{SSBU|Pit}} and {{SSBU|Dark Pit}} on [[Temple]].

[[File:SteveTextures.png|256px|thumb|Steve's texture sheet for his default alternate costume, upscaled from the original textures.]]

*Steve is referred to within the game files with the codename "pickel". In Japanese, the loanword {{ja|ピッケル|Pikkeru}} ''pickel'' is used to refer to ice axes, deriving from the German word "Eispickel".<ref>[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ピッケル ピッケル - Wikipedia]</ref>

**Sakurai stated that when Nintendo approached him about adding ''Minecraft'' content, he was at first skeptical of the idea, but ultimately agreed to it.

**He also noted that every stage in the game had to be reworked to accommodate Steve's block-placing ability, which was a large portion of the fighter's programming workload.<ref>https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/10/every_smash_bros_ultimate_stage_has_to_be_reworked_for_minecraft_steves_inclusion</ref>

**Another development hurdle Sakurai and his team encountered while working on Steve was the issue of the Enderman costume unintentionally blending into stages with dark backgrounds. While attempting to remedy this issue, Sakurai would take screenshots of the Enderman in front of dark backgrounds and ask the development team to try and find it.<ref>https://twitter.com/KodyNOKOLO/status/1455935774088704000</ref>

*According to former ''Minecraft'' production director Daniel Kaplan, negotiations between Nintendo and Mojang for ''Minecraft'' content to appear in ''Smash'' began "at least five" years prior to Steve's reveal.<ref>https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/1311773807175180296</ref>

*Steve is the first fighter in ''Smash'' history to have a victory animation modified in an update (not including [[List of updates (SSB4)/1.1.1 changelog|an update in ''Smash 4'']] that universally improved slow-motion effects on sword-swinging animations). In version {{h2|List of updates (SSBU)|9.0.1}}, Steve's Up victory pose was modified so that the Steak disappears after he finishes eating it.<!--SmashWiki is not speculative. Do not add unconfirmed explanations for this change.-->

**Although the official reason for this change is currently unknown, many players noted that the position of the camera at the end of the pose gave it an unintentionally phallic appearance, with journalists reporting on it both before and after it was altered. Phil Spencer, the head executive of [[Microsoft]]'s Xbox division, was shown the pose and stated in response to the interviewer's speculations, "I assume that will be fixed."<ref>[https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1319097009761112064 Stephen Totilo on Twitter]</ref>

**Steve is the second fighter in ''Ultimate'' to have their victory screens modified in some way via updates, the first being {{SSBU|Chrom}}'s victory theme being changed to fit the rest of the fighters from ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' in version {{h2|List of updates (SSBU)|3.0.0}}.

*Steve and {{SSBU|Byleth}} are the only fighters in ''Ultimate'' whose alternate costumes are displayed alongside their default costumes on the [[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site|official ''Ultimate'' site]], similarly to {{SSB4|Robin}}'s page on the [[Super Smash Bros. 4 Official Site|official ''SSB4'' site]].

*Steve is the only character in either Fighters Pass, and one of two characters in ''Ultimate''{{'}}s entire DLC (the other being {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}), to be completely mute.

*Steve and {{SSBU|Sora}} are the only DLC fighters in ''Ultimate'' who can [[crawl]].

*Many of Steve's animations and sounds are directly taken from existing ''Minecraft'' games and media:

**Steve is the only playable character to date without a unique [[tumbling]] animation, instead deriving it from his running animation, remaining upright; this reflects the way players are knocked back in ''Minecraft''. His running animation is also used when he is [[star KO]]'d as well as during certain cinematic Final Smashes such as [[Triple Wolf]] and [[Wario-Man]].

**Steve's swimming animation is identical to his walk animation, as in ''Minecraft'', and his drowning animation reflects the way players "sprint" underwater in ''Minecraft''.

**Steve simply falls to the side when KO'd by a weak attack in [[Stamina Mode]], [[crumpling]], or [[drowning]], mimicking the way players and mobs die in ''Minecraft''.

**When falling [[asleep]], Steve places a red bed on the ground and lies on it. When waking up, he collects it back into his inventory.

**In his [[perfect shield]] animation, Steve crouches and briefly wields a ''Minecraft'' shield.

**Steve's crouching and crawling animations are taken from ''Minecraft''{{'}}s [https://minecraft.wiki/w/Sneaking sneaking] mechanic. He also sneaks in his [[teetering]] animation, reflecting the fact that sneaking prevents the player from falling over ledges in ''Minecraft''.

**When landing from a fall of sufficient distance (roughly 73 units or 7.3 blocks), ''Minecraft''{{'}}s player damage sound plays, making him the only character with a unique long-distance fall sound. This sound cue is merely aesthetic.

**''Minecraft''{{'}}s eating sound effects play when Steve consumes a [[food]] item. This makes Steve the second character to make a unique sound when eating, following fellow third-party character {{SSBU|Snake}}.

**Steve's clapping animation resembles the "simple clap" emote exclusive to ''Minecraft: Bedrock Edition'', looped and with Steve's body turned to the side instead of facing forwards.

**Steve and Alex's eyes blink periodically, a feature not present in their home series outside of ''Minecraft: Bedrock Edition'' and ''Minecraft Dungeons''. Otherwise, their facial expressions never change, even while [[asleep]]. The Zombie and Enderman do not blink.

**When climbing a {{b|ladder|stage element}}, Steve idly glides up and down it while emitting ''Minecraft''{{'}}s own ladder-climbing sounds. He also crouches when stationary on a ladder, as the player does to remain stationary on a ladder in ''Minecraft''.

**When Steve's fishing rod enters a water surface, a water sound effect from ''Minecraft'' plays upon him retracting the grab.

**Steve’s animation when carrying a heavy item is based on the Enderman’s animation when it’s carrying a block.

*Steve's alternate costumes each consist of a [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/304966181746638848/765761871159754772/Screenshot_20201013-222402_Discord.jpg single texture taken from ''Minecraft''], modified slightly for unknown reasons. This notably makes modifying them through [[file replacement]] extremely simple.

*Steve is the first playable character in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series to have originated from an indie game. {{iw|wikipedia|Markus Persson}} created ''Minecraft'' alone and served as its lead designer until its initial release in 2011, although his development company, [[Mojang AB]] (later "Mojang Studios"), became a subsidiary of Microsoft in 2014.

**Independently owned properties currently exclusively appear in ''Smash Bros.'' in the form of Trophies, Spirits, Assist Trophies, and Mii Costumes; an indie character has yet to become playable while still being independently owned.

*Steve is the only fighter to lack an [[idle pose]].

*Zombie and Enderman are the only alternate characters to lack fighter spirits.

*Zombie's and Enderman's stock icons are two of six to show the character's eyes, the others being {{SSBU|Kirby}}, {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, and {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}

**This is not counting {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}} and [[Bowser Jr. (SSBU)|Larry]], as the eyes depicted for the former are not his actual eyes, and the latter lacks his irises.

*Much like {{SSBU|Roy}}'s sourspotted attacks, Steve's wooden and stone sword attacks use "punching" sound effects.

*Steve's animation for holding [[crate]]s, [[party ball]]s, [[barrel]]s, and [[Blast Box]]es resembles the way that Endermen carry blocks in ''Minecraft''.

*If Steve picks up an [[Assist Trophy]] while walking, he can continue walking with it until he stops or performs any other action such as jumping. He, {{SSBU|Mega Man}}, and {{SSBU|Min Min}} are the only characters who can walk with an Assist Trophy.

*The initial reveal of Steve on October 1, 2020 led to a large influx of activity on the social media website [[Twitter]], resulting in the website becoming unreachable for a short period of time. The last time that Twitter experienced an outage was on June 25, 2009, with the death of popular singer {{iw|wikipedia|Michael Jackson}} causing a similar influx of activity.<ref>https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2020/oct/06/smash-steve-broke-twitter/</ref>

*Steve is the only character in the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 with [[stance mirroring]].

*Excluding the Mii Fighters, Steve and {{SSBU|Olimar}} are the only fighter to have an alternate costume of a different character beyond a gender swap in the same pose as his default costume.

*Steve, {{SSBU|Snake}}, and {{SSBU|Inkling}} are the only characters who cannot angle their shield by holding the special move button while shielding. In Steve's case, this is due to the shield and special button combination being used to spawn a crafting table near him.

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