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===Special moves===
*{{nerf|Due to [[tumbling]] characters no longer [[Knockback#Other_physics_of_knockback|hitting opponents they fly into]] other than the one that launched them (including projectiles belonging to them), Snake can no longer disrupt opponents or rack up extra damage on them by launching himself with his explosives.}}
*[[Hand Grenade]]:
**{{buff|Generating the Hand Grenades has less ending lag (FAF 24 → 22).}}
**{{buff|Snake can now use his double jump while holding a Hand Grenade, improving its aerial versatility.}}
**{{nerf|The normal throw has more startup (frame 6 → 8 (normal)).}}
***{{buff|However, its total duration was unchanged, reducing its ending lag.}}
**{{change|Hand Grenades operate on a timer of 2.5 seconds, down from 3 seconds.}}
**{{nerf|Thrown Hand Grenades have a lower base damage value (2% → 1%).}}
**{{nerf|The explosion deals less damage (12% → 9%) and has lower knockback scaling (70 → 69), hindering its KO potential.}} 
***{{buff|However, this also improves its combo potential in combination with the changes to hitstun canceling and DI, making it more practical to combo from in a greater amount of situations.}} 
**{{nerf|The explosion has a smaller hitbox during its first active frame (20u → 12u).}}
**{{change|The explosion has received negative shield damage (0 → -4.5), which alongside its reduced damage output, reduces its shield damage despite the universal increase to shield damage. This weakens Hand Grenades' shield pressuring ability against opponents, but allows Snake himself to shield them more safely.}}
**{{bugfix|Shield dropping a Hand Grenade no longer causes other active ones in the air to fall straight down, nor drops Hand Grenades held by other characters.}}
*[[Remote Missile]]:
**{{buff|Remote Missile has one frame less startup (frame 42 → 41).}}
**{{buff|It has less ending lag both when canceled (FAF 34 → 28) and upon hitting an opponent (FAF 34 → 30).}}
**{{buff|The Remote Missile reaches its top speed immediately upon being fired, travels faster, and turns much quicker, making it significantly easier to control and hit opponents with.}}
**{{buff|The changes to [[air dodge]]s in combination with the move's faster maneuverability significantly improve its utility for [[edgeguarding]], as it can now cover opponents' recovery options much more effectively and force them to use up their air dodges, KOing them at high percents if it hits. This gives it a more defined purpose in Snake's arsenal, no longer being one of his most situational moves.}}
**{{buff|The weak hit has more base knockback (45 → 50).}}
**{{nerf|It no longer deals shield damage (1 → 0).}}
**{{change|The Remote Missile no longer fully stops and drops down when canceled, instead falling in an arc carried by its horizontal momentum.}}
**{{change|It uses a different sound when preparing to fire a missile.}}
*[[Cypher]]:
**{{buff|Snake can grab ledges out of Cypher, improving its safety.}}
**{{nerf|Cypher can be destroyed by attacks that deal at least 13% damage, worsening Snake's recovery.}}
**{{nerf|Due to the new limitations to [[tech]]ing, Snake can no longer infinitely stall by using Cypher, hitting himself with C4 and then teching on the stage if his percent is too high, hindering his recovery at high percents.}}
**{{nerf|It no longer deals shield damage (1 → 0).}}
**{{change|It launches at a slightly different angle (361° → 42°).}}
**{{change|It no longer uses set knockback (90 set/100 scaling → 63 base/17 scaling), making it weaker at low percents, but stronger at high percents.}}
**{{change|It uses two smaller hitboxes instead of a single large hitbox (6u → 2.5u/3u).}}
**{{bugfix|The [[grab release glitch]] has been fixed.}}
**{{bugfix|Grabbing onto a {{b|ladder|stage element}} no longer causes Snake to become helpless whenever he lets go or falls after climbing to the top.}}
*[[C4]]:
**{{buff|While [[crouch]]ing, Snake can place and detonate a C4 without standing up, allowing him to take advantage of his low crouch while using the move.}}
***{{buff|Placing it from a crouching position has less startup (frame 20 → 14) and a shorter total duration (FAF 45 → 34) compared to the standing version.}}
**{{buff|It detonates faster with a longer duration (frames 29-30 → 25-27), and has less ending lag (FAF 40 → 33 (standing, aerial), 36 (crouching)). In combination with the changes to hitstun canceling, this improves its combo potential from low to mid percents.}}<!--
Needs confirmation: **{{buff|C4 stuck to an opponent no longer falls off as often after they are launched by a high-knockback move.}}-->
**{{nerf|It no longer deals shield damage (1 → 0).}}
**{{nerf|Dropping it in the air has one frame more startup (frame 15 → 16).}}
***{{buff|However, its total duration remains the same, reducing its ending lag.}}
**{{nerf|Sticking it to an opponent when Snake is on the ground has one frame more startup (frame 8 → 9).}}
***{{buff|However, it has much less ending lag (FAF 33 → 25), now matching the wall version.}}
**{{nerf|Meta Knight's significantly worse placement in ''Ultimate'' makes the [[Omnigay]] technique much less useful.}}
**{{change|C4 emits a flashing red light for a few seconds after being placed, increasing its visibility. This allows Snake to keep track of it more easily, but also allows opponents to do the same.}}
**{{change|It produces a quieter sound when placed.}}<!--Not a buff because it's just an aesthetic, and it's made irrelevant by the new red light-->
**{{change|Snake kneels when detonating it from a standing position.}}
**{{change|Snake can say "There!" in addition to "Now!" when detonating it, which was previously an unused voice clip from ''Brawl''{{'}}s files.}}
*[[Final Smash]]:
**{{change|Snake has a new Final Smash called [[Covering Fire]]. It involves him throwing a flare grenade to call an airstrike. He will announce "It's showtime!" if the move is started on the ground, but not in the air. A crosshair will first appear to mark opponents in intervals before five homing missiles are fired at the marked victims. Targets must be marked multiple times in order to send more of the missiles at them. Any missiles not given a target when their mark is placed will simply fly at where the crosshair was at the time. This resembles the way flare grenades are used in ''Metal Gear Solid V'', where a support helicopter could be called to provide backup, with homing missiles being one of the options. The UI for the missiles bears a resemblance to the one used for the FIM-92 Stinger homing missile launcher.}}
**{{nerf|Snake only fires five shots simultaneously instead of twelve, with each shot's damage being reduced (18% → 15%), hindering its overall effectiveness.}}