Editing Tripping

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[[File:Alternate costume.jpg|thumb|The Mario on the far right can be seen Prat Falling.]]
'''Tripping''' (officially called '''prat falling'''; referred to in game files as '''slipping''') is a gameplay mechanic introduced in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' in which a fighter trips, falls over, and sits in a prone state with a confused expression. Whenever a character begins to [[dash]] or, while running, turn, or performs any button input that involves [[tap|tapping]] the [[control stick]] (most notably those of a [[forward smash]] or [[side special move]]), there is a 1% chance that they will trip; certain attacks and [[item]]s will also cause tripping. ''Brawl'' keeps track of the total number of Prat Falls each character or name has experienced in [[Group Brawl]]s.
[[File:Kirby tripping.jpg|200px|thumb|left|{{SSBB|Kirby}} in his tripped position after stepping on a [[Banana peel]].]]

The sound effect for tripping changes depending on whether the character tripping is from a 'cartoonish' or 'realistic' game/series. In general, characters from more serious or 'realistic' franchises make a light, quick whoosh sound, followed by an unimpressive falling-down noise, while more cartoonish characters (that is, most of the cast) make a swabbing noise like a sliding mop before landing with a distinctive timpani noise.

When sitting down, a character has the same [[Floor Recovery|options]] as when lying down; however, a tripped character is more vulnerable. Unlike prone fighters, sitting fighters can be [[grab|grabbed]]; attacks from a sitting position are weaker than from a lying down position, usually dealing 5% as opposed to 6%, lacking [[transcendent priority]], and possessing only 8 [[invincibility|safe]] [[frame|frames]] (attacking while lying down usually keeps the character safe until the attack's hitboxes end); and rolls and stand ups are generally subpar to their lying down counterparts, possessing fewer invincibility frames yet comparably long animations.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', random tripping no longer occurs, and only certain [[hitbox|hitboxes]] will cause tripping. Banana peels may also cause tripping.

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==Causes of tripping in ''[[Brawl]]''==
[[File:Brawl-Tripping.gif|thumb|200px|[[Dash-dancing]] is based on the intial dash animation, so tripping can occur during dash-dancing.]]
*Whenever the [[control stick]] is smashed left or right, whether from inputting a dash or an attack, there is a 1% chance for the player to trip.
**[[Terrain|Surfaces]] with a lack of traction, namely ice, have a higher likelihood of causing tripping.
*Certain attacks have chances of tripping the opponent when they hit (several [[down tilt]]s and other weaker attacks that hit low to the ground are designed to trip opponents).
**If an attack hits a target at a low angle (such as the [[Sakurai angle]]) and the target does not leave the ground from the knockback, there is an additional chance to trip.
*Being hit by/stepping on a [[Banana Peel]] causes tripping.
*When [[Tingle]] rains down banana peels (note that these are 2D sprites, not actual [[Banana Peel]]s), it causes constant tripping to all opponents until he leaves the screen.
*Luigi's [[Negative Zone]] can cause incessant tripping.

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==List of tripping attacks in ''Brawl''==
Most attacks can only make an opponent trip if the target is not already sitting down and the attack knockback does not knock the target into the air. However, some have the [[slip]] effect and will therefore result in a trip regardless of these circumstances; these are represented in this list with "Always".

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{|class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
!colspan=2|Attack!!Trip chance
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Bowser}}||Forward tilt (angled down)||40%
|-
|Down tilt||30%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}}||Forward tilt (angled side)||50%
|-
|Forward tilt (angled down)||100%
|-
|Up tilt||50%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}||Down tilt||50%
|-
|Forward air (sour spot)||30%
|-
|{{SSBB|Diddy Kong}}||{{b|Banana Peel|move}}||Always
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}||Forward tilt (angled down)||15%
|-
|Down tilt||40%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSBB|Falco}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||40%
|-
|[[Reflector]]||40%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Fox}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||35%
|-
|{{SSBB|Ganondorf}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSBB|King Dedede}}||Neutral attack (hit 2)<!--Hitbox 1 only-->||20%
|-
|Down tilt||40%
|-
|Back aerial||30%
|-
|{{SSBB|Kirby}}||Down tilt||35% (foot)<br>30% (toe)
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Link}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Lucas}}||Down tilt (foot)||40%
|-
|Down smash||40%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSBB|Luigi}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|Dash attack (last hit)||30%
|-
|[[Negative Zone]]||Unknown
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Mario}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|[[Cape]]||30%
|-
|{{SSBB|Meta Knight}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|{{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}||[[Judge]] #2||20%
|-
|{{SSBB|Ness}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Peach}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|Down smash||20%
|-
|rowspan=4|{{SSBB|Pikachu}}||Neutral attack||10%
|-
|Down tilt||30%
|-
|Down smash (last hit)||30%
|-
|[[Skull Bash]]||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Samus}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Sheik}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||40% (hit 1)<br>30% (hits 2-3)
|-
|rowspan=4|{{SSBB|Toon Link}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Dash attack||30%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|Neutral air||30%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSBB|Wario}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash (before frame 32)||30%
|-
|[[Wario Waft]] (uncharged)||Always
|-
|rowspan=5|{{SSBB|Wolf}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Forward smash (rear segment)||60%
|-
|Down smash||35%
|-
|Up air||35%
|-
|[[Blaster]]||40% (claw front)<br>37% (claw back)
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Yoshi}}||Down tilt (clean)||30%
|-
|Down tilt (tip)||40%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSBB|Zelda}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}||Forward tilt||20% (angled side)<br>60% (angled down)
|-
|Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Items]]||[[Banana Peel]]||Always
|-
|[[Fan]] neutral||10%
|-
|Fan tilt||20%
|-
|Fan smash||30%
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Copy abilities not mentioned are the same as their originals.

==List of tripping attacks in ''SSB4''==
{{incomplete|all characters are done, but nothing else is}}
{|class="wikitable" align="center"
|-
!colspan=2|Attack!!Trip chance
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Bowser}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|[[Slip Bomb]]||Always
|-
|rowspan=2|{{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}}||Forward tilt||50%
|-
|Up tilt||50%
|-
|{{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}||Down tilt (hit 3)||40%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}||Down tilt||50%
|-
|Forward air (late)||20%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Charizard}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|Down smash||40%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Dark Pit}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|rowspan=4|{{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|[[Monkey Flip]] (kick and footstool)||30%
|-
|[[Flying Monkey Flip]] (kick and footstool)||30%
|-
|{{b|Banana Peel|move}}||Always
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Donkey Kong}}||Forward tilt (angled down)||15%
|-
|Down tilt||40%
|-
|[[Hand Slap]] (aerial, all variations)||20%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Dr. Mario}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|[[Super Sheet]] (all variations*)||30%
|-
|rowspan=4|{{SSB4|Falco}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||40%
|-
|[[Reflector]]||25%
|-
|[[Accele-Reflector]]||25%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Fox}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||35%
|-
|{{SSB4|Ganondorf}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Ike}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|Down smash||20%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|[[Pound]]||40%
|-
|[[Sideways Pound]]||40%
|-
|{{SSB4|King Dedede}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|{{SSB4|Kirby}}||Down tilt||35% (foot)<br>30% (toe)
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Link}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|{{SSB4|Little Mac}}<br>[[Giga Mac]]||Down tilt||20%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Lucario}}<br/>[[Mega Lucario]]||Down tilt||40%
|-
|[[Force Palm]] (all variations) (blast)||20%
|-
|{{SSB4|Lucina}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Luigi}}||Down tilt||25%
|-
|Dash attack (hit 7)||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Mario}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|[[Cape]] (all variations*)||30%
|-
|{{SSB4|Marth}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|{{SSB4|Mega Man}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|{{SSB4|Meta Knight}}||Down tilt||25%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Mii Brawler}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|[[Head-On Assault]] (ground leap)||100%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Mii Swordfighter}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|Down smash||20%
|-
|[[Reversal Slash]]||20%
|-
|{{SSB4|Mii Gunner}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}||[[Chef]] (food)||10%
|-
|[[Short-Order Chef]] (food)||10%
|-
|[[Judge]] #2||20%
|-
|{{SSB4|Ness}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Olimar}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||20%
|-
|{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}||Down tilt||25%
|-
|{{SSB4|Peach}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Pikachu}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|Down smash (hit 6)||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Pit}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|[[Slip Gyro]]||Always
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Rosalina}}||Down smash (R)||30%
|-
|[[Shooting Star Bit]]||100%
|-
|{{SSB4|Roy}}||Down tilt||35%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Ryu}}||Forward tilt (tapped)||50%
|-
|Down tilt (held)||30%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Samus}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash||30%
|-
|[[Slip Bomb]]||100%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Sheik}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash (hit 2)||30%
|-
|{{SSB4|Shulk}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|{{SSB4|Sonic}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Toon Link}}||Dash attack||30%
|-
|Down tilt||50%
|-
|Neutral air||30%
|-
|rowspan=2|{{SSB4|Villager}}||Down tilt||30%
|-
|[[Timber Counter]] (sapling)||Always
|-
|rowspan=6|{{SSB4|Wario}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|Dash attack (late)||100%
|-
|Down smash (clean, mid)||30%
|-
|[[Garlic Breath]] (far)||Always
|-
|[[Wario Waft]] (uncharged)||Always
|-
|[[Quick Waft]] (uncharged, slightly charged)||Always
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Wario-Man]]||Down tilt||40%
|-
|Down smash (clean, mid)||30%
|-
|[[Wario Waft]]||100%**
|-
|{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}||Down tilt||40%
|-
|{{SSB4|Yoshi}}||Down tilt||30% (base)<br/>40% (tip)
|-
|rowspan=3|{{SSB4|Zelda}}||Down tilt||20%
|-
|Down smash||20%
|-
|[[Nayru's Rejection]] (last hit)||30%
|-
|{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}||Down tilt||20%<!--Note for future reference: Fully charged Paralyzer (default) has a trip chance of -100% (negative one hundred percent). Perhaps this is to guarantee it can never trip via the typical "low attacks might trip grounded people" mechanic?-->
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Items]]||[[Banana Peel]]||Always
|-
|[[Inkay]]||Always
|-
|[[Riki]] (Roly Poly)||Always
|-
|[[Tingle]] (banana peels)||Always
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> The unused fourth variation of this move has a trip chance of 40% instead.<br/>
<nowiki>**</nowiki> As this causes the [[stun]] effect, it can only cause tripping if the target cannot be stunned.

==Controversy==
''Brawl''{{'}}s addition of random tripping was highly controversial. Though sometimes merely an annoyance, random tripping has potential to significantly impact a match. Since tripping leaves the player in a significant state of vulnerability while moving them a small distance forward, it is a common occurrence for players to unintentionally trip into an otherwise avoided attack, which can be as minor as a one-hit inconsequential [[punish]] (or, on the part of the tripping fighter, a missed opportunity to punish) or as major as a premature KO and even loss of the match. Though it is rare, random tripping also makes it slightly more difficult to read an opponent; a fighter may [[read]] an opponents action and input a punish, but instead, the opponent trips, keeping them out of the [[reach]] of the attack.

The randomness element of ''Brawl''{{'}}s tripping mechanic was generally received negatively, viewed as counterproductive to the idea of a skill-based match with a minimum of disruptive, chance-based elements. Furthermore, unlike some other heavily chance-based elements such as [[stage]] selection or [[item]] availability, random tripping cannot be turned off in ''Brawl''.

While random tripping is considered a detriment to tournament play, forced tripping by certain moves is generally better-received since, unlike random tripping, its deliberate use can be planned and planned against. As such, forced tripping is an integral part of some characters' metagames, especially {{SSBB|Diddy Kong}} and his Banana Peels, and is among the strongest reasons for his top-tier placement.

==Trivia==
*The ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' [[List of bonuses|bonus]], ''Pratfaller'', does not have anything to do with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl's]]'' "prat falling". Instead, it is awarded if a character always lands face up after [[tumble|tumbling]].
*Tripping was first discovered during the Brawl demo at [[E for All]]. It was not recognized as random at the time, and some players tried to learn how to trigger it at will for use as a technique. For a time it was known as Ink Dropping, as noted in {{Sm|Gimpyfish}}'s [http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=121329 famous SmashBoards thread].
*While characters from the ''{{uv|Kirby}}'' and ''{{uv|Kid Icarus}}'' universes generally use the "cartoonish" tripping sound, [[Meta Knight]] and [[Palutena]] use the "realistic" sound, even though they have similar aesthetics to the other characters in their respective series; this is presumably due to their being more "serious" and adultlike in terms of personality, although other such characters as [[Mewtwo]] or [[Rosalina & Luma (SSB4)|Rosalina]] do not follow this rule. Similarly, [[Toon Link]] is the only ''{{uv|The Legend of Zelda}}'' character to make the 'cartoonish' noise, but this is justified because of his being based on the cartoonish ''Wind Waker'' aesthetics rather than the more realistic ''Twilight Princess'' ones used by the other characters.

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