Editing Tumbling

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[[File:SSBU PacMan Tumble.png|220px|thumb|{{SSBU|Pac-Man}} tumbling in ''[[Ultimate]]''.]]

'''Tumbling''' (or '''DamageFall''' internally in ''Melee'' onwards) is an airborne state that a character may enter after being hit or pushed in certain ways; for example, [[edge slip]]ping can cause a character to tumble. A tumbling character can easily be identified by their defensive, rotating animation. Characters may tumble after being hit through the air by an attack with strong enough [[knockback]], [[footstool]]ed in midair, pushed off a ledge, after walking off an edge while carrying a [[crate]] or other heavy [[item]], or by sliding off of an [[edge]] while [[shield]]ing.

Tumbling occurs when a fighter is hit by an attack that causes 32 frames of [[hitstun]] before any modifiers. This means that tumbling occurs at lower knockback values in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' than in later games, and modifying the game's hitstun multiplier via [[hacking]] will also affect the knockback threshold.

 

The benefit from tumble compared to non tumble hitstun varies from game to game. In ''Smash 64'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', tumble is not beneficial because it leaves the opponent in more hitstun than a non tumble state. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' however, tumble leaves the opponent at a bigger advantage than a non tumble state. Tumble enables the opponent to perform [[hitstun cancelling]] (and subsequently [[momentum cancelling]]) which is not possible in a non tumble state. It also enables the opponent to [[DI]] which they cannot do from non tumble hitstun starting from ''Brawl'' and the [[gravity]] penalty also now takes effect once the opponent enters tumble. This enables characters with high gravity (such as {{SSBB|Fox}}) to fly much higher once they enter tumble preventing chain grabs and strings to connect against them. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', hitstun cancelling's effect was greatly reduced making tumble less beneficial than in ''Brawl'' although it still has the same advantages besides hitstun cancelling. With ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' homogenising the effect of [[falling speed]] and gravity against moves with an angle between 70°-110°, tumble has become less beneficial again although it still enables the opponent to DI.

*In ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', [[air dodging]] can also be performed as per normal and will end tumbling—this was not possible in ''Melee''. It is not possible to use a [[grab aerial]] while tumbling, though, as attempting to do so results in an air dodge (aerial attack in ''SSB4''); this was changed in ''Ultimate'', however, so any character with a grab aerial can now use said move out of tumbling.

*They can [[tech]] if they are about to hit a platform. In ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', if the tumbling was caused by a [[footstool jump]], however, there is a short period during which the character cannot tech; this was changed in ''Ultimate'' so that characters can always tech if they land after getting footstooled.

[[File:SSBU Reeling Incineroar.png|220px|thumb|{{SSBU|Incineroar}} reeling in ''[[Ultimate]]''.]]

'''Reeling''' (known as '''DamageFlyRoll''' internally) is an alternate hitstun state characters can experience if hit by a move with enough knockback to cause tumbling, denoted by their helix motion while flying. In all games, reeling has a 30% chance of occuring, and only if the target has at least 100% damage; this is checked after they get hit, so a tumble-inducing attack that brings them from below 100% damage to that amount or higher can cause reeling as well.

Reeling's differences from the usual knockback animation are only aesthetic, though due to the change in animation shifting the character's [[hurtbox]]es, it can rarely cause them to get hit by attacks that would have otherwise missed, or vice versa. The exception to this is in ''Smash 4'', where reeling reduces [[hitstun]] inflicted on the target by one frame, and prevents them from [[tech]]ing on the ground until their hitstun cancel window starts. While the former difference is negligible, the latter effectively gives characters a [[random]] chance to be unable to avoid a [[Floor recovery|knockdown]], allowing for certain KO setups, such as {{SSB4|Fox}}'s [[forward tilt]] or [[neutral aerial]] into an [[up smash]]. However, and only in ''Smash 4'' as well, reeling allows {{SSB4|Cloud}} to tech walls and ceilings if he is hit near the apex of [[Climhazzard]], where teching is otherwise impossible. In ''Ultimate'', these discrepancies are removed, causing reeling's differences from the standard pre-tumble animation to be purely aesthetic again (aside from hurtbox placement), and it additionally cannot happen if a character is launched from behind.

Due to his two-dimensional nature, [[Mr. Game & Watch]] has a unique reeling animation, spinning in a cartwheeling motion instead of a spiraling motion. [[Steve]] also has a unique reeling animation, which is just his tumbling animation with his body oriented in the direction of his knockback.

Some attacks in later games are capable of forcing reeling regardless of the target's damage percentage, namely the tornadoes in [[Hyrule Castle]] (from ''Smash 4'' onward) and [[PictoChat 2]], as well as the {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}'s [[Gale Strike]] and {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s [[Blunderbuss]] throws in ''Ultimate''. The {{b|Bullet Bill|item}} item also puts characters in state similar to reeling after its use; however, it does not end naturally, and can be canceled with an [[aerial attack]], an [[air dodge]], or by landing.

Marth tumble.jpg|{{SSBB|Marth}} tumbling in ''Brawl''.

Wolfflash.jpg|{{SSBB|Falco}} reeling as a result of a sweetspotted [[Wolf Flash]] in ''Brawl''.

PalutenaReeling.jpg|{{SSB4|Palutena}} reeling in ''for Nintendo 3DS''.

*The animation for tumbling is the same used in the character's [[Star KO]] animation, as well as the [[Screen KO]] in ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'' (right before they hit the screen) and ''Brawl''.

*Whenever {{SSBB|Wolf}} is in tumbling animation, his left arm will detach from his elbow. This can be clearly seen when pausing the game. This was later fixed in ''Ultimate''.

*Characters' facial expressions when tumbling has changed over the series, in ''Smash 64'' and ''Brawl'', every character will have a wincing look on their face, while in ''Melee'', ''Smash 4'', and ''Ultimate'' characters will have a more surprised look besides [[Mr. Game & Watch]].

*In ''Smash 4'', when [[Meta Knight]] goes into his reeling animation, he will grunt twice.

*In ''Ultimate'', being hit and put in tumble will not make the victim face the attacker, and they will instead remain in the direction they were facing before the hit. This was not present in previous games.

*In {{forwiiu}}, a character's tumbling animation will play in reverse if they are sent into their tumbling animation after bouncing off a wall.

**In ''Ultimate'', the same effect happens whenever a character goes into their tumbling animation from an attack from behind, a low-hitting attack, or gets meteor smashed with their damage at 100% or more.

*[[Kirby]]'s tumbling animation is likely a reference to his falling animation when he loses a life in his home series.