Editing Wolf (SSBU)

{{disambig2|Wolf's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''|the character in other contexts|Wolf O'Donnell}}  

'''Wolf''' ({{ja|ウルフ|Ulufu}}, ''Wolf'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. He was confirmed playable on June 12th, 2018. Wolf is classified as fighter #44.

Mike West and Kosuke Takaguchi, Wolf's English and Japanese voice actors from ''Star Fox 64 3D'', ''Star Fox Zero'', and, for the former, ''Starlink: Battle for Atlas'', reprises their roles with new voice clips, replacing Jay Ward and Mahito Oba from ''Brawl''.

*Clear {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBU|Fox}} or any character in his unlock tree, being the eighth character unlocked after {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}.

With the exception of the third method, Wolf must then be defeated on [[Lylat Cruise]].

*{{change|Wolf's bust is based on his appearance in ''{{s|lylatwiki|Star Fox Zero}}''. He now sports a traditional eye patch, and his eye is red instead of purple. His fur is also more detailed and fluffier.}}

*{{change|Wolf's design is mostly original to ''Ultimate''. His jacket is now purple with heliotrope accents and has a more traditional appearance: it has a collar, buttons, a zipper, and a belt; it also appears to have more depth, and his necklace and choker have been replaced with a hopbush bandana (also wears one on his left leg). His gloves match his jacket and are wrapped around in bands. Wolf's boots are less metallic and instead have metallic detailing protruding from his heels and toe boxes; he also now wears shin guards that possess similar metallic details, and his knee pads are asymmetrical. The spikes on his shoulder pads and knee pad are significantly more protruding and they are old gold. Lastly, Wolf no longer carries his Reflector on his person.}}

*{{change|Like many other characters, Wolf is now more expressive.}}

*{{change|The majority of Wolf's animations are more fluid and polished, and none are visibly borrowed from other characters unlike ''Brawl''. Many of his attacks also sport purple claw trails.}}

*{{change|[[Dash]] and [[crouch]]'s animations have also changed. Wolf no longer limps when he dashes, and he now kneels akin to the other [[spacies]] instead of laying on all four limbs when crouching. However, he transitions to his couching animation from ''Brawl'' when holding a small item.}}

*{{change|Wolf now has a new side taunt, a beckoning gesture with one finger while asking, "Are you scared?" This replaces his taunt from ''Brawl'', in which he kicked the air three times and said "What's the matter, scared?".}}

*{{change|Wolf now says "You're good, but I'm better." during his claw-swiping victory pose, one of his famous lines from ''Star Fox 64''. This will replace the line from ''Brawl'', "I will be the one to... Take you down!".}}

*{{change|Wolf's victory poses where he reaches for the sky is now a bit different. He now turns around and extends his right arm, keeping his left arm closer to his face as the camera zooms in. In addition, he says "Weaklings! The lot of you!" instead of "Weaklings! The bunch of you!".}}

*{{buff|Wolf's upright posture adjusts his hurtbox, resulting in its shape being less awkward. However, he will revert to his posture and [[idle pose]]s from ''Brawl'' while holding a small [[item]].}}

*{{buff|Like all characters, Wolf's [[jumpsquat]] animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).}}

*{{nerf|Wolf [[walk]]s slower (1.3 → 1.208).}}

*{{buff|Wolf [[dash]]es faster (1.4 → 1.54).}}

*{{buff|Wolf's [[air speed]] is faster (1.222 → 1.281).}}

*{{buff|The removal of [[chain grab]]bing significantly improves Wolf's endurance against certain characters.}}

*{{buff|Wolf's [[fast fall]] speed is much more in line with the rest of the roster (1.9 → 2.88), being far more useful than before.}}

*{{change|Wolf is significantly [[Weight|lighter]] (102 → 92), and is no longer classified as a heavy weight. This significantly hinders his endurance but makes him less susceptible to combos.}}

***{{buff|Dash attack no longer halts Wolf's forward momentum, and boosts him forward a good distance.}}

***{{buff|Forward smash deals more knockback and has less ending lag (frame 46 → 42).}}

**{{change|Up smash has an altered animation, now performing a breakdance-style rotation before the kick. The hits are also now clearly highlighted by trails.}}

***{{buff|The second hit of up smash has a longer duration (3 frames → 4).}}

***{{nerf|Up smash has more ending lag (frame 44 → 48).}}

***{{nerf|The removal of [[DACUS]] significantly hinders up smash's approach potential.}}

**{{change|Down smash has an altered animation. Wolf now swipes both sides with one hand.}}

***{{nerf|Down smash is significantly more laggy, having more startup (frame 8 → 14 (hit 1), frame 14 → 21 (hit 2)) and ending lag (frame 35 → 44).}}

===Aerial attacks===

*[[Forward aerial]]:

**{{change|Forward aerial has an altered animation.}}

***{{buff|Forward aerial has less ending (frame 52 → 41) and landing lag (30 frames → 10). When combined with the changes to [[hitstun canceling]], this allows it to combo into a multitude of moves beyond low percents, including another forward air, other aerials, [[Wolf Flash]] and into grab.}}

***{{buff|Back aerial's sweetspot deals more damage (13% → 15%).}}

***{{nerf|Back aerial has much more startup (frame 6 → 13), ending (frame 30 → 45) and landing lag (9 frames → 16). It also has a shorter duration (4 frames → 3).}}

*[[Up aerial]]:

***{{nerf|Up aerial has slightly increased landing lag (9 frames → 10).}}

**{{buff|Down aerial has less ending lag (frame 60 → 54). The removal of [[meteor canceling]] also improves its reliability and allows for follow ups when used on grounded opponents beyond lower percents.}}

===Throws/other attacks===

*[[Grab]]s:

***{{buff|Dash grab has less startup lag (frame 11 → 8).}}

***{{nerf|All grabs have more ending lag (frame 30 → 37 (standing), frame 40 → 45 (dash), frame 35 → 40 (pivot).}}

*[[Forward throw]]:

**{{change|Forward throw has a new animation: Wolf now slashes downward. It now also has a [[slash]] effect.}}

**{{buff|Forward throw deals more damage (7% → 9%.}}

**{{change|Back throw has a new animation: Wolf now slashes upward.}}

**{{buff|Back throw has increased damage (7% → 11%) and knockback, making it a viable kill option at high percents.}}

*[[Up throw]]:

**{{change|Up throw has a new animation. Wolf now jumps and slashes the opponent with one claw, instead of two like in ''Brawl''. The animation is also cleaner overall.}}

**{{buff|Up throw can now be followed up with different aerials due to the changes to hitstun canceling.}}

*[[Down throw]]:

**{{change|Wolf has a new down throw. Wolf now grabs the opponent by the head, jumps while spinning around once, and slams them into the ground.}}

**{{buff|Wolf can now follow up after down throw with different aerials.}}

**{{nerf|Down throw deals less damage overall (12% → 8.5%).}}

***{{nerf|Wolf can no longer chain grab with his down throw. Additionally, its new angle hinders its [[tech chasing]] and edgeguarding potential.}}

*{{change|Wolf has a new [[edge attack]], an inward slash.}}

===Special Moves===

*{{b|Blaster|Wolf}}:

**{{change|Wolf has an altered animation for firing lasers from his blaster, which is significantly faster to fire than the old version.}}

***{{buff|Both the melee hitbox (4% → 7%) and the lasers from the blaster deal more damage (5%/6% → 6%/7%/8%).}}

***{{buff|The lasers now have an increased duration (frames 16-48 → 16-50).}}

***{{nerf|The melee hitbox has more startup lag (frame 10 → 15). Blaster also has more ending lag (frame 45 → 50).}}

***{{change|The lasers fired from Wolf's Blaster are now colored purple instead of green. The blaster itself has a new design and updated sound effects.}}

*[[Wolf Flash]]:

**{{change|Wolf Flash has been given updated visual effects: its trail now features three long, red slash-marks. Another shorter, identical trail also appears in front of Wolf, which indicates the sweetspot.}}

**{{buff|Wolf Flash can now be angled by inputting up or down on the control stick, increasing recovery options.}} [https://twitter.com/KuroganeHammer/status/1066496407329169408][https://twitter.com/Fireyams/status/1067310849226723329]

**{{buff|Wolf Flash's sweetspot is much stronger and benefits from the removal of meteor canceling. Wolf now also has various ways to combo into Wolf Flash due to the changes to hitstun canceling for a risky yet deadly kill confirm.}}

*[[Fire Wolf]]:

**{{change|Fire Wolf has an altered animation, now being enveloped in purple aura.}} [https://youtu.be/RpnW3yoy9Vg?t=101]

**{{change|Fire Wolf goes a much longer distance vertically than it does when angled.}}

**{{nerf|Fire Wolf goes a much shorter distance than before, making it a worse vertical recovery.}}

***{{buff|Fire Wolf has less startup lag (frame 23 → 18).}}

**{{buff|Fire Wolf's final hit deals far more knockback, and all of its hits connect properly.}}

*{{b|Reflector|Wolf}}:

**{{change|Reflector has an altered animation.}}  

**{{buff|Reflector deals slightly more damage (3% → 4%).}}

***{{buff|Reflector has less startup lag and a longer duration (frames 8-9 → 7-9).}}

**{{nerf|Reflector has more ending lag (frame 27 → 32).}}

**{{change|Reflector now sends diagonally up and away instead of forward and down. This potentially allows it to be followed up with aerials, but weakens its gimping potential.}} [https://youtu.be/u5ACw57w_H8?t=31]

*[[Final Smash]]:

**{{change|Wolf has a new Final Smash, [[Team Star Wolf]], replacing the [[Landmaster]] from ''Brawl''. It functions similarly to [[Team Star Fox]], {{SSBU|Fox}}'s and {{SSBU|Falco}}'s new Final Smash. Upon activating, Wolf yells, "Wolf Pack!" If the Wolfens successfully catch their target, Wolf yells, "Grahaha! The hunt is on, boys!" with it captioned on screen during the cinematic. The target is then fired at with the Wolfen's lasers, and then launched with an explosion at the end.}}

***{{change|If Team Star Wolf is used against Fox, or Falco, Wolf will say, "I've got you now, Star Fox!"}}

***{{nerf|Team Star Wolf is much easier to avoid compared to Landmaster and is overall less versatile.}}

Wolf fights fighters who are veterans that didn't appear in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.

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

!Round!!Opponent!!Stage!!Notes

|1||{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}||[[Summit]]||

|2||{{SSBU|Young Link}}||[[Great Bay]]||

|3||{{SSBU|Pichu}}||[[Pokémon Stadium]]||

|4||{{SSBU|Squirtle}}||[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]||Squirtle's {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}} is absent.

|5||{{SSBU|Ivysaur}}||[[Spear Pillar]]||Ivysaur's Pokémon Trainer is absent.

|6||{{SSBU|Snake}}||[[Shadow Moses Island]]||

|colspan="4"|Bonus Stage

|Final||[[Galleom]]||?||

Although Wolf does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans {{SSBU|Kirby}}) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Wolf is unlocked in the Mysterious Dimension of the World of Dark. The player must defeat the [[Andross]] spirit (which is the answer to a given question) to reveal a path leading to a wrecked airplane. His unlock battle is on the plane's tail (just to the left of the [[Krystal]] spirit).

<center>[[File:Wolf Palette (SSBU).png|1000px]]</center>

===Character Showcase Video===

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*There are a few inconsistencies between Wolf's official render and his in-game model. The soles of his boots are blue in his official render while they are red in his in-game model, the straps behind his right shin guard is white instead of black, and his jacket and gloves are dark purple instead of light purple. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62uBiZfw9w0&t=0m13s]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4w2Tsy9PE&t=0m4s]</ref>

**Oddly, in his showcase video, the inconsistencies only appear in the final part of the video, when he attacks Fox.

**Additionally, the inconsistencies are used for his model in the first five screenshots of his character page on the ''Smash Bros. Ultimate'' official website.

**They also appear in {{SSBU|Mewtwo}}'s character showcase video.

*The visual effects for all of Wolf's claw-based attacks displays three slashes despite Wolf using four fingers to strike.

*If Wolf wins a match with Fox present, there's a chance he will say, "Playtime's over, Star Fox!" in one of his victory animations, just like he did in ''Brawl''. However, this line is not present in the [[Sound Test]].