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*{{change|Young Link's [[air friction]] is slightly lower (0.0038 → 0.00375).}}
*{{change|Young Link's [[air friction]] is slightly lower (0.0038 → 0.00375).}}
*{{buff|Young Link's [[air speed]] is faster than Link's (0.924 → 0.966).}}
*{{buff|Young Link's [[air speed]] is faster than Link's (0.924 → 0.966).}}
*{{buff|Young Link's base [[air acceleration]] is higher than Link's (0.01 → 0.02), giving him a higher total air acceleration (0.05 → 0.06).}}
*{{buff|Young Link's base [[air acceleration]] is higher than Link's (0.01 → 0.02).}}
*{{change|Young Link [[Falling speed|falls]] faster (1.6 → 1.8) than Link. However, his [[fast fall]]ing speed is slower (3.04 → 2.88).}}
*{{change|Young Link [[Falling speed|falls]] faster (1.6 → 1.8) than Link. However, his [[fast fall]]ing speed is slower (3.04 → 2.88).}}
**{{nerf|The difference between Young Link's falling speed and fast falling speed is much lower than Link's (increase: 90% → 60%), which makes it more predictable when landing and gives him fewer options in the air.}}
**{{nerf|The difference between Young Link's falling speed and fast falling speed is much lower than Link's (increase: 90% → 60%), which makes it more predictable when landing and gives him fewer options in the air.}}
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**{{nerf|The second hit has more startup lag (frame 5 → 6).}}
**{{nerf|The second hit has more startup lag (frame 5 → 6).}}
**{{buff|The first and second hits have much less ending lag (FAF 25 → 18 (hit 1), 25 → 17 (hit 2)).}}
**{{buff|The first and second hits have much less ending lag (FAF 25 → 18 (hit 1), 25 → 17 (hit 2)).}}
**{{change|The third hit uses Link's previous animation: a thrust instead of an upward slash.}}
**{{change|The third hit uses Link's previous animation that thrusting a sword, instead of swiping vertically.}}
**{{nerf|The third hit has more ending lag (FAF 35 → 36).}}
**{{nerf|The third hit has more ending lag (FAF 35 → 36).}}
**{{nerf|All hits deal less damage (3% → 2% (hit 1), 3% → 1.5% (hit 2), 4% → 3.5% (hit 3), 10% → 7% (total)).}}
**{{nerf|All hits deal less damage (3% → 2% (hit 1), 3% → 1.5% (hit 2), 4% → 3.5% (hit 3), 10% → 7% (total)).}}
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**{{buff|Forward tilt has noticeably less startup lag (frame 15 → 10).}}
**{{buff|Forward tilt has noticeably less startup lag (frame 15 → 10).}}
**{{nerf|It has a shorter hitbox duration (frames 15-19 → 10-12), which also causes it to have one more frame of ending lag despite the shorter total duration (FAF 40 → 34).}}
**{{nerf|It has a shorter hitbox duration (frames 15-19 → 10-12), which also causes it to have one more frame of ending lag despite the shorter total duration (FAF 40 → 34).}}
**{{nerf|It deals less damage (13% → 12% (base)/11% (tip)) and knockback (55 base/82 scaling → 30/85 (blade), 25/85 (body)), making it considerably weaker than Link's.}}
**{{nerf|It deals less damage (13% → 12% (base)/11% (tip)) and knockback (55 base/82 scaling → 30/85 (blade), 25/85 (body)), make it considerably weaker than Link's.}}
*[[Up tilt]]:
*[[Up tilt]]:
**{{change|Young Link's up tilt uses Link's previous animation, where it starts from the front rather than the back.}}
**{{change|Young Link's up tilt uses Link's previous animation, where it starts from the front rather than the back.}}
**{{nerf|It has more startup lag (frame 8 → 9).}}
**{{nerf|It has more startup lag (frame 8 → 9).}}
**{{buff|It has a longer duration (frames 8-12 → 9-14) and less ending lag (FAF 36 → 32).}}
**{{buff|It has a longer duration (frames 8-12 → 9-14) and less ending lag (FAF 36 → 32).}}
**{{nerf|It deals less damage (11% → 8%) with knockback not fully compensated (30 base/103/111/105/104 scaling → 20 base/130/128/126 scaling), making it weaker than Link's.}}
**{{nerf|It deals less damage (11% → 8%) with knockback not fully compensated (30 base/103/111/105/104 scaling → 20 base/130/128/126 scaling), make it weaker than Link's.}}
***{{buff|However, this improves its combo potential when combined with its lower ending lag.}}
**{{change|The sword hit launches at a consistent angle (95°/85° → 85°).}}
**{{change|The sword hit launches at a consistent angle (95°/85° → 85°).}}
**{{change|The body hit launches at a lower angle (85° → 75°).}}  
**{{change|The body hit launches at a lower angle (85° → 75°).}}  
*[[Down tilt]]:
*[[Down tilt]]:
**{{buff|Down tilt has less startup (frame 10 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 31 → 26), as well as less knockback (90 base/30 scaling → 80/25), making it better for combos.}}
**{{buff|Down tilt has less startup (frame 10 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 31 → 26), as well as less knockback (90 base/30 scaling → 80/25), making it better for combos.}}
**{{buff|Although it does not reach as far as Link's, it uses three larger, non-extended hitboxes rather than a single small, extended hitbox (2u → 3.4u/3.4u/3.0u). This gives it more vertical range.}}
**{{buff|Although it does not reach as far as Link's, it uses 3 spherical hitboxes rather than 1 extended hitbox, and all 3 hitboxes are wider, improving the move's vertical range.}}
**{{change|It does not deal consistent damage (9% → 10%/9%/7%).}}
**{{change|It does not deal consistent damage (9% → 10%/9%/7%).}}
*[[Dash attack]]:
*[[Dash attack]]:
**{{change|Young Link has a different dash attack: instead of performing the {{iw|zeldawiki|Jump Attack}} from ''Ocarina of Time'', he performs a lunging downwards slash.}}
**{{change|Young Link has a different dash attack: instead of performing the {{iw|zeldawiki|Jump Attack}} from ''Ocarina of Time'', he performs a lunging downwards slash.}}
**{{buff|It has much less startup (frame 20 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 57 → 35), making it much safer.}}
**{{buff|It has much less startup (frame 20 → 8) and ending lag (FAF 57 → 35), making it much safer.}}
**{{nerf|It deals less damage (14% (tip)/13% (blade)/12% (body) → 11% (base)/10% (tip)) and knockback (70 base/85 scaling (tip), 85/85 (blade), 85/77 (body) → 70/70) and the tip of the Kokiri Sword is a sourspot, making it considerably weaker than Link's.}}
**{{nerf|It deals less damage (14% (tip)/13% (blade)/12% (body) → 11% (base)/10% (tip)) and knockback (70 base/85 scaling (tip), 85/85 (blade), 85/77 (body) → 70/70), make it considerably weaker than Link's.}}
*[[Forward smash]]:
*[[Forward smash]]:
**{{nerf|The first hit of Young Link's forward smash cannot fire a {{iw|zeldawiki|Sword Beam}} at 0%.}}
**{{nerf|The first hit of Young Link's forward smash cannot fire a {{iw|zeldawiki|Sword Beam}} at 0%.}}
**{{buff|The first hit has less startup (frame 17 → 15) and ending lag (FAF 51 → 48) and has a wider continuability window (frame 23-36 → 21-39 (13 frames → 18)).}}
**{{buff|The first hit has less startup (frame 17 → 15) and ending lag (FAF 51 → 48).}}
**{{change|The first hit always deals lower damage (7% (base)/14% (tip) → 6%) and knockback (45 base/12 scaling (base), 30/100 (tip) → 35/40 base/15 scaling). This removes the tip hitbox's KO potential, but allows it to connect into the second hit more consistently.}}
**{{change|The first hit always deals lower damage (7% (base)/14% (tip) → 6%) and knockback (45 base/12 scaling (base), 30/100 (tip) → 35/40 base/15 scaling).}}
**{{change|The first hit launches at a lower angle than Link's base hit (69°/60° → 60°/50°).}}  
**{{change|The first hit launches at a lower angle than Link's base hit (69°/60° → 60°/50°).}}  
**{{nerf|The second hit has more startup lag (frame 10 → 11).}}
**{{nerf|The second hit has more startup lag (frame 10 → 11).}}
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**{{change|The third hit launches at a consistent angle (80°/90° → 100°).}}  
**{{change|The third hit launches at a consistent angle (80°/90° → 100°).}}  
*[[Down smash]]:
*[[Down smash]]:
**{{buff|Down smash has less startup (frame 12 → 9) and ending lag (FAF 55 → 50).}}
**{{buff|Down smash has less startup (frame 12 → 9 (hit 1), frame 24 → 21 (hit 2)) and ending lag (FAF 55 → 50).}}
**{{nerf|Both hits deal less damage (17%/16%/14% → 13%/10% (hit 1), 12%/11%/10% → 10%/9% (hit 2)) and knockback (40 base/88 scaling → 30/90 (hit 1), 80/63 → 25 base/90/70 scaling (hit 2)).}}
**{{nerf|Both hits deal less damage (17%/16%/14% → 13%/10% (hit 1), 12%/11%/10% → 10%/9% (hit 2)) and knockback (40 base/88 scaling → 30/90 (hit 1), 80/63 → 25 base/90/70 scaling (hit 2)).}}
**{{change|The first hit launches at a much lower angle (78° → 30°).}}
**{{change|The first hit launches at a much lower angle (78° → 30°).}}
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**{{change|Up aerial uses its animation from ''Melee'', making it more closely resemble its appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}}''.}}
**{{change|Up aerial uses its animation from ''Melee'', making it more closely resemble its appearance in ''{{iw|zeldawiki|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link}}''.}}
**{{buff|Up aerial has noticeably less startup lag with a longer active duration (frames 11-40 → 5-49), making it safer to use and decreasing its ending lag compared to the hitbox.}}
**{{buff|Up aerial has noticeably less startup lag with a longer active duration (frames 11-40 → 5-49), making it safer to use and decreasing its ending lag compared to the hitbox.}}
***{{nerf|However, this also causes it to autocancel later (frame 43 → 56), increasing its ending lag before it can autocancel. Unlike Link's, it cannot autocancel in a full hop.}}
***{{nerf|However, this also causes it to autocancel later (frame 43 → 56), increasing its ending lag before it can autocancel. Unlike Link's, it cannot autocancel in a short hop.}}
**{{nerf|It has a shorter initial autocancel window (frames 1-10 → 1-4).}}
**{{nerf|It has a shorter initial autocancel window (frames 1-10 → 1-4).}}
**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less knockback (23 base/93 scaling → 25/82).}}
**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less knockback (23 base/93 scaling → 25/82).}}
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***{{nerf|However, the clean hit has a shorter active duration (frames 14-19 → 13-15).}}
***{{nerf|However, the clean hit has a shorter active duration (frames 14-19 → 13-15).}}
**{{buff|It has less landing lag (19 frames → 17).}}
**{{buff|It has less landing lag (19 frames → 17).}}
**{{buff|It has a larger initial autocancel window (frames 1-9 → 1-12).}}
**{{buff|It has a larger initial autocancel window (frames 1-9 → 1-12).
**{{buff|It deals more knockback scaling (80/78 → 83) and launches at a higher angle (270°/60° → 70°), improving its KO potential near the vertical blastzone.}}
**{{buff|It deals more knockback scaling (80/78 → 83) and launches at a higher angle (270°/60° → 70°), improving its KO potential near the vertical blastzone.}}
***{{nerf|However, it does not have a [[meteor smash]] hitbox.}}
***{{nerf|However, it does not have a [[meteor smash]] hitbox.}}
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===Throws and other attacks===
===Throws and other attacks===
*[[Grab]]s:
*[[Grab|Grabs]]:
**{{change|Young Link retains the [[Hookshot]] while Link no longer has a [[tether grab]].}}
**{{change|Young Link retains the [[Hookshot]] while Link no longer has a [[tether grab]].}}
***{{buff|Because of this, all grabs have much longer range, as well as a longer duration (2 frames → 7).}}
***{{buff|Because of this, all grabs have much longer range, as well as a longer duration (2 frames → 7).}}

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