Editing Zelda (PM)

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|name         = Zelda

|image       = [[Image:Zelda SSBB.jpg|250px]]

|mod          = Project M

|base        = ssbb

|moveset1    = Zelda (SSBM)

|moveset2    = Zelda (SSBB)

|altcostume   = Ocarina of Time Zelda

|tier        = High

|ranking      = 3

'''Zelda''' is a playable character in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. She was one of the most buffed characters from ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', going from being a low/bottom tier character in both ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' to one of the more viable characters in ''Project M'', making her a viable fighter for the first time without need of {{PM|Sheik}}. <!--tier position paragraph-->

Similar to {{PM|Bowser}}, Zelda was significantly [[buff]]ed in Project M. General buffs include better KO power for her magic moves, as well as increased combo potential for weak moves, and her special moves are more efficient and can be canceled earlier. In addition, the return of the ''Melee'' physics greatly cover up her weak points, most notably survivability.

==Changes from ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' to PM==

Zelda was immensely buffed from ''Brawl'' to ''Project M''.

*{{buff|[[Forward smash|Forward]] and [[up smash]]es link much better; while the latter uses its superior ''Brawl'' format with reduced hitlag, the former has more favorable angles for the multiple hits, both hitting faster and with fewer [[freeze frame]]s.}}

*{{buff|Neutral aerial's multiple hits link into each other much better, and the hitboxes are larger.}}

*{{buff|Up aerial has an early hitbox at the base of her fingertips which deals weak electric damage and links into her up air sweetspot. The explosion also deals more damage if it hits at the center.}}

*{{buff|Down aerial has also been made to sweetspot on grounded opponents in addition to aerial opponents. While the sourspot deals stronger damage, the sweetspot is significantly stronger than in ''Brawl'', and both are more powerful on aerial foes.}}

*{{nerf|Both forward and back [[Lightning Kick|Lightning Kick]] sweetspots are slightly weaker than in ''Melee''.}}

===Grabs and Throws===

*{{buff|Back throw is significantly stronger and is one of the strongest throws in the game.}}

*{{buff|Up throw has decreased knockback, so it can now be used to [[chaingrab]] opponents.}}

*{{buff|Down throw deals more damage and is drastically faster.}}

*{{nerf|Up throw deals less damage.}}

*{{buff|[[Nayru's Love]] is land cancelable after the attack frames end, and while the ground version has no such cancel, it posseses improved invulnerability.}}

*{{buff|[[Din's Fire]] functions significantly differently. Upon releasing a fireball, instead of quickly exploding it stops and hangs in the air for several seconds before exploding, and upon making contact with a foe, it inflicts damage and sets the fireball on a trail back to Zelda, hurting opponents that it hits. In addition to these changes, the control of fireballs is massively increased. After a fireball is suspended for too long, it will explode (like the original attack) and begin traveling, possesing wide hitboxes that deal strong knockback. Using Transform will also force it to explode. It also no longer puts Zelda into free fall if used in the air.}}

*{{buff|[[Farore's Wind]] can air dodge to interrupt teleporting from the ground, giving Zelda the ability to [[waveland]] or pseudo-wavedash any time during the duration of the move. The disappearance hitbox also has its ''Melee'' power, and its start-up lag has been reverted to its Melee self.}}

*{{buff|Can act out of [[Transform]] sooner, like {{PM|Sheik}}.}}

*{{nerf|Reappearance hitbox of Farore's Wind deals weaker damage.}}

**{{buff|Priority on hitboxes altered to work better on heavyweights' hitstun animations.}}

**{{buff|Linking hits use slightly negative angles, which prevents landing animations from being triggered on very slightly sloped areas which can cause the rest of the move to whiff.}}

**{{change|Some animations and graphics cleaned up.}}

 

**{{change|Animation adjusted to be closer to ''Melee''.}}

**{{change|Angle on sweetspot adjusted to be like other, similar attacks.}}

 

**{{buff|Tipper hitbox adjusted in knockback and SDIability slightly to be more conducive to combos.}}

 

**{{nerf|Hit duration reduced by 1 frame for visual corrections.}}

**{{change|Graphical effects edited to match the new timings.}}

**{{change|Launch has less base [[knockback]] but more growth, dealing less knockback at lower damages but more at higher damage.}}

**{{change|Launch angle of first half of the attack raised slightly.}}

 

**{{buff|Linking hits use slightly negative angles, which prevents landing animations from being triggered on very slightly sloped areas which can cause the rest of the move to whiff.}}

**{{buff|Has a new linking hitbox far inside her only intended to prevent whiff issues close-in on heavyweights.}}

**{{nerf|Innermost hitboxes on linking hits have reduced hitlag.}}

**{{change|Launch hit has less base knockback but more growth, dealing less knockback at lower damages but more at higher damage, also taking greater effect with smash charge.}}

 

**{{buff|Final hit has slightly increased base knockback.}}

**{{buff|Linking hits have slightly reduced SDI capacity, enough for opponents to control launch point when hit by the move but never enough to escape it in any normal circumstances.}}

**{{change|Hit sound effects on linking hits altered to be softer.}}

 

**{{buff|''Melee'' sized sweetspots (first frame) regained a bit more of their old damage and knockback power.}}

**{{buff|''Melee'' sized electric flubs (later frames) now use average KO move values instead of the non-magical sourspot values.}}

**{{buff|Back aerial's critical sweetspot deals slightly more knockback and [[shield damage]].}}

**{{change|Non-magical sourspots have more effectual damage and knockback growth values, but don't lead into the sweetspots as easily.}}

 

**{{buff|Fire hitboxes have slightly more base knockback.}}

**{{buff|Has very slightly increased shield damage on large fire hitbox.}}

**{{change|Hit sound effect of fire sweetspot upgraded.}}

 

**{{buff|Sweetspot now deals extra shield damage.}}

**{{buff|Damage and knockback growth against grounded targets significantly increased.}}

**{{buff|Knockback growth against aerial targets slightly increased.}}

**{{buff|Thigh flub hitbox has slightly improved power and combo potential from ground bounces.}}

**{{nerf|Sweetspot duration reduced.}}

**{{change|Graphics altered to better match the presence of the sweetspot.}}

**{{change|Animation adjusted for the hitboxes to be aligned with the axis for its hit duration.}}

 

**{{buff|Grounded version of the move deals more damage.}}

**{{buff|Aerial version of the move has quicker intangibility startup, equal to ground version.}}

**{{change|Knockback on aerial version adjusted slightly; it has less base knockback but more growth to induce [[tumbling]] later.}}

**{{change|Grounded Nayru's is visually larger, and aerial Nayru's visually smaller to better show their hitbox size difference.}}

 

*[[Din's Fire]]:

**{{buff|Travel speed was slightly increased.}}

**{{nerf|Projectile starts out smaller, while ending size is unchanged.}}

**{{change|Damage growth with travel duration on explosion hitbox altered slightly, now does a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 20%.}}

**{{change|Explosion hitbox has slightly more base knockback and slightly less knockback growth for combo purposes.}}

 

*[[Farore's Wind]]:

**{{buff|Landing lag reduced.}}

**{{buff|Aerial reappearance transitions properly into helpless state.}}

 

**{{buff|[[Pivot grab]]'s hitbox size increased, now being able to grab very low [[crouch]]ing targets.}}

**{{nerf|[[Forward throw]] slightly reduced in knockback growth.}}

**{{change|Down throw graphical effects altered to look more similar to ''Melee''.}}

**{{change|[[Neutral aerial]]'s graphical effects terminate earlier, closer to when the move stops hitting.}}

**{{change|Zelda's Transform graphical effects adjusted to better match their timing.}}

**{{change|[[Light Arrow]] uses a new Light element.}}

*{{change|Transform now detonates all current fireballs on the screen.}}

*{{buff|Din's Fire buffed, increasing in size and power as it goes a greater distance.}}

**{{change|New function implemented. Pressing the side special button while a fireball is set stationary will allow it to return to Zelda. The time it takes for the fire to return and the amount of damage depends on how far Zelda launched it; if no action is taken after it is set, the fire will automatically return to her itself later.}}

**{{buff|Din's Fire slowly builds up power once Zelda places it, and it will self detonate after a set time. The explosion is large and powerful, and gives an advantage to attack those with higher damage or are stuck airborne.}}  

**{{nerf|The number of fireballs that can be on the screen at one time has been reduced from 3 to 1.}}

Up to date as of version 3.5.

! !!Name!!Damage!!Description

!Neutral attack

| || 2% (hits 1-2), 3% (hit 3) (7% total) || Zelda extends one arm. A circular magical spark appears at the end of it, hitting up to three times. Disjointed with decent range.

!Forward tilt

| || 14% (tip), 13% (hand), 9% (body) || Zelda steps forward and slashes one arm in front of her, with a trail of sparkles. The attack has moderate knockback. The attack sends enemies behind Zelda. Can be angled.

!Up tilt

| || 15% (clean), 13% (late) || A surprisingly powerful attack wherein Zelda sweeps her hand above her to launch enemies away

!Down tilt

| || 11% (body), 10% (leg) || Zelda crouches and stabs one foot forward. This attack can meteor smash airborne opponents.

!Dash attack

| || 13%/9% (clean arms/spark), 8%/7% (late arms/spark) || Zelda lunges herself forward in a pushing motion, attempting to crash into the enemy

!Forward smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|1}} (hits 1-4), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}} (hit 5) ({{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|17}} total) || Zelda extends her hands with a thrust, and a burst of sparkles appears. If an enemy is hit by this, it shocks them multiple times before launching them away with high knockback. Quick, with large range. However it can be escaped from with good [[SDI]].  

!Up smash

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|1}} (hits 1-11), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|4}} (hit 12) ({{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|15}} total) || Waves her hand in an arch above her three times. This move is powerful. However it can be SDI'd out of.

!Down smash  

| || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|12}} (hit 1), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|13}} (hit 2) || Zelda kicks along the ground in front of her and then behind her. This smash comes out very quickly and powerfully knocks enemies away horizontally. Zelda is able to hit a bomb in front of her with this move without taking any damage.

!Neutral aerial

| || 2% (hits 1-5), 5% (hit 6) (15% total), 3% (landing) || Zelda spins around quickly, releasing short bursts of light magic from her hands.

!Forward aerial

| [[Lightning Kick]] || 19% (sweetspot clean), 16% (sweetspot late), 8% (leg/body) || A quick kick forward. Is extremely weak and doesn't KO until over 300% if the kick isn't sweetspotted, but is extremely powerful if the sweetspot at the tip of her foot connects and can KO as early as 80% on heavyweights if used near the blastlines.

!Back aerial

| [[Lightning Kick]] || 18% (sweetspot clean), 15% (sweetspot late), 8% (leg/body) || Same as Zelda's forward aerial, except the opposite direction and comes out three frames earlier.

!Up aerial

| || 5% (hit 1), 14%/17% (explosion center/sides) (19%/22% total) || Zelda throws one hand up, and a small trail of sparkles extends to a point above her where it shortly explodes and launching the enemy upward. Has a hitbox at startup that sends the enemy upward into the explosion afterward.

!Down aerial

| || 18% (clean ground), 20% (clean air), 8%/9% (sourspot foot/leg) || Zelda sticks one foot out beneath her. Like her forward & back aerials, if this hits within the first couple of frames with the foot, it causes a pause in the opponent's movement, then deals high damage and meteor smashes the opponent straight downwards very fast. If the opponent is grounded, it does slightly less damage and causes the enemy to bounce off the ground and into the air.

!Grab

| || &mdash; || Grabs her enemy with both hands.

!Pummel

!Forward throw

| || 10% || Magically twirls opponent and throws them forward.

!Back throw

| || 11% || Magically twirls opponent behind herself and tosses them. Strongest knockback out of all her throws.

!Up throw

| || 8% || Magically twirls opponent above her head, then releases them upward.

!Down throw

| || 3% (hits 1-4), 2% (throw) (14% total) || Throws the enemy on the ground and shocks them repeatedly with magical bursts. The enemy will end up behind Zelda. While it is easily DI'd away to prevent any follow-ups, it has very good follow-ups if the opponent DIs wrong. At the edge of the stage, she can set up an early edge guard.

!Floor attack (front)

| || 6% (hit 1), 8%/6% (hit 2 leg/body) || Zelda swings her legs around from back to front, hitting enemies on both sides of herself.

!Floor attack (back)

| || 6% || Zelda swings her legs around from back to front, hitting enemies on both sides of herself.

!Floor attack (trip)

| || 5% || Zelda swings her legs from front to back, hitting enemies on both sides of herself.

!Edge attack (fast)

!Edge attack (slow)

!Neutral special

| [[Nayru's Love]] || Ground: 1-2% (hits 1-5), 4% (hit 6); Air: 1-2% (hits 1-5), 3% (hit 6) || A quick multi-hitting move that also can function as a reflector.

!Side special

| [[Din's Fire]] || 7-12% (fireball), 6-13% (set explosion), 10-25% (auto explosion), 4-9% (return) || Casts a fireball that explodes in a few seconds. The longer the hitbox is out, the bigger the ending explosion will be. The fireball slows down the longer the setting animation is held.

!Up special

| [[Farore's Wind]] || 4% (both hits) || Teleports in a given direction.

!Down special

| [[Transform]] || || Transforms into [[Sheik_(PM)|Sheik]], detonates any undetonated Din's.

!Final Smash

| [[Light Arrow]] || 3% (trapping), 40% (arrow) (43% total) || Draws a large bow and sets an arrow. During this time, any characters in her line of sight will flinch. A second later, the Light Arrow is released, dealing significant damage and likely KO'ing the struck characters. Goes through walls.  

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Zelda now has an alternate costume that is more closely based off [[Zelda (SSBM)|her appearance]] in ''Melee'', which itself was based off her appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''. Oddly, the ''Brawl'' color palette which references the design featured in the alternate costume stays, despite Ganondorf's ''Ocarina Of Time'' based palette swap being replaced with the default color for his alternate costume, which is again based off of his ''Ocarina'' design.

|colspan=8|[[Image:Zelda Palette (PM).png|frame|center|Zelda's alternate costumes in PM]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadSSBB.png]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadRedSSBB.png]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadBlueSSBB.png]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadPinkSSBB.png]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadGreenSSBB.png]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadBlackSSBB.png]]

|[[Image:ZeldaHeadOoTPM.png]]

*[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/zelda Project M character page]