Ike: Difference between revisions

*Like [[Ganondorf]], Ike's fighter design and portrayal in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series features many noticeable inaccuracies to his native games:

** Although Ike boasts impressive strength within both series, in his own games his speed stat is also noticeably one of his best, to the point of even eclipsing his strength in certain ways: his speed growth in ''Path of Radiance'' is higher than his strength growth, and his speed stat in ''Radiant Dawn'' is higher than his strength stat at base. This is not reflected in ''Smash'', where his movement speed is poor. [[Robin]] and [[Byleth]] underwent a similar decrease in speed in their transitions into ''Smash''.

** While ''Smash'' makes Ike a heavyweight fighter, his weight state in ''Path of Radiance'' is relatively low. That said, his weight did increase considerably in ''Radiant Dawn'', coinciding with the significant physical growth he underwent between the games, though he is still far from being among the heaviest units in the game.

** In ''Fire Emblem'' games, Ike practices a uniquely agile and fluid fighting style, prominently featuring many flashy acrobatic flourishes, made most apparent in his animations as a lord in ''Path of Radiance''. Indeed, this distinctive fighting style, and the fact that Ike learned it from Greil, is a recurring plot point in both games and a central factor in his relationship with the Black Knight. His moveset in ''Smash'', which revolves primarily around laggy, heavy-handed hits, is a major contrast to this.

** Ragnell's powers in the ''Fire Emblem'' series were totally replaced in ''Smash'': its long-range shockwave attacks in ''Fire Emblem'' were replaced with the fire-themed [[Eruption]]

** As Ike's up special in ''Smash'', Aether loses both of its special effects from ''Fire Emblem'' and only consists of the first sword-throwing hit. (In ''Ultimate'', [[Chrom]] would later get [[Awakening Aether|his own version of Aether]] as his Final Smash which, while again lacking the special effects, is identical to both hits of its ''Awakening'' source material.)

*Although Ike is eventually promoted to the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lord}} class in ''Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'', he appears as a {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Ranger|Path of Radiance}} in ''Brawl'' and a {{s|fireemblemwiki|Hero}} in ''SSB4''. As such, he is the first playable ''Fire Emblem'' character to not appear as a Lord upon debuting in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

**While {{SSBU|Link}} and [[Princess Zelda]] both have alternate costumes that resemble their prior appearances, they are not directly based on their prior appearances. For example, Link's Wild Set of clothes is based on his original design, but is not the general design used by the other Links in previous ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.

*Ike, along with [[Corrin]], are the only ''Fire Emblem'' characters that aren't based on [[Marth]] moveset wise to have counters.

*Ike and [[Roy]] are the only ''Fire Emblem'' characters who are not playable in ''Fire Emblem Warriors''. This is not including [[Byleth]], who debuted after that game's release.