Reflection: Difference between revisions
m (→List of reflectors: Tested with Charge Shot. Training w/ 3 CPUs, attack from right, press B, frame advance 13 times to get to charge, frame advance 73/74 times, hold B, frame advance, CPU 4 swing, reflect, despawn CPU 4, reflect as player, CPU 2 & 3 swing. Reflect on 73 (19.99107143%), pass on 74 (20.19642857%). I used 2 CPUs for the 3rd reflect because in an earlier test I think the shot went *too* fast to be detected, this way there was a "larger detector") |
|||
| Line 152: | Line 152: | ||
==List of reflectable attacks== | ==List of reflectable attacks== | ||
These attacks are also blocked by the [[Passive shield|shields]] worn by [[Link]] (''Melee'' onwards), [[Young Link]], [[Toon Link]], and [[Hero]]. | These attacks are also blocked by the [[Passive shield|shields]] worn by [[Link]] (''Melee'' onwards), [[Young Link]], [[Toon Link]], and [[Hero]]. | ||
| Line 160: | Line 159: | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="row" colspan=2|{{anchor|By Characters}} By Characters | ! scope="row" colspan=2|{{anchor|By Characters}} By Characters | ||
|- | |||
|[[Banjo & Kazooie]]||[[Egg Firing / Breegull Blaster]], [[Rear Egg]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Bayonetta]]||[[Bullet Climax]] | |[[Bayonetta]]||[[Bullet Climax]] | ||
| Line 202: | Line 203: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Joker]]||[[Eiha]], [[Eigaon]], [[Grappling Hook]]<ref name="shield"/> | |[[Joker]]||[[Eiha]], [[Eigaon]], [[Grappling Hook]]<ref name="shield"/> | ||
|- | |||
|[[Kazuya]]||[[Devil Blaster]], beam shot from [[up throw]] | |||
|- | |||
|[[Ken]]||[[Hadoken]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[King Dedede]]||Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, and Gordos thrown by [[Waddle Dee Toss]]<ref>When reflected, Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos will not switch ownership.</ref> <small>({{GameIcon|SSBB}} only)</small>, [[Waddle Doo]]'s beam attack <small>({{GameIcon|SSBB}} only)</small>, [[Gordo Throw]] <small>({{GameIcon|SSB4}} onwards)</small>, [[Super Dedede Jump]] landing stars | |[[King Dedede]]||Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, and Gordos thrown by [[Waddle Dee Toss]]<ref>When reflected, Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos will not switch ownership.</ref> <small>({{GameIcon|SSBB}} only)</small>, [[Waddle Doo]]'s beam attack <small>({{GameIcon|SSBB}} only)</small>, [[Gordo Throw]] <small>({{GameIcon|SSB4}} onwards)</small>, [[Super Dedede Jump]] landing stars | ||
| Line 230: | Line 235: | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||[[Forward aerial]]<ref name="nah"/> <small>({{GameIcon|SSBU}} only)</small>, [[up aerial]] <small>({{GameIcon|SSBU}} only)</small>, [[Chef]] | |[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||[[Forward aerial]]<ref name="nah"/> <small>({{GameIcon|SSBU}} only)</small>, [[up aerial]] <small>({{GameIcon|SSBU}} only)</small>, [[Chef]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Mythra]]||[[Ray of Punishment / Chroma Dust]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Ness]]||[[PK Flash]]<ref name="nah"/>, [[PK Fire]], [[PK Thunder]] | |[[Ness]]||[[PK Flash]]<ref name="nah"/>, [[PK Fire]], [[PK Thunder]] | ||
| Line 248: | Line 255: | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[Pit]]||[[Palutena Bow]] | ||[[Pit]]||[[Palutena Bow]] | ||
|- | |||
|[[Pyra]]||[[Blazing End]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[R.O.B.]]||[[Robo Beam]], [[Gyro]] both when launched and when thrown | |[[R.O.B.]]||[[Robo Beam]], [[Gyro]] both when launched and when thrown | ||
Revision as of 18:04, July 20, 2021
Reflection is a phenomenon wherein one fighter gains control of an enemy's projectile and uses it as their own attack. Most, but not all projectiles reverse direction upon being reflected, sending them back to their original users.
To be reflected, a projectile must come into contact with an attack or object that reflects, such as the aptly-named Reflector, Ness's forward smash, or a character wearing a Franklin Badge. Most reflectors increase the damage done by projectiles, while some also increase their speed. Projectiles can be reflected in any direction and can be reflected multiple times to multiplicatively increase the damage dealt.
In SSB64 and Melee, if a projectile is too strong for a reflector, the reflector breaks as if it was a shield and stuns its user. From Brawl onwards, the projectile simply ignores the reflector and hits its user anyway. In the case of Ness's or Lucas's forward smash, should the overpowered projectile collide with the move's hitbox without striking the user, he will undergo a proportionally-substantial amount of lag due to being outprioritized.
Reflectors are generally very useful moves, as they help prevent projectile camping and spamming. As such, characters with reliable reflectors tend to have better matchups against characters that rely upon projectiles, such as Samus, than those who lack a reliable reflector.
In addition to the above, Villager and Isabelle are able to grab projectiles and items and store them for later use via Pocket. While not strictly a reflector, retrieved projectiles gain a 1.9x damage multiplier generally associated with reflectors.
In Ultimate, a visual indicator in the form of a flashing blue hexagon (referencing Fox's Reflector) was added to all reflecting moves when struck by a projectile as an indicator that the item was reflected. In addition, projectiles now disappear if they hit a reflector 7 times.
Damage dealt by reflected projectiles are increased by the "Reflect-Damage buffed" rule often accompanied by the "All fighters' reflected projectiles have increased power" condition.
List of reflectors
|
This article or section may require additional technical data. The editor who added this tag elaborates: Projectile duration modifiers are a thing as well. They're usually there to compensate for the increased speed of the projectile, but sometimes actually increase the number of frames the projectile is active for. They're also important to know because some projectiles can't be sped up by reflection but still have their duration reduced. You can discuss this issue on the talk page or edit this page to improve it. |
Reflectors only available as custom moves are in italics.
| User | Move | Damage multiplier | Speed multiplier | Lifespan multiplier | Max damage reflectable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pit | Electroshock Arm[1] | 1 | 1 | 50 | |
| Electrocut Arm[1] | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Quickshock Arm[1] | 1.3 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Guardian Orbitars | 1.5 | 1.7 | 50 | ||
| Amplifying Orbitars | 2 | 2 | 50 | ||
| Dr. Mario | Super Sheet | 1.5   |
1 | 50 | |
1.6  |
|||||
| Breezy Sheet | 1.5 | ||||
| Falco | Reflector | 1.5  |
1 |
50 | |
| 1.2 |
1.3 |
50 | |||
| Accele-Reflector | 1 | 2.1 | 50 | ||
| Reflector Void[2] | 0.7 | 0.6 | 999 | ||
| Fox | Reflector | 1.8  |
1 |
50 | |
| 1.5 (NTSC-J) |
|||||
| 1.4 |
1.4 |
||||
| Big Reflector | 1.2 | 1 | |||
| Amplifying Reflector | 2.1 | 1.8 | |||
| Hero | Bounce[3] | 1.5 | 1.4 | 50 | |
| Joker | Makarakarn[4] | 1.6 | 1.9 | 50 | |
| Kazuya | Left Splits Kick | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 80 |
| King Dedede | Inhale |
1.5 | 1.6 | — | |
| King K. Rool | Gut Check | 1.5 | 2 | 50 | |
| Lucas | Forward smash | 1.5 | 1.5 | 50 | |
| Mario | Cape | 1.5 | 1 | 50 | |
| Gust Cape | 1.5 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Mega Man | Skull Barrier | 1.2 | 1.2 | 25 | |
| Mewtwo | Confusion[5] | 1.4 | 1.2 | 50 | |
| Mii Gunner | Echo Reflector | 1.4 |
1.1 |
50 | |
| 1.5 |
1.9 |
50 | |||
| Mii Swordfighter | Reversal Slash | 1.5 |
1 |
50 | |
| 1.8 |
1.5 |
50 | |||
| Min Min | Up smash | 1.8 | 2 | 50 | |
| Mr. Game & Watch | Oil Panic[2] |
1 | 0.8 | 50 | |
| Ness | Forward smash | 1.8 |
1 |
—
| |
| 1.5 (NTSC-J) |
50
| ||||
| 1.5 |
80
| ||||
| 2 |
2.5 |
||||
| Palutena | Reflect Barrier | 1.17 |
1.25 | 50 | |
| 1.4 |
50 | ||||
| Pit | Angel Ring | 1.5 | 1 | 50 | |
| Mirror Shield | 1.5 | 1.7 | 50 | ||
| Upperdash Arm[1] | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Interception Arm[1] | 1 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Quickdash Arm | 1.3 | 1 | 50 | ||
| Guardian Orbitars | 1.5 | 1.7 | 50 | ||
| Amplifying Orbitars | 2 | 2 | 50 | ||
| R.O.B. | Arm Rotor | 1.5 | 1 |
50 | |
| 1.3 |
50 | ||||
| Reflector Arm | 1.8 | 1.5 | 50 | ||
| Backward Arm Rotor | 1.5 | 1.3 | 50 | ||
| Wolf | Reflector | 1.3 |
1.8 | 50 | |
| 1.5 |
50 | ||||
| Zelda | Nayru's Love | 1.5 |
1 |
50 | |
| 1.2 |
1.2 |
50 | |||
| 1.25 |
1.4 |
50 | |||
| Nayru's Rejection | 1.25 | 1.2 | 50 | ||
| Home-Run Bat |
Forward smash | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80 | |
| Franklin Badge | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 50 | |
| Gardevoir | 1.3 | 1.3 | 100 | ||
| Ghirahim | 1.0 | 1.3 | 30 | ||
| Gray Fox | 1.0 | 1.0 | 100 | ||
| Shovel Knight | 1.2 | ? | ? | ||
- ^ a b c d e Does not change the ownership of certain projectiles reflected.
- ^ a b Only reflects physical projectiles. Absorbs energy-based projectiles.
- ^ Selected randomly through Command Selection.
- ^ Only available while Arsene is active.
- ^ In Melee, simply reverses projectiles without changing their owner.
List of reflectable attacks
These attacks are also blocked by the shields worn by Link (Melee onwards), Young Link, Toon Link, and Hero.
- ^ When fully charged, cannot be pocketed or inhaled
- ^ a b c Does not change trajectory nor damages the user when reflected, instead act as if they were shielded.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Does not change trajectory when reflected.
- ^ When reflected, Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos will not switch ownership.
- ^ In Brawl, Water Gun is only reflectible when at least partially charged.
- ^ Only the bombs themselves, not their explosions, can be reflected.
Trivia
- Not counting Melee's powershield, since Zelda's Nayru's Love and King Dedede's Inhale in Ultimate are the only neutral special reflection moves, they are the only reflection moves that Kirby can copy or use.
- Pit is the only character to have different reflectors between games.
- Prior to version 1.0.8 of Smash 4, all but the final hit of Zoroark's Fury Swipes were technically considered projectiles. By wearing a Franklin Badge, a character trapped by Zoroark would only take damage from the final hit of the attack.
- Ness, Lucas, Min Min, and Kazuya are the only fighters whose reflection moves are not Special moves.
- Of these, Min Min is the only one whose reflection move is an Up Smash.
- Kazuya's Left Splits Kicks is the only one that requires multiple inputs.
- Hero has the most reflectable attacks out of all of the playable fighters in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Frizz/Frizzle/Kafrizz, Kazap (first half), Woosh/Swoosh/Kaswoosh, Kaboom, Bang, Sizzle, Sizz, Snooze, Thwack, and Whack can all be reflected.
