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(Undid edit by 51.81.29.67: Discussion is required to add players to this list. You can bring it up on the article's discussion page or the SmashWiki discord server. Hunybear was voted off of the list several months ago, but that doesn't disqualify them from being re-added) |
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|uairname=Stab-Up ({{ja|上突き|Ue Tsuki}}, ''Up Thrust'') | |uairname=Stab-Up ({{ja|上突き|Ue Tsuki}}, ''Up Thrust'') | ||
|uairdmg=16% (clean), 12% (late) | |uairdmg=16% (clean), 12% (late) | ||
|uairdesc=Thrusts his sword upwards. Good for juggling, and it acts as a reliable vertical finisher at higher damages ~120%. It can directly combo from his up and down throws in several matchups, but rarely at the percent ranges at which the move is likely to KO. Has some sex kick properties, and extremely fast to come out, although also very laggy. Taken from ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]. | |uairdesc=Thrusts his sword upwards. Good for juggling, and it acts as a reliable vertical finisher at higher damages ~120%. It can directly combo from his up and down throws in several matchups, but rarely at the percent ranges at which the move is likely to KO. Has some sex kick properties, and extremely fast to come out, although also very laggy. Taken from ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]''. | ||
|dairname=Sword Plant ({{ja|下突き|Shita Tsuki}}, ''Downward Thrust'') | |dairname=Sword Plant ({{ja|下突き|Shita Tsuki}}, ''Downward Thrust'') | ||
|dairdmg=22%/20% (clean), 19% (late), 6%/8% (after bounce) | |dairdmg=22%/20% (clean), 19% (late), 6%/8% (after bounce) | ||
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*{{Sm|Aniki|Japan}} - One of the first notable Link players, and was the best Link in Japan. Placed 17th at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}, which still remains the best supermajor result seen for Link. | *{{Sm|Aniki|Japan}} - One of the first notable Link players, and was the best Link in Japan. Placed 17th at {{Trn|Jack Garden Tournament}}, which still remains the best supermajor result seen for Link. | ||
*{{Sm|Aklo|USA}} - The current best Link player in the world, although better known as a {{SSBM|Fox}} main and uses Link as occasional counterpick. His placement of 18th on the [[MPGR Summer 2022]] became the first time a Link player has been globally ranked since Lord HDL's rank in 2014. He notably won {{Trn|Redemption Rumble}} using Link to beat {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} and {{Sm|Swift}} in his bracket, becoming the best result and wins the character has seen in the post-Slippi era. Following this, he became the first ever Link player to be ranked top 10, ranking at number 10 on [[SSBMRank 2023]]. | *{{Sm|Aklo|USA}} - The current best Link player in the world, although better known as a {{SSBM|Fox}} main and uses Link as occasional counterpick. His placement of 18th on the [[MPGR Summer 2022]] became the first time a Link player has been globally ranked since Lord HDL's rank in 2014. He notably won {{Trn|Redemption Rumble}} using Link to beat {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} and {{Sm|Swift}} in his bracket, becoming the best result and wins the character has seen in the post-Slippi era. Following this, he became the first ever Link player to be ranked top 10, ranking at number 10 on [[SSBMRank 2023]]. | ||
*{{Sm|J666|USA}} - One of the best Link players in the world during the early 2010s, once peaking at 13th in SoCal during 2012. His placements of 33rd at {{Trn|EVO 2014}} and 49th at {{Trn|EVO 2016}} are some of the best solo Link results at ''Melee'' supermajors to this day. | *{{Sm|J666|USA}} - One of the best Link players in the world during the early 2010s, once peaking at 13th in SoCal during 2012. His placements of 33rd at {{Trn|EVO 2014}} and 49th at {{Trn|EVO 2016}} are some of the best solo Link results at ''Melee'' supermajors to this day. | ||
*{{Sm|Lord HDL|USA}} - One of the best Link players in the world during the early 2010s. While he commonly used {{SSBM|Marth}} as well and would eventually solo-main him, he used Link to place 17th at {{Trn|EVO East}} and 49th at {{Trn|Apex 2013}}. He became the first Link player to have been ranked on a global ''Melee'' top 100 power ranking list with 87th on the [[SSBMRank 2014]]. | *{{Sm|Lord HDL|USA}} - One of the best Link players in the world during the early 2010s. While he commonly used {{SSBM|Marth}} as well and would eventually solo-main him, he used Link to place 17th at {{Trn|EVO East}} and 49th at {{Trn|Apex 2013}}. He became the first Link player to have been ranked on a global ''Melee'' top 100 power ranking list with 87th on the [[SSBMRank 2014]]. | ||
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As part of an April Fools' joke, Link has once ranked sixth on the tier list; in the two days that this version of the tier list was declared official, the Melee Back Room claimed that Link's high-tiered ranking was due to having untapped aerial prowess. While another prediction on the tier list involving {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} eventually came true in the post-''Brawl'' metagame, opinions of Link have consistently been that he is still in the low-mid tier range. | As part of an April Fools' joke, Link has once ranked sixth on the tier list; in the two days that this version of the tier list was declared official, the Melee Back Room claimed that Link's high-tiered ranking was due to having untapped aerial prowess. While another prediction on the tier list involving {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} eventually came true in the post-''Brawl'' metagame, opinions of Link have consistently been that he is still in the low-mid tier range. | ||
The | The online Slippi era has notably reignited discussions about Link's viability. This has most notably been the case with {{Sm|Sixx}}'s resounding first place finish in doubles alongside {{Sm|Ice}} at multiple European tournaments and Aklo's wins over numerous other top-level players as solo Link (in addition to his wins over players such as {{Sm|lloD}}, {{Sm|Logan}}, {{Sm|Swift}}, {{Sm|KoDoRiN}} and {{Sm|Eddy Mexico}} while using Link as a [[counterpick]]). Although Link is still considered to be a mid-tier character, it is more commonly agreed that his strong projectile game and kill confirms off of them give him a competitive edge against many of the higher-tier characters on {{SSBM|Final Destination}}. | ||
==In 1-P Mode== | ==In 1-P Mode== | ||