Terry (SSBU): Difference between revisions

Despite having a strong grounded neutral game, it is largely centered around baiting the opponent to approach and reading their habits to lead into combo extensions. As such, Terry doesn't possess many good pokes outside of down tilt. Given his average ground speed and poor air speed, Terry's aerial approaches are fairly weak unless he starts close to his target. Though Terry's inputs are a bit more lenient in comparison to the other traditional fighting game characters, it can nonetheless take time to master his inputs to their full potential, giving him a relatively high learning curve overall. The [[Super Special Move]]s are of particular note: they are accessible only when his damage is at 100% or his hit points are 30% or lower in Stamina Mode, and they both have considerable ending lag to compensate for their astounding power. As a result, Terry's playstyle can change drastically when the Super Specials comes into play. Improper inputs can also result in failing to perform what would otherwise be a KO confirm (such as with Power Dunk), or even an unintentional [[self-destruct]] (such as with Burning Knuckle/Crack Shoot). As such, it is crucial to get the hang of inputting moves correctly and at the right time in order to avoid inadvertently putting Terry in a very disadvantageous situation.

Overall, Terry is a melee-focused and "footsies"-oriented heavyweight character with immense combo, damage, and KO options in all areas. His ability to apply dangerous shield pressure or cross-up shielding opponents is incredibly useful when executed at the right times. The Super Special Moves can also give Terry the mental edge over opponents, as any ill-managed approach on the opponent's end can be called out by extremely hard punishes. Due to being a heavyweight he is very hard to KO without a proper edge-guard, making him more dangerous the longer he holds onto his stock. However, his poor disadvantage state and mediocre off-stage endurance means players need to be mindful of every off-stage option, as Terry can be KO'd easily to an off-stage gimp, and despite his powerful neutral, many of his most effective moves leave him vulnerable, meaning the player must make calculated decisions with which attacks to throw out in pressure situations.  

Terry was buffed slightly via update 8.0.0, which altered [[Triple Wolf]]'s knockback to the point of strengthening it slightly. Prior to this, update 6.1.0 fixed a glitch that would cause him and the [[Ice Climbers (SSBU)|partner Ice Climber]] to both become frozen after Terry performs [[Buster Wolf]].

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|grabdesc=Reaches out with both hands.

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|pummeldesc=A short-straight punch. It is based on the first hit of his Grasping Upper from ''The King of Fighters '96''.

*{{Sm|AndresFn|Spain}} - Plays all the FGC characters but has focused primarily on Terry since 2023. He is considered the best Terry player in Europe, placing highly at several majors such as 9th at the supermajor {{Trn|Tera}} and 17th at the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}} while defeating {{Sm|Shuton}} at the latter event.

*{{Sm|Ezs|Japan}} - The best Terry player in Japan, and one of the few Terry players who have placed top 8 at multiple major events, having placed 4th at the supermajor {{Trn|DELTA 4}} and 7th at the major {{Trn|Seibugeki 14}} defeating {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}}.  

*{{Sm|Mustaine|Mexico}} - Regularly places top 8 at Mexican regionals and superregionals, including 2nd at the regional {{Trn|Tec In Place 3}} and 3rd at the superregional {{Trn|We Tec Those: Comeback}}. He has also performed well at majors, including placing 17th at the supermajor {{Trn|Smash Factor 9}}.

*{{Sm|Riddles|Canada}} - A top 10 player since 2022 who is the best Terry player of all-time, co-maining the character alongside {{SSBU|Kazuya}}. He used Terry in a crucial set to win the supermajor {{Trn|Collision 2023}}; he had also placed 2nd at the major {{Trn|CEO 2022}} using primarily Terry.

When Terry was first released, many thought the character had potential due to his combo-oriented gameplan paired with his extremely powerful finishers at higher percents. His comeback mechanic, in the form of the "GO" meter, is also highly praised as it allows him to deliver extremely strong special moves, most notably Buster Wolf, and confirms into it. Top players such as {{Sm|Dabuz}} all noted his powerful neutral and punishing game, as well as lauding his highly damaging combos and KO setups and believe that, when mastered, can potentially render him as a top tier. However, many of Terry's flaws were noted by other players, such as his poor disadvantage state and exploitable recovery. Despite Terry's setbacks, dedicated mains such as {{Sm|Riddles}} shown the potential of the character; Riddles in particular demonstrated Terry's viability as a solo main in the early metagame, winning several Canadian regionals and placing respectably at majors. This continued during the online era, where Riddles would see several top 16 placements at large online tournaments.

Following the return of offline competitive play, Terry's performance remained just as strong, if not better than before. Although Riddles started to co-main Terry with {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, he nevertheless established himself as a top 10 player using both characters, while other Terry players began making a notable impact on their scenes, including {{Sm|Mustaine}} in Mexico, {{Sm|DarkStalker}} in the United Kingdom, {{Sm|Ezs}} in Japan, and {{Sm|AndresFn}} in Spain. Thanks to his dedicated playerbase and strong performances, the general consensus is that Terry is a solid high-tier character, and as such he is ranked 30th on the first and current tier list.

|Final||{{CharHead|Ryu|SSBU|hsize=20px}}, {{CharHead|Ken|SSBU|hsize=20px}}, and {{CharHead|Terry|SSBU|hsize=20px}}||King of Fighters Stadium||''{{SSBUMusicLink|Fatal Fury|Art of Fighting Ver.230000000.0 - FATAL FURY SPECIAL}}''||The music refers to the "Dream Match" from ''Fatal Fury Special'' against [[Ryo Sakazaki]], one of the first crossover character appearances in fighting games. The battle references the three characters in ''Ultimate'' that come from traditional fighting games, as well as the previous crossovers between {{uv|Street Fighter}} and ''Fatal Fury'' within the ''Capcom vs. SNK'' games. If the player uses Terry's default costume, the opponent will use the {{Head|Terry|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} blue costume instead.