Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Toon Link: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Toon Link's hair is now affected by gravity and wind. His hat also now has more physics-based movement than before.}}

*{{change|Several of Toon Link's animations have been altered to further distinguish him from the other Links.}}

**{{change|While jumping, he raises his shield more.}}

**{{change|His double jump animation is now an upward flip similar to {{SSBU|Roy}} and {{SSBU|Ganondorf}}.}}

*{{change|Toon Link's sword attacks now use a set of new, cartoonish slash sound effects when they land.}}

===Attributes===

*{{buff|Like all characters, Toon Link's [[jumpsquat]] animation takes three frames to complete (down from 5).}}

*{{buff|Toon Link [[walk|walks]] slightly faster (1.2265 → 1.288).}}

*{{buff|Toon Link [[dash]]es faster (1.7325 → 1.906).}}

===Ground attacks===

*[[Neutral attack]]:

***{{nerf|Neutral attack's first hit does slightly less damage (3% → 2%).}}

**{{nerf|Neutral attack's third hit has fewer active frames (frame 6-10 → 6-7), reducing consistency and utility.}}

**{{nerf|Neutral attack's first hit (3.5u/4.2/3.8u → 1.8u/1.8u/1.8u/1.8u) and second (3.5u/4.2u/4u → 2.5u/3.2u/3.2u/3.2u) hits have had their three larger hitboxes replaced with four smaller ones, and the third hit has lost one of its hitboxes altogether (4.2u/4.2u/3u → 4.5u/3.5u).}}

*[[Forward tilt]]:

**{{buff|Forward tilt has less ending lag (FAF 34 → 30), improving its safety and utility.}}

**{{buff|Forward tilt's frame 9 hit now has its farthest hitbox launch opponents in the direction he is facing (361° → 38°), improving its consistency and trap potential.}}

**{{change|Forward tilt has more base knockback, but less knockback scaling (25 base/102 scaling → 45/83), improving its safety on hit at lower percents but hindering its KO potential.}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

**{{buff|Down tilt has a lower knockback angle, increasing its tech chase and setup potential.}}

**{{buff|Dash attack's hitboxes are larger (3.5u/4u/3u → 4.2u/4u/3.5u).}}

*[[Forward smash]]:

**{{change|Toon Link is now silent when performing the move.}}

**{{nerf|Forward smash now has slightly more startup (15 frames → 16) and has decreased damage due to the removal of the second hit (21% → 14%).}}  

**{{buff|Forward smash's new animation has Toon Link swipe upwards and lunge farther, improving its vertical range.}}

***{{nerf|The new animation also makes hitting grounded opponents more inconsistent, and no longer able to hit opponents hanging at the ledge.}}

*[[Up smash]]:

**{{change|Up smash has a slightly altered animation. Toon Link slightly turns after leaping.}}

**{{change|Down smash's front hitbox no longer sends opponents behind Toon Link; instead, each swing has strong knockback on its own.}}

***{{nerf|This means Toon Link can no longer use down smash to send opponents behind him. The overall damage output for hitting the front hitbox has also been reduced (14% (both hits) → 12%).}}

**{{buff|This also vastly improves the consistency of the move and prevents grounded opponents from escaping between hits. Aerial opponents also are now hit with the regular hitbox as opposed to the aerial-only hitbox, which had reduced damage and altered knockback.}}

**{{nerf|Down aerial's hitboxes are slightly smaller (5.6u (clean)/5.3u (late) → 5.5u/5u) and higher up (Y offset: -3 → -1.1), reducing its range.}}

*[[Grab aerial]]:

**{{nerf|Grab aerial can only hit one opponent or projectile. Once it collides with something, it bounces off and the hitbox is disabled.}}

===Throws and other attacks===

*{{change|Toon Link has an altered [[down throw]] animation where he jumps much higher in the air before tackling his opponent. This helps him avoid projectiles close to the ground (especially his own bombs), but opens him to projectiles in the air.}}

*{{nerf|Up throw's collateral has a much shorter duration (26-30 → 27), hindering its range.}}

*[[Spin Attack]]:

**{{change|Spin Attack's sword trails are blue, now matching how they were in ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''. In addition, the grounded version's animation was altered a bit. Toon Link no longer holds the sword perfectly parallel to the ground while he spins.}}

**{{buff|Grounded Spin Attack's final hit has significantly increased knockback scaling (141 → 180) and launches at a lower angle (55° → 48°), granting it KO potential.}}

**{{buff|Grounded Spin Attack always knocks opponents in the direction Toon Link is facing, giving Toon Link the ability to control where his opponent is sent.}}

**{{buff|Aerial Spin Attack now has multiple hitboxes behind Toon Link, improving its safety and utility, and also increasing damage output on large targets caught in the attack.}}

**{{buff|Aerial Spin Attack now allows Toon Link to retain much more horizontal drift after the final hitbox, improving its spacing and recovery potential.}}

**{{change|Toon Link strikes a slightly different pose during the final hit of Aerial Spin Attack, closely matching Link's new pose during his Aerial Spin Attack as well.}}

*{{b|Bomb|Link}}:

**{{change|Bomb no longer does differing damage based on direct contact (4%) or the explosion (5%-8%). Both damage values have been homogenized, and the only factor to the bombs damage is the velocity before impact.}}

***{{change|Bombs overall do less damage (4%-8% → 4.2%-6.5%). However, the lower damage betters bomb combo potential.}}