Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Ganondorf: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Ganondorf has received two new alternate costumes based on his appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker'' and ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' respectively; the latter replaces his yellow costume in ''SSB4'', which was based on his ''Ocarina of Time'' appearance, effectively swapping its place with his default costume.}}

*{{change|Ganondorf's cape has improved physics and rigging, allowing for more fluid animations.}}

*{{change|Like many other characters, Ganondorf is more expressive. The corners of his mouth once again open, allowing for his facial expressions to be more natural and dynamic.}}

*{{change|Ganondorf's new blast KO voice clips no longer play past the duration of the KO animation.}}

*{{change|Much like in ''Melee'', Ganondorf vocalizes upon waking up from [[asleep|sleep]] status when not suffering from any knockback. He shares this addition with {{SSBU|Link}}, {{SSBU|Zelda}} and {{SSBU|Wolf}}.}}

**{{change|His up-inputted victory pose now has him levitate in the air, land on the ground while punching his palm, then reel back before thrusting his hand towards the screen rather than pumping his fist.}}

**{{change|His right-inputted victory pose now has him flip his cape before crossing his arms and laughing wickedly, then looking at the screen with a sinister smile.}}

===Attributes===

*{{buff|The inability to move past opponents on the ground prevents [[dash attack]], [[Flame Choke]], and [[Wizard's Foot]] from whiffing up close.}}

*{{buff|Ganondorf [[dash]]es slightly faster (1.218 → 1.34), being nearly as fast as he was in ''Melee''.}}

**{{change|Its sweetspot triggers [[Special Zoom]].}}

**{{change|The windboxes no longer affect items or attackable stage elements. Notably, this prevents Ganondorf from riding on rolling crates at high speed.}}

**{{change|Ganondorf now vocalizes during the move's startup.}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

***{{nerf|Ganondorf does not lean back during his new forward smash, making it less safe than his previous forward smash.}}

*[[Up smash]]:

***{{buff|This new up smash has disjointed hitboxes and significantly more range that hits all around Ganondorf, making it more effective as an anti-air, at covering platforms and catching rolls. It also hits slightly below the edge of the stage, allowing it to be used for onstage edgeguarding.}}

***{{buff|It has less startup lag with a longer duration (frames 21-23 → 20-25).}}

**{{buff|Back aerial deals more damage (16%/17%/16% → 17%/18.5%/17%), with its knockback scaling not fully compensated (89 → 86), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The hitboxes are significantly smaller (5.5u/6.3u/4.8u → 4u/4.5u/3u), greatly reducing its vertical range.}}

*[[Up aerial]]:

**{{buff|Up aerial's hitbox is marginally larger (5.76u → 5.8u).}}

**{{buff|The grabbox while rising is extended above Ganondorf, increasing the move's vertical range.}}

**{{buff|Dark Dive's looping hits deal more damage (1.2% → 1.9%, total: 13.8% → 16.6%).}}

**{{buff|The throw has significantly less ending lag (FAF 60 → 25), greatly reducing the effectiveness of [[Tech Check]]ing, and thus improving the safety of Ganondorf's recovery.}}

***{{nerf|However, Ganondorf leaps back farther out of a throw, and he still does not regain directional control until much later in the animation, allowing his recovery to still be gimped to some degree.}}

**{{change|Ganondorf's Final Smash is called [[Ganon, The Demon King]], and is based on his bipedal form from ''Ocarina of Time''. It is functionally identical to [[Beast Ganon]]; however, instead of slamming the ground with his body, Ganon slashes with his twin greatswords before rushing forward. When Ganondorf activates his Final Smash, the Triforce of Power briefly flashes on the back of his hand.}}

**{{buff|The charge deals more damage (40% (sweetspot) / 30% (sourspot) → 45%/35%).}}

**{{nerf|The charge launches at a worse angle for KOing (30 → 42).}}

***{{nerf|Additionally, the sword hit will knock opponents into the sourspot now.}}

**{{change|Opponents are [[meteor smash]]ed sooner upon being hit by the twin greatswords. This can cause the dash to miss, but against offstage opponents it allows for gimps due to the high set knockback.}}

**{{nerf|The [[bury]]ing hitbox that occurred when transforming was removed.}}

**{{nerf|The meteor smash hitbox has significantly less horizontal reach, stopping at his twin greatswords.}}