Edge attack: Difference between revisions

In the first three games, once a character has received 100% of damage, they begin to perform a different edge attack than normal. The attacks are usually slower, but do more damage to opponents, although the increase is usually only 3-5%. For example, Yoshi's edge attack involves a quick 6% tail whip, while when at high damage, it becomes a slow 12% headbutt. However, in ''[[Smash 4]]'', this effect is removed and the edge attack is the same regardless of damage percent for all characters.

Edge attacks are generally avoided in competitive play due to their slow speed and limited usefulness. Players will often use other techniques or attacks to return to the stage instead. However, players will often mix in edge attacks to [[mindgames|catch the opponent off guard]], especially if their character's edge attack has great reach (such as [[Donkey Kong]]'s and [[Wolf]]'s), and/or has [[intangibility]] frames (which are safer to punish an opponent caught charging [[smash attack]]s near the edge with than other edge options).

|Climbs up and and the duck pecks forward.

|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Jumps onto the stage and quickly thrusts her butt forward.<br>{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Climbs up and swipes one hand forward.

|{{GameIcon|SSBM}} Climbs up and does a flipping axe-kick.<br>{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Flips onto the stage and strikes with its tail.

==List of edge attacks (Over 100%)==

|Climbs up and and does a low swing with their hammers.

*In ''SSB4'', [[Bowser]] uses his secondary edge attack animation from ''Brawl'' for his edge attack, while Giga Bowser uses his standard edge attack animation from ''Brawl'' for his edge attack.

*{{SSBM|Bowser}}'s under 100% edge attack in ''Melee'' is arguably the best edge attack in the game, having long range, many intangibility frames and very long hitbox duration, hitting his way in and all the way back.