Peach (SSB4): Difference between revisions

Samantha Kelly reprises her role as Peach in ''Smash 4'', albeit via voice clips from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.<ref name="jtails">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoyXOsw5YzU</ref><ref name="zero">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqDd9YbqgVk</ref>

Peach is ranked at 20th place out of 54 characters on the [[tier list]], placing her at the bottom of the B tier. This is a moderate improvement from her prior rank of 19th out of 38 in ''Brawl'', where she is ranked as the lowest character in upper mid-tier. Peach's ability to [[float]] gives her a uniquely strong air game and allows her to pressure opponents safely; this along with her [[Vegetable]] projectiles makes for a good [[neutral game]] in most matchups. Peach has great combos and can perform complicated combos with high damage output. She also has surprisingly good KOing ability due mainly to the high knockback of her forward aerial.

However, Peach suffers from light weight, slow ground movement and difficulty landing safely, which can lead to her being overwhelmed by aggressive opponents.

Peach has received a mix of [[buff]]s and [[nerf]]s in the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''SSB4'', but she was [[buff]]ed overall relative to the cast. Peach's overall mobility has improved due to having a better double jump, quicker dashing speed, and better air speed. Her ground game has been particularly improved thanks to her stronger smash attacks, faster Peach Bomber and her tilt attacks leading to many follow ups (due to the changes to [[hitstun canceling]]). Furthermore, her dash attack, forward aerial and back throw received significant increases in knockback, improving her KO power and reducing one of the main weakness she had in ''Brawl''. Peach's approaches from below are also safer with the gain of a new [[up aerial]]. She also has a slightly easier time defending against juggles and aerial followups due to her improved air dodge and slightly faster falling speed. Her grab game is also better as while her dash grab and standing grab are laggier, her forward throw, up throw and especially her back throw are all stronger and the removal of hitstun canceling has made down throw a more potent combo throw.

The general mechanic changes of ''SSB4'' both helped and hindered Peach. On the negative side, the removal of edgehogging makes it much more difficult for Peach to edgeguard while benefiting her recovery less than most other characters. Peach is also too slow to benefit from the new untechable [[reel]]ing animation while still lacking reliable tools to [[lock]] opponents. The removal of chain grabbing does not highly benefit Peach as she was not only already immune to most chain grabs due to her floaty status but it also removes her ability to chain grab with down throw. Lastly, the most significant change which hindered her was the removal of [[glide toss]]ing as she was one of the most prominent users of the technique in ''Brawl'' and it overall further worsens her projectile game. Due to her status as a lightweight, Peach's lackluster endurance prevents her from making effective use of the rage mechanic herself. On the other hand, her opponents can use the [[rage]] mechanic to K.O. Peach relatively early.

On the positive side however, she heavily benefits from rage if she can survive long enough make use of it due to her kill moves being even stronger and her [[Peach Parasol]] being able to kill opponents at insanely early percents. The changes to hitstun and the weakening of [[DI]] also heavily benefits her combo game as many more of her moves can link into each other while she remains fairly difficult for most characters to combo. The weakening of SDI also benefits moves such as her down smash and down aerial with the latter also benefiting from the changes to hitstun.

Despite the nerfs to her damage output, frame data and projectile game, Peach is a stronger character overall relative to the cast having greater KO potential and being less susceptible to juggling and the changes to the game's mechanics help her more than they hinder her as she received multiple significant benefits from them while only receiving one significant hindrance. As a result, she has seen greater results in competitive play.

*{{change|Peach now holds her dress when running, akin to her running animation from ''{{s|supermariowiki|Super Mario 3D World}}''.}}

*{{change|Both of Peach's KO screams in ''Brawl'' had swapped places; the alternate KO scream is the main KO scream and vice versa, matching the order on the game files.}}

**{{buff|The late hit deals much more knockback (50 (base), 55 (scaling) → 40/120).}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit deals much less damage (13%/11%/10% → 7%/7%/8%), and it launches opponents at less favorable angles (90°/100°/80° → 88°/80°/75°). This hinders the body/leg hitboxes' KO potential despite their increased knockback (35 (base), 85 (scaling) → 50/102) and even the foot hitbox is weaker than the previous body hitbox.}}

**{{nerf|The heart blast deals much less damage (13% → 8%) and its knockback was not fully compensated (60 (base), 70 (scaling) → 40/84), greatly hindering its KO potential despite its more favorable launch angle.}}

****{{nerf|However against grounded opponents, this is negated by the fact that grounded [[meteor smash]]es can now be [[tech]]ed, hindering the move's effectiveness against grounded opponents overall.}}

**{{nerf|The first hit has smaller hitboxes (5u/4u/4u → 4u/3u).}}

**{{buff|Down smash has a received a fifth hit, which deals much more knockback (38 (base), 80 (scaling) → 40/180) and launches opponents forwards (145° → 361°), significantly improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|The first four hits now have set knockback (38 (base), 80 (scaling) → 30/20 (set)/100) and have altered angles (145° → 15°/170°), making them connect far more reliably.}}

**{{nerf|If Peach cancels her float after landing the clean hit, she can no longer connect both hits of neutral aerial, significantly reducing its maximum damage output (23% → 13%).}}

**{{nerf|The clean hit deals less damage (14%/13% → 12%), although its knockback scaling was compensated (80 → 92).}}

**{{change|Peach has a new up aerial: an arm swipe that draws a rainbow, consisting of two hits dealing 4% and 6% respectively.}}

**{{buff|Up aerial now uses a string of extended hitboxes which match the rainbow, giving it greater horizontal reach, and making it more disjointed.}}

**{{nerf|Down aerial's down string has reduced (4 -> 2 on fastfaller and heavyweight) without using a midair jump or platform.}}

**{{buff|Down throw's hitbox now deals damage (0% → 1%), making down throw deal more damage overall (7% → 8%).}}

**{{nerf|Floor attacks have less intangibility (frames 1-26 (front)/1-27 (back) → 1-24/1-23).}}

**{{nerf|Edge attack has a smaller hitbox (6.72u → 4.5u) which along with its new animation, gives it less range.}}

**{{buff|Toad's spores deal less damage (3% → 2%) and (with the exception of the final spore) have decreased knockback (40 (base), 180 (scaling) → 20/150), in addition to having altered angles (45° → 30°/361°/366°). This allows them to connect more reliably.}}

**{{nerf|Peach Bomber has much more ending lag in the air (27 frames → 50), making it less useful for recovery.}}

**{{change|All hits of Peach Parasol no longer have a normal effect and a [[slash]] sound effect, instead having a {{b|magic|effect}} effect/sound effect.}}

**{{nerf|Peach Parasol gains slightly less height.}}

**{{nerf|Peach can no longer perform her [[Turnip Free Pull]] and bone-walking techniques, hindering her mobility while plucking turnips.}}

**{{nerf|Peach Blossom's near hit deals less damage (40% → 30%).}}

In initial versions of the game, she was not able to pull out a turnip out of the ground in For Glory as that would lead into a ban for "cheating". This was remedied in patch [[List_of_updates_(SSB4-3DS)#1.0.2|1.0.2]] and the bans caused by this were overturned.

*{{buff|Toad (FAF 64 → 62) and Sleepy/Grumpy Toad (FAF 66 → 61) have less ending lag.}}

|neutralname=Royal Slap ({{ja|ロイヤルビンタ|Roiyaru Binta}}) / Royal Round-Trip Slap ({{ja|ロイヤル往復びんた|Roiyaru Ōfuku Binta}})

|ftiltname=Can-Can Kick ({{ja|カンカンキック|Kankan Kikku}})

|utiltname=Royal Heart ({{ja|ロイヤルハート|Roiyaru Hāto}})

|dtiltname=Elegant Underfoot Scoop ({{ja|エレガント足もとすくい|Ereganto Ashimoto Sukui}})

|dashname=Lady Push ({{ja|レディープッシュ|Redī Pusshu}})

|fsmashname=Peach Smash ({{ja|ピーチスマッシュ|Pīchi Sumasshu}})

|fsmashdesc=Strikes with a bludgeon, cycling regularly between a golf club, frying pan, or a tennis racket. Each weapon has different properties - the frying pan has more vertical knockback (and the most damage), the golf club has more diagonal knockback (and the most range), and the tennis racket has more horizontal knockback and is the strongest semi-spike in the game.

|usmashname=Ribbon Dance ({{ja|リボンダンス|Ribon Dansu}})

|dsmashname=Dress Edge ({{ja|ドレスエッジ|Doresu Ejji}})

|nairname=Peach Spin ({{ja|ピーチスピン|Pīchi Supin}})

|fairname=Crown Knuckle ({{ja|クラウンナックル|Kuraun Nakkuru}})

|bairname=Sky Hip ({{ja|スカイヒップ|Sukai Hippu}})

|uairname=Rainbow Bridge ({{ja|レインボーブリッジ|Reinbō Burijji}})

|dairname=Super Piston Kick ({{ja|スーパーピストンキック|Sūpā Pisuton Kikku}})

|grabname=Grab ({{ja|つかみ|Tsukami}})

|pummelname=Heel Stamp ({{ja|ヒールスタンプ|Hīru Sutanpu}})

|pummeldesc=Steps on the opponent with her left foot. A fast pummel.  

|fthrowname=Royal Slap Launch ({{ja|ロイヤルびんた飛ばし|Roiyaru Binta Tobashi}})

|bthrowname=Iron Hip ({{ja|アイアンヒップ|Aian Hippu}})

|uthrowname=Hand Toss ({{ja|ハンドトス|Hando Tosu}})

|dthrowname=Peach Drop ({{ja|ピーチドロップ|Pīchi Doroppu}})

|usc1desc=As the name implies, Peach jumps much higher than usual. However, it deals no damage and she never opens her parasol, leaving herself [[helpless]] afterwards.

|usc2desc=At the cost of decreasing her initial jump, Peach gains additional vertical recovery every time she opens up her parasol. The move lasts roughly 2.5 seconds, with each parasol open adding a little time, just long enough to open it up to seven times while airborne. After that duration, Peach will become helpless.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RP0ZQydDwc&t=13m21s</ref>

|dsc1desc=The turnips are plucked much faster (in a similar way to ''Brawl''{{'}}s Vegetable) while dealing less damage. It travels the air more slowly and farther ahead. It will also fly back toward Peach if it hits an opponent, allowing her to throw another one while the last turnip is floating back towards her. The move will fail if there's already three Light Veggies out.

|fsdesc=Peach performs a mystic dance, causing all of her enemies to fall [[asleep]]. The closer they are to her when she activates it, more damage will be dealt and they'll slumber for a longer time. Sleep duration is notably shorter than in ''Brawl''. Additionally, instead of thirteen small peaches healing 5%, three giant peaches appear, each healing 20%.

|+Vegetable damage data

| Smiley || 2~13.4% || 7.5% || 15%

| Bored || 2~13.4% || 7.5% || 15%

| Sleepy || 2~13.4% || 7.5% || 15%

| Shocked || 2~13.4% || 7.5% || 15%

| Laughing || 2~13.4% || 7.5% || 15%

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|Prin - cess - Peach! || Pea - ch! || Peeeeach!

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|Peach ! || Peach! || Gooooooo - Peach!

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''See also: [[:Category:Peach players (SSB4)]]''

*{{Sm|LingLing|USA}} - One of the best Peach players in the United States. Placed 5th at {{Trn|The Legend of Glentendo}}, 13th at both {{Trn|Shine 2016}} and {{Trn|Collision XIV}}, 17th at {{Trn|Shots Fired 2}}, and 25th at {{Trn|EVO 2017}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Light|p=Connecticut}}, and {{Sm|Mr. E}}. Ranked 8th on the last [[New England Power Rankings]].

*{{Sm|MuteAce|USA}} - One of the best Peach players in North America, best known for defeating {{Sm|MkLeo}} at {{Trn|EVO 2017}}. He later found more success playing Peach alongside {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, including placing 17th at {{Trn|MomoCon 2018}} with primarily Peach and defeating {{Sm|Larry Lurr}} with both characters to place 17th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}

*{{Sm|Samsora|USA}} - The best Peach player of all-time and Peach's primary representative for most of competitive ''Smash 4'', ultimately ranking 22nd on the [[PGR 100]]. His best results took place in 2018, which saw him place 2nd at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2018}}, the closest a Peach player came to winning a major, and top 8 several other majors including 5th at {{Trn|DreamHack Atlanta 2018}} and 7th at {{Trn|MomoCon 2018}}.

*{{Sm|Umeki|Japan}} - The best Peach player in Japan, ranking 94th on the [[PGR 100]], and is known for his usage of Peach's up air infinite, since dubbed the "Umeki Rainbow". In tournaments, his best results were placing 2nd at {{Trn|Umeki Project}} defeating {{Sm|Kirihara}}, {{Sm|Tsu}}, and {{Sm|Eim}} and 5th at {{Trn|SGC 2017}} defeating Kirihara, {{Sm|Earth}}, and {{Sm|T}}; he had also placed highly at several {{Trn|Umebura|series}} events, including 5th at both {{Trn|Umebura 24}} and {{Trn|Umebura 25}} and 7th at {{Trn|Umebura T.A.T.}}

*{{Sm|SlayerZ|USA}} - One of the earliest-known Peach players, as well as the best Peach player from 2015 to mid-2016, ranking 29th on the [[PGR v1]]. He is best known for placing 7th at {{Trn|Paragon Los Angeles 2015}} defeating {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|ESAM}}, as well as 5th at {{Trn|2GGT: Fresh Saga}} defeating {{Sm|Elegant}} and {{Sm|Rich Brown}}. He stopped competing in 2017.

===[[All-Star Mode]]===

In All-Star Mode, Peach is fought in Stage 2 in the 3DS version or Stage 6 in the Wii U version alongside {{SSB4|Link}}, {{SSB4|Samus}}, {{SSB4|Bowser}}, {{SSB4|Zelda}}, {{SSB4|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}.

==={{GameIcon|SSB4-U}}[[Event Match]]es===

====Solo Events====

*'''[[All-Star Battle: Melee]]''': Peach is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents debut in ''Melee'', and reappear in ''Smash 4''.

*'''[[Enough with the Kidnapping]]''': The player controls Peach and must defeat {{SSB4|Bowser}} and {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}

*'''[[Princess Punch-Up!]]''': Peach and {{SSB4|Mario}} are opponents that {{SSB4|Zelda}} and {{SSB4|Link}} must defeat.

*'''[[Unwavering Chivalry]]''': As {{SSB4|Meta Knight}}, the player must defeat {{SSB4|Marth}} while avoiding Peach and {{SSB4|Zelda}}. KOing either of the princesses results in failure.

====Co-op Events====

*'''[[Peach in Peril]]''': {{SSB4|Bowser}} and {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} must defeat all opponents except for Peach. KOing Peach results in failure.

*'''[[The Ultimate Battle]]''': Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.

*'''[[Viral Visitors]]''': {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} and Peach in her white [[alternate costume]] must defeat 4 {{SSB4|Kirby}}s in purple costumes.

SSB4-Wii U Congratulations Classic Peach.png|Classic Mode

SSB4-Wii U Congratulations All-Star Peach.png|All-Star Mode

==[[Trophies]]==

|name=Peach

|image-3ds=PeachTrophy3DS.png

|image-wiiu=PeachTrophyWiiU.png

|mode=Classic

|desc-3ds-ntsc=Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach continues to prove that "powerful" and "cute" are not mutually exclusive. In Smash Bros., Peach uses her dress to float above the fray, suddenly descending and attacking with numerous weapons. A frying pan? Umbrella? TOAD?! Where does she keep it all?

|desc-wiiu-ntsc=Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach continues to prove that "powerful" and "cute" are not mutually exclusive. In Smash Bros., Peach uses her dress to float above the fray, suddenly descending and attacking with numerous weapons. A frying pan? An umbrella? TOAD?! Where does she keep it all?

|desc-pal=The Mushroom Kingdom's princess isn't just a pretty face – she's also strong and crafty. She can dodge attacks by gliding through the air, and she's hiding all sorts of stuff under that dress: a frying pan, a tennis racket, a golf club...even a Toad! If you're planning to take on Peach, just know that she's more than ready for you!

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros.|release1=10/1985|console2=DS|game2={{iw|mariowiki|Super Princess Peach}}|release2=02/2006}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros.|release1=05/1987|console2=DS|game2=Super Princess Peach|release2=05/2006}}

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{{Trophy/Fighter

|image-3ds=PeachAltTrophy3DS.png

|image-wiiu=PeachAltTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-3ds-ntsc=Peach may be a princess, but that doesn't mean she shies away from an honest day's work. Her down special Vegetable is basically farm labor, and the fruits...er, vegetables of her work can be thrown. An angry-looking vegetable will do extra damage, too! She can also pull up Bob-ombs, or even a Mr. Saturn!

|desc-wiiu-ntsc=Peach may be a princess, but that doesn't mean she shies away from an honest day's work. Her down special Vegetable is basically farm labor, and the fruits...er, vegetables of said labor can be thrown. An angry-looking vegetable will do extra damage too! She can also pull up Bob-ombs or even a Mr. Saturn!

|desc-pal=Peach normally sticks to tasks befitting a royal, but her Vegetable special is pretty much farm labour! You can tell how much damage the veggies will do by looking at them. Happy/indifferent ones just do a bit, while the ones that just look sick of life do a lot. And the ones that look like Bob-ombs or Mr. Saturn aren't veggies at all!

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros.|release1=10/1985|console2=DS|game2=Super Princess Peach|release2=02/2006}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Super Mario Bros.|release1=05/1987|console2=DS|game2=Super Princess Peach|release2=05/2006}}

}}

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|name=Peach Blossom

|image=PeachBlossomTrophyWiiU.png

|desc-ntsc=Peach's Final Smash is quite a spectacle to behold. Giant illustrations of Peach herself frame the screen, giant peaches rain down, and all the other fighters fall asleep. The closer they are to Peach, the longer they'll stay snoozing, giving Peach plenty of time to send foes flying or to recover her health with the peaches.

|desc-pal=Peach's Final Smash is quite a spectacle to behold. Giant illustrations of Peach herself frame the screen, giant peaches rain down, and all the other fighters fall asleep. The closer they were to Peach, the longer they'll stay snoozing, giving Peach plenty of time to send foes flying or to recover her health with the peaches.

|game=ssb4-wiiu

}}

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