Mario (SSBU): Difference between revisions

Lastly, some minor weaknesses Mario might also suffer from include a lack of reliable burst options, as due to the small size of his hitboxes, none of his moves (with the exception of up special and neutral aerial) can function reliably as a safe approach or get-off me option against characters that can pressure him well such as {{SSBU|Fox}} or Sonic. Mario might also struggle to get back from ledge as his ledge options slow and predictable, making him vulnerable to getting ledge trapped. While Mario possesses a remarkable air game thanks to his high airspeed, his ground game can sometimes be rather limited due to his dash being slightly below average in speed and his aforementioned range problems, which means he's usually going to rely on rising aerials or grabs to start his combo game which can be predictable.

Overall, Mario has many clear strengths and very few exploitable glaring weaknesses, resulting in said strengths outweighing said weaknesses. All in all, his above average mobility and largely reliable combo ability allows him to get the edge easily against most characters, as it is hard to escape from his wrath once he gets the advantage, while it is also easy for him to escape from his opponents’ wrath and regain the advantage. However, because of his low range, Mario must almost always fight in close quarters, and he often relies on [[read]]s to secure KOs. Mario has to be very careful off-stage as well inspite of his respectable edgeguarding game, as one exploit of his defenses can cause him to be unable to recover.

|game=SSBU

|neutralcount=3

|neutral1dmg=2.2%

|neutral2dmg=1.7%

|dashdmg=8% (clean), 6% (late)

|dashdesc=The {{s|mariowiki|Slide Kick}} from ''Super Mario 64''. Has a diagonal knockback angle, making its lingering hitbox useful for [[2 frame punish]]ing certain opponents and punishing spot dodges. The new animation is more unfavorable in terms of hitbox placements.

|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|17.8}} (fire), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14.7}} (arm)

|fsmashdesc=A palm thrust that produces a small explosion. Though it is Mario's slowest ground attack, coming out on frame 15, it is among the quicker forward smashes and considered among the best in the game for several reasons: It is Mario's most powerful KO move when sweet spotted, KOing as low as 65% by the ledge and 90% center stage, the fireball itself is disjointed, can be angled downwards or upwards to hit ledge hangs, and the start-up animation has Mario pull back his hurtbox deceptively far, inadvertently allowing him to avoid several attacks. However, the sweet spot is out prioritized by the sour spot, necessitating good spacing to land.

|djump      = 36.33

|rdjump    = 20

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*{{Sm|MastaMario|USA}} - One of the best Mario players in the United States in the early metagame, where he regularly placed in or around the top 8 at events in his region. He has also seen several notable major placements, including 13th at the major {{Trn|2GG: SwitchFest 2019}} and 33rd at the supermajors {{Trn|EVO 2019}} and {{Trn|The Big House 9}}.

*{{Sm|Nao|Japan|p=Hokkaido}} - The uncontested best Mario player in Japan from 2021 to mid-2023. Although he isn't as consistent as other notable Mario players, he has racked up several top 16 placement at majors, including placing 5th at the supermajor {{Trn|Kagaribi 9}} and 13th at the supermajor {{Trn|GENESIS 9}}.  

===Tier placement and history===

==[[Spirit]]s==

Additionally, Mario makes an appearance in various primary and support spirits.

==Trivia==

*''Ultimate'' is the 100th game where Charles Martinet voiced Mario, and as a result, he won the Guinness World Record for the highest number of performances as the same character.

*In the E3 demo of the game, Mario's portrait used his in-game model as opposed to his official render. This was also the case with {{SSBU|Link}}, {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, and {{SSBU|Villager}}.

**Coincidentally, all four of these characters were playable in the ''Smash 3DS'' demo.

*Coincidentally, five of his alternate costumes (his default, Golf, [[Waluigi]], Builder, and Wedding outfits) also appeared in ''Super Mario Odyssey.'' Dr. Mario (portrayed here as his own character) also appeared in ''Odyssey'' as an outfit. Only his cyan/pink, white/black, and green/brown costumes do not appear in ''Odyssey.''

*Conspicuously, some of Mario's alternate costumes can be slightly changed depending on the facial expressions with the eyebrows and the eye color when comparing the Default, Builder, and Wedding as an example.

*Looking underneath Mario's Wedding costume reveals a gap between his shirt and pants.<ref>[https://imgur.com/Ri57BPY]</ref>

*Whenever Mario grabs onto an edge, his hat briefly shifts upward, revealing that his hair is missing and exposing a gap.

==References==