Olimar (SSB4): Difference between revisions

Like in ''Brawl'', Olimar is completely silent, rather than being voiced by Kazumi Totaka like he is in the ''Pikmin'' series, while Hajime Wakai's portrayal of Pikmin from ''{{s|pikipedia|Pikmin 2}}'' is once again repurposed for Red, Blue, Yellow, White and Purple Pikmin. Winged Pikmin are voiced by Atsuko Asashi, using voice clips recycled from ''Pikmin 3''. Alph, despite having his own unique voice in ''Pikmin 3'', is also completely silent as well in ''SSB4'', much like Olimar is.

The Pikmin also grant Olimar a potent [[grab]] game: each of them function as [[Grab#Tether grabs|disjointed grabs]]; White Pikmin-based pummel is tied with {{SSB4|Shulk}}'s [[Monado Arts|Buster]]-boosted pummel as the most damaging in the game; Blue Pikmin-based up throw is a viable KOing option at high percents; and Red Pikmin-based down throw is a very reliable combo starter even at high percents. Lastly, his new [[up special move]], [[Winged Pikmin]], functions as a maneuverable, flight-based [[recovery]] that can be performed regardless of whether or not Olimar has Pikmin equipped,<ref name="Direct">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs Super Smash Bros. Direct 4.8.2014]</ref> which makes them vastly superior to [[Pikmin Chain]]'s [[tether recovery]].

However, Olimar's active Pikmin count has now been halved from six to three due to the limitations to [[Nintendo 3DS]]' hardware,<ref name="Direct"/> which considerably weakens the [[camp]]ing strategies he relied on in ''Brawl''. The Pikmin themselves have also been weakened in a few, yet noticeable ways: Red, Yellow, Blue, and Purple Pikmin have less [[hit points]], which is further compounded by them and White Pikmin dying faster while separated from Olimar. Each kind of Pikmin have also had the majority of their damage outputs lowered, and suffer from somewhat flawed [[artificial intelligence]]. Olimar also retains his slow overall mobility; his aerial mobility is especially problematic, as it renders him susceptible to [[juggling]] despite his light weight, and causes him to flounder against speed demons, such as {{SSB4|Sonic}} and {{SSB4|Fox}}. By extension, Olimar suffers from poor endurance: the combination of his light [[weight]] and low [[gravity]] leaves him vulnerable to early KOs, which is further pronounced by the loss of [[momentum canceling]] and the introduction of [[rage]]. Finally, his offense is still burdened by slow attacking speed and an over-reliance on Pikmin.

==Attributes==

**{{change|Forward aerial now uses one extended hitbox which covers the Pikmin rather than three normal hitboxes.}}

***{{buff|This hitbox is larger than any of the hitboxes used on the previous non yellow Pikmin variants of forward aerial (3.7u/3.2u/2.7u → 4.4u).}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial no longer deals extra shield damage (1 → 0).}}

*Red Pikmin:

***{{buff|This hitbox is larger than any of the hitboxes used on the previous non yellow Pikmin variants of forward aerial (3.7u/3.2u/2.7u → 4.2u).}}

***{{buff|This also means that the move no longer has a weaker sourspot, making it more consistent.}}

**{{nerf|Back aerial no longer deals extra shield damage (1 → 0).}}

*Red Pikmin:

**{{nerf|Floor attacks now use one extended static hitbox rather than multiple normal hitboxes attached to Olimar's body, which covers less range overall.}}

*Back floor attack:

**{{nerf|Back floor attack has more startup lag (frame 15 → 16).}}

*[[Edge attack]]:

|dthrowdmg=&mdash;{{!!}}1% (hit 1), 5.6% (throw){{!!}}1% (hit 1), 7% (throw){{!!}}1% (hit 1), 11.2% (throw){{!!}}0.8% (hit 1), 7% (throw){{!!}}1.4% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|dthrowdesc=The Pikmin pins the opponent to the ground and then jumps to perform a downward battering ram. It is Olimar's best combo starter, especially while using Red Pikmin. Red Pikmin down throw can combo into neutral aerial at 0% to low percents; forward and [[reverse aerial rush]]ed back aerials at 0% to high percents; and up aerial at low to high percents. One particularly notable combo is a Red Pikmin down throw followed by a Purple Pikmin back aerial, which is a [[true combo]] that KOs reliably while near the edge. Red Pikmin down throw can also combo into forward tilt and forward smash at 0% to low percents, albeit only against fast-fallers. Yellow, Blue, White, and Purple Pikmin can also perform these combos, but their combo potential wanes considerably past medium percents because of their throw damage being much higher than the Red Pikmin's.

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|floorfdmg=7%{{!!}}&mdash;{{!!}}&mdash;{{!!}}&mdash;{{!!}}&mdash;{{!!}}&mdash;

|djump = 33.5

|rdjump = 33

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==In [[competitive play]]==

===[[Official Custom Moveset Project]]===

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==[[Trophies]]==

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==[[Alternate costume (SSB4)#Olimar|Alternate costumes]]==

*Although Alph travels in the {{s|pikipedia|S.S. Drake}} in ''Pikmin 3'', he instead travels in the Hocotate Ship for his [[on-screen appearance]] and [[Final Smash]] because of his status as an alternate costume.

*Olimar and Alph have different expressions when they are hit. Olimar's eyes comically bulge out, which he commonly does in ''Pikmin 2'' upon being surprised, whereas Alph winces.

*Olimar is the only character to have only one [[special move]] in his default moveset that deals damage.

**He is also the only character to have a special move ([[Winged Pikmin]] in his case) that lacks any damage-dealing custom versions.