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| {{split|[[Nerf]] for term, [[List of nerfs (SSBM)]] and [[List of nerfs (SSBB)]] for specifics}}
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| A '''nerf''' is a term used to describe the weakening of a character (or aspect of a character), either through updating a game or by releasing a sequel. It is often done as an attempt to balance the roster. The opposite term is "[[buff]]", which is to strengthen a character between sequel games. The best example of this is [[Kirby]]'s transition from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. Kirby went from being one of the best characters according to the ''SSB'' [[tier list]] to being the worst. | | A '''nerf''' is a term used to describe the weakening of a character (or aspect of a character), either through updating a game or by releasing a sequel. It is often done as an attempt to balance the roster. The opposite term is "[[buff]]", which is to strengthen a character between sequel games. The best example of this is [[Kirby]]'s transition from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. Kirby went from being one of the best characters according to the ''SSB'' [[tier list]] to being the worst. |
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| The term "[[wiktionary:nerf|nerf]]" is derived from the brand of toy known for its soft foam-like substance. This substance allows for safer play, as little chance of injury comes from impact with such items. In effect, a projectile is less damaging because it was "nerfed". | | The term "[[wiktionary:nerf|nerf]]" is derived from the brand of toy known for its soft foam-like substance. This substance allows for safer play, as little chance of injury comes from impact with such items. In effect, a projectile is less damaging because it was "nerfed". |
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| ==Characters who had attributes nerfed from ''SSB'' to ''Melee''==
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| There were two general nerfs for all characters. One is that most [[aerial attack]]s and [[tilt]]s no longer have almost instantaneous start-up lag. The second general nerf is [[throw]]s have been significantly weakened, with only a few throws being reliable [[KO]] moves in ''Melee''. Below is a list of nerfs for the cast of ''Melee''.
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| ==={{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}===
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| *[[Up aerial]] doesn't [[semi-spike]] as reliably and has reduced vertical reach.
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| *[[Falcon Punch]] has more start-up lag and can no longer be used for [[recover]]ing.
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| *[[Up smash]] is slower and has drastically reduced utility.
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| *[[Falcon Kick]] is slightly slower and weaker.
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| *[[Falcon Dive]] has been weakened, it also has more start-up lag and reduced grab range.
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| *[[Down aerial]] has a much shorter duration.
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| *Most of his attacks have more start-up lag, such as all of his smashes.
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| ==={{SSBM|Donkey Kong}}===
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| *The beginning of his [[forward throw]] (carry) no longer deals damage.
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| *[[Giant Punch]] has less reach and knockback, and puts him in a [[helpless]] state when done in midair.
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| *[[Forward air]] is much slower and is much more difficult to meteor smash with.
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| *[[Hand Slap]] has more ending lag.
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| *His attacks are generally weaker.
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| ==={{SSBM|Fox}}===
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| *His [[air speed]] has been significantly decreased, from being among one of the fastest in ''SSB'', to being among one of the slowest in ''Melee''.
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| *[[Down smash]] doesn't semi-spike as effectively.
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| *Up aerial is more difficult to sweetspot.
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| *[[Blaster]] no longer produces [[hitstun]].
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| *Fox is much lighter in weight, making him easier to KO.
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| *Forward smash was weakened significantly
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| ==={{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}===
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| *[[Sing]] doesn't put opponents to sleep as long, reducing its effectiveness.
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| *[[Rest]] has a smaller [[hitbox]].
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| *[[Down aerial]] can no longer [[meteor smash]] aerial opponents.
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| *[[Up smash]] has much more ending lag.
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| *Dashing speed was reduced to being the slowest in ''Melee''.
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| ==={{SSBM|Kirby}}===
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| *Forward smash is significantly weaker (no longer the strongest), has less range, and has much more start-up and ending lag (In ''SSB'', his Forward Smash was the fastest and strongest with good range). It also has a very long [[sourspot]] [[hitbox]]. This is considered the most drastic nerf in ''Smash Bros.'' along with [[Peach (SSBB)|Peach]]'s Down Smash.
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| *New forward aerial is slower and weaker (In terms of damage output by -4%) and has only three hits (that cannot link together as efficiently) instead of eight.
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| *[[Final Cutter]]'s horizontal and vertical distances have been reduced.
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| *Opponents can now escape out of Kirby's [[back throw]] and [[forward throw]]. If Kirby uses either near the edge of the stage, he will likely SD.
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| *Horizontal [[air speed]] is slightly slower (went from the second slowest in ''SSB'' along with [[Samus (SSBM)|Samus]] and [[Ness (SSBM)|Ness]] to the third slowest in ''Melee'' along with [[Ganondorf (SSBM)|Ganondorf]]). Doesn't make much sense considering his air speed is already very slow in ''SSB''. The increased falling speeds in ''Melee'' could be what made it look like it was ''much'' slower.
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| *Dashing speed is slightly reduced (from above-average to slightly below average).
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| *Kirby loses all of his mid-air jumps after his [[forward throw]] and [[up throw]].
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| *Back aerial is no longer as disjointed as it was before (In ''SSB'', it could hit from Kirby's front, but it was removed in ''Melee'').
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| *Up tilt is slower and has slightly less range, though it is still quick and disjointed and is still Kirby's main combo starter.
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| *New dash attack is slower, weaker, and easier to punish.
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| *New up aerial's hitbox duration is reduced.
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| *Much slower start-up in his down aerial. In addition, the landing hitboxes can no longer [[meteor smash]], making it harder to combo with (even with L-Canceling).
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| *New neutral aerial (his up aerial from ''SSB'') is slower and much weaker.
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| *Overall a much slower and weaker character with much less combo ability and range.
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| ==={{SSBM|Link}}===
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| *[[Up smash]] has less vertical reach, and a smaller hitbox.
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| *[[Spin Attack]] is a considerably less reliable KO option.
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| *Grab range has been lowered, and Link can no longer grab opponents in the air.
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| *[[Boomerang]]s have slightly less range.
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| *Forward and back throws were considerably weakened, only KOing at very high percentages.
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| ==={{SSBM|Luigi}}===
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| *Air speed has been reduced and is still the slowest.
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| *[[Fireball]]'s hitbox size has been decreased.
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| *[[Super Jump Punch]] no longer gains horizontal distance and doesn't travel as far vertically.
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| *Down tilt now has fewer combo starter properties and has more ending lag.
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| *The height gained from [[Luigi Cyclone]] has been reduced and requires considerably faster button inputs gain vertical distance, making it more difficult to use to recover.
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| ==={{SSBM|Mario}}===
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| *Up smash has been weakened in knockback (knockback scaling reduced from 120% to 97%).
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| *[[Fireball]]'s hitbox size has been decreased.
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| *The distance [[Super Jump Punch]] gained was reduced.
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| *New forward smash has an added sourspot.
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| *The meteor smash hitboxes of [[Mario Tornado]] have been removed.
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| ==={{SSBM|Ness}}===
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| *A general decrease in the speed and reach of his attacks.
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| *[[PK Thunder]] travels a shorter distance.
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| *[[Forward smash]] is slightly slower and weaker.
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| *[[PK Fire]] travels a shorter distance and is easier to DI out of.
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| *Forward throw can no longer KO reliably, due to much lower knockback scaling.
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| *Up smash and down smash are much weaker.
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| *Down air has significantly reduced knockback scaling and is drastically slower.
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| ==={{SSBM|Pikachu}}===
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| *A general decrease in the range of its attacks.
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| *Significantly decreased air speed.
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| *Pikachu is generally more vulnerable to [[combo]]s, especially [[chain throw]]s.
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| *[[Thunder]] no longer has infinite vertical reach.
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| *[[Quick Attack]] no longer has [[invincibility frame]]s when used and doesn't travel as far.
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| ==={{SSBM|Samus}}===
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| *[[Dash|Dashing speed]] is slower.
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| *[[Back aerial]] has less reach and power.
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| *[[Screw Attack (move)|Screw Attack]] no longer traps enemies as easily.
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| *[[Charge Shot]] no longer travels an infinite distance.
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| *[[Down aerial]] has more start-up lag.
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| ==={{SSBM|Yoshi}}===
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| *[[Special move]]s are generally less effective.
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| *Yoshi's combo ability against floaty characters was generally hindered.
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| *Slower [[DJC]] combos (due to more start-up lag in his forward and down aerials).
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| *Forward aerial has 67% more start-up lag (from about 9 frames to 15 frames).
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| *Down aerial's damage potential was slightly reduced from 56% to 53% (still the most damaging aerial in ''Melee'').
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| *New back aerial is much weaker.
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| *Forward smash is significantly weaker (though it can still KO under 150%).
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| *Up smash is weaker
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| *Forward tilt is weaker.
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| ==Characters who had attributes nerfed from ''Melee'' to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''==
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| A general nerf to all characters in ''Brawl'' is notably less comboing ability, due to the reduced [[hitstun]] and loss of [[L-Cancelling]] in ''Brawl''. This still affected characters to varying degrees however.
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| ==={{SSBB|Bowser}}===
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| *Most attacks, such as his forward smash and up aerial, are slightly weaker in terms of [[knockback]].
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| *Back aerial no longer semi-spikes.
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| *Up aerial has less range.
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| *[[Whirling Fortress]] now has a landing animation with significant lag if the move ends at a high distance. [[Fortress hogging]] is also no longer possible.
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| ==={{SSBB|Captain Falcon}}===
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| *A general decrease in the speed of his play.
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| *Falcon sustains slightly more knockback.
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| *Dashing speed was slightly reduced and is no longer the fastest, being surpassed by [[Sonic (SSBB)|Sonic]].
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| *[[Traction]] was reduced.
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| *Most of Falcon's attacks have more unfavorable hitboxes (i.e., forward aerial, down aerial, down smash, etc)
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| *Forward smash was weakened significantly (went from being the 3rd most powerful forward smash to the 21st, according to the [[forward smash chart]]).
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| *[[Up smash]] and [[down smash]] have lost some of their [[IASA]] frames, giving them more ending lag.
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| *Three of Falcon's aerials have shorter durations in their strongest hitboxes; forward aerial (1 frame), back aerial (2 frames), and down aerial (3 frames). His up aerial's semi-spike hitbox has 1 frame removed, but this is barely noticeable.
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| *Down aerial needs to be [[sweetspot]]ted to [[meteor smash]]. It is also weaker, has a smaller hitbox size (no longer disjointed), and the [[nipple spike]] hitbox was removed. It also lost its [[IASA]] frames, like his forward and back aerials.
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| *[[Forward aerial]] ([[Knee Smash]]) is much more difficult to sweetspot (as no longer is just landing the initial hitbox required to sweetspot), and the sweetspot hitbox's knockback was slightly reduced.
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| *[[Falcon Punch]] is slightly weaker (lower knockback scaling, from 102 to 93).
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| *[[Falcon Dive]] has a greater reliance on momentum to gain distance when recovering.
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| *Since ''[[Brawl]]'' reduces the amount of momentum carried from a character's horizontal movement into their jumping distance, his jump distance has been decreased, hurting his combo ability.
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| *[[Falcon Kick]] no longer regains Falcon's [[midair jump]] when used in the air, and its sweetspot hitbox is weaker, now dealing 13% instead of 15%.
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| *Can no longer [[moonwalk]] and [[dash dancing]] is significantly less useful.
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| ==={{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}===
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| *[[Giant Punch]] has less reach and knockback when fully charged.
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| *[[Spinning Kong]] now has a landing lag animation with significant lag if the move ends at a high distance.
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| ==={{SSBB|Falco}}===
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| *Dashing speed was reduced.
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| *''Brawl'''s physic changes greatly reduced Falco's vertical endurance, as [[falling speed]] has a smaller impact on a character's vertical endurance.
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| *[[Down tilt]] was drastically weakened, no longer being able to reliably KO under 150%. Its sweetspot hitbox is also smaller, making it more difficult to land.
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| *New forward smash is slower, weaker, and has a larger sourspot hitbox.
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| *Down smash has less reach.
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| *New [[neutral aerial]] is significantly weaker in terms of knockback, and is not a KO option.
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| *Down aerial now only meteor smashes at the very beginning of the move, whereas in the [[NTSC]] version of ''Melee'', all of its hitboxes could [[spike]].
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| *[[Fire Bird]] travels a slightly shorter distance, is now a multi-hit attack, and is significantly weaker, no longer being able to KO.
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| *[[Falco Phantasm]]'s meteor smash is weaker.
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| *New [[Reflector#Falco|Reflector]] removes Falco's shine combos, Falco's ability to stall in the air with it, and it does not have a start-up lag of 1 frame. Additionally, it can no longer be held indefinitely.
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| ==={{SSBB|Fox}}===
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| *Despite being heavier, Fox sustains more knockback in ''Brawl'' (he now suffers the fourth most knockback, moreso than lighter characters like Kirby). Falling speed having a smaller impact on a character's vertical endurance also significantly reduced Fox's vertical endurance.
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| *Up and down tilts are weaker.
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| *Up smash is weaker (it is however, often considered the best up smash in ''Brawl'' in spite of this).
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| *Neutral aerial is weaker.
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| *New back aerial has slower startup, more ending lag, shorter hitbox duration, and less reach.
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| *Up aerial is significantly weaker, usually requiring the opponent to be around 150% or near the upper blast line to KO, whereas it could KO under 100% in ''Melee'' regardless.
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| *[[Blaster]] travels roughly half the distance than it did in ''Melee''.
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| *[[Fire Fox]] is weaker and can no longer KO reliably.
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| *[[Reflector]] no longer has start-up lag of 1 frame, and can no longer be [[jump cancel]]ed, which combined with the lack of wave dashing, render his Shine combos impossible without a wall.
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| *Removal of [[wavedash]]ing eliminates his Shine combos.
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| ==={{SSBB|Ganondorf}}===
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| *A general decrease in the speed and reach of his attacks.
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| *Reduced walking and dashing speed.
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| *Reduced jumping height.
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| *His [[roll]]s are now slower and gain less distance.
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| *[[Neutral attack]] is significantly slower, and can no longer be landed multiple times in succession.
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| *New forward tilt has less reach and more ending lag.
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| *Up tilt was significantly weakened, and given sourspot hitboxes (though it is still the strongest tilt attack in ''Brawl'').
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| *New up smash consists of one kick that is weaker than the first kick of his ''Melee'' up smash. This also reduces up smash's damage potential by nearly half, and it has slower start-up lag.
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| *Down smash was significantly weakened, which while it could KO under 100% in ''Melee'', it cannot reliably KO until around 150% in ''Brawl''. The first kick to the second kick is also slower (making it more difficult to land the second kick after hitting the first), and the move has significantly more ending lag.
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| *[[Grab]]bing reach was reduced to being the shortest reaching grab ''Brawl'', as opposed to being the seventh shortest in ''Melee''.
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| *[[Up throw]] and [[down throw]] can no longer chain throw.
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| *Second kick of the neutral aerial was significantly weakened, no longer being able to KO.
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| *Forward aerial is significantly slower, having a significant increase in start-up, ending, and landing lag (10 more frames than his L-Canceled one in ''Melee''). It was also given a much weaker sourspot hitbox on Ganondorf's arm, making it significantly less effective at close ranges.
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| *Back aerial's knockback was significantly weakened (though it can still reliably KO under 150%). Its duration was also reduced from 6 frames to 3 frames, making it harder to connect.
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| *Down aerial now has a sourspot hitbox on Ganondorf's upper body, and the attack's hitbox overall is slightly smaller.
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| *[[Dark Dive]] is drastically weaker, now dealing 11% in damage instead of 17%, and it can no longer KO at realistic percentages outside [[stage spike|stage spiking]]. It is also now possible to hit Ganondorf out of Dark Dive once he immediately releases the opponent, exasperating Ganondorf's already poor recovery against opponents who can do so.
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| *[[Wizard's Foot]] no longer regains a midair jump if one was used already, which significantly nerfs his recovery. The grounded Wizard's Foot was also significantly weakened, no longer being a reliable KO move under 150% .
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| *Considered to be the character most adversely affected by the removal of L-cancelling, which greatly reduced the utility of his powerful but laggy aerials that he relied upon in ''Melee''.
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| ==={{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}===
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| *[[Wobbling]] is no longer possible.
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| *[[Smash attack]]s are weaker in knockback.
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| *Popo's hammer no longer has a meteor smash hitbox when forward aerial is used, requiring Nana to be present for the forward aerial to meteor smash.
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| *The removal of wavedashing has significantly hindered the Ice Climbers' mobility and approach.
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| ==={{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}===
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| *Jigglypuff now has the slowest dashing speed.
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| *All smashes are slower and have longer ending lag.
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| *Forward smash is weaker, and has less reach.
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| *Forward throw was significantly weaken, and is no longer a KO option.
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| *Neutral aerial, up aerial, and most notably, its back aerial, were weakened.
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| *[[Rest]] was drastically weakened (though it can still KO under 100%).
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| *The reduced hitstun in ''Brawl'' greatly hindered Jigglypuff's combo ability, more so than other characters. Its [[wall of pain]] is also notably less effective.
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| ==={{SSBB|Kirby}}===
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| *[[Forward throw|Forward]] and [[back throw]]s can no longer [[Kirbycide]]. His up throw can only Kirbycide on certain stages in very specific situations.
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| *The amount of [[IASA frames]] in his [[neutral air]] has been significantly reduced.
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| *Up aerial is drastically weaker, and is no longer a reliable KO move.
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| *Swallowcide now KOs Kirby and his victim at the same time, no longer allowing Kirby to escape after the opponent is KO'd.
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| *Fewer frames were given in [[Final Cutter]]'s turn around.
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| *Kirby now becomes helpless when pushed off a ledge just before the end of [[Final Cutter]]'s landing animation.
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| ==={{SSBB|Link}}===
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| *Air speed was significantly reduced.
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| *Rapid sword jab in [[neutral attack]] removed.
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| *[[Clawshot]] can no longer [[wall grapple]], making this form of recovery susceptible to [[edgehog]]ging.
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| *Grounded [[Spin Attack]] can no longer [[semi-spike]], whereas it could in the NTSC version of ''Melee''. Additionally, it can no longer act as a reliable KO move on the ground unless charged. Aerial Spin Attack gains significantly less horizontal distance, and has a greater reliance upon momentum, whereas Link will gain nearly no horizontal distance at all if Link uses it without momentum towards the direction Spin Attack is used.
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| *His [[Boomerang]], replaced with [[Gale Boomerang]], has reduced range and speed, and doesn't have a damaging hitbox when returning (instead it [[vacuum|pulls]] the opponent with it).
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| *Aerial approach is significantly poorer, due to the removal of L-cancelling and reduced air speed.
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| ==={{SSBB|Luigi}}===
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| *Up Smash needs to be sweetspotted in order to KO and deals less damage.
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| *Down Smash no longer hits at a pure vertical angle (instead hitting in a less desirable diagonal angle), and deals slightly weaker knockback.
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| *Sourspotted neutral aerial is much weaker (dealing 6% instead of 10%).
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| *Forward and down aerials are significantly weaker (the former moreso than the latter), both no longer being reliable KO moves under 150%.
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| *[[Fireball]]s travel a shorter distance.
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| *[[Green Missile]] travels a shorter distance, making it less useful as a recovery move. Additionally, it has a stuck in wall animation if Luigi collides into a wall, where Luigi is left vulnerably for a small period of time.
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| *[[Super Jump Punch]] has increased landing lag, making it more punishable.
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| *The removal of wavedashing has significantly reduced Luigi's mobility, and made approaching significantly more difficult.
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| ==={{SSBB|Mario}}===
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| *The power and reach of many of his attacks have been slightly decreased.
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| *Forward smash has a larger sourspot hitbox.
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| *Back throw was weakened significantly and will no longer KO until the opponent approaches 200%.
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| *Forward aerial now needs to be sweetspotted to [[meteor smash]].
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| *[[Fireball]]s travel a shorter distance.
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| *Opponents being able to grab the ledge from behind in ''Brawl'' has reduced [[Cape]]'s effectiveness as an edgeguard tool.
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| *[[Super Jump Punch]] has significantly increased landing lag.
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| *[[Mario Tornado]] being replaced with [[F.L.U.D.D.]] has greatly reduced Mario's recovery potential.
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| ==={{SSBB|Marth}}===
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| *Dashing speed has been reduced.
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| *A shorter sword has resulted in a general decrease in the reach of Marth's attacks.
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| *Sweetspot of sword ("tipper" hitbox) was reduced in size for most attacks, particularly in his down aerial.
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| *Neutral attack is slower.
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| *Tippered down smash and up tilt are weaker.
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| *Grabbing reach was reduced.
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| *Down aerial's sweetspot was reduced in size, and it is now a meteor smash whereas it was a spike in the [[NTSC]] of ''Melee'', making it significantly less effective for edgeguarding.
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| *[[Shield Breaker]] being a stab instead of an overhead swing has removed its vertical reach, and greatly reduced its effectiveness at edge guarding.
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| *[[Dancing Blade]] is less effective at extending Marth's recovery.
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| *The removal of wavedashing has resulted in approaching being more difficult for Marth.
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| *The Ken Combo is drastically more difficult to perform, to the point of being near nonexistent, due to Brawl's less hitstun, forward aerial dealing horizontal knockback instead of vertical, and down aerial's significantly smaller sweetspot.
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| ==={{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}===
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| *Down tilt is drastically weaker, no longer being a KO move.
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| *New neutral aerial is not a KO option.
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| *Up aerial now has a [[push]] effect, making it more difficult to land the second, more powerful hitbox.
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| *Drastic reduction of [[Oil Panic]]'s maximum damage output, being reduced from 200% to 60% (it will still [[OHKO]] regardless).
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| ==={{SSBB|Ness}}===
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| *10 extra frames were added onto his grab release animation, making him vulnerable to chain grab releases and grab release followups that other characters are not vulnerable to.
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| *Forward smash is slightly slower.
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| *Up aerial has a smaller hitbox.
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| *[[PK Flash]] is less controllable in horizontal direction, has a smaller hitbox, and doesn't activate automatically once it hits the ground (instead the move cancels out).
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| *Ness can no longer [[double jump cancel]], reducing his approach and combo options.
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| ==={{SSBB|Peach}}===
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| *Substantially reduced air speed.
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| *Midair jumping height was significantly decreased.
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| *Down smash consists of less hits (now containing 4 hits instead of 5), and is drastically weaker, with each hit dealing less than half the damage (5% as opposed to 12% in ''Melee''). The move's knockback has also weakened to the point of it not even KOing at sudden death percentages. The removal of [[crouch cancel]]ling has also greatly reduced its effectiveness farther. Is considered to be the single most nerfed move in ''Brawl'', notable for going from what was considered the best down smash, to one of the worst down smashes.
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| *Forward throw is significantly weaker, no longer being a KO throw.
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| *Peach can no longer [[double jump cancel]], impairing her approach and combo options.
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| ==={{SSBB|Pikachu}}===
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| *Forward smash is weaker, especially its non-sweetspot hitboxes.
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| *Up smash was significantly weakened (went from being the strongest up smash to the 25th strongest).
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| *Up aerial deals less knockback and can no longer semi-spike.
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| ==={{SSBB|Samus}}===
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| *Projectile game and finishers were weakened in general.
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| *Neutral aerial was drastically weakened (went from being one of the strongest [[sex kick]]s and a reliable KO move, to one of the weakest and being incapable of KOing).
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| *[[Charge Shot]] was significantly weakened (could KO under 80% in ''Melee'', but can't KO reliably under 125% in ''Brawl'').
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| *Firing [[Missile|Smash Missiles]] has longer start-up and ending lag, the missiles travel more slowly, and are drastically weaker (they could KO under 150% in ''Melee'', but will not KO at realistic percentages in ''Brawl'').
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| *[[Bomb (Samus)|Bombs]] are less effective for recovery, and no longer explode when in contact with opponents (only after their internal timer is finished).
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| *[[Grapple Beam]] can no longer [[wall grapple]], making it more difficult to recover.
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| ==={{SSBB|Sheik}}===
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| *Up smash is much weaker, especially its sourspot hitbox. The sourspot hitbox also has a less favorable diagonal trajectory rather than a vertical trajectory.
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| *Down throw is incapable of chain throwing.
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| *All of her aerials were weakened, especially her forward aerial.
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| *Down aerial is a [[stall-then-fall]] aerial, and has increased landing lag.
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| *Sheik sustains more knockback in ''Brawl''. She only slightly outlasts Zelda vertically, and she is outlasted by Zelda when knocked back horizontally.
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| ==={{SSBB|Yoshi}}===
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| *Down smash was weakened significantly, and has increased start-up and ending lag.
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| *Forward aerial now needs to be sweetspotted to meteor smash, and it is much weaker (it is an average meteor smash in terms of power in ''Brawl'', while it was the third strongest meteor smash in ''Melee''). Additionally, 4 extra frames was added to its start-up lag.
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| *Down aerial's damage potential was significantly reduced, with its max damage potential of 53% being reduced to 35% (however, it is still the most damaging aerial attack).
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| *[[Egg Roll]] no longer gains any distance when used in the air, while still leaving Yoshi helpless.
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| *Eggs from [[Egg Toss]] deal less damage, and can no longer be tossed backwards.
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| *[[Yoshi Bomb]] was weakened.
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| *Yoshi can no longer [[double jump cancel]], reducing his approach and combo options.
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| ==={{SSBB|Zelda}}===
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| *Zelda is lighter, worsening her already poor endurance.
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| *Sourspotted forward and back aerials are significantly weaker, dealing only 4% in ''Brawl'' as opposed to 10% in ''Melee''.
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| *[[Up aerial]] has a significantly smaller hitbox.
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| *[[Transform]] takes a much longer time to complete.
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| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | *[[List of nerfs (SSBM)]] |
| | *[[List of nerfs (SSBB)]] |
| *[[Buff]] | | *[[Buff]] |
| [[Category:Terms]] | | [[Category:Terms]] |
