Duck Hunt (SSB4)

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Duck Hunt in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Duck Hunt
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	NES Zapper Posse

Duck Hunt, which consists of the dog, a duck, and the gunman from the game Duck Hunt, are put together as a newcomer fighter in Super Smash Bros. 4. The game was released early, and was confirmed by a leaker's Twitch stream. Its artwork matches the image of Duck Hunt from a previous leak. The Duck Hunt dog does most of the fighting, with an unseen gunman and the duck as assists. Most moves involve spins, bites, and paw swipes as direct attacks, with objects and gun shots as indirect attacks.

Attributes

The Duck Hunt team consists of three units: The dog, the duck, and a gunman who is unseen. The dog uses spins and bite attacks for his moves. The duck is used for some tilts and the team's Up Special. The gunman only appears in four situations; when a Smash Attack is used, during the team's Neutral B, where the gunman shoots the explosive, the team's Final Smash, or the team's Down B.

Moveset

Ground attacks

Normal

• Neutral attack - A three hit combo, beginning with a paw swipe, followed by an ear swipe, and ending with a hind leg kick.
• Dash attack - The dog slides into the opponent, with the duck attacking with it's beak thrust outwards.
• Forward tilt - The dog kicks the duck forward, with the duck doing a peck attack at the opponent.
• Up tilt - The dog kicks the duck upwards, with the duck attacking the opponent with both wings.
• Down tilt - The dog swings the duck around to where the dog is facing. The duck flies around an attacks with its wing.

Smash attacks

• Forward smash - The dog barks, signalling the off screen gunman to fire at the opponent. The more the attack is charged, the more the gunman fires at the opponent.
• Up smash - The dog looks upwards, signalling the gunman to fire upwards, scaring the duck and dog into ducking. More shots are fired the longer the attack is charged.
• Down smash - The dog looks at the ground, signalling the gunman to fire at both sides, scaring the dog into losing his footing. More shots are fired the longer the attack is charged.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral aerial - The dog spins around in a vertical circle to hit his opponents.
• Forward aerial - The duck is thrust forwards, attacking the opponent with its beak.
• Back aerial - The duck flies behind the dog, attacking the opponent with a beak thrust.
• Up aerial - The duck carries the dog, and pecks at the air multiple times.
• Down aerial - The dog flips itself over to attack opponents beneath him with his hind feet. The attack can Meteor Smash.

Grabs and throws

• Pummel - The dog bites the opponent and holds on, while the bird headbutts as a pummel. Fairly quick, but not necessarily fast either.
• Forward throw - Shakes the opponent before throwing them forwards.
• Back throw - Twirls around and throws the opponent behind.
• Up throw - Does a handstand and kicks the opponent with both feet.
• Down throw - The dogs throws and slams the opponent into the ground.

Special Moves

• Neutral special - The dog summons an explosive barrel from Hogan's Alley and kicks it away. Subsequent Neutral specials alert the gunman to shoot the barrel forwards, before it detonates and blows up. The explosion can hurt the dog as well.
• Side special - The dog throws a clay pigeon away, which will explode into a hail of gunfire triggered by the player.
• Up special - The duck carries the dog upwards, before losing strength and falling to the ground.
• Down special - The dog summons an 8-bit gunman from Wild Gunman. If an opponent is in his horizontal range, the gunman will fire, before disappearing.

Final Smash

• Duck Hunt's Final Smash - The dog calls in a flock of 8-bit ducks. The opponent is then carried into a western field, where multiple gunmen start firing away at the opponent, as well as shooting at ducks and cans. The attack is a cinematic one, similar in execution and style to Captain Falcon's Final Smash.

Taunts

• The dog does a handstand, and barks at his opponent, before the duck yells at him to stop.
• The dog leans on its side, and does its infamous laugh.
• Stands on its hind legs and dances.

Idle poses

• Sniffs the ground.
• Scratches his ear like a normal dog.

Trivia

• Duck Hunt is the second character in the series (following Ivysaur) to be a fully quadrupedal fighter.

External links

• The Duck Hunt Team's Moveset