Knee Smash: Difference between revisions

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→‎In Super Smash Bros. Melee: Changed a paragraph on the knee's utilities vs shield to make the language more straightforward and mechanics-focused, and more broadly describe the situations made accessible by a blocked knee.

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 Due to the Knee Smash's low ending lag, players can use it as a launcher into another aerial attack, often another Knee Smash. In addition, if a hard Knee Smash lands at 60% or so, players can occasionally follow it up with an aerial [[Falcon Punch]] in the deadly "[[Sacred combo#In_Melee|Sacred Combo]]".
-When used on shield, if the player can land a hard knee as low to the ground as possible, the player will have enough time to grab the opponent if he decides to [[shield grab]]. This is useful in [[mindgame]] because of how deceivingly safe it is on shield.
+Assuming the move is properly timed and [[L-canceling|L-cancelled]], the knee is one of the few moves that puts the attacker at a frame advantage when blocked. In other words, by the time the knee's landing animation is over and falcon can act again, the blocking opponent will still be stuck in [[shieldstun]], unable to act. This gives the knee immense utility in shield pressure scenarios, requiring the opponent to commit to a risky option should they wish to get out of their shield unharmed. The knee also supplements its utility in shield pressure with a high shield damage, removing nearly a quarter of the opponent's remaining shield upon being blocked.
 In the [[PAL]] version of ''Melee'', the late hit of the attack is weakened, dealing less knockback and halved damage. This nerf prevents Captain Falcon from following up with another hard knee, forcing him to follow up with an up aerial instead.