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**'''Counterpicking''' (character): The act of a player choosing their character after the opponent chooses theirs, also usually done to give themself an advantage. | **'''Counterpicking''' (character): The act of a player choosing their character after the opponent chooses theirs, also usually done to give themself an advantage. | ||
*'''[[Dave's Stupid Rule]]''': (abbreviated DSR) A tournament rule that prevents one from counterpicking to a stage he/she already won on/last won on depending on which version is used. | *'''[[Dave's Stupid Rule]]''': (abbreviated DSR) A tournament rule that prevents one from counterpicking to a stage he/she already won on/last won on depending on which version is used. | ||
*'''Death pool''': In tournaments that run elimination pools before brackets, this term refers to any poorly balanced pool with a disproportionately high overall skill level compared to the rest of the tournament's pools, usually with more players than the pool cutoff allows who would be expected to make it out of properly balanced pools. Thus one or more of the better players will be forced to drown, and it's made more difficult for weaker players to upset their way out of pools. | |||
*'''[[Ditto match]]''' / '''Mirror match''' : A match where all players chose the same character. | *'''[[Ditto match]]''' / '''Mirror match''' : A match where all players chose the same character. | ||
*'''[[Doubles]] / Teams''': The portion of a tournament where matches involve teams of two players each. | *'''[[Doubles]] / Teams''': The portion of a tournament where matches involve teams of two players each. | ||
*'''Drowning''': Slang for getting eliminated during the pools phase of a tournament. | |||
*'''[[Friendly]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players with no consequences for winning or losing. | *'''[[Friendly]]''': A non-tournament match between two or more players with no consequences for winning or losing. | ||
*'''Hidden Boss'''; On a regional scale, refers to a lesser-known player who is not ranked on the region's power ranking or is mostly inactive, yet is a significant tournament threat to most, if not all, of the region's players. On a national level, it extends to players who lack national recognition or are inactive, but still remain a significant threat to most players at a national-level tournament. The term is additionally used on the [[2015 SSBMRank]] in lieu of "honorable mentions". | *'''Hidden Boss'''; On a regional scale, refers to a lesser-known player who is not ranked on the region's power ranking or is mostly inactive, yet is a significant tournament threat to most, if not all, of the region's players. On a national level, it extends to players who lack national recognition or are inactive, but still remain a significant threat to most players at a national-level tournament. The term is additionally used on the [[2015 SSBMRank]] in lieu of "honorable mentions". | ||
*'''Hype''': Analagous to "excitement", such as "they're hyped for the next match". | *'''Hype''': Analagous to "excitement", such as "they're hyped for the next match". | ||
*'''[[John]]''': A "justification" for one underperforming or an error in performance. | *'''[[John]]''': A "justification" for one underperforming or an error in performance. | ||
*'''''': A word used at the end of a clause or sentence that expresses sarcasm. Originates with the fighting game community | *'''Kappa''': A word used at the end of a clause or sentence that expresses sarcasm. Originates with the fighting game community | ||
*'''[[Main]]''': A Smasher's preferred character, and the one they play and train with the majority of the time; some Smashers may have more than one main, though competent players will never have more than about three true mains. | *'''[[Main]]''': A Smasher's preferred character, and the one they play and train with the majority of the time; some Smashers may have more than one main, though competent players will never have more than about three true mains. | ||
*'''[[Matchup]]''': The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another character, with both played at high, equal skill. For example, [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario in ''Brawl'']] has a +1 matchup against {{SSBB|Link}}, meaning Mario is expected to fare slightly better and win more often than not. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing {{SSBB|Yoshi}} however, and thus Mario is considered to be at a slight disadvantage. | *'''[[Matchup]]''': The measure of how a character is expected to perform versus another character, with both played at high, equal skill. For example, [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario in ''Brawl'']] has a +1 matchup against {{SSBB|Link}}, meaning Mario is expected to fare slightly better and win more often than not. Mario has a -1 matchup when facing {{SSBB|Yoshi}} however, and thus Mario is considered to be at a slight disadvantage. | ||