Robin (SSBU)

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Robin in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Fire Emblem
Other playable appearance	in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Pair Up

“	A fighter that wields the Levin Sword and four different Tomes! Like in the original game, these weapons can only be used a certain number of times, so keep a close eye on the battle situation. Both the male and female versions of Robin are available, so you can choose your favorite.	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Robin (ルフレ, Reflet) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018. As in the previous game, both male and female versions of Robin are playable.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Robin's model features a more subdued color scheme. His hair is more stylized, and eyes appear sharper.
• The player can now see how many uses Robin's Levin Sword and each one of his Tomes has, located above his icon on the HUD.
• Several of Robin's alternate costumes have different hair colours that no longer match the colour of Robin's coat. For example, Male Robin's green costume now has light brown hair and Female Robin's red costume has blonde hair. These typically reference other Fire Emblem characters rather than just Robin's own customization options.
• Robin shares a new victory theme with Lucina that is based off "Id (Purpose)" from Fire Emblem Awakening.

Attributes

• Robin's ground movement speed is overall faster.
• Universal 3-frame jumpsquat vastly improves Robin's ground-to-air transitioning, as his previous jumpsquat lasted 7 frames.
• Robin does not start the match with his Levin Sword, instead having to wait some time for it. This appears to only occur on his first stock, as subsequent stocks start with it. [1]
• The particle effect of Robin regaining his tomes and sword are more opaque, making it much easier to tell when his tools recharge.

Ground attacks

• Robin's neutral infinite keeps opponents on the ground while hitting them, like other neutral infinites in Ultimate. This allows it to connect much more reliably, especially compared to others, as it could be escaped relatively easily in SSB4.
• First two hits of neutral attack have altered animations.
• Robin's neutral infinite has altered particles.
• Up smash has an altered animation. Robin's sword now levitates out of his hand and does a twirl before raising upward. This significantly increases its hitbox size, and the move is now capable of hitting opponents on the ground and behind Robin. [2]

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have reduced landing lag.
• Robin can now use his Levin Sword for his neutral aerial. Like his other aerial attacks, this gives it more power, range and an electric effect.

Throws/other attacks

• A halo-like indicator now appears during Robin's grab, visualizing its range.

Special Moves

• Thunder can now be charge-canceled midair by jumping.
• Elthunder has a dark purple color compared to how it was in SSB4.
• Thunder charges now appear as a shrinking circle, with each stage shrinking until resizing into the next stage with a different color. This makes it easier to tell what level Thunder is at.
  • Thunder charges are now denoted by different colors: aqua for Thunder, yellow for Elthunder, and purple for Arcthunder.
• Arcthunder keeps opponents in place for a shorter time. This makes it much harder for follow ups due to his already slow speed.
• Arcfire's pillar of fire is smaller than before.
• Arcfire's pillar no longer activates when hitting another projectile.
• Elwind projectiles are thicker and more opaque.
• Elwind projectiles are sent in more diagonal angles, instead of completely downwards. Robin can also choose the angle, letting him go twice in the same direction, improving horizontal recovery and making their recovery less linear. The move has also been sped up.
• Nosferatu is more opaque and has fewer particles, now looking more like a dark whirlpool instead of a cloud of particles.
• Nosferatu has been reduced to three uses, instead of four in SSB4.
  • Nosferatu recharges in 30 seconds, up from 40. This allows Robin to expend its uses and use the book as a throwing item notably faster than before.

Role in World of Light

Robin was absent in the World of Light trailer, though he presumably became a spirit alongside the rest of the galaxy (excluding Kirby) when Galeem unleashed its beams of light.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Official render of Female Robin.

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  Robin on Coliseum.

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  Using Arcfire on Temple.

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  Hitting Villager and Sonic with his down smash on Wily Castle.

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  Taunting with Toon Link on Wii Fit Studio.

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  Attacking Wii Fit Trainer on Temple.

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  Male and female Robins in their green and pink costumes, respectively, on Tomodachi Life.

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  Female Robin and Chrom standing back-to-back on Coliseum.

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  Using Arcfire on Gaur Plain.

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  With all playable Fire Emblem veterans on Coliseum.

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  HUD showing Female Robin and the amount of health the Thunder tome has remaining.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Female Robin's pose in her official art resembles the third hit of Robin's Arcfire neutral attack.
• Despite now being a playable character, Chrom still appears in Pair Up and Robin's victory poses, even if Chrom is in the fight with Robin.