Ice Climbers (SSBM)

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Ice Climbers (アイスクライマー, Aisu Kuraimā, simply Ice Climber in Japan) are characters in SSBM.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Advanced players can do massive damage
• High-damage grab combos, including ones that can kill opponents from 0% damage
• Because the Ice Climbers are actually two character models, players can "desynch" the Ice Climbers, thereby allowing them to perform attacks individually.
• A variety of edgeguarding options
• Strong ground game
• Very long wavedash
• Opponents have trouble grabbing an Ice Climber because the other Climber can interrupt the thrower
• Immune to low traction surfaces, such as ice
• Can do an infinite grab known as Wobbling (generally tournament legal).
• Can perform the freeze glitch (not tournament legal).
• Have some of the best chain throws in the game.
• Are unaffected by traction-changing landscapes

Cons

• Slow dash; reliant on wavedashing for speed
• Nana can be killed at low %s when ICs are seperated
• Nana can be unresponsive at times
• Popo loses many of his advantages when Nana dies, such as his ability to combo and kill as effectively
• Ice Climbers are awkward when forced to fight in the air
• Easily disrupted by projectiles
• Single Ice Climbers are floaty and vulnerable to air combos and juggling
• Low ranged
• Have poor traction

Special Techniques

Desynching

Main Article: Desynching

Desynching is a technique that involves separating the two Climbers' animations and controlling them individually, allowing them to do different techniques at the same time.