Double jump

Toon Link double jumping in Brawl.

A double jump (also called an air jump or a midair jump) is a jump that can be used once every time the user is airborne. Just like the grounded jump, double jumping is achieved by hitting up on the Control Stick or hitting the jump button. Every character has at least one double jump in the Smash Bros. series, regardless of whether such an ability exists in their original series, while some characters can use up to five.

Overview

A character's double jump(s) are restored upon landing, grabbing a ledge, being KO'd and respawning, or being grabbed by an opposing character (even if the character being grabbed does not touch the ground). Unlike most recovery moves, double jumps are not given back to the player upon being put into hitstun. This can be catastrophic to a character trying to return to the stage if they have already used their double jump(s) and an opponent edge guards their attempt to recover.

In contrast with jumps from the ground, each character only has one height of a double jump, whereas the player can control grounded jumps to be either short hops or full hops. The exception to this is with characters with more than one midair jump, as these usually decay in height with each successive jump.

Yoshi's double jump is unique in that it provides a significant amount of knockback-based armor.

Animations

Double jumps are a lot more varied in animation than single jumps. Some characters twist, others flip, and some characters inflate themselves (Kirby, Jigglypuff, King Dedede) or flap their wings (Meta Knight, Charizard, Pit, Dark Pit, Bayonetta, Ridley, Banjo & Kazooie). During these animations, all characters cast a double circle platform beneath them that disappears after the jump is completed (except for R.O.B. in Brawl, in which a smoke ring is formed instead from the base of his Robo Burner; this does not waste any fuel from his recovery). Like jumps from the ground, characters have a different animation if they are jumping backward. For example, Mario spins around when performing a regular midair jump, but does rapid backward somersaults when performing a backward midair jump. If a character flips, their collision bubble moves accordingly, though this has no effect on the jump itself. Some^{[citation needed]} characters will create a brief "ripple" effect in the air at the start of their mid-air jump.

Delayed double jumps

Most characters have their vertical speed instantly set to their given value upon using their double jump, providing an immediate height boost. Certain characters instead have double jumps that have a short pause before applying a slower and constant upwards boost, controlled by animation rather than an immediate velocity change. Depending on the game, the floatiness of such second jumps allows for several techniques such as double jump canceling and rising aerials. Ness, Mewtwo and Lucas have this type of double jump. Yoshi had a delayed double jump in Smash 64, Melee and Brawl, while Peach had it in Melee before losing it in Brawl.

Multiple double jumps

Most characters can only jump once while in the air; however, some characters can jump multiple times without touching the ground. Most characters cannot turn around in mid-air using their double jump, but all characters with multi-jumps can turn around when in midair by using jump while holding away from the direction the character is facing on the Control Stick (Yoshi is also able to do this, despite only having a single midair jump).

However, these specific fighters tend to gain substantially less height per jump than the jumps of fighters with only one midair jump. There is usually also a brief delay between the end of one jump and being able to start the next. Usually, this delay is small enough for the character to gain a decent amount of height with all of their jumps, but if the character is metal, these multi-jumps become useless or nearly useless.

Characters with multi-jumps usually have poor air speed (with the exception of Jigglypuff).

In Melee, Captain Falcon and Ganondorf gain another midair jump after using Falcon Kick and Wizard's Foot, respectively. In the initial release of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, a bug allowed Robin and Kirby, upon copying Robin, to regain all of their respective midair jumps after charging Thoron; this bug was removed in version 1.0.4.

In games from Melee onward, characters with multiple midair jumps cannot drop through soft platforms during any of their midair jumps until their animation completes, even if holding down on the Control Stick or after fast falling. This does not apply to their ground jumps and is unlike other characters, who can all drop through platforms during any portion of their midair jump.

A Smash Run Power allows any character to have extra midair jumps.

Some Spirits such as Ho-Oh give players an additional midair jump when equipped.

Multiple double jumpers

Fighter						Jumps
Banjo & Kazooie						2
Charizard						2
Dark Pit						3
Jigglypuff						5
King Dedede						4
Kirby						5
Meta Knight						5
Pit						3
Ridley						2

Double jump heights

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Super Smash Bros. 4

Rank	Character	Double Jump Height
1	Mewtwo	58.542999
2	Yoshi	51.560001
3	Falco	50.506073
4	Greninja	46
5	Zero Suit Samus	44.199909
6	Bayonetta	42
7	Luigi	41.305771
8	Diddy Kong	41.208694
9	Rosalina	40
10	Sheik	40
11	R.O.B.	38
12	Lucario	37.619999
13	Captain Falcon	37.306652
14	Samus	37
15	Fox	37
16-17	Mario, Dr. Mario	36.331814
18	Charizard	36
19	Palutena	35.900002
20	Wii Fit Trainer	35.599998
21	Pikachu	35.5
22	Mii Brawler	35.5
23	Donkey Kong	35.5
24	Sonic	35
25	Shulk	34.799999
26	Lucas	34.48
27	Ness	34.476265
28	Bowser Jr.	34.400002
29	Pac-Man	34.099998
30	Duck Hunt	33.799999
31	Toon Link	33.799999
32-33	Lucina, Marth	33.660133
34	Mii Gunner	33.500343
35	Olimar	33.5
36	Robin	33.208813
37	King Dedede	32.849998
38	Mega Man	32.799999
39	Bowser	32.611839
40	Cloud	32
41	Villager	32
42	Zelda	31.552761
43	Corrin	31
44-45	Dark Pit, Pit	31
46	Ike	31
47	Wario	30.5
48	Peach	30.025824
49	Ryu	29.5
50	Link	29
51	Meta Knight	28.925524
52	Mii Swordfighter	28.299999
53	Roy	28
54	Mr. Game & Watch	27.511969
55	Little Mac	26
56	Ganondorf	26
57	Kirby	22
58	Jigglypuff	19.786329

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Rank	Character	Double Jump Height
1	Mewtwo	57.35
2	Yoshi	51.56
3	Falco	50.51
4	Greninja	46
5	Ness	45.65
6	Zero Suit Samus	44.2
7	Lucas	44.13
8	Bayonetta	42
9	Luigi	41.31
10	Diddy Kong	41.21
11-12	Rosalina & Luma	40
11-12	Sheik	40
13	Piranha Plant	38.52
14	R.O.B.	38
15	Lucario	37.62
16	Captain Falcon	37.31
17-19	Samus	37
17-19	Dark Samus	37
17-19	Fox	37
20-22	Mario	36.33
20-22	Inkling	36.33
20-22	Dr. Mario	36.33
23	Pichu	36.02
24	Charizard	36
25	Palutena	35.9
26	Wii Fit Trainer	35.6
27-29	Pikachu	35.5
27-29	Mii Brawler	35.5
27-29	Donkey Kong	35.5
30	Squirtle	35.35
31	Sonic	35
32	Ice Climbers	34.69
33	Bowser Jr.	34.4
34	Pac-Man	34.1
35	Snake	34.07
36	Joker	34
37-38	Duck Hunt	33.8
37-38	Toon Link	33.8
39-41	Marth	33.66
39-41	Lucina	33.66
39-41	Young Link	33.66
42-43	Olimar	33.5
42-43	Shulk	33.5
44	Robin	33.21
45	King Dedede	32.85
46-47	Mega Man	32.8
46-47	Incineroar	32.8
48-49	Bowser	32.61
48-49	King K. Rool	32.61
50-52	Cloud	32.5
50-52	Isabelle	32.5
50-52	Villager	32.5
53	Mii Gunner	32.3
54	Ivysaur	32.25
55-56	Ridley	32
55-56	Banjo & Kazooie	32
57	Zelda	31.55
58-62	Corrin	31
58-62	Pit	31
58-62	Dark Pit	31
58-62	Ike	31
58-62	Hero	31
63	Wolf	30.71
64	Wario	30.5
65-66	Peach	30.03
65-66	Daisy	29.5
67-68	Ryu	29.5
67-68	Ken	29.5
69-72	Simon	29
69-72	Richter	29
69-72	Link	29
69-72	Terry	29
73	Meta Knight	28.93
74	Byleth	28.5
75	Mii Swordfighter	28.3
76-77	Roy	28
76-77	Chrom	28
78	Mr. Game & Watch	27.51
79-80	Little Mac	26
79-80	Ganondorf	26
81	Kirby	22
82	Jigglypuff	19.79

Origin

Double jumping is a common mechanic in many platforming video games. Occasionally it is given as a power-up or an upgrade, while other times it is just a natural ability. Fighters who can double jump in their native games include Banjo and Kazooie, Bayonetta, Daisy, Kirby, Samus, Sonic, Wario, and Yoshi.

Gallery

• 

  Mario performing his double jump in Melee.

• 

  Mario's double jump backward.

Trivia

• Despite being able to actually fly, both Charizard and Ridley have fewer midair jumps than both Pit and Dark Pit, who can't actually fly on their own.
• In Smash 4, with any character that can turn around using their midair jump, holding backward and pressing the attack button a few frames before the character fully turns around will cause them to use their back aerial instead of their forward aerial as they turn around, thus erroneously attacking in the opposite direction. This appears to be a glitch, as it did not happen in previous games.
• Melee is the only game to not introduce any characters with multiple double jumps.
• Banjo & Kazooie is the only Third Party and DLC fighter to have multiple double jumps.

See also

• Jump
• Recovery or third jump
• Short hop
• Wall jump