User:Smash Master/Thoughts

Mario

Buffs

• Up and Down smashes significantly increased power.
• Mario Tornado is his Down Special again and now gains hight if the B button is push quickly.

Donkey Kong

Buffs

• Fair meteor smash is slightly stronger.

Nerfs

• Spinning Kong travels slightly less vertically.

Link

Buffs

• Spin Attack travels farther horizontally and vertically.
• Air speed was increased.

Samus

Buffs

• Charge Shot is significantly stronger and now KOs under 100%.
• Up air deals slightly more damage.
• Smash attacks are stronger.

Yoshi

Buffs

• Fair meteor smash is stronger.
• Down air's damage potential was significantly increased from 35% to 55%.
• Smash attacks are stronger.

Kirby

Buffs

• A general increase in the power and speed of his attacks.
• Down tilt can now semi-spike.
• Back air is now fast enough to perform twice in 1 short hop.
• Jump hight and speed was significantly increased and is now the 3rd highest.
• The first 2 kicks in forward air have low set knockback, meaning that it always link in to each other at any damage.
• Walking and dashing speed was increased.
• Forward smash and down throw have less ending lag.
• Vertical endurance was slightly improved.
• Kirby's back air is now a Wall of Pain technique.
• Traction was increased.
• Air speed was significantly increased and is now the 3rd fastest.
• Final Cutter travels slightly farther horizontally, and much more vertically and can now grab a ledge from behind. The meteor smash produced has knockback scaling.

Fox

Buffs

• A general increase in the power of his attacks.
• Air speed was slightly increased.
• Back air has less ending lag.

Pikachu

Buffs

• Down aerial can now meteor smash.
• Up smash is slightly stronger.
• Up air can now semi-spike and is stronger.

Luigi

Buffs

• Down air is much easier to meteor smash with.
• Forward air is stronger.
• Down tilt is easier to meteor smash.

Nerfs

• Nair was weakened significantly.

Captain Falcon

Buffs

• A general increase in the power of his attacks.
• Airborne Falcon Kick can now meteor smash.
• Vertical endurance was slightly improved.

Ness

Buffs

• PK Thunder has increase size and has a larger hitbox.
• Up throw is slightly stonger.

Jigglypuff

Buffs

• Smashes are more powerful.
• Rest is significantly stronger (it can now KO under 25%).
• Up and back airs are stronger.
• Down air can now meteor smash at higher damages.
• Jigglypuff's Wall of Pain is notably more effective.

Falco

Buffs

• Forward smash and down tilt are stronger.
• Air speed was slightly increased.
• Fire Bird travels slightly farther, improving it's recovery capabilities.
• Back air is slightly stronger.

Bowser

Buffs

• Forward smash is slightly stonger.
• Whirling Fortrest travels farther horizontally.

Nerfs

• A general decrease in the speed of his attacks.

Ganondorf

Buffs

• Up tilt and down smash are stronger.

Character air speeds

Rank	Character	Air speed
1	Yoshi	1.275
2	Jigglypuff	1.270
3	Kirby	1.267
4	Captain Falcon	1.244
5	Wario	1.28
6	Sonic	1.1092
7	Donkey Kong	1.082
8	Squirtle	1.081
9	Mr. Game and Watch	1.080
10	Lucas	1.05
11-13	Bowser	1.034
11-13	Zero Suit Samus	1.034
11-13	Marth	1.034
14-17	Zelda	0.987
14-17	Samus	0.987
14-17	Charizard	0.987
14-17	Lucario	0.987
18	Ness	0.9588
19-21	Mario	0.94
19-21	Toon Link	0.94
19-21	Snake	0.94
22	Ike	0.9212
23	Pikachu	0.9110
24	Fox	0.9
25	Falco	0.899
26	Pit	0.895
27	Link	0.892
28	Wolf	0.85
29	R.O.B.	0.83
30	Peach	0.864
31	Sheik	0.846
32	Diddy Kong	0.8272
33	Olimar	0.82
34	Ganondorf	0.8084
35	Ice Climbers	0.7708
36	Meta Knight	0.757
37	Ivysaur	0.752
38	Luigi	0.750
39	King Dedede	0.660

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