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{{video|a gif of sharking, perferably with Meta Knight on Halberd or Delfino Plaza}} | {{video|a gif of sharking, perferably with Meta Knight on Halberd or Delfino Plaza}} | ||
'''Sharking''' is the act of going underneath a stage to attack opponents from below. It is best performed by characters with multiple jumps such as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and [[Kirby]], who will be able to recover after performing sharking. It is performed on stages containing [[Platform #Semisoft platforms|semisoft platforms]], which can be travels up through, but not downward through. It can also be performed on stages with thin [[Platform #Hard platforms|hard platforms]], such as [[Jungle Japes]]. It is most notably performed on [[Delfino Plaza]] and [[Halberd]]. The principle behind sharking is that while underneath the stage, a character can attack and/or [[shield damage|damage shields]] relatively safely, and their opponent has little options to counterattack. However, an experienced player can perform a [[meteor smash]] on a sharker, which usually results in the sharker's death. | '''Sharking''' is the act of going underneath a stage to attack opponents from below. It is best performed by characters with multiple jumps such as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} and [[Kirby]], who will be able to recover after performing sharking. It is performed on stages containing [[Platform #Semisoft platforms|semisoft platforms]], which can be travels up through, but not downward through. It can also be performed on stages with thin [[Platform #Hard platforms|hard platforms]], such as [[Jungle Japes]]. It is most notably performed on [[Delfino Plaza]] and [[Halberd]]. The principle behind sharking is that while underneath the stage, a character can attack and/or [[shield damage|damage shields]] relatively safely, and their opponent has little options to counterattack. However, an experienced player can perform a [[meteor smash]] on a sharker, which usually results in the sharker's death. | ||
Sharking has historically been a legitimate if risky strategy, as while it allows attack without much chance of counterattack, it is easy to make a mistake and [[self-destruct]]. However, the ease to which Meta Knight can shark on many stages - thanks to a very fast and disjointed up aerial, plus a choice of four quick recovery moves - has driven sharking into an area where many consider it [[cheap]] or even [[broken]] on certain stages (though usually only by Meta Knight). | |||
==Characters that can notably perform sharking== | ==Characters that can notably perform sharking== | ||
*{{SSBB|Meta Knight}} | *{{SSBB|Meta Knight}} | ||