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[[File:Ness up against the screen.jpg|thumb|Ness being Screen KO'd on [[Shadow Moses Island]].]]
[[File:Ganondorf ScreenKO.png|thumb|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}} about to hit the screen in [[Yoshi's Story]].]]
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A '''screen KO''' is a special type of [[KO]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Instead of a character being [[Star KO]]'d off the top [[blast line]], the character appears to fly at the screen and hit it before falling down and being KO'd. ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' has a slightly different Screen KO. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', the character has a normal tumbling animation. When he or she hits the screen, however, the character makes a yelping sound and changes to a hurt face while the animation shares with the character bouncing from a wall. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the character tumbles all the way without changing the animation. Screen KO's are less common than star KO's.


In [[Coin Battle]], [[Smash Coins and Bills|smash coins]] appear on the screen, surrounding the KO'd character. Once paused, the coins disappear.
[[File:Ness up against the screen.jpg|thumb|right|Ness being Screen KO'd on [[Shadow Moses Island]].]]


In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', there is a [[Bonus points|bonus]] for getting KO'd this way: Foresight.
A '''screen KO''' is a special type of [[KO]] which occurs sometimes when characters are sent off the top [[blast line]]. Instead of a character being [[Star KO]]'d the character appears to fly at the screen and hit it before falling down and being KO'd. Whether a character is Star KO'd or Screen KO'd is random.  


There is a fair bit of controversy surrounding the idea that, since the choice of Star KO and Screen KO is random, two players may end up being KO'd at different times even though they hit the top blast line at the same time. If both players are on their last stock, this can determine the match.
Screen KOs occur faster than Star KO's which can, at times, affect gameplay. When a character is KO'd by {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}'s [[Rest]], dying off of the top usually means that the character will not [[respawn]] fast enough to [[punish]] the sleeping Jigglypuff, due to the length of the Star KO. However, if a character is instead Screen KO'd, this provides them with much more time to get a solid hit on the vulnerable Jigglypuff. The Screen KO's shorter duration can also influence the outcome of matches that have gone to a last [[stock]] situation. If both characters die off of the top at around the same time and one is Screen KO'd instead of Star KO'd, the Star KO'd player will win the match due to random chance and the longer animation.  


While the Screen KO was not in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' per se, there was an equivalent: sometimes Star KO'd characters would fall down between the stage and the camera. Depending on the camera angle, this may not be seen. Also, the distance from the camera is chosen randomly - sometimes the doomed character appears to be falling normally, while at other times they are just a quick flash of colour down the screen.
==Differences between games==
===In ''[[Smash 64]]''===
In ''Smash 64'', rather than hitting the camera, characters fell down between the front of the stage and the camera. Depending on the camera angle, this may not be seen. Also, the distance from the camera is chosen randomly - sometimes the doomed character appears to be falling normally, while at other times they are just a quick flash of colour down the screen.


If the camera focusing on the stage while players are battling is zoomed in, pausing players can zoom out and see the characters hitting the screen before they are KO'd. Sometimes, if the camera gets close enough, the player can switch views with L or R on that KO'd character as if the character is still on the stage. This does not work if the camera is zoomed too far out.
===In ''[[Melee]]''===
In ''Melee'', the character has a normal tumbling animation. When he or she hits the screen, however, the character makes a yelping sound and changes to a hurt face while the animation shares with the character bouncing from a wall.
 
===In ''[[Brawl]]''===
In ''Brawl'', the character tumbles all the way without changing the animation.  


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:ScreenKOFlatZone.png|thumb|left|Samus hits the screen in her tumbling animation—this Screen KO animation is specific to [[Flat Zone]] in ''Melee''.]]
*In ''Melee'', if a player is Screen KO'd on [[Flat Zone]], a different animation plays; instead of the usual animation, characters will instead hit the screen with their tumbling animation.
*In ''Melee'', if a player is Screen KO'd on [[Flat Zone]], a different animation plays; instead of the usual animation, characters will instead hit the screen with their tumbling animation.
*In the {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}} and [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stages, characters being Screen KO'd appear much closer to the screen as they fall.
*In the {{SSBM|Mushroom Kingdom}} and [[Mushroom Kingdom II]] stages, characters being Screen KO'd appear much closer to the screen as they fall.
== See Also ==
*In [[Coin Battle]], [[Smash Coins and Bills|smash coins]] appear on the screen, surrounding the KO'd character.
* [[Star KO]]
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', there is a [[Bonus points|bonus]] for getting Screen KO'd: Foresight.
 
==Gallery==
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File:Ganondorf ScreenKO.png|{{SSBM|Ganondorf}} about to hit the screen in [[Yoshi's Story]].
File:ScreenKOFlatZone.png|Samus hits the screen in her tumbling animation—this Screen KO animation is specific to [[Flat Zone]] in ''Melee''.
</gallery>


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Ness being Screen KO'd on Shadow Moses Island.

A screen KO is a special type of KO which occurs sometimes when characters are sent off the top blast line. Instead of a character being Star KO'd the character appears to fly at the screen and hit it before falling down and being KO'd. Whether a character is Star KO'd or Screen KO'd is random.

Screen KOs occur faster than Star KO's which can, at times, affect gameplay. When a character is KO'd by Jigglypuff's Rest, dying off of the top usually means that the character will not respawn fast enough to punish the sleeping Jigglypuff, due to the length of the Star KO. However, if a character is instead Screen KO'd, this provides them with much more time to get a solid hit on the vulnerable Jigglypuff. The Screen KO's shorter duration can also influence the outcome of matches that have gone to a last stock situation. If both characters die off of the top at around the same time and one is Screen KO'd instead of Star KO'd, the Star KO'd player will win the match due to random chance and the longer animation.

Differences between games

In Smash 64

In Smash 64, rather than hitting the camera, characters fell down between the front of the stage and the camera. Depending on the camera angle, this may not be seen. Also, the distance from the camera is chosen randomly - sometimes the doomed character appears to be falling normally, while at other times they are just a quick flash of colour down the screen.

In Melee

In Melee, the character has a normal tumbling animation. When he or she hits the screen, however, the character makes a yelping sound and changes to a hurt face while the animation shares with the character bouncing from a wall.

In Brawl

In Brawl, the character tumbles all the way without changing the animation.

Trivia

  • In Melee, if a player is Screen KO'd on Flat Zone, a different animation plays; instead of the usual animation, characters will instead hit the screen with their tumbling animation.
  • In the Mushroom Kingdom and Mushroom Kingdom II stages, characters being Screen KO'd appear much closer to the screen as they fall.
  • In Coin Battle, smash coins appear on the screen, surrounding the KO'd character.
  • In Super Smash Bros. Melee, there is a bonus for getting Screen KO'd: Foresight.

Gallery

  • Ganondorf about to hit the screen in Yoshi's Story.

    Ganondorf about to hit the screen in Yoshi's Story.

  • Samus hits the screen in her tumbling animation—this Screen KO animation is specific to Flat Zone in Melee.

    Samus hits the screen in her tumbling animation—this Screen KO animation is specific to Flat Zone in Melee.

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