Double-Edge Dance

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Roy again uses the Double Edge Dance in ''SSB4'', where it has been updated to use Marth's Dancing Blade animations from ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', making it one of Roy's only attacks that has not gained an animation distinct from Marth. Its many attacks have gained different attributes when compared to ''Melee'', making its first few hits act similar to Dancing Blade, although the third and final hits have been slightly changed.

As with Dancing Blade in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', the first hit stalls Roy's movement in the air for a few frames, although this benefits Roy's recovery much less when compared to Marth as he has a higher falling speed. All hits of the attack now require less technical precision to input in a row, making the attack easier to combo, although the general nerf of Marth and his counterpart's Dancing Blade variants chaining together less reliably affects him as well. Despite this, Roy's sweetspot at his sword's hilt allows him to rack up damage much easier than Marth or Lucina by starting the move close to an opponent. ~~Additionally~~, the first hit has 2 ~~frames~~ more startup, and each hit deals less knockback and damage than in ''Melee'', although each individual hit has less startup.

As with Dancing Blade in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', the first hit stalls Roy's movement in the air for a few frames, although this benefits Roy's recovery much less when compared to Marth as he has a higher falling speed. All hits of the attack now require less technical precision to input in a row, making the attack easier to combo, although the general nerf of Marth and his counterpart's Dancing Blade variants chaining together less reliably affects him as well. Despite this, Roy's sweetspot at his sword's hilt allows him to rack up damage much easier than Marth or Lucina by starting the move close to an opponent. However, the first hit has 2 more startup frames, and each hit deals less knockback and damage than in ''Melee'', although each individual hit has less startup.

The third hit of the move no longer deals flame damage or does exceptional knockback; this has been moved to the fourth hit and the third hit makes combos into the fourth hit much easier compared to ''Melee''. Because of the new knockback placements for each attack, Double-Edge Dance is a much more reliable finishing move and combo tool in general compared to ''Melee'' due to the third hit's lower knockback, and its speed still makes it an integral part of Roy's moveset (the first hit coming out faster than the majority of Roy's tilts).

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 Roy again uses the Double Edge Dance in ''SSB4'', where it has been updated to use Marth's Dancing Blade animations from ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', making it one of Roy's only attacks that has not gained an animation distinct from Marth. Its many attacks have gained different attributes when compared to ''Melee'', making its first few hits act similar to Dancing Blade, although the third and final hits have been slightly changed.
-As with Dancing Blade in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', the first hit stalls Roy's movement in the air for a few frames, although this benefits Roy's recovery much less when compared to Marth as he has a higher falling speed. All hits of the attack now require less technical precision to input in a row, making the attack easier to combo, although the general nerf of Marth and his counterpart's Dancing Blade variants chaining together less reliably affects him as well. Despite this, Roy's sweetspot at his sword's hilt allows him to rack up damage much easier than Marth or Lucina by starting the move close to an opponent. Additionally, the first hit has 2 frames more startup, and each hit deals less knockback and damage than in ''Melee'', although each individual hit has less startup.
+As with Dancing Blade in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', the first hit stalls Roy's movement in the air for a few frames, although this benefits Roy's recovery much less when compared to Marth as he has a higher falling speed. All hits of the attack now require less technical precision to input in a row, making the attack easier to combo, although the general nerf of Marth and his counterpart's Dancing Blade variants chaining together less reliably affects him as well. Despite this, Roy's sweetspot at his sword's hilt allows him to rack up damage much easier than Marth or Lucina by starting the move close to an opponent. However, the first hit has 2 more startup frames, and each hit deals less knockback and damage than in ''Melee'', although each individual hit has less startup.
 The third hit of the move no longer deals flame damage or does exceptional knockback; this has been moved to the fourth hit and the third hit makes combos into the fourth hit much easier compared to ''Melee''. Because of the new knockback placements for each attack, Double-Edge Dance is a much more reliable finishing move and combo tool in general compared to ''Melee'' due to the third hit's lower knockback, and its speed still makes it an integral part of Roy's moveset (the first hit coming out faster than the majority of Roy's tilts).