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'''Little Mac''' ({{ja|リトル・マック|Ritoru Makku}}, ''Little Mac'') is a playable character and a newcomer in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', making the jump from an [[Assist Trophy]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] to a fully playable fighter. Little Mac was revealed during a [[Nintendo Direct]] on February 13th, 2014,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQg43n2OaM Nintendo Direct 2.13.14]</ref> which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the North American release of ''[[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|Punch-Out!!]]''<ref name="oldschool">[http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1971214969 Back to the 80s: Punch-Out!! arcade game introduced in 1984]</ref> Instead of retaining ''Brawl''{{'}}s 3D version of his original design from the NES version of ''Punch-Out!!'', Little Mac now sports his updated design from the [[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'']] Despite this, he is now voiced by Kōsuke Toriumi instead of Matt Harty, the latter of whom voiced him in the Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'' | '''Little Mac''' ({{ja|リトル・マック|Ritoru Makku}}, ''Little Mac'') is a playable character and a newcomer in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', making the jump from an [[Assist Trophy]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] to a fully playable fighter. Little Mac was revealed during a [[Nintendo Direct]] on February 13th, 2014,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQg43n2OaM Nintendo Direct 2.13.14]</ref> which coincided with the 30th anniversary of the North American release of ''[[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (arcade game)|Punch-Out!!]]''<ref name="oldschool">[http://oldschool.tblog.com/post/1971214969 Back to the 80s: Punch-Out!! arcade game introduced in 1984]</ref> Instead of retaining ''Brawl''{{'}}s 3D version of his original design from the NES version of ''Punch-Out!!'', Little Mac now sports his updated design from the [[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'']] Despite this, he is now voiced by Kōsuke Toriumi instead of Matt Harty, the latter of whom voiced him in the Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'' | ||
Little Mac is | Little Mac is ranked 44th out of 55 in the [[tier list]], placing him in the E tier. This also renders him as the second lowest ranking mid-tier character. Little Mac's greatest strength is the sheer effectiveness of his ground game; in addition to his outstanding grounded mobility, high [[traction]], and fast/long-ranged dodges, he possesses the overall fastest grounded moveset. | ||
By extension, Little Mac's grounded moveset is very potent in regard to both offense and defense: his respectable combo potential, overall high damage output, and outstanding KO potential make him very threatening, whereas his [[Priority#Moves_that_cannot_rebound|anti-rebounding priority]] and super [[armor]] enable him to go toe-to-toe against incoming attacks.<ref name="Direct"/> Lastly, his unique [[Power Meter]] allows him to quickly gain an advantage by KOing with a well-positioned [[Straight Lunge#KO Uppercut|KO Uppercut]] combo or read. | By extension, Little Mac's grounded moveset is very potent in regard to both offense and defense: his respectable combo potential, overall high damage output, and outstanding KO potential make him very threatening, whereas his [[Priority#Moves_that_cannot_rebound|anti-rebounding priority]] and super [[armor]] enable him to go toe-to-toe against incoming attacks.<ref name="Direct"/> Lastly, his unique [[Power Meter]] allows him to quickly gain an advantage by KOing with a well-positioned [[Straight Lunge#KO Uppercut|KO Uppercut]] combo or read. | ||
However, Little Mac's notoriously poor aerial attributes give him little to no defense when airborne.<ref name="Direct"/> His poor aerial mobility | However, Little Mac's notoriously poor aerial attributes give him little to no defense when airborne.<ref name="Direct"/> His poor aerial mobility minimal utility of his aerial attacks makes his aerial combat extremely risky, while his status as a [[Falling speed#Fast-faller|fast-falling]] lightweight with low [[jump]]s and a weak [[recovery]] make him glaringly susceptible to [[gimp]]ing, [[juggling]], aggressive [[edge-guard]]ing, and combos, each of which can result in him being KO'd early. | ||
Despite its effectiveness, Little Mac's ground game is not fundamentally perfect. Aside from his downward angled forward smash and sweetspotted up smash, the remainder of his attacks deal minimal [[shield damage]] and generally lack [[shieldstun]]. Little Mac's average size also results in the majority of his [[range]] being short; this not only leaves him disadvantaged against characters that have disjointed ranges and/or projectiles, but also results in him having a linear [[neutral game]]. | Despite its effectiveness, Little Mac's ground game is not fundamentally perfect. Aside from his downward angled forward smash and sweetspotted up smash, the remainder of his attacks deal minimal [[shield damage]] and generally lack [[shieldstun]]. Little Mac's average size also results in the majority of his [[range]] being short; this not only leaves him disadvantaged against characters that have disjointed ranges and/or projectiles, but also results in him having a linear [[neutral game]]. | ||