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A few of the universal changes have also hampered Bowser. While the universally decreased landing lag makes him less trouble at landing, it has also allowed several characters to combo him with much more ease. The universal nerfing of grabs further compounds some of the hindrances his respectable grab game has received as well. The changes to [[air dodge]]s both help and hinder Bowser, as they make him slightly less susceptible to horizontal combos and general juggling since he can use one to escape, but they also make him more vulnerable to [[edgeguarding]]. Of note is that Bowser still retains some flaws from the previous game, like being heavily susceptible to general pressure, such as to combos (as he remains a big target), zoning (due to not having any reliable projectiles), juggling (as a few of his landing options remain slow and/or reactable) and tech-chasing (as his techs are still slow and short-distanced). | A few of the universal changes have also hampered Bowser. While the universally decreased landing lag makes him less trouble at landing, it has also allowed several characters to combo him with much more ease. The universal nerfing of grabs further compounds some of the hindrances his respectable grab game has received as well. The changes to [[air dodge]]s both help and hinder Bowser, as they make him slightly less susceptible to horizontal combos and general juggling since he can use one to escape, but they also make him more vulnerable to [[edgeguarding]]. Of note is that Bowser still retains some flaws from the previous game, like being heavily susceptible to general pressure, such as to combos (as he remains a big target), zoning (due to not having any reliable projectiles), juggling (as a few of his landing options remain slow and/or reactable) and tech-chasing (as his techs are still slow and short-distanced). | ||
Overall, Bowser's new traits have given him more options and further enhanced his survivability and speed, and despite the removal of his infamous combo throw's KO setups, he has been generally compensated in terms of damage while keeping his incredible power mostly intact. These changes have made him an "all-rounder" of the game's super heavyweights, and have repurposed his playstyle from a "mighty glacier" with great mobility and grappler capabilities, to more of a "lightning bruiser" with all-around effective options for different situations. Thanks to this, despite remaining slightly rare in competitive play, Bowser has earned great tournament results thanks to players such as {{Sm|LeoN}}, who has taken sets off of many notable top players in tournament play. As a result, Bowser has retained his viability in ''Ultimate'', and is | Overall, Bowser's new traits have given him more options and further enhanced his survivability and speed, and despite the removal of his infamous combo throw's KO setups, he has been generally compensated in terms of damage while keeping his incredible power mostly intact. These changes have made him an "all-rounder" of the game's super heavyweights, and have repurposed his playstyle from a "mighty glacier" with great mobility and grappler capabilities, to more of a "lightning bruiser" with all-around effective options for different situations. Thanks to this, despite remaining slightly rare in competitive play, Bowser has earned great tournament results thanks to players such as {{Sm|LeoN}}, who has taken sets off of many notable top players in tournament play. As a result, Bowser has retained his viability in ''Ultimate'', and is universally regarded as a lower-high/ upper-mid tier character, in addition to being unanimously considered the best super heavyweight in the game. | ||
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