Homing Attack: Difference between revisions

When used, Sonic curls up into a ball, hovers momentarily while slowly moving upwards, then shoots towards the opponent closest to him, causing 8% [[damage]] at its freshest and goes down by 1% as it stales, up to 3% at its stalest, when it connects. If there are no characters within range of the attack, instead of homing in on the closest target, Sonic will simply shoot downwards at a diagonal angle. Whether or not the move hits or misses, Sonic will stall after it is used, leaving him open, making it easily punishable in [[team battle]]s or even in a one on one if it connects on an opponent at low damage percentages. In ''Brawl'', this move can be used an unlimited amount of times in the air, thus making it a good move to use against anybody who tries to [[edge guard]] Sonic, as well as making a good edgeguarding tool itself. If two Sonics (or {{SSBB|Kirby}}s with Sonic's ability) [[attack]] each another with this move, they will slowly jump upwards until they reach the top of the screen, in a manner similar to the [[Luigi Ladder]]. It also possesses a unique quality in that it tries to hit the opponent's side facing away from Sonic by traveling over them. This property means that it only hits effectively when the opponent is moving away from him on the ground, or traveling towards him in the air. This was all changed in ''Smash 4'' so the Homing Attack can only be used once before landing and takes the shortest distance to the opponent, which often leads to attacking their front side. In ''Ultimate'', the move is much stronger and has much more utility. The player can execute the move significantly faster, making it excellent at extending mid-air combos.  In addition, the player can alternatively charge the move much longer, greatly increasing the damage near 20%, doing more shield damage, and even KOing at very high percentages.