Ness (SSB4)

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Ness in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	EarthBound
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	PK Starstorm

Ness returns as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4, as confirmed by a leaker's Twitch stream. His profile art matches a previous leak.

His appearance is slightly different from his other Smash Bros. appearances, Being overall thinner, especially in the face, and the colors of all of his clothing items being much more brightly colored, like in his original game. The brighter colors also go with the rest of the characters' new looks, being overall brighter. His face is also missing the slight pink blushes on his face in past games. His shirt is missing a yellow stripe at the bottom that has been present in all prior games Ness has appeared, although it was also missing in Melee's opening animation.

Along with Fox, he seems to have a new voice. His new voice is slightly higher pitched, and he seems to have more of an American accent rather than an Japanese accent from his appearances in the past iterations, for example, how he says "PK Thunder" or "PK Flash".

Changes from Brawl

• Ness has overall faster speed.
• PK Thunder travels slightly faster, and has a larger hitbox.
• Forward tilt has been sped up.
• Dash attack is stronger.
• Neutral air deals more damage.
• PK Flash seems to travel slightly faster.
• PSI Magnet has less ending lag.
• PK Fire travels much farther.
• Up throw has strengthened to the point where it can KO reliably.
  • Its stronger knockback limits Ness' followup options after a grab.
• Down aerial is much faster, now almost as fast as its Smash 64 iteration.
  • It has much less base knockback.
• The extra 10 frame grab release animation has been removed.
• Forward smash is slightly slower.
• Forward air is less damaging and has a smaller hitbox.
• PK Starstorm has a much smaller horizontal range, leaving blind spots.
  • The stars are more concentrated, however.
  • The Final Smash may be angled left or right to catch any opponents.
• Dash attack has more intense lighting effects.
• PK Thunder appears to be a brighter shade of blue.
• PSI Magnet also is a light blue color.
• PK Flash is a much darker green.
• PK Fire's affect after hitting an opponent produces darker colored flames, and produces more smoke.
• Up tilt changed to his Smash 64 animation.

The following moves appear unchanged:

• Neutral attack
• Up smash
• Down smash
• Neutral aerial
• Back aerial
• Up aerial

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	PK Flash	"Rising PK Flash"	PK Freeze
Side Special	PK Fire	"PK Flame Pilliar"	"Flying PK Fire"
Up Special	PK Thunder	"Piercing PK Thunder"	"Big PK Thunder"
Down Special	PSI Magnet	"Attraction PSI Attack"	"Frontal PK Magnet"
Final Smash	PK Starstorm

Trivia

• Many of his alternate special moves are similar, if not identical, to Lucas's special moves from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.