Parasol

Parasol
A Parasol as it appears in Melee.
Universe	Kirby
Appears in	SSBM
Item class	Weapon
Article on Wikirby	Parasol (ability)

The Parasol is an item in Super Smash Bros. Melee. The Parasol is a poor throwing weapon, as it will open shortly after being thrown, making it drift slowly towards the opponent, but it travels extremely far when thrown up or down as it doesn't open.

The Parasol can be used not only as a weapon, but also as a personal parachute, reminiscent of the parasol from the Kirby series. The Parasol will automatically open if the player holding it is falling through the air, even after a third jump, greatly aiding horizontal recovery. In order to fall normally, the player must press Down on the Control Stick. Pressing upwards will re-open the Parasol, which will cancel the helpless state; this is the only item (or mechanic in general, aside from Peach's own parasol) capable of doing so.

Origin

Official artwork of Kirby wielding a parasol from Kirby's Adventure.

In Kirby's Dream Land, there are Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos that come down on parasols. Kirby's Adventure introduced the copy ability which allowed Kirby to suck up an enemy with a parasol so that he could have one. The parasol acted as a weapon that Kirby could pummel an enemy with. Kirby could also slowly descend while holding the parasol. The parasol also made an appearance in Kirby Super Star and it behaved the same as it did in Kirby's Adventure. In Melee, the parasol is an item that can be used to hit opponents and can be used to slowly descend downward. The design of the parasol looks similar to how it looked in Kirby Super Star. [1]

Damage Table

In Brawl, the momentum of a projectile will affect the damage a character will receive; these are recorded in bounces.

Action	Melee
Standard attack	6%
Standard attack (Ice Climbers one Parasol)	6%
Standard attack (Ice Climbers two Parasols)	11%
Forward tilt	13%
Forward tilt (Ice Climbers one Parasol)	13%
Forward tilt (Ice Climbers two Parasols)	24%
Dash attack	11%
Dash attack (Peach)	21%
Dash attack (Zelda)	21%
Dash attack (Mewtwo)	15%
Forward smash	18%
Forward smash (charged)	23%
Forward smash (Marth)	17%
Forward smash (Marth charged)	21%
Forward smash (Roy)	16%
Forward smash (Roy charged)	21%
Forward smash (Captain Falcon)	16%
Forward smash (Captain Falcon charged)	16%
Forward smash (Sheik)	14%
Forward smash (Sheik charged)	18%
Forward smash (Ice Climbers one Parasol)	18%
Forward smash (Ice Climbers one Parasol charged)	22%
Forward smash (Ice Climbers two Parasols)	34%
Forward smash (Ice Climbers two Parasols charged)	47%
Drop	4%
Forward tilt throw	6%
Up tilt throw	7%
Down tilt throw	8%
Dash throw	8%
Forward smash throw	9%
Up smash throw	10%
Down smash throw	11%
Aerial drop	5%
Aerial forward tilt throw	6%
Aerial up tilt throw	7%
Aerial down tilt throw	8%
Aerial forward smash throw	6%
Aerial up smash throw	8%
Aerial down smash throw	8%

The Parasol's knockback sends opponents flying more vertically than horizontally.

Trophy Description

The Parasol, which was originally used by Kirby, can be used as a weapon to bludgeon enemies. Even better is that fact that players can open it while airborne and lazily float back toward safe ground. It's incredibly useful in returning to the field of play after an opponent gets the better of you and sends you flying.

Gallery

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  Captain Falcon floats in the air with a Parasol.

Trivia

• When Peach uses her Up special move, Peach Parasol, while holding the Parasol, her normal white parasol is replaced with this one.

• The Parasol is one of six items in Melee to not make a return in Brawl, the other five items being the Barrel Cannon, Cloaking Device, Flipper, Egg, and Red Shell.
  • It's also one of the only items to have only appeared in Melee, the others being, the Cloaking Device, and Yoshi's Egg .
  • The parasol is also the only battering item to not return from Melee in Brawl.