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!''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'' | !''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]'' | ||
!''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' | |||
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!Jab | !Jab | ||
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| 7% | | 7% | ||
| 7% | | 7% | ||
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| 12% | | 12% | ||
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!Dash attack | !Dash attack | ||
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!Dash attack (Mewtwo) | !Dash attack (Mewtwo) | ||
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| 14% | | 14% | ||
| N/A | | N/A | ||
| Soon | |||
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| 23%(16%+7%) | | 23%(16%+7%) | ||
| 14% | | 14% | ||
| 16% | |||
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!Dash attack (Peach) | !Dash attack (Peach) | ||
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| 30%(16%+14%) | | 30%(16%+14%) | ||
| 16% | | 16% | ||
| 16 | |||
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!Forward smash | !Forward smash | ||
| 10% | | 10% | ||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
| 30% | |||
| 30% | | 30% | ||
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| 10% | | 10% | ||
| 30% (8%+22%) | | 30% (8%+22%) | ||
| 30% | |||
| 30% | | 30% | ||
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!Forward smash (Ganondorf) | !Forward smash (Ganondorf) | ||
|N/A | | N/A | ||
|20% | | 20% | ||
|30% | | 30% | ||
| 30% | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Forward smash (Sheik) | !Forward smash (Sheik) | ||
| N/A | | N/A | ||
| 23%(8%+15%) | | 23%(8%+15%) | ||
| 30% | |||
| 30% | | 30% | ||
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|8% | |8% | ||
|15% | |15% | ||
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|N/A | |||
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!Drop | !Drop | ||
| 6% | | 6%- | ||
| 10% | | 10% | ||
| 17% | | 17% | ||
| 11% | |||
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![[Forward tilt]] throw | ![[Forward tilt]] throw | ||
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| 19% | | 19% | ||
| 18% | | 18% | ||
| 16% | |||
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![[Up tilt]] throw | ![[Up tilt]] throw | ||
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| 20% | | 20% | ||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
| 23% | |||
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![[Down tilt]] throw | ![[Down tilt]] throw | ||
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| 17% | | 17% | ||
| 17% | | 17% | ||
| 17& | |||
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![[Dash attack]] throw | ![[Dash attack]] throw | ||
| 23% | | 23% | ||
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| 21% | | 21% | ||
| 21% | | 21% | ||
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![[Up smash]] throw | ![[Up smash]] throw | ||
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| 23% | | 23% | ||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
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![[Down smash]] throw | ![[Down smash]] throw | ||
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| 25% | | 25% | ||
| 21% | | 21% | ||
| 20% | |||
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!Aerial drop | !Aerial drop | ||
| 19% | | 19% | ||
| 14% | | 14% | ||
| 18% | |||
| 18% | | 18% | ||
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!Aerial forward tilt throw | !Aerial forward tilt throw | ||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
| 19% | |||
| 19% | | 19% | ||
| 19% | | 19% | ||
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!Aerial up tilt throw | !Aerial up tilt throw | ||
| 21% | | 21% | ||
| 20% | |||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
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| 20% | | 20% | ||
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| 19% | | 19% | ||
| 19% | | 19% | ||
| 18% | |||
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!Aerial up smash throw | !Aerial up smash throw | ||
| 24% | | 24% | ||
| 20% | |||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
| 20% | | 20% | ||
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Revision as of 13:19, April 4, 2015
| Home-Run Bat | |
|---|---|
 Home-Run Bat render from Smash 4. | |
| Universe | Super Smash Bros. |
| Appears in | SSB SSBM SSBB SSB4 |
| Item class | Battering |
| “ | You can't throw it very far, but if you combine it with a Smash Attack, you just might hit a home run! | ” |
| —Super Smash Bros.'s instruction manual | ||
The Home-Run Bat (ホームランバット, Home Run Bat) is a battering item in all four Smash Bros. games. It is best-known for its one-hit KO potential.
Operation
In battles
While the Home-Run Bat functions like regular battering items, it has the unusual property of completely altering the character's forward smash. Upon performing a forward smash, the character winds up and uses an extremely powerful attack that can potentially KO opponents in a single hit. The attack always takes a set amount of time and cannot be charged, making it the only such item to alter this mechanic in players. In Smash 64 and Melee, characters use their standard item swinging animation, however Brawl and Smash 4 changed the animations so that all characters wind up like actual baseball players. This altered wind-up, however, causes the actual attack to be considerably slower than in previous games. The Home-Run Bat deals most of its damage at the tip of the bat instead of the centre; the extreme knockback in both of these hitboxes, however, makes this point relatively moot against other players. The Bat is also powerful when thrown, dealing 20% damage and high knockback. The bat swing can also reflect projectiles, like the one used by Ness in his forward smash.
The bat is also an item in Smash Tour: when its trophy is selected, the user starts the battle wielding a Home-Run Bat.
In Home-Run Contest
In the Home-Run Contest, the player is given a Home-Run Bat to assist in sending the Sandbag as far away from the starting platform as possible. While acting as a primary way to hit Sandbag, some attacks can potentially send it farther than the actual weapon at certain damages, including throwing the Home-Run Bat itself.
Damage
| Action | SSB | Melee | Brawl | Super Smash Bros. 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jab | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% |
| Forward tilt | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| Dash attack | 16% | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Dash attack (Mewtwo) | N/A | 14% | N/A | Soon |
| Dash attack (Zelda) | N/A | 23%(16%+7%) | 14% | 16% |
| Dash attack (Peach) | N/A | 30%(16%+14%) | 16% | 16 |
| Forward smash | 10% | 20% | 30% | 30% |
| Forward smash (Captain Falcon) | 10% | 30% (8%+22%) | 30% | 30% |
| Forward smash (Ganondorf) | N/A | 20% | 30% | 30% |
| Forward smash (Sheik) | N/A | 23%(8%+15%) | 30% | 30% |
| Forward smash (Sourspot) | N/A | 8% | 15% | N/A |
| Drop | 6%- | 10% | 17% | 11% |
| Forward tilt throw | 18% | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Up tilt throw | 17% | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| Down tilt throw | 15% | 17% | 17% | 17& |
| Dash attack throw | 23% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
| Forward smash throw | 23% | 22% | 22% | 21% |
| Up smash throw | 23% | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Down smash throw | 23% | 25% | 21% | 20% |
| Aerial drop | 19% | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Aerial forward tilt throw | 20% | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| Aerial up tilt throw | 21% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Aerial down tilt throw | 22% | 21% | 20% | 20% |
| Aerial forward smash throw | 23% | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Aerial up smash throw | 24% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Aerial down smash throw | 24% | 21% | 20% | 20% |
Description from the Super Smash Bros. Brawl instruction booklet
Launches foes with a smash attack.
Trophies
Melee trophy description
Smash an enemy with this slugger, and you'll send them flying out of sight; hence the name Home-Run Bat. The sound of the bat being swung immediately strikes fear into the hearts of opponents and can turn the tide of a battle. It's slightly risky to use, though; it has a very limited range, and it takes a little time to wind up for your swing.
Brawl trophy description
A battering item. Smash a foe with this and be rewarded with the distinctive "KREEEEENG!" sound of a home run as your foe goes flying. The sound echoes with what's surely the timbre of supreme bliss. For the character being hit, though, it must be one of the scariest sounds ever. But it's not easy to use-- it swings slowly and has a limited range. High risk, high reward.
SSB4 trophy description
Combine this black bat with a forward smash to try for a home run, using an opponent as the ball! Unfortunately, the reach on the bat is not all that impressive, so it takes some real skill to line up a hit. Keep your chin up, though-the loud "KREEENG" of a hit makes it all worthwhile.
The Home-Run Bat trophy in Melee
The Home-Run Bat trophy in Brawl
The Home-Run Bat trophy in SSB4 (3DS)
Gallery
- Home-Run Bat SSB.gif
Home-Run Bat artwork for SSB.
Home-Run Bat artwork from Brawl.
The Home-Run Bat's in-game appearance in SSB.
A Successful Home-Run bat smash in Brawl.
Toon Link using the new bat on DK.
DK flying off stage after being struck with the new bat.
Origin
The Home-Run Bat originates from the bat-and-ball sport baseball, which has a particularly strong following in Japan. In the sport, the bat acts as the way that the player hits the baseball being tossed at them; the best batters are not only able to hit the ball, but also with sufficient power to send it to the fringes of the playing area, away from players of the other team. Should the batter hit with the correct timing and angling, the ball can be sent out of the playing area or even out of the park; these instances are referred to as "Home-runs", as all players on the batter's team can finish a run in the playing area. Most home-runs, however, also require almost perfect placement of the ball against the bat; in this case, a hit closer to the tip of the bat provides more power behind a swing, whereas one closer to the handle leads to a weaker hit. In Super Smash Bros., this is mirrored by how the bat is more powerful when hit with the tip, and how it sends opponents away at extreme velocities and trajectories; mirroring how home runs are sent over the walls of the playing field, the resulting angle of the opponents hit with the bat are also sent upward instead of a semi-spike trajectory. Adding to these references, players also tend to bring the bat slightly farther behind them just before hitting, as to put more power behind the swing; this is emulated in Brawl, where players wind-up for a time as though to get more power behind their swings.
In addition to the real-life counterpart, another possible inspiration for the item is speculated to come from the Mother series. Ninten and Ness, the main protagonists in Mother and EarthBound, respectively, use bats as their main weapon throughout the game. As the game progresses, the player will find increasingly powerful bats. In a battle, there's a random chance (decided by the Guts stat in EarthBound) that the attack will be a critical hit (or "SMAAAASH!!" attack), which deals more damage than an ordinary attack. If these games influenced the Home-Run Bat's behavior, then it can be said that the one-hit KO smash attack comes from the critical hits. This theory is further backed up by the fact that Ness' forward smash in Super Smash Bros. and Melee makes a ping sound like the Home-Run Bat's.
External links
| Items in Super Smash Bros. (64) | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Beam Sword · Bob-omb · Bumper · Fan · Fire Flower · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Maxim Tomato · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Red Shell · Star Rod · Starman |
| Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Egg |
| Items in Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Barrel Cannon · Beam Sword · Bob-omb · Bunny Hood · Cloaking Device · Fan · Fire Flower · Flipper · Food · Freezie · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Parasol · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Red Shell · Screw Attack · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Egg · Party Ball |
| Other | Smash Coins |
| Items in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Assist Trophy · Banana Peel · Beam Sword · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Cracker Launcher · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Fan · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Spring · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Superspicy Curry · Team Healer · Timer · Unira · Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Sandbag · Rolling Crates |
| The Subspace Emissary |
Key · Stock Ball · Trophy Stand |
| Collectibles | CD · Coins · Sticker · Trophy |
| Other | Smash Coins and Bills |
