Dash attack canceling (disambiguation)

Dash attack canceling is a technique that can be performed by all members of the cast of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It involves performing a dash attack and interrupting it with an up-smash. However, for some characters like Toon Link, Mario, Ice Climbers and Fox, it is extremely hard to perform, even if you slow the time down. Because of the way that dash attacks work, this results in a seamless transition. Additionally, if the dash attack is one that has a lot of movement, this can result in the character performing this to slide while performing the up-smash. In the case of Solid Snake, this slide is very long, and is known to some as Snakedashing.

How to perform dash attack canceling more easily

1.Simply connect the attack at the initial frames and perform an up smash. This only works for a few characters, such as Snake and Falco.

2.This method can only be used on the Gamecube Controller and the Classic Controller. One should set grab or attack to one of the shoulder buttons, and smash attack to the C-Stick/Right Analog Stick. Tap jump should be turned off. Start dashing by smashing the control stick diagonally up. The character should be dashing. Then, tilt the smash attack stick to any direction other than up. The character will do a dash attack. Immediately after tilting the smash attack stick, press the attack/grab shoulder button. If the character has a relatively longer time for dash attack canceling to work, such as Snake, Link, Falco and Wario, dash attack canceling would work.

3. This can also be performed with the Wii Remote and Nunchuck controll scheme. To do this in the easiest possible way. Turn on the Shake Smash. Now you can just dash and madly flail the remote up and down. Most of the time, this will successfully do it.

Characters whose dash attack canceling is useful

• Snake As mentioned above, it can let Snake to slide a long distance quickly.

• Falco Dash attack canceling while hitting the opponent with the initial frames of the dash attack can combo easily to his up smash.

• Jigglypuff Covers a great distance when dash attack is canceled into an up smash.

• Sheik Covers a great distance when her dash attack is canceled into an up smash.

• Wolf Dash attack canceled into an up smash covers a greater distance than a jump-canceled up smash.

• Link Dash attack canceled into an up smash covers a greater distance than a jump-canceled up smash.

• Zelda Because her up smash picks people up and locks them in, her dash attack canceled up smash can rack up a lot of damage.

• Pikachu Dash attack canceled into an up smash followed by a quick thunder makes for a massive combo that will KO at 50% or more.