R.O.B. (SSB4)

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R.O.B. in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	R.O.B.
Other playable appearance	in Brawl
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Super Diffusion Beam

R.O.B. was officially revealed as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 on October 15th alongside Ganondorf. Prior to this, he was leaked on September 11 on a leaker's Twitch stream. He has a new Final Smash. His other attacks seem to have the same properties as in Brawl, but are performed differently (for example, R.O.B. now crouches when performing his forward smash, and raises his arms when using Robo Burner).

His proportions and visual appearance are different than in Brawl: his head is seemingly smaller, and his appearance is more glossy and less metallic, putting him more in line with the original plastic toy.

How To Unlock

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

• Play 70 VS Matches.
• Collect at least 200 different trophies.

R.O.B. must then be fought on PictoChat 2.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• Play through at least 10 rounds of Crazy Orders
• Play 60 VS Matches.

R.O.B must then be fought on Wrecking Crew before being unlocked.

Changes from Brawl

R.O.B. has been buffed, as many of his moves have increased range, are faster and has more KO power. However, many of his moves deals less damage than before, giving some nerfs as well.

• Up tilt has more vertical range.
• Up throw deals more damage and has more KO power.
• R.O.B.'s forward smash, S3, has increased range and power.
• His up smash can now hit grounded characters more easily, and deals much more damage and is now exceptionally strong.
• Down smash deals more damage and KO power.
  • Down smash is now a semi-spike, making it even better KO move but lowering combo-options of R.O.B.
    • The move's start-up lag has been increased significantly. Its still very fast for smash attack, however.
• Arm Rotor has a stronger finisher at the last hit.
  • Its hits also connects much easier and R.O.B. can move farther and faster with it, greatly increasing utility of this move.
• Back air deals more damage and is stronger.
  • Back air pushes R.O.B more forward than before; it can used effectively as recovery.
• Dash attack deals more damage.
• R.O.B. has stronger out of shield options.
• Down throw does more damage and allows for better follow ups.
• Forward tilt does more damage.
  • It has slightly less reach.
• Up air is now a KO move.
  • It deals much less damage.
• Gyro has more priority.
  • Gyros deals much less damage; fully charged Gyro deals only 11% opposed to 18%. Gyros also are slightly weaker in damage when thrown.
• Neutral air is much faster.
  • It deals less damage and slightly less knockback.
• His forward air is faster, and swings from overhead.
  • Forward air does less damage.
• Down air is faster in terms of both startup and ending lag.
  • Deals slightly less damage.
• R.O.B. appears to be larger, increasing range.
  • This makes his hurtbox bigger.
• Forward throw does less damage.
• Back throw does less damage.
• R.O.B.'s Final Smash is now a large, directional laser, with high KO'ing power.
• R.O.B. raises his arms while using Robo Burner.
  • Robo Burner has been significantly nerfed; R.O.B. has MUCH slower air speed when using this move. R.O.B. used to have very high air speed when using Robo Burner, but now air speed of move is worse than his regular air speed. Despite the nerf, move is still one of the best recovery moves in the game.
• R.O.B. now has an animation for failing to pull out a Gyro, if a Gyro is already present on the stage.
• Robo Beam's fully charged laser is now much taller at the front, but appears to travel a shorter distance.
• R.O.B now makes more emotion during battle such as angry eyes and having one eye closed when hurt.

The following moves appear unchanged:

• Gyro
• Neutral air
• Back air
• Forward throw

Special Moves

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Robo Beam	Piercing Robo Beam	Quickshot Robo Beam
Side Special	Arm Rotor	Power Spin	Quick Spin
Up Special	Robo Burner	Robo Blastoff	Robo Flight
Down Special	Gyro	Burning Gyro	Slipping Gyro
Final Smash	unnamed

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy descriptions

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R.O.B.'s regular trophy can be obtained by completing Classic Mode with him and his alternative trophy can be obtained by completing All-Star mode with him.

R.O.B.

NA: This NES accessory was released in 1985, a groundbreaking system that controlled the robot via a game on the screen. In Smash Bros., R.O.B. has two projectile weapons and can use his rocket base to fly through the air. If you let his Robo Beam charge over time, it'll make for a powerful blast.

PAL: Originally released in 1985 as a peripheral for the NES, R.O.B. was a little robot that responded to flashing lights in games. In this game, he can fire gyros and lasers at his enemies. He also has the ability to hover, which is handy for recoveries. Keep in mind that his Robo Beam can be charged up for an extra-powerful shot.

R.O.B. (Alt.)

R.O.B.'s side smash, S3, fires a laser beam that does more damage up close. You can also aim it slightly up or down before firing. His down special Gyro sends a spinning top hurtling forward and can be charged for more damage. You can even dodge while charging!

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  Classic

• ROBAllStarTrophy3DS.png

  Alt.

Gallery

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  On Pilotwings.

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  About to attack Meta Knight and Donkey Kong.

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  Posing metallically with Diddy Kong and Toon Link.

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  Crouching.

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  Stopping after using Arm Rotor.

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  Dropping a gyro on a Luma.

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  About to use his Final Smash.

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  Looking at a gyro with Ness and Pikachu.

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  Smacking forward on Rainbow Road.

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  Using Robo Burner next to a falling Olimar

Alternate costumes

Trivia

R.O.B.'s default costume for the English version.

• Depending on what version of the game the player has, R.O.B.'s default color palette changes. In English regions, he uses his North American grey color scheme, while in Japan, it uses his Famicom color scheme. This affects the colour of R.O.B.'s trophies, but not his appearance in the Sound Test. R.O.B. is the only character in all of the series with this distinction.
  • The official website shows his Japanese appearance in official artwork, although half of the screenshots show his North American appearance.
• R.O.B. now has a helpless state, though he can only enter it when landing on the trampoline summoned by Pac-Man's up special move, Pac-Jump, and only when the trampoline turns red.