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Wii Fit Trainer (SSB4)

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This article is about Wii Fit Trainer's appearance in Super Smash Bros. 4. For the character in other contexts, see Wii Fit Trainer.
Wii Fit Trainer
in Super Smash Bros. 4
Wii Fit Trainer
WiiFitSymbol.svg
Universe Wii Fit
Availability Starter
Final Smash Wii Fit
Tier F (39)
Wii Fit Trainer (SSB4)
Wii Fit Trainer Weighs In!
—Introduction Tagline

The Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit トレーナー, Wii Fit Trainer) is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4, revealed during E3 2013 on June 11th, 2013 after the initial reveal trailers [1], being one of the three newcomers of Smash 4 announced at E3 2013, alongside Villager and Mega Man. Originating from the Wii Fit series, she is a fast and agile character that uses "healthy moves" based on fitness exercises. Her amiibo was among the first wave of figures compatible with SSB4.

On October 31st, 2013 (the release date for the trial version of Wii Fit U), a male version of Wii Fit Trainer was shown[2], which was later confirmed in the April 8th, 2014 Super Smash Bros. Direct to be an alternate costume of the Wii Fit Trainer. There are no gameplay differences between the two, with both of them even being the same size.

Unlike a majority of the characters, the Wii Fit Trainers have different voice actors depending on the region. The Wii Fit Trainers are voiced by Hitomi Hirose and Tomoyuki Higuchi in Japanese. They are voiced by October Moore and Steve Heinke in American English, and Tania Emery and Luke Smith in British English. In French, they are voiced by Corinne Kempa and François Anseaume/Christophe Hespel (providing dialogue and grunts, respectively); in American Spanish they are voiced by Isabela Arevalo and Horacio Mancilla, in Spain they are voiced by Pilar Orti and Javier Fernandez Peña; in Italian, they are voiced by Lara Parmiani and Giovanni Loto, and in German they are voiced by Sylvia St. John and Michael Hulsmann. In the European Portuguese, Dutch and Russian versions, their British English voices are used. This makes the Wii Fit Trainer the character with the most voice actors at 17 across both genders and all languages.

Attributes

As expected from her origin game, Wii Fit Trainer is a fast and agile character, boasting a good dash speed and jump height, along with one of the more reliable recoveries in Smash 4. Her physical attacks all involve her posing in various yoga poses that appear in Wii Fit, which gives her attacks some unusual hitboxes.

A major difference between the Wii Fit Trainer and other fighters is that many of her attacks possess a second hitbox that deals completely different knockback compared to the primary hitbox. Two of these, her forward aerial and Header, are able to meteor smash opponents, and when combined with a third meteor smash in her moveset (down aerial), makes her a formidable spiker in the air. Her other double hitbox attacks (jab, forward tilt and forward smash) have a backwards hitbox similar to many down smashes that allow her to get opponents off her back in many different ways; this is an advantage against roll-spamming players, or simply good for dealing damage if a player can predict when an opponent gets behind her. In a similar line, her jab finisher has the unusual property of burying grounded opponents, giving her an array of possibilities if she lands it; a grounded attack is almost guaranteed to hit once the bury activates, and any opponent who wriggles out gets in the perfect position for an aerial, giving the Wii Fit Trainer a unique damage racking ability. An up smash can also be followed up for good damage or a KO but is difficult to time. Her neutral aerial is also very good, having little landing lag, doing a good amount of damage, and having the ability to start combos that can do more than 40%. Her up aerial and especially back aerial can KO at higher percents. These perks, in addition to the Wii Fit Trainer's mostly lagless aerial moves that have quick meteor smashing properties, give her a formidable air game.

The Wii Fit Trainer also possesses versatile special moves which make her ranged game nearly as good as that of Samus. Sun Salutation, fast charging and spammable while still having good knockback scaling, is a dependable ranged finishing move, while Header is a fantastic edge projectile which is arguably one of the best guard breakers. Deep Breathing makes her attacks and projectiles even stronger, and as Deep Breathing and Sun Salutation heal a small bit of health each time they are used, the Wii Fit Trainer can also use these two moves to camp with more efficacy than most other characters. In addition, the Wii Fit Trainer's primary means of recovery, Super Hoop, does 5% damage to players who come into contact with the hoops, and gives above-average vertical distance.

Unfortunately, hitting an opponent can be difficult for the Wii Fit Trainer, as her attack placements are awkward and her melee reach is short. Her fastest grounded attacks do not have great hitboxes, often missing smaller characters. Her forward smash is the best example, as it can even miss opponents buried by her jab. Even worse is her grab range, which requires her to be right in an opponent's face while also being as laggy as Robin's. In addition her pummel is very slow, and her throw game is below average, as she has no reliable combo throw and her kill throws don't KO until very high percents. All her grounded moves do not move her forward as well, further hurting her reach, and her smash attacks all suffer from bad ending lag. If that isn't enough, these KO moves do not reliably take stocks until 100%, and although Deep Breathing remedies this, it only lasts for 7 seconds and has a terribly long recharge time regardless if the move is successful. Her forward tilt is a solid KO move but suffers from the aforementioned range problem. Occasionally due to this problem, she will have to use her back throw or up throw to finish off an opponent, which don't KO until around 170%.

Wii Fit Trainer majorly benefits from one custom, Jumbo Hoop. While it gives average vertical distance, it gives very good horizontal distance, and has a very big hitbox. When hitting an opponent, it can rack up to 30%, does good shield damage, and can also be used to edgeguard to gimp or KO. It does has massive landing lag, but its priority over all non-disjointed, non-projectile attacks makes it very useful.

As Wii Fit Trainer's KO moves cannot always be depended on, she favors a patient playstyle and use of her double hitboxes to punish rolls and recoveries, while making use of her air game to rack up damage. She has to rely on her speed, projectiles and powerful off-stage game to earn KOs as her smash attacks are too punishable to be used excessively. However, Wii Fit Trainer has been greatly buffed in patch 1.1.0: some of her attacks have bigger hitboxes, fixing on the problems that held her back before, especially with her smash attacks.

Update history

Wii Fit Trainer was noticeably buffed in 1.1.0, with the reach, damage and knockback of many of her moves being improved and her grab being much more reliable overall due to her grab box being lowered. Both Sun Salutation and Sweeping Sun Salutation now heal 1% more, giving the healing boost more utility. Header and its variations received multiple buffs as well; each of them received increased knockback growth on all of their respective hitboxes, while the ball has increased health and its cancel timing has been decreased, which allows for more mix-ups. Deep Breathing was considerably buffed as well, as it now grants a 30% attack boost. This allows Wii Fit Trainer to not only heal herself, but also enables her to inflict much more damage and/or score a KO, which in turn synchronizes well with the aforementioned buffs to her smash attacks and grab game. However, the changes to the shield mechanics brought about in updates 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 slightly hinder her, as her moveset's low hitlag is less safe on shield despite her reliable projectile game. Nevertheless, the important buffs Wii Fit Trainer received have improved her standing against the rest of the cast.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 1.0.4

  • Nerf Air dodge's landing lag standardized: 12 frames → 22.
  • Change Forward aerial's properties have been adjusted.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 1.0.5

Super Smash Bros. 4 1.1.0

  • Buff Sun Salutation and Sweeping Sun Salutation heal 1% more damage.
  • Buff Up tilt deals 2% more damage: 8% → 10%.
  • Buff Forward and up smashes' hitbox sizes increased.
  • Buff Forward and up smashes' knockback growth increased.
  • Buff Down smash deals 2% more damage: 10%/8% → 12%/10%.
  • Buff Down smash's knockback growth increased: 107 → 110.
  • Buff Neutral aerial's first hitbox size increased.
  • Buff All aerials' knockback growth increased.
  • Buff All variations of Header have had their knockback growth increased on all of their hitboxes and the ball has increased health.
  • Buff Header's landing lag decreased: 29 frames → 16.
  • Buff Deep Breathing boosts attack power by 30%.
  • Buff All grabs have had their grab boxes lowered. This no longer allows crouching characters to avoid her grab.

Super Smash Bros. 4 1.1.1

  • Change Volatile Breathing's unknown collision flag altered.

Moveset

Wii Fit Trainer is also able to crawl, in which hers is the lowest in the game, as well as wall jump.

  Name Damage Description
Neutral attack   3% (most), 2% (late rear) Wii Fit Trainer thrusts her arm out, knee, then stomps on the opponent. The first hit has a backwards kick with lots more knockback. The third hit is able to bury grounded opponents, and can easily follow-up into a tilt or smash attack. Waiting for the opponent to wriggle out of the bury can catch them in an air attack.
2%
3%
Forward tilt Dancer 9% The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Dancer pose to attack with her extended arm and arcing leg at either side. Hitting with the Wii Fit Trainer's leg will launch the opponent vertically. High knockback and a dependable KO move, especially since it can easily catch rolling opponents due to it hitting on both sides.
Up tilt   10% (front), 2% (close late rear) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Triangle pose to attack with her outstretched arm vertically. Slightly difficult to hit opponents beside her, but hits on both sides like her forward tilt. Launches the opponent straight up and is reliable for combos.
Down tilt Bridge 12% The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Bridge pose to attack with her knees forward. Quick start-up with high damage and hitstun, but lacks knockback for its power as well as high ending lag.
Dash attack Gate 6% The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Gate pose while sliding to attack with her arcing arm. Has a respectable duration.
Forward smash Warrior 15.5%/14% The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Warrior pose to attack with her outstretched arms at either side. Strikes in both directions, but the backwards hit may miss smaller characters. Forward hit may not reliably connect as the hitbox is at Wii Fit Trainer's arm, especially if the opponent is small and buried by her jab. Slight ending lag. One of Wii Fit Trainer's more reliable KO moves.
Up smash Tree 18% (clean hands), 15% (clean body), 11% (late lands), 8% (late body) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Tree pose to attack with her outstretched, clasped hands vertically. Has no horizontal hitbox, making it difficult to connect, but has good vertical range and gives the Wii Fit Trainer some invincibility frames during the move's start-up, making it useful for aerial protection. The sweetspot is located at the Wii Fit Trainer's fingertips. When hit at the sweetspot (albeit difficult to), it does massive knockback and good damage.
Down smash Arm & Leg Lift 12% (outside), 10% (inside) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Arm & Leg Lift to attack with her outstretched arm and leg to hit at either side. Possesses slight start-up and ending lag. Its very high semi-spike knockback means the opponent is likely to hit and bounce off the ground due to the knockback's angle. Good for reading rolls.
Neutral aerial Jackknife 5% (hit 1), 9% (hit 2) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Jackknife pose to attack with her arms and legs vertically. Connects much easier compared to most of her attacks, and has little to no landing lag. Can combo into her other aerials or an up smash.
Forward aerial   10% (clean), 6% (late) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Single Leg Extension pose to attack with her outstretched arm and leg out diagonally. Awkward hitbox placement that can make it difficult to connect, as the attack's hitboxes are at her arm and leg. The kick can meteor smash, though difficult to do so. It has one of the fastest startups for an attack that can meteor smash though, making it useful as a surprise off-stage spike.
Back aerial   13.5% (clean feet), 11% (clean legs), 9% (clean body), 6% (late) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Cobra pose to attack with a double back kick. Has sex kick properties and can KO reliably if the attack connects with the Wii Fit Trainer's feet during its first few frames. If not, the move does mediocre knockback.
Up aerial   10% The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Half Moon pose to attack with her outstretched, clasped hands vertically. Fast and can KO at high percents if the opponent is airborne.
Down aerial   14% (clean grounded), 13% (clean aerial), 8% (late) The Wii Fit Trainer performs the Chair pose to attack with a double foot stomp. It can meteor smash, but only on aerial opponents. It also has long start-up.
Grab   Holds the opponent by their sides off of the ground. This grab has extremely poor range and almost requires the player to be physically touching the opponent to grab them.
Pummel 3% Squeezes the opponent. A slow pummel.
Forward throw   3% (hit 1), 7% (throw) Serves the opponent like a volleyball.
Back throw   3% (hit 1), 6% (throw) Throws the opponent behind the legs and then jumps up to dropkick them in the stomach. Somewhat low knockback for a back throw.
Up throw   11% Tosses the opponent upward and then hits them in midair, as if the Wii Fit Trainer is setting a volleyball. At very high percents, this throw can KO. Works as a combo throw at lower percentages.
Down throw   7% Slams down onto the opponent toward the ground, between the Wii Fit Trainer's legs. Arguably her worst throw as its long ending lag makes it almost impossible to combo with. However, it can be followed up if the player can read the opponent's reaction.
Forward roll
Back roll
Spot dodge
Air dodge
Techs
Floor attack (front)
Floor getups (front)
  7% Does a sweeping roundhouse kick with both feet.
Floor attack (back)
Floor getups (back)
  7% Kicks out to either side.
Floor attack (trip)
Floor getups (trip)
  5%
Edge attack
Edge getups
  7% Climbs onto the stage with one hand and double kicks the opponent's feet.
Neutral special Default Sun Salutation 5% (uncharged), 18% (fully charged) The Wii Fit Trainer enters the Sun Worship pose and charges a yellow energy ball. Like Samus' Charge Shot, the projectile grows in size as it charges, though it charges much quicker than said move while dealing less knockback. If released at full charge, heals the Wii Fit Trainer by 2%. A reliable KO move if boosted by Deep Breathing. Wii Fit Trainer will either yell "Salute the sun!" or simply shout when firing at full charge.
Custom 1 Enriched Sun Salutation 3% (uncharged), 20% (fully charged) The energy ball shrinks as it charges instead of growing. It deals more damage but it does not heal Wii Fit Trainer when fully charged.
Custom 2 Sweeping Sun Salutation 1.2% (uncharged), 1.6% (fully charged) The energy ball deals multiple hits and drags opponents along at it moves slowly. If released at full charge, it will heal 3%.
Side special Default Header 15% (clean headbutt), 10% (late headbutt) Heads a soccer ball sideways and headbutts opponents. The Wii Fit Trainer can hit the ball early if the special button is pressed, making the ball fly at different angles. The headbutt gives a slight vertical boost, and can meteor smash if hit by the Wii Fit Trainer's headbutt.
Custom 1 Huge Header 15% (clean headbutt), 10% (late headbutt) The soccer ball is much larger, but is slower and deals less damage. It stays on the stage for some time, and can hit opponents multiple times if it bounces off the stage and touches the opponent again.
Custom 2 Weighted Header 15% (clean headbutt), 10% (late headbutt) The soccer ball is heavier, stronger and faster, which gives it actual KO potential. However, it disappears faster and its increased weight results in it having extremely limited range, as it will drop near the Wii Fit Trainer's feet if used.
Up special Default Super Hoop 5% Twirls upwards surrounded in hoops that can cause damage. Wii Fit Trainer can ascend higher and faster if the special button is mashed, which gives much better height. At the end of the move, the hoops fall and can hit opponents.
Custom 1 Jumbo Hoop 6% Little vertical distance, but large horizontal distance, maneuverability, and hoop size. Deceptively useful as an attack, as the hoops have a large hitbox and has great maneuverability, allowing the Wii Fit Trainer to keep the hoops on the opponent to do a sizable amount of damage. It is equally difficult to interrupt outside of projectiles.
Custom 2 Hoop Hurricane 2% (loop 1), 4% (loop 2) Adds a vacuum effect which can trap opponents in the hoops, hits multiple times, and makes the whole move much faster. Without button mashing, the move gains very little vertical movement, but button mashing will grant it a bit more height than the standard version.
Down special Default Deep Breathing 0% Wii Fit Trainer takes a deep breath. When used correctly, it heals 2% and increases attack power by 30%, making many of her attacks better KO moves. Has a long cooldown after a use, successful or not, and the Wii Fit Trainer is unable to complete another Deep Breathing until the current buff ends.
Custom 1 Volatile Breathing 15% (near), 8% (far) Instead of healing or boosting, the Wii Fit Trainer creates a large explosion.
Custom 2 Steady Breathing 0% Instead of boosting attack power, it boosts launch resistance. It also heals 5%, but has a massive recharge time once used.
Final Smash Wii Fit 5%, 4%, 3% (based on position and timing) Fires several multicolored yoga poses forward, each shoving back all opponents caught.

On-screen appearance

Taunts

  • Up taunt: Stretches her arms above her head, saying "Let's get a good stretch!" (ストレッチは念入りにしましょう, Stretch thoroughly.) [3]
  • Side taunt: Stretches her shoulders, saying "Stretch those shoulders." (肩の筋肉を伸ばします, Stretch those shoulder muscles.)
  • Down taunt: Sits down and stretches her legs (which can allow Wii Fit Trainer to actually avoid attacks with high hitboxes), saying "Let's stretch our legs." (脚を伸ばしましょう, Let's stretch our legs.)
Up taunt Side taunt Down taunt
WiiFitTrainerUpTauntSSB4.gif WiiFitTrainerSideTauntSSB4.gif WiiFitTrainerDownTauntSSB4.gif

Idle poses

  • Stretches her neck.
  • Shifts her weight and twists her hips.
WiiFitTrainerIdlePose1WiiU.jpg WiiFitTrainerIdlePose2WiiU.jpg

Crowd cheer

English Japanese
Cheer
Description Wii Fit! Wii Fit!
Pitch Group chant Group chant

Victory poses

An icon for denoting incomplete things.
A remix of the music that plays upon successfully completing a minigame in the Wii Fit series.
  • Points his/her arm diagonally forward and up and leg diagonally downward and back.
  • Does the Tree pose and then the Warrior pose.
  • Wipes his/her forehead with a towel draped around his/her shoulders and does a thumbs up.
Female FemaleWiiFitTrainerPose1WiiU.gif FemaleWiiFitTrainerPose2WiiU.gif FemaleWiiFitTrainerPose3WiiU.gif
Male MaleWiiFitTrainerPose1WiiU.gif MaleWiiFitTrainerPose2WiiU.gif MaleWiiFitTrainerPose3WiiU.gif
  • During these victory poses the Wii Fit Trainer (depending on the gender) will say one of these lines.
Female outfits Male outfits
"The key is to focus on your balance."
"Feel the stretch through your arm and leg."
"Work hard to tone that tummy!"
"Let's work on building a strong upper body."
"That's it, feel the burn!"
"Stretching your spine will help stimulate your body."
"Let's tone up those legs."
"Time to firm up your thighs and back muscles!"
"Good posture begins with a strong base."
"This pose strengthens the back and improves posture."
"Let's step up the intensity!"
"Stabilize your upper body."
"Let's work on your balance."
"Let's work on your coordination."
"Feel the burn in your thighs and glutes!"
"This exercise works your core muscles."
"Don't forget to exhale when exerting yourself."
"Keep at it every day to improve your posture!"
"How about some deep breathing?"
"Let's do some jackknife exercises!"
"Watch your posture. Keep those glutes tucked in!"
"Follow my lead as we do this pose together!"
"Tuck in those glutes!"
"Exercise every day to tone your body!"
"Now that was a great workout!"
"That was a great workout!"
"Work towards strong, firm abs!"
"Your lower body is key for support."
"When exerting yourself, remember to keep breathing."
"Firm up those abs!"
"You're wobbling! Try to keep your balance."
"Now, let's try it together!"
"Let's get fired up!"

In competitive play

Official Custom Moveset Project

Character Custom sets available
Wii Fit Trainer (SSB4) Wii Fit Trainer 2321 1321 3321 3221 2221
3323 1323 1121 2322 2311

Notable players

Reveal trailer

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Trophies

Wii Fit Trainer
Ntsc The female trainer who helps you in the Wii Fit series. She favors a fighting style composed of yoga poses. This makes her a capable close-quarters fighter, but she has ranged attacks as well. She also has a move called Deep Breathing, which can heal you and increase attack power if timed right.
Pal You can choose one of two Trainers to help whip you into shape - or better yet, whip everyone else into shape! Use all sorts of yoga poses and exercises to get fit and flexible, and inflict serious damage on the other fighters in the process! Or try some deep-breathing drills to increase power and defence. It's all good!
Wii: Wii Fit (05/2008)
Wii: Wii Fit Plus (10/2009)
Wii Fit Trainer (Alt.)
Ntsc The male trainer from the Wii Fit series, his neutral special Sun Salutation charges up a ball of light that, when launched, will heal him a bit. His Jackknife pose is excellent for toning the abdominal muscles, but in Smash Bros. the Wii Fit Trainer uses it as an air attack. Timed right, the attack can hit twice!
Pal The Wii Fit Trainers' Sun Salutation move charges a ball of sunlight in front of you, which you can then fire forwards. When fully charged, it even heals you slightly! Jackknife exercises can help tone your abs, but they also work for air attacks in this game. Get close to a foe and, if you time it right, you can do a rep to hit them twice.
Wii: Wii Fit (05/2008)
Wii: Wii Fit Plus (10/2009)
Wii Fit
Ntsc Wii Fit Trainer strikes the Warrior pose, sending an army of silhouettes flying forth in a variety of poses (21 in all!). This Final Smash's individual hits don't hurt much, but they add up and can even push foes off the edge. Meanwhile, Wii Fit Trainer is invincible! Unleash it at a height to get the full range of the cone effect.
Pal Wii Fit Trainer takes the Warrior pose, then sends an army of silhouettes flying forth in a variety of poses (21 in total!) This Final Smash's individual hits don't hurt much, but they add up, and can even push foes off the edge. Meanwhile, Wii Fit Trainer is invincible! Unleash it from a height to get the full range of the fan effect.

In Event Matches

Solo Events

Co-op Events

Alternate costumes

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Gallery

Trivia

  • The Wii Fit Trainer is the only character who appears on either of the box arts that uses her standard artwork. All other characters that appear use new poses.
  • The Wii Fit Trainer is the only character to (occasionally) speak full sentences when using her smash attacks. She can say up to three sentences for each attack.
  • Oddly, if the match is quit or won while the Wii Fit Trainer is speaking (through a taunt or a smash attack), it can still be heard, even over the announcer. The Wii Fit Trainer is the only character to do this.
  • The Wii Fit Trainer's use of yoga moves, and exercise in general, goes beyond her attacks. Even her animations for lying down, air and spot dodging, rolling, ledge-hanging, crouching, and crawling have her use yoga in some way. Her Screen KO animation also applies to this, as the Wii Fit Trainer can be seen trying to pull off the Tree pose before falling.
  • The Wii Fit Trainer is the only character in the entire series to have two different English voices for each gender (disregarding Smash Taunt voice actors); One British voice (for each gender) and one American voice.
    • In the American release, though both Wii Fit Trainers typically speak in North American accents, the voice that appears in the background of Wii Fit Studio (the female one only) speaks in a British accent when she says, "Now, return to your original position". This was fixed in update 1.1.1.
  • The Wii Fit Trainer and Mr. Game & Watch are the only characters in Smash 4 to have a different charging sounds for smash attacks (apart from Mega Man's Mega Buster): whereas realistic characters would use a "heartbeat" sound effect while cartoony characters use a '"wobble" sound and certain sword-wielders would use a "sharpening" sound, the Wii Fit Trainer's smash attacks charge with the blow of a whistle, the sound which plays in Wii Fit at the start and stop of every rep in an exercise.
  • Of all the fighters who have male and female variants, Wii Fit Trainer is the only one who is female by default, with the male version being the alternate.
    • Additionally, Wii Fit Trainer is the only one without a different name in Japan.

References