Corrin (SSBU)

For smasher info, see Kamui.

Corrin in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Fire Emblem
Other playable appearance	in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Torrential Roar

“	Corrin was available as a downloadable fighter in the previous version of Super Smash Bros. This fighter uses all kinds of attacks, like Torrential Roar and Dragon Fang Shot. Players can choose male or female versions!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Corrin (カムイ, Kamui) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that was officially confirmed on June 12th, 2018. As in Smash 4, both male and female versions of the character are playable. Corrin is classified as Fighter #62.

Cam Clarke and Marcella Lentz-Pope reprise their roles in the English version of Ultimate voicing male and female Corrin, albeit through recycled voice clips from Smash 4. Nobunaga Shimazaki and Satomi Sato also reprise their roles as the male and female Corrin in the Japanese version, also with recycled voice clips from Smash 4, respectively.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Corrin being the 41st character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Kirby or any character in his unlock tree, being the 6th character unlocked after Robin.
• Have Corrin join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Corrin must then be defeated on Coliseum.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Corrin was previously considered to be a high-tier character in Smash 4 (13th out of 55 characters) as a result of various factors, including a varied and incredibly versatile special moveset that synergized well with the rest of their toolkit, as well as good combo ability for a swordfighter, and excellent range and KO power throughout their moveset. While he had received nerfs from in-game updates, Corrin was still considered a viable character, and the highest-ranked high tier character. Most likely as a result of this, Corrin has been drastically nerfed overall in their transition to Ultimate.

Corrin has received a few noteworthy buffs. One of the most notable is to Dragon Lunge, as it can now be canceled manually, granting him an extra option that further improves the move's mix-up potential. Forward smash benefits from the ability to hold smash attacks for longer, allowing it to increase the duration of the looping charge hits and deal higher damage with them, which can lead into the sourspots KOing afterward, or into shield breaks. Some of the universal changes, such as the increased mobility, faster jumpsquats, the ability to run cancel into any grounded move, and the reduced landing lag, grant Corrin less trouble at approaching and far more combo opportunities, by virtue of possessing a myriad of attacks that launch opponents vertically and can cover wide areas (up tilt, down tilt, and all aerial attacks except back and down aerial). The changes to the paralysis effect allow Dragon Fang Shot to paralyze for slightly longer at high enough percents, and to deal knockback to already paralyzed opponents (rather than only damage), allowing Corrin to keep his KO confirms into Dragon Fang Shot's bite at higher percentages.

However, Corrin's buffs are outweighed by a significant amount of nerfs, the largest ones being those to his special moveset. Dragon Lunge, previously the most versatile and infamous move in Corrin's kit, has lost a large part of its utility, as both kicks cover less distance and have received a sizable amount of ending lag that leaves him much easier to punish if missed; this is exacerbated by the changes to jostling, which prevent the move from going through shielding opponents as easily, especially if they're heavier than Corrin, therefore now leaving him vulnerable in front of the opponent. Dragon Fang Shot has slightly increased lag and has received various changes that, despite keeping its paralysis time at higher percentages or when fully charged, cause it to paralyze opponents for a much shorter time at lower percentages, especially if not fully charged, significantly worsening its follow-up potential into the bite. Counter Surge has lost its stronger late hit, deals considerably less knockback, and has much more ending lag upon a successful counterattack. Finally, Dragon Ascent has received a mix of buffs and nerfs; it travels more distance, which improves Corrin's vertical recovery, but no longer offers momentum at the end of the move, hindering his horizontal recovery. As for his standard moveset, forward smash, formerly the longest-ranged non-projectile move of its kind, has a much shorter hitbox duration and a weaker sweetspot, and down smash's knockback on the back hit is much lower, reducing his KO ability. Corrin's double jump also covers less distance, worsening his combo game and recovery.

Most of the indirect changes from the game's engine have also hindered Corrin. The changes to air dodging make Corrin easier to edgeguard, despite his faster aerial mobility and Dragon Ascent's longer distance. The weakening of rage makes his most powerful moves, such as sweetspotted forward smash, back aerial, Dragon Fang Shot's bite, and Dragon Lunge's kick, weaker at high percentages, making it harder for him to end a stock. The universal nerfs of grabs leave Corrin more punishable should he whiff a grab, as he has less range and more ending lag, causing him to be more easily kept at bay by shielding opponents, despite forward smash's newfound shield breaking potential. Lastly, while Corrin somewhat benefits from the various changes to mobility, the changes to run canceling, and the reduced landing lag, said changes now allow opponents to break through Corrin's defense without less issue. Combined with his overall worsened moveset, this now forces Corrin to approach more, which is risky since his main tool in the neutral game, Dragon Lunge, is drastically more committal, and not very rewarding due to his most potent punish options being all toned down.

Overall, Corrin's direct buffs and the improvements from the game's engine do not compensate at all for his more impactful nerfs, as both Corrin's potent punish options and neutral game are all significantly worse, and the universal changes make his defensive playstyle fare much worse. Corrin has received a few notable buffs in-game updates, but so far, they've failed to alleviate his significant nerfs. This has resulted in Corrin thriving significantly worse in Ultimate than in Smash 4, similarly to its other DLC newcomers, and has gone from one of the best swordfighters in the game to arguably the weakest, making him one of the most nerfed characters in the transition to Ultimate, alongside Bayonetta, Cloud, Sheik, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong, the Ice Climbers, Little Mac, and Rosalina & Luma. Corrin's overall perception became extremely negative, and his player base in competitive play has quickly dwindled within the first few months, as almost every top-level Corrin player (most notably Ryuga and Zackray) have dropped the character entirely in favor of Ike and Wolf respectively, causing his tournament representation to be barren even by low-tier standards. Additionally, the very few players who still main the character, like Ke-ya, have failed to place notable enough in major tournaments with the character. Due to his lack of representation and results, Corrin's true viability remains unknown, though the general consensus is that he is significantly worse in Ultimate than in Smash 4, with many top professionals believing that he's nonviable in the current metagame. MKLeo, who was considered as one of the best Corrin players in SSB4 even considered him to be one of the worst characters in the game, whereas Dabuz went as far as claiming that he's the 2nd worst character in the game.

Aesthetics

• Corrin's appearance is largely the same as it was in SSB4, though Corrin's model features a more subdued color scheme. The fabric of Corrin's attire is more detailed, which is more noticeable during Dragon Fang transformations. Male Corrin's eyes are also sharper.
  • These changes also apply to Corrin's Feral Dragon form. Its features are also more pronounced.
• Similar to many veterans in their transitions from Brawl, Corrin's previously unused damage yells from SSB4's Sound Test are now heard when taking high knockback.
• As with all previous downloadable fighters in SSB4, Corrin now has a unique Palutena's Guidance conversation.
• In Japanese, female Corrin's Star KO voice clip has been shortened.
• Corrin has a unique victory theme, based upon Lost in Thoughts All Alone.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Corrin's jumpsquat animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 6).
• Corrin runs faster (1.45 → 1.595).
  • Corrin's initial dash speed is faster (1.8 → 1.892).
• Corrin walks faster (1.15 → 1.208).
• Corrin's air speed is higher (0.97 → 1.019).
• Corrin's traction is significantly higher (0.065 → 0.129).
• Corrin's double jump covers less distance.
• Forward roll grants more intangibility (frames 4-14 → 4-15) and has less ending lag (FAF 31 → 30).
• Back roll has more startup (frame 4 → 5) and ending lag (FAF 31 → 35).
• Back roll grants more intangibility (frames 4-14 → 5-16).
• Spot dodge has less ending lag (FAF 27 → 26).
• Air dodge grants more intangibility (frames 3-27 → 3-29).
• Air dodge has more ending lag (FAF 34 → 50).

Ground attacks

• Neutral attack:
  • All hits except the second and the neutral infinite's finisher deal less damage (hit 1 tip: 3% → 2.5%, hit 3: 3.3%/5% → 3%/4%, infinite: 0.9% → 0.5%), with knockback scaling only partly compensated on the third hit's sweetspot (140 → 150), reducing its KO potential.
  • The first hit transitions into the second hit faster (frame 11 → 9), which transitions into the neutral infinite faster (frame 9 → 8).
  • The first and second hits have altered angles (hit 1: 160°/92°/110° → 361°/180°, hit 2: 64°/79°/90° → 361°) to keep opponents close to Corrin, and has gained a hitstun modifier of 2, allowing them to connect better and jab lock.
  • The first and second hits have slightly larger hitboxes overall (hit 1: 3.8u/3.8u/1.8u/1.5u → 4.5u/3.8u/1.8u/1.8u, hit 2: 3.5u (all) → 4u/3.5u/3.2u).
  • The first, second and third hits have a higher hitlag multiplier (1x/1.4x → 1.5x/1.6x (hit 1), 1x → 1.2x (hit 2), 1x/1.4x → 1.8x/2x (hit 3)), giving opponents more time to SDI the first two and DI the last one.
  • The first hit no longer deals set knockback (35/20/30 set/100 scaling → 25/20 base/25/20 scaling), causing it to connect less reliably at much higher percents, and removing their jab cancel setups.
  • The third hit of neutral attack has a new animation: it is an outward slash, rather than a stab. This new animation's hitboxes have one frame shorter duration (frames 6-8 → 6-7).
  • The new third hit has less ending lag (FAF 36 → 31).
  • The new third hit has smaller hitboxes (5.7u/4.2u → 5u/4.2u).
  • The new third hit's sourspot extends further inwards and overlaps less with the sweetspot (Z-offset/stretch: 13/11.5 → 11.5/11). This makes the sweetspot easier to land.
  • The neutral infinite has a shorter gap between hits (5 frames → 4), lower hitlag (1x → 0.5x) and SDI (1x → 0.6x) multipliers, and deals less knockback (8 base/40 scaling → 10/20) while gaining a hitstun modifier of 2 for each hit. This allows it to connect more reliably and makes it much harder to escape.
  • One of the neutral infinite's hitboxes that lifted opponents off the ground has been removed. Since its hitbox was larger than the attack's other remaining hitbox, this gives the attack slightly less vertical range.
    • However, the previous neutral infinite's hitbox is extended and positioned differently (Y/Z-offset: 8.5/8 → 7/16, Y/Z-stretch: 0.0/0.0 → 7/10). Since this hitbox keeps opponents on the ground, this makes the infinite harder to escape.
  • The infinite has gained a shieldstun multiplier of 8×. This allows it to lock opponents into their shields between each hit, and thus pressure them more effectively, but also allows them to cancel shieldstun and punish Corrin more easily if they shield 10 hits or more.
  • The neutral infinite's finisher has an additional hitbox (size: 5.5u, Y/Z-offset: 7.5/19.5). However, the move's other hitboxes are smaller (6u/8u → 4.5u/5.5u) and are positioned differently (ID 0: 8.5 Y-offset/10 Z-offset → 7.5/11.5, ID 1: 8.5 Y-offset/18 Z-offset → 7.5/15.5). While these changes keep its horizontal range mostly intact, they reduce its vertical range and create a blindspot right in front of Corrin.
  • The neutral infinite's finisher deals less knockback (52 base/150 scaling → 85/90), reducing its KO potential.
  • The neutral infinite's finisher launches at a lower angle (50° → 40°), no longer being the same as the third hit's. Combined with its increased base knockback, this makes it much safer on hit.
• Forward tilt:
  • The move has a shorter hitbox duration (frames 8-10 → 8-9).
  • The move launches at a noticeably lower angle, more akin to other forward tilts (70° → 45°). This overall improves its KO power from center stage and especially near edges, making it much more consistent and no longer as vulnerable to LSI.
    • However, it removes its situational juggling potential and hinders its KO power from across the stage.
• Dash attack:
  • The move has one frame slower startup (frame 11 → 12).
  • The move has less ending lag (FAF 56 → 50).
  • The move has altered hitbox timings with shorter gaps between hits (frames 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26 → 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23). The looping hits launch at a minimally lower angle (15° → 14°), have a lower hitlag multiplier (1× → 0.5x), and their innermost hitboxes have more set knockback (55/12 → 65/25). This allows it to connect more reliably and makes it harder to escape.
• Forward smash:
  • The ability to hold smash attack charges for two additional seconds allows its looping hits' duration to be extended, letting it deal more damage and potentially break shields.
  • The looping charge hits have gained a hitstun modifier of 3, connecting better as a result.
  • Forward smash has more range.
  • Forward smash reaches its maximum range on the first active frame, and its hitboxes no longer change with timing (12%/11% (early), 12%/11%/15.2% (clean), 12%/11%/16.5% (late) → 12%/11%/16.7% (all)).
    • This allows it to hit from farther distances earlier, and causes the early tip sweetspot to come out faster.
    • However, this removes the late tipper sweetspot and shortens the move's total duration (frames 17-22 → 17-18).
  • The move deals more knockback (base and middle: 35 base/99 scaling → 40/103, tip: 35 base/105 scaling → 45/107). Combined with the tip's marginally higher damage, this makes it safe on hit and drastically increases the move's KO potential.
  • The move has drastically smaller hitboxes (3.5u/3u/2.2u → 2u/1.7u/1.1u).
  • The tipper consists of two hitboxes instead of one, which cover a wider area (Y offset: 0u → -0.4u/0.4u, Z offset: 0u → 0.4u/-0.4u). This makes it less likely to whiff due to the z-axis.
  • The tipper has gained a shieldstun multiplier of 1.6×, making it much harder to punish.
  • The middle and tip have higher hitlag multipliers (middle: 0.8x → 1x, tip: 1x → 1.5x).
• Up smash:
  • Up smash has a longer active duration (frames 13-15 → 13-17).
  • The tip has more knockback scaling (86 → 91).
  • The tip has more vertical range (Y-stretch: 26-27 → 26-30), making it much easier to land.
• Down smash:
  • Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 54 → 49).
  • The back hit's tip sweetspot has lower knockback scaling (95 → 85).

Aerial attacks

• All aerials except down aerial have less landing lag (13 frames → 10 (neutral), 14 → 8 (forward), 14 → 13 (back), 15 → 9 (up)).
• Neutral aerial:
  • The move auto-cancels earlier (frame 50 → 47).
• Forward aerial:
  • Forward aerial deals more damage (7.5% → 9%) with knockback scaling not fully compensated (99 → 87), marginally improving its KO potential while not reducing its combo potential.
  • The move has more startup lag (frame 7 → 9).
    • However, its total duration remains unchanged giving it two frames less ending lag. This slightly improves its combo potential into attacks other than itself in the air.
  • Corrin can grab ledges faster after using the move (62 frames → 60).
• Back aerial:
  • Back aerial's early hitbox deals more damage (11% → 12%) with no compensation on knockback.
• Up aerial:
  • Up aerial deals more damage (9% → 10%) with knockback scaling not fully compensated (99 → 97), improving its KO potential.
  • The move auto-cancels earlier (frame 40 → 38), allowing it to auto-cancel in a short hop.
• Down aerial:
  • The move's looping hits have a lower hitlag multiplier (1x → 0.8x) and use weight-independent knockback, allowing them to connect more reliably.
  • Due to universal changes made to stall-then-fall down aerials, the move can no longer fully connect against targets at certain height, worsening its damage output.
  • The move no longer halts Corrin's downward momentum when used out of hitstun after timing it a double jump.

Throws and other attacks

• Grabs:
  • All grabs have more ending lag (FAF 31 → 37 (standing), 38 → 45 (dash), 36 → 40 (pivot)).
  • Dash and pivot grab have more startup (frame 8 → 10 (dash), 9 → 11 (pivot)).
  • All grabs have slightly shorter range (standing: 4-8.9 Z-stretch → 4-8.7, dash: 4-10.7 Z-stretch → 4-10.3, pivot: 4-14.9 Z-stretch → 4-14.6).
• Pummel:
  • Corrin has a new pummel, a knee strike.
    • It deals much less damage (3% → 1.3%).
    • However, it has significantly faster startup (frame 16 → 1), deals more hitlag (5 frames → 14) and has less ending lag (FAF 24 → 7), shortening its duration and increasing the number of times Corrin can pummel the opponent before throwing them or before they break out.
• Forward throw:
  • Forward throw hits and releases the opponent slower (frame 10, 11 → 14, 15), making it easier to DI.
    • However, its total duration remains unchanged, reducing its ending lag.
  • The tipper has lower knockback scaling (120 → 110), reducing its KO ability against bystanders.
• Corrin's back, up and down throws release the opponent one frame faster (frame 14 → 13 (back, up), frame 28 → 27 (down)). However, their total durations remain unchanged, giving them one frame more ending lag.
• Back throw:
  • Back throw's tipper has lower knockback scaling (110 → 100), reducing its KO ability against bystanders.
• Down throw:
  • Down throw's first hit has a lower hitlag modifier (2.5x → 1.5x), causing the throw to execute faster.
• Edge attack:
  • Edge attack deals more damage (7% → 9%).

Special moves

• Dragon Fang Shot:
  • Due to the altered paralysis mechanics, Dragon Fang Shot can deal knockback to offstage opponents that have been already paralyzed, improving its edgeguarding ability, and can paralyze opponents for longer at higher percents.
  • An uncharged shot has more startup (frame 15 → 17), with its total duration increased as well (FAF 60 → 62).
  • An uncharged shot lasts longer (61 frames → 71), increasing its traveling distance.
  • An uncharged shot has altered knockback (30/50 base / 80 scaling → 20/30 / 90), reducing it overall. The shot has also a much lower hitlag multiplier at all levels of charge (1.3x → 0.3x (uncharged), 0.5x (charged)), paralyzing opponents for a considerably shorter time as a result. This makes it much harder to follow up on, even into the subsequent bite attack.
    • This is further hindered by the new knockback speed up effect, as opponents are launched faster and experience less hitstun at higher percents.
  • A fully charged shot has altered knockback (50 base/80 scaling → 40/90), increasing it overall. This improves its KO potential.
  • A fully charged bite has more base knockback (10 → 28), allowing it to KO even earlier, albeit still later than the last levels of partial charge.
• Dragon Lunge:
  • Dragon Lunge's pin can be manually canceled by pressing down on the control stick. This allows for mix-ups, allowing pinned opponents to escape faster but setting them up for a tech-chase, and also leaves Corrin less vulnerable if the move misses.
    • Manually canceling the pin also incurs less ending lag (FAF 15 → 13).
  • Pin canceling incurs 19 frames of landing lag.
  • The jump grants more intangibility (frames 2-5 → 2-7) and has much less ending lag (FAF 44 → 30).
  • The thrust has less ending lag if it doesn't pin to a surface (FAF 42 → 38).
  • The kick portion has Corrin slant towards the ground during the kick itself, rather than after. This ends up reducing the distance the kick travels, worsening its utility.
  • Both kicks have drastically more ending lag (FAF 46 → 57 (forward), 46 → 61 (back)).
  • The changes to jostle mechanics significantly hinder the safety of the kicks, especially combined with the aforementioned changes, as Corrin can no longer go through shielding opponents as easily (or at all if the opponent is heavier and/or larger), making the kicks much easier to punish.
  • Both kicks' clean hits have more knockback scaling (90 → 98), noticeably improving their KO potential.
  • The back kick's early hit deals less knockback (70 base/110 scaling → 63/100), making it slightly less safe on hit.
• Dragon Ascent:
  • The move is called Dragon Ascent across all English versions of the game, rather than Draconic Ascent in the NTSC version.
  • The move grants more intangibility on startup (frames 10-17 → 7-17).
  • The last hit has more knockback scaling (155 → 170).
  • Corrin's air speed is reduced by less after using the move (air speed multiplier: 0.6 → 0.7).
  • The move travels more distance, but halts at the end of the move instead of granting slight horizontal momentum. Overall, this improves Corrin's vertical recovery, but at the cost of having no extra momentum for horizontal recovery.
  • It deals seven hits, down from eight, but the second to sixth hits deal more damage (1% → 1.2%), leaving the total unchanged.
• Counter Surge:
  • Counter Surge has a longer counterattack window (frames 7-24 → 7-26). However, with a window of just 20 frames, it is still one of the shortest counter windows in the game.
  • Counter Surge slows down opponents more (6x → 9x), allowing it to connect more reliably, despite slowing opponents down for a shorter period of time (25 frames → 22).
  • The counterattack deals less knockback (clean: 90 base/74 scaling → 87/68, late: 90/68 → 85/66). Additionally, the late hit no longer has a higher damage multiplier, instead being consistent throughout (1.2x/1.3x → 1.2x). As a result, it is no longer the strongest counterattack in the game without knockback modifications.
  • It has more ending lag both when missed (FAF 64 → 67) and upon a successful counterattack (FAF 50 → 67), most significantly in the latter case. This removes its combo potential, hinders the effectiveness of consecutive counters (additionally removing the infinite Counter Surge performed by two Corrins), and causes Corrin to no longer be intangible for the entire duration of a counterattack.
  • It has a higher hitlag multiplier (1x → 1.2x), making it easier to DI and SDI.

Update history

Corrin has been buffed via game updates. Forward smash's charging loop hits connect better and its spear hitbox has increased knockback, improving its reliability. Dragon Ascent has 3 more invincibility frames, its hits connect better (the last of which has more knockback), and it travels farther both vertically and horizontally. Altogether, these buffs make it a better attack and recovery move in general. Dragon Lunge's stab and jump have less ending lag, which makes both options safer.

2.0.0

• Neutral aerial auto-cancels earlier (frame 50 → 47), matching the move's interruptibility.
• Corrin can grab ledges faster after using forward aerial (62 frames → 60).
• Up aerial auto-cancels earlier (frame 40 → 38), now allowing to auto-cancel out of a rising short hop.

3.0.0

• Forward smash's looping hits connect more reliably into its spear hitbox (Hitstun modifier: 0 → 3).
• Up smash has a longer hitbox duration (frames 13-15 → 13-17).
• Up smash's sweetspot has more range (Y offset: 27u-26u → 30u-26u).
• Down aerial's looping hits use set knockback, connecting more reliably against lightweight characters.
• Uncharged Dragon Fang Shot travels farther (61 frames → 71).
• Dragon Lunge's stab has less ending lag (FAF 15 → 13).
• Dragon Ascent has more invincibility frames (frames 10-17 → 7-17).
• Dragon Ascent's hits connect more reliably and its final hit has more knockback scaling (155 → 170).

3.1.0

• The universal changes to intangibility before beginning countdown no longer results in Corrin being stuck in the Feral Dragon form.

4.0.0

• Forward smash has more base knockback (35 → 40 (base and middle), 45 (tip)).
• Down aerial no longer has its downward movement disabled when used out of hitstun.
• Dragon Lunge's jump out of the pin has less ending lag (FAF 46 → 40).
• Dragon Ascent travels noticeably more vertical and horizontal distance (height multiplier: 1.63x (ground)/1.53x (aerial) → 1.83x/1.73x).

7.0.0

• Overall shield size has been increased.
• Down throw's first hit has a lower hitlag modifier (2.5x → 1.5x), causing the throw to execute faster.
• Counter Surge slows down opponents more (6x → 9x), allowing it to connect more reliably, despite slowing opponents down for a shorter period of time (25 frames → 22).

Moveset

For a gallery of Corrin's hitboxes, see here.

Note: All numbers are listed as base damage, without the 1v1 multiplier.

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			2% (base), 2.5% (tip)	A stab with a spear arm, an inward slash with the Omega Yato held in a reverse grip, and an outward slash with the Omega Yato held properly. If the neutral infinite is initiated, Corrin then transforms the spear arm into a draconic mouth with Dragon Fang, which repeatedly bites the opponent. These bites are finished with a final strong bite.
			2%
			3% (base), 4% (tip)
			0.5% (loop), 3% (finisher)
Forward tilt			10.5%	A downwards outward swipe with the Omega Yato.
Up tilt			9% (clean, late sword), 6% (late body)	A twirling-turn upward slash with the Omega Yato.
Down tilt			7.5%	Slashes across the ground with the Omega Yato. Relatively low knockback which sends opponents up and slightly towards Corrin, making it a viable combo starter. One of Corrin's fastest attacks.
Dash attack			2% (hits 1-5), 3% (hit 6)	Spins forward in a corkscrew-like manner while holding forward the Omega Yato. Based on the attack after triggering offensive skills like Luna or Lethality in Fire Emblem Fates.
Forward smash		Dragon Fang Thrust	0.5% (charging loop), 11% (spear base), 12% (spear center), 15.2% (spear tip)	Transforms the free arm into a spear with Dragon Fang and thrusts it forward. It possesses immense reach, being the third-longest reaching non-projectile forward smash in the game, only behind Simon and Richter's. It can also be angled, making it good for catching opponents trying to return to the stage when angled up or hitting crouching/small opponents when angled down. The sweetspot is at the tip and deals very high knockback, although the rest of the attack is considerably weaker. Has a hitbox while charging, where Corrin holds the Omega Yato in front of them as the chainsaw blades start to move to repeatedly damage opponents in range. Though this does not lead to the sweetspot, it can catch opponents for a fully charged blow. However, the Yato's hitbox is rather easy to SDI out of, as doing so upward can allow the opponent to avoid the main attack with a well-timed air dodge, while doing so towards Corrin will cause enemies to end up behind Corrin if close enough. Based on the second hit of the Dragon Fang skill in Fire Emblem Fates.
Up smash		Vertical Dragon Fang Thrust	10% (sides), 13% (base), 15% (tip)	Corrin crosses both arms, crouches, and transforms the arms into Dragon Fang spears, pointing them upward across themself in a bracing position to launch opponents. It has a sweetspot at the tip, but its range is poor and knockback is lacking on the sourspot.
Down smash		Yato Dragon Fang	11% (sword), 9% (lance, middle), 14% (lance, tip)	Corrin transforms one leg into a Dragon Fang spear, then stabs in front and behind with the Omega Yato and the Dragon Fang spear, respectively, in a one-legged forward lean stance. The animation is similar to the Mii Brawler's down smash. The tip of Corrin's spear leg has a sweetspot that deals the most damage and knockback.
Neutral aerial			7% (clean), 5.5% (late)	Slashes with the Omega Yato from above to behind, while simultaneously using a Dragon Fang spear to slash forwards. Unlike in Corrin's other moves, the Dragon Fang spear does not deal more damage at the tip. It hits all around Corrin, has low landing lag, and launches opponents at a high angle, allowing it to function as a reliable combo starter at a wide range of percents.
Forward aerial			7.5%	An inward single-handed reaping slash with the Omega Yato. Similar to Marth's, only with Corrin's legs being positioned differently. It launches at a fairly high angle, autocancels from a short hop, has a wide arching reach, and low ending lag, making it very viable for aerial combos.
Back aerial		Dragon Fang Wings	11% (clean), 9% (late)	Sprouts wings with the Dragon Fang, and attacks by flapping them. It can be used for recovering as it propels Corrin forward like R.O.B.'s back aerial. It also has good range and knockback but has the slowest startup out of all of Corrin's aerials.
Up aerial			9%	Slashes in the air with the Omega Yato in a backward flip, closely resembling the up aerials of all the other Fire Emblem characters (with the exception of Ike and Byleth). Has wide range, quick startup, and surprisingly good knockback, making it a go-to vertical KO move and an excellent finisher from Corrin's combos.
Down aerial		Dragon's Piercing Drop	2% (loop), 3% (landing)	Corrin's legs morph into spears with Dragon Fang, diving downward feet-first. A stall-then-fall drill that meteor smashes weakly with set knockback, excluding the landing hit which deals moderate upwards knockback, both in the air and when landing. However, since Corrin fast-falls during the attack, it is difficult to recover offstage after using it. As a result, it works better when used for a sacrificial KO, or to quickly punish actions air-to-ground.
Grab			—	Leans forward slightly and reaches out with the free hand, which briefly enlarges.
Pummel			1.3%	A knee strike.
Forward throw			5% (hit 1, base), 10% (hit 1, tip), 2% (throw)	Transforms the free arm into a spear with Dragon Fang, and stabs the opponent with it, knocking them up and away. Unusually, even though the scaling of this throw is very low, it possesses a tipper hitbox that can hit bystanders. If tippered, this throw is significantly more powerful and is thus very deadly if at the edge.
Back throw			6.5% (hit 1, base), 12% (hit 1, tip), 2% (throw)	Places the opponent backward and stabs them upwards with the Dragon Fang spear-turned arm, knocking them away. Similar to forward throw, though with slightly more damage and knockback, along with possessing a tipper hitbox just like forward throw, but due to the slight differences in damage and knockback, it's considered more powerful than the forward throw in both regards.
Up throw			6.5% (hit 1), 3% (throw)	Lifts the opponent into the air and transforms into dragon form then raises on its hind legs to launch opponents in the air via a headbutt during the transformation. Afterward, Corrin reverts back into human form. The strongest out of all of Corrin's throws.
Down throw		Dragon-Form Kick	6.5% (hit 1), 3% (throw)	Throws the opponent to the ground and transforms into dragon form, then roars in anger while proceeding to stomp down on the opponent and emitting a splash of water. Afterward, Corrin reverts back into human form. Much like up throw, it is a relatively strong throw, KOing most characters under 180%; however, its 70° angle leaves it vulnerable to LSI, allowing it to be survived for much longer, while its ending lag is too high for followups. As a result, it is largely outclassed by up throw.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Slashes outward from front to back with the Omega Yato.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Same as frontal floor attack.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Slashes outward with the Omega Yato, covering every possible side.
Edge attack Edge getups			9%	Climbs up the ledge and swings the Omega Yato forward.
Neutral special		Dragon Fang Shot	4% (shot, uncharged) 11% (shot, fully charged) 10% (bite, uncharged) 20% (bite, fully charged)	Corrin transforms the left arm into a draconic mouth with Dragon Fang and fires a ball of water. The ball of water briefly paralyzes opponents before launching them away. After the projectile is fired, Corrin's dragon arm will bite before reverting to normal, hitting nearby opponents. Holding the special button will charge the projectile (causing more damage and knockback, along with increased paralysis duration), as well as the bite (when fully charged, Corrin clamps down forcefully with the dragon mouth, causing very high damage and knockback). The two attacks can be charged in different intervals from each other (i.e. an uncharged shot followed by a fully charged bite, or vice versa).
Side special		Dragon Lunge	7% (lance, middle, ground), 8% (lance, middle, air), 15% (lance, tip) 12% (front/back kick, clean), 7% (front/back kick, late), 5% (back kick, turn)	When used on the ground, Corrin hops a short distance into the air; pressing the attack button during the hop will result in Corrin striking diagonally down with the Dragon Fang spear arm. When used in the air, however, Corrin instantly strikes with the Dragon Fang spear arm. If it hits any terrain during the move (be it the ground or a wall), Corrin's arm will remain there, pinning any opponent caught in place. From there, it can be followed up with either a kick to either side, by pressing the attack button or tilting the control stick horizontally; or a jump by pressing the jump button or tilting the control stick upwards. It can also be canceled entirely by tilting the control stick down, or automatically after pinning a surface for two seconds, which can be useful for reading the opponent's floor recovery. However, canceling the move allows the opponent to act out of it immediately. Pinned opponents can also escape by button mashing if Corrin does not choose an action soon enough. Like most of Corrin’s moves, the tip of the spear deals the most damage and knockback.
Up special		Dragon Ascent	4.5% (hit 1), 1.2% (hits 2-6), 3% (hit 7)	Corrin grows wings using the Dragon Fang and leaps upwards. Similar to Roy's Blazer, it hits multiple times and can be angled by approximately 45°. Additionally, like Rosalina's Launch Star, it can be angled to go as high and vertically as possible by pushing backward immediately after activation (though not too early in order to not accidentally reverse the move instead).
Down special		Counter Surge	1.2× (minimum 10%)	Corrin's head goes into dragon form while getting into a defensive stance. If attacked, Corrin transforms into a dragon using the Dragon Fang and slams the ground. A surge of water then erupts from the ground on both sides of Corrin, launching opponents upwards; a unique counter with these distinctions.
Final Smash		Torrential Roar	7% (light pillars, base), 2% (light pillars, tips), 34% (whirlpool)	Corrin strikes with both hands, creating two large pillars of light. Anyone who gets hit will be transported to a rocky mountain area. Corrin then transforms into a dragon with the Dragon Fang and unleashes a whirlpool that traps and launches all fighters before going back to the standard stage.

On-screen appearance

• Falls gently onto the stage in dragon form, with a pool of water appearing underneath. Corrin then transforms into human form.

Taunts

• Up taunt: Ducks down, stands back up, and poses in dragon form. Male Corrin says "My path is clear!" (好きにはさせない!, I won't let you have your way!). Female Corrin says "Let's do this!" (行きますよ!, Here I come!)
• Side taunt: Twirls the Omega Yato. Male Corrin says "I've made my choice." (僕は選んだ!, I've made my choice!). Female Corrin says "Your fate is clear." (折れたりしません!, I will not surrender!) Resembles Corrin's animation before a battle in Fire Emblem Fates.
• Down taunt: Twirls the Omega Yato in the air and places it on its tip. Male Corrin says "Are you ready?" (準備はいい?, Are you ready?). Female Corrin says "You ready for this?" (準備はいいですか?, Are you ready?)

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  Corrin's up taunt.

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  Corrin's side taunt.

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  Corrin's down taunt.

Idle poses

• Twirls the Omega Yato around forward.
• Poses with the Omega Yato positioned behind Corrin.

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  Corrin's first idle pose

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  Corrin's second idle pose

Victory poses

• Left: Swings the Omega Yato. Male Corrin says "I win!" ("勝負あったね", That's game.), while female Corrin says "Good!" ("勝負ありました", That was game.).
• Up: Twirls the Omega Yato overhead and places it on its tip, similar to Corrin's down taunt. Male Corrin says "That went well!" ("上手くいったね", That went well.), while female Corrin says "That was great." ("上手くいきました", That went well.). Resembles Corrin's animation after a battle in Fire Emblem Fates.
• Right: Crosses both arms, then morphs into dragon form while emitting a flourish of water, roaring to the skies.

A flourished remix of a small excerpt of Lost in Thoughts All Alone from Fire Emblem Fates.

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In competitive play

Corrin's true viability has remained unknown by many since the beginning of the metagame. With his slow speed and nerfs to both Dragon Lunge and Counter Surge, the general consensus is that he is significantly worse than he was in Smash 4, with many top professionals considering him the worst swordfighter in the game. MkLeo, who was one of the best Corrin players in SSB4, considered him to be one of the worst characters in the game, whereas Dabuz went as far as claiming that he is the second-worst character in the game. In addition, Corrin has almost no representation in competitive play, and has arguably the worst character representation in the entire metagame, even when compared to perceived low-tier characters such as Little Mac, Kirby, and Isabelle. Ke-ya is the only notable Corrin player who is active. However, Cosmos has recently shown the character's potential at Glitch 8, where he switched to Corrin in his set with Dabuz and reverse 3-0'd him. He remains a very unpopular pick and considered unviable by many, similarly to opinions on {SSBU|Ganondorf}} after Nairo and Light's set at Collision 2019.

Notable players

Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the Fall 2019 PGRU, which recognizes the official top 50 players in the world in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from July 13th, 2019 to December 15th, 2019.

Active

•  Cosmos (#23) - Considered the best Corrin player in the United States, but uses them as a counterpick and mostly uses Inkling in tournament. Placed 4th at Glitch 8 - Missingno using Corrin to defeat Dabuz.
•  Ke-ya - Co-mains Corrin with Robin and is considered the best Corrin player in the world. Placed 3rd at Kurobra 19, 13th at Sumabato SP 2, and 33rd at Umebura SP 2 using Corrin along with Robin.

Inactive

•  Promaelia - Considered one of the best Corrin players in the world prior to his hiatus. Placed 7th at Just Roll With It! 10 with solo Corrin. Has since been banned from tournament play.

Classic Mode: Between White and Black

Corrin's congratulations screen.

As the name suggests, Corrin's opponents are all in either white or black alternate costumes, referencing Corrin's struggle in choosing between Nohr and Hoshido, including the two kingdoms' conflict.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Dr. Mario	Golden Plains	Fever
2	Dark Samus	Brinstar Depths	Lockdown Battle Theme
3	Opposite-gender Corrin (), Daisy , and Palutena	Mario Galaxy	Fated Battle	Peach and Rosalina & Luma in their black alternate costumes are CPU allies.
4	Pit and Dark Pit	Reset Bomb Forest	Boss Fight 1 - Kid Icarus: Uprising	The opposite-gendered Corrin () is a CPU ally.
5	Mr. Game & Watch (x6) ( (x3) (x3))	The Great Cave Offensive (Ω form)	CROWNED: Ver. 2
6	Opposite-gender Corrin (), Lucina , and Robin	Castle Siege	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (Remix)	Marth in his white costume and Chrom are CPU allies.
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand	Final Destination	Master Hand (Less than 7.0 intensity) Master Hand / Crazy Hand (Intensity 7.0 or higher)	On intensity 7.0 and higher, Crazy Hand fights alongside Master Hand.

Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Corrin has Lost in Thoughts All Alone (JP) accompany the credits.

Role in World of Light

Finding Corrin in World of Light

Although neither gender of Corrin appears in the World of Light opening cutscene, they were vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Male Corrin was one of the many fighters that fell under Dharkon's control upon Galeem's first defeat. He is on a platform made of clouds in the Mysterious Dimension sub-area, guarded by the spirit of Azura (whose spirit battle ironically is against the default Female Corrin).

Fighter Battle

No.	Image	Name	Type	Power	Stage	Music
62		Corrin	Shield	10,700	Castle Siege (Ω form)	Lost in Thoughts All Alone

Spirits

Male Corrin's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Corrin in World of Light allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Female Corrin also has a Fighter Spirit of her own, available through the shop. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Ultimate.

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  618. Corrin (Male)

• Female Corrin Spirit.png

  619. Corrin (Female)

In Spirit battles

As the main opponent

Spirit				Battle parameters
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music
151	File:Enguarde Spirit.png	Enguarde	Donkey Kong series	•Corrin		3,600	Great Bay	•Buoyancy Reduced	•You can't swim •The enemy's dash attacks have increased power •The enemy favors dash attacks	Ice Cave Chant
228	File:Ghirahim.png	Ghirahim	The Legend of Zelda series	•Corrin		8,800	Skyloft	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Ghirahim)	•The enemy's melee weapons have increased power •Hostile assist trophies will appear after a little while •The enemy has increased move speed	Ballad of the Goddess (Remix)
519	File:ArceusSpirit.png	Arceus	Pokémon series	•Corrin		13,900	Spear Pillar (hazards off)	•Easy to Launch •Hazard: Heavy Wind	•You are easy to launch •Dangerously high winds are in effect after a little while •Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Arceus)	Battle! (Dialga/Palkia) / Spear Pillar
676	File:Azura.png	Azura	Fire Emblem series	•Corrin		13,500	Fountain of Dreams	•Sudden Final Smash	•The enemy will suddenly have a Final Smash •The enemy can use their Final Smash twice in a row •The enemy has increased attack power	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (JP)
683	File:Camilla.png	Camilla	Fire Emblem series	•Corrin •Charizard		9,700	Spear Pillar	•Item: X Bomb •Hazard: Poison Cloud	•The stage is covered in a poisonous cloud	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (for 3DS / Wii U)
953		Mecha-Fiora	Xenoblade Chronicles series	•Corrin •Shulk		13,200	Reset Bomb Forest	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Riki)	•Hostile assist trophies will appear	You Will Know Our Names
968	File:Mythra.png	Mythra	Xenoblade Chronicles series	•Corrin •Shulk		13,500	Gaur Plain (Battlefield form)	N/A	•The enemy will charge up a powerful Final Smash •The enemy starts the battle with an enhanced Beam Sword	Still, Move Forward!
1,220	File:Elite Beat Diva Spirit.png	Elite Beat Divas	Elite Beat Agents series	•Corrin (×3)		3,900	Saffron City	•Attack Power ↑	•The enemy has increased attack power after a little while •The enemy starts the battle with a Rocket Belt	Pop Fashion Show
1,289		Min Min	ARMS	•Corrin		9,300	New Pork City (Ω form)	N/A	•The enemy favors special moves •The enemy has increased attack power when badly damaged •The enemy has increased move speed	Dragon Driftway
1,351	File:I Block Spirit.png	I-Tetrimino	Tetris series	•Corrin Team () (×3)		9,900	75m (Ω form)	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Color TV-Game 15)	•Hostile assist trophies will appear •The enemy favors down air attacks. •Only certain Pokémon will emerge from Poké Balls (Deoxys)	Tetris: Type A

As a minion

Spirit				Battle parameters							Inspiration
No.	Image	Name	Series	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music	Character
681		Sakura (Fire Emblem)	Fire Emblem series	•Isabelle •Corrin		9,100	Reset Bomb Forest (hazards off)	N/A	•Defeat the main fighter to win •The enemy heals over time	Lost in Thoughts All Alone (Remix)	Corrin
1,204		Sagi	Baten Kaitos series	•Roy •Corrin		1,600	Gaur Plain (Battlefield form)	•Item: Timer	•Reinforcements will appear during the battle •The enemy is easily distracted by items	The Valedictory Elegy	Guillo

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Artwork of all playable Fire Emblem characters and Assist Trophies, as posted on the official Japanese Fire Emblem Heroes Twitter account.

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  Screenshot of all playable Fire Emblem characters on Arena Ferox, as posted on the official Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account.

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  Corrin's fighter card.

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  Male Corrin idling on Suzaku Castle.

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  Male Corrin using his neutral attack's first hit on Mario Galaxy.

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  Female Corrin performing her forward throw on Little Mac on Kalos Pokémon League.

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  Male and female Corrins on the Great Plateau Tower.

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  Unleashing Torrential Roar.

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  Female Corrin wearing the Bunny Hood on Luigi's Mansion.

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  With all playable Fire Emblem veterans on Coliseum.

Trivia

• Corrin is the only character who, in the mural for Classic Mode, is represented by an alternate costume: the default female Corrin. Female Corrin is also notably present in pre-launch advertisements and rules display screens when other characters exclusively use their default costumes. This is consistent with how Corrin is primarily represented as female in most Fire Emblem spinoffs, such as Fire Emblem Warriors, and Fire Emblem Heroes.
• Corrin is one of the few fighters whose Star KO spins forward instead of away from the screen, similar to how Star KOs acted in Smash 4. Corrin shares this trait with Cloud, Shulk, Incineroar, Inkling and Joker.
• Corrin can be unlocked by clearing Classic Mode as Robin, likely referencing that they are both avatar characters in their respective Fire Emblem games.
• While other characters with two selectable genders (Pokémon Trainer, Inkling, Wii Fit Trainer, Robin and the Mii Fighters) have two identical Announcer calls in the English Sound Test (presumably as placeholders for languages with gender-specific pronouns), Corrin is notably the only one who lacks this trait. This is likely due to actually having a name rather than a gender-neutral description in English.
  • While Robin technically has an official name, there are three different names between languages (Robin, Daraen, and Reflet), though, like Corrin, there is no gender separator.
• While the default male Corrin is never used in any spirit battles, the default female Corrin is present in some of the spirit battles from the Ultimate's initial release.
• Female Corrin's Fighter Spirit uses artwork from Fire Emblem: Fates, where her armor exposes her inner thighs rather than having her wear black leggings. This is probably an oversight, as the Spirits for Camilla, likewise from Fire Emblem: Fates, and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 had modified artwork to be less provocative.
  • This oversight appears to be shared with the Fighter Spirits for Palutena and Bayonetta, who likewise use unaltered artwork from their games of origin, but have had censorship applied to them in their playable forms.
• Corrin is one of the few fighters who face the same fighter multiple times in Classic Mode and the only one who is not a downloadable character; in Corrin's case, Corrin’s opposite-gendered counterpart appears as an opponent in Rounds 3 and 6, while also appearing as a CPU ally in Round 4.