Judge is a move that can be performed by Mr. Game & Watch. By using his Side Special Move, Mr. Game & Watch will attack with his hammer and hold up a card with a number on it. Despite being known as Judgement in his Melee trophy data, it was inexplicably changed for his update on the DOJO!!
The effects are as follows:
- 1 - Attack strength: 2%. An attack that won’t even cause your opponent to flinch. In Brawl this causes 12% damage to Mr. Game & Watch.
- 2 - Attack strength: 4%. A weak attack without any special characteristics.
- 3 - Attack strength: 6%. An attack with a beam sound that pierces defenses.
- 4 - Attack strength: 8%. A slashing attack that launches opponents diagonally.
- 5 - Attack strength: 4%x3. Three electrical charges zap the opponent.
- 6 - Attack strength: 12%. A flame attack.
- 7 - Attack strength: 14%. A food item will also appear in honor of the lucky #7. In Brawl, food is only created if Mr. Game and Watch hits an opponent.
- 8 - Attack strength: 9%. An attack that freezes foes. Take advantage of the opening to attack again.
- 9 - Attack strength: 32%. A massive attack. The opponent will be launched as if hit with the Home-run Bat.
The chance of getting higher numbers are slimmer than getting lower numbers.
Origins
Judge was a Game & Watch game that could be played with two players. Two Game & Watch characters had signboards and hammers. When a round starts, each player's sign would display a random number from 1 to 9. The point of the game was for the player with the higher number to hit his opponent on the head with their hammer, while the player with the lower number tried to dodge said attack. If the numbers were equal, the player can either hit or dodge.