Ness (SSBB)

This article is about Ness's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Ness.

Ness
Ness
Universe	EarthBound
Appears in	SSB SSBM SSBB
Availability	Unlockable

Ness (ネス, Nesu) is an unlockable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play 5 matches in Brawl, then defeat Ness
• Reflect 10 projectiles, then defeat Ness
• Get Ness to join your party in The Subspace Emissary

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Three projectiles of varying usefulness
• Can absorb many projectiles with down B, restoring health, and can reflect any projectile with forward smash
• Forward Smash has long range, high knockback, and decent damage
• Large second jump
• PK Thunder (Up B recovery) has long range and high knockback
• Forward Aerial is a quick, disjointed, multi-hit attack with decent knockback on the end
• Down Aerial is a spike
• Back Aerial has a powerful sweet-spot
• Small target
• Dash A can set up for aerial combos
• Powerful grabs

Cons:

• Light
• Projectiles are all fairly situational
• Smashes are on the slow side
• Up and Down Smashes weak
• PK Thunder can be interecepted, gimping his recovery, and requires specific conditions to work properly
• Slow without advanced techniques
• Extremely short grab range
• Recovery only works on certain levels
• Up+B has some ending lag

Changes from Melee to Brawl

• PK Flash charges and travels further
• No double jump cancel
• PK Thunder travels tighter, making it easier to hit self

Role in the Subspace Emissary

Ness shows up saving Lucas from the giant King P. statue, which is soon revealed to be his nemesis, Pokey Minch. Both Lucas and Ness then team up and defeat Pokey and his machine. Afterwards, Wario attacks him with his Trophy Gun, but Ness successfully dodges each shot. Wario, however, then aims at Lucas, forcing Ness to push Lucas out of harm's way and take the trophy-izing arrow from the Trophy Gun.

Later on, he and Luigi revived, thanks to, King Dedede's caps. They revive King Dedede and team up to rescue Lucas and the others in order to defeat Taboo. [1]

Special Movements

Taunt

Up: Nods and says "Okay."

Side: Poses with his bat, Babe Ruth style.

Down: Waves PK shots from his fingers in the air.

On-Screen Appearance:Teleports using PK Teleport and shakes off some soot after crashing into the stage.

Victory Poses

• He jumps up and down twice, swinging his arms, before quickly nodding twice towards the screen with arms akimbo.
• He swings his bat many times before holding the bat with his right hand, outstretched and pointing diagonally upwards.
• He looks to his sides quickly before facing the screen, putting his hand on the back of his head.

External Links

• Image still from the trailer
• Screenshots
• DOJO!! page