Rosalina & Luma (SSBU)
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- This article is about Rosalina & Luma's appearances in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For the characters in other contexts, see Rosalina and Luma.
| Rosalina & Luma in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
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| Universe | Mario |
| Other playable appearance | in SSB4 |
| Availability | Unlockable |
| Final Smash | Grand Star |
| “ | Luma mimicks Rosalina's attacks. Luma also increases Rosalina's reach and can even take a hit for her! If Rosalina gets hit, Luma gets very flustered and flutters both hands. | ” |
| —Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site | ||
Rosalina & Luma (ロゼッタ&チコ, Rosetta & Chiko) are playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, controlled as one. They were confirmed as playable characters on June 12, 2018. Continuing a trend often set in the Mario series, Rosalina & Luma are now unlockable characters. Rosalina & Luma are classified as fighter #48.
Kerri Kane's portrayal of Rosalina from Smash 4 was repurposed for Ultimate, as was Yuya Takezawa's portrayal of Luma from Super Mario Galaxy.
How to unlock
Complete one of the following:
- Play VS. matches, with Rosalina & Luma being the 45th character to be unlocked.
- Clear Classic Mode with Donkey Kong or anyone in his unlock tree, being the third character in his unlock tree after Pokémon Trainer.
- Have Rosalina & Luma join the player's party in World of Light.
With the exception of the third method, Rosalina & Luma must then be defeated on Mario Galaxy.
Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4
Rosalina has received a mixture of buffs and nerfs in her transition from Smash 4 to Ultimate, but has been overall nerfed. The universal changes allows Rosalina and Luma to juggle and gimp opponents more easily but makes it more difficult for them to land and get back to the stage.
All their aerials have reduced landing lag which allows them to chain moves more easily. Luma has more HP, lower respawn time, and can now be protected when Rosalina uses her shield. Star Bits has more range, enhancing its zoning utility. Gravitational Pull can now auto-equip items which makes it easier for Rosalina to retaliate with a throwable projectile (I.e. MechaKoopa, Gyro). Rosalina's new neutral aerial has less ending lag and offers better protection when Luma is gone. Luma also receives a new damage boost when detethered from Rosalina. This incentivizes Rosalina players to send Luma out and take advantage of her zoning potential.
On the other hand, Rosalina and Luma also received critical nerfs to their potent movesets. Their neutral aerial has fewer active frames and increased startup, which makes it a less useful option for approaching. Her notorious up aerial had its endlag increased, meaning it can no longer chain to itself as easily. Luma also doesn't move forward when using its neutral attack, which severely impedes Rosalina's ability to stop approaches, ledge trap, and zone her opponents. Finally, the biggest nerf involves Luma, who now panics when Rosalina takes damage, preventing her from controlling it while she's in hitstun; in addition, Luma also deals half as much damage when tethered to Rosalina, making it less effective when paired with her.
Aesthetics
As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Rosalina and Luma's models feature a more subdued color scheme. Rosalina's gown now features simple textile detailing.- Rosalina's slippers are now their usual silver, rather than matching the blue shade of her dress.
- Luma always face the screen regardless of direction it turns towards; Rosalina's stance, on the other hand, is not mirrored.
- Rosalina's dress now has independent physics.
- Rosalina's airdodge now causes a bright light to appear as she steps right or left. Additionally, her sidestep animation now features more effects as she teleports.
- Luma now cries out at the end of his jab and Smash attacks.
Attributes
Like all characters, Rosalina's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).- Rosalina's shield now covers Luma as well. [1]
- Luma now has more HP (50 → 60).
Luma now panics when Rosalina takes damage, preventing her from controlling it while she's in hitstun.- Luma's respawn time has shortened (1v1: 13 seconds → 12.5, 3+ players: 13 seconds → 7).
- Luma's attacks now benefit from a 1.5 damage amplifier when Rosalina launches it away, but normally deal half as much damage as they did in Smash 4.
- Rosalina dashes much faster.
- Rosalina is heavier (77 → 82), which increases her survivability, but also her susceptibility to combos.
Ground Attacks
- Luma's jab movement and range have decreased significantly, no longer pushing Luma forward. This hinders Rosalina's ability to space with jab.
- Up smash has less knockback.
- Forward Smash has less range and less knockback
Aerial Attacks
- All aerials have less landing lag (Neutral aerial: 11 → 8, forward aerial: 20 → 16, back aerial 16 → 10, up aerial 18 → 11, down aerial 20 → 12)).
- Neutral aerial:
- Rosalina has a new neutral aerial: she spins her wand around herself.
- Neutral aerial now hits in front of Rosalina first, improving its usability and safety. It also has greatly decreased endlag.
- However, neutral aerial's range has been nerfed significantly. It also has slightly increased startup frames and fewer active frames.
- Forward aerial:
- Forward aerial has less end lag, allowing it to now auto cancel out of a short hop.
- Up aerial:
- Up aerial's endlag has increased.
- Down aerial:
- Down aerial has increased start up time.
Special Moves
- Star Bits:
- Star Bits has more range.
- Star Bits deals more damage (8.4% → 9%).
- Gravitational Pull:
- Gravitational Pull can now equip items instead of only pulling them in.
- Grand Star:
- Rosalina's Final Smash now uses a Grand Star during her Final Smash, and the name was changed as well, going from Power Star to Grand Star. The change however, is only aesthetic, and the move overall functions the same as it did in SSB4.
- During Grand Star, an outer space backdrop temporarily appears.
- Grand Star pulls opponents in towards the multi-hitting star, making it more effective as a damage dealing attack. The Gower Star itself also covers more area, and grows significantly faster.
- Grand Star has a shorter duration.
- Due to this, Grand Star deals significantly less damage than what it was capable of doing in Smash 4.
Classic Mode: One Star after Another
The opponents are characters from space or other planets.
| Round | Opponent | Stage | Music | Notes |
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| 1 | Olimar | Distant Planet | Stage Clear / Title Theme - Pikmin | |
| 2 | Fox and Wolf | Venom | Main Theme - Star Fox | |
| 3 | Samus | Brinstar | Title Theme - Metroid | |
| 4 | Ridley | Brinstar Depths | Brinstar Depths (Melee) | |
| 5 | 6 Kirbys | Dream Land | Green Greens (for 3DS / Wii U) | |
| 6 | Bowser | Mario Galaxy | Fated Battle | Mario appears as a teammate. |
| Bonus Stage | ||||
| Final | Marx | ? | Vs. Marx | Mario appears as a teammate. |
Role in World of Light
Rosalina and Luma were among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army of Master Hands.
During the opening cutscene, Rosalina and Luma were present on the cliffside when Galeem unleashed his beams of light. They attempted to fly away alongside Diddy Kong, but were hit by a beam of light, and vaporized, placing the two under Galeem's imprisonment along with the other fighters, excluding Kirby.
Rosalina was one of the many fighters that fell under Dharkon's control upon Galeem's first defeat. She is found in the Realm of Darkness near the entrance of the Mysterious Dimension sub-area, where the spirit of Megaman.EXE must be confronted before getting to her.
Alternate costumes
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Gallery
Rosalina & Luma's fighter card.
Rosalina and Luma on Summit.
Striking Falco with her up air on Prism Tower.
High fiving Zelda on Prism Tower.
Idling with the Bunny Hood equipped on Mario Galaxy.
In her white-and-red dress with Pichu in The Great Cave Offensive.
A dazed Rosalina with Mewtwo on Pokémon Stadium.
Performing their side taunt on the Umbra Clock Tower.
Rosalina & Luma being attacked by Venusaur's Razor Leaf on Saffron City.
Character Showcase Video
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Trivia
- Rosalina's video on the official website features a visual glitch: when Rosalina uses her new neutral aerial her dress goes abnormally high, revealing her legs disjointed from her body.
- One of the screenshots on the official website featuring Rosalina in a white-and-red dress and a seemingly dazed Pichu is a reference to the White Mage, a classic healing class from the Final Fantasy series.
- Despite Rosalina's Final Smash being a Power Star in her video like in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, she instead summons a Grand Star in the final version of the game.
- Rosalina's entry on the official Super Smash Blog was on October 31st, one day off from the game's 11th anniversary, which is on November 1st. It's possible that this was done because the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct was held on November 1st, and to avoid Rosalina's entry overlapping with new info from the Direct, her entry had to be written earlier than intended.
- However, Japan, being 14 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, would have received the update on November 1st.
- While most other characters have the announcer say "(character) wins!" at the victory screen, Rosalina has the announcer say "Rosalina & Luma win!". The "(character) win!" audio clip is usually reserved for the Japanese version, though it is most likely used with Rosalina & Luma because of their two-in-one nature and name. Ice Climbers also share this distinction.
