Timber
| Timber | |
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 The steps to using Timber | |
| User | Villager |
| Universe | Animal Crossing |
Timber (タネ植え／水やり／伐採, Plant Seed/Watering/Lumbering) is Villager's down special move.
Overview
The move is actually 3 different attacks in order, as the Japanese name implies:
- Plant Seed: The Villager plants a sapling in the ground and the move changes to Watering. The sapling remains for about 14 seconds before it disappears, resetting the attack to Plant Seed. This phase does nothing if done in the air or on steep enough slopes, where the Villager will take out his shovel, shrug, and play a sad noise that Pocket uses if it doesn't pocket anything.
- Watering: After Plant Seed is used, the move changes to a watering can, which will create a short-ranged push hitbox like other Water attacks. When used close enough to water a planted sapling, a fully grown tree quickly sprouts. If an opponent touches the tree as it sprouts, they will take 18% damage and strong vertical knockback that can KO at 85%. The tree can stay on the field for about 14 seconds before it disappears, resetting the attack to Plant Seed. Attacking the tree will cause it to disappear sooner. The water from the can is reflectable - if the sapling is watered by reflected water, its growing hitbox will be property of the reflector's user. [1]
- Lumbering: After the tree has sprouted, the move changes to an axe swing. If the axe hits the tree, it will cut into one side on the first hit, then cut it down on the second hit on a side that already has a cut in it-- the tree can be cut once on each side without cutting it down. The falling tree does 25% damage and extremely heavy knockback to anyone hit, KOing at 60%, but is reflectable. When it lands, it has a sourspot that only does 15%. The tree is able to fall off ledges like the Villager's forward smash, but it deals more potent knockback, is slower and more easily telegraphed. It will sometimes also spawn a woodchip item that can be picked up and thrown for small damage. After the tree has fully despawned, the attack resets to Plant Seed again (it remains in Lumbering until the tree is fully gone). The axe swing can also be used as a direct attack and is fairly strong in its own right, inflicting 14% damage and KOing at 125%, although it has significant ending lag. If an opponent stands right next to the tree and is hit by the axe and the tree's falling hitbox, they will get a total of 40% damage from both the axe and the tree before they get sent flying with the tree's heavy knockback, making it a powerful combo.
A Villager can interact with another Villager's sapling and tree, provided he is on the correct move stage-- any Villager's watering can is able to make another Villager's sapling grow to the tree form, and a Villager can also chop down a tree that isn't his, turning the tree into his own attack. Each player can only have one sapling on the field at any given time, however, though saplings can be planted right onto another sapling.
Customization
Customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. The two variations are:
- Timber Counter: All of the stages have added properties, and each stage is faster. The sapling makes enemies trip when they step on it, but the watering can has a smaller windbox. The tree counters attacks if they do not destroy it. It is more slow to wither, but is very weak and cannot withstand much damage. Additionally, it deals less damage and knockback when cut down. Each stage of the tree glows with a red pulse, making them more obvious.
- Super Timber: All phases are slower. The watering can has a longer range, and the tree grows significantly bigger. It is more durable and deals more damage and knockback when growing and when cut down.
Timber Counter's sapling causes Samus to trip.
Timer Counter's tree counters Samus's attack.
Super Timber's larger tree.
Description from the 3DS version's foldout
"Plant a seed, water it to grow a tree, and then fell it with an axe."
Origin
In the Animal Crossing series, the player can purchase an axe as one of many tools. This axe can be used to clear pathways by cutting down trees. The tree takes three swings to fell. After this, the player must use a shovel to get rid of the stump. The axe will take damage every use and eventually break (except for the Golden Axe). The player can also buy tree saplings and plant them in the ground. If there are no trees nearby, it will grow. In the actual games, watering trees does not make them grow faster. The act that the watering can be used to "water" opponents could be a reference to the fact it's possible to water villagers from the top of a cliff in Animal Crossing games.
The Watering Can, Axe and saplings can be purchased from Tom Nook's store in older games, and in the gardening shop in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Trivia
- It takes much longer for a sapling to grow into a full-grown tree in the Animal Crossing games and it actually takes three swings from an axe to chop a tree down, unlike in Super Smash Bros.
- instead of a piece of wood, there is a very rare chance that a piece of fruit will appear upon full completion of the attack
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3a00_TP9wk-->
Gallery
The tree hitting Mario.
