Hi, I'm Shy and I wanted to talk about something that I'd like to see from Fox and Falco!
We see consistent Parrying from Yoshi, but why don't we see better utilised Powershields from spacies?
๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ is a 4 frame window and yields Uptilt/Shine!
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We see consistent Parrying from Yoshi, but why don't we see better utilised Powershields from spacies?
๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ is a 4 frame window and yields Uptilt/Shine!
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For comparison, I'll briefly explain Yoshi's Parry. Yoshi has a Jump-Cancellable pre-Shield animation where his body goes ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ (like respawn: causes attacker hitlag) for 6f as he retreats into his egg.
The (weird) Shield does not appear until frame 3.
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The (weird) Shield does not appear until frame 3.
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If his invincible body is attacked, the attacker suffers hitlag while Yoshi continues freely. Yoshi can cancel with jump and attack his frozen opponent.
There is a 2f window in which Yoshi can be hit anywhere (no Shield), but attacks must ๐ป๐ผ๐ hit the shield on frames 3-6
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There is a 2f window in which Yoshi can be hit anywhere (no Shield), but attacks must ๐ป๐ผ๐ hit the shield on frames 3-6
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While Yoshi can only use the first 2 frames to Parry super-consistently (except vs lingering jump-ins), everyone else still has a 4f window to Powershield.
For others, Powershielding attacks means they don't take Shield damage and can attack out of Shield-Release(GUARDOFF)!
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For others, Powershielding attacks means they don't take Shield damage and can attack out of Shield-Release(GUARDOFF)!
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Obviously, Powershield is not unique to them, but Fox and Falco are unique in their Powershields' strength. Some of their strongest tools are in the grounded portion of their kit (Uptilt, Shine, Jab, etc.)
Powershield allows them to effectively counter-hit independent of %!
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Powershield allows them to effectively counter-hit independent of %!
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I highlight Pivot Powershield because it provides important hurtbox manipulation and (often) positions their back toward their opponentโhelps maximise the use of Uptilt, Shine, and Bair.
The Shield bubble is centred on the torso and usually won't cover the entire character!
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The Shield bubble is centred on the torso and usually won't cover the entire character!
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A character can sometimes be vulnerable if they attempt to Powershield during movement, but by either ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด or ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ (๐ฃ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ) into Powershield, the space animal can consistently protect their hurtbox.
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With their back towards their opponent, they can abuse their ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐น๐ and ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ Out-of-Shield (1f GUARDOFF)โtwo fantastic combo-starters/kill-confirms.
They can still reposition for Jab-confirms or use Dsmash to catch their opponent in the air as well!
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They can still reposition for Jab-confirms or use Dsmash to catch their opponent in the air as well!
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Projectile Powershields function differently. The defender takes ๐ฌ Shield damage, Shield pushback ๐ผ๐ฟ Shield stun, but cannot cancel the GUARDOFF frames with grounded attacks.
Pivot Powershield is usually unnecessary, but provides consistent hurtbox (notable for Falcon)!
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Pivot Powershield is usually unnecessary, but provides consistent hurtbox (notable for Falcon)!
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Thanks for reading my thread! I hope you learned something / have something new to try!
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