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[[ | [[Image:Mario Helpless.png|thumb|175px|Mario's helpless animation in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'']] | ||
'''Helpless''' (also known as ''' | '''Helpless''' (also known as '''free fall''' and various other names, and called "'''fallspecial'''" in game data) is a state in which characters are unable to take any action, with the exception of grabbing a [[ledge]], maneuvering left/right, [[fastfalling]], or climbing a [[Ladder (stage element)|ladder]], until they land on the ground or pass a [[blast line]]. Helplessness is typically associated with just having used one's [[triple jump]], although it also occurs after using certain other special moves (usually ones which help recovery). Many special moves involving controllable projectiles (such as [[Ness]]'s [[PK Flash]] and [[Zelda]]'s [[Din's Fire]]) cause helplessness as well in all games besides ''Ultimate''. | ||
Helplessness most commonly ends upon landing on the ground or being [[KO]]'d, although it also ends if characters [[flinch]], allowing them to attack or re-use their triple jump. A helpless character is denoted by both a flickering black overlay and a distinct falling animation. | Helplessness most commonly ends upon landing on the ground or being [[KO]]'d, although it also ends if characters [[flinch]], allowing them to attack or re-use their triple jump. A helpless character is denoted by both a flickering black overlay and a distinct falling animation. | ||
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!Character!!Move!!Type!!Games!!Notes | !Character!!Move!!Type!!Games!!Notes | ||
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|[[ | |[[Ike]]||[[Aether]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, the move does not end until Ike lands on the ground, grabs the edge of a stage, or bypasses the lower blast line. However, if the platform Ike has landed on disappears or something causes him to slide off while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he will become helpless. | ||
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|[[Pichu]]||[[Agility]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Pichu]]||[[Agility]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Shulk]]||[[Air Slash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Shulk]]||[[Air Slash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Ice Climbers]]||[[Belay]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Ice Climbers]]||[[Belay]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Roy]]||[[Blazer]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Roy]]||[[Blazer]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Cloud]]||[[Climhazzard]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If the follow-up attack is executed, Cloud will fall rapidly; normally, he will plummet until he either hits solid ground, grabs [[Ledge|the edge of a stage]], or bypasses the lower [[blast line]]. However, if the platform Cloud has landed on disappears or something causes him to slide off while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he will become helpless. Additionally, in exceptionally tall stages (such as a [[custom stage]] or [[Smash Run]]), Cloud enters helplessness after one full second. | |[[Cloud]]||[[Climhazzard]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If the follow-up attack is executed, Cloud will fall rapidly; normally, he will plummet until he either hits solid ground, grabs [[Ledge|the edge of a stage]], or bypasses the lower [[blast line]]. However, if the platform Cloud has landed on disappears or something causes him to slide off while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he will become helpless. Additionally, in exceptionally tall stages (such as a [[custom stage]] or [[Smash Run]]), Cloud enters helplessness after one full second. | ||
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|[[Wario]]||[[Corkscrew]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Wario]]||[[Corkscrew]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Incineroar]]||[[Cross Chop]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Incineroar will only enter helplessness if it fails to hit solid ground again upon rebounding after using the move. | |[[Incineroar]]||[[Cross Chop]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Incineroar will only enter helplessness if it fails to hit solid ground again upon rebounding after using the move. | ||
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|[[Daisy]]||[[Daisy Parasol]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Daisy only enters helplessness if she decides to fastfall (which retracts the parasol) after using the move — she can also end the helplessness and resume parachuting by pressing up (re-opening it). | |[[Daisy]]||[[Daisy Parasol]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Daisy only enters helplessness if she decides to fastfall (which retracts the parasol) after using the move — she can also end the helplessness and resume parachuting by pressing up (re-opening it). However, if Daisy is under the effects of items that make her shrink or grow while she fastfalls, she will become helpless, as her parasol disappears once she's back to normal. | ||
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|[[Ganondorf]]||[[Dark Dive]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If the move's grab connects with an opponent, Ganondorf does not become helpless and can use the move again. | |[[Ganondorf]]||[[Dark Dive]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If the move's grab connects with an opponent, Ganondorf does not become helpless and can use the move again. | ||
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|[[Marth]], [[Lucina]]||[[Dolphin Slash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Marth]], [[Lucina]]||[[Dolphin Slash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Corrin]]||[[ | |[[Corrin]]||[[Draconic Ascent]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Meta Knight]]||[[Drill Rush]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Meta Knight]]||[[Drill Rush]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Duck Hunt]]||[[Duck Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Duck Hunt]]||[[Duck Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Yoshi]]||[[Egg Roll]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''. | |[[Yoshi]]||[[Egg Roll]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''. | ||
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|[[ | |[[Olimar]]||[[End of Day]]||Final Smash||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Being ejected from the crashing spaceship puts Olimar into a state that is not exactly helplessness (it uses his [[tumble|tumbling]] animation, lacks the black overlay, and unlike helplessness, prevents his Pikmin from chasing him), but it is essentially the same, as the player can only move to the left and right, and cannot attack or air dodge. | ||
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|[[Lucario]]||[[ | |[[Lucario]]||[[ExtremeSpeed]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If Lucario hits a wall during the move, it will [[wall cling]] instead of becoming helpless. However, it cannot use the move again. | ||
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|[[Falco]]||[[Falco Phantasm]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''SSB4'' or ''Ultimate''. | |[[Falco]]||[[Falco Phantasm]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''SSB4'' or ''Ultimate''. | ||
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|[[Wolf]]||[[Fire Wolf]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Wolf]]||[[Fire Wolf]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Ganondorf]]||[[Flame Choke]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If the move connects with an opponent, Ganondorf does not become helpless, although he (and his victim) will fall until he hits the ground or bypasses the lower blast line | |[[Ganondorf]]||[[Flame Choke]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||If the move connects with an opponent, Ganondorf does not become helpless, although he (and his victim) will fall until he hits the ground or bypasses the lower blast line. | ||
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|[[Charizard]]||[[Fly]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Charizard]]||[[Fly]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Pac-Man]]<br>All||[[Pac-Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||All jumps trigger helplessness for [[Pac-Man]]. When the trampoline is red, both Pac-Man or any other character who lands on it will instantaneously enter helplessness. | |[[Pac-Man]]<br>All||[[Pac-Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||All jumps trigger helplessness for [[Pac-Man]]. When the trampoline is red, both Pac-Man or any other character who lands on it will instantaneously enter helplessness. | ||
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|[[Peach]]||[[Peach Parasol]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Peach only enters helplessness if she decides to fastfall (which retracts the parasol) after using the move — she can also end the helplessness and resume parachuting by pressing up (re-opening it). However, if Peach is under the effects of items that make her shrink or grow while she fastfalls, she will become helpless, as her parasol disappears once she's back to normal | |[[Peach]]||[[Peach Parasol]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Peach only enters helplessness if she decides to fastfall (which retracts the parasol) after using the move — she can also end the helplessness and resume parachuting by pressing up (re-opening it). However, if Peach is under the effects of items that make her shrink or grow while she fastfalls, she will become helpless, as her parasol disappears once she's back to normal. The [[Parasol]] item allows any character to do this in ''Melee''. | ||
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|[[Olimar]]||[[Pikmin Chain]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Normally, Pikmin Chain makes Olimar helpless after the move is used in the air. However, if he uses grounded Pikmin Chain and the platform he's standing on disappears (such as falling off a conveyor belt), or he uses ground Pikmin Chain while the stage is rotating, he will become helpless. ''Brawl'' only. | |[[Olimar]]||[[Pikmin Chain]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Normally, Pikmin Chain makes Olimar helpless after the move is used in the air. However, if he uses grounded Pikmin Chain and the platform he's standing on disappears (such as falling off a conveyor belt), or he uses ground Pikmin Chain while the stage is rotating, he will become helpless. ''Brawl'' only. | ||
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|[[Pit]], [[Dark Pit]]||[[Power of Flight]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Pit]], [[Dark Pit]]||[[Power of Flight]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[King K. Rool]]||[[Propellerpack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Holding down to initiate a fast fall shows you his true freefall animation as oppose to him just slowly fluttering down. | |||
|[[King K. Rool]]||[[Propellerpack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |||
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|[[Pikachu]]||[[Quick Attack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Pikachu]]||[[Quick Attack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Captain Falcon]]||[[Raptor Boost]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||In ''Ultimate'', hitting an opponent with this move won't cause helplessness and Falcon can use the move again. | |[[Captain Falcon]]||[[Raptor Boost]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||In ''Ultimate'', hitting an opponent with this move won't cause helplessness and Falcon can use the move again. | ||
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|[[Terry]]||[[Rising Tackle]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Terry]]||[[Rising Tackle]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Palutena]]||[[Rocket Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}|| | |[[Palutena]]||[[Rocket Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}|| | ||
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|[[Diddy Kong]]||[[Rocketbarrel Boost]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Diddy Kong]]||[[Rocketbarrel Boost]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||This move cannot be used after an attack with side special. | ||
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|[[Diddy Kong]]||[[Rocketbarrel Barrage]]||Final Smash||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''SSB4''. | |[[Diddy Kong]]||[[Rocketbarrel Barrage]]||Final Smash||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''SSB4''. | ||
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|[[Jigglypuff]]||[[Rollout]]||Neutral Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} (contact {{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}})||Only causes helplessness in ''Melee'', as in the later games, Jigglypuff will keep rolling and won't be able to move if it hits while mid-air (making it ''literally'' helpless until it lands or takes knockback). | |[[Jigglypuff]]||[[Rollout]]||Neutral Special||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} (contact {{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}})||Only causes helplessness in ''Melee'', as in the later games, Jigglypuff will keep rolling and won't be able to move if it hits while mid-air (making it ''literally'' helpless until it lands or takes knockback). However if Jigglypuff hits someone rollout turns into true freefall with Jigglypuff rolling down to the bottom blastzone down. The movement functions in ultimate can make it more like other characters helpless state. | ||
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|[[Samus]], [[Dark Samus]]||[[Screw Attack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Samus]], [[Dark Samus]]||[[Screw Attack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Mii Swordfighter]]||[[Skyward Slash Dash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Mii Swordfighter]]||[[Skyward Slash Dash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | ||
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|[[Mii Brawler]]||[[Soaring Axe Kick]]||Up special|| | |[[Mii Brawler]]||[[Soaring Axe Kick]]||Up special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||The move did not cause helplessness in ''SSB4''. In ''Ultimate'', helplessness is only inflicted if the downward attack is not executed. | ||
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|[[Chrom]]||[[Soaring Slash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, the move does not end until Chrom lands on the ground, grabs the edge of a stage, or bypasses the lower blast line. However, if the platform Chrom has landed on disappears or something causes him to slide off while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he will become helpless. | |[[Chrom]]||[[Soaring Slash]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, the move does not end until Chrom lands on the ground, grabs the edge of a stage, or bypasses the lower blast line. However, if the platform Chrom has landed on disappears or something causes him to slide off while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he will become helpless. | ||
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|[[Link]], [[Young Link]], [[Toon Link]]||[[Spin Attack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, Spin Attack makes Link, Young Link, or Toon Link helpless after the move was used if in the air. However, if he stands on a platform while using a grounded Spin Attack and the platform disappears (such as falling off a conveyor belt), or he used grounded Spin Attack while the stage is rotating, he will become helpless. | |[[Link]], [[Young Link]], [[Toon Link]]||[[Spin Attack]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, Spin Attack makes Link, Young Link, or Toon Link helpless after the move was used if in the air. However, if he stands on a platform while using a grounded Spin Attack and the platform disappears (such as falling off a conveyor belt), or he used grounded Spin Attack while the stage is rotating, he will become helpless. | ||
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|[[Mii Gunner]]||[[Stealth Burst]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''Ultimate''. | |[[Mii Gunner]]||[[Stealth Burst]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||Does not cause helplessness in ''Ultimate''. | ||
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|[[King Dedede]]||[[Super Dedede Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, the move does not end until King Dedede lands on the ground. However, if the platform King Dedede has landed on disappears while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he hits a ceiling while using the move, or the move is cancelled by the user, he will become helpless. | |[[King Dedede]]||[[Super Dedede Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Normally, the move does not end until King Dedede lands on the ground. However, if the platform King Dedede has landed on disappears while he is still in the landing animation (such as falling off a conveyor belt), he hits a ceiling while using the move, or the move is cancelled by the user, he will become helpless. | ||
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|[[Inkling]]||[[Super Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Despite lacking the flashing effect helplessness normally leaves on a character after using a specific action that causes it, Inkling cannot perform any other moves until she lands or grabs a ledge. There is a hitbox upon landing from this animation. | |[[Inkling]]||[[Super Jump]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Despite lacking the flashing effect helplessness normally leaves on a character after using a specific action that causes it, Inkling cannot perform any other moves until she lands or grabs a ledge. There is a hitbox upon landing from this animation. | ||
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|[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Dr. Mario]]||[[Super Jump Punch]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Their helpless animations are based on the Mario Bros.' death sprite in games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' | |[[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Dr. Mario]]||[[Super Jump Punch]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSB64}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Their helpless animations are based on the Mario Bros.' death sprite in games such as ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Super Mario Bros. 3''. | ||
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|[[Mii Brawler]]||[[Suplex]]||Side special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Only available in ''Ultimate''. | |[[Mii Brawler]]||[[Suplex]]||Side special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Only available in ''Ultimate''. | ||
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|[[Joker]]||[[Grappling Hook|Wings of Rebellion]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Can only access this move if Arsene is summoned via Joker's Rebellion Gauge. | |[[Joker]]||[[Grappling Hook|Wings of Rebellion]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Can only access this move if Arsene is summoned via Joker's Rebellion Gauge. | ||
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|[[Wolf]]||[[Wolf Flash]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}|| | |[[Wolf]], [[Fox]]||[[Wolf Flash]]||Side Special||{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Fox's variant is accessible via ''SSB4'' customs only, and doesn't cause helplessness for him. | ||
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|[[Hero]]||[[Woosh / Swoosh / Kaswoosh]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||All three stages of this move cause helplessness. | |[[Hero]]||[[Woosh|Woosh / Swoosh / Kaswoosh]]||Up Special||{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||All three stages of this move cause helplessness. | ||
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==Landfallspecial and "superdashtechnique"== | ==Landfallspecial and "superdashtechnique"== | ||
As a unique animation is used for falling while helpless, characters enter a different animation than usual once they land on the ground. This is called "landfallspecial" internally in ''[[Melee]]''. Because [[air dodging]] enters this state and [[waveland]]ing involves air dodging into the ground, when wavedashing is performed, ''Melee''{{'}}s {{SSBM|debug menu}} shows "landfallspecial" as the character state. This originally led some players to believe that the "landfallspecial" designation was specifically designed for wavedashing and that developers intentionally put wavedashing in the game, further fueling the various debates over wavedashing's legitimacy. At one point, the myth morphed to where, instead of just "landfallspecial", there was purportedly another debug mode designation — cited as "superdashtechnique", "superdashattack", or other supposed variants — created solely for the wavedashing animation. All incarnations of this story have been proven false, and should not be themselves taken as evidence that wavedashing was intentionally put or left in ''Melee''. | As a unique animation is used for falling while helpless, characters enter a different animation than usual once they land on the ground. This is called "landfallspecial" internally in ''[[Melee]]''. Because [[air dodging]] enters this state and [[waveland]]ing involves air dodging into the ground, when wavedashing is performed, ''Melee''{{'}}s {{SSBM|debug menu}} shows "landfallspecial" as the character state. This originally led some players to believe that the "landfallspecial" designation was specifically designed for wavedashing and that developers intentionally put wavedashing in the game, further fueling the various debates over wavedashing's legitimacy. At one point, the myth morphed to where, instead of just "landfallspecial", there was purportedly another debug mode designation — cited as "superdashtechnique", "superdashattack", or other supposed variants — created solely for the wavedashing animation. All incarnations of this story have been proven false, and should not be themselves taken as evidence that wavedashing was intentionally put or left in ''Melee''. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The moves [[Fire]], [[Robo Burner]], [[Spring Jump]], and [[Cypher]] do not cause helplessness in ''Brawl'', although they do restrict the user's choice of moves until they land - Mr. Game & Watch and Snake simply cannot use the recovery move again, while Sonic cannot use any special moves and R.O.B. cannot air dodge. Through [[Grab release glitch|a programming oversight]], this condition prevents them from using their recovery move again if grabbed and released without pummeling before touching the ground (except for R.O.B.). | *The moves [[Fire]], [[Robo Burner]], [[Spring Jump]], and [[Cypher]] do not cause helplessness in ''Brawl'', although they do restrict the user's choice of moves until they land - Mr. Game & Watch and Snake simply cannot use the recovery move again, while Sonic cannot use any special moves and R.O.B. cannot air dodge. Through [[Grab release glitch|a programming oversight]], this condition prevents them from using their recovery move again if grabbed and released without pummeling before touching the ground (except for R.O.B.). | ||
*If [[Kirby]] copies a move that causes helplessness, he will be affected just as the original character would be. These moves are [[Giant Punch]] (''Melee'' through '' | *If [[Kirby]] copies a move that causes helplessness, he will be affected just as the original character would be. These moves are [[Giant Punch]] (''Melee'' through ''Ultimate''), [[Mach Tornado]], [[PK Flash]] (until ''Ultimate''), [[PK Freeze]] (until ''Ultimate''), and [[Rollout]] (only ''Melee''). | ||
*In | *In ''Brawl'', certain characters are unable to naturally become helpless, as they lack any moves that cause it. These characters are {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSBB|Sonic}}, {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSBB|Snake}}, {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}, and {{SSBB|Zero Suit Samus}}. | ||
**R.O.B. is not programmed to have a helpless state in ''Brawl'', and attempting to see it via hacking causes the game to crash. All other characters | **In fact, R.O.B. is not programmed to have a helpless state in ''Brawl'', and attempting to see it via hacking causes the game to crash. All other characters have a helpless state, even if they cannot enter it without hacking. In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', [[Pac-Jump]]'s red trampoline can put any character in a helpless state, and so all characters, including R.O.B., have one in these games. | ||
*In ''Brawl'', since Jigglypuff's and Mr. Game & Watch's [[air dodge]] animations carry over from ''Melee'', pausing just before the animation ends allows the player to see their helpless state. | *In ''Brawl'', since Jigglypuff's and Mr. Game & Watch's [[air dodge]] animations carry over from ''Melee'', pausing just before the animation ends allows the player to see their helpless state. | ||
**Additionally, whenever Link, Samus, and Toon Link perform a [[grab aerial]], it's possible to see their helpless animations by pausing just before the end of the animations. | **Additionally, whenever Link, Samus, and Toon Link perform a [[grab aerial]], it's possible to see their helpless animations by pausing just before the end of the animations. | ||
*[[Meta Knight]] is the only character whose entire set of special moves leaves him helpless. | *[[Meta Knight]] is the only character whose entire set of special moves leaves him helpless. | ||
**Meta Knight is also the only character with two different helpless animations; one with his wings, and one without. | **Meta Knight is also the only character with two different helpless animations; one with his wings, and one without. | ||
* | *In ''Smash 4'', a number of helpless animations cannot be seen without Pac-Man's red trampoline, namely those of {{SSB4|Yoshi}}, {{SSB4|Jigglypuff}}, {{SSB4|Mr. Game & Watch}}, {{SSB4|Sonic}}, {{SSB4|R.O.B}}, {{SSB4|Mega Man}}, {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}, and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}. | ||
**In ''Ultimate'', this extends to {{SSBU|Snake}}, {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}, {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and {{SSBU|Byleth}}. | |||
*The unique animation caused by landing while helpless is the cause of the [[landing lag glitch]]. | *The unique animation caused by landing while helpless is the cause of the [[landing lag glitch]]. | ||
*''Melee'' is the only ''Smash'' game in which all characters can become helpless through their own moveset. | *''Melee'' is the only ''Smash'' game in which all characters can become helpless through their own moveset. | ||
* | *''Smash 64'' and ''Brawl'' are the only games in which a character cannot become helpless as a result of someone else (''Melee'' has the Screw Attack, and ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' have Pac-Man's trampoline). | ||
*{{SSB|Yoshi}}, {{SSB|Kirby}}, and {{SSB|Jigglypuff}} are the only characters to not became helpless in ''Smash 64''. | |||
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