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| [[File:Space Animal Slayer.gif|thumb|Up throw Rest being performed on Fox.]] | | [[File:Space Animal Slayer.gif|thumb|The Space animal slayer being performed on Fox.]] |
| | The '''space animal slayer''' (also known as the '''Hunger strike''' which is named after Jigglypuff professional {{Sm|Hungrybox}}) is a well-known {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}} [[combo]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' most often used against a low-[[damage]] {{SSBM|Fox}} or {{SSBM|Falco}} (i.e. the [[space animals]]), and ocasionally works on {{SSBM|Roy}} due to his [[gravity]]. It is performed by using [[up throw]], then jumping to the target, and then using [[Rest]]. At medium percentages, an [[up aerial]] can be interposed to ensure the Rest hits. |
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| '''Up throw Rest''' is an infamous [[Jigglypuff]] [[combo]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', though more notable in the latter game. It is used against low-[[percent]] [[fast fall]]ers such as {{SSBM|Fox}}, {{SSBM|Falco}}, and {{SSBM|Captain Falcon}}, and occasionally works on {{SSBM|Roy}} due to his high [[falling speed]] and [[gravity]]. As the name directly states, it is simply performed by using {{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}'s {{mvsub|Jigglypuff|SSBM|up throw}}, then jumping towards the target and using [[Rest]]. At medium percentages, an [[up aerial]] can be interposed to ensure the Rest hits.
| | The combo essentially works because the space animals' high [[gravity]] and [[falling speed]] places them much lower than other characters after a low-damage up throw, low enough that Jigglypuff can jump into them and Rest before they get out of [[hitstun]]. While the target's initial damage must be low enough for Jigglypuff to get there in time, the combo can still score a clean [[KO]] depending on the stage and positioning, which puts a large swing on the match. |
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| The combo works because the [[space animal]]s' high gravity and falling speed significantly decreases the distance they are launched after a vertical launching move, allowing Jigglypuff to cover the distance needed to jump into them and Rest before they get out of [[hitstun]]. While the target's initial damage must be low enough for Jigglypuff to get there in time, the immense power of Rest means the combo can still score a clean [[KO]] depending on the stage and positioning, which puts a large swing in the match.
| | While generally inescapable, [[DI]]'ing the up throw can put the victim far enough away that the Rest is a [[phantom hit]], though this is unreliable. It is also possible to tech on a platform should there be any on tbe stage. Should the Rest connect, the victim should attempt to DI sideways rather than up, as being [[Star KO]]'d will allow Jigglypuff to wake up before they can respawn and make a [[punish]] attempt. |
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| The combo can be escaped by [[DI]]ing up throw horizontally, though since Jigglypuff's up throw is so fast, an immediate throw out of grab cannot be reacted to, so opponents must be preemptively DIing for the throw before being grabbed. It is also possible to tech on a platform should there be any on the stage. Should the Rest connect, the victim should attempt to DI sideways rather than up, as being [[Star KO]]'d will allow Jigglypuff to wake up before they can respawn and make a [[punish]] attempt.
| | This technique also works in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' against Fox, Captain Falcon, and Link, though it KOs slightly later. In the original game, DI does not exist outside of [[Smash DI]], so the combo is somewhat more reliable. |
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| This technique also works in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' against {{SSB|Fox}}, {{SSB|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSB|Yoshi}}, {{SSB|Donkey Kong}} and {{SSB|Link}}. In the original game, DI does not exist, and [[SDI]] cannot be used on throws, which makes the combo more reliable to score KOs. Due to up throws not existing in this game, it instead uses Jigglypuff's {{mvsub|Jigglypuff|SSB|forward throw}} in its place (which was changed to its up throw in later games). However, due to Rest not being as strong as in ''Melee'', it has to be used at medium percents.
| | The space animal slayer was removed in ''Brawl'', as Jigglypuff's up throw had increased base knockback, sending opponents too high to allow for comboing into Rest at any percentage. |
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| Up throw Rest is no longer possible in ''[[Brawl]]'' and future games, due to the much slower falling speeds in conjunction with the introduction of [[hitstun cancelling]] making it no longer possible for Jigglypuff to reach an opponent in time to combo off of a throw with such high base knockback. However, if [[custom moves]] are enabled in ''[[Smash 4]]'', Jigglypuff can perform the combo again against any character with [[Leaping Rest]], though due to the move's much weaker power compared to default Rest, it cannot KO until around 80-100%, and due to it having even more [[ending lag]] than default Rest, if the move misses or the opponent survives, the opponent will be able to freely punish with nearly any move, making the combo's practicality questionable. Additionally, in ''[[Ultimate]]'', [[List of updates (SSBU)/13.0.0 changelog#Jigglypuff|patch 13.0.0]] made the similar down throw into Rest combo possible by reducing {{mvsub|Jigglypuff|SSBU|down throw}}'s base knockback and shaving a frame of ending lag off; however, it is only a true combo at or near 0% and only against large bodied heavyweights such as {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}, at which percents it cannot KO at all, making it only a risky way to deal a lot of damage at the start of a stock.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In the early days of ''Melee'' on [[Smashboards]], this combo was sometimes called the "Space animal slayer", though simply calling it "Up throw Rest" would become the prominent name and "Space animal slayer" fell into obscurity. Some commentators also used to call it the "Hunger strike", after famed Jigglypuff top player {{sm|Hungrybox}}, though this name too failed to catch on among most of the playerbase.
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovsMcfsKeyA A video showing the percentages at which up throw Rest combos when the up throw is not DI'd.] | | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovsMcfsKeyA A video showing the percentages at which the space animal slayer combos when the up throw is not DI'd.] |
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| [[Category:Character-specific terminology]] | | [[Category:Character-specific terminology]] |
| [[Category:Techniques (SSB)]]
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| [[Category:Techniques (SSBM)]] | | [[Category:Techniques (SSBM)]] |
| [[Category:Jigglypuff]] | | [[Category:Jigglypuff]] |
| | [[Category:Fox]] |
| | [[Category:Falco]] |
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