Lucas (SSBU)

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Lucas in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	EarthBound
Other playable appearances	in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	PK Starstorm

Lucas (リュカ, Lucas) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed as a playable character on June 12th, 2018. Lani Minella reprises her role as Lucas, albeit through recycled voice lines.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Lucas's model features a more subdued color scheme. Similar to Brawl, some of the detailing on his clothes and weapons are more prominent, such as the vertical stitching of his socks.
• The Rope Snake's scales are more pronounced.
• Like other characters, Lucas always faces the screen regardless of which direction he turns. This affects his movesets as well (such as the end of his up tilt), all of which appear to be mirrored.
• Like Ness, Lucas makes a new face when hit, with his eyes growing somewhat larger and rounder.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Lucas's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete.

Ground Attacks

• Lucas' fingers are now more pronounced during his down smash, where he bends his elbow after each shot.
• Lucas' Up smash has a larger hitbox and additionally the up smash has an aditional blue layer to support the larger hitbox.
• Lucas’ down smash covers more range, making it easier to edgeguard opponents.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral aerial's animation and hitbox is larger.
• Forward aerial has reduced landing lag.
• Back aerial's animation is faster.
• Grab aerial has decreased range.

Throws/other attacks

• Lucas's animation when holding a grabbed opponent has been altered, where he now psychically holds them.
• Lucas now looks angry during his standing grab animation.
• Rope Snake grounded has less range.
  • Rope Snake now moves towards Lucas after he is done using him in the grab. The snake disappears without shrinking when the animation is interruptible.
• Lucas has a new forward throw animation similar to Diddy Kong's forward throw.
• Up throw deals more knockback.
• Down throw has more ending lag, hindering its combo potential and ability to follow up with other moves.

Special Moves

• PK Freeze sends at a more horizontal angle.
• PK Freeze doesn't send Lucas into freefall and travels faster akin to Ness's PK Flash buff.
• Lucas' animation during PK Freeze has been tweaked; he now faces more towards the screen.
• PK Fire now has its PSI graphics from Mother 3 when fired and upon hitting someone.
  • Similar to Ness, he leaves a red spark on his hand until he fires PK Fire, like his down smash.
• PK Fire has increased landing lag.
• Lucas’ PK Thunder 2 now has blue lightning, similar to Ness’, rather than the purple coloration from Smash 4.
• PSI Magnet now features its PSI graphics from Mother 3 upon use. Lucas' back is angled lower in the end of his animation, similar to the beginning of his run animation in Mother 3.
• PSI Magnet has less ending lag, meaning Lucas can act faster to attacks.
• PSI Magnet no longer halts Lucas's horizontal momentum in the air, akin to Ness's buff.
• PK Starstorm is now similar to its Brawl iteration, firing meteors inwards towards the center of the stage, but at a slower rate and with slower meteors. His animation no longer reuses Ness' Final Smash animation and instead is more similar to his animation in Brawl. Lucas is also assisted by Kumatora and Boney. Like his other PSI moves, the move features graphics from PK Starstorm's animation in the Mother games.

Gallery

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  Taunting on Green Greens.

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  Lucas using his Rope Snake on Skyloft.

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  Lucas freezing Ganondorf on Summit.

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  Performing PK Fire near Entei on Great Bay.

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  Using PSI Magnet near the Black Hole item on Skyworld.

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  Lucas holding a Master Ball on Castle Siege.

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  Lucas getting pummeled by Richter on Skyloft.

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  Lucas approaching Gray Fox on Golden Plains.

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  Lucas and Diddy Kong being attacked by Marshadow on the Bridge of Eldin.

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  Lucas getting attacked by Rathalos on Garden of Hope.

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  Snake with Lucas' Rope Snake on Pokémon Stadium.

Character Showcase Video

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