Editing Command-input move

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[[File:Terry Buster Wolf SSBU.gif|300px|thumb|{{SSBU|Terry}}'s [[Buster Wolf]], which can only be executed via a command input.]]

==Overview==

There are also some moves that can only be activated via command input, such as Shakunetsu Hadoken, which are often integral to their respective character's gameplay. These moves are often at their most useful during combos, with {{SSBU|Ken}} using his for combo purposes, enabling numerous KO confirms. With the addition of {{SSBU|Terry}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}} in ''Ultimate'', some command input special moves can also be "unlocked" when reaching a certain [[damage]] threshold, known as [[Super Special Move]]s and [[Rage Drive]]s respectively. These moves often have far more complex inputs, but deal extremely high damage and [[knockback]], making usage extremely rewarding.

There are also some [[advanced technique]]s that can be utilized with command inputs, such as [[charge partitioning]] and [[Kara Canceling]]. All command input-related moves — except those that are related to {{SSBU|Kazuya}}'s [[Crouch Dash]] — can be [[drop cancel]]ed, making them easier to use on [[platform]]s.

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Negative edge is a mechanic involving any command input special move, which is present [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrMlROGI3uE in traditional fighting games]. To perform, hold the attack or special move button during an attack, input the special move, and release said button shortly after the attack is over. Essentially, pressing and releasing an attack button can be treated as a half-A press in the context of a command special move. This will always be treated as a tap input, so only the weakest variations of the special moves will occur. This is not to be confused with [[buffer]]ing, which is where a player holds a button to perform an action on the first possible frame. Negative edge is present in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''. While {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Ken}}, and {{SSBU|Terry}} have full access to Negative edge, {{SSBU|Kazuya}} has it in a more limited form, only being able to use Negative edge with [[Left Splits Kick]]; this is in part due to his other command-input moves requiring an input during a [[Crouch Dash]], which is recognised as a separate "move".

==Tiger Knee==

Tiger Knee is an advanced technique exclusive to ''Ultimate'' that involves making use of a jump alongside command inputs. Because none of his command input special moves can be used off the ground, {{SSBU|Kazuya}} cannot make use of his technique. The name comes from Sagat's Tiger Knee attack in ''Street Fighter'', whose atypical input of '''↓ ↘ → ↗ + Kick''' allowed certain air special moves to be done as low to the ground as possible [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnTx4lRI8bA in other games following its debut]. This can be applied to any command input special move that can be used in the air; ergo, [[Super Special Move]]s, Oosoto Mawashi Geri, and Nata Otoshi Geri cannot be utilized with this technique. It is mainly viable with {{SSBU|Terry}} thanks to the sheer amount of aerial pressure he can exert using his special moves. However, there is niche utility with Ryu and Ken as well, albeit being extremely committal and not having much benefit over simply jumping and doing the input.  

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This technique consists of inputting part of a command special, attacking with the [[C-Stick]], and subsequently finishing the input. It occurs because C-Stick macros cannot trigger special moves (so ↓ ↘ → + C-Stick won't be interpreted as a burn knuckle, just down tilt), while keeping the completed part of the special move motion in the command buffer. The purpose of this is making it easier to special or super cancel from tilt attacks, because you can do part of the motion before the tilt, and part of the motion as the tilt connects, instead of needing to do the whole motion during the tilt attack.

For example, with {{SSBU|Terry}}, one can input ↓ ↘ →, down tilt using the C-Stick, and finally ↓ ↘ → + Attack / Special. If performed successfully instead of using Burning Knuckle, Terry will use [[Buster Wolf]], reading the ↓ ↘ → prior to using down tilt, and the ↓ ↘ → during the down tilt. Because only tilt attacks cancel into specials, setting the C-Stick to [[tilt attack]]s is necessary.

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'''Command orientation input locking''' (often abbreviated as '''COIL''', sometimes known as COIL charging) is an [[advanced technique]] introduced in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.<ref>[https://youtu.be/2w0c2PT8AWo COIL video by RoninX]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/dcoSzJDT6Xk COIL video by SecSho Resources]</ref> It involves exploiting a quirk in the way the game reads controller inputs to trick it into thinking that the player is moving in two directions at the same time. Because of this, while COIL is technically performable with every fighter, it's only truly useful for {{SSBU|Ryu}}, {{SSBU|Ken}}, {{SSBU|Terry}} and {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, where the first input of a command input or charge motion is available to them at all times, making said inputs easier to perform. Terry especially benefits from this technique by being able to run up to an opponent and perform an invincible [[Rising Tackle]] without holding down for 24 frames or charge partitioning. The only disadvantage to COIL, while significant in many scenarios, is that the attack button ceases to function while the C-Stick is held, making normal attacks unusable.

==Origin==

Command inputs can be traced back to the 1987 arcade game ''Street Fighter''. In that game, the player can access the [[Hadoken]], [[Tatsumaki Senpukyaku]], and [[Shoryuken]] with their respective inputs. There was a very strict window to activate, but all moves did massive amounts of damage to compensate. Players complained that the activation window was too strict which led to inputs being "eaten" and the controls feeling inconsistent. Capcom listened to these complaints and decided to make special moves easier to perform at the cost of damage for ''Street Fighter II''. Takashi Nishiyama, creator of ''Street Fighter'', also listened to these complaints after moving to [[SNK]] and created {{uv|Fatal Fury}}. These two games laid the foundation for all fighting games in the future, and the inputs introduced are now commonplace across the genre.

Tiger Knee got its name from Sagat's "Tiger Knee" (↓ ↘ → + ↗ + Kick). First usable in ''Street Fighter II: Championship Edition'', his first playable appearance, the move involves using a jump input (↗) to perform. As is in ''Ultimate'', it is performed by using the command on the ground and doing the final input when airborne. While Sagat himself had no use for the technique, the input itself later became useful in other fighting games—particularly ''Guilty Gear''—allowing for aerial versions of moves to be used extremely close to the ground. Because of this, moves utilized through this bypass are referred to as being "Tiger Kneed".