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The '''edge running glitch''' is a [[glitch]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' which allows a character to run against a [[platform]]'s [[edge]] without falling off. The method of doing it has changed between games. Prior to ''Ultimate'', it involved running towards an edge and holding the [[control stick]] in a particular fashion before arriving. While it can be done simply by relaxing the stick towards the neutral position, it is slightly easier to accomplish by rotating the stick into a diagonal position (without going far enough to input a jump or crouch), allowing a reduced sideways input while still holding the stick against the edge of its well. The glitch works because the "amount of tilt" required to move off an edge is higher than the "amount of tilt" necessary to maintain a run once it has begun. The more complicated a platform is, the harder it is to perform the edge running glitch, and as a result, it's the hardest to do this glitch on slopes like {{SSBM|Yoshi's Island}}.  
The '''edge running glitch''' is a [[glitch]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' which allows the player to run on the [[edge]] of a [[stage]] without falling off. It can be very difficult to master.


It has very few uses, as maintaining a running state means that the player cannot use the majority of their attacks, and it can be tricky to maintain for a period of time. Its only potential usage (aside from simple [[mindgame]]s against opponents unaware of its existence) is in surprise usages of powerful [[dash attack]]s (such as [[King Dedede]]'s) on opponents that are recovering overhead. The glitch cannot be done if there is a {{b|ladder|stage element}} under the edge. The character will use the ladder instead.
==How to perform==
[[Run]] at an edge and tilt the [[control stick]] at a slight downward angle, but not too far down, or else the player will stop and start to crouch. If done correctly, the player should still be running without falling off the edge.


In ''Ultimate'', the method of performing it has drastically changed. It now must be executed by holding both the A and B buttons (which normally is used to execute [[smash attacks]]) while a character is doing their turn-around animation. Due to this change, characters can run at a faster speed than in prior games while performing the glitch. Due to the turnaround frames increasing drastically while skidding on ice terrain, it is much easier to perform on [[Summit|stages with]] [[Pokémon Stadium 2|this kind]] [[Super Mario Maker|of terrain]]. It also now has some more potential usage, due to the mechanic of being able to use more attacks out of a dash.
===Alternate method===
The player can also do this by tilting the control stick in the direction he/she wants to run about halfway, but not too far back.
 
==Uses==
It can be used to [[mindgame]] the opponent in order to [[attack]] them after they perform their actions.
 
==Possible explanation==
Usually, characters only walk/run off edges when the control stick is mostly or fully sideways. [[Characters]] can also continue to run if the control stick is relaxed slightly. By combining these two tolerances, its possible to find a stick position that allows a character to continue to run, but does not allow the character to run off edges.


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== Trivia ==
 
This glitch is especially difficult to perform with [[Sonic]] due to the fact that he has the fastest dash speed.

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