Gravity

Gravity is a measure of how fast a falling character reaches their maximum falling speed. A character with high gravity does not necessarily have a fast falling speed; they simply reach their top falling speed faster. In Brawl and SSB4, the vertical knockback suffered by characters is based on both their weight and their gravity, with higher-gravity characters taking more knockback; horizontal knockback is unaffected. This reduces the natural effect of gravity on launch distance, keeping characters with low weight but high gravity (most notably Fox) from having disproportionally high vertical endurance, and in fact results in their endurance being slightly worse than a fighter with lower gravity. Despite horizontal knockback being unaffected, fighters with higher gravity tend to have poorer horizontal endurance, due to the gravity compensation resulting in slightly higher hitstun. Since a character's air friction only takes effect after the hitstun ends, this results in it taking slightly longer for fighters with higher gravity to be slowed down by their air friction, thus resulting in them dying earlier. It also affects how difficult the character is to combo - by applying slightly more knockback to characters that more quickly fall into the next attack, it slightly normalizes the effect of setup and multi-hit moves on the cast. Gravity also affects how high a character is able to jump; two characters with the same jump force will not jump the same height if they have different gravity. In Smash 4, a character's gravity can be altered by using the equipment bonus effects, Thistle Jump or Anchor Jump, with Thistle Jump decreasing it, while Anchor Jump increases it. However, both bonus effects also alter a character's falling speed. Super Smash Bros. gravity values Source: [1] Rank Character Gravity (JPN) Gravity (NTSC/PAL) 1 Fox 4 4 2 (JPN) 2-3 (NTSC/PAL) Captain Falcon 3.4 3.4 3 (JPN) 2-3 (NTSC/PAL) Link 3.2 3.4 4-5 Donkey Kong 3 3 4-5 Pikachu 3 3 6-7 (JPN) 6 (NTSC/PAL) Yoshi 2.7 2.8 6-7 (JPN) 7 (NTSC/PAL) Ness 2.7 2.7 8-9 Mario 2.4 2.4 8-9 Kirby 2.4 2.4 10 Luigi 2.1 2.1 11 Jigglypuff 2 2 12 Samus 1.9 1.9 Super Smash Bros. Melee gravity values Rank Character Gravity n/a Giga Bowser 0.25 1 Fox 0.23 2 Falco 0.17 3-5 Bowser 0.13 3-5 Ganondorf 0.13 3-5 Captain Falcon 0.13 6 Sheik 0.12 7 Roy 0.114 8-11 Link 0.11 8-11 Young Link 0.11 8-11 Pikachu 0.11 8-11 Pichu 0.11 12-13 Donkey Kong 0.1 12-13 Ice Climbers 0.1 14-16 Mario 0.095 14-16 Dr. Mario 0.095 14-16 Mr. Game & Watch 0.095 17 Yoshi 0.093 18 Ness 0.09 19 Marth 0.085 20 Mewtwo 0.082 21-22 Peach 0.08 21-22 Kirby 0.08 23 Zelda 0.073 24 Luigi 0.069 25 Samus 0.066 26 Jigglypuff 0.064 Notes Wireframes have gravities of 0.09 (Male) and 0.073 (Female). Sandbag has a gravity of 0.05. Super Smash Bros. Brawl gravity values Rank Character Gravity 1 Fox 0.175 2 Sheik 0.1409 3 Wolf 0.13 4 Falco 0.112 5 Squirtle 0.1067 6-8 Bowser 0.1027 6-8 Ganondorf 0.1027 6-8 Captain Falcon 0.1027 9 Meta Knight 0.0956 10 Diddy Kong 0.092 11 Lucas 0.09 12 Link 0.089 13 Zero Suit Samus 0.0884 14 Pikachu 0.087 15-16 Charizard 0.085 15-16 Sonic 0.085 17 Wario 0.0842 18-19 King Dedede 0.0837 18-19 Ike 0.0837 20 Donkey Kong 0.081 21 Snake 0.08 22 Ice Climbers 0.077 23 Mr. Game & Watch 0.07505 24-25 Mario 0.075 24-25 Pit 0.075 26 Yoshi 0.07347 27 Ness 0.0711 28-29 Toon Link 0.07 28-29 Ivysaur 0.07 30 Marth 0.06715 31 Zelda 0.067 32-33 Luigi 0.065 32-33 R.O.B. 0.065 34 Peach 0.0632 35 Lucario 0.0625 36 Kirby 0.061 37 Olimar 0.06 38 Samus 0.058 39 Jigglypuff 0.05056 Notes The Fighting Alloys all share Mario's gravity value of 0.075, just as they share his weight. In Melee and Brawl, Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, and Bowser have all shared the same gravity values. Sheik is the only veteran to have her gravity increased from Melee to Brawl. Super Smash Bros. 4 gravity values Rank Character Gravity n/a Giga Bowser 0.198 1 Fox 0.19 2 Greninja 0.18 3 Sheik 0.15 4 Falco 0.13 5-8 Zero Suit Samus 0.12 5-8 Captain Falcon 0.12 5-8 Ryu 0.12 5-8 Bayonetta 0.12 n/a Giga Mac 0.12 9 Roy 0.114 10-12 Bowser 0.11 10-12 Meta Knight 0.11 10-12 Charizard 0.11 13 Ganondorf 0.107835 14 Mega Man 0.1071 n/a Wario-Man 0.1071 15-16 Diddy Kong 0.105 15-16 Palutena 0.105 17 Mii Brawler 0.1 18 Cloud 0.098 19-20 Link 0.096 19-20 Mii Swordfighter 0.096 n/a Mii Swordfighter (Fighting Mii Team) 0.096 21 Pikachu 0.095 22-25 Bowser Jr. 0.092 22-25 Wario 0.092 22-25 Ike 0.092 22-25 Corrin 0.092 26-29 Lucas 0.09 26-29 R.O.B. 0.09 26-29 Wii Fit Trainer 0.09 26-29 Sonic 0.09 n/a Mii Brawler (Fighting Mii Team) 0.09 30 Robin 0.089 31 King Dedede 0.087885 32-34 Mario 0.08715 32-34 Dr. Mario 0.08715 32-34 Mii Gunner 0.08715 n/a Mii Gunner (Fighting Mii Team) 0.087 35 Donkey Kong 0.08505 36 Shulk 0.085 37 Lucario 0.084 n/a Mega Lucario 0.084 38 Mewtwo 0.082 39-40 Pit 0.081 39-40 Dark Pit 0.081 41-43 Yoshi 0.08 41-43 Mr. Game & Watch 0.08 41-43 Little Mac 0.08 44 Toon Link 0.079 45 Villager 0.078 46-47 Samus 0.077 46-47 Ness 0.077 48 Duck Hunt 0.076 49-51 Luigi 0.075 49-51 Marth 0.075 49-51 Lucina 0.075 52 Pac-Man 0.072 53 Zelda 0.071 54-55 Peach 0.068 54-55 Olimar 0.068 56 Kirby 0.06405 57 Rosalina 0.062 58 Jigglypuff 0.053088 Update history 1.1.5 Samus's gravity: 0.075 → 0.077 Trivia Not counting Giga Bowser, Fox holds the distinction of being the character with the highest gravity value in all games. Lucas is the only character from the transition from Brawl to Smash 4 to have his gravity value kept the same. Sheik is the only character to debut in Melee whose gravity has been increased in each of her appearances. See also Air acceleration Air speed Falling speed Weight

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