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Passive armor was first formally introduced in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' for [[Nana]] and [[Giga Bowser]], where they have 5 and 20 units of subtractive [[Armor#Knockback-based armor|knockback-based armor]] respectively. In Nana's case, the armor makes her slightly harder to launch than Popo, while for Giga Bowser it is intended to make him harder to launch, taking advantage of his massive weight value. As the armor is subtractive, attack that inflict knockback below the threshold won't launch either character (though in the case of Nana this is rarely seen outside of cases like {{SSBM|Luigi}}'s [[Super Jump Punch]] sourspot, because of the particularly low threshold and the Ice Climbers' below average weight), however [[crouch cancelling]] could slightly increase the effectiveness of the armor. Though Nana doesn't have any form of passive armor as of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the introduction of {{SSBB|Bowser}}'s {{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}} Final Smash introduced passive super armor for the first time. ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' would expand on this further, adding [[Giga Mac]], [[Mega Charizard X]], and [[Mega Lucario]], albeit with significantly nerfed durations to transformation Final Smashes in general. ''Smash 4'' also introduced the Tough Guy mechanic for {{SSB4|Bowser}}, giving him 19 units of knockback-based armor permanently with no drawbacks. With Giga Bowser no longer being a fully-controllable character in ''Ultimate'', he received 95 units of knockback-based armor for his boss incarnation, rather than super armor. ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [[DLC]] would also introduce Tough Body as an effective clone of {{SSBU|Bowser}}'s [[fighter ability]] for {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, only it uses 14 units of knockback-based armor.
Passive armor was first formally introduced in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' for [[Nana]] and [[Giga Bowser]], where they have 5 and 20 units of subtractive [[Armor#Knockback-based armor|knockback-based armor]] respectively. In Nana's case, the armor makes her slightly harder to launch than Popo, while for Giga Bowser it is intended to make him harder to launch, taking advantage of his massive weight value. As the armor is subtractive, attack that inflict knockback below the threshold won't launch either character (though in the case of Nana this is rarely seen outside of cases like {{SSBM|Luigi}}'s [[Super Jump Punch]] sourspot, because of the particularly low threshold and the Ice Climbers' below average weight), however [[crouch cancelling]] could slightly increase the effectiveness of the armor. Though Nana doesn't have any form of passive armor as of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', the introduction of {{SSBB|Bowser}}'s {{b|Giga Bowser|Final Smash}} Final Smash introduced passive super armor for the first time. ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' would expand on this further, adding [[Giga Mac]], [[Mega Charizard X]], and [[Mega Lucario]], albeit with significantly nerfed durations to transformation Final Smashes in general. ''Smash 4'' also introduced the Tough Guy mechanic for {{SSB4|Bowser}}, giving him 19 units of knockback-based armor permanently with no drawbacks. With Giga Bowser no longer being a fully-controllable character in ''Ultimate'', he received 95 units of knockback-based armor for his boss incarnation, rather than super armor. ''Ultimate''{{'}}s [[DLC]] would also introduce Tough Body as an effective clone of {{SSBU|Bowser}}'s [[fighter ability]] for {{SSBU|Kazuya}}, only it uses 14 units of knockback-based armor.


Passive armor follows the general rules of armor — for example, [[grab]]s and some attack effects will override it — but this nature also leads to some unique side-effects, such as being present during the [[buried]] and [[frozen]] states, which can lead to delayed reactions to their effects. Passive armor is most commonly seen in the form of knockback-based armor as an extremely minor mechanic, such as the case with Nana or Kazuya, where the threshold is so low that it's effectively nonexistent in many matchups. Passive armor will sometimes come in the form of "subtractive" armor, wherein the knockback is subtracted instead of requiring a threshold to be reached to deal full knockback.
Passive armor follows the general rules of armor — for example, [[grab]]s and some attack effects will override it — but this nature also leads to some unique side-effects, such as being present during the [[buried]] and [[frozen]] states, which can lead to delayed reactions to their effects. Passive armor is most commonly seen in the form of knockback-based armor as an extremely minor mechanic, such as the case with Nana or Kazuya, where the threshold is so low that it's effectively nonexistent in many matchups. Passive armor will sometimes come in the form of "subtractive" armor, wherein the knockback is subtracted instead of requiring a threshold to be reached to deal full knockback. This means that subtractive armor can be broken if hit enough times in quick succession, making multi-hit attacks and team combos particularly useful against this type of armor.


''Brawl'' includes [[sticker]]s, where stickers with Flinch Resistance provide passive knockback-based armor to the user equal to that sticker's Flinch Resistance value. ''Ultimate'' includes [[spirit]]s, which can provide passive armor effects; specifically, Slow Super Armor and Super Armor from the likes of Regigigas, Polar Bear, Walhart, and Gold Mario can provide passive knockback-based armor to any character. The thresholds are identical, though Slow Super Armor, as the name implies, comes with a significant drawback in reducing the user's movement speed.
''Brawl'' includes [[sticker]]s, where stickers with Flinch Resistance provide passive knockback-based armor to the user equal to that sticker's Flinch Resistance value. ''Ultimate'' includes [[spirit]]s, which can provide passive armor effects; specifically, Slow Super Armor and Super Armor from the likes of Regigigas, Polar Bear, Walhart, and Gold Mario can provide passive knockback-based armor to any character. The thresholds are identical, though Slow Super Armor, as the name implies, comes with a significant drawback in reducing the user's movement speed.

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