Roy (SSBM)/Up special

Hitbox visualization showing Roy's Blazer.

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Overview[edit]

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Roy soars upwards with his sword, engulfed in flames. This move can be aimed by quickly pushing the control stick in a direction after the initial jump. It deals more hits on heavier characters such as Bowser. Can deal approximately up to 13.19% damage if all hits connect and not tippered.

The very first hit of this move deals incredible base knockback, capable of a pseudo-one-hit KO on very light and floaty characters specifically, off the top on low ceiling stages, even at 0%, if the first hit is the only hit that connects - especially from a point of elevation. This is most easily done with a reverse Blazer, giving the move a utility that loosely resembles the move Rest, but only in certain match ups. Furthermore, Roy's up special as a recovery can be curved more horizontally than Marth's, though has less vertical distance, and the multi-hit nature of the move can make it more tricky to deal with when edgeguarding him, and sweetspots well.

The utility of the reverse Blazer for its pseudo-one-hit KO potential at 0% on some stages versus characters such as Jigglypuff, one of the most viable characters in the game competitively, who also match up blocks many of the lower-tiered characters, is immense - turning an otherwise difficult match up into one which Roy at least somewhat stands a chance against, and is arguably enough to keep Roy placed firmly above characters very low on the tier list, due to having this option, in conjunction with Roy also being capable of contending with fast fallers to a certain degree.

The reverse Blazer technique will one-hit KO a Jigglypuff while grounded on the main platform of Yoshi's Story, from roughly a short hop height on Pokémon Stadium and Final Destination, the side platform heights on Battlefield, and just below the top platform on Fountain of Dreams.

Zain (under the alias "DontTestMe") notably four-stocked Hungrybox's Jigglypuff utilizing the reverse Blazer technique in an online tournament setting.

Hitboxes[edit]

ID	Part	Damage	SD	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Sound
Hit 1
0	0	5%	0	0	100	200	3.906	78	3.906	0.0	0.0	Burn
1	0	5%	0	0	100	200	3.906	78	0.0	0.0	0.0	Burn
2	0	5%	0	0	100	200	4.2966	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	Burn
3	0	3%	0	0	100	80	3.906	78	5.4684	0.0	0.0	Slash
Hits 2-4
0	0	2%	0	0	100	160	3.906	78	3.5154	0.0	0.0	Burn
1	0	2%	0	0	100	160	3.906	78	0.0	0.0	0.0	Burn
2	0	2%	0	0	100	160	3.1248	4	0.0	1.5624	0.0	Burn
3	0	1%	0	10	100	0	3.906	78	5.4684	0.0	0.0	Slash
Hits 5-7
0	0	1%	0	0	100	100	3.906	78	3.5154	0.0	0.0	Burn
1	0	1%	0	0	100	100	3.906	78	0.0	0.0	0.0	Burn
2	0	1%	0	0	100	100	3.1248	4	0.0	1.5624	0.0	Burn
3	0	1%	0	10	100	0	3.906	78	5.4684	0.0	0.0	Slash