Super Special Move: Difference between revisions

[[File:Go SSM icon.png|thumb|150px|right|The "Go" icon from ''Ultimate''.]]

Super Special Moves are extremely powerful with no limit on how they can be used once accessible. Additionally, they both have frame 1 damage-based [[armor]] upon use, adding a degree of safety against weak attacks. They also deal high [[shield damage]], with a [[Terry (SSBU)/Forward tilt|forward tilt]] → Power Geyser outright [[shield break|breaking shields]] should a player hold it. While very powerful, though, they are very punishable on whiff, having enormous endlag. If a shield break doesn't occur, they're also very unsafe on [[shield]], further adding to their punishable nature. Ergo, a player can't simply throw them out and win consistently, instead having to confirm them through [[combo]]s and hard punishes. Since they're only accessible to a player that does the proper inputs, there is a learning curve to using them successfully as well, with techniques such as [[Command Input Special Moves#Renda cancelling|Renda cancelling]] available to make them more accessible. Make no mistake though: in the hands of an experienced player, Super Special Moves are among the most devastating attacks in the game.  

[[File:PowerGeyserSprite.gif|thumb|200px|Terry using Power Geyser in {{s|wikipedia|Fatal Fury Special}}. Notice the flashing life bar signalling its availability.]]

Super Special Moves are based on Desperation Moves, a mechanic first introduced in {{uvm3|Art of Fighting}} and a mainstay of the ''Fatal Fury'' series beginning with ''{{s|wikipedia|Fatal Fury 2}}''. When active, characters can execute special moves when their life bar is flashing at 20% HP. In Terry's case, this was Power Geyser, executed almost identically to how it is in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Buster Wolf was later introduced in ''{{s|wikipedia|Garou: Mark of the Wolves}}'' and again is executed almost identically in Ultimate. The "GO!" symbol originated in ''{{s|wikipedia|Real Bout Fatal Fury}}'', designed to make it easier to tell when Desperation Moves are available.