Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Little Mac: Difference between revisions

*{{change| Little Mac is much more expressive. He now scowls in many more animations, smiles in his down taunt, appears shocked when he gets hit, and pained when he is laying on the ground or tumbling.}}

*{{buff|However, it has slightly decreased ending lag (FAF 25 → 24), allowing Mac to act faster out of it.}}

*{{buff|Like most neutral attacks in the game, the first two hits of Mac's jab can [[jab lock]] due to their altered angles (85°/80° → 361°/180°), though it can be difficult to land on smaller characters.}}

**{{buff|Due to the universal improvements to neutral infinites, Little Mac's neutral infinite connects significantly better, as it could be escaped from relatively easily in ''SSB4''.}}

**{{buff|Neutral attack's first and second hits have less ending lag (FAF 22 → 17), improving their jab canceling potential.}}

**{{buff|Neutral attack's third hit has slightly less ending lag (FAF 32 → 30).}}

**{{nerf|All hits of neutral attack except for the infinite's finisher deal less damage (2% → 1.5% (hits 1-2), 7% → 5% (hit 3), 0.7% → 0.5% (infinite)).}}

**{{nerf|Neutral attack no longer has [[Priority#Moves that cannot rebound|anti-rebounding priority]].}}

**{{nerf|Neutral attack can no longer be edge canceled into [[KO Uppercut]], as the universal change to neutral infinites prevents Mac from being pushed off edges while hitting opponents.}}

**{{change|Holding down the standard attack button causes Little Mac to do his neutral attack, while mashing it causes him to perform his neutral infinite. Previously, the infinite would be initiated by holding down standard attack.}}

**{{buff|Dash attack has a slightly altered animation that allows it to hit opponents at the ledge.}}

**{{buff|Down tilt's has a slighly altered animation where Little Mac stretches his arm more horizontally instead of torwards the ground. As a result, its outermost hitbox has been moved further outwards (X offset: 3 → 4.4), noticeably improving the move's range and giving it a disjoint.}}

**{{change|Downward angled forward smash deals more base knockback (50 → 65). While this improves its ability to send enemies away or offstage, this significantly reduces its ability to set up tech chases.}}

*{{change|Down throw deals less damage on the throw hitbox (5% → 3% (throw)), (9% → 7% (total)) and has less base knockback, but higher knockback scaling (78 (base), 40 (scaling) → 50/88).}}

**{{buff|The lower base knockback allows Mac to combo into other  moves besides Rising Uppercut at low percents, as it no longer puts into tumble at low percents.}}

**{{nerf|The higher knockback scaling combined with ''Ultimate'''s knockback and hitstun changes makes down throw combo less reliably at higher percents despite the throw hitbox's lower damage, as its knockback was increased overall.}}  

**{{nerf|Aerial KO Uppercut is no longer [[unblockable]].}} [https://twitter.com/70sMexi/status/1078399026041544704?s=19]

**{{nerf|The change to the move's animation causes a ledge-cancelled KO Uppercut (the "Gazelle Punch") to land as an aerial attack, removing its KO potential at the ledge.}}

**{{buff|Jolt Haymaker no longer renders Little Mac [[helpless]] and keeps more forward momentum, thus granting more distance. This significantly improves his recovery and turns what was previously a common [[self-destruct|suicidal]] mistake into a potent edge guarding tool.}}

**{{nerf|Grounded Jolt Haymaker travels a shorter distance.}}