Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Sonic: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Sonic's head quills have greater independent physics, resembling how their movement was in ''Brawl''.}}

*{{change|Two of Sonic's victory poses have been tweaked:}}

===Attributes===

*{{buff|Like all characters, Sonic's [[jumpsquat]] animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 5).}}

*{{buff|Sonic [[walk|walks]] faster (1.375 → 1.444).}}

*{{buff|Sonic's [[traction]] has been massively increased (0.06 → 0.138), now being the highest in the entire game. This makes it much easier for him to punish [[out of shield]].}}

*{{buff|Sonic's [[air speed]] is faster (1.15 → 1.208).}}

*{{nerf|Forward [[roll]] grants less [[intangibility]] (frames 4-15 → 4-14) and has more ending lag ([[FAF]] 28 → 29).}}

*{{nerf|Back roll has more ending lag (FAF 28 → 34).}}

**{{buff|The first hit has drastically reduced knockback scaling, but increased base knockback (60 (base)/70 (scaling) → 80/3) and has been moved farther from Sonic (Z offset: -1.6u → -0.7), allowing it to connect into the second hit more reliably.}}

**{{buff|The second hit's outermost hitbox has been moved further outwards (X offset: 4.9 → 6) improving its range.}}

**{{change|The first hit's late portion no longer uses the [[autolink angle]] (365° → 95°).}}

**{{nerf|The first active hitbox is slightly smaller (5.5u → 5.2u).}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{nerf|It launches at a lower angle (70° → 60°), hindering its KO potential.}}

*[[Forward smash]]:

**{{buff|Sonic's arm stretches out further during the punch, improving its range.}}

*[[Up smash]]:

**{{buff|The last hit has increased knockback scaling (165 → 170), improving its KO potential.}}

*[[Down smash]]:

**{{buff|Down smash's front hit deals much more knockback (55 base/63 scaling → 50/80), matching the strength of the back hit.}}

===Aerial attacks===

**{{nerf|Up aerial's first hit has much less knockback scaling (100 → 50) and launches at different angles (100°/118° → 110°/123°). As a result, its knockback fails to follow Sonic's vertical momentum when used in a jump, worsening its linking ability into the second hit.}}

**{{buff|The second hit deals more damage (6% → 8%), with knockback scaling compensated (82 → 68).}}

*[[Down aerial]]:

**{{change|Down aerial only possesses a clean hit and late hit, with the early hit being removed (frames 17-18/19-22/23-32 → 17-19/20-32).}}

**{{buff|Forward throw sends opponents at a more horizontal angle that is desirable for edgeguarding (70° → 45°).}}

**{{nerf|It releases opponents faster (frame 12 → 11), but with its total duration unchanged, increasing its ending lag.}}

*[[Up throw]]:

**{{nerf|Up throw releases opponents faster (frame 28 → 23), but with its total duration unchanged, increasing its ending lag. This reduces its combo potential, despite Sonic's faster jumpsquat and jump speed, and in combination with the faster knockback physics, it severely worsens Spring Jump-assisted followups, no longer being guaranteed.}}

**{{buff|It deals more damage especially when charged (5%-12% → 7%-20%), with knockback not fully compensated (45 base/90 scaling → 55/65), improving its KO potential at high charge levels.}}

**{{buff|It launches Sonic at a straighter trajectory towards opponents, improving its accuracy.}}

**{{buff|It has larger hitboxes (3.5u/3.5u → 5u/5u).}}

**{{nerf|It has gained a shieldstun multiplier of 0.5×, thus dealing less shieldstun than in ''Smash 4'', despite it being increased for moves other than smash attacks and aerials. This makes it relatively less safe on shields.}}

**{{change|It launches at a slightly lower angle (55° → 53°).}}

*[[Spin Dash]]:

**{{buff|A grounded charged Spin Dash can be released in the air while keeping its charge.}}

**{{bugfix|Sonic no longer loses his double jump after landing with an aerial Spin Dash or [[Spin Charge]].}}

*[[Spring Jump]]:

**{{nerf|The aerial version's Spring launches opponents at a higher angle (361° → 48°), hindering its edgeguarding ability.}}

**{{nerf|It grants significantly less intangibility (frames 5-13 → 5-7), leaving Sonic more vulnerable to edgeguards.}}