Ganondorf (PM): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Character Mod

|name        = Ganondorf

|mod          = Project M

|base        = ssbb

|moveset1    = Ganondorf (SSBM)

|moveset2    = Ganondorf (SSBB)

}}

'''Ganondorf''' is a playable character in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. He was buffed significantly in ''Project M'' after being mostly reverted to his ''Melee'' version. However, some ''Brawl'' attributes were maintained, and part of his moveset was changed to make him more well-rounded.

==Attributes==

Despite Ganondorf mostly being based on his ''Melee'' iteration, he remains a semi-clone of {{PM|Captain Falcon}}, as he was in ''Brawl''; most of Ganondorf's moves continue to use their respective animations from ''Brawl''. Ganondorf is a slower, stronger, and heavier version of Falcon with more reach as a result of his larger build. Many of Ganondorf's positive attributes from the past two games were retained, making him more formidable than he was in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl''.

Ganondorf is unique in that he is one of the only two characters who is capable of lengthening his recovery (the other being Captain Falcon with his [[Falcon Kick]]), by executing his aerial Wizard's Foot. For every attempt of the move, Ganondorf will restore his midair jump, thus bringing him closer to the stage and greatly increasing his horizontal recovery. It is worth noting, the Wizard's Foot must complete to restore his jump. His up special, [[Dark Dive]], still possesses the arm swipe attack at its peak and the ability to grab an opponent on the ledge from ''Brawl'', both of which may save him on occasion. However, Ganondorf normally has trouble with recovery, because of his low jump height, high gravity, and low air speed. Additionally, Dark Dive does not offer much vertical or horizontal distance while being very predictable and easy to [[edgeguard]] and [[edgehog]].  

Given the nerfs Ganondorf received in ''Brawl'' that made him plummet to the very bottom of the tier list, he is significantly buffed in ''Project M''. Most of his favorable traits from ''Melee'' return, along with ''Brawl''{{'}}s tilt attacks and [[Flame Choke]], restoring his recovery, speed, combo and K.O.ing ability. Some of his more powerful moves have been given less ending lag or greater reach and many late weak hitboxes and sourspots were removed. His situational moves have been replaced with weaker but much more practical moves: his new up tilt comes out much faster, and his new neutral special Dead Man's Volley & Drift is a reflector that doubles as a floating maneuver. To compensate for the loss of [[Warlock Punch]], Ganondorf's down taunt now serves as an attack that functions similarly to it. Finally, several of Ganondorf's animations have been overhauled, which combined with the addition of Dead Man's Volley makes him a slightly more accurate representation of his appearance in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''.

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Ganondorf now uses his laughing SFX during his [[on-screen appearance]].}}

===Grabs, throws, and other===

*{{buff|Forward throw from ''Brawl'' is retained, inflicting 4% more damage (9% → 13%). It also has stronger knockback (60 base/65 growth → 45/105).}}

*{{buff|However, the increased knockback growth on down throw also makes it easier to chaingrab at low percents.}}

===Special moves===

*{{buff|[[Wizard's Foot]] deals 2% more damage (15% → 17%) on the ground and 3% more in the air (14% → 17%). It can also now be reversed, and its aerial version can now be [[ledge-cancel]]ed. All variations have reduced endlag, most notably; Ground to ground (IASA 78 → 67), air to ground (IASA 58 → 31) and kicked a wall (IASA 61 → 41). Ground to air and air to air kicks were also both reduced by 1 frame.}}

*{{nerf|Wizard's Foot has less knockback growth (85 (grounded/80 (aerial) → 76/67) to compensate for the increased damage.}}

==Revisions==

*{{nerf|Ganondorf's down taunt attack now receives light armor instead of [[super armor]]. It also hits 1 frame later, matching the move's animation.}}

**{{buff|Now has a one frame large, weaker hitbox that covers the swing of the sword in return. This hitbox has the lowest priority, so opponents in front of Ganondorf are still hit with the main hitbox.}}

==Moveset==

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! colspan=2| Neutral attack

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! rowspan="3" | Forward tilt || ↗

==In [[competitive play]]==

==Alternate costumes==

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==Trivia==

*The purple Ocarina of Time costume will occasionally show a blue underside of its cape during certain animations.

{{Project M}}