Roy (PM): Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Character Mod

|name = Roy

|mod = Project M

|base = SSBM

|altcostume = Awakening Roy (''[[Project+]]'')

}}

Roy ranks 29th out of 41 on the [[Project M#Tier list|official]] [[tier list]], in the C tier. This is only a slight improvement in terms of tier ranking—in ''Melee'', he is placed 21st out of 26, in the D tier—but balance in ''Project M'' is generally considered to be much better than in ''Melee'', and Roy is far more viable and has significantly improved tournament results compared to his ''Melee'' version.

However, Roy is not without his flaws. He retains his disjointed hitboxes' primary flaw from ''Melee'': the poor hitbox placements, as the tipper hitboxes of most attacks (neutral aerial and up smash are a few exceptions), retain their roles as the sourspots of his attacks, meaning that Roy is still forced to come up close to his opponents in order to be most efficient. However, because they are easier to land as a result of their increased range, this flaw does not adversely affect Roy nearly as much as it did in ''Melee''. Roy's primary flaws, however, are his susceptibility to combos despite his light weight, due to his fast falling speed, which also exacerbates his poor and easily [[gimp]]ed recovery, his other major flaw. On the upside, Roy can aid his recovery by using his side special, the [[Double-Edge Dance]], as the first hit grants him slightly more vertical distance and longer airborne time. Also, his fast falling speed enhances his vertical endurance, making him moderately difficult to KO vertically. Despite this, Roy's vertical endurance is only average relative to the cast (18th overall, which is relatively worse than in ''Melee'') due to being lighter than many other characters. In conclusion, Roy can be considered a rush-down glass cannon like the [[space animal]]s, because while he possesses devastatingly powerful attacks in his repertoire in addition to an effective combo game, his survivability is below average due to being an easy-to-combo lightweight with a lackluster recovery.

==Changes from ''Melee'' to ''PM''==

Roy has been heavily [[buff]]ed from ''Melee'' to PM and has been reworked to be more of a semi-clone of {{PM|Marth}}, rather than a [[clone]], in terms of animations and attack functions. In addition, his buffs have increased his overall KO potential and made him become on par Marth as opposed to weaker.

*{{change|Roy's visual effects related to his sword swing were fixed.}}

*{{change|Wall Jump Horizontal Velocity: 1.3 > 1.0}}

*{{nerf|Sweet spot damage: 14 > 13 (No KB Comp)}}

*{{change|Sour spot: 60 BKB > 40 BKB, 70 KBG > 80 KBG}}

*{{change|Angling Up/Down now increases/decreases damage by 1%}}

*{{buff|Can now shield during interruptible frames}}

*{{change|No longer reverse hits}}

*{{buff|Sword hitbox placement now matches Marth's fsmash}}

*{{buff|Sweet spot Initial hit KBG: 82 > 85}}

*{{buff|Sweet spot lingering hit KBG: 77 > 80}}

*{{nerf|Sour spot KBG: 100 > 95}}

*{{buff|Reverted Sweetspot to v3.5 Angle: 361 > 50}}

*{{buff|Sweet spot priority on up air reworked, the inner body hitbox now takes priority over the tip sour spot (tip still has priority over sword/hilt hitboxes)}}

*{{change|Release point and throw animation adjusted to resemble Melee}}

*{{change|When nearly fully charged (flashing white), press A to activate a ranged critical strike!}}

*{{buff|All variations except for xxV and the 4th swings

Hitlag Multiplier: x1 > x0.9}}

SDI Multiplier: x1 > x0.75 (repeating hits only)}}

*{{change|Ledge grab box changed to match v3.5}}

*{{buff|Landing Lag 30 > 24}}

*{{buff|Distance 1.1 > 1.14}}

*{{buff|Intangibility frames on attack increased by 1 to fully cover active hitbox frames}}

==In [[competitive play]]==

===Notable players===

==Trophy==

==Alternate costumes==

Roy receives an alternate costume based on his appearance in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', along with recolors.

*'''Pink''': Resembles [[fireemblemwiki:Marcus|Marcus]] from ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade''.

*'''Purple''': Resembles [[fireemblemwiki:Zephiel|Zephiel]], the primary antagonist of ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade''.

*'''Z-Secret Costume:''' Roy's beta design.

*'''R-Secret Costume:''' Based on Roy's Master Lord design in ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade''.

==Trivia==

*[https://rukaidata.com/PM3.02/Roy/subactions/ 3.02 Frame Data]

*[https://rukaidata.com/P+/Roy/subactions/ P+ Frame Data]

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