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NessMaster69 (talk | contribs) (→Notable players: Lucina player who took a set from CaptAwesum to get top 8 at the regional GUMS 4. He also placed 9th at GUMS 7. He is definitely better than most Lucinas on this list.) |
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'''Lucina''' ({{ja|ルキナ|Rukina}}, ''Lucina'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. She was confirmed during a live stream alongside {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB4|Robin}} on the official ''Super Smash Bros.'' website on July 14th, 2014, making her the only [[unlockable character]] to be revealed before the game's release. Laura Bailey and Yū Kobayashi reprise their roles as the English and Japanese voice actors for Lucina from ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', respectively. A [[clone]] of {{SSB4|Marth}}, her ancestor within the [[Fire Emblem (universe)|''Fire Emblem'' series]], Lucina was originally planned as an alternate costume for him. However, she was given her own character slot later in development once her attacks were given differing traits. She was one of three intended [[alternate costume]]s to be made separate in this way, with the other two being {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}. | '''Lucina''' ({{ja|ルキナ|Rukina}}, ''Lucina'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. She was confirmed during a live stream alongside {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB4|Robin}} on the official ''Super Smash Bros.'' website on July 14th, 2014, making her the only [[unlockable character]] to be revealed before the game's release. Laura Bailey and Yū Kobayashi reprise their roles as the English and Japanese voice actors for Lucina from ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', respectively. A [[clone]] of {{SSB4|Marth}}, her ancestor within the [[Fire Emblem (universe)|''Fire Emblem'' series]], Lucina was originally planned as an alternate costume for him. However, she was given her own character slot later in development once her attacks were given differing traits. She was one of three intended [[alternate costume]]s to be made separate in this way, with the other two being {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}. | ||
Lucina is ranked 47th out of 56 on the [[tier list]], making her one of two characters in the H tier (the other being {{SSB4|King Dedede}}) and thus results in her being the second highest ranked bottom-tier character. Lucina possesses a long [[disjoint]] due to her [[List of swords#Falchion|Parallel Falchion]], along with fast start-up for most attacks. However, her flaws include attacks that have heavy ending lag, a poor grab game, and an easily [[gimp]]ed recovery. Additionally, she lacks the tipper [[sweetspot]]s that Marth can use to KO early. While this can be seen as a benefit in some areas, such as | Lucina is ranked 47th out of 56 on the [[tier list]], making her one of two characters in the H tier (the other being {{SSB4|King Dedede}}) and thus results in her being the second highest ranked bottom-tier character. Lucina possesses a long [[disjoint]] due to her [[List of swords#Falchion|Parallel Falchion]], along with fast start-up for most attacks. However, her flaws include attacks that have heavy ending lag, a poor grab game, and an easily [[gimp]]ed recovery. Additionally, she lacks the tipper [[sweetspot]]s that Marth can use to KO early. While this can be seen as a benefit in some areas, such as inflicting higher [[shieldstun]] at close range (which makes her more difficult to punish [[out of shield]] compared to Marth's sourspotted attacks) and her KO potential being more consistent at high percentages, this trait is considered to be less of a benefit at high-level play and has led many professionals to see her as inferior to Marth. As a result, Lucina has limited tournament representation and almost nonexistent competitive success, with her metagame and playerbase remaining largely stagnant in comparison to Marth's. | ||
Despite this, Lucina has received a number of significant buffs up to and including update [[1.1.4]], which have helped shrink the gap between her and Marth. Additionally, the buffs from 1.1.4 make her placement in the tier list largely debatable and likely to change, due to the list reflecting all changes up to update [[1.1.3]]. | Despite this, Lucina has received a number of significant buffs up to and including update [[1.1.4]], which have helped shrink the gap between her and Marth. Additionally, the buffs from 1.1.4 make her placement in the tier list largely debatable and likely to change, due to the list reflecting all changes up to update [[1.1.3]]. | ||