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Sacrificial KOs are useful if the user has a high percentage and the opponent has a low percentage; as the user is likely to be KOed soon, taking down a comparatively fresh opponent at the same time can even out the match. If the user has a lead in stocks, sacrificial KOs accelerate the match and can even score victories if the victim only has one stock remaining. In the same way, low-damage or trailing players should avoid using sacrificial KOs, as this simply brings them closer to losing. If both players have only one stock remaining, then the user can win, lose, or enter [[Sudden Death]], depending on the exact characteristics of the individual technique. | Sacrificial KOs are useful if the user has a high percentage and the opponent has a low percentage; as the user is likely to be KOed soon, taking down a comparatively fresh opponent at the same time can even out the match. If the user has a lead in stocks, sacrificial KOs accelerate the match and can even score victories if the victim only has one stock remaining. In the same way, low-damage or trailing players should avoid using sacrificial KOs, as this simply brings them closer to losing. If both players have only one stock remaining, then the user can win, lose, or enter [[Sudden Death]], depending on the exact characteristics of the individual technique. | ||
In ''Smash 4'', any attempt at a sacrificial KO where the initiator always loses releases their opponent after they SD, allowing some characters to return to the stage if their recovery is good enough, making them much less useful in non-last stock situations. | In ''Smash 4'', any attempt at a sacrificial KO where the initiator always loses or releases their opponent after they SD, allowing some characters to return to the stage if their recovery is good enough, making them much less useful in non-last stock situations. | ||
Sacrificial KOs are typically named by combining the suffix "-cide" with the first part of the character's name; this convention was popularised by American smasher {{Sm|t1mmy}} and his [[machinima]] entitled "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phVFKAxETlg 1-800-KIRBYCIDE]". | Sacrificial KOs are typically named by combining the suffix "-cide" with the first part of the character's name; this convention was popularised by American smasher {{Sm|t1mmy}} and his [[machinima]] entitled "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phVFKAxETlg 1-800-KIRBYCIDE]". | ||
