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When ''Ultimate'' released, Roy looked promising in the meta due to the universal decreased landing lag on aerials and ability to use tilts out of a dash, which drastically fixed one of his biggest weaknesses. Along with his excellent mobility and some of the strongest KO power in the game, many professionals believed that Roy could potentially be a top-tier character. However, people also noticed that his echo fighter, Chrom, despite having less power and a significantly worse recovery than Roy, was more consistent due to his lack of sourspots, making him noticeably better at spacing than Roy. Chrom also had a notorious sacrificial KO move from his forward aerial to Soaring Slash. As such, Chrom was widely agreed to be one of the best characters in the game and was considered to be better than Roy. Despite this, Roy has achieved many noteworthy results and is still thought to be significantly improved from ''Smash 4'', as he’s agreed to be a high-tier or even top-tier | When ''Ultimate'' released, Roy looked promising in the meta due to the universal decreased landing lag on aerials and ability to use tilts out of a dash, which drastically fixed one of his biggest weaknesses. Along with his excellent mobility and some of the strongest KO power in the game, many professionals believed that Roy could potentially be a top-tier character. However, people also noticed that his echo fighter, Chrom, despite having less power and a significantly worse recovery than Roy, was more consistent due to his lack of sourspots, making him noticeably better at spacing than Roy. Chrom also had a notorious sacrificial KO move from his forward aerial to Soaring Slash. As such, Chrom was widely agreed to be one of the best characters in the game and was considered to be better than Roy. Despite this, Roy has achieved many noteworthy results and is still thought to be significantly improved from ''Smash 4'', as he’s agreed to be a high-tier or even top-tier characte | ||
Chrom would later receive a nerf to his Soaring Slash, which made it so that it will KO himself before his opponent when performing a sacrificial KO. Most professionals now believe that Roy is better than Chrom because of Roy’s better KO power and recovery. | Chrom would later receive a nerf to his Soaring Slash, which made it so that it will KO himself before his opponent when performing a sacrificial KO. Most professionals now believe that Roy is better than Chrom because of Roy’s better KO power and recovery. | ||
In more recent times, Roy has achieved consistent success through players such as {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|Goblin}}, {{Sm|Stroder}}, and {{Sm|Cyro}}. Roy also performs well against many meta-relevant characters, such as {{SSBU|Wolf}}, {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, {{SSBU|Fox}}, and {{SSBU|Olimar}}. {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Marss}}, and {{Sm|MkLeo}} also view Roy as a top-tier character, with some players believing that he is better than Lucina and one of the best swordfighters alongside {{SSBU|Pyra}}/{{SSBU|Mythra}} and {{SSBU|Shulk}}. | In more recent times, Roy has achieved consistent success through players such as {{Sm|Kola}}, {{Sm|Goblin}}, {{Sm|Mugen}}, {{Sm|Flow|p=France|France}}, {{Sm|Stroder}}, and {{Sm|Cyro}}. Roy also performs well against many meta-relevant characters, such as {{SSBU|Wolf}}, {{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}}, {{SSBU|Sonic}}, {{SSBU|Fox}}, and {{SSBU|Olimar}}, while having difficult matchups against characters, such as {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Greninja}}}, {{SSBU|Pichu}}, and {{SSBU|Inkling}}. {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|Tweek}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|Marss}}, and {{Sm|MkLeo}} also view Roy as a top-tier character, with some players believing that he is better than Lucina and one of the best swordfighters alongside {{SSBU|Pyra}}/{{SSBU|Mythra}} and {{SSBU|Shulk}}. | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||