Abandon Ship!
| Abandon Ship! | |
|---|---|
 Abandon Ship in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | |
| User | Bowser Jr. |
| Universe | Mario |
Abandon Ship! (自爆ジャンプ, Self-destruct Jump), called Abandon Ship in the PAL version, is Bowser Jr.'s up special move.
Overview
When used, Bowser Jr. jumps out of the Koopa Clown Car, which explodes when it hits the ground. When the Car is falling, it will do 5% damage, and upon exploding, will do 13% with moderately high knockback. Bowser Jr. gains a new Koopa Clown Car upon hitting the ground or grabbing a ledge.
If Bowser Jr. is in midair after performing this move, he can only attack in front of and behind him with a hammer, or perform an air dodge. The hammer does 15% damage and has KO potential around 115%. Also, if Bowser Jr. is hit in midair, he will not be able to use this move or any other moves involving the Clown Car for a short while or until he airdodges.
Customization
Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the known variations:
| 1. Abandon Ship! | 2. Meteor Ejection | 3. Koopa Meteor |
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| "Eject from the Junior Clown Car just before it explodes. You can attack while you fall." | "Jump out of the Junior Clown Car, and send it crashing to the ground." | "Launch high into the air before the Junior Clown Car explodes, firing you downwards." |
- Abandon Ship!: Default.
- Meteor Ejection: Vertical height is reduced in return for the move gaining Meteor Smash properties upon starting the move. Contact with the falling Car is 3% damage, and the explosion is 10% damage. The hammer can still be used after ejecting and is the exact same as the default move.
- Koopa Meteor: The Koopa Clown Car flies straight up and explodes, sending Bowser Jr. crashing down, and does 17% to anyone hit on the way down with strong vertical knock back. Upon going down, pressing "A" will cancel the move into a hammer swing, and allows Bowser Jr. to move horizontally quicker. A stage's ledge cannot be grabbed on the way up, only on the way down.
Meteor Ejection being used in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
The rising part of Koopa Meteor.
The ensuing explosion in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Manual descriptions
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
"Eject from the Junior Clown Car just before it explodes."
Origin
This move is an original move invented for Super Smash Bros 4. However, Bowser Jr.'s machines in Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2 explode upon defeat. It also shares its name with a mini-game in Mario Party 2.
The jumping animation for the move is the same one from New Super Mario Bros. Wii, most evident in the third Bowser Jr. fight. The hammer Bowser Jr. swings while in the air is similar to the one used by Hammer Bro. enemies. Bowser threw such hammers in Super Mario Bros. and Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, but Bowser Jr. was also shown wielding similar hammers in Super Mario Maker and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Gallery
The explosion hits Toon Link.
The hammer swing.
- Boswer Jr. Abandon Ship SSB4.jpg
Trivia
- Although one of Bowser Jr.'s custom specials is Koopa Meteor, it is not a meteor smash.
