Duck Hunt (SSBU)

Duck Hunt; in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Universe	Duck Hunt
Other playable appearance	in SSB4; ; ;
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	NES Zapper Posse

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This article is about Duck Hunt's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For the character in other contexts, see Duck Hunt.

“	This duo excels at long-range attacks, like kicking exploding cans and throwing clay pigeons. For their Final Smash, three games from the Light Gun Series team up: Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley, and Wild Gunman!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Duck Hunt (ダックハント, Duckhunt), known in PAL regions as Duck Hunt Duo, are playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. They were confirmed as playable characters on June 12, 2018. Duck Hunt is classified as fighter #59.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

Duck Hunt's model features a more subdued color scheme, with the dog and duck featuring fur and feather detailing, respectively.
Duck Hunt now has voice clips during gameplay, consisting of realistic dog noises and duck quacks.

Attributes

Like all characters, Duck Hunt’'s jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 4).
Duck Hunt dashes much faster.
Duck Hunt is lighter, reducing their survivability.

Ground Attacks

Neutral attack's animation is faster.
Up tilt has fewer startup frames.
All smash attacks have less end lag, making them less punishable.
- All smash attacks connect more reliably. This significantly improves Duck Hunt's ability to KO.
Forward smash deals more knockback.

Aerial Attacks

Neutral aerial has less end lag.
Forward aerial has less end lag.
Down aerial has fewer startup frames and less end lag.

Special Moves

Trick Shot is slower and more floaty, but starts further forward.
- The can is now able to be hit with an attack midair, allowing Duck Hunt to cover more options.
- Trick Shot has more end lag.
Clay Shooting has fewer startup frames.
Clay shooting faces the screen more.
Duck Jump can be acted out of with an attack or air dodge.
Wild Gunman has less end lag.
NES Zapper Posse has a larger hitbox.

Role in World of Light

Duck Hunt was among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army of Master Hands.

Duck Hunt was present when Galeem unleashed its beams of light. The duo was seen panicking alongside Villager and a composed Wii Fit Trainer, with the dog covering his eyes and the duck attempting to lift the dog off the floor with Duck Jump. The duo was transformed into a spirit alongside the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby.