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|caption=Luigi charging Green Missile in ''[[Ultimate|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

The '''Green Missile''' ({{ja|ルイージロケット|Ruīji Roketto}}, ''Luigi Rocket'') is [[Luigi]]'s [[side special move]].

The move can be charged for about three seconds, and once let go, Luigi launches himself sideways like a rocket, with the distance and [[damage]] being based on how long the move is charged. At full charge, the move can reliably KO under 150%; however, it is not often used to KO due to being extremely predictable and taking too long to charge. Despite this, it still remains a very powerful KO move.

The move is essential to Luigi's recovery. Because of Luigi's atrocious air mobility (having the worst [[air speed]] in the first two games and the 2nd worst in the latter three, in addition to [[Super Jump Punch|an up special]] that provides no horizontal movement), he cannot return to the stage reliably if he is sent far offstage. Green Missile allows him to cover significant horizontal distance and does not render him [[helpless]], allowing him to use his double jump and up special to return to the stage. Additionally, the move has a small amount of [[intangibility]] upon release that can potentially protect Luigi from opponents' edgeguard attempts (a trait which only applies to regular Missiles in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' and misfires in ''SSB4'' onwards). However, the move has a noticeable amount of ending lag and leaves Luigi vulnerable when using it, making it very susceptible to edgeguarding, especially if the opponent is willing to endure the hit to reduce the distance Luigi travels. Thus, it is crucial to mix things up to avoid becoming predictable.  

The move also has a small chance to "misfire", an effect officially known as '''Overzealous Green Missile'''. A misfire's distance and damage will not be affected by how much it is charged, with both being greater than even a fully charged regular Green Missile. The probability of misfiring is {{fractions|1|8}} for  ''[[Melee]]'' and ''[[Brawl]]'' and {{fractions|1|10}} for ''[[SSB4]]'' and ''[[Ultimate]]''. When one occurs, the move's animation will have a noticeable fire/rocket effect. In ''Melee'', Luigi's eyes will close as if he was struck, as opposed to being halfway open during a normal Green Missile; ''SSB4'' introduced a unique sound effect, and Luigi spins as if [[reeling]] in ''Ultimate''. In ''Smash 4'' onwards, Luigi can never misfire in [[Home-Run Contest]].

A misfire can allow Luigi to cover significantly greater horizontal distances than normal; however, as implied by the name, a misfire is not always beneficial. For example, if the move is aimed at an opponent who dodges and the move misfires, Luigi will likely travel horizontally a long distance off the stage regardless of the move's charge, making it very hard for him to get back on (as well as leaving him vulnerable to [[edgeguarding]]). In ''Melee'', the spontaneous misfire fires Luigi extremely far, nearly three times the distance of an uncharged Green Missile and farther than the length of {{SSBM|Final Destination}}, potentially causing an [[SD]]. This has been toned down from ''Brawl'' onwards to about twice the regular distance, meaning a SD will generally not occur while Luigi is onstage.

 

 

 

 

In ''Melee'', an uncharged Missile will travel farther if the control stick is [[tap]]ped, rather than just held, during the input. In ''SSB4'', Green Missile will also charge faster and deal more damage in the same manner as [[Skull Bash]]. In the same game, the indicator of Luigi's charge is shortened from 6 to 5 flashes, and the damage is increased from 6% to 9%.

 

The move is similar to [[Skull Bash]], though Skull Bash cannot misfire.

Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:

{{CustomSet|Luigi|Side|name1=Green Missile|desc1-ntsc=A sideways dive that can be charged. It's Luigi, so this move can backfire.|desc1-pal=A sideways dive. Can be charged. Can also get stuck in walls and even explode sometimes!|name2=Floating Missile|desc2-ntsc=Flies sideways in a straight line. Charges up quickly but doesn't do a lot of damage.|desc2-pal=Flies sideways in a straight line. Charges up quickly, but doesn't do as much damage.|name3=Quick Missile|desc3-ntsc=Fly faster and farther than normal, sliding across the ground if you miss.|desc3-pal=Flies sideways at high speed and further than normal, sliding across the ground if you miss.}}

# '''Floating Missile''': The move charges up at a much quicker rate, and flies forward in a straight line, for a longer period of time (although it goes the same distance). Compared to the regular Green Missile, opponents take knockback at a steeper angle if they are hit ([[Sakurai angle|361]] -> [[Semi-spike|30]]). However, the move has noticeably lower damage (6-21 -> 4-18) (25 -> 23 misfired), subsequently killing much later even in spite of the said steeper knockback angle. {{Main|Luigi (SSB4)/Side special/Custom 1}}

# '''Quick Missile''': Luigi flies faster and travels noticeably further than normal, significantly aiding his recovery. However the move has marginally longer charging time, somewhat increased landing lag and reduced damage (6-21% -> 5-20%) especially when misfired (25% -> 20%) and as such it kills later. In addition, the variant has a 7% misfire rate (down from the default 10%) and a 75% rate of sticking in walls if moving fast enough (up from the default 50%). {{Main|Luigi (SSB4)/Side special/Custom 2}}

QuickMissileWiiU.jpg|Quick Missile in {{forwiiu}}.

 

|ssbmtrophydesc=The Green Missile is similar to Pikachu's Skull Bash, but there's a 12.5% chance of a spontaneous misfire.

|ssb4-3desc=Charge it to dive across the stage. Sometimes backfires.

|ssbudesc=Charges up a diving attack that can explode with unexpected power.

The move is unique to ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash Bros.]]'', as Luigi has never used a move like this in any {{uv|Mario}} game. Luigi has been known to have a comical style though, as mentioned on [http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/hidden03.html the official ''Smash Bros.'' website], which could explain the Green Missile's rather silly execution.

Like the [[Egg Roll]] and [[Whirling Fortress]], the Green Missile has appeared in games released after its introduction in ''Melee''. Luigi would later use this move as one of his attacks in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Sports Mix}}'', and he also uses a similar move in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games}}''. Luigi (and [[Princess Peach]]) did a similar move in ''{{s|mariowiki|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!}}'' episode ''{{s|mariowiki|The Adventures of Sherlock Mario}}''.

==Gallery==

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MeleeGreenMissileNormal.png|Green Missile in ''Melee''.

headstuck.jpg|Luigi getting his head stuck in a wall.

Green Missile SSBB.jpg|Green Missile in ''Brawl'' (misfire).

GreenMissile3DS.JPG|Green Missile in {{for3ds}}.

SSB4GreenMissileNormal.jpg|Green Missile in {{forwiiu}}.

Luigi SSBU Skill Preview Side Special.png|Green Missile as shown by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.

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*As noted above, Green Missile's charging stage gains notable vertical distance when used immediately after a jump in ''Brawl'' onwards. [[Luigi Cyclone]] shared this property until ''Ultimate''. When these two moves are combined with his usual recovery move (optimally in the order jumped Green Missile→jumped Cyclone→Green Missile at apex of height→[[Super Jump Punch]]), it becomes possible for Luigi to travel absurd distances aerially, being able to easily perform many [[stage jump]]s, including clearing the entire [[Online Practice Stage]] and traversing [[Temple]] aboveground.

*[[Luigi (SSBM)/Side special]]

==See also==

*{{Sm|PimpUigi}}'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfORUZJzHVA Under the Sea] video