Momentum canceling: Difference between revisions

'''Momentum canceling''' is a staple [[technique]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''{{'}}s [[metagame]] that reduces the momentum of a character in midair, and makes characters harder to [[KO]]. The technique involves executing aerials, specials, or air dodges to halt a character that is knocked into the air. Since, in ''Brawl'', attacks and [[air dodge]]s can be performed while [[tumbling]] and reeling, it is possible to use these moves, in combination with others, to slow a character's aerial movement, and avoid crossing [[blast line]]s and being [[KO]]d. A prominent example of a momentum canceling move is {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s [[Oil Panic]], which negates all aerial momentum immediately, and may be used after tumbling has ended.