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*{{change|Ness' socks have more visible vertical lines.}}
*{{change|Ness' socks have more visible vertical lines.}}
*{{change|[[Airdodge]] now has a different animation, similar to Melee.}}
*{{change|[[Airdodge]] now has a different animation, similar to Melee.}}
===Attributes===
*{{buff|Ness [[dash]]es faster.}}
*{{nerf|Since the removal of pivot grabs in ''Ultimate'', Ness no longer pivot grab, weakening his neutral game.}}


===Ground Attacks===
===Ground Attacks===
*{{change|Ness' yo-yo now has the text "SUPER NINTENDO 2018 MOTHER".}}
*{{change|Ness' yo-yo now has the text "SUPER NINTENDO 2018 MOTHER".}}
**{{change|The yo-yo now makes windy spheres while in motion.}}
**{{change|The yo-yo now makes windy spheres while in motion.}}
*{{buff|Jab now connects more reliably.}}


===Aerial Attacks===
===Aerial Attacks===
*{{change|Ness now waves his hands and emits PSI in the air in his [[Up Air]], in a manner similar to Peach's up air. It deals good knockback.}}
*{{change|Ness now waves his hands and emits PSI in the air in his [[Up Air]], in a manner similar to Peach's up air. It deals good knockback.}}
**{{change|This attack now has multi-hit properties, and produces a magic effect.}}
**{{change|This attack now has multi-hit properties, and produces a magic effect.}}
*{{buff|[[Up Air]] now deal more damage.}}
*{{buff|PSI now emits from Ness's hands in his [[Neutral Air]], similar to Zelda's magic. This increases his range.}}
*{{buff|PSI now emits from Ness's hands in his [[Neutral Air]], similar to Zelda's magic. This increases his range.}}
**{{change|It also uses a different sound effect.}}
**{{change|It also uses a different sound effect.}}
*{{buff|[[Back air]] now deals more damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Down air]] now has reduced endlag.}}
*{{buff|[[Down air]] now has reduced endlag.}}


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*{{change|Ness now grabs and holds his opponents and pummels them with PSI, mirroring Zelda's grab.}}
*{{change|Ness now grabs and holds his opponents and pummels them with PSI, mirroring Zelda's grab.}}
**{{change|The pummel makes a magic effect and a magic sound effect instead of a normal punch effect.}}
**{{change|The pummel makes a magic effect and a magic sound effect instead of a normal punch effect.}}
*{{buff|Ness back throw is overall stronger.}}
*{{nerf|Knockback on down throw is stronger, reducing his chance of doing combo setups.}}
*{{change|Ness' down throw uses the PK Fire effect from ''EarthBound''.}}
*{{change|Ness' down throw uses the PK Fire effect from ''EarthBound''.}}
*{{buff|PK Fire hitbox is larger.}}
*{{nerf|Ness' pummel is noticeably slower.}}
*{{nerf|Ness' pummel is noticeably slower.}}



Revision as of 17:27, June 15, 2018

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Ness
in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Ness
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Universe EarthBound
Other playable appearances in SSB
in Melee
in Brawl
in SSB4
Availability Starter
Final Smash PK Starstorm
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Ness (ネス, Ness) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Aesthetics

  • Change Like many other characters, Ness faces the screen more often than he did in the previous games.
  • Change Many of Ness' PSI moves now have their respective PSI graphics from EarthBound.
  • Change Ness no longer swings his arms in his idle animation.
  • Change Ness' socks have more visible vertical lines.
  • Change Airdodge now has a different animation, similar to Melee.

Attributes

  • Buff Ness dashes faster.
  • Nerf Since the removal of pivot grabs in Ultimate, Ness no longer pivot grab, weakening his neutral game.

Ground Attacks

  • Change Ness' yo-yo now has the text "SUPER NINTENDO 2018 MOTHER".
    • Change The yo-yo now makes windy spheres while in motion.
  • Buff Jab now connects more reliably.

Aerial Attacks

  • Change Ness now waves his hands and emits PSI in the air in his Up Air, in a manner similar to Peach's up air. It deals good knockback.
    • Change This attack now has multi-hit properties, and produces a magic effect.
  • Buff Up Air now deal more damage.
  • Buff PSI now emits from Ness's hands in his Neutral Air, similar to Zelda's magic. This increases his range.
    • Change It also uses a different sound effect.
  • Buff Back air now deals more damage.
  • Buff Down air now has reduced endlag.

Throws/other attacks

  • Change Ness now grabs and holds his opponents and pummels them with PSI, mirroring Zelda's grab.
    • Change The pummel makes a magic effect and a magic sound effect instead of a normal punch effect.
  • Buff Ness back throw is overall stronger.
  • Nerf Knockback on down throw is stronger, reducing his chance of doing combo setups.
  • Change Ness' down throw uses the PK Fire effect from EarthBound.
  • Buff PK Fire hitbox is larger.
  • Nerf Ness' pummel is noticeably slower.

Special moves

  • Buff Ness no longer free falls after using PK Flash in the air.
  • Buff PK Flash moves more quickly and travels much longer.
  • Change Ness poses differently when using PK Fire, pointing in the direction of the move instead. He also gets some slight pushback, similar to Lucas's pushback after using it on the ground.
    • Change Ness leaves a red spark on his shooting hand until he fires PK Fire, similar to the effect in Lucas' down smash.
  • Nerf PK Fire starts up more slowly.
  • Change PK Thunder now has an angle indicator to indicate Ness's PK Thunder 2 trajectory when the ball of lighting travels close enough to him.
  • Change PSI Magnet now has the on-screen effect from EarthBound and visible suction around the outside of the magnet.
  • Buff PSI Magnet is now slightly larger, with a hitbox similar to Lucas's version of the move.
  • Change PK Starstorm is now similar to its Brawl iteration, firing slower meteors that spread out over the stage. Paula and Poo join Ness in his Final Smash, and PK Starstorm background effects from EarthBound also appear during the Smash.

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