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'''R.O.B.''' ({{ja|ロボット|Robotto}}, ''Robot'') was officially revealed as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' on October 15th, 2014 alongside {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}. His attacks seem to have the same properties as in ''Brawl'', but are performed differently, such as crouching when performing his forward smash and raising his arms when using [[Robo Burner]].  
'''R.O.B.''' ({{ja|ロボット|Robotto}}, ''Robot'') was officially revealed as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' on October 15th, 2014 alongside {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}. R.O.B. reuses his mechanical sound effects from ''Brawl'' (albeit edited to sound quieter) and now appears more in-line with how he looks [[R.O.B.|as a toy in real life]], such as his body looking glossier more so than metallic and slightly adjusted proportions.


==How to unlock==
==How to unlock==
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==Attributes==
==Attributes==
{{incomplete|Started R.O.B's attributes section.}}
{{incomplete|Started R.O.B's attributes section.}}
R.O.B's playstyle remains unchanged from ''Brawl''. He is a zoning-oriented character with a very strong projectile game to keep his opponents at bay.
As in ''Brawl'', R.O.B. is a zoning-oriented character with a strong projectile game to keep his opponents at bay. However, his zoning ability has been hampered somewhat in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', with [[Gyro]] in particular being the most negatively affected. Conversely, his previously poor KOing ability has been drastically improved, as he now has a number of reliable options to score KOs.


==Changes from ''Brawl''==
==Changes from ''Brawl''==
R.O.B. has been [[buff]]ed in the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''SSB4''. He has had his previously poor KOing ability improved, with many of his old KOing moves being made more powerful or slightly easier to connect, as well as being given access to new KO moves such as his heavily buffed up aerial and up throw. R.O.B. also benefits from the re-balancing of other characters who countered him in ''Brawl'', most infamously {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, as well as being slightly more equipped to handle the new characters that are commonly seen competitively. R.O.B. also received some [[nerf]]s, however. His powerful zoning ability has been hampered due to ''SSB4'' removing [[glide toss]]ing and his projectile and spacing tools having been made slower and/or given less reach. Although [[Robo Beam]]'s super variation was slightly improved, a fully charged [[Gyro]] has lost a lot of its damage potential. This makes approaching more important, as R.O.B. is now more poor at projectile trading and effectively forces him to engage in a mix of zoning and close quarters combat in order to score KOs. R.O.B.'s recovery was also slightly toned down, being slower and easier to punish.
R.O.B. has been [[buff]]ed in the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''SSB4''. He has had his previously poor KOing ability improved, with many of his old KOing moves being made more powerful or slightly easier to connect, as well as being given access to new KO moves such as his heavily buffed up aerial and up throw. R.O.B. also benefits from the re-balancing of other characters who countered him in ''Brawl'', most infamously {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, as well as being slightly better equipped to handle the new characters that are commonly seen competitively. R.O.B. also received some [[nerf]]s, however. His powerful zoning game has been hampered due to ''SSB4'' removing [[glide toss]]ing and his projectile and spacing tools having been made slower and/or given less reach. Although [[Robo Beam]]'s super variation was slightly improved, a fully charged [[Gyro]] has lost a lot of its damage potential. This makes approaching more important, as R.O.B. is now poorer at projectile trading and effectively forces him to engage in a mix of zoning and close quarters combat in order to score KOs. R.O.B.'s recovery was also slightly toned down, being slower and easier to punish.


[[Character customization|Custom moves]] can alleviate many of R.O.B.'s weaknesses, with High-Speed Burner allowing R.O.B. to combo easier and improve his recovery considerably, and both variations to Robo Beam slightly improving his projectile game. Overall, R.O.B. is a more competitively viable character in that he still possesses many of the positive traits he possessed in ''Brawl'', while having one of his most significant faults (KOing ability) addressed. This has resulted in overall average [[tournament]] results, although he has fared much better in custom move-allowed tournaments due to the aforementioned improvements that High-Speed Burner and both variations of Robo Beam grant him.
[[Character customization|Custom moves]] can alleviate many of R.O.B.'s weaknesses, with High-Speed Burner allowing R.O.B. to combo easier and improve his recovery considerably, and both variations to Robo Beam slightly improving his projectile game. Overall, R.O.B. is a more competitively viable character in that he still possesses many of the positive traits he possessed in ''Brawl'', while having one of his most significant faults (KOing ability) addressed. This has resulted in overall average [[tournament]] results, although he has fared much better in custom move-allowed tournaments due to the aforementioned improvements that High-Speed Burner and both variations of Robo Beam grant him.
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*{{buff|R.O.B. walks slightly faster (1.1 → 1.122).}}
*{{buff|R.O.B. walks slightly faster (1.1 → 1.122).}}
*{{buff|R.O.B. dashes slightly faster (1.5 → 1.568).}}
*{{buff|R.O.B. dashes slightly faster (1.5 → 1.568).}}
*{{buff|R.O.B. has greater [[air speed]] (0.89 → 1.08).}}
*{{buff|R.O.B.'s [[air speed]] is faster (0.89 → 1.08).}}
*{{change|R.O.B.'s [[falling speed]] is much faster (1.2 → 1.6).}}
*{{change|R.O.B.'s [[falling speed]] is much faster (1.2 → 1.6).}}
*{{change|R.O.B.'s size has increased, making him easier to combo, but improving his range in some attacks.}}
*{{change|R.O.B.'s size has increased, making him easier to combo, but improving his range in some attacks.}}
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===Ground attacks===
===Ground attacks===
*{{nerf|Forward tilt's reach was reduced, being about two-thirds of what it was before.}}
*{{nerf|Forward tilt's reach was reduced, being about two-thirds of what it was before.}}
*{{nerf|Up tilt's side hitboxes no longer effectively launch opponents into the main upper hitbox, and now have almost no horizontal reach, making it effectively useless against opponents who aren't above R.O.B. or at least very near his torso.}}
*{{nerf|Up tilt's side hitboxes no longer effectively launch opponents into the main upper hitbox and now have almost no horizontal reach, making it effectively useless against opponents who are not above R.O.B. or at least very close to his torso.}}
*{{buff|Up tilt has slightly more vertical reach.}}
*{{buff|Up tilt has slightly more vertical reach.}}
*{{buff|Dash attack has better reach, and it deals 2% more damage.}}
*{{buff|Dash attack has better reach deals more slightly more damage (6% → 8% (arms), 5% → 7% (arms' tips)).}}
*{{buff|R.O.B.'s forward smash was heavily altered; R.O.B. now positions himself like a cannon down and fires a longer laser beam. This altered forward smash has significantly more reach and larger hitboxes (possessing about twice the reach of his old forward smash). Its sweetspot is also more powerful, dealing 3% more damage with slightly stronger knockback, while covering a larger portion of the attack. Its sourspot is drastically weaker, dealing 5% less damage, but it hits where the move wouldn't have hit at all in ''Brawl''.}}
*{{buff|R.O.B.'s forward smash was heavily altered; R.O.B. now positions himself like a cannon down and fires a longer laser beam. This altered forward smash has significantly more reach and larger hitboxes (possessing about twice the reach of his old forward smash). Its sweetspot also deals more damage (14% → 17% (base), 13% → 16% (mid), 12% → 15% (tip)) and slightly stronger knockback, while covering a larger portion of the attack. Although its sourspot deals 5% less damage, it now hits where the move would not have hit at all in ''Brawl''.}}
*{{nerf|Forward smash has slightly more start-up.}}
*{{nerf|Forward smash has slightly more start-up lag.}}
*{{change|As R.O.B. charges his forward smash, his head spins clockwise.}}
*{{change|As R.O.B. charges his forward smash, his head spins clockwise.}}
*{{buff|R.O.B.'s arms now produces hitboxes during his up smash, which knocks opponents into the sweetspot (the thrusters), which makes the move much easier to land (as it can now hit opponents on the ground to either side of R.O.B.), resulting in a much better KOing option, as well as a powerful [[out of shield]] punish option. These new hitboxes also allow the move to deal 3% more damage for a total of 17% damage.}}
*{{buff|R.O.B.'s arms now produces hitboxes during his up smash, which knocks opponents into the sweetspot (the thrusters) and not only makes the move much easier to land (as it can now hit opponents on the ground to either side of R.O.B.), but also results in becoming both a much better KOing option as well as a powerful [[out of shield]] punishing option. These new hitboxes also allow the move to deal more damage (12% → 15% (base), 13% → 16% (mid), 14% → 17% (tip)).}}
*{{buff|Down smash's final hit is much more powerful, and now sends opponents on a much more favorable [[semi-spike]] trajectory instead of a highly undesirable diagonal trajectory, making it a significantly more viable KO move overall and making it a more rewarding move to hit with in general (as opponents will now be hit offstage into an unfavorable recovery position, instead of into the air with no follow-up capability). Down smash also deals 2% more damage if all hits connect.}}
*{{buff|Down smash's final hit is much more powerful, and now sends opponents on a much more favorable [[semi-spike]] trajectory instead of a highly undesirable diagonal trajectory. This makes it both a significantly more viable KOing option and a more rewarding move to hit with in general, as opponents will now be launched off-stage into an unfavorable recovery position, instead of into the air with no follow-up capability. Down smash also deals slightly more damage (2% → 4% (hits 1-4), 5% → 7% (hit 5)) if all hits connect.}}
*{{nerf|Down smash has slightly slower startup lag.}}
*{{nerf|Down smash has slightly more start-up lag.}}


===Aerial attacks===
===Aerial attacks===
*{{buff|Neutral aerial has fewer start-up, ending, and landing frames, and can now [[auto-cancel]] in a short hop. Besides making the move safer to use, it can now be used as an effective combo starter.}}
*{{buff|Neutral aerial has fewer start-up, ending, and landing frames, and can now [[auto-cancel]] from a short hop. Besides making the move safer to use, it can now be used as an effective combo starter.}}
*{{nerf|Neutral aerial is significantly weaker, now dealing 3% less damage and no longer KOing until beyond 150%.}}
*{{nerf|Neutral aerial is significantly weaker, deals less damage (10% → 7%) and no longer KOs until beyond 150%.}}
*{{nerf|Forward aerial deals 3% less damage, with drastically reduced knockback, reach, and duration, no longer being able to KO even at very high damages.}}
*{{nerf|Forward aerial deals less damage (10% → 7% (clean) and 6% → 3% (late)). Its drastically reduced knockback, reach, and duration also no longer enables it to KO even at very high percents.}}
*{{buff|Forward aerial has slightly less ending and landing lag.}}
*{{buff|Forward aerial has slightly less ending and landing lag.}}
*{{change|Forward aerial has a slightly altered animation, where R.O.B. swings his arms out from above more forcefully and follows through fully with his swing, instead of keeping his arms out.}}
*{{change|Forward aerial has a slightly altered animation, where R.O.B. swings his arms out from above more forcefully and follows through fully with his swing, instead of keeping his arms out.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial propels R.O.B. significantly farther, making the move safer and increasing its utility as a recovery aid. It is also slightly more powerful, dealing 1% more damage with slightly increased knockback.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial propels R.O.B. significantly farther, making the move safer and increasing its utility as a recovery aid. It is also slightly more powerful, dealing 1% more damage with slightly increased knockback.}}
*{{nerf|Back aerial has slightly more start-up lag.}}
*{{nerf|Back aerial has slightly more start-up lag.}}
*{{buff|Up aerial now has a proper finishing hit, which is strong enough to be a KOing option, especially near the upper [[blast line]] with its high base knockback. While it consists of significantly fewer hits, reducing its maximum damage output by 10% (now causing the move to deal 10% damage total if all hits connect), it gives opponents less opportunity to [[SDI]] out, making the move more difficult to escape, and thus improving its reliability as a KO move and general follow-up option.}}
*{{buff|Up aerial now has a proper finishing hit, which is strong enough to be a KOing option, especially near the upper [[blast line]] with its high base knockback. While it consists of significantly fewer hits, which also drastically reduces its maximum damage output (20% → 10%) if all hits connect, it gives opponents less opportunity to [[SDI]] out and thus makes the move more difficult to escape, improving its reliability as a KOing option and general follow-up option.}}
*{{buff|Down aerial has faster start-up, and the new ledge mechanics allow R.O.B. to more easily meteor smash opponents who regrab the ledge without renewing their ledge invincibility. The move's hitboxes also go slightly below the ledge.}}
*{{buff|Down aerial has faster start-up, and the new ledge mechanics allow R.O.B. to more easily meteor smash opponents who regrab the ledge without renewing their ledge invincibility. The move's hitboxes also go slightly below the ledge.}}


===Grab and throws===
===Grab and throws===
*{{nerf|Forward throw is slightly weaker, dealing 2% less damage and slightly weaker knockback.}}
*{{nerf|Forward throw deals less damage (10% → 8%) and has slightly weaker knockback.}}
*{{buff|Up throw's knockback scaling was significantly improved, making it a reliable KOing option under 150%. R.O.B. will also land on platforms above he passes by when using the move, allowing R.O.B. to use the move closer to the top blast lines when under a platform and thus buffing its KOing ability even further. It also deals 2% more damage. While rare, R.O.B. can additionally use it for a [[suicide KO]] if on a moving platform, as R.O.B. continues with the move all the way to the bottom blast line if there's no platform underneath.}}
*{{buff|Up throw's knockback scaling was significantly improved, making it a reliable KOing option under 150%. R.O.B. will also land on platforms above he passes by when using the move, allowing R.O.B. to use the move closer to the top blast lines when under a platform and thus buffing its KOing ability even further. It also deals slightly more damage (10% → 12%). While rare, R.O.B. can additionally use it for a [[suicide KO]] if on a moving platform, as R.O.B. continues with the move all the way to the bottom blast line if there's no platform underneath.}}
*{{buff|The removal of hitstun cancelling makes down throw an excellent combo starter, with a guaranteed followup into his up aerial up to mid-high damages (depending on [[rage]]). Down throw can also setup a KO combo to up aerial at high damages if the R.O.B. player can read the opponent's reaction.}}
*{{buff|The removal of hitstun cancelling makes down throw an excellent combo starter, with a guaranteed follow-up into his up aerial up to mid-high percents depending on [[rage]]. Down throw can also setup a KOing combo to up aerial at high percents if R.O.B. can properly read the opponent's reaction.}}


===Special moves===
===Special moves===
*{{buff|Super [[Robo Beam]] charges faster, is wider, and is slightly more powerful, dealing 1% more damage with slightly increased knockback.}}
*{{buff|Super [[Robo Beam]] charges faster, is wider, and is slightly more powerful, dealing 1% more damage with slightly increased knockback.}}
*{{nerf|Both types of lasers shot by Robo Beam travel slower, more so for Super Robo Beam, and the uncharged laser deals 1% less damage.}}
*{{nerf|Both types of lasers shot by Robo Beam travel slower, more so for Super Robo Beam, and the uncharged laser deals 1% less damage.}}
*{{change|Super Robo Beam's laser is aesthetically different, being a wide, brighter, and more colorful beam.}}
*{{change|Super Robo Beam's laser is aesthetically different, being a wider, brighter, and more colorful beam.}}
*{{buff|[[Arm Rotor]] has been drastically improved in multiple ways. It now has a proper finishing hit that launches opponents away at the end of move, making the move significantly safer to use as an attack, and the final hit is powerful enough to KO around 150%. R.O.B. can also now move significantly back and forth while using the move, for a possible total distance of up to half of {{SSB4|Final Destination}}'s length, significantly aiding the move's offensive capabilities as well as making the move much safer. The previous two points combined with the move's reduced SDI capacity also allows the move to deal significantly more damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Arm Rotor]] has been drastically improved in multiple ways. It now has a proper finishing hit that launches opponents away at the end of move, making the move significantly safer to use as an attack, and the final hit is powerful enough to KO around 150%. R.O.B. can also now move significantly back and forth while using the move, for a possible total distance of up to half of {{SSB4|Final Destination}}'s length, significantly aiding the move's offensive capabilities as well as making the move much safer. The previous two points combined with the move's reduced SDI capacity also allows the move to deal significantly more damage.}}
*{{nerf|When using Robo Burner, R.O.B. moves slower horizontally, and repeated bursts give less distance, reducing the move's recovery potential and making R.O.B. easier to edge-guard.}}
*{{nerf|When using Robo Burner, R.O.B. moves slower horizontally, and repeated bursts give less distance, reducing the move's recovery potential and making R.O.B. easier to edge-guard.}}
*{{change|R.O.B. raises his arms while rising with [[Robo Burner]], and when out of fuel, smoke visibly emits from beneath R.O.B. until he lands.}}
*{{change|R.O.B. raises his arms while rising with [[Robo Burner]], and when out of fuel, smoke visibly emits from beneath R.O.B. until he lands.}}
*{{nerf|Fully charged [[Gyro]]s deal 8% less damage (now dealing 10% damage overall) when fired and the distance they are fired has been reduced. R.O.B. also has a new, laggier animation for failing to pull a Gyro when one is present on stage that leaves him more vulnerable if a R.O.B. player tries charging a Gyro too soon.}}
*{{nerf|Fully charged [[Gyro]]s deal drastically less damage (18% → 10%) when fired, while the distance they are fired has been reduced. R.O.B. also has a new, laggier animation for failing to pull a Gyro when one is present on stage that leaves him more vulnerable if a R.O.B. player tries charging a Gyro too soon.}}
*{{buff|Thrown Gyros deal slightly more damage, with a maximum damage potential of 13% instead of 10%.}}
*{{buff|Thrown Gyros deal slightly more damage (8%-9% → 13%).}}
*{{change|R.O.B. has a new Final Smash, [[Super Diffusion Beam]], that involves R.O.B. crouching down and firing a massive laser, similar to [[Zero Laser]]. While it is a better finisher overall, it is less reliable at racking up damage than R.O.B's old Final Smash in exchange for sporting high KOing power. Super Diffusion Beam also forces R.O.B. to be stationary throughout its duration, severely limiting his options.}}
*{{change|R.O.B. has a new Final Smash, [[Super Diffusion Beam]]. Super Diffusion Beam involves R.O.B. crouching down and firing a massive laser, similar to [[Zero Laser]]. While it is a better finisher overall, it is less reliable at racking up damage than R.O.B's old Final Smash in exchange for sporting high KOing power. Super Diffusion Beam also forces R.O.B. to be stationary throughout its duration, severely limiting his options.}}


==Update History==
==Update History==

Revision as of 17:54, October 3, 2015

This article is about R.O.B.'s appearance in Super Smash Bros. 4. For the character in other contexts, see R.O.B..
R.O.B.
in Super Smash Bros. 4
R.O.B.
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Universe R.O.B.
Other playable appearance in Brawl


Availability Unlockable
Final Smash Super Diffusion Beam
R.O.B.'s stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

R.O.B. (ロボット, Robot) was officially revealed as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 on October 15th, 2014 alongside Ganondorf. R.O.B. reuses his mechanical sound effects from Brawl (albeit edited to sound quieter) and now appears more in-line with how he looks as a toy in real life, such as his body looking glossier more so than metallic and slightly adjusted proportions.

How to unlock

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

  • Play 70 VS Matches.
  • Collect at least 200 unique trophies.

R.O.B. must then be defeated on PictoChat 2.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

  • Play through at least 8 rounds of Crazy Orders
  • Play 60 VS Matches.

R.O.B. must then be fought on Wrecking Crew.

Attributes

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As in Brawl, R.O.B. is a zoning-oriented character with a strong projectile game to keep his opponents at bay. However, his zoning ability has been hampered somewhat in Super Smash Bros. 4, with Gyro in particular being the most negatively affected. Conversely, his previously poor KOing ability has been drastically improved, as he now has a number of reliable options to score KOs.

Changes from Brawl

R.O.B. has been buffed in the transition from Brawl to SSB4. He has had his previously poor KOing ability improved, with many of his old KOing moves being made more powerful or slightly easier to connect, as well as being given access to new KO moves such as his heavily buffed up aerial and up throw. R.O.B. also benefits from the re-balancing of other characters who countered him in Brawl, most infamously Meta Knight, as well as being slightly better equipped to handle the new characters that are commonly seen competitively. R.O.B. also received some nerfs, however. His powerful zoning game has been hampered due to SSB4 removing glide tossing and his projectile and spacing tools having been made slower and/or given less reach. Although Robo Beam's super variation was slightly improved, a fully charged Gyro has lost a lot of its damage potential. This makes approaching more important, as R.O.B. is now poorer at projectile trading and effectively forces him to engage in a mix of zoning and close quarters combat in order to score KOs. R.O.B.'s recovery was also slightly toned down, being slower and easier to punish.

Custom moves can alleviate many of R.O.B.'s weaknesses, with High-Speed Burner allowing R.O.B. to combo easier and improve his recovery considerably, and both variations to Robo Beam slightly improving his projectile game. Overall, R.O.B. is a more competitively viable character in that he still possesses many of the positive traits he possessed in Brawl, while having one of his most significant faults (KOing ability) addressed. This has resulted in overall average tournament results, although he has fared much better in custom move-allowed tournaments due to the aforementioned improvements that High-Speed Burner and both variations of Robo Beam grant him.

Aesthetics

  • Change R.O.B.'s proportions and visual appearance are different than in Brawl. His head is seemingly smaller, his appearance is more glossy than metallic, and his poses are now diagonal. This puts his design more in line with how he appears as a toy in real life.
  • Change R.O.B. is more emotive, such as making "angry" eyes during some attacks, and having "sad" eyes when being grabbed.
  • Change R.O.B. now faces the screen at an angle, as opposed to Brawl, where he faced straight.
  • Change For all of his taunts, regardless of the direction he's facing, R.O.B. will turn to the right.
  • Change The mechanical sound effects of R.O.B.'s attacks and taunts are quieter.

Attributes

  • Buff R.O.B. walks slightly faster (1.1 → 1.122).
  • Buff R.O.B. dashes slightly faster (1.5 → 1.568).
  • Buff R.O.B.'s air speed is faster (0.89 → 1.08).
  • Change R.O.B.'s falling speed is much faster (1.2 → 1.6).
  • Change R.O.B.'s size has increased, making him easier to combo, but improving his range in some attacks.

Ground attacks

  • Nerf Forward tilt's reach was reduced, being about two-thirds of what it was before.
  • Nerf Up tilt's side hitboxes no longer effectively launch opponents into the main upper hitbox and now have almost no horizontal reach, making it effectively useless against opponents who are not above R.O.B. or at least very close to his torso.
  • Buff Up tilt has slightly more vertical reach.
  • Buff Dash attack has better reach deals more slightly more damage (6% → 8% (arms), 5% → 7% (arms' tips)).
  • Buff R.O.B.'s forward smash was heavily altered; R.O.B. now positions himself like a cannon down and fires a longer laser beam. This altered forward smash has significantly more reach and larger hitboxes (possessing about twice the reach of his old forward smash). Its sweetspot also deals more damage (14% → 17% (base), 13% → 16% (mid), 12% → 15% (tip)) and slightly stronger knockback, while covering a larger portion of the attack. Although its sourspot deals 5% less damage, it now hits where the move would not have hit at all in Brawl.
  • Nerf Forward smash has slightly more start-up lag.
  • Change As R.O.B. charges his forward smash, his head spins clockwise.
  • Buff R.O.B.'s arms now produces hitboxes during his up smash, which knocks opponents into the sweetspot (the thrusters) and not only makes the move much easier to land (as it can now hit opponents on the ground to either side of R.O.B.), but also results in becoming both a much better KOing option as well as a powerful out of shield punishing option. These new hitboxes also allow the move to deal more damage (12% → 15% (base), 13% → 16% (mid), 14% → 17% (tip)).
  • Buff Down smash's final hit is much more powerful, and now sends opponents on a much more favorable semi-spike trajectory instead of a highly undesirable diagonal trajectory. This makes it both a significantly more viable KOing option and a more rewarding move to hit with in general, as opponents will now be launched off-stage into an unfavorable recovery position, instead of into the air with no follow-up capability. Down smash also deals slightly more damage (2% → 4% (hits 1-4), 5% → 7% (hit 5)) if all hits connect.
  • Nerf Down smash has slightly more start-up lag.

Aerial attacks

  • Buff Neutral aerial has fewer start-up, ending, and landing frames, and can now auto-cancel from a short hop. Besides making the move safer to use, it can now be used as an effective combo starter.
  • Nerf Neutral aerial is significantly weaker, deals less damage (10% → 7%) and no longer KOs until beyond 150%.
  • Nerf Forward aerial deals less damage (10% → 7% (clean) and 6% → 3% (late)). Its drastically reduced knockback, reach, and duration also no longer enables it to KO even at very high percents.
  • Buff Forward aerial has slightly less ending and landing lag.
  • Change Forward aerial has a slightly altered animation, where R.O.B. swings his arms out from above more forcefully and follows through fully with his swing, instead of keeping his arms out.
  • Buff Back aerial propels R.O.B. significantly farther, making the move safer and increasing its utility as a recovery aid. It is also slightly more powerful, dealing 1% more damage with slightly increased knockback.
  • Nerf Back aerial has slightly more start-up lag.
  • Buff Up aerial now has a proper finishing hit, which is strong enough to be a KOing option, especially near the upper blast line with its high base knockback. While it consists of significantly fewer hits, which also drastically reduces its maximum damage output (20% → 10%) if all hits connect, it gives opponents less opportunity to SDI out and thus makes the move more difficult to escape, improving its reliability as a KOing option and general follow-up option.
  • Buff Down aerial has faster start-up, and the new ledge mechanics allow R.O.B. to more easily meteor smash opponents who regrab the ledge without renewing their ledge invincibility. The move's hitboxes also go slightly below the ledge.

Grab and throws

  • Nerf Forward throw deals less damage (10% → 8%) and has slightly weaker knockback.
  • Buff Up throw's knockback scaling was significantly improved, making it a reliable KOing option under 150%. R.O.B. will also land on platforms above he passes by when using the move, allowing R.O.B. to use the move closer to the top blast lines when under a platform and thus buffing its KOing ability even further. It also deals slightly more damage (10% → 12%). While rare, R.O.B. can additionally use it for a suicide KO if on a moving platform, as R.O.B. continues with the move all the way to the bottom blast line if there's no platform underneath.
  • Buff The removal of hitstun cancelling makes down throw an excellent combo starter, with a guaranteed follow-up into his up aerial up to mid-high percents depending on rage. Down throw can also setup a KOing combo to up aerial at high percents if R.O.B. can properly read the opponent's reaction.

Special moves

  • Buff Super Robo Beam charges faster, is wider, and is slightly more powerful, dealing 1% more damage with slightly increased knockback.
  • Nerf Both types of lasers shot by Robo Beam travel slower, more so for Super Robo Beam, and the uncharged laser deals 1% less damage.
  • Change Super Robo Beam's laser is aesthetically different, being a wider, brighter, and more colorful beam.
  • Buff Arm Rotor has been drastically improved in multiple ways. It now has a proper finishing hit that launches opponents away at the end of move, making the move significantly safer to use as an attack, and the final hit is powerful enough to KO around 150%. R.O.B. can also now move significantly back and forth while using the move, for a possible total distance of up to half of Final Destination's length, significantly aiding the move's offensive capabilities as well as making the move much safer. The previous two points combined with the move's reduced SDI capacity also allows the move to deal significantly more damage.
  • Nerf When using Robo Burner, R.O.B. moves slower horizontally, and repeated bursts give less distance, reducing the move's recovery potential and making R.O.B. easier to edge-guard.
  • Change R.O.B. raises his arms while rising with Robo Burner, and when out of fuel, smoke visibly emits from beneath R.O.B. until he lands.
  • Nerf Fully charged Gyros deal drastically less damage (18% → 10%) when fired, while the distance they are fired has been reduced. R.O.B. also has a new, laggier animation for failing to pull a Gyro when one is present on stage that leaves him more vulnerable if a R.O.B. player tries charging a Gyro too soon.
  • Buff Thrown Gyros deal slightly more damage (8%-9% → 13%).
  • Change R.O.B. has a new Final Smash, Super Diffusion Beam. Super Diffusion Beam involves R.O.B. crouching down and firing a massive laser, similar to Zero Laser. While it is a better finisher overall, it is less reliable at racking up damage than R.O.B's old Final Smash in exchange for sporting high KOing power. Super Diffusion Beam also forces R.O.B. to be stationary throughout its duration, severely limiting his options.

Update History

Super Smash Bros. 4 1.0.5

  • Bug fix Removed the glitch where throwing the Gyro up while using Robo Burner could cause the flames to continue coming out of R.O.B.'s base after Robo Burner was finished.

Super Smash Bros. 4 1.0.6

  • Nerf Up throw's knockback was reduced.

Moveset

  Name Damage Description
Neutral attack   3% R.O.B. punches twice.
3%
Forward tilt   6%/5%/8% A leaning hook punch.
Up tilt   3% (early), 5% (clean top), 6% (clean base) R.O.B. throws both arms upwards.
Down tilt   5% R.O.B. pokes the ground with both arms.
Dash attack   7% A two-handed downwards swing.
Forward smash S3 15% (base), 11.5% (mid), 6% (tip) R.O.B. spins his head around and fires a short-ranged laser forwards.
Up smash   3% (early), 14% (base), 13% (tip) R.O.B. flips into a handstand and fires his burners upwards.
Down smash   2% (loop base), 1.5% (loop tip), 5% (last) R.O.B. spins his arms around in a low-angled corkscrewing motion.
Neutral aerial   8% (base), 6% (tip) Performs a somersault with his thrusters ablaze.
Forward aerial   7% Swings arms in a clobbering strike. Similar in appearance to his dash attack.
Back aerial   12% (clean base), 10% (clean tip), 6% (late base), 4.5% (late tip) R.O.B. shoots fire out of his thrusters behind him, slightly propelling him forwards.
Up aerial   1%? (hits 1-4), 4% (hit 5) An upwards, windmilling arm attack. Combos reliably after his down throw.
Down aerial   12% (clean base), 11% (clean mid), 6% (clean tip), 8% (late) R.O.B. fires a blast downwards.
Grab   —
Pummel   2% R.O.B. squeezes the opponent.
Forward throw   8% R.O.B. pushes the opponent away.
Back throw   10% R.O.B. flings the opponent backwards.
Up throw   12% R.O.B. hovers into the air piledrives them. This is R.O.B.'s strongest throw and is one of the strongest up throws in the game, being capable of KOing characters under 150%.
Down throw   10% R.O.B. drills the opponent's head into the ground. Combos reliably into his up air.
Floor attack (front)   7%
Floor attack (back)   7%
Floor attack (trip)   5%
Edge attack   7%
Neutral special Default Robo Beam 7% (uncharged), 4.5% (charged), 10% (fully charged) An optical laser. Becomes the Super Robo Beam if left unused for some time; cannot fire if used consecutively. Ricochets off of flat surfaces such as the ground or a wall.
Custom 1 Wide-Angle Beam 7% (uncharged), 3.5% (charged), 8% (fully charged) R.O.B.'s laser deals less damage, but can be aimed in a wider arc.
Custom 2 Infinite Robo Beam 4% (uncharged), 3%/2% (charged), 10% (fully charged) No charging is needed to fire, but it does less damage, cannot ricochet, and the super variant takes longer to charge.
Side special Default Arm Rotor 1% (loop), 3% (last) R.O.B. spins his torso in a corkscrewing motion to strike the opponent repeatedly with his arms. Can trap opponents and reflect projectiles.
Custom 1 Reflector Arm 2% (loop), 4% (last) Does not trap opponents, but gives more power to reflected projectiles.
Custom 2 Backward Arm Rotor 2% (loop), 4% (last) R.O.B. hops backwards while performing the move. Much shorter duration overall.
Up special Default Robo Burner 0% Allows R.O.B. fly upwards on a limited amount of fuel. The fuel recovers over time while he is on the ground.
Custom 1 Robo Rocket 5% (early), 8% (clean) Acts more like a traditional recovery move, launching R.O.B. upwards and dealing damage.
Custom 2 High-Speed Burner 0% R.O.B. travels faster, though at the cost of less fuel.
Down special Default Gyro 1% (base), 4% (thrown), 5% (idle) Charges and fires a spinning top projectile. It can be picked up and thrown as a regular item after making contact.
Custom 1 Fire Gyro 7% (base), 3% (thrown), 6% (idle) R.O.B. throws a flaming top that deals more damage at the cost of distance.
Custom 2 Slip Gyro 2% (base), 3% (thrown), 3% (idle) Instead of bouncing, the top slides along the ground and trips opponents.
Final Smash Super Diffusion Beam 0.5%/1% (narrow beam loop/last), 1%/2% (wide beam loop/last), 10% (final) R.O.B. transforms his body into a turret and fires several trapping lasers that then combine into a single, high-powered shot.

Taunts

  • Up Taunt: Faces the camera and the spins his head and arms in a circle.
  • Side Taunt: Faces the camera and moves his head around, shooting small lasers from his eyes.
  • Down Taunt: Faces the camera and moves his arms down and back up again while spinning them.

Idle Poses

  • Briefly looks at the camera.
  • Tilts his head down and closes its eyes, as if going to sleep, then tilts his head back up.

On-Screen Appearance

Each part of his body falls down from the sky assembling R.O.B together.

Victory Fanfare

A remixed version of the title screen to Memory Stack from Stack-Up, a R.O.B supported game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Victory Poses

  • R.O.B.Pose1WiiU.png
  • R.O.B.Pose2WiiU.png
  • R.O.B.Pose3WiiU.png
  • Hovers in the air, spins, and lands, then puts his arms down and brings them up again while turning his head.
  • Adjusts his arms to face upward, and does a cheering gesture.
  • Turns his head and flashes the lights in his eyes.

In Competitive Play

Official Custom Moveset Project

Character Custom sets available
R.O.B.'s stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. ROB 1231 1233 1331 1333 1332
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Notable players

Trophies

R.O.B.
Ntsc This NES accessory was released in 1985, a groundbreaking system that controlled the robot via a game on the screen. In Smash Bros., R.O.B. has two projectile weapons and can use his rocket base to fly through the air. If you let his Robo Beam charge over time, it'll make for a powerful blast.
Pal Originally released in 1985 as a peripheral for the NES, R.O.B. was a little robot that responded to flashing lights in games. In this game, he can fire gyros and lasers at his enemies. He also has the ability to hover, which is handy for recoveries. Keep in mind that his Robo Beam can be charged up for an extra-powerful shot.
NES: Robotic Operating Buddy (10/1985)
Nintendo DS: Mario Kart DS (11/2005)
R.O.B. (Alt.)
Ntsc R.O.B.'s side smash, S3, fires a laser beam that does more damage up close. You can also aim it slightly up or down before firing. His down special Gyro sends a spinning top hurtling forward and can be charged for more damage. You can even dodge while charging!
Pal R.O.B.'s side smash, S3, fires a laser beam that does more damage up close. You can also aim it slightly up or down before firing. His down special Gyro sends a spinning top hurtling forwards. While charging it up, you can move left or right to do a quick dodge, then continue charging where you left off!
NES: Robotic Operating Buddy (10/1985)
Nintendo DS: Mario Kart DS (11/2005)
Super Diffusion Beam
Ntsc For R.O.B.'s Final Smash, he folds his arms down, transforms into an invincible cannon, and fires a huge beam that can be panned slowly up and down. The beam splits up partway through into smaller beams that drags foes to the center, where they'll be hit continuously. The assault finishes off with a single wide beam just for good measure.
Pal For R.O.B.'s Final Smash, he folds his arms down, transforms into an invincible cannon, and fires a huge beam that can be aimed slowly up and down. The beam splits up partway through into smaller beams that drag foes to the centre, where they'll be hit continuously. The assault finishes off with a single wide beam, just for good measure.
  • Classic (3DS)

    Classic (3DS)

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    Alt. (3DS)

  • Classic (Wii U)

    Classic (Wii U)

  • ROBAllStarTrophyWiiU.png

    Alt. (Wii U)

In Event Matches

Solo Events

Co-op Events

Gallery

Alternate costumes

R.O.B. Palette (SSB4).png
R.O.B.'s stock icon in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. ROBHeadGreySSB4-U.png ROBHeadYellowSSB4-U.png ROBHeadPurpleSSB4-U.png ROBHeadBlueSSB4-U.png ROBHeadGreenSSB4-U.png ROBHeadWhiteSSB4-U.png ROBHeadRedSSB4-U.png

Trivia

R.O.B.'s default costume for the English version.
  • Depending on what version of the game the player has, R.O.B.'s default color palette changes. In Western regions, he uses his NES grey color scheme, while in Japan, it uses his Famicom color scheme. This affects the colour of R.O.B.'s standard trophy, but not his appearances in the Sound Test and Special Orders tickets. His Final Smash trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U also uses his Famicom appearance. R.O.B. is the only character in all of the series with this distinction.
    • This also applies to his amiibo, as it changes its color depending on the region.
    • Despite the distinctions, the official website shows his Japanese appearance in official artwork, although half of the screenshots show his American appearance.
  • Unlike in Brawl, R.O.B. now has a helpless state, though he can only enter it when landing on the trampoline summoned by Pac-Man's up special move, Pac-Jump, and only when the trampoline turns red.
  • As of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U version 1.0.1, a bug exists where R.O.B.'s eyes do not emote in any of the standard Smash modes, whether he is damaged, asleep, etc. In the Solo modes, his eyes function normally.
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ROBSymbol.svg R.O.B. universe
Fighter R.O.B. (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU)
Enemies R.O.B. Squad (R.O.B. Blaster · R.O.B. Launcher · R.O.B. Sentry)
Other Ancient Minister · Isle of the Ancients
Trophies, Stickers, and Spirits Trophies (SSBB · SSB4) · Spirits
Music Gyromite
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