Roy (SSBU)

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Roy in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Fire Emblem
Other playable appearances	in Melee in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Critical Hit

Roy (ロイ, Roy) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was officially confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Ray Chase now voices Roy in English versions of the game, whereas Jun Fukuyama’s representation of Roy from SSB4 has been repurposed for Japanese versions.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Roy's model features a more subdued color scheme.
• Roy's dashing animation has been altered.
• Some of Roy's moves, such as his down aerial, have fire effects added to them.
• Roy's sweetspotted moves now use the sound effects from Ike's sword, Ragnell.

Attributes

• Roy benefits significantly from Ultimate's mechanics, as the general faster pace of the game and reduction in lag allow him to play more aggressive and make him more mobile.
• Like all characters, Roy’s jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete.
• Roy's hilt sweetspots have been increased in size.
• Roy's air acceleration has been increased.

Ground Attacks

• Roy's neutral attack appears to have an altered animation, granting it more vertical range.
• Dash attack has less ending lag.

Aerial Attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag.
• Forward aerial's autocancel window has been restored.
• Up aerial is stronger.
• Down aerial now deals flame damage and ignites the Sword of Seal during the move.

Throws/other attacks

• Roy's forward throw is now an elbow strike to the chest, just like Marth's.

Special Moves

• As with Marth and Lucina's Dancing Blade, Double-Edge Dance transitions significantly faster into each hit. It can also now be buffered and is much harder to escape from.
• Like with most non-storeable charge moves, Roy can now turn Flare Blade to the opposite direction while charging the move.
• Roy now removes the Sword of Seals from its sheath once he has finished sheathing it in Critical Hit.
• Critical Hit now causes a flaming background to appear once the main hit is unleashed.

Gallery

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  Roy countering on 3D Land.

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  Using Double-Edge Dance on Skyworld.

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  Attacking Diddy Kong with Counter on The Great Cave Offensive.

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  Attacking Link with his neutral aerial on Skyloft.

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  Taunting with a frozen Wii Fit Trainer on Summit.

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  Performing his down smash on Coliseum.

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  Roy and Meta Knight facing a Fake Smash Ball on Mushroomy Kingdom.

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  Roy and Meta Knight caught in the Fake Smash Ball's blast.

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  Roy being bitten by a Klaptrap on Pokémon Stadium.

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  Performing his jab on Kalos Pokémon League.

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  With all playable Fire Emblem veterans on Coliseum.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Roy's pose in his official artwork resembles his forward tilt.
• Roy is the first fighter to be introduced as a clone and later have an echo of their own in a later installment.