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fighter info, see Roy (SSBM), Roy (SSB4), and Roy (SSBU). For other characters with the same name, see Roy (disambiguation). Roy (ロイ, Roy) is the protagonist

This article is about Roy's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee. For the character in other contexts, see Roy. Roy (ロイ, Roy) is a unlockable character

about the stage element referred to as edges. For for other uses of the name Edge, see Edge (disambiguation). An edge (also known as a ledge, coded internally

in Brawl, Roy shows up as Mario. Furthermore, clearing Classic mode with Roy grants the player the Roy trophy in Project+. Unlike Mewtwo, Roy does not have

have their flaws; the former is rather slow for a tilt attack and the latter is rather weak for a smash attack. Lastly, some of her toolkit suffers from

greatest strength, however, is his superb edge-guarding game. Despite his poor air speed, he is one of the best edge-guarders, with more aerial guarding options

edgeguard is to stand at the edge and throw attacks — often a powerful forward smash, down smash, or down tilt that can hit even an edge sweet spotting enemy.

his Smash trophies within the game, is not slower in any form except for his neutral attack, and aerial attack landing lag). Both have the same dashing speed

If the attack is a smash attack, the attacker is knocked back at a 90° angle. Since only damage is countered, and not knockback, some attacks will deal

less knockback than other characters' dash attacks. Unlike most characters' dash attacks, Mewtwo's dash attack while holding a Lip's Stick does not produce

hitbox can interrupt many common recoveries and approach options. Roy (SSBM)/Neutral Attack

with Roy, Donkey Kong and Pichu, are the only characters in Melee to have an attack that causes recoil damage. Kirby also counts, if he copies Roy's or

the edge. Player C catches this and attacks with Falco's back aerial, which causes Player D's Donkey Kong to slide off the edge and into their edge slip

Marth's dash attack is seen as a novice mistake or a desperate play to win neutral since Marth has much better options in most situations. Roy (SSBM)/Dash attack

article: Roy (SSBM)/Up special This move can be aimed by quickly pushing the control stick in a direction after the initial up special, making Roy move anywhere

most powerful attack of any character that is not a Final Smash. The user swings his sword up and over his head to charge up the attack, then on release

17). The second hit of Falco's neutral attack has a different angle than Fox's (70° → 50°). Falco's dash attack deals more damage than Fox's (7%/5% → 9%/6%)

Charizard: [Arm, Leg] Attack +10 Deoxys: [Slash] Attack +10 Entei: [Flame] Attack +20 Goldeen: [Leg] Attack + 4 Gulpin:[Electric] Attack +16 Jigglypuff: [Body

standing directly near the ledge. Under 100% edge attack deals 2% more damage (6% → 8%). Under 100% edge attack has less intangibility (frames 1-10 → 1-5)

35). Dash attack: Dash attack has a shorter total duration (FAF 41 → 38). Dash attack has a much larger hitbox (3.6667u → 5.86u). Dash attack has a shorter

with the Fire Emblem series making its Smash Bros. debut with Marth and Roy (with Roy making his debut in any game), and the Pokémon universe adding Pichu

Combination) is Marth and Lucina's side special move. Roy and Chrom's Double-Edge Dance is a variant of this attack, which also shares the same Japanese, Chinese

deal with. Neutral attack: Both hits of neutral attack have less ending lag (FAF 18 → 16 (hit 1), FAF 20 → 17 (hit 2)). Neutral attack's second hit has more

disjointed as Marth's sword), allowing him to attack safely from a distance; unlike the duo of Marth and Roy, Link only has one hitbox on his sword, allowing

Ken combo). The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Roy (SSBM)/Down throw

and Roy will self-destruct when used offstage due to its very high ending lag and Roy's fast falling speed. Overall the move is impractical for edge-guarding

and being used in many of Marth's combos, such as the famous Ken Combo. Roy (SSBM)/Forward aerial

its low knockback and high ending lag. Dash attack: Dash attack has less ending lag (FAF 61 → 59). Dash attack's hits have altered knockback (0 (base), 40

first hit of Ganondorf's down smash), giving it edge-guarding ability, as long as Pichu is close to the edge while facing its opponent. It also has intangibility

Similarly, Roy`s forward smash is the third strongest at 0% damage, but the 12th strongest at 100% damage. This is due to it having a scaling of 65. Roy (SSBM)/Forward

Using Shield Breaker on Bowser on Onett. Posing with Roy on Princess Peach's Castle. Dashing towards Roy and Link on Temple. Marth is the only newcomer and

followup potential overall. Edge attack: Marth retains his edge attack animations from Brawl. As a result, Marth's fast edge attack has a longer animation (54

techniques, such as jumping off the edge and using the back aerial to turn Marth around so he can grab the edge for an edgehog. Roy's back aerial

they are more disjointed but hit much weaker. Like most of Marth's attacks, this attack has a tipper hitbox that deals the most knockback with the most favorable

(11% → 7%/9%/10%). Dash attack: Dash attack only has two hitboxes which deal different damage (9%/11%/12% → 10%/11%). Dash attack sends the opponent away

been fixed Fixed Donkey Kong's dash attack grabbing the edge bug Donkey Kong is now be able to Fastfall his dash attack when it goes offstage Donkey Kong's

characters and create tech chases on fastfallers. Her forward tilt, dash attack, and down smash are all excellent at racking up damage, and multiple down

To avoid being hit, one can wavedash backwards, dodging the attack and landing an attack of their own during the enemy's lag time. Wavedashing in this

Most notable is the replacement of his sliding dash attack with his iconic shoulder barge Dash Attack from the Wario Land series. He still retains his 8

Melee's most popular characters. Roy (Unlockable): The star of the then-upcoming sixth Fire Emblem game, The Binding Blade, Roy is the son of Eliwood, one of

slightly more damage, however, and the attack not causing knockback enables Mewtwo to follow up with other, stronger attacks. Mewtwo now has its own soundbank

egg. Yoshi won't roll off an edge if no directions are pressed. Yoshi's up-special move Egg Throw is a projectile attack that travels farther the longer

each other, it is possible to use attacks between grabs to keep the opponent in hitstun. Luigi, Ness, Sheik, and Roy are examples of characters with notable

this, it is very situational, making it rarely used in Marth's metagame. Roy (SSBM)/Up smash

back throw. The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Roy (SSBM)/Back throw

often as Marth often has superior options. Main article: Marth (SSBM)/Side special/Hit 4 Roy's side special

forward tilt, down tilt can be more easily done when crouching out of a run. Roy (SSBM)/Forward tilt

down aerial). The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Roy (SSBM)/Forward throw

players can cancel any successful attack, upon hit or shield, into any other action except the same attack, and all aerial attacks auto cancel when landing if

shield breaker is fully charged; attacking in these frames will let the player use this attack. Stage four is when the attack is fully charged and where it

The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Marth (SSBM)/Forward throw

The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Marth (SSBM)/Back throw

The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Marth (SSBM)/Up throw

The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Marth (SSBM)/Down throw

Roy swings his sword in a downward slash. The move has the ability to send at a wide variety of angles, all having niche application. The hitboxes located

it is the strongest down smashes in the game (and the 3rd strongest smash attack overall when tipped), and arguably one of Marth's best KOing options. If

Pichu Pikachu Roy Dr. Mario Mario Jigglypuff Ness Marth Ice Climbers Mr. Game & Watch A video showing all characters moonwalking to the edge. Another video

Dream Land, where Marth often has difficulty KOing floaty characters. Roy (SSBM)/Up tilt

*Roy reverses if and only if the control stick is held backwards between frames 10 and 11.

meteor smash! Notice an enemy leisurely hanging from the edge? Run over and pout on the edge—that foe will be the one with something to pout about! Arcade:

itself consists of two halves separated by a tower in the center. Near the edge of both halves is a small floating stand that rises when a character stands

Lowrider Charge Cancel Charge Storage Cancel Wavebounce Screw Attack Sweetspot Screw Attack Spike Up B OoS Decagrab Extended Grapple Reverse z-air Rising

launch this attack. The default side-special move, Cape, will flip a fighter around, making it easy to send a foe who's trying to grab the edge of the stage

draw comparisons between Roy and Marth, who was surrounded by a negative stigma at the time, along with the notable buffs Roy received to his mobility

Marth and Roy will occasionally experience animation errors in some of their attacks — namely their neutral attack, all tilts, dash attack, and standing

addressing a massive army of fighters - all of whom have been summoned to the edge of a cliff, a cliff similar to the one shown in the intro of Super Smash

speed is 33% slower than Link's. Kirby does not possess Snake's new rolling Hand Grenade toss. Cannot perform a Blast Attack with Homing Attack. The range

single attack that is divided into multiple phases, with each phase requiring a new button press. Not pressing the next button ends the attack prematurely

hit by an attack depends on the damage dealt by said attack. In Smash 64 and Melee, the formula is base damage / 60, so for example, an attack that deals

both Mario and Luigi have a spinning attack very similar to the Mario Tornado and Luigi Cyclone. The spinning attack from Super Mario Galaxy made them gain

The mountain's left side is almost vertical and ends almost at the right edge of the stage, leaving a small walkable space. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

the edge. Despite all this, it has a smaller hitbox than most of Marth's aerials and is less likely to be used due to favor of other aerials. Roy's neutral

new angle also improves its combo potential against grounded opponents. Roy (SSBM)/Down aerial

others travel greater horizontal distances. Due to slower average falling speeds and increased ease of edge sweet spotting, recoveries are generally more powerful

Flip, then B-reverse his Peanut Popgun on a moment's notice to avoid or attack his opponent. Even better, the popgun can be canceled with the shield button

Marth does a quick sword slash above him. Whether the attack is tipped or not, it has very low knockback and is not a reliable finisher, being one of his

seven loops, due to the attack automatically reaching and using full charge afterwards. The "just under fully charged" attack has higher knockback scaling

the stage if they have already used their double jump(s) and an opponent edge guards their attempt to recover. In contrast with jumps from the ground,

approaching than his previous dash attack. Its latent hitbox also allows for better option coverage as an edgeguard tool. Dash attack launches opponents at a higher

seen on transformation-related Final Smashes. Spirit abilities such as Super Slow Armor and Armor Knight can provide the effect to any character, albeit with

also spit them out as a star without copying their ability by pressing the attack button. Spitting deals set knockback to the victim while sending them forward

Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Princess Peach (who has Toad as an attack), Rosalina (who uses Lumas to attack), Bowser Jr. (who has the Koopalings as alternate costumes)

that Roy was possibly going to have a consecutive neutral attack like Marth, although it is also possible that it was just a placeholder until Roy's new

Only appears during team battles. Timer: Slows down all opponents. Can backfire and slow down the user, or slow down the entire game. Main articles: List

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

correctly, especially against characters with poor recoveries such as Falco and Roy. It is overall among Jigglypuff's best moves and is used very commonly by

the final game, the only two Fire Emblem trophies are those for Marth and Roy after completing Classic Mode with either character. Marth's Classic Mode

useful for using it on characters with poor horizontal recovery, for example Roy or Falco. However, it is less effective against characters with better horizontal

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

of 30°. Sideways Pound - Slow and weak, making it impractical for gimping. Puff Up - Has a launch angle of 0º Neutral attack (loop hits) - A small portion

a prominent visual part of the character copied. When performing copied attacks, Kirby often mimics their voices or sounds as well as their poses, and uses

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

dashing towards Fox and can be used to go over some grounded pokes, like Marth/Roy Dtilt. It's also very fast and works very well as a whiff punish tool, particularly

part as to why. Bowser Ganondorf Link Mr. Game & Watch Ness Pichu Pikachu Roy Sheik Yoshi Young Link The hitbox has increased set knockback (90 → 100),

Smash Bros. 4. Characters who have an attack with a meteor smash hitbox are listed here, along with each attack. The angle range that is considered a meteor

leaving Falcon open to edge guards himself. CPU Marth and Roy never use Counter. When CPU Marth and Roy use Dancing Blade and Double-Edge Dance (respectively)

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

upwards beside her head. This idle pose only occurs once she ends any grounded attack, and she returns to her standard idle animation after a few seconds. Bayonetta's

Marth's other throws. The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight. Roy's up throw

otherwise stated. Flaws in artificial intelligence AI flaws (SSB) AI flaws (SSBM) AI flaws (SSBB) AI flaws (SSB4)

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

a neutral attack; most characters will perform multiple attacks (such as Mario's jab, cross, kick), with some following into a rapid attack. Some characters

throw · Up throw · Down throw Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow) Neutral special · Side special · Up

seals with splashing water, and then a ninja pose. It resembles one of its attack animations in Pokémon X and Y. Up: Performs Double Team to briefly create