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{{Infobox Character

|name        = Steve

|game        = SSBU

|universe    = {{uv|Minecraft}}

|availability = [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|Downloadable]]

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:{{Cquote|''Steve Rocks the Block!''|cite=Introduction tagline (Steve)}}

'''Steve''' ({{ja|スティーブ|Sutību}}, ''Steve'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', the second [[fighter]] from [[Microsoft]] after {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, and the eighth [[Downloadable content (SSBU)|DLC character]] for ''Ultimate''. He was confirmed as a playable character on October 1st, 2020 as the second downloadable character from {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}. '''Alex''' ({{ja|アレックス|Arekkusu}}, ''Alex''), a '''[[Zombie]]''' ({{ja|ゾンビ|Zonbi}}, ''Zombie''), and an '''[[Enderman]]''' ({{ja|エンダーマン|Endāman}}, ''Enderman'') also appear as alternate costumes. Steve was released as part of Challenger Pack 7 on October 13th, 2020<!--October 14th, 2020 in PAL and Japanese regions--> and is classified as [[Fighter number|Fighter #77]].

==Attributes==

Steve's grab game is also respectable. While his tether grab cannot be used to grab the ledge, it can still grab shielded opponents from afar, granting Steve another ranged option to make up for his short-ranged normal attacks. His grab does have a noticable blindspot however, and can be low profiled in certain situations. His back throw angle leaves much to be desired, but his forward throw launches foes in a semi-spike manner and, along with his up throw, have very high base knockback, but average growth, making their KO potential lackluster. His down throw uses iron to slam an anvil on an opponent, dealing very high damage for a throw and sending at a useful angle for followups; however, it becomes incredibly weak without iron, as Steve will simply fling the opponent on the ground.

Despite his strengths, Steve's attributes present flaws. His mobility is underwhelming, having among the worst ground mobility in the game due to the combination of poor run speed and the worst initial dash in the game (as opposed to most characters of this speed class usually having relatively high initial dash in contrast to their run speed). His aerial mobility is also unremarkable, having poor air speed and very low jump height, to the point where he's unable to reach the lower platforms of Battlefield without burning his double jump. Finally, despite being relatively short compared to an average humanoid character, Steve's crouch and crawl barely reduce his height and his hitstun animations leave him in an upright position, preventing him from ducking under attacks and leaves him vulnerable to being attacked.

Steve's ''Minecraft''-inspired playstyle can also leave him in troublesome situations. If he mines more materials than his inventory can fit, he will end up discarding resources that might have otherwise been valuable. This negatively affects Create Block, as it always prioritizes the weakest block first; weak blocks can be broken very easily by hitting them with attacks or hitting the bottom side of the block, making them less effective for edgeguarding or creating a blockade. Additionally, walling off a recovering opponent may not be an effective option, as damaging hitboxes can easily plow through weaker blocks without much trouble, and hitting Steve (or placing them near the build limit) will cause his blocks to break significantly faster. His tools can break if used up enough, forcing him to mine to collect materials and craft to re-upgrade them. Furthermore, getting KO'd results in Steve's tools reverting to wood (though he keeps resources already in his inventory), and mining for materials/crafting new tools can be difficult against faster opponents, who can constantly pressure Steve and deter him from gaining resources. His reliance on materials for the majority of his strongest techniques prevents him from repeatedly using them to a greater extent, due to the glaring downsides of running out of a specific material (ex. his down air and down throw accomplishing nothing with a lack of iron). Careless use of his resources will essentially leave him with almost no useful abilities: the time needed to mine can become very detrimental when fully depleted of resources, or when barehanded/using wooden or stone tools, as it takes a significant amount of time to fully replenish resources or dig for gold/diamond.

==Update history==

*Steve can [[crawl]].

*Steve can tilt his head up and down by tilting the [[Control Stick]] in said direction when he is walking, jumping and [[Mine / Craft / Create Block|creating blocks]]. This mechanic is purely aesthetic and reflects how the player's head moves in ''Minecraft''.

**Gold and diamond are only shown when available by the right of the gauge, while iron, which occupies the right of the gauge, displays its exact quantity up to 8. Cheaper materials are displayed proportionally and make up the left of the gauge.

***No weapon: 0.8x damage

***Wood or gold: 1.0x damage

***Iron: 1.2x damage

***Diamond: 1.35x damage

**As each tool has its own durability, Steve can have different levels of each tool during a stock (eg. crafting a diamond set, using up a diamond pickaxe, then crafting a gold pickaxe while retaining his other diamond tools).

*Steve's tools reset to wood when he is KO'd, though he keeps any resources throughout stocks. If he is KO'd with less than three units of iron, he will respawn with three.

|customcolumns=None/Other!!Wood/Gold!!Stone!!Iron!!Diamond

|customcolumnscount=5

|neutralcount=1

|neutral1dmg=2.72%{{!!}}3.4%{{!!}}3.74%{{!!}}4.08%{{!!}}4.59%

|neutraldesc=Steve quickly swings his sword in front of himself with short reach. He can repeat this attack by holding down the attack button, and can walk and jump, forward and backward, while doing this, making it functionally similar to {{SSBU|Mega Man}}'s Mega Buster and {{SSBU|Min Min}}'s [[Punch]]. It is one of the few neutral attacks in the game that cannot [[lock]], and the hitbox is unable to hit floored opponents unless their hitboxes are large.

|ftiltdmg=2.72%{{!!}}3.4%{{!!}}3.74%{{!!}}4.08%{{!!}}4.59%

|ftiltdesc=Same as neutral attack and neutral aerial. Steve can also use this attack while walking forward and backwards.

|utiltdmg=5.2%{{!!}}6.5%{{!!}}7.15%{{!!}}7.8%{{!!}}8.775%

|utiltdesc=Steve quickly swings his axe above himself. Similarly to his neutral attack/forward tilt/neutral aerial, Steve is able to repeat the attack by holding down the attack button, and can jump or walk forward or backward while he is doing this. Both moves have low upward knockback, making them useful as combo starters/extenders. Unlike up air, if he jumps while using this move, continues using it while airborne and then lands, he will not suffer landing lag. The hitbox reaches slightly to the left and right of Steve, allowing it to hit standing characters of average height.

|dtiltdmg=0.8% (loop hit), 6.4% (last hit){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dtiltdesc=Steve uses flint and steel to create a flame with a lingering hitbox in front of himself. The flame is a looping multi-hit attack, with the final hit launching opponents. If Steve uses this move at the end of a platform or near a ledge, the flame travels downward, allowing him to [[edgeguard]] and [[2 frame punish|2-frame]] opponents, although this is most effective on characters with underwhelming recoveries since the flame sends at a diagonal angle. While it has a long-lasting hitbox, it has very low ending lag, giving it solid combo potential. It can be used to trade with weaker projectiles as well. This move does not use up durability points. Can be reflected and absorbed.

|dashdmg=8.32% (clean), 6.72% (late){{!!}}10.4% (clean), 8.4% (late){{!!}}11.44% (clean), 9.24% (late){{!!}}12.48% (clean), 10.08% (late){{!!}}14.04% (clean), 11.34% (late)

|dashdesc=A quick running strike with his pickaxe with high [[knockback]].

|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|12}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|15}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|16.5}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|18}}{{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|20.25}}

|fsmashdesc=Rears back before performing a slower but strong inward swing with his sword, based on the sweep attack that swords possess from ''Minecraft: Java Edition''. Decently fast for an attack of its kind. As the hitbox goes as far as the pixelated slash effect, and as Steve takes a step forward to attack, it has deceptively good range (having a longer range than most of his other moves). The charging animation can also dodge attacks with good timing, as Steve steps back slightly. Unique to this attack, the diamond sword variant has higher knockback scaling than the other tool tiers (apart from gold), rendering it extremely powerful for an attack of its type (while the gold sword does have the highest knockback scaling, its reduced damage output makes it overall less powerful).

|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|1}} (first hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|0.4}} (loop hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14}} (last hit){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|7.4}} (pickaxe){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|8.14}} (pickaxe){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|8.88}} (pickaxe){{!!}}{{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|9.99}} (pickaxe)

|usmashdesc=Steve places a magma block above himself before breaking it with his pickaxe. The move has a [[flame]] effect, possesses great vertical range, and hits multiple times, similarly to {{SSBU|Roy}}'s up smash. It has a ground-level hitbox in front of Steve that scoops opponents into the block, making it effective out-of-shield or against landing opponents. This scooping hitbox will only hit grounded opponents. However, with the exception of the initial grounded launcher hitbox, it only hits directly above Steve, and despite its animation, Steve cannot move until well after the move is complete as he automatically breaks the block afterwards, with the move having very high ending lag. This move does not use up durability points. The pickaxe itself can also deal damage. Despite its unorthodox animation, it is incredibly powerful for a multi-hitting up smash, KOing Mario at ground level of Final Destination at 102%.

|dsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|0.6}} (loop hit), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBU|14}} (last hit){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dsmashdesc=Steve pulls out a lava-filled bucket and pours lava on both sides of himself. Both hits have long lingering hitboxes (with each lasting 10 frames) and are powerful [[semi-spike]]s, which can be used efficiently for [[edge guarding]]. It is slightly affected by gravity near ledges, similarly to Steve's down tilt, although this is much less noticeable. This move does not use up durability points. The lava can be reflected and absorbed.

|nairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|2.72}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3.4}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3.74}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4.08}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4.59}}

|nairdesc=A sword swing identical to neutral attack and forward tilt.

|fairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8.4}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9.6}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10.5}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12}} (late){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|11.55}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13.2}} (late){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12.6}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14.4}} (late){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14.175}} (early/clean), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|16.2}} (late)

|fairdesc=A pickaxe swing in front of himself. It is surprisingly fast and powerful, and can [[meteor smash]] if the opponent is hit near the end of the swing, though it has short range. It is able to combo from Steve's sword swinging moves, alongside up tilt and up air. If buffered out of a short hop, Steve will instead perform a sword swing that behaves like a neutral aerial but uses the forward aerial's animation and staleness.

|bairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|9.2}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10.4}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|11.5}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|12.65}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|14.3}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|13.8}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|15.6}} (clean){{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|15.525}} (early), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|17.55}} (clean)

|bairdesc=A pickaxe swing behind himself with powerful horizontal knockback but low range. The move is stronger during the later part of the swing. The power of the diamond variant puts it among the strongest back aerials in the game. If buffered out of a short hop, Steve will instead perform a sword swing that behaves like a neutral aerial but uses the back aerial's animation and staleness.

|uairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5.2}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|6.5}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|7.15}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|7.8}}{{!!}}{{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8.775}}

|uairdesc=An axe swing identical to up tilt, but with less ending lag. Very weak, but very spammable; the gold version has the lowest total duration of any aerial attack in the series (in fact beating {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}'s {{Mvsub|Meta Knight|SSBB|up aerial|alt=infamous up aerial}} in ''Brawl''), while all other versions last the same amount of time as the aforementioned attack. This speed easily allows up aerial to combo into itself and other aerials, though because of Steve's poor mobility, it is not easily abusable like Meta Knight's up aerial. Placing blocks and using a combination of up aerial and up smash's looping hits can slowly drag opponents up towards the top blast zone to set up extended combos. Unlike up tilt, it cannot transition into a ground variant, and upon landing with up air, Steve will suffer some landing lag; however, oddly, when up tilt transitions into an aerial variant and then lands, it does not incur landing lag and the move is not interrupted.

|dairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|18}} (normal), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|10}} (cancelled), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|8}} (re-fall){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dairdesc=A powerful [[stall-then-fall]] in which Steve drops an anvil directly below himself while standing on it. The move can be canceled, a first for a stall-then-fall; if it is canceled, then Steve will jump off of the anvil, but it will continue falling. The jump does not use up Steve's double jump. After landing, the anvil remains on the stage for a brief amount of time before disappearing, which can block opponents or be stood on. If the ground under the anvil disappears or is destroyed before the anvil disappears, the anvil will start falling again. The anvil has incredible knockback and high damage, being capable of KOing grounded opponents as early as 88%, making it the strongest down aerial in the game. It is also notoriously powerful for contesting against juggles or upward attacks, due to its damage giving it very high [[priority]], and its knockback being capable of KOing even earlier near the top blast lines. This move uses up one piece of iron and does nothing at all if Steve does not have any iron. If an anvil has been dropped recently, Steve cannot drop another until it disappears on its own, or after a short time if it is dropped offstage. The anvil counts as a projectile until it lands, even while Steve is riding it. Steve can mine a stationary anvil for iron, redstone and rare materials.

|grabdmg={{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|grabdesc=A tether-like grab using a fishing rod with a wide range. Unlike {{SSBU|Isabelle}}'s similar-looking [[Fishing Rod]], it functions as an actual tether grab despite the lack of a grab aerial and tether recovery.<!--This is because the grab uses a secondary model that gets attached to the throw bone, which all tethers use and no extended grab uses.--> Grounded grabbed opponents are trapped within a fence while Steve holds them. The grab itself starts up relatively fast, but has very high ending lag; additionally, despite the hook being able to visibly drop past ledges like Isabelle's, it will not grab opponents if it does so. The hook also arcs as it's cast and can possibly miss smaller characters entirely depending on their position. This move does not use up durability points.

|pummeldmg=1.5%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|pummeldesc=Punches the opponent while they are trapped in the fence.

|fthrowdmg=3% (hit 1), 6% (throw){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|fthrowdesc=Steve stands on a piston and uses it to launch the opponent forward. It is a [[semi-spike]] with very high base knockback, but rather low growth, as it can only KO middleweights past 140% at the ledge. With rage, it is capable of being a KO throw. This move does not use up durability points.

|bthrowdmg=10%{{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|bthrowdesc=Steve throws the opponent backward with the fishing rod. Rather weak and easy to DI due to its diagonal angle, and sends the opponent diagonally, making it a mediocre option for setting up edgeguards. This move does not use up durability points.

|uthrowdmg=3% (hit 1), 8% (throw){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|uthrowdesc=Steve places the opponent on a piston launching them upward. Like forward throw, it has very high base knockback, but average growth, making its KO ability rather average. With rage, it is capable of being Steve's strongest KO throw. This move does not use up durability points.

|dthrowdmg=7% (anvil), 8% (throw){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dthrowdesc=Steve throws the opponent on the ground before an anvil drops on them, launching them forward and consuming a piece of iron. Without sufficient iron, no anvil will appear, and Steve will simply throw the opponent onto the ground, making it weaker overall. Both versions are good for use in combos at low percents, with the anvil version dealing 15% total and being the second most damaging throw in the game (surpassed by {{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s up throw which deals 16%). The anvil can be reflected.

|usname=Elytra

|usdmg=5% (clean), 3% (late){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|dsname=TNT

|dsdmg=28%/14% (redstone detonation), 20%/10% (non-redstone detonation){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|fsdmg=15% (trapping hit), 45% (cutscene){{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}} {{!!}}

|fsdesc=Steve places a giant piston in front of himself, which extends to catch his opponents in the attack. A cinematic plays where the affected fighter is launched into a dark building in a forest, resembling a Jungle Temple, filled with TNT, where they are attacked by Creepers and Zombies, resulting in the entire building exploding as Steve comically eats a so-called "victory steak". When the cinematic ends, the victim is sent flying while Steve repeatedly crouches. The piston can hit multiple fighters, but only the first one hit will appear in the cinematic, though the piston causes enough knockback to KO bystanders as well. This attack does not use up durability points.

}}

====Tool durability====

!Weapon!!Wood/Gold!!Stone!!Iron/Diamond

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| 70 || 85 || 95

|}<ref>[https://twitter.com/Meshima_/status/1317228490329001984 Durability]</ref>

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! [[Mine / Craft / Create Block|Mine]]

|}<ref>[https://twitter.com/Meshima_/status/1317228556305408002 Cost]</ref>

===[[On-screen appearance]]===

===[[Taunt]]s===

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=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: Journey to the Far Lands==

[[File:SSBU Congratulations Steve.png|thumb|Steve's congratulations screen.]]

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|colspan="5"|[[Bonus Stage]]

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==[[Spirit]]s==

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===As the main opponent===

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|rowspan="2"|1,437

|rowspan="2"|''Minecraft'' Series

|•Gold [[Steve (SSBU)|Alex]] Team {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Alex}}×7 (×2 Tiny)

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|1,435

|''Minecraft'' Series

|•Giant {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} {{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (INT)/{{Head|R.O.B.|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Grey}} (JP/CH/KR)<br>•{{SSBU|Steve}} {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=AlexWhite}}×2 {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=SteveWhite}}

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|1,438

|''Minecraft'' Series

|•{{SSBU|Ridley}} {{Head|Ridley|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Blue}} (200 HP)<br>•[[Steve (SSBU)|Enderman]] {{Head|Steve|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Enderman}}×2 (50 HP)

|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•[[Stamina battle]]<br>•The enemy is healed significantly when the enemy's at high damage

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Minecraft|The Arch-Illager}}

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==[[Alternate costume (SSBU)#Steve|Alternate costumes]]==

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Zombie Spawns In.png|Zombie's splash art.

Enderman Steps from the Shadows.png|Enderman's splash art.

Steve amiibo.png|Steve's [[amiibo]].

Alex amiibo.png|Alex's [[amiibo]].

SSBUWebsiteSteve1.jpg|Steve and Alex on [[Minecraft World]].

SSBUWebsiteSteve2.jpg|Steve striking {{SSBU|King K. Rool}} with his down tilt on [[Gerudo Valley]].

SSBUWebsiteSteve3.jpg|Alex attacking Builder {{SSBU|Mario}} with her back aerial on [[Tomodachi Life]].

SSBUWebsiteSteve5.jpg|Steve and Alex using [[Minecart]] with {{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}} following behind on [[Port Town Aero Dive]].

SSBUWebsiteSteve6.jpg|Scottish Steve, Swedish Alex, Zombie, and Enderman on [[Palutena's Temple]].

Sakurai Twitter Minecraft.jpg|Steve, Alex, and Mario on Minecraft World.

SSBU Steve alts.jpg|All of Steve and Alex's [[alternate costume]]s on Minecraft World.

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==Trivia==

*According to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Steve was largely easy to develop conceptually, but the programming work required to "bring the fighter to life" was very difficult.

*Many of Steve's animations and sounds are directly taken from existing ''Minecraft'' games and media:

**When Steve's fishing rod enters a water surface, a water sound effect from ''Minecraft'' plays upon him retracting the grab.

*Zombie and Enderman are the only alternate characters to lack fighter spirits.

==References==

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