Easier up smash spike...

[KrF2]

if both of you are facing the each other and you hit them with the tip of the sword near the beginning of the upsmash it will spike them down.

 

[Harmonicry]

wow.. i had no idea. thanks i suppose. but i doubt it'd be useful for actual spiking and in turn wouldnt the full usmash and a combo after be of more use.

keep in mind that im new to roy. i am an ex-shiek/zelda user but i do have some sense.

its just a question.

 

[IKillCauseOfVGs]

The upsmash spike isn't too great. I'd rather use the DED spike, it's easier to pull and more effective. I guess the smash spike is beater than his u air though.

 

[technomancer]

It's a meteor as well (I believe), and can be DI'd on to the stage or wallteched consistantly as well, and also, doesn't hit sweetspotters, and any time you can pull this off you can also hit with a forward smash.

 

[KrF2]

if they are over 60% it will kill them. Di won't help much.

 

[technomancer]

if they are over 60% it will kill them. Di won't help much.

So will a forward smash, and if they DI onto the stage, then they'll live, because they'll hit the ground.

I wish Roy had good spikes. I really do. But they are all terrible, because they are either laggy, easy to suicide with, impossible to hit sweetspotters with, or impossible to set up, and all of them can be meteor cancelled.

 

[Jihnsius]

Both of Roy's spikes are meteors. Highly impractical for spiking unless you specifically want to keep the opponent below you (pointless) or unless the opponent is at an extremely high percentage (where you'd probably want to do a f or d-smash, anyway) and they don't realize they've been spiked.

 

[King_Gt]

Doesn't Roy have, like, the most spikes in the game?
I guess quality's better than quantity...

 

[Jihnsius]

Doesn't Roy have, like, the most spikes in the game?
I guess quality's better than quantity...

Yep and bingo.

 

[IKillCauseOfVGs]

When it comes to spike the only one of any use is his DED one. I've only ever done the dair once and I've never done the up smash one. Even then, his DED one isn't all that reliable.

 

[Dark Iori Yagami]

Roy is a great champion, that is far greater than the other lame swords men marth. It takes quickness of skill to win and still keep your cool.

 

[Roy-san]

^^^

...what did that have to do w/ anything?

anyway up spike is very practical, either is the dair so i would prefer DED spike.

 

[technomancer]

Just don't spike. Almost any time you can DED spike, too, you can fsmash.

DK has 3 spikes, and Dorf has 3 and his uair as well, not to mention both on the whole being better at edgeguarding.

 

[King Leonidas]

Roy is a great champion, that is far greater than the other lame swords men marth. It takes quickness of skill to win and still keep your cool.

*sighs*

v_v

 

[Dark Iori Yagami]

roy has an awsome up smash spike you happy -.-

ps all and all this portaits nothing

 

[gabe0002]

Thank you for metioning this.

 

[Sky2042]

*sighs*

v_v

Lern2laugh, imo.

Like this:

 

[Zettai Kurayami]

Dont use any of Roy's spikes there practically useless if ur facing someone that knows wut there doing