Sycorax
Smash Ace
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I was daydreaming about Peach stuff and got to thinking about something that I've never really seen employed. You can throw a turnip backwards from your run, and I want others' opinions on how useful this might be. I'll explain it in more detail below, but simply dash then shield then smash throw OoS behind you. I know you can smash throw a turnip in any direction from you dash dance, but this technique allows you to run farther and do it. This is useful when playing footsies with the opponent. Your opponent is trying to encroach on your space, you're both dashing, and you dash away into a run. He thinks your on the defensive and you hit him with a turnip and punish.
What do y'all think? I haven't had the chance to test this out and the situations are pretty specific and hard to simulate inorganically. What do y'all think about the usefulness of just dash away into smash throw backwards? Is there a reason why I never see Peach players do either of these things?
Deeper Explanation:
You can cancel your dash animation (and momentum) by shielding (you'll go straight into a shield). You can also go straight into shield when running, but you keep your momentum (which is kinda moot for Peach since her traction is so high). You can throw turnips OoS, too. From your shield, you can throw a turnip in any direction by smashing the control stick in a direction and pressing A. So you dash left into a run, shield, then smash throw right. This process also cancels any momentum you had from running so you will stop sliding in your shield.
Comments:
I was daydreaming about Peach stuff and got to thinking about something that I've never really seen employed. You can throw a turnip backwards from your run, and I want others' opinions on how useful this might be. I'll explain it in more detail below, but simply dash then shield then smash throw OoS behind you. I know you can smash throw a turnip in any direction from you dash dance, but this technique allows you to run farther and do it. This is useful when playing footsies with the opponent. Your opponent is trying to encroach on your space, you're both dashing, and you dash away into a run. He thinks your on the defensive and you hit him with a turnip and punish.
What do y'all think? I haven't had the chance to test this out and the situations are pretty specific and hard to simulate inorganically. What do y'all think about the usefulness of just dash away into smash throw backwards? Is there a reason why I never see Peach players do either of these things?
Deeper Explanation:
You can cancel your dash animation (and momentum) by shielding (you'll go straight into a shield). You can also go straight into shield when running, but you keep your momentum (which is kinda moot for Peach since her traction is so high). You can throw turnips OoS, too. From your shield, you can throw a turnip in any direction by smashing the control stick in a direction and pressing A. So you dash left into a run, shield, then smash throw right. This process also cancels any momentum you had from running so you will stop sliding in your shield.
Comments:
- You could always jump cancel your turnip throws forward but that does a normal throw which is slow and doesn't go as far.
- you can DJC into a smash throw backwards but the jumping adds extra frames.
- You can use this technique to smash throw in the direction you're running, but you have to reset your control stick back to center which can be difficult.