Recent content by Empty Number

Holy water can be tough, but like axe it’s a high-commitment move, one that actually works out poorly for Simon if it happens to hit shield. If you toss crown through it you can usually tag Simon. Just be careful when you’re standing on the other side of holy water. Simon can still fsmash and...

I play a lot of Simon as well, and I wince a bit when I see King K Rool on the screen as my opponent. King K Rool actually has a decent match up against Simon for two reasons: 1) Super armor makes it easier to get in the range that makes Simon uncomfortable. Super amor nair makes gimping Simon...

I became interested in him because when I read the leaks before 08/08 and none mentioned K Rool, I might as well learn to like at least one of the newcomers. During that direct Simon looked really cool and I decided I’d get to know Castlevania better. Played SCIV, Castlevania I, Castlevania III...

I’ve been trying to hit elite with Simon for a few days now. It’s difficult because his bad matchups are so disadvantageous for him, so if you draw a rush down character that knows that they’re doing, Simon loses spectacularly.

I'm having a really tough time with Diddy. It's gotten a bit better as of late - and I can rack up damage alright - but that's about it. Any player worth their salt knows that the only reliable killing tool Diddy has is fsmash and this seems to embolden them while in turn making my play pretty...

Elite is up above 2.1 million right now. You can get there! Keep at it.

Practice fastfalling fair and Bair so they sweet spot around ground level. Another great tool to have is fast fall nair immediately into ftilt in whatever direction the opponent is.

Any advice for playing as Diddy? I mained him in Smash 4 and he doesn’t play the same. Grabs are harder to get because shield is worse, and monkey flip seems to have less priority. His kill options seem SEVERELY limited as well. Also shield canceled item toss is out so that sucks. I’m having a...

Yes I’ve had a lot of tough, even matchups against Cinnamon Cat. Incineroar’s frame data is very good, and it’s difficult to punish his hopping approach with my own aerials. I usually rely on conditioning him to expect the crown and then punish him with a beefy grab. Dash dancing into down tilt...

Happy to report that I just got into elite with The King as well! Sitting at 1.83 Million currently.

Can you explain a bit more about falling off platforms with Dair? I struggle getting down from the platforms in battlefield and Dair seems like it would be too slow of a startup to not get punished. Also the superarmor is on his belly - so it’s likely he’d get hit out of the Dair.

Yes! I feel a little embarrassed to say this after reading about her being low tier and not impressive, but Samus is REALLY difficult for me as K Rool. Anyone else find the same?

Please. I’ve stopped using dthrow into dsmash before 135% because players have been mashing out before that. I’ve had dsmash not connect at 145% before from someone mashing like a madman. If you can’t mash out at 70% you’re not even trying. Everything aside - K Rool’s down throw is basically...

I don’t understand the concern with blunderbuss edgeguarding and feel I’m missing something. Can’t characters just double jump over him before his endlag is up? I’ve stopped using the succ as anything more than a mixup because it doesn’t work consistently. Are you all getting consistent kill...

My brother’s main is Wii Fit Trainer and boy does K. Rool have a tough time with her projectiles and frame data. Maybe it’s just me, but I find myself lacking options to answer her anti-edgeguarding headers and weird, almost disjointed hit boxes. Her FTilt is a super quick “get off me” move that...