Recent content by TheRabidChipmunk

So with the discussion of Bowser vs DK heading toward a conclusion of "They have similar niches in the metagame but explore those niches from very different angles," I wanted to explore this question from a different perspective -- are there any MU's where either of these characters does notably...

I've been spending a lot of time pondering what exactly it would take to fix King Dedede, since we can all agree he's just not usable in his current state, but I believe that, deep down, dedede has the potential to be a decent character, but it's smothered under layers of bad hitboxes, poor...

In addition to the above I've also punched through Lucas' PK Fire with flare blitz

Zard actually has the strongest uthrow in the game but it's angle means DI has a strong impact on it. Meanwhile mew2's uthrow sends at a perfect 90° angle so DI matters less

I've always been partial to grapplers in fighting games (Zangief in SF, Machamp in Pokken) and I have a special attachment to the Donkey Kong Country games, DKC2 was the third game I ever played but I thought DKC1 was better. And I'd be lying if I said I don't get immense satisfaction from...

Honestly though, what character does fit this description?

Does it? I was using Kurogane and judging based on the numbers. Mario's has more bkb and kbg and they both do 11%, but dk's is at a shallower angle so i guess that makes up some of the difference.

Yeah, but it's not often an effective option. It's actually a little worse at killing than Mario's, and DK is too fat to run past his opponent and pivot grab a lot of the time to set it up. It's a useful stock cap, but not a reliable way to seal stocks.

While I ultimately believe DK is the superior character, there are two things I'd like to mention that Bowser has over DK that haven't come up yet. Firstly, if DK misses ding dong, he can have a hell of a time sealing a stock. In sets like Tweek vs Abadango or DKWill vs John Numbers, the DK...

I think threat of advantage is a big part of a character's neutral, and for a case study you can look at Bowser. His neutral game hasn't changed between patches, but the fact that dashing in has a meaningful threat behind it now means it's an option to be respected.

I'd add Toon Link to the -3 list. He's small, mobile, has an excellent keep-away game and Ding Dong barely works on him. So here's my insight on Bowser vs. DK. These are some ideas I've been mulling over for a while, so I'm eager to see what input I can receive. The way I see it, Bowser is a...

I don't believe so, but even then Hikaru stopped going for ding dong whenever Luma was around

So then what would you say is the optimal way to play Yoshi at high-to-top level play?

The biggest difference I see is Ness's uair is not just a powerful kill move, but a powerful neutral tool as well, since landing with it is safe on block as it only has 14 frames of landing lag. DK and Bowser's uairs are less versatile, though I will argue DK's uair is the better of the two.

Apparently Big D > Tyrant, don't know if he went D3 or not