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Kofu
Kofu
Oh I didn't realize you didn't have Lucas yet! So I'll be more specific.

His throw game is solid. DThrow leads into a lot of stuff (DI dependent) and all his other throws can be killers (UThrow is stronger than ROB's). Of course, this is a little balanced by his difficulty landing grabs with his being a bit laggy and not having Ness's PK Fire to help land them. But ZAir seems to set them up at lower percents.
Kofu
Kofu
DSmash and USmash are slow but strong (USmash is the slowest USmash). FSmash is fast but weaker, especially with damage, and its reflection bonus seems Minot (definitely not x2 like Ness's). Dash attack has a sweetspot that can kill. Jab is good. Tilts seem good, I've heard DTilt can be interrupted but air don't know specifics.
Luco
Luco
Ahhh wonderful! I can't wait to get him and experiment with him, and I'm hoping PK fire will still hold up as a nice safe option in neutral although most people seem to be saying Lucas has poor potential *sadness* I'll look into it as soon as I can =D
Kofu
Kofu
I didn't really play him in Brawl so I can't give much of a comparison. He felt mediocre at first but he feels decent, good spacing options. Not having autocancel aerials will hurt his approach but not his advantage IMO.
Kofu
Kofu
Luco
Luco
Hmmm, that's unfortunate, although not entirely unexpected. :/
Kofu
Kofu
It's because it hits multiple weak times instead of one strong one. It does go farther than Ness's though (as in Brawl).

I think it you'll like him, he's usable.
Luco
Luco
Yeah, I'm sure I will, it'll probably just be weird working around his new AC windows and combo options.

It sounds like if he had better AC frames on some moves and more damage on most moves he'd be like, quite strong. PK Fire sounds just as potent in neutral as it used to be, so that's really good. I'm looking forward to using him :D
Luco
Luco
By the way, I've been enjoying Lucas, but I'm worried about using him in tournament. I notice I don't do as well with him as I do with Ness - you've already heard a bit from me about why - although I really really want to and I've been working quite hard. I'm gonna continue at it though!
Kofu
Kofu
That's good. It takes time to get used to a character, and I bet you'll get your Lucas up to snuff sooner or later.

Have you ever used Bowser Jr. or Duck Hunt in tournament?
Luco
Luco
Yup! And it almost got me 2nd seed instead of first in pools hahaha.

I used DHD on my first round against a Robin main half-way through pools and obliterated the guy, but for whatever reason on my final pools match I started with Bowser Jr and lost convincingly, so it was a bit of a struggle taking the next 2 games with Ness.
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