Backflipping

[tskodje]

Is it just me or can ike not execute a backflip in this game. In smash 4 he wasn’t a character that couldn’t backflip, like Gannondorf, but in this game they seem to have taken it away from him. Could anybody prove/disprove me or give an explanation as to why he cannot?

 

[XDaDePsak]

Ike can't backflip in Ultimate. The animation simply does not exist.

No one knows why they took it out, and it annoys many Ike players.

 

[MASTER719]

What's the benefits?

 

[tskodje]

It shifts your hurtbox further backwards when jumping back, and it also allows for easier backwards movement from a standing position.

 

[Arrei]

I can only assume they wanted to change his overall stance to be more sturdy and less... twisty? I recall they originally animated him to make his combat stance look wild and unwieldy, which I guess translated into giving him really bad posture. Now that he stands and runs upright to fight with more control in his swordsmanship I could see the designers thinking a backflip was no longer really appropriate.