dair cancel?

[unkn0wnn00b]

i was playing on bf then i did a wavedash and right after de wavedash a dair when i hited the ground the dair canceld and i grabed the edge ? sorry 4 horrible english

 

[Strong Badam]

it's called a ledge cancel. your momentum upon landing carried you off the stage and grabbed the ledge.
happens all the time on platforms and ledges.

 

[RestInPeace]

I thought it was when you are on the tip of the edge, you go into that wobbly motion, like your character is going to fall off. When you land near the edge (that's why its called edge cancel), you get this animation, and the lag from your landing gets interrupted. From there, momentum brings you off of the edge, and then he grabbed it.

The difference between what I said and what Strong Bad said is the wobbly-tumbling animation you get near the edge. Correct me if necessary, though. I'm not quite sure on this.

 

[mers]

You only get that animation when you face the ledge. If you edge cancel while facing the edge, you go into the wobbly animation, but if you do it while facing away, you just slide off.

I'm pretty sure that's how it works anyhow. Feel free to correct me if necessary.