A Polar Bear
Smash Apprentice
Okay, hear me out.
I know it may seem strange and slightly insulting that the young God of up smash needs a buff to his u-smash, after all it's already the strongest in the game, covers more distance in all directions than all other u-smashes, and it's sacrilege to even think that Lucas' most powerful move is... rather lackluster...
Mechanically, it's meant to be a hard punish, a tool that's slow to execute but rewarding and satisfying to hit, and in situations where there's more chaos like multi-man Smash or item enabled matches, it's not that hard to connect.
But against one other player on For Glory or in a tourney, it becomes situational to the point of foolhardy to try and use it unless you have the most confident of reads or a surefire beat on the opponent's movement. Though its range covers rolls, it is slow enough that unless you execute it right, the opponent can get a shield up or escape before the hitbox comes out, and then ponder over a cup of tea as to what to punish you with as you come off your 3 year cooldown. It's Lucas' most powerful attack, but for a smart player, one of his least, least used.
And if you think about it... it's actually not that strong. It kills most characters at around... I'll be generous and say 75-85%. For a move that's as obscenely slow as it is, it feels a bit underpowered. I feel like if you do manage to get a beat on the opponent and connect with the move, it should be able to KO faster...
That, or leave its power and make its execution and cooldown less punishable, because while many other characters have smash attacks that can be confidently thrown out to merely cover space and options or just for the heck of it and hope it lands, Lucas can't do that without fear of punish.
For a move that's so revered and advertised as "PK Love", Lucas' strongest attack, it honestly isn't used that much, and it shouldn't be if you're a clever player. I propose some sort of buff to make it a bit more viable, help Lucas kill better. He needs it.
What do y'all think?
I know it may seem strange and slightly insulting that the young God of up smash needs a buff to his u-smash, after all it's already the strongest in the game, covers more distance in all directions than all other u-smashes, and it's sacrilege to even think that Lucas' most powerful move is... rather lackluster...
Mechanically, it's meant to be a hard punish, a tool that's slow to execute but rewarding and satisfying to hit, and in situations where there's more chaos like multi-man Smash or item enabled matches, it's not that hard to connect.
But against one other player on For Glory or in a tourney, it becomes situational to the point of foolhardy to try and use it unless you have the most confident of reads or a surefire beat on the opponent's movement. Though its range covers rolls, it is slow enough that unless you execute it right, the opponent can get a shield up or escape before the hitbox comes out, and then ponder over a cup of tea as to what to punish you with as you come off your 3 year cooldown. It's Lucas' most powerful attack, but for a smart player, one of his least, least used.
And if you think about it... it's actually not that strong. It kills most characters at around... I'll be generous and say 75-85%. For a move that's as obscenely slow as it is, it feels a bit underpowered. I feel like if you do manage to get a beat on the opponent and connect with the move, it should be able to KO faster...
That, or leave its power and make its execution and cooldown less punishable, because while many other characters have smash attacks that can be confidently thrown out to merely cover space and options or just for the heck of it and hope it lands, Lucas can't do that without fear of punish.
For a move that's so revered and advertised as "PK Love", Lucas' strongest attack, it honestly isn't used that much, and it shouldn't be if you're a clever player. I propose some sort of buff to make it a bit more viable, help Lucas kill better. He needs it.
What do y'all think?
