my friend luis (random luis/the luis) mains snake and as a diddy main i can say snake does not pose a threat if you keep these things in mind.
- ftilt. very predictible once ur close enough he will ftilt. if ur spaced accordingly just either stand a few feet back or do a retreating gt. thats one free combo and free punish
- if he notices u dashing alot he WILL lay down gernades for u to mess up on so instead of dash attacking to grab bananas or to attack in general SH everything including throws it can create some good mind games too and this should stop a snakes defensive style.
- up-b...usually all snakes do the same thing with their upB. they mid jump upwards and up-B at an angle at the highest point in the stage. the set-up? prepare for an airdodge bair (his head will hit u if hes facing towards u) or a downb as hes landing to stop u from approaching. to fix this just let him land and punish. though if u want to be aggresive and take chances go after him in the air immediately and start humping/fair/bair/dair w.e it takes to take him out of cypher.
-c4 recovery. most snakes will do this just make sure to force him to waste it :3 otherwise just expect it and punish accordingly when he uses it in midair aka FREE SPIKE if he doesnt kill himself.
-few snakes instead of ftiltin will use dtilt as a way to stop approaches so again just SH him
- when ur in the air and for sure hes gonna nikita u can fair the nikita and actually safely return to stage or if u have a banana in ur hand throw it at the nikita or simply air dodge it. dont let a smart snake hit u with that.
- aaa spam. very easily punishable. 3rd hit is easily power shielded when timed right and u can punish there after.
- uptilt. most expect kill move. just dodge well and space well is all i can say to stop this.
- mortar slide= free grab for j00
most of what i said is actually easily done than said believe or not. snakes a fast heavy but diddy is just way to fastfor snake to keep up with him on the ground so just punish like crazeh!
btw dude ur matches were fun to watch i liked how u attempted to barrel spike :3 sometimes it works but watch out if it doesnt O-o