Ike Social Thread

RomanCenturionX · May 24, 2014

I can't wait to play this iteration of Ike, I loved playing Ike back in vBrawl and in PM. With that being said I will be the happiest man alive if Ike can jump out of QD (and by extension wall jump out of QD) and/or have a better shield/OoS options.

Y-L · May 28, 2014

Saw someone on stream do grab release (facing edge) to walk off fair, looked pretty legit. Thoughts?

NWRL · Jun 3, 2014

Which stage is Ike's best?

Drac's or GHZ

Y-L · Jun 3, 2014

NWRL said:
Which stage is Ike's best?

Drac's or GHZ

GHZ, you get kills faster.

RomanCenturionX · Jun 3, 2014

NWRL said:
Which stage is Ike's best?

Drac's or GHZ

The music on GHZ is just too good so I have to give the edge to GHZ although I love both those stages. For a while I was undefeated in tourney on GHZ until DVD wiped the floor with me with his Toon Link, so I have a lot of fond memories of GHZ

. Plus there is nothing more rewarding than going deep with a walk off fair and wall jumping my way back to the stage to the tune of the original Green Hill Zone track.

DarkDeity15 · Jun 19, 2014

Is it strange that the only character I can really play other than Link is Ike?

RomanCenturionX · Jun 19, 2014

DarkDeity15 said:
Is it strange that the only character I can really play other than Link is Ike?

Not at all, I play Snake as well as Ike and they are very dissimilar, except in the way you can style on your opponent :D

PyroTakun · Jun 23, 2014

While we're on the topic of secondary characters, does anyone have any recommendations on a secondary to compliment Ike?

NWRL · Jun 23, 2014

Anyone going to CEO?

Y-L · Jun 23, 2014

PyroTakun said:
While we're on the topic of secondary characters, does anyone have any recommendations on a secondary to compliment Ike?

Spacies/Lucas, Mario, and Toon Link are all really good secondaries for Ike. Basically fast small characters with projectiles. I actually secondary ROB though.

DarkDeity15 · Jun 23, 2014

I'd say Captain Falcon. He does well against everyone, and his combos are beast.

PyroTakun · Jun 23, 2014

NWRL said:
Anyone going to CEO?

I was planning on it, but recently moved into a new place so $$ is a bit tight right now.

Y-L said:
Spacies/Lucas, Mario, and Toon Link are all really good secondaries for Ike. Basically fast small characters with projectiles. I actually secondary ROB though.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll probably check out TL since I can't stand spacies and I'm not really feelin Lucas or Mario.

Thane of Blue Flames · Jun 23, 2014

Meta Knight/Ike is the real deal. I've just picked up MK seriously.

Commander · Jun 24, 2014

I've never felt I needed a secondary though I know how to play multiple characters. I am currently learning Pikachu but that is more because I feel Pikachu is a top tier character no one bothers to use rather than having any problem matchups with Ike. Right now the only reason I pick any character other than Ike is because I know my opponent has a mental block while fighting that character and I know how to play that character well.

Thane of Blue Flames · Jun 24, 2014

Ike can handle most of the cast, but I feel like he has issues with the following:

a) Mewtwo
b) Falco
c) Pit
d) Lucas

MK seems like the best of the characters I can play to handle these guys.

PyroTakun · Jun 24, 2014

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll try out those characters and see how it goes.

Weeabro · Jun 26, 2014

Any of you guys going to CEO?

EDIT: Just saw the post asking the same question a few posts up. .___.

Commander · Jun 26, 2014

Lordling said:
Ike can handle most of the cast, but I feel like he has issues with the following:

a) Mewtwo
b) Falco
c) Pit
d) Lucas

MK seems like the best of the characters I can play to handle these guys.

I would not put MewTwo up there. MewTwo feels like he is about abusing his opponents movement, but if you can read his teleports you can play a much safer game. Shadow balls aren't fast enough to be a major issue like Falco's laser. I have no idea about Pit since I've only played a Pit once. Lucas is all about not getting hit and out spacing with fair since nothing out spaces fair.

Were you the one who setup this pranked thing? How long does it last?

Weeabro · Jun 26, 2014

Lucas is definitely a bad matchup for Ike I think. Him and Falco are the biggest offenders.

Commander · Jun 26, 2014

Weeabro said:
Lucas is definitely a bad matchup for Ike I think. Him and Falco are the biggest offenders.

Lucas is only bad if you get hit. If you play safe it is even. Don't forget that Lucas is very susceptible to Ike's edge guards.

metroid1117 · Jun 27, 2014

IMHO Ike and Lucas have very good punish games on each other (UThrow wrecks Lucas pretty badly at low %s), but his PK Freeze, ground mobility, and shield pressure give Lucas the advantage in the neutral game; it's not only a matter of "don't get hit", but it's also "don't get stuck in shield".

Thane of Blue Flames · Jun 27, 2014

Keep your friends close, keep your enemies about half a Ragnell length away. Especially Lucas.

King of Hoboz · Jun 27, 2014

Lordling said:
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies about half a Ragnell length away. Especially Lucas.

Nah man, keep your friends on the other side of the stage, you might wreck them if they're so close.

Commander · Jun 27, 2014

King of Hoboz said:
Nah man, keep your friends on the other side of the stage, you might wreck them if they're so close.

But the only friend you have is Ragnell.

KuroganeHammer · Jun 27, 2014

Commander said:
Were you the one who setup this pranked thing? How long does it last?

1 month.

imo ike should be in mario kart

Thane of Blue Flames · Jun 28, 2014

Oh, right, I didn't prank you. I haven't used that feature yet.

TylerX5 · Jun 28, 2014

metroid1117 said:
IMHO Ike and Lucas have very good punish games on each other (UThrow wrecks Lucas pretty badly at low %s), but his PK Freeze, ground mobility, and shield pressure give Lucas the advantage in the neutral game; it's not only a matter of "don't get hit", but it's also "don't get stuck in shield".

I'm curious if it's possible to air dodge out of a PKfreeze if the Lucas doesn't follow up quickly enough

Weeabro · Jun 28, 2014

Prank me Lordling ;_;

Y-L · Jun 28, 2014

TylerX5 said:
I'm curious if it's possible to air dodge out of a PKfreeze if the Lucas doesn't follow up quickly enough

I don't think so, that move has ridiculous hit stun.

King of Hoboz · Jun 29, 2014

So, everyone remember Spidermad's video on C-Dashing and other P:M Mobility techs? This one?

So, I started experimenting around with C-Dashing as Ike, and I just decided to mash down on the C-Stick while running forward and seeing what would happen...I think Ike actually runs faster using repeated C-Dashing. Someone check me on this one, cause I don't really have a good way to measure which is faster (Running vs C-Dashing).

Commander · Jun 29, 2014

Aerodrome said:
1 month.

imo ike should be in mario kart

The series should be renamed to Ike Kart. Mario can be a special guest.

Pranking is the strangest feature ever. The fact that it is has gotten me so curious about probably means it has worked though.

Y-L · Jun 29, 2014

King of Hoboz said:
So, everyone remember Spidermad's video on C-Dashing and other P:M Mobility techs? This one?

So, I started experimenting around with C-Dashing as Ike, and I just decided to mash down on the C-Stick while running forward and seeing what would happen...I think Ike actually runs faster using repeated C-Dashing. Someone check me on this one, cause I don't really have a good way to measure which is faster (Running vs C-Dashing).

He probably does due to the quickness of the beginning of the dash but the application of that is pretty much useless due to the fact that you can just qd when you need speed which allows you to act out much faster than c ~~dashing~~ spamming.

Weeabro · Jun 30, 2014

C dashing is an interesting tech that I haven't found a real use for in a match. I think it could be really good though, as it extends Ike's dash dance range

grandpappy · Jul 2, 2014

Hey what's up guys? I'm a new-ish (been playing since November but only been to two events) player from Chicago. I've been pretty wishy washy about mains until I landed on Ike. He's the truth. I'm probably really bad, but I've been lurking around here and watching a lot of you guys play, so I like to think I have a decent grasp on Ike at least. But I'm still in the learning process, and I hope to be going to more tournies and fests soon to get some practice and maybe recordings for you guys to tear apart.

Also, I'm going to be going to EXP, so @

metroid1117 here's looking at you. Teach me how to Ike!

Anyway, just wanted to intro myself to the Ike mains around here. Carry on fighting for your friends, lads.

Omega Male · Jul 2, 2014

Is there a Ike Skype group?

PyroTakun · Jul 2, 2014

There is an Ike skype group, but it's dead. No one uses it.

Y-L · Jul 2, 2014

To be honest we should use mumble.

Omega Male · Jul 2, 2014

Y-L said:
To be honest we should use mumble.

I am almost always on Anther's mumble chillin' :happysheep:

metroid1117 · Jul 3, 2014

shaZam! said:
Hey what's up guys? I'm a new-ish (been playing since November but only been to two events) player from Chicago. I've been pretty wishy washy about mains until I landed on Ike. He's the truth. I'm probably really bad, but I've been lurking around here and watching a lot of you guys play, so I like to think I have a decent grasp on Ike at least. But I'm still in the learning process, and I hope to be going to more tournies and fests soon to get some practice and maybe recordings for you guys to tear apart.

Also, I'm going to be going to EXP, so @ metroid1117 here's looking at you. Teach me how to Ike!

Anyway, just wanted to intro myself to the Ike mains around here. Carry on fighting for your friends, lads.

Welcome to the scene, Shazam

. I couldn't go today, but I'm going to try to go next week for Evo practice. Hopefully I'll see you there!

Omega Male · Jul 3, 2014

metroid1117 said:
Welcome to the scene, Shazam . I couldn't go today, but I'm going to try to go next week for Evo practice. Hopefully I'll see you there!

I didn't think Evo had brawl or PM.

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