Is the footstool jump useful?

[Dylan Guyenne]

I know this question is kinda weird, but I say yes. It can help you get back in the field.

 

[3xSwords]

OK what's the point of making a seperate thread when you are going to answer your own question? Footstool jump is considered useful. Depending on each character it could be more useful or not but it has its uses.

 

[__Lewis__]

I'd say it can be very useful, not only in recovery but minimal gimping circumstances too.
Neither do I think the question is weird.

 

[exyk]

its useful for the Dair of marth cause if you do footstool and right after Dair it will alway do the spike

 

[Earthbound360]

I know it is for Ness

http://youtube.com/watch?v=p6-Z7nSX_0Q
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_1N0D0SdIr4

 

[Sosuke]

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yes. T_T

 

[Wildfire393]

Yes, but not for the reasons you've said. It's generally (though not always) ineffective off the stage, as it is hard to land and your opponent will often hit you before you can.

However, it has some insanely powerful combo applications. If you footstool someone over the stage, they will tumble and fall and land on the ground prone, without the possibility of a tech. This sets up perfectly for a number of locks, like Jab locks, Laser locks, and Wolf's Nair lock. And, the best part is, when a Footstooled-Prone opponent is hit by one of these attacks, it functions as a jab reset, so when the combo ends, they are forced to stand up without the possibility of Rolling or using a get-up attack, allowing the Footstooling player yet another hit guaranteed, which can often finish the opponent off.

So these combos can range from the relatively simple (Sheik doing Footstool to Fastfall Bair to Fully Charged Needles to single Needle {jab reset} to running upsmash for ~60% if perfectly performed) to the insanely powerful (Kirby doing Footstool to fastfall Nair {I think Nair} to Jab lock to lethal percentages to Forward Smash for the Kill).

 

[Morrigan]

no imo

 

[biohazard930]

Fear Yoshi's dair to footstool.

 

[ChronoPenguin]

what biohazard said.

Also

Zamus can ^B to footstool,....although not necessary.

 

[penguinman]

I never footstool on purpose when I could just d-air. Aura stomp ftw!

 

[Sosuke]

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Who puts videos on photobucket???

 

[Tristan_win]

I know it is for Sheik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g3je-k53-DU

 

[Morrigan]

Who puts videos on photobucket???

I do, when Youtube fails.

 

[MarKO X]

Footstooling is useful.

But it's best when I do it and say "Haha. I just stepped on your head."

Edit: videos on photobucket. lol! Not the video(s) themselves, but the concept.

 

[PK Hexagon]

It can function as something of a spike.

 

[TheX0913]

There are plenty times in the heat of the moment when an opponent such as faclo does is dair off stage and barely manages to spike the opponent. But he falls along with the opponent and as you jump you would footstool off the opponent. Foot stool is useful because you can't tech it and it techinically doesn't count as a hit so if you land a footstool you can mess up someones recovery.

 

[mimic_king]

it can be useful for some who are fighting characters with weak up b's, but overall i hate it. sometimes i am about to do a combo involving jumping a bit above the opponent and then FOOTSTOOL JUMP!!! so annoying...

I also hate when people footstool jump me in the middle of a combo. it messes up everything.

so in a way it is useful, but i hate it.

 

[feddieboy]

I think it's useful.

 

[shinzou]

It IS useful, it helps with recovery AND doubles as a spike.... 2 in one deal

 

[Liquid_Kai?]

Its really usefull as people have said and its a good addition to the game imo

 

[SuSa]

I know it is for Sheik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=g3je-k53-DU

I love you for posting that link. :o

 

[Kitamerby]

It also sets up lock combos, ***** characters with horizontal recovery (LOOKIN AT YOU, DK), and is all around fun.

 

[Dylan Guyenne]

It can also get you to recover if you fall off the stage with someone.

 

[TwinkleToes]

There are plenty times in the heat of the moment when an opponent such as faclo does is dair off stage and barely manages to spike the opponent. But he falls along with the opponent and as you jump you would footstool off the opponent. Foot stool is useful because you can't tech it and it techinically doesn't count as a hit so if you land a footstool you can mess up someones recovery.

Pretty sure it can't knock anyone out of their up-b, and I'm even more sure that characters that can get their up-b back after getting hit also get their up-b back after getting footstooled.

 

[ThaRoy]

For Marth it is vital because of a maneuver called Veritcal Spacing where you Dair IMMEDIATLY after footstooling. The footstool pushes them down in perfect range for a sweetspot resulting in a spike.

Also, if more then 2 people are fighting footstools are very important due to the hectic battles. Also, whenever their is a sudden shift in which everyone goes to a certain spot (if an item of importance is released or if the map is moving like Delfino and you gotta recover to the platform) footstools are seen here.

 

[zB.]

As has been said it's useful in specific applications. Just look into whatever characters you're interested in and figure out what they can do with it. It leads into a lot of combos and locks and creates spacing for some characters dairs. For the Ice Climbers it can be used to force an opponent to fall from any throw (throw w/ Popo and footstool with Nana) which sets up for a desynced ice block lock or a ice block reset, forcing your opponent to stand up, and then continuing the infinite. It's a very useful technique simply due to the unique fact that it's an untechable meteor.

 

[Mario_ 101]

I think footstools are useful, especially in teams. You could jump on you teammate to help get the extra height for an edgeguard, if you need it.

 

[Dylan Guyenne]

I think footstools are useful, especially in teams. You could jump on you teammate to help get the extra height for an edgeguard, if you need it.

Does it work without team attack option?

 

[Semmick]

footstool jump is annoying if your trying to edgehog an olimar, but he just foostool jumps you.
But otherwise, I like it

 

[Griffard]

yeah, drop down from ledgehang, footstool and your opponent plummets to their death before they can overcome the "stun"