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[Triple R]

I did it today in a small online tournament. My opponent was a spammy toon link but he knew DI, SDI and stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_3eiFZjFnI
As you can see his room to airdodge wasn't that big. That's not meant to be used every match, but if one day your opponent misses a tech...

While I'm sure your opponent knows about DI, he didn't DI in that instant to avoid hitting the ground so early, but that's beside the point. I'm pretty sure you had enough time to just do a jab lock to him. For future reference, trying bairing them and then dashing towards them. Then use your shield to stop, then jab lock them.

 

[*JuriHan*]

I was thinking of making a new thread on this, but im going to ask it here.

Are some of Kirby's controls programmed incorrectly? Sometimes my u-tilt comes out as jab, and this is extreme bad news because it often results in me getting punished.

I've seen it happen to other Kirbys when they clearly meant to u-tilt but it comes out as a jab instead/

I play with other characters such as Lucas, Jigglypuff, Zelda and Sonic and I never had this problem. Only with Kirby.

Am I imagining things or what?

 

[Kewkky]

I was thinking of making a new thread on this, but im going to ask it here.

Are some of Kirby's controls programmed incorrectly? Sometimes my u-tilt comes out as jab, and this is extreme bad news because it often results in me getting punished.

I've seen it happen to other Kirbys when they clearly meant to u-tilt but it comes out as a jab instead/

I play with other characters such as Lucas, Jigglypuff, Zelda and Sonic and I never had this problem. Only with Kirby.

Am I imagining things or what?

Umm, I think you're imagining it. Whenever stuff like that happens to me, I blame it on me and my "pressing buttons too fast". To me, it's because I main ZSS, and I'm always moving my fingers over every button imaginable, when I'm supposed to be slow & steady for Kirby.

Maybe you're doing the same thing and moving your fingers too fast? Or inputting stuff faster than what you're supposed to (like drop a shield, wait, then utilt... Or maybe you're buffering the jab accidentally by pressing A then up a few seconds later? I dunno).

I know it happens to me a lot as ZSS and Kirby.

 

[Sir_J]

I was thinking of making a new thread on this, but im going to ask it here.

Are some of Kirby's controls programmed incorrectly? Sometimes my u-tilt comes out as jab, and this is extreme bad news because it often results in me getting punished.

I've seen it happen to other Kirbys when they clearly meant to u-tilt but it comes out as a jab instead/

I play with other characters such as Lucas, Jigglypuff, Zelda and Sonic and I never had this problem. Only with Kirby.

Am I imagining things or what?

I think you are not waiting for the lag to end before you attack again. If you press uptilt right after you do a dair to the ground, it wont show up. If you do it too early, you might just pop the jab because the game doesn't input the upwards movement before the jab.

 

[Sage JoWii]

>_> It's just you.

 

[*JuriHan*]

so it's buffering? I hate it so much... used to older smash games.... never happens in the last two =/... so i should slow down with my u-tilts?

 

[Kewkky]

so it's buffering? I hate it so much... used to older smash games.... never happens in the last two =/... so i should slow down with my u-tilts?

You can buffer them, but chances are that you'll either jab, usmash, or do an utilt. It's not based on luck, but for how long you've been pressing up, if you tilted it or not, and if you're still dropping your shield/ending some other action.

So yep, Brawl's buffering.

 

[fromundaman]

yeah, either you're having input issues or you need a new controller.

 

[xxwolfwoodxx1]

is there a kirby main locator?

 

[Kewkky]

is there a kirby main locator?

Hmm, curiously enough, there is none... I should see how I can fix that.

In the first page of the Kirby Epic Thread (the GD), I'm putting up pics of members. Might as well put their locations there as well.

 

[MikeKirby]

So guys, how often do you guys pummel after a grab? I usually see more people grab then throw so quickly that they don't pummel.

 

[Sage JoWii]

I pummel if they're @ high enough percents I can't grab combo. Or anytime against ICs.

 

[A1lion835]

I usually don't pummel at low %'s because of the chance that my opponents will escape the grab. at 60% up, I pummel 3+ times (depending on %) quickly and then throw, to refresh moves like bair that I need ready to kill. 30-60% gets 1 or 2 pummels.

 

[Kappy]

I always pummel at least once unless I know I shouldn't pummel to get off certain grab strings. Otherwise, at low % I pummel once, mid % twice, and anything above 70% three times. If they're above 120% I pummel between 5-6 times usually.

 

[fromundaman]

I actually always pummel, practically regardless of the %. It's become a habit to pummel at least once.

 

[Triple R]

I pummel as many times I think I can get away with. Pummeling based on % is kinad unreliable since some people don't try to escape, some try to escape, and some are pros at escaping. I just pummel as much as I think I can get away with. Experience is the key.

 

[MikeKirby]

I always pummel at least once unless I know I shouldn't pummel to get off certain grab strings. Otherwise, at low % I pummel once, mid % twice, and anything above 70% three times. If they're above 120% I pummel between 5-6 times usually.

I actually do this. ^^^

I noticed that if someone tries to escape, you can squeeze in a pummel for every 25%, so that's what I do. Anything, to refresh that B-air.

 

[BBQTV]

dont most people not now how to react to kirby? the element suprize is definitely something kirby has

 

[Triple R]

I don't know about you guys, but people can escape grabs really fast in brawl. I've been able to escape after Ice Climbers dash grab me at 80% before nana recovers and can start the chaingrab.

 

[BBQTV]

I don't know about you guys, but people can escape grabs really fast in brawl. I've been able to escape after Ice Climbers dash grab me at 80% before nana recovers and can start the chaingrab.

when confronted with a match up you feel uncomfortable with you should probably pick your secondary

Spoiler

MK

thankfuly they aren't to many people on the horribad match up for kirby, but anyone i just dont like to fight i pick my secondary

Spoiler

MK

 

[fromundaman]

I don't know about you guys, but people can escape grabs really fast in brawl. I've been able to escape after Ice Climbers dash grab me at 80% before nana recovers and can start the chaingrab.

Yeah no kidding. Some people get out of grabs ridiculously fast.

 

[Sage JoWii]

Guys. Hylian is known for his ICs and so I CP'd ICs and found his (and apparently every ICs) weakness.

Get good @ ICs peeps.

 

[REL38]

So guys, how often do you guys pummel after a grab? I usually see more people grab then throw so quickly that they don't pummel.

I've gotten the habit of getting greedy and losing the grab due to pummeling

 

[fromundaman]

Guys. Hylian is known for his ICs and so I CP'd ICs and found his (and apparently every ICs) weakness.

Get good @ ICs peeps.

Haha yeah. Heard Chu used to CP ICs against Meep all the time.

 

[LASHING_LEAF]

ok i have a real kirby question!!!
what is the best way to kill pit
i see pit as a bit stronger than kirby bit less speed how do you beat it at distant planet...

 

[Kewkky]

Kill him on the left side of distant planet. Always keep Pit on your left and it should all get easier after that. Try not to go over him too much, best place to be is under him when he's in the air, or under the platform while he's on top of it.

 

[Frio]

FVCT~ Frio's Video Critique Thread
For a quick and easy to follow critique. ​

What is it?

Too lazy to read those long and boring critiques on the brawl character boards? Well you're in luck. Just send me a video of you playing from Youtube and I'll re-upload it with a critique commentary on My Channel. I'll PM you when I re-upload your video on my channel.

 

[Kewkky]

FVCT~ Frio's Video Critique Thread
For a quick and easy to follow critique. ​

What is it?

Too lazy to read those long and boring critiques on the brawl character boards? Well you're in luck. Just send me a video of you playing from Youtube and I'll re-upload it with a critique commentary on My Channel. I'll PM you when I re-upload your video on my channel.

Oh, so you'd rather teach people stuff instead of character boards, when in actuality character boards know about their character more than you do? I'm pretty sure I can help people in the Q&A thread better than any video-commentary-infused critique can help them. What if your information is wrong? The best place to get the best information on characters, is on their character boards by their most dedicated members.

 

[Sage JoWii]

1-0 Kewkky.

Good intentions, bad execution.

 

[fromundaman]

That being said, the concept isn't bad at all. Maybe make this part of the video critique thread thing?

 

[Kewkky]

That being said, the concept isn't bad at all. Maybe make this part of the video critique thread thing?

If that's his intention, then its not half bad for small critiques... But usually when people write up match critiques, we get long replies. I dunno how its all gonna fit in one video. :|

 

[aqua421]

so what are good ways to get around snakes camping especially at higher percents? and i know its not easy but what is the best way to try and inhale and steal snakes power?

 

[fromundaman]

Well, to steal his power, Dthrow>inhale or inhaling him off his cypher may be the easiest ways. That or predicting an airdodge, but I'd rather punish an airdodge/spotdodge with a kill move if possible.

 

[Kewkky]

I can also see fthrow>inhale working if your Snake opponent has a habit of pulling a grenade out to stop the fthrow>uair. Haven't tried it yet though, since I barely ever use inhales... It's the next thing I'm gonna work on the next time I get to play Brawl.

 

[aqua421]

okay cool, what do you guys suggest to do about the camping? there are many snakes where i live and i need to figure out what im doing in the matchup lol.

 

[Kewkky]

okay cool, what do you guys suggest to do about the camping? there are many snakes where i live and i need to figure out what im doing in the matchup lol.

Well, you could shield the grenades, zcatch them then throw them backwards. If you throw them towards Snake and he strips them they'll stay in front of you, forcing you to retreat... But if you throw them backwards and he strips them, your approach still works!

If you're not approaching, just stay in the air with your back turned to Snake, and float above the grenades by jumping>fastfalling>rinse and repeat>eventually landing to regain your jumps, until you find an opportunity to bair him/land and grab him while he pulls out another grenade.

If you're trying to stall him out, just keep jumping out of his reach.

 

[RATED]

I can also see fthrow>inhale working if your Snake opponent has a habit of pulling a grenade out to stop the fthrow>uair. Haven't tried it yet though, since I barely ever use inhales... It's the next thing I'm gonna work on the next time I get to play Brawl.

I think that if the Snake B reverse the grenade, you could inhale the grenade.

let's try it next time though. ( it would be interesting)

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for the post that says about Snake camping game

I play this MU a lot as Snake but yeah, the best you can do is the things that kewkky says in his post and also start jumping out of Snake range to bait his Dash attack/mortal slide or the uptilt. when Snake approaches with the "grenade stance" just space well your Dtilt since Snake can't grab him that way. and don't run to snake if he's not in the grenade stance since he could pivot grab you.

 

[Schtizzel]

I have a freaky question: Is Y.B.M the best Kirby player? I don't have seen vids of his Kirby but everyone says that he is the best. Are there any vids of him?

 

[A1lion835]

The topic of the best Kirby comes up once in a while, and there's flaming and lots of people sure of conflicting things, but no consensus. So be aware that you'll get varied answers and it's not a great question. IMO, Chu is the best Kirby, but I don't see YbM play a lot.

You can probably find vids on YouTube (I believe his username is YbM).

 

[Schtizzel]

The topic of the best Kirby comes up once in a while, and there's flaming and lots of people sure of conflicting things, but no consensus. So be aware that you'll get varied answers and it's not a great question. IMO, Chu is the best Kirby, but I don't see YbM play a lot.

You can probably find vids on YouTube (I believe his username is YbM).

THX for the answer. Yah, you can find some vids of him playing but the majority is from month ago.

Edit: After watching some vids of YbM I think Chu is better, imo. Especially the vids of "Xanadu Games" are f******* awesome and profe that Chu is a top Kirby-Player.