fromundaman
Henshin a go-go Baby!
Okay, that is very, VERY wrong. I know what you are talking about, and I was including it into the equation, but comparing it to a zap jump? No.I'm guessing you guys don't know about this...
you know what the zap jump is, right? It's where Lucas midair jumps and side-b's simaltaneously, resulting in his double jump height being nearly doubled. Same thing for Zamus and her up-b, but with a larger time window.
She doesn't even go half as far as a zap jump. Hell, her whip doesn't even go as high as a zap jump would. It is also MUCH easier to pull off than a zap jump.
Most importantly though, it also leaves her much more vulnerable during those jumps since she is in UpB animation and has to wait for the whip to return to do anything. All in all, while it is useful when your opponent is nowhere near you OR above you, it is a bad idea to do if your opponent is coming from a horizontal direction, since you will be hit, and lose a jump.
Also, tournies where I can't CP PTAD make me sad... That stage makes all my tough matchups so much easier! (Snake, Oli, Marth, ZSS, Diddy, D3, Zelda, possibly ICs, etc., all have trouble there.)