New Item Idea: Clawshot

[Toomai]

I had a thought awhile ago that preseted the Clawshot as an interesting item. I have two ideas for it:

1. The more boring idea. Grab it and for the next 15 seconds you get an extended grab.

2. The more interesting idea. It acts more like a clobbering item. The tilt attack would be clubbing it over someone's head. The smash attack would involve a hard punch (with the claws closed as a spike). But when used as a neutral, dash, or nair attack, it's an extended grab (as yes, it would grab onto walls and maybe even items like crates).

 

[petre]

thats actually a pretty cool idea (the second one). as long as you dont have to press z to grab, because then you wouldnt be able to drop the item on your own...

 

[Bo0ndock]

Good idea, i dont know about useing it as a bash attack but useing for extended reach is good idea

 

[Eight Sage]

It's a good Idea.

But seeing this real, I don't think so 'cause it's 99% sure that Link will have the Clawshot as a weapon.

 

[petre]

using it to grab items would be sweet. you could even use it if someone throws an item at you, to grab it out of the air, then you get to use it. youd lose the clawshot, but it would be cool. save yourself from a bomb.

 

[GreenMamba]

I see absolutely no reason why Link won't have the Clawshot as his grab.

 

[Stryks]

^^^ Agree, pretty sure the hookshot from melee/64 will be replaced by the clawshot IMO...

 

[Aeramis]

It would be interesting but unlikely to see Link get double clawshots for brawl that shoot infront and behind him at the sametime with his arms crossed or something long those lines where you can grab 2 people at once if they are close enough. Also, maybe Link could clawshot the wall in the air and stick to that spot then you could shoot the other while hanging there against people (air grab edgeguard would be amusing) or another wall and it could allow Link to climb walls that are close like wall jumping up the buildings in melee at Fourside with certain characters. He did get 2 in TP.

 

[Toomai]

But seeing this real, I don't think so 'cause it's 99% sure that Link will have the Clawshot as a weapon.

Hey, SSBM lets anyone use the Screw Attack.

And AeramisWolfLord, I did think about something to the effect of wallclimbing by grabbing two Clawshots. But I think it would be too complicated to do.

 

[fabianmo]

I think it would be a good idea
And like AeramisWolfLord said, it would be awesome to do an air grab edgeguard

 

[hrairoo]

Yeah, I like the idea of having the clawshot as an item.

 

[EnFerris]

Hmm... I suggested this some months ago, but it may have been just to my friends and no on the forum. If it was on the forum, it was under "Hookshot" as Twilight Princess hadn't come out yet. In any case, I think the trade off of losing your A attacks for extended grabs works pretty well to keep it balanced. My favorite items are ones that actually change how you play (i.e. Bunny Hood, Parasol, Barrel Cannon) and I think extending grabs falls neatly under that category.

 

[ravenlance]

holy freakin' moly!