Official Q&A Thread

[yoshq]

you can, but it takes like 5 years to be able to do anything unless you jump cancel

 

[ThunderSt0rm]

But doesn't jump cancel only work with up b?

 

[yoshq]

it also works with upsmash, and possibly grab, idk otehr than that.

 

[Luigisama]

Does anyone here read their opponents shield habits? like if my opponent drops their shield after like two secs a lot I use cyclone to hit them. Just curious it's been helping me a lot especially since it allows me to airdodge or run up and shoruyken.

 

[steep]

Hey guys I have a question! Does anyone use grounded b reverse fireballs to counteract sliding after walking/running? I sometimes use a grounded b reverse fireball to catch an opponent off guard as they land near me or ever try to chase me. Given, most people won't be chasing Luigi… but hopefully this is something that we can talk about

Any advice on using this or not using it, and in what situations/against which characters you would suggest using it? Thanks in advance!

 

[The Nutz of Norcal Deez]

Pivot Fireballs is a mind**** all in itself. Use em only on opponents that are super aggro. Anyone else it's kinda meh. You summed it up really. Those that chase or you read the landing it's pretty effective. Other than that, it's just another AT to pick up for pizzazz.

 

[steep]

Pivot Fireballs is a mind**** all in itself. Use em only on opponents that are super aggro. Anyone else it's kinda meh. You summed it up really. Those that chase or you read the landing it's pretty effective. Other than that, it's just another AT to pick up for pizzazz.

Ok thanks! Just wanted to get someone else's opinion on this too. I will keep that in mind as I play in the future.

 

[holyv]

talking about Waveland or B-Reverse ones?

 

[The Nutz of Norcal Deez]

Grounded Pivot Fireballs. It stops your sliding.

 

[holyv]

It mindfacks the opponent, nuff said

i spaced and then pivoted it.

it hit i started doing this to keep distance from ikes, it works GOOD because is some kind of confusion,''luigi, not sliding? physically impossible''
or sliding backwards, wich is really funny and good

 

[Gadiel_VaStar]

Hey Luigi players, I'm thinking of picking him up as a secondary. I main Pit, so some of his tactics work with Luigi, but not really. I can see that Lugi is a lot slower and the traction is a killer.

*How do you combat his traction/shield?

*Also, what ATs do I need to learn and what do I need to be focusing on to become great with Luigi?

*How do all of you land up-b?

*How do you all predict/punish your opponents?

I feel that he is truly a pocket surprise character, and I'd like to be able to use him in tournamnet.

 

[Luigisama]

Hey Luigi players, I'm thinking of picking him up as a secondary. I main Pit, so some of his tactics work with Luigi, but not really. I can see that Lugi is a lot slower and the traction is a killer.

*How do you combat his traction/shield?

*Also, what ATs do I need to learn and what do I need to be focusing on to become great with Luigi?

*How do all of you land up-b?

*How do you all predict/punish your opponents?

I feel that he is truly a pocket surprise character, and I'd like to be able to use him in tournamnet.

http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=245232
you can learn more about him in here^

other than that to answer you questions

1. I jump to stop the sliding or I'll try to use it in some way.
2. Ats not too many. Sliding dsmash, Iasa frames in his fsmash allows you to use another move a lot quicker, and fsmash slide.
3. we land up b with either good reads or jab to up b
4. idk I just guess where my opponent is going to be.

 

[yoshq]

Hey Luigi players, I'm thinking of picking him up as a secondary. I main Pit, so some of his tactics work with Luigi, but not really. I can see that Lugi is a lot slower and the traction is a killer.

*How do you combat his traction/shield?
shield as a last resort, otherwise try to walk and dodge attacks. dash dance or b reverse for traction
*Also, what ATs do I need to learn and what do I need to be focusing on to become great with Luigi?
dthrow comboes. nado usage
*How do all of you land up-b?
good reads, but playing time is the biggest upb-reflex builder
*How do you all predict/punish your opponents?
walk around and freak them out, then do luigi bullshit and upb him somehow
I feel that he is truly a pocket surprise character, and I'd like to be able to use him in tournamnet.

asdf stuff

 

[Gadiel_VaStar]

Man Luigi is so good at KOing >_< I love playing as him now. How do you get high with the Tornado? What button do I need to rapidly press? Is there a technique that makes him go higher?

Also, is there a hitbox video of his moves? Where is the up-b hitbox located?

 

[BSP]

Mash the Special button as fast as you can for maximum height on tornadoes.

I'm sure there's a hitbox video somewhere, let me look; but for up B in general, try to get all of Luigi's fist onto the opponent for the best results.

 

[yoshq]

Man Luigi is so good at KOing >_< I love playing as him now. How do you get high with the Tornado? What button do I need to rapidly press? Is there a technique that makes him go higher?

Also, is there a hitbox video of his moves? Where is the up-b hitbox located?

to go high with nado, don't fast fall.

 

[Luigisama]

apparently the hit box for Luigi's up b is his mustache.
So anything in that range will die.

 

[AyatoK26]

Sup weegee boards.

Is there like a list of dthrow followups luigi has on each char at certain %'s?

 

[Luigisama]

Sup weegee boards.

Is there like a list of dthrow followups luigi has on each char at certain %'s?

I don't think so. Upair isn't so bad and I guess nair would work to.

 

[BSP]

Stick with Uair and spaced Bair

If they start AD'ing, then hit them with Usmash.

 

[Zori]

this might sound odd but what do you guys do after you get the kill lol, like in which was do you taunt with Luigi with out pressing the taunt button haha

 

[BSP]

I don't taunt

 

[DBSammy]

I dashdance.

 

[yoshq]

Sup weegee boards.

Is there like a list of dthrow followups luigi has on each char at certain %'s?

no, but this would be a VERY good idea for a thread. *cough* bc429 *cough*. dthrow is one of the biggest momentum changers you have in high intensity matches.

 

[Luigisama]

no, but this would be a VERY good idea for a thread. *cough* bc429 *cough*. dthrow is one of the biggest momentum changers you have in high intensity matches.

lol it would be a very short thread. I don't really focus on Dthrow as much beside the obvious dthrow to upair, dthrow mindgames which can lead to various things, and it's just the best way to start racking up percent on your opponent.

 

[steep]

Ok guys, this may be the wrong place to ask this, but I am a Mario/Luigi/Olimar main and I have been having a lot of trouble dealing with Falco. Of my three characters, I've only really used Mario against Falco so far. How is that MU for the Green Thunder? What are some things I should know about that MU? Would you suggest using Luigi, or would I be better off using either Mario/Olimar?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[Luigisama]

stay away from the grab.
Cyclone breaks down Falco's grab game.
duck under lasers.

There is more stuff in the Luigi mu thread and some videos too that can give you a good idea on the mu.

 

[steep]

Thank you BC4629! I appreciate your response!

 

[DBSammy]

Fun fact: fireball beats out phantasm.

 

[BSP]

Are you serious?

Also, if Fox or Falco ever Dash attacks your shield (and Falco doesn't Usmash to make it safe), just mash out an Up B and it will hit pretty much all the time.

 

[ThunderSt0rm]

stay away from the grab.
Cyclone breaks down Falco's grab game.
duck under lasers.

There is more stuff in the Luigi mu thread and some videos too that can give you a good idea on the mu.

Just be aware that ducking under lasers only works for a low sh laser. You can't get under grounded lasers.

 

[Luigisama]

lol I'm going to upload a video that has a trollish way to punish falco's side b.

 

[AyatoK26]

Thanks BC and BSP for the advice. I really 'preciate it.

 

[Lof]

So yesterday while fighting my comrade as luigi I got off 15 super up b's in one game :0

 

[TreK]

dafuq, did you play a 15 lives match, or was your upB super-mega-stale ?

 

[Luigisama]

So yesterday while fighting my comrade as luigi I got off 15 super up b's in one game :0

nice question.

 

[Coolwhip]

What's the pros & cons on playing luigi?~

 

[Luigisama]

What's the pros & cons on playing luigi?~

Pros
-He has kill power
-Not a lot of people know the mu since he is not used as much
-His shoruyken has psychological effects
-You can never count Luigi out. He always has something that can put him back in the lead

Cons
- He slides very faraway when he gets hit on shield
-people who try to pick him up have trouble mastering his rising cyclone without a jump
-slow airspeed
-A lot of the top tier characters make it difficult for Luigi to progress in tourney
-not a lot of range on his moves

 

[TreK]

May I add :

Pros :
-Has true combos in the only fighting game in the world where people dislike true combos, thus he can get on your opponent's nerves pretty quickly.
-Very few ATs to learn, Luigi's playstyle revolves around mastering Brawl as a whole.
-Does really well against a good half of the top tier.

Cons :
-Cannot approach someone who knows what he's doing and has the right characters/stages
-Cannot camp much, either, because his punitive options mostly cover defensive actions like spotdodges.
-Gets pretty much rolled on by a couple characters that all are top tiers, and thus overplayed.

 

[Coolwhip]

Thanks guys. =)