Jackson
Smash Lord
Shiek was known for her chaingrabbing/tech chasing in Melee. Sadly, Smash 4 eradicated chaingrabs. Or did it? I'm going to propose an idea that seems like it just might work. If this is real, this will be a very big deal for our main as "free damage" as very desirable in this game.
The concept revolves around Dthrow and Uair. At low percents, you need to grab your opponent and Dthrow them. Then, jump and quickly hit them with the spike variant of Uair (shown in @ Tristan_win 's thread). Your opponent should descend right in front of you, opening things up for a regrab to repeat. You could throw in a pummel for a bit of extra damage. This seems like it would work until early mid percents on most fighters, dependent on weight and stuff.
I need somebody to test this, as I'm having trouble making the spike Uair happen consistently with the 3DS controls. That's part of why I'm so hyped for Shiek on Wii U: easy aerials, DACUS, B reverses, and ledge tricks discussed in my thread here:
http://smashboards.com/threads/advanced-techniques-ledge-nade-and-ledge-flip.371466/
Anyway, even if the regrab isn't legit this combo could still function as a tech chase. Someone please test the chaingrab and comment your findings here! If this is real I think my discovery would contribute a lot to the Shiek metagame. As said in my other thread, I'll keep looking for cool tidbits/techs like this!
UPDATE: After testing, this chaingrab seems real, although it is DI, weight, and percent dependent.
1.04 UPDATE: This is less legitimate now, due to the Uair changes. It is still a worthwhile mixup/frame trap, though.
The concept revolves around Dthrow and Uair. At low percents, you need to grab your opponent and Dthrow them. Then, jump and quickly hit them with the spike variant of Uair (shown in @ Tristan_win 's thread). Your opponent should descend right in front of you, opening things up for a regrab to repeat. You could throw in a pummel for a bit of extra damage. This seems like it would work until early mid percents on most fighters, dependent on weight and stuff.
I need somebody to test this, as I'm having trouble making the spike Uair happen consistently with the 3DS controls. That's part of why I'm so hyped for Shiek on Wii U: easy aerials, DACUS, B reverses, and ledge tricks discussed in my thread here:
http://smashboards.com/threads/advanced-techniques-ledge-nade-and-ledge-flip.371466/
Anyway, even if the regrab isn't legit this combo could still function as a tech chase. Someone please test the chaingrab and comment your findings here! If this is real I think my discovery would contribute a lot to the Shiek metagame. As said in my other thread, I'll keep looking for cool tidbits/techs like this!
UPDATE: After testing, this chaingrab seems real, although it is DI, weight, and percent dependent.
1.04 UPDATE: This is less legitimate now, due to the Uair changes. It is still a worthwhile mixup/frame trap, though.
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