Side B for Spiking?

[The Jesticle]

I've looked and looked and looked, but I have not seen anyone mention anything about using the Side B for spiking. It my not be the best move, and there may be alternatives to this move, but it can be pretty useful in some situations. One reason why I find it useful is the fact that you can use it off the stage and not fall while using it. It's much similar to Fox's shine in this fact. Although it may not have high priority, it will spike a Fox coming at you with his Up-B, so it at least has a bit of priority, even sometimes both attacks will strike (so you spike him and he hits you with the Up B)

Am I the only one that has thought to use this, or are there others out there?

 

[Shell]

It's been done:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCdgk1hHAVM

 

[James Sparrow]

It has rediculous wind-up lag, bad knockback, can be canceled easily, and has cooldown lag to boot. None of those things are true with Fox's shine. The moves aren't comparable.

 

[AOB]

There is no reason to use it except if you're going for the gusto. His down air has better reach and you can l-cancel it.

 

[The Jesticle]

It's comparable to Fox's shine in that you do not move in the air when you use it, granted you fall sooner with DK than Fox after it is done. And you can't jump cancel the Headbutt. But, as an alternative to the Dair, couldn't the Side-B be used to jump off the stage and spike someone who's not expecting it. Or is it not even worth practicing.
(Also I tried to edit my post, but it would either take me to a blank screen or just not do anything)

 

[mood4food77]

i saw bum and dire pull off a crazy spike in teams

dire was ganon, he used down b, bum was DK and used forward b

ganon's down b spiked the opponent first then DK's forward b spiked the same opponent, it was so crazy

 

[Che_Lab]

i saw bum and dire pull off a crazy spike in teams

dire was ganon, he used down b, bum was DK and used forward b

ganon's down b spiked the opponent first then DK's forward b spiked the same opponent, it was so crazy

That sounds pretty freaking awesome can you give me the link maybe?

 

[YoshiKongBarkley3000]

I don't ever use his headbutt spike because it take 2 much time to do and its hard to do.

 

[jablesDKman12]

way too slow

i tried THE JESTICLES idea
but it failed miserably
it wouldn't work because
how slow it is
the f-air is much better

 

[James Sparrow]

Like AOB said, only for the gusto.

 

[Nedech]

I find it somewhat useful vs Marth.
You can jump out and hit him from behind while he's doing his Up-B. It's nice for some diversity.

 

[AOB]

Edgeguarding Marth with the spin instead works wonders. Grab on the edge, drop down, and use up-B while you're invincible.

 

[mood4food77]

che-lab...it wasn't recorded...but it was freakking sick as hell

sorry for the delayed response

 

[YoshiKongBarkley3000]

I use his dair to spike people i'll just short hop dair

 

[RyNo 86]

I've been experimenting with it, trying to use it after a forward cargo throw off the edge, but there are just so many better moves out there.

 

[HXY56]

I personally never use the side B move.

 

[YoshiKongBarkley3000]

i actually kinda use it now due to sometimes i'll actually connect with it.

 

[Drecker]

It looks cool, but that's really it. Terribly laggy and ineffective.

Edit: Typo.

 

[YoshiKongBarkley3000]

i use it as an edgeguarding move sometimes.

 

[Sync99]

It's easy to edgeguard the Fox Illusion and Falco Phantasm with the Side-B, assuming the space animal doesn't cancel and sweetspot it.

 

[WFL]

There is no reason to use it except if you're going for the gusto. His down air has better reach and you can l-cancel it.

If your recovering from off the stage you can side-b an edgeguarder and up-b quicker than a Down air.

 

[WoodyWiggins]

Yeah, side-B is one of those tricky moves that needs to be used with caution. Before spiking with side-B be aware of who you're fighting and more importantly what stage your on. Stages with multiple gaps can be a disaster if your fighting Captain Falcon or Fox. But if your fighting Luigi or Pikachu on a stage with multiple gaps, it's all good as long as you know how to use the side-B. Hint : To get lifted when spiking with side-B, while running, tap the jump and quickly press left or right + B. This causes DK to float over gaps. Always get lifted when spiking wth side-B. Or you could just practice the short hop dair. It's less demanding and more effective.

 

[AOB]

If your recovering from off the stage you can side-b an edgeguarder and up-b quicker than a Down air.

If you're recovering, using side B OR down air would be ridiculous. Up B is obviously the only choice in this situation. When I mentioned the down air, of course I meant when you are the one who's on the stage.

 

[GTOnizukadude]

I used to try this more than the dair or fair, but it definitely only works for mindgames. Maybe a Fire Fox or two, but I never got good enough at it.

I had a little luck against Pichu, but then again pretty much everything works against Pichu.