Smash And Grab - Roy Breakdown

[Xiivi]

Roy's return to the Smash Bros series as a DLC character hasn't gone unnoticed. The character has shown great potential in the competitive community and the Smash And Grab team highlights what sets him apart from the rest of the Fire Emblem cast in a detailed tutorial video.

Much like their previous Robin tutorial the video is laced with witty character dialogue in classic Fire Emblem style. The video dives deep into the character and helps to showcase what sets Roy apart from his counterparts Marth & Lucina. If you're looking to advance your game with Roy then this video will give you all you need to know with a running time of over ten minutes.

I was glad to see Roy return in this game and am glad he has a fighting chance! If you would like to speak with me about Roy or anything else please feel free to follow @XiiviZV on Twitter. -Xiivi

 

[ლ(╹◡╹ლ)]

Smash and pass. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[MOI-ARI]

Thas me boy!

 

[J.P]

Still putting Marth as an asshole huh?

 

[Kenith]

Really nice info. Drawn out opening though.
I love the sprite Roy's comments.

 

[Dylan_Tnga]

I like the format of the video, very well put together.

I don't like the extremely obvious advice though "Jab is fast, after you Jab you can do stuff"

Like... come on. This is just clickbait. There is no real advice in this video unless you just started playing smash.

Lack of advanced options makes smash 4 guides quite boring in general.

 

[Tahu Mata]

Roy mains unite!

 

[ShadowKing]

ive watch this already XXD

 

[Meister Zeigler]

I like the format of the video, very well put together.

I don't like the extremely obvious advice though "Jab is fast, after you Jab you can do stuff"

Like... come on. This is just clickbait. There is no real advice in this video unless you just started playing smash.

Lack of advanced options makes smash 4 guides quite boring in general.

Maybe someone is newer and wants to pick up Roy, he made it this way for a reason, just because we're more advanced doesn't mean someone else is bro.

 

[Dylan_Tnga]

Maybe someone is newer and wants to pick up Roy, he made it this way for a reason, just because we're more advanced doesn't mean someone else is bro.

I know, I know. It'd be cool to see it actually give information beyond what you could figure out in training mode on your own. Stuff like what % to stop crouch cancelling and when to crouch cancel with Roy.... or movement options in general... just something a little bit more in depth than "You can jab with A. You can also jump"

And as always, remember that you MUST recover!

 

[Jupiter9099]

Roy's our boi

 

[CosmicTornado]

Oh how my boi has grown.

 

[Aetheri]

'I never had the finese to use down air like you can...so I borrowed Ike's'

Still only a semi-clone though

 

[Dylan_Tnga]

Charging neutral b in the air.

"tricky aerial movement"

lmao.

 

[Olbus]

Smash and grab?

 

[90007000]

"Remember when I was your boy?"

 

[Munomario777]

Charging neutral b in the air.

"tricky aerial movement"

lmao.

As in, tricky for your opponent to deal with, not tricky to execute. Or crafty, or what have you.

 

[Dylan_Tnga]

As in, tricky for your opponent to deal with, not tricky to execute. Or crafty, or what have you.

It's really not though. I guess if your opponent sucks. But the point of getting good at smash is to beat good players, not bad ones.

I guess this video is good for someone who, as I said, just started playing smash and wants to beat up on his friends. It's not good if you're looking to actually learn Roy on a competitive level.

M2k had a good segment on his twitch stream about how to use Roy in ssb4 and he covered a lot more than this video. Check that out if you wanna main Roy.

 

[SHiFT_]

"True combos" that last for two hits.

Welcome to Smash 4.

 

[IAmMetaKnight]

Wow... That's some of the worst sprite animation I've ever seen. Srsly it doesn't even qualify as animation.

THIS on the other hand....

 

[GrayGray4468]

"True combos" that last for two hits.

Welcome to Smash 4.

EXCUSE ME

KNEE TO DOWN TAUNT
TRUE COMBO

FALCON PUNCH TO KNEE TO DOWN TAUNT
TRUE ****ING COMBO

 

[Alph Aran]

I thought Roy's Counter does more damage and less active frames. I've tested the damage part in Training. The active frames... online. Anyways, this is a decent guide for anyone looking to pick up Roy as a character.

 

[BurstPanther]

It's really not though. I guess if your opponent sucks. But the point of getting good at smash is to beat good players, not bad ones.

I guess this video is good for someone who, as I said, just started playing smash and wants to beat up on his friends. It's not good if you're looking to actually learn Roy on a competitive level.

M2k had a good segment on his twitch stream about how to use Roy in ssb4 and he covered a lot more than this video. Check that out if you wanna main Roy.

Got any links to the specific stream?

 

[ELITEWarri0r115]

Great video. More practice to go!

 

[misterOWAIN33]

EXCUSE ME

KNEE TO DOWN TAUNT
TRUE COMBO

FALCON PUNCH TO KNEE TO DOWN TAUNT
TRUE ****ING COMBO

Moves shown.

 

[Flubz]

I know, I know. It'd be cool to see it actually give information beyond what you could figure out in training mode on your own. Stuff like what % to stop crouch cancelling and when to crouch cancel with Roy.... or movement options in general... just something a little bit more in depth than "You can jab with A. You can also jump"

And as always, remember that you MUST recover!

I might be misunderstanding something here, but you can't crouch cancel in Smash 4.

 

[Sgt-Sol]

And im sitting here waiting for a ryu Guide!!!!

 

[Dylan_Tnga]

"True combos" that last for two hits.

Welcome to Smash 4.

Calm down. 2 hits is a bit too hype.

Lets just focus on that jab. I mean, it jabs you. You win automatically with port priority if you jab.

What I love about smash 4 is how at the top level every stock goes to like 20000% due to all these tr00 combos. Dat war of attrition tho

 

[Arhat]

And im sitting here waiting for a ryu Guide!!!!

Check out hooded he's got it down.

 

[dy831532sssfjhhggb2224523]

Thank you so much @ Xiivi for bringing my favorite Smash character and one of my favorite FE characters to the front page! Hopefully this gets at least a few more people to buy Roy's DLC.

 

[Gidy]

Wow I never you you could jump out of fair before it lands. I always thought it was just a decent edge guarding option. Nice work.

 

[Ryu Myuutsu]

Charging neutral b in the air.

"tricky aerial movement"

lmao.

Not quite. What they were describing was something called B-reversing, which lets switch momentum in the air, which in turn serves as a movement option to mix up your landings. "Charging neutral b in the air" is a huge misunderstatement.

 

[CptJPuff]

I hate that opening. It makes it kind of seem like that Melee (in general) is inferior to Smash 4.

 

[holymario]

that drawing at the end xd

 

[Meister Zeigler]

I hate that opening. It makes it kind of seem like that Melee (in general) is inferior to Smash 4.

Because it is...

 

[Antrolos]

Smash and grab?

dafuQ

 

[Antrolos]

Roy is cheap. Roy mains should switch to Marth or Lucina.

 

[SmashShadow]

Roy is cheap. Roy mains should switch to Marth or Lucina.

No thank you.

 

[WinterShorts]

Well, there were certainly some stuff about Roy I honestly didn't know. I mean I knew jabs were good combo tools, but I didn't think you could take it this far. I'd say, good work! Very interesting guide (kind of funny dialogue as well ).

I hate that opening. It makes it kind of seem like that Melee (in general) is inferior to Smash 4.

Because it is...

Can we please not start another game vs. game topic? Thank you.

"Remember when I was your boy?"

Nope.
: Neither do I.

 

[Phoenix502]

certainly a well done basics video on Roy, though I did find the conversations a bit hokey when they brought up smash terminology.

using Bairs tip for a reset was an interesting idea, but I dunno how reliable that looks in practice.