Social "Time to Tip the Scales!" - Robin Social Thread

[The Merc]

Yeah, I understand. As someone who loves to laugh, I don't take too much to perverted humour. As a comedian, of course I have some sexual humour just to have the material for when I need it, but it's certainly not the type of jokes I struggle to spit out without laughing.

Oh, ok, thank's for understanding

Tech wall-jump. +, followed by Ike's ridiculously vertical recovery.

Ike's ridiculously vertical recovery.

Ike's ridiculously recovery.

. Since when have those words been associated with Ike's recovery?

He can't die like that. He has friends to fight for. They need him.

But they get no sympathy from him.

 

[Hong]

. Since when have those words been associated with Ike's recovery?

A character could have a recovery that took them all the way to the highest possible part of the stage and it could still suck. Being ridiculously vertical doesn't mean it's good.

 

[The Merc]

A character could have a recovery that took them all the way to the highest possible part of the stage without dying and it could still suck. Being ridiculously vertical doesn't mean it's good.

Oh, well then what does it mean?

Also, Brawl Pit says hi :3

Edit: If I am sound rude, I'm truly not trying to be, I am genuinely curious

 

[Tattles]

Oh, ok, thank's for understanding





. Since when have those words been associated with Ike's recovery?



But they get no sympathy from him.

In Smash 4, with Dolphin Jump and Dashing Assault, Marth/Lucina have Ike tier recovery if Ike could use Aether after Quickdraw. And you won't SD if you miss the ledge! It's pretty crazy.

 

[The Merc]

In Smash 4, with Dolphin Jump and Dashing Assault, Marth/Lucina have Ike tier recovery if Ike could use Aether after Quickdraw. And you won't SD if you miss the ledge! It's pretty crazy.

Hm, that's true, especially when compared to say Toon Link's new cruddy spin attack Recovery . Dam you Sakuria.

 

[Deleted member]

Oh, it just occurred to me that with all the newer players here, people probably don't know this....

I am the unwilling co-star of this video:

I remember seeing that video a long time ago!
I was surprised by how that Ike survived.

 

[Hong]

Oh, well then what does it mean?

Also, Brawl Pit says hi :3

A vertical recovery is just that. "Vertical", something that goes up or down.
"Recovery" in Smash Bros is what you use to get back to the stage.

A recovery that is vertical goes very "up or down" and not so much left or right. More strictly upwards than other recoveries, compared Super Jump Punch which is more diagonal or Spinning Kong which goes very horizontal. If a recovery goes mostly only upward, but hardly left or right, that means you need to be closer to the stage horizontally before your recovery can grab it. Thus if you are theoretically very far from the stage, no matter how high it takes you, you can still die, where as horizontal movement will require less aerial movement and can recover over greater lateral distances.

 

[The Merc]

A vertical recovery is just that. "Vertical", the word in the English language that is pertaining to something that goes up or down.
"Recovery" in Smash Bros is what you use to get back to the stage.

A recovery that is vertical goes very "up or down" and not so much left or right. More strictly upwards than other recoveries, compared Super Jump Punch which is more diagonal or Spinning Kong which goes very horizontal. If a recovery goes mostly only upward, but hardly left or right, that means you need to be closer to the stage horizontally before your recovery can grab it. Thus if you are theoretically very far from the stage, no matter how high it takes you, you can still die, where as horizontal movement will require less aerial movement and can recover over greater lateral distances.

Sorry, I should of reworded it. I know what a vertical recover is and all that, it's just wanted to know how say something like this

In Smash 4, with Dolphin Jump and Dashing Assault, Marth/Lucina have Ike tier recovery if Ike could use Aether after Quickdraw. And you won't SD if you miss the ledge! It's pretty crazy.

is better than say Pit's Brawl recoverey or even the Villagers Recover? is it because it more predictable than Marth's/Lucina's one or what?

 

[Tattles]

Sorry, I should of reworded it. I know what a vertical recover is and all that, it's just wanted to know how say something like this


is better than say Pit's Brawl recoverey or even the Villagers Recover? is it because it more predictable than Marth's/Lucina's one or what?

Well you have a lot more direct control over those. Marth/Lucina's is more like you're on a set path, but you choose when to start yourself onto that path. Regardless, Dolphin jump gives so much height, you're untouchable from it's maximum low-ness by most characters. It's pretty fast, but you might still get spiked during it.

 

[Dropkick Laser]

Well of course she was, but...

Spoiler: FEA spoiler

She's a lot more adorable in Smash while she's not being posessed by some evil dragon who makes you kill your best friend
That reminds me, has anyone checked to see if Robin has Grima's mark on his/her hand? They paid attention to Lucina's Brand of the Exalt, so I hope the same would happen to Robin.

Yeah, I've been meaning to ask for a while. Does he/she have the mark?

 

[The Merc]

Yeah, I've been meaning to ask for a while. Does he/she have the mark?

Um, isn't he wearing gloves?

Well you have a lot more direct control over those. Marth/Lucina's is more like you're on a set path, but you choose when to start yourself onto that path. Regardless, Dolphin jump gives so much height, you're untouchable from it's maximum low-ness by most characters. It's pretty fast, but you might still get spiked during it.

Yeah, I've just wondered why say a character like Villager how has a recovery that can go anywhere might be worse than say Captain Falcon.

I guess guess it's easy to edge guard him or more predictable or something like that, I don't know.

 

[Tattles]

Um, isn't he wearing gloves?



Yeah, I've just wondered why say a character like Villager how has a recovery that can go anywhere might be worse than say Captain Falcon.

I guess guess it's easy to edge guard him or more predictable or something like that, I don't know.

More control=Slower

 

[The Merc]

More control=Slower

Yeah, kind sumsup everything to do with balancing in smash

Powerful=Slow
Fast=Weak
Can Recover=Get hit further

etc, etc.

 

[Dropkick Laser]

Um, isn't he wearing gloves?

Huh. You're right. That's funny. Did he ever wear those half-glove thingies in Awakening?

And yes, Villager can't attack out of his fairly slow recovery that puts him into freefall=edgeguarded to death. And you can pop the balloons.

Also, have you ever noticed that the bronze sword's handle is also made out of bronze? When Robin gets sweaty, wouldn't that make it slippery and hard to hold?

 

[The Merc]

Huh. You're right. That's funny. Did he ever wear those half-glove thingies in Awakening?

And yes, Villager can't attack out of his fairly slow recovery that puts him into freefall=edgeguarded to death. And you can pop the balloons.

Also, have you ever noticed that the bronze sword's handle is also made out of bronze? When Robin gets sweaty, wouldn't that make it slippery and hard to hold?

During some of the cutscenes, no, but his in game model, it seems that he as proper gloves an not just the gauntlet like ones in smash.

To answer the second question, um, I don't know, Magic? I mean seriously, the guy can not only levitate his tomes and swords, but he can levitate himself. I think he is fine in the not drop his sword department.

 

[S.F.L.R_9]

Yeah, I've been meaning to ask for a while. Does he/she have the mark?

@ The Merc is right, he/she is wearing some sort of glove or inner sleeve.
Here's her left hand:

And her right:

I just realized this picture is really weird.. her Levin Sword is going through Male Robin's arm and her hand is stuck inside her tome...

Not having the mark doesn't bother me too much since there's so much detail put into the rest of Robin, like seriously look at the pages of her tome! And that's not even something you'll see very often yet there's so much detail put into it.

 

[The Merc]

Unfortunately, @ The Merc is right, he/she is wearing some sort of glove or inner sleeve.
Here's her left hand:

And her right:

I just realized this picture is really weird.. her Levin Sword is going through Male Robin's arm and her hand is stuck inside her tome...

Not having the mark doesn't bother me too much since there's so much detail put into the rest of Robin, like seriously look at the pages of her tome! And that's not even something you'll see very often yet there's so much detail put into it.

Yeah. You absolutely right. That's for the help.

Also, I just realized something (this is mostly for @ Dropkick Laser ) Robin's gloves are like that of Henrey's, you know the ones the cover the back of his hand and most of his palm and has a single loop that goes over one of his fingers. I mean, look at them, the look really identical. I guess it makes sense since they are both from Plegia.

Also, I have always wonder what it say on the inside of Robin's tomes. I guess it's to hard to read though huh. Oh well.

 

[Weeman]

i'm not joking, so thanks, I guess?



Again, thanks? Yeah, I'm not one to get jokes, even more so inappropriate jokes. I actually dislike extreme , um, "sexual" jokes, for a lack of a better word. I also just get so uncomfortable when people start talking about that type of subject.

Such youth. Such innocence.

So many naughty people out there like @ Weeman who exist only to corrupt you.

Sexual? I just think the fact that the 9 is an upside down 6 is cool , maybe YOU are the corrupted ones!

Spoiler

 

[The Merc]

Sexual? I just think the fact that the 9 is an upside down 6 is cool , maybe YOU are the corrupted ones! View attachment 31244

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AH, so that was the joke! I sorry Weeman, I'm really not that good at get jokes and with what @ NonSpecificGuy and @ Hong said, I just told the truth. I'm sorry if I ma you feel bad *hug*

 

[Weeman]

AH, so that was the joke! I sorry Weeman, I'm really not that good at get jokes and with what @ NonSpecificGuy and @ Hong said, I just told the truth. I'm sorry if I ma you feel bad *hug*

Such... kindness... i can't... EEEEEEVIIIILLLL

 

[Tattles]

Spoiler

Maybe the gloves are to hide the mark? Or maybe it was removed at the end of the game? I don't believe it's ever explicitly stated.

 

[The Merc]

Such... kindness... i can't... EEEEEEVIIIILLLL
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Um, wait, what? I evil now?

I really need to get a better perception on humor

Spoiler

Maybe the gloves are to hide the mark? Or maybe it was removed at the end of the game? I don't believe it's ever explicitly stated.

I think it was removed just to show the mark for story detail. Maybe.

 

[Weeman]

Um, wait, what? I evil now?

I really need to get a better perception on humor

I... CAN'T... RESIST... SUCH... KINDNESS...AAAAAAGGGGHHHH

 

[The Merc]

I... CAN'T... RESIST... SUCH... KINDNESS...AAAAAAGGGGHHHH
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The Joke (if there is one)









My head

.

Not lying

 

[Hong]

Don't listen to @ Weeman . He has only ill-intent. I will deliver justice unto his tainted soul.

Also, had a lot of fun with Duck Hunt being tested as a competitive stage. You can literally Thoron-snipe from the bushes. Granted, she still shouts it, but taking away that visual indicator helps to have that surprise factor. Especially in a tournament setting with a lot of noise and distraction.

 

[The Merc]

Don't listen to @ Weeman . He has only ill-intent. I will deliver justice unto his tainted soul.

ARGH! I so confused! WHO AM I SUPPOSE TO LISTEN TO?! Please. someone. help me *cries*

Also, had a lot of fun with Duck Hunt being tested as a competitive stage. You literally Thoron-snipe from the bushes. Granted, she still shouts it, but taking away that visual indicator helps to have that surprise factor. Especially in a tournament setting with a lot of noise and distraction.

You sly. That sound so sneaky. and I love being sneaky .

 

[Drakonis]

She looks like an anime lead. They generally have a certain level of unearthly flawlessness.

Funnily enough, I've heard that said before about one of my Guild Wars 2 characters.
I don't remember exactly how I got wind of it, but a German streamer announced he'd quickly draw characters of people sending in their screenshots. It was relatively short after it's release, so I was very into the game (and I still kinda follow it now), and one of the aspects about the game I weirdly enough like the most is the fashion armor system (and thus finding myself calling it Fashion Designer Online at times).

I catched him drawing the picture I send in on the livestream. He said about my character that "he has a weird quality to his face... some parts, like his long hair and beard point towards a more aged man but the rest of his face seems very young, his eyes observant. I also like the way his armor shapes a structure akin to a turtle shell..."
For those it may interest: The drawn picture, the screenshot it was drawn from and how the character looks today:

Spoiler

I find it makes for an interesting then and now comparison. Things changed, both in the game's world as in my character, but others stayed the same.

Back on topic of Robin and Smash 4 though, I think one of my favorite modes to play in now may be online 2v2 with a friend by your side. Played a whole lot of matches like that over the weekend and we had a blast. While I did switch between character a bit, I still stuck to Robin the majority of the time, and I believe it's still the character I faired the best with.
Though no friendly fire in for Glory 2v2 might help that feeling quite a bit.

Also, Marth is quite the douche when winning a 2v2 with Robin on his side. He times his hand swipe perfectly to the "The winner is... TEAM RED/BLUE!" pause to hide Robin's face. May just be coincidental...
But I wouldn't put it past him to try to steal the spotlight from the only other person to be called Mar-Mar by Tiki.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

ARGH! I so confused! WHO AM I SUPPOSE TO LISTEN TO?! Please. someone. help me *cries*



You sly. That sound so sneaky. and I love being sneaky .

When has me or @ Hong ever lied to you?? Think about it.

 

[The Merc]

When has me or @ Hong ever lied to you?? Think about it.

*thinks about it*

Um......

Never?

 

[Weeman]

Don't listen to @ Weeman . He has only ill-intent. I will deliver justice unto his tainted soul.

WATASHI WA SHINEN! SHINENZUUU!

 

[Shaymikyu]

Huh. You're right. That's funny. Did he ever wear those half-glove thingies in Awakening?

And yes, Villager can't attack out of his fairly slow recovery that puts him into freefall=edgeguarded to death. And you can pop the balloons.

Also, have you ever noticed that the bronze sword's handle is also made out of bronze? When Robin gets sweaty, wouldn't that make it slippery and hard to hold?

Spoiler

Actually, both Morgans (and by extension, Build 2 Robins) had them in their portraits.

Oddly enough, though, they have full on gloves (like Robin most of the time) in their full art.

Robin only has no gloves in the cutscene where Chrom pulls her/him up from the field in the beginning.

You can see them on the first Robin in my sig (pigtails).

 

[Weeman]

So, this happened

 

[Tattles]

Spoiler

Actually, both Morgans (and by extension, Build 2 Robins) had them in their portraits.

Oddly enough, though, they have full on gloves (like Robin most of the time) in their full art.

Robin only has no gloves in the cutscene where Chrom pulls her/him up from the field in the beginning.

You can see them on the first Robin in my sig (pigtails).

This may give better insight into what they actually are, since you can't see up their sleeves ingame.

It's like a cast-like glove that comes further over the top of the hand. Maybe he sprung his wrist

 

[Hong]

Funnily enough, I've heard that said before about one of my Guild Wars 2 characters.
I don't remember exactly how I got wind of it, but a German streamer announced he'd quickly draw characters of people sending in their screenshots. It was relatively short after it's release, so I was very into the game (and I still kinda follow it now), and one of the aspects about the game I weirdly enough like the most is the fashion armor system (and thus finding myself calling it Fashion Designer Online at times).

I catched him drawing the picture I send in on the livestream. He said about my character that "he has a weird quality to his face... some parts, like his long hair and beard point towards a more aged man but the rest of his face seems very young, his eyes observant. I also like the way his armor shapes a structure akin to a turtle shell..."
For those it may interest: The drawn picture, the screenshot it was drawn from and how the character looks today:

Spoiler

I find it makes for an interesting then and now comparison. Things changed, both in the game's world as in my character, but others stayed the same.

Someone else could have shown me that screenshot and I would have know it was Drakonis without having to ask.

That aside, nice character. I admire your tastes, you handsome devil, you.

Ny general recycled character design for RPGs is fair skin, Asian-ish, practical hair (not necessarily short; just suitable for a warrior), and just boring overall. Whenever I try to play something super fancy or exotic I just start to feel uncomfortable. I also generally veer away from vanity and try to look like a simple soldier. If the game lets me make my stuff look like lower level stuff, I'll take it. Generally full plate.

That's just how I do.

WATASHI WA SHINEN! SHINENZUUU!
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NO!

You've had your chance, Weeman. You've had your chance, but still you display only malice. It is time for your purification.


FARUKEN PAUNCH!

 

[BindingShield]

In my opinion they deliberately put the gloves on so we can't tell if this is before, after or in the middle of Awakening's Storyline.

Imagine this, Lucina instead of dropping immediately into the Past instead vanishes into the Smash realm, or Robin before he became the master tactician of the Shepherds worked in the smash realm as a fighter before stumbling through the outrealm gate.
Sounds like a bad fanfic, but whatever, my point is that the developers probably made it deliberately ambiguous.
Or Sakurai just likes finger-less gloves, who knows?

 

[Tattles]

In my opinion they deliberately put the gloves on so we can't tell if this is before, after or in the middle of Awakening's Storyline.

Imagine this, Lucina instead of dropping immediately into the Past instead vanishes into the Smash realm, or Robin before he became the master tactician of the Shepherds worked in the smash realm as a fighter before stumbling through the outrealm gate.
Sounds like a bad fanfic, but whatever, my point is that the developers probably made it deliberately ambiguous.
Or Sakurai just likes finger-less gloves, who knows?

Considering Chrom appears directly next to Robin in the victory screen and during Robin's Final Smash, i'm gonna assume he just like cool looking gloves.

Or they were supposed to always be there during Awakening, but we never saw their hands close enough to ever know. I think we can just assume that the mark was only shown at the beginning of the game to show that it was there. I mean, do you really wanna walk around toting your tattoo that says

Spoiler

"hey i'm possessed by an evil dragon that wants to destroy everything".

 

[ThunderSageNun]

NO!

You've had your chance, Weeman. You've had your chance, but still you display only malice. It is time for your purification.


FARUKEN PAUNCH!

 

[Syrek]

 

[Célja]

So I went on For Glory and tried to pull off some stylish/disrespectful stuff with Robin. I wasn't able to do much that I found impressive. Most of my really good moments were on my 3DS, which unfortunately bit the dust ever since that newest update. Though one of the most disrespectful things I did over the course of the night was using . I purposely choose him over for I wanted to use his specific down taunt "You're not ready."

I used up Arcfire, grabbed the broken tome, down taunted, then proceeded to throw the used book in their face and winning the match.

Despite the fun I have with Robin online, Falcon is still my go to character for when I want to style on him. Landing a good knee or down air just feels so damn satisfying. Those up air chains to his "Hyes" grab combos feel really nice as well. Don't even get me started on doing off stage Falcon Punches.

 

[Pikachewy99]

Also, I have always wonder what it say on the inside of Robin's tomes. I guess it's to hard to read though huh. Oh well.

I'm more curious about how tomes actually work.
Why do they break? Are you reading spells? If so, why need it with you to use magic? Shouldn't you have it memorized by then? Does the book channel magic? Are the words in the books themselves magical, and every time you cast a spell the words on the page disappear? Then it becomes a normal book? Who writes tomes? How are they generated? Can someone with not magical experience use them? Why does the class system work the way it does? Why can you only wield swords in one class but all three in another? SO MANY QUESTIONS. But in the end, FE is just a game, so I don't worry about these questions. An answer would be interesting though.

So I went on For Glory and tried to pull off some stylish/disrespectful stuff with Robin. I wasn't able to do much that I found impressive. Most of my really good moments were on my 3DS, which unfortunately bit the dust ever since that newest update. Though one of the most disrespectful things I did over the course of the night was using . I purposely choose him over for I wanted to use his specific down taunt "You're not ready."

I used up Arcfire, grabbed the broken tome, down taunted, then proceeded to throw the used book in their face and winning the match.

Despite the fun I have with Robin online, Falcon is still my go to character for when I want to style on him. Landing a good knee or down air just feels so damn satisfying. Those up air chains to his "Hyes" grab combos feel really nice as well. Don't even get me started on doing off stage Falcon Punches.

Man, being on the receiving end of being styled on just sucks for me. Well, that's my fault for being sub-par at smash, but I guess its ok if you consider it's all in good fun. :]