We've seen Snake's mortar in action before.

[DarkSpidey13]

recognize this from the Nintendo World trailer?

well, that black object falling next to Snake was once thought to be a grenade, but now we know that his grenade can only be tossed horizontally. however:

it looks like it could be the blast from his mortar coming back down. what do you guys think?

 

[Ferro De Lupe]

*Studies movie*

*Studies picture*

They're identical matches...

 

[DarkSpidey13]

*Studies movie*

*Studies picture*

They're identical matches...

good, it's not just me. so then this means that his smash attack (probably his up smash) still continues on while snake is able to perform other moves.

 

[gnosis]

Edit: Snake's grenades have not been confirmed as horizontal only. I'm sure vertical and dropping will be available to him.

But that image does look a lot more like the mortar than it does the grenades. I agree, it's probably the usmash.

 

[Sontrowa]

That is definitely his mortar. You can even see the fins spinning behind it. Good find.

 

[DarkSpidey13]

Edit: Snake's grenades have not been confirmed as horizontal only. I'm sure vertical and dropping will be available to him.

But that image does look a lot more like the mortar than it does the grenades. I agree, it's probably the usmash.

even if snake can drop grenades, the shell in the picture starts above him.

 

[Kentalish]

or it can be a airal move that hes doing

 

[Elgnit_The_Evil_Twin]

I believe a similar thing happens to Wario on the Halberd at the end of the Nintendo World trailer. Wario is on a platform directly above Snake and Snake uses some kind of explosive on Wario.

 

[whiterob]

Yeah there is definetly a mortar behind him, good find. But why is there an explosion/light effects before the mortar hits? He stands there, lights appear, he jumps, then the mortar hits. wth.

 

[DarkSpidey13]

Yeah there is definetly a mortar behind him, good find. But why is there an explosion/light effects before the mortar hits? He stands there, lights appear, he jumps, then the mortar hits. wth.

it looks like it's from snake and pit attacking the platform.

 

[whiterob]

it looks like it's from snake and pit attacking the platform.

Yeah, ok. I see now where it might have been Pit attacking upward at Snake.

 

[Kentalish]

... how can a mortor shoot down?

 

[DarkSpidey13]

... how can a mortor shoot down?

gravity. he fires it upward, and then if it doesn't hit anything, it falls back down. that's what makes this interesting - his smash moves linger.

 

[Kentalish]

so this is like a AA anti air?

 

[Kirb94]

I think it is an aerial move.

 

[Marceux]

It looks like he's air-dodging his own weapon before it hits the floor.

 

[some_jerk]

Nice find. Very nice find.

 

[Percon]

Whoa... cool.

And I second that grenades can be thrown vertically, too. I think it'll work like a regular item once the pin is pulled, kind of like Link's bombs, where A throws the bomb but so does down B.

 

[Girl]

Thanks for posting this

 

[DarkSpidey13]

Whoa... cool.

And I second that grenades can be thrown vertically, too. I think it'll work like a regular item once the pin is pulled, kind of like Link's bombs, where A throws the bomb but so does down B.

Sakurai said that there are only three ways to throw, and all of them are forward.

 

[Kentalish]

lol no

3 ways to throw.. stronng normal and week not what direction...

links bomb is throwing straight so that meens we cant throw it down

 

[Danielman]

off topic: Well that would just suck

On topic: it looks like that flash of light before the mortar lands is snake, Dsmashing(grenade hop)?

that makes the mine down B, unless his tilts also use explosives which I doubt.
it does look like the mortar comes down eventually, but it will take a while,(Im sure it goes at least halfway up the screen)

based on that its pretty safe to say :

Dsmash: Grenade hop MIne
Usmash: Mortar
Fsmash: Bazooka

you probably know the rest(b moves)

Edit: I noticed something, his box is his down B(most likely) so that makes the mine not down B. but what if he plants the mine and then steps on it(Grenade hòp?)

 

[raphtmarqui]

Good find, its definitely his upsmash.

 

[axemangx]

How do we know if it isnt a down special? Such as, when a planted bomb explodes, he could jump up in the air to avoid it. That'd make sense.