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'Ey, Feelicks here. I've had this in mind for a while now, especially as a Dedede main since launch. We talk about the applications of his throws, down smash, Gordos... but you know what move we don't talk about enough?
His neutral air. The belly flop. The harbinger of justice. The move guaranteed to clobba all Kirbies. It's beautiful!
So, what are the main applications of this move? It comes out on frame 7, being one of the fastest moves in Dedede's moveset along with down tilt (which comes out on frame 6). Unfortunately it doesn't get him out of combos, but I didn't make this thread to bemoan that fact. With that said, here's some things.
His neutral air. The belly flop. The harbinger of justice. The move guaranteed to clobba all Kirbies. It's beautiful!
So, what are the main applications of this move? It comes out on frame 7, being one of the fastest moves in Dedede's moveset along with down tilt (which comes out on frame 6). Unfortunately it doesn't get him out of combos, but I didn't make this thread to bemoan that fact. With that said, here's some things.
- It's one of the safer followups out of Dedede's down throw along with back air.
- The move has relatively low landing lag especially compared to Dedede's other attacks.
- It can be used as a fifth taunt after KOing somebody. Watch Dedede belly flop in the air in celebration, he's so happy!
- Neutral aerial is a great move for setups after down throw stops combo'ing. Doing a SHFF or simply FF nair on somebody, preferably the sourspot, sends them directly above you. This allows you to combo into up tilt, down smash or up smash (yes, that move exists... sigh) at low percents, and at high percents, an up air which can lead into a kill. You could probably get a back air in after doing so, but your mileage will vary due to opponents being able to DI and such.
- The move has a deceptive amount of KO power, and this move is pretty good on stages with low ceilings such as Halberd, Battlefield or Dream Land for getting the job done.