Page values for "Glossary"

Field	Field type	Value
term	String	AI
alias	String	artificial intelligence
summary	String	A computer-controlled character
definition	Text	Actions done by the computer to control a character, mimicking a player. Used for CPU players, as well as the secondary Ice Climber when separated.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	armor
alias	String
summary	String	A state where a character takes damage but not knockback
definition	Text	A type of protection in which a character takes damage but no or reduced knockback from a move while active. The primary counterplays to armor are either waiting for it to end, or grabbing through the armor. There are multiple types of armor: <br>*Super Armor stops all knockback and cannot be broken.<br>*Heavy Armor stops all knockback, but can be broken. What must be done to break the armor depends on the move, but most commonly a character must either take enough knockback, damage, or hits.<br>*Subtractive armor reduces the knockback taken by a set amount. This is only seen in Yoshi's double jump, which reduces knockback by 120 units.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	ASDI
alias	String	Auto Smash Directional influence
summary	String	Automatic SDI in hitlag
definition	Text	SDI (See: <em>No results</em>) That happens automatically when pressing a direction while in hitlag. In Ultimate, ASDI only works on moves with electric, paralyze, or crumple effects, or on <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Kazuya_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Kazuya|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Kazuya|'''Kazuya''']]</span>'s 10-Hit Combo or <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Mii Swordfighter_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Mii Swordfighter|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Mii Swordfighter|'''Mii Swordfighter''']]</span>'s Final Smash.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	Auto Turnaround
alias	String	auto turn, autocorrect, aimbot
summary	String	A mechanic where a character always faces the opponent in 1-on-1 battles.
definition	Text	A mechanic shared by <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Ryu_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Ryu|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Ryu|'''Ryu''']]</span>, <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Ken_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Ken|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Ken|'''Ken''']]</span>, <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Terry_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Terry|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Terry|'''Terry''']]</span>, and <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Kazuya_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Kazuya|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Kazuya|'''Kazuya''']]</span> intended to mimic fighting game movement by having them always face the opponent by default as long as it's a 1v1. This means that they can walk backwards, but still face forwards, and some moves inputted at certain times will automatically correct to face to where the opponent is. Because of this, characters with the mechanic have an easier time dealing with cross ups. Auto Turnaround will be temporarily overridden if a move is inputted in the opposite direction, the character is airborne, or if they input a run backwards.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	BnB
alias	String
summary	String	Shorthand for "Bread & Butter", or the main combos of a character.
definition	Text	Bread and Butter refers to the most important combo starters and kill confirms your character uses against most of the roster. They tend to be very important to well with playing your character so you are able to combo and kill more consistently.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	burst option
alias	String
summary	String	A fast, unreactable attack often with good distance
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	clone
alias	String
summary	String	A character considered to be fundamentally similar to another
definition	Text	A clone fighter is an unofficial term used to describe characters that have a moveset so similar to another that they were likely created from the moveset/model template of that character. Over time, clone characters have gotten significantly less obvious as characters gain their identity across titles, but some still remain, such as Ganondorf being Captain Falcon's clone and Dr. Mario being Mario's clone. Certain clones in ''Ultimate'' are officially designated as Echo Fighters as well (see above). Many clones usually follow wildly different gameplans despite this, though some of them are noticeably more similar. Certain clones with less derivative movesets, such as Falco and Ganondorf since ''Brawl'', are considered semi-clones instead. A few of them, like Lucas and Wolf, are even less derivative and are actually considered to be pseudo-clones.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	CPU
alias	String	computer player
summary	String	A character controlled by artificial intelligence
definition	Text	CPU, or "central processing unit," is a computer controlled character or entity that attempts to make dynamic decisions as a player would.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	cross up
alias	String	cross-up
summary	String	Timing your attack such that your character moves past the opponent and attacks them from behind
definition	Text	A technique used to end up in the opposite place where a shielding opponent expects you to end on. Most commonly done with Dash Attacks, but is also possible with Short Hop Aerials. They make counter attacks (e.g OoS) that start from the front like Shield Grab miss, allowing the attacker to be safer. Bear in mind however that some attacks strike from behind first, making the technique risky.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	DACBG
alias	String	boost grab
summary	String	Dash Attack Cancel Boost Grab; adds extra distance to a dash or pivot grab.
definition	Text	Canceling a dash attack with a grab using the shield or grab button for extra distance. It can be performed during a run or initial dash whenever a dash attack is possible. The grab input must be pressed between frames 2 and 4 (''Melee''/''Ultimate'') or between frames 2 and 3 (''Brawl''/''Smash 4'') in order to cancel a dash attack. This technique cannot be performed in ''Smash 64''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	DI
alias	String	Directional Influence
summary	String	Influence on launch speed and location
definition	Text	The mechanic allowing one about to be launched to slightly influence where/how far they're launched.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	echo fighter
alias	String	echo, echoes
summary	String	clone officially designated by ''Ultimate''
definition	Text	Echo fighter is an official term in ''Ultimate'' used specifically for seven of the game's clone characters (most of them being newcomers, with the exception of Lucina and Dark Pit) based on the fact that they were derivative characters developed using another character as a base with extremely minimal development time needed. It is possible to stack them on the character selection screen in that game. On an objective level, this term is very loose and undefined, due to some clones not being considered echoes by the game and all echoes being clones. While Lucina, Chrom and Ken all have significant enough gameplay differences from their bases to the point where they are treated as distinct characters by the competitive playerbase, Daisy, Richter, Dark Samus and to a lesser extent Dark Pit are much closer to their bases and are usually grouped together with the originals by players.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	edgeguard
alias	String
summary	String	Using various means to prevent an opponent from recovering to the stage
definition	Text	Using various attacks and techniques to prevent an opponent from recovering to the stage. This may include going offstage to intercept a recovering opponent, typically with aerial attacks, and oftentimes with meteor smashes or spikes. It can also be done on-stage as well, often involving large disjoints and/or projectiles.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	effect
alias	String	status effect, attribute
summary	String	a broad term used to describe attributes given by certain moves
definition	Text	A broad term used to describe attributes given by certain moves. This includes inconsequential effects like the coin on Super Jump Punch, to effects like freeze, sleep, fire, electric, reverse, and more.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	ending lag
alias	String	endlag
summary	String	The time after a move before a character can act
definition	Text	The time after a move before a character can act. In most fighting games, this is called "recovery". However, in ''Smash'', "recovery" instead refers to a character's ability to return from offstage.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	fadeback
alias	String
summary	String	Moving away from an opponent
definition	Text	Doing an attack while moving away from an opponent in order to either catch hasty approaches or make a move more safe at the cost of stage control.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	Final Smash
alias	String	FS
summary	String	A competitively illegal super move in ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''
definition	Text	A "super move" that any playable character in ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' can perform, usually after breaking a Smash Ball (or filling up the Final Smash Meter in ''Ultimate''). The effects of each Final Smash differs, but most involve dealing damage or killing very early. Under most competitive rulesets, they are banned.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	footsies
alias	String
summary	String	A term referring to the battle to control the space in front of your character, often through the use of pokes
definition	Text	A complicated, often nebulous term that refers to the battle for controlling the space in front of you, often by using good pokes. In essence, you are trying to get to a range you like, while trying to deny your opponent getting to a range that they like. How you do this varies wildly based on the game, but it often involves using long-range attacks to pester your opponent as they are trying to walk around. This dance of playing mind games with your feet is the source of the term's name.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	footstool
alias	String
summary	String	A mechanic introduced in ''Brawl'' where fighters can gain an upward momentum boost by simply jumping directly on top of their opponents.
definition	Text	A mechanic present in ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' where fighters can gain an upward momentum boost by simply jumping directly on top of their opponents. While grounded opponents are merely stuck in lag after getting footstooled, airborne opponents are placed in a special tumble situation while falling downward. In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', footstools done on airborne opponents cannot be teched by the victim, which can lead to guaranteed combos. However, footstools against airborne foes can be teched by the victim in ''Ultimate''. Additionally, footstools done against opponents who are in the middle of an attack (excluding landing lag from aerial attacks) or certain other special animations/statuses will not affect the victim; such footstools are called "phantom footstools".
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	frame trap
alias	String
summary	String	String that allows an escape option while also catching that escape option's lag
definition	Text	A type of string (see also: <em>No results</em>) which can punish an escape option, such as jumping or airdodging, by continuing the string in a different way.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	gravity
alias	String
summary	String	Downwards acceleration when falling
definition	Text	A character's downward acceleration in the air. Each frame, this value is subtracted from a character's vertical speed until they reach their maximum fall speed.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	helpless
alias	String	freefall, special fall
summary	String	an unactionable state some specials cause
definition	Text	During this state, a character is completely inactionable until they touch the ground again, grab the ledge, or get hit. This most often happens after specials used for recovery.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	hitlag
alias	String	freeze frames, hitstop, hitpause
summary	String	Characters are frozen in place after a hitbox connects
definition	Text	The time during getting hit when a player is frozen in place. This applies to both characters usually, and the amount of hitlag there is depends on the power of the move, in most cases. Hitlag allows the attacker to confirm their move hit and plan their next, and allows the victim to react to the hit and SDI (See: <em>No results</em>) and/or DI (See: <span class="tooltip" >DI<span class="tooltiptext" style="">Influence on launch speed and location</span></span>).
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	hitstun
alias	String
summary	String	A state that a character is in put after getting hit, which the afflicted character cannot act at all.
definition	Text	The time after getting hit when a character cannot perform an action. If another move is hit during this time, this becomes known as a true combo.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	hurtbox extension
alias	String
summary	String	An animation causing a character's hurtbox to become more vulnerable
definition	Text	An animation that causes a character's hurtbox to become more vulnerable. This is a type of hurtbox shifting, but while hurtbox extension is often used when the animation causes an attack to hit when it otherwise would not, hurtbox shifting is often used when the animation causes an attack to miss.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	hurtbox shift
alias	String
summary	String	An animation causing a character's hurtbox to move a significant amount
definition	Text	An animation that causes a character's hurtbox to move a large amount. Often, hurtbox shifting is used when the animation's movement causes an attack to miss, while hurtbox extension is used when the animation causes an attack to hit when it otherwise wouldn't.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	IDJ
alias	String	Instant Double-Jump
summary	String	Shorthand for "Instant Double-Jump", a technique used to Double Jump as low to the ground as possible.
definition	Text	An Instant Double Jump is using your Double Jump as fast as possible after inputting Jump. The uses of this technique can vary, between performing Rising Aerials low to the ground, using Aerials with increased vertical height, and more.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	infinite
alias	String
summary	String	A combo that can be performed without end
definition	Text	A combo that can be performed indefinitely on an opponent, regardless of percentage or other external factors. These combos are not very common in the ''Smash Bros.'' series overall. Several notorious examples include the Ice Climbers' wobbling in ''Melee'' and chaingrabs in ''Brawl'', King Dedede's down throw chaingrab against certain characters in ''Brawl'', and Diddy Kong's since-patched Pyramid Scheme in ''Ultimate''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	intangible
alias	String
summary	String	When a character is unable to be interacted with
definition	Text	A type of protection in which a hurtbox is completely unable to be interacted with. This means that intangible characters can move through each other, and that if intangibility runs out while a lingering hitbox is there, a character will still be hit by the hitbox.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	invincible
alias	String
summary	String	When a character cannot be hurt by attacks, but can be interacted with
definition	Text	A type of protection in which a hurtbox can be interacted with, but will ignore damage, status effects, etc. from an attack.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	IRAR
alias	String	Instant Reverse Aerial Rush, perfect pivot
summary	String	A RAR performed during initial dash.
definition	Text	A reverse aerial rush during initial dash, simply a more precise and versatile version of RAR.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	jab lock
alias	String
summary	String	Being hit by a low-knockback move after missing a tech, locking you in place
definition	Text	Hitting an opponent with a low knockback move in their prone state causes them to bounce and enter the lock state, which is 25 frames for initial missed tech and 38 frames for the two possible locks after. This lock state can be reset with another low knockback move one more time if done quickly and at a specific rhythm. During the lock duration, the opponent is completely unable to act, making this a crucial opportunity to extend combos or kill confirm for the attacker. If they aren't hit after the lock state, the opponent goes back to prone state and they can choose a get-up option (See: <em>No results</em>).
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	john
alias	String	excuse(non slang term)
summary	String	An excuse for a player's underperformance that results in a match loss.
definition	Text	A term used when players attribute their loss to other variables out of their control. Can be used as a noun or a verb (the act of johning). "No Johns" is used as a counter to players making excuses. It is generally frowned up to be doing this.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	juggle
alias	String
summary	String	Vertical advantage state (aka keeping them above you)
definition	Text	Advantage state in which the opponent is above the user. Oftentimes, this comes after an upward combo or throw, or any powerful vertical attack which does not KO the opponent right away.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	low profile
alias	String	High Crush
summary	String	A move/state that can dodge moves that hit the middle of the body.
definition	Text	Some moves shift hurtboxes so low to the ground that they can dodge moves that target the middle of the character's body. Additionally, some characters are able shrink their hurtboxes by crouching to avoid said attacks, or by simply having a small hurtbox altogether. Another possible way to low profile attacks is through having upper body intangibility, making the attack on the mid body whiff.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	LSI
alias	String	Launch speed influence
summary	String	Holding up or down to slightly change launch speed
definition	Text	Holding up or down to slightly increase or decrease the launch speed. Does not work on moves which send steeply up or down. This mechanic only exists in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	matchup
alias	String	MU
summary	String	A bout between two characters and/or players
definition	Text	A character matchup is when two specific characters fight each other, and the options they have that counter one another. A player matchup is when two specific players fight each other, and the options that they use in order to counter one another.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	meteor smash
alias	String	meteor
summary	String	Any attack in ''Smash 64'', ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' that launches opponents downward, or in ''Melee'', only attacks that launch opponents at an angle between 260 and 280 degrees
definition	Text	Attacks that send the victim directly downward, unlike most moves which launch them upward, horizontally or diagonally. In ''Melee'', only attacks that launch opponents at an angle between 260 and 280 degrees are considered to be meteor smashes, causing moves such as Falco's down aerial to instead be considered spikes. Meteor smashes are useful for starting combos, kill confirms, edgeguarding, and gimping, depending on the character's meteor smash. In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' only, meteor smashes can be meteor canceled, nullifying their downward knockback against airborne opponents. In ''Smash 4'' only, meteor smashes can also be teched if done against grounded opponents, limiting their utility as combo starters. In ''Smash 64'' and ''Ultimate'', all meteor smashes are functionally identical to spikes in ''Melee''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	nerf
alias	String
summary	String	A character receiving a negative change in balance updates
definition	Text	A balance change to the game that results in a net negative change in the potency of a mechanic or character.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	neutral
alias	String	neutral game
summary	String	A freeroam analytical gameplay phase
definition	Text	A phase in gameplay where both players can freely move, attack, and defend. Typically players will collect information on each other so they can win the neutral phase and move on to an advantage phase.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	parry
alias	String	perfect shield (official term)
summary	String	Releasing shield right as an attack connects in ''Ultimate'' only
definition	Text	Unofficial name for the reworked version of perfect shielding seen in ''Ultimate'', which involves releasing one's shield right as an attack connects. This results in extra frame advantage for the one shielding, depending on the type of move being parried.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	PC
alias	String
summary	String	Pivot Cancel; performs a sliding ground move out of a full run
definition	Text	A technique done by running forward, turning around to start sliding, then canceling said slide with a normal in order to retain the slide’s momentum while still attacking.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	planking
alias	String
summary	String	A form of stalling
definition	Text	A form of stalling involving regrabbing the ledge over and over again. It is effective in ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'' and most notoriously ''Brawl'', since there is no ledge grab limit in those games and regrabbing the ledge always refreshes ledge grab intangibility. Very difficult to do with many characters in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' due to the fact that ledge grab intangibility in those two games no longer refreshes unless characters land on the ground first, and even harder in the lattermost game thanks to the in-game ledge grab limit which prevents someone from grabbing the ledge six times in a row without taking damage or landing. Uniquely, <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Steve_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Steve|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Steve|'''Steve''']]</span> can bypass these limits by using blocks or anvil because they both technically count as him touching the ground, making planking much stronger for him specifically.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	pocket
alias	String
summary	String	A character the player sometimes plays
definition	Text	A character which a player is moderately proficient in, but rarely if ever sees use compared to their main and secondary.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	poke
alias	String
summary	String	A low-risk attack
definition	Text	An attack used to occupy space in front of the user, often to assert their presence to them and remind them to respect the space taken. If they don't, they risk getting hit and losing space on the stage or getting comboed (See: combo). What defines a move as a poke is usually a long and safe normal.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	PR
alias	String
summary	String	Shorthand for "Power Rankings", a community ranking of the players in a given region
definition	Text	A community ranking of the players in a given region. For example, an EUPR would be a ranking of all the best players in Europe, as decided by the panelists (usually tournament organisers and other top players). PRs can also be based on a points system determined by placing.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	Rage
alias	String	Inherent knockback increase
summary	String	Universally shared mechanic where taking damage increases the amount of knockback and hitstun delivered through a character's moves. Maxes out at 150%.
definition	Text	Rage is a universally shared mechanic across the roster which provides a knockback and hitstun increase to a character's moves based on that character's damage percent. This effect starts at 35% damage, at a very small knockback increase, reaches medium charge at 100% damage, with 5% added knockback, and a maximum of 10% additional knockback at 150%. This effect stacks with all other knockback multipliers and growth, but it does not apply to thrown items. Not to be confused with <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Kazuya_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Kazuya|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Kazuya|'''Kazuya''']]</span>'s Rage mode or <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Lucario_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Lucario|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Lucario|'''Lucario''']]</span>'s Aura mechanic, although this effect stacks with both.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	RAR
alias	String	reverse aerial rush, pivot (not ''perfect pivot'', see IRAR)
summary	String	A tech that allows for approaching your opponent with your back turned, out of a forward run.
definition	Text	A technique that consists of cancelling a forward run with a 1-frame backdash and then a backwards jump. RARs keep the characters' momentum in the direction they were moving, with their back turned. RARs are typically used to approach opponents with a backwards aerial. This tech also works on characters with the Auto Turnaround mechanic. This technique is not possible in ''Smash 64'' or ''Melee''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	RCBG
alias	String	Roll-Cancelled Boost Grab
summary	String	Shorthand for "Roll-Cancelled Boost Grab", a technique used to extend a character's dash grab range.
definition	Text	A Roll-Cancelled Boost Grab involves canceling an initial dash into a roll, and then the roll into a grab on its first few frames, which will make the character slide and improve their travel distance, and thus their effective dash grab range. Any character in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' can perform this technique, with the exception of Yoshi.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	SDI
alias	String	Smash Directional Influence
summary	String	Influencing the user's position while in hitlag, typically in multihits
definition	Text	Influencing the user's position while in hitlag, typically in multihits. Various moves have SDI multipliers which allow them to be more or less easily SDI'd out of.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	Shield SDI
alias	String	Shield Smash Directional Influence
summary	String	Influencing the user's position in shieldlag
definition	Text	Similar to regular SDI, influencing the user's position while in the shield is in hitstun by wiggling while in shield.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	shieldstop
alias	String	shieldpause, shieldlag
summary	String	Shield is frozen in place after hitbox connects
definition	Text	The time during getting hit when a shield is frozen in place. This applies to both characters usually (the attacker recieving hitlag), and the amount of shieldlag there is depends on the power of the move, in most cases. Shieldlag allows the attacker to confirm their move hit and plan their next, and allows the victim to react to the hit and potentially escape or shield SDI (See: shield SDI).
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	shieldstun
alias	String
summary	String	A short state that a character is in put after shielding an attack, which the afflicted character cannot act at all.
definition	Text	The period after the victim's shield has been hit, in which they are frozen in an inactionable state. This occurs after shieldlag/hitlag (See: <span class="tooltip" >shieldstop<span class="tooltiptext" style="">Shield is frozen in place after hitbox connects</span></span>, <span class="tooltip" >hitlag<span class="tooltiptext" style="">Characters are frozen in place after a hitbox connects</span></span>), and the attacker is not affected by shield stun. This means the attacker can use a rapid jab or another tight sequence to potentially lock the shielding victim in place for shield pressure and blockstrings. This allows the attacker to at the very least reduce the victim's shield size and either shield poke or pressure the victim into making a hasty move to escape pressure. Shield stun can be drastically increased if a strong move like Ganondorf's Warlock Punch connects.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	spike
alias	String
summary	String	An attack that sends down at an angle outside of the meteor smash range, and thus cannot be meteor canceled
definition	Text	Only prevalent in ''Melee'', spikes are a special type of attack that launches opponents downward, similarly to meteor smashes. However, unlike meteor smashes, spikes send at a more diagonal launch angle outside of the game's tiny meteor smash range, and therefore none of them can be meteor canceled. Falco's down aerial, the nipple spike hitbox of Captain Falcon's dair, and Marth's dair in NTSC versions of ''Melee'' are all good examples of spikes. The meteor smash range is much larger in ''Brawl'', essentially removing spikes in that game. Additionally, meteor canceling does not exist at all in ''Smash 64'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	Strafing
alias	String
summary	String	A mechanic during a move where a character can move back and forth but their direction is locked.
definition	Text	A mechanic where a move lets a character freely walk forward or backwards without turning, similar to auto turnaround. Unlike autoturn, the character doesn't automatically face the opponent; their direction is just locked for the duration of the move. This mechanic is shared by a lot of moves in <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Steve_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Steve|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Steve|'''Steve''']]</span>'s kit, like mining, block and redstone placement, utilt, and jab/ftilt, but <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Banjo & Kazooie_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Banjo & Kazooie|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Banjo & Kazooie|'''Banjo & Kazooie''']]</span> can also strafe with Breegul Blaster and <span class="charaLabel">[[File:SSBU_Min Min_Stock.png|link=SSBU/Min Min|x25px|alt=]]</span> <span>[[SSBU/Min Min|'''Min Min''']]</span> can with her ftilt/jab and neutral/side special.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	string
alias	String	Fake combo, not true
summary	String	A sequence of moves done in quick succession that is not a true combo
definition	Text	Sequence of moves done in quick succession that are interpreted at combos due to their high successrate. Followups and mixups are very common in strings. Some strings are just a "second part" of a previous combo, or two combos tied together in one string.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	swordie
alias	String
summary	String	Shorthand for "sword character", but typically used to refer to Fire Emblem characters in particular.
definition	Text	A nickname for characters that primarily use a sword instead of H2H fighting. They are notable for this due to their weapons giving them relatively large disjoints on their attacks. Notable examples introduced in each ''Smash'' game include Link in ''Smash 64'', Marth in ''Melee'', Ike in ''Brawl'', Cloud in ''Smash 4'', and Pyra/Mythra in ''Ultimate''.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	taunt
alias	String
summary	String	A dance/emote/pose
definition	Text	Striking a dance/emote/pose with the character. Every character has one single taunt in ''Smash 64'' and ''Melee'', but three taunts in ''Brawl'', ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''. In ''Ultimate'', taunts can be canceled with any action. Only very few taunts—namely Luigi's taunt (''Melee'') or down taunt (''Brawl''/''Smash 4''/''Ultimate''), all of Snake's nearly identical taunts, Greninja's down taunt, and Kazuya's side taunt—have damaging hitboxes; generally, these taunts are not very useful as actual attacks outside of styling on opponents.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	tech-chase
alias	String	okizeme
summary	String	Punishing the opponent's tech options
definition	Text	Punishing the opponent’s tech options, such as tech roll away or tech in place. This is typically done with a read or on reaction, by following the opponent while they're in the animation and punishing them before they can act.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	two-frame
alias	String
summary	String	Hitting someone during the two frames it takes to grab ledge
definition	Text	In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', most characters will be vulnerable for two frames when grabbing ledge, even if intangible beforehand, giving the opponent a window to punish. Note: two framing does not apply when grabbing ledge from above, so teleport recoveries and pika/pichu's quick attack can snap to ledge without risk of a two frame
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	walling
alias	String
summary	String	Zoning an opponent at a midrange via physical hitboxes
definition	Text	Keeping an area of control between one and their opponent. This is usually accomplished with projectiles, items, and setplay tools.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	whiff punish
alias	String
summary	String	Punishing a missed attack
definition	Text	The user punishing the opponent's whiffed (missed) attack with an attack of their own or a combo.
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Field	Field type	Value
term	String	zone-breaking
alias	String
summary	String	Getting through an opponent's attempt to zone
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