244
edits
Lucario (Super Smash Bros.): Difference between revisions
→Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Added comparison to {{SSB|Mewtwo}} from Melee; made minor grammar edits
(→Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Added comparison to {{SSB|Mewtwo}} from Melee; made minor grammar edits) |
|||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
Lucario can be unlocked by either playing 100 matches, completing all five target smashes with a single character, or recruiting him in the Subspace Emissary. His home stage is {{st|Spear Pillar}}. | Lucario can be unlocked by either playing 100 matches, completing all five target smashes with a single character, or recruiting him in the Subspace Emissary. His home stage is {{st|Spear Pillar}}. | ||
Lucario is a character with a unique mechanic | Lucario is a character with a unique mechanic: The vast majority of its attacks use [[aura]] to damage opponents. Aura attacks get smaller and weaker when Lucario is at low damage, while they get larger and stronger at high damage; a fresh Lucario will only do 0.7x damage, while one at 170% or above will do 1.4x damage. Aura is also stronger when Lucario is losing the match, and weaker when it is ahead. This makes Lucario the ultimate risk-reward character, encouraging close matches and come-from-behind victories. | ||
Aside from the aura mechanic, Lucario has relatively fast attacking speed and above-average maneuverability. His lightness in the air is complemented by a solid set of aerial attacks, which put together provide him with a varied set of options for approaching or defending, and he can both wall jump and wall cling for additional movement and recovery. On the ground, Lucario's movement and attacks are slower than average. | Aside from the aura mechanic, Lucario has relatively fast attacking speed and above-average maneuverability. His lightness in the air is complemented by a solid set of aerial attacks, which put together provide him with a varied set of options for approaching or defending, and he can both wall jump and wall cling for additional movement and recovery. On the ground, Lucario's movement and attacks are slower than average. | ||
Lucario can be seen as a replacement for {{SSB|Mewtwo}}, who was introduced in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] but not included in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]. The two [[Pokémon]] have similarities in the Pokémon canon: Both are bipedal [[Pokémon]] capable of [[Mega Evolution]] that are prominently featured in {{pkmn|movies}} that came out during the generation that they were introduced—movies in which they were both counterparts to [[Mew]]. (These movies are [[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]] for [[Mewtwo]] and [[M08|Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]] for [[Lucario]].) Similar to Lucario in Brawl, Mewtwo in Melee had above-average maneuverability, lightness in the air, and a ranged Special move based on one of the {{cat|ball and bomb moves}} (namely {{m|Shadow Ball}}) that it can learn across all {{pkmn|game}}s. | |||
{{SmashMoves|type=Fighting|type2=Steel|game=Brawl|Spe=Aura Sphere|SpeM=yes|SpeS=Force Palm|SpeSM=yes|SpeU=ExtremeSpeed|SpeUM=yes|SpeD=Double Team|SpeDM=yes|FS=Aura Storm}} | {{SmashMoves|type=Fighting|type2=Steel|game=Brawl|Spe=Aura Sphere|SpeM=yes|SpeS=Force Palm|SpeSM=yes|SpeU=ExtremeSpeed|SpeUM=yes|SpeD=Double Team|SpeDM=yes|FS=Aura Storm}} | ||
| Line 43: | Line 45: | ||
''Lucario's Final Smash. After flying off the screen, Lucario reappears in its center. It then launches a powerful Aura attack against all foes within a certain distance. The key to this attack is the ability to change its angle--it's a must sweep slowly left and right to hit selected enemies multiple times. The last blow will send the victim flying away.'' | ''Lucario's Final Smash. After flying off the screen, Lucario reappears in its center. It then launches a powerful Aura attack against all foes within a certain distance. The key to this attack is the ability to change its angle--it's a must sweep slowly left and right to hit selected enemies multiple times. The last blow will send the victim flying away.'' | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
==[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]== | ==[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]== | ||
[[File:Lucario SSB4.png|thumb|200px|Artwork of Lucario in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]]] | [[File:Lucario SSB4.png|thumb|200px|Artwork of Lucario in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]]] | ||