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I. Legal Info

II. Intro to Young Link.

III. Link Vs. Young Link

IV. Young Link's attacks and powers

V. Strats(aslo includes tips on how to beat each character)

VI. Combos

VII. Break the Targets

VIII. Home Run Contest

IX. Glitches/Fun Stuff

X. Terms to know and use

XI. Young Link's Fire Spike

XII. Credits

XIII. Version History

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\ | Legal Info |
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| This FAQ is copyright 2004 disturbedpersonguy. It may ONLY appear on |
| www.angelfire.com/games5/dpg0, GameFAQs, and Neoseeker. |
| It may NOT appear on any site that provides FAQs other than GameFAQs and |
| Neoseeker. If it does, please notify me (my e-mail is at the bottom) |
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\ | Intro to Young Link |
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| Young Link, the "Kokiri" of Hyrule, is finally in his first fighting game, |
| Super Smash Bros. Melee. If you have no idea who Young Link is, you |
| should probably play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, or The |
| Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask to find out just who he is. In Melee, |
| he is a quicker, smaller, lighter, and slightly less powerful version of |
| Link, who many prefer just because he is strong. In this FAQ, you will |
| find a comparison between Link and Young Link by me, showing that |
| Young Link is slightly better than his older, stronger counterpart. Let's |
| get on to the FAQ, shall we? |
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\ | Link vs Young Link |
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|__________________________________Young Link__________________________________|
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| Advantages: |
| |
| > Faster overall |
| > More powerful boomerang and arrows (plus teh ph1r3!) |
| > More damaging bomb |
| > His Cyclone sucks enemies in and the last hit has great knockback, |
| especially when in the air |
| > Less lag time |
| > Can walljump (more effective than you think!) |
| > Better combo ability |
| > More effective spikes |
| |
| Disadvantages: |
| |
| > Smaller range |
| > Less power (except for B attacks) |
| > Throws are weaker by a small margin |
| > Less grab range. |
| |
|_____________________________________Link_____________________________________|
| |
| Advantages: |
| |
| > Longer range |
| > More attack power and knockback |
| > More priority (probably due to longer range) but it isn't all that great |
| |
| Disadvantages: |
| |
| > Less powerful B moves |
| > More lag |
| > Less speed |
| > Worse combo ability, since most attacks send opponent flying |
| > Has only one spike as compared to Young Link's two |
| > Heavier |
| > Easier to hit due to his slow speed and being bigger |
| > Jumping is slightly worse |
| > Pretty weak attacks in terms of lag. |
| |
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| Now, let's see: |
| |
| Young Link: 12 advantages over Link; 4 disadvantages over Link |
| |
| Link: 5 advantages over Young Link; 10 disadvantages over Young Link |
| |
| These may not be completely accurate, but I say Young Link is better overall |
| than Link, but not over every character. All comparisons were between Link |
| and Young Link. |
| |
| My favourite combo: |
| 1. NON-smash throw boomerang at opponent |
| 2. Cyclone Spin (or whatever you want to call it) |
| 3. Pull bomb, throw it up |
| 4. Aerial down+A, assuming opponent is still above you |
| 5. If it was a spike, hit them again with down+A. If it wasn't, oh well. |
| |
| I find it pretty effective if they can't see it coming. |
| |
| Note: This comparison may seem Biased, and it just might be. Don't hold me |
| accountable for any mistakes... wait, you probably should>_> |
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Young Link, to me, is a step above Link in the tier list, though the Back Room
of Smash Boards says they are more equal than anything. Young Link has great
knockback, power, speed, a nice even weight, small frame, and average range.
He also has two spikes (without a Warp Star or Star Rod), good air game, sub-
par recovery (unless you're using hookshot, which could be better or worse),
and a humiliating taunt, especially if you aren't able to come back in time to
hit him in the middle of it (that has nothing to do with him, but oh well).
Now, let's get on to his smash attacks.

================================Smash A attacks=================================

Forward Smash, Hit One:
> Uncharged: 10%, sub-par knockback
> Charged: 12-13%, sub-par knockback.
> Range is average. Lag is low.

Forward Smash, Hit Two:
> Uncharged: 10%, great knockback
> Charged: 10-11%, great knockback.
Range is excellent. Lag is low.

Down Smash:
> Uncharged: 12%, average range and knockback.
> Charged: 14%, average range and knockback.
Sideswipe hit. Lag is low.

Up Smash:
> Uncharged:
Hit 1: 2%
Hit 2: 2%
Hit 3: 6%
Average knockback on first two hits, 3rd hit is average knockback.
> Charged:
Hit 1: 3%
Hit 2: 2%
Hit 3: 7%
Average knockback on first two hits, 3rd hit has good knockback.
Lag is low. Average range.

==================================Tilt A moves==================================

Tilt forward A: 12%
Tilt down A: 9%
Tilt up A: 8%

===================================Neutral A====================================

Hit 1: 3%
Hit 2: 2%
Hit 3: 5%
Each additional hit does 1%.

=================================Aerial A moves=================================

Aerial up+A: 15%
Aerial down+A:
Nonspike: 17%
Spike: 11+%
L Cancel is almost a must with this attack.
Aerial forward+A: 12%
Aerial back A:
Hit 1: 7%
Hit 2: 6%

===================================B attacks====================================

Neutral B:
Uncharged: 8%
Charged: 13%
Forward B:
Close Throw:
Smash: 16%
Tilt: 11%
Far Throw: 3% (smash & tilt)
Up B:
Ground: 1-13%
Air: 7-15%
Last hits have great knockback.
Down B:
Smash throw: 12%
Non-smash throw: 11%
Dash throw: 12%
Backwards down throw: 14% (smash and non)
Smash up throw: 8%
Forward down throw: 2% (smash and non)
Air drop: 8%
Tilt up throw: 8%
If the explosion hits you, you are damaged 6%.

===================================Grab/Throws==================================

Grab attack: 3% each time
Up throw: 6%
Down throw: 6%
Forward throw: 6%
Back throw: 6%
Grab range: Long. 3rd best in the game.
Chain Grab: Not tested.

==================================Miscellaneous=================================

Taunt Length: About 3.5 seconds

Single jump height: average
Second jump height: low
Third jump height: average

Speed: High
Attack power: Average
Attack range: Low to High
Dodge length: Low
Wall Jump: Yes
Weight: Average
Frame Size: Small
Wavedash: Bad
Traction: Good
Sweet Spot: Unknown
Glitches: (Listed in Section VIII)
Sheild Size: Small
Sheild duration: 4 seconds
ZSheild size: Large
ZSheild duration: 21 seconds
Vunerability after
broken sheild* at
0% damage: 7.5 seconds

*: Vulnerability changes as damage increases. This is true with every character.
=============================Character compatability============================

A=Great match
B=Good fight
C=Average fight
D=Tough fight
E=Are you nuts???

Dr. Mario: C
Mario: C
Luigi: C
Bowser: A
Peach: D
Yoshi: C
DK: B
C.Falcon: D
Ganondorf: C
Falco: D
Fox: D
Ness: C
I.Climbers: C
Kirby: C
Samus: D
Zelda: C
Sheik: E
Link: C
Y.Link: Not applicable (even match)
Pichu: A
Pikachu: C
Jigglypuff: C
Mewtwo: B
Mr. G&W: A
Marth: D
Roy: B

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Since Young Link isn't all that popular, there aren't all that many strats
for him. I find that he can be really good in the right hands, but he will
probably never be the best. Anyway, here goes:

1. Rolling helps. He has a pretty good roll, so use it to your advantage,
but try not to use it too much.

2. Wavedashing isn't great, but don't think that's a bad thing. He has pretty
high traction, but wavedasing is still usable. Use it as you see fit because
it's always helpful. Except with people like Bowser who have huge traction.

3. Hookshotting for recovery is good. You don't always land it, but when you
do, it's a good recovery. Just don't use it against Mario or Doctor Mario.
Check the glitches section for why. Also, you can air dodge and still use
your Hookshot for recovery immediately after, but not if you start to fall.

4. Arrows help. Just don't spam them. Fully charged has good range and is
pretty powerful.

5. STAND STILL! But only against projectile spamming opponents like Samus.
Your Deku Sheild will block just about all projectiles, but items still
hurt you, so watch out.

6. Do the double Smash. Smash A, then hit A again. Just be careful. Missing that
second hit leaves you open to a smash or something.

7. Wall Jump. This can confuse your opponents sometimes, and computers. Even
though we don't care about computers if you want to reach tournament play.
Example:
Fourside. Fight a level 9 Dr. Mario, jump in a pit, and wall jump. He will
follow you, think he's got Mario's spike, miss (or hit) and fall to his
death. Some spiking players may follow you also, but just remember the 8
characters that can wall jump:
1. Samus
2. Fox
3. Falco
4. Young Link
5. Sheik
6. Captain Falcon.
7. Mario
8. Pichu

8. Watch your opponents. Don't use Young Link against anyone listed as D or E
in my table above unless you are suicidal. Learn their strats first with a
character you can use moderately well, then take them down.

o==================o
| Sub-section V1 |
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| How to beat each |
| character |
o==================o

This sub-section is going to touch a little on what to do against each
character in the game. Obviously this is not going to help much since people
have different strategies, but it's mainly to help decide what to do to counter
attacks that you may see coming.

*************************DISCLAIMER ON FOLLOWING SUBSECTION*********************

The following section DOES include tips on each character. However, some
characters will more than likely slaughter Young Link no matter how good you are
and what kinds of strategies you use. Also, I am by no means an expert and I
only know some OK strategies with Young Link. I have no idea what the advanced
strategies are for other characters like Fox and Falco, mainly the ones who
slaughter Young Link. Therefore, most strategies are kind of tossups against the
other character on whether they can be counteracted by the opponent. With the
list of terms and a few of my strategies typed up here, you may be able to create
your own counterattack strategies vs these characters if mine happen not to work.
Honestly, if they don't work, I am sorry. I have not been to any tournaments and
I don't know any advanced strategies for the other characters, so some of these
are bound not to work or not work very well; as well as I would like them to
anyway, so don't go to a tournament without first testing any and all strategies
against your friends and such, just to see if it will possibly work. I'm not
saying that your friends are the best and that if something works on them it
works on everyone, but it's nice to know what kind of situation different
strategies will work in. If you have trouble understanding or getting any of
these strategies to work, let me know what's wrong and I'll try to help out. If
I find that you are in a situation where a strategy will not work, I will add it
to my guide and think of a counter strategy for said situation. Thank you for
reading this long and rambling paragraph.

Or you can read this summary:

I don't know the advanced strategies for any of the following characters,
therefore I cannot provide high-quality anti-strategies. I'm learning slowly,
so eventually they will increase in quality and helpfulness.
********************************END DISCLAIMER*********************************

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Doctor Mario /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

This guy has a cape and a projectile. Know what to do? Avoid your projectiles
if your opponent likes the cape and stand still if they like projectiles. Only
stand still however if you know that the pill is going to hit the shield and
only stand still to avoid getting hit by the pill. Otherwise, keep moving.
Beware a dash short-hop ANA as it has some knockback and keeps a good damage
potential even as the attack is ending. Watch the cape since it can turn any
attack around. He has the second-worst recovery in the game (Falco has the
worst) so if you can hit him far enough out you'll do fine. Most players don't
use the down+b except for recovery(which doesn't help much IMO) and the last
hit is the only thing you need to worry about. His Up+B has low horizontal
range so they'll only use it if they're close and it's not very hard hitting
until REALLY high %'s. Also, since you have longer range, the only smash attack
you have to worry about is his down smash. Also, his forward tilt has about as
much range as one of your forward smashes, and it can be a damage racker if you
keep moving into him. Another thing you should worry about is a short hopped
AFA. It has a bit of a wind up, but it packs a punch (no pun intended)
especially at the higher %'s. Good thing is, it isn't a spike and you can see
it coming. Watch out for chain-throws from the down throw.

Summary: Avoid using projectiles, avoid his projectiles, and use your range to
your advantage. Also avoid the AFA. This character is one that falls
to wavesmashing and waveshielding, but has equal or superior of those
skills when compared to you.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Mario /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Plays ALMOST the same as Doc, but not exactly. The Cape works the same except
for damage amount, his fireballs are weaker, his ANA isn't as good as Docs and
his AFA is a spike. I personally think he's SLIGHTLY slower. But just so
slightly you can't tell. His forward smash doesn't seem to have as much
knockback and is weaker, but it has the same range. Just try to play it the
same as Doc but avoid that AFA when over edges, though that would be kind of
hard since you should be focusing on recovery.

Summary: Play close to the same as Doc, the AFA is a spike so remember that,
and the ANA isn't as evil as Doc's can be. IIRC, he can't chain-throw
you like Doc can.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Luigi /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Plays SOOOOO much different from Mario or Doc. At first glance you would think
he's just another clone, but that's not even close. His AFA is different, his
fireballs aren't affected by gravity, his Up+B goes straight up and can deal
extra damage and knockback if you are right next to the opponent. His forward B
isn't a cape, rather a missile attack. This has the most range and is his main
recovery. A misfire can do some damage to you, so watch that. It shouldn't be
too hard to avoid since you can see the attack coming. The only problem is the
misfire, that is much faster and is the same distance no matter how long the
attack has been charged. His ADA is a spike, his forward smash is non-elemental
(deals no special effects) and he jumps much higher with super low traction,
making him a character that wavedashes, so his range is up. Basically, you can
use projectiles now. Utilize the arrows, bombs, and boomerangs and keep your
distance. Use tilts if he wavedashes towards you because he's probably charging
a smash on the way over, and one of your smashes isn't going to help much since
his are less laggy and quicker to hit. This guy is gonna be tough. You would
know if you saw videos of great Luigi's (they are out there. DC++ is a good
resource. You'll find instructions on how to get it later).

Summary: Much different from Mario and Doc. The AFA can still kill, the Green
Missile (forward B) isn't great, but a misfire is something that can
kill, and with low traction attacks coming from halfway across a stage
like Final Destination is quite possible.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Bowser /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Big, slow, and stupid (unless you play Decadent One), this guy oughtta be a
pushover. He's slow, heavy, and an easy target. He's powerful, and the only
attacks that have a chance of you not being able to stop are is Up+B (a very
good horizontal recovery), his AFA, his down smash, and his forward tilt.
Basically, you can get right in and strike. You're much faster in all aspects,
and you also have a better wavedash. KOing him could be tough just because of
his weight, but if you watch out for that forward smash he shouldn't be able
to get you.

Summary: Get in there and strike. Learn when your opponent may use a down
smash, learn how to detect a forward smash, watch the AFA and the
Up+B, and just melee him.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Peach /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Fear the down smash. Seriously. It can do up to 70%+ in damage in ONE USE. If
they know how to short-hop-float, keep 'em down with a down tilt if you can
manage it, though an ABA or ADA could prevent you from doing it. If they are at
a high % and short-hop-floating, they're morons. They can only use the float
technique for recovery once each time they are in the air, so the only thing
they have going for them is the up+B, which is still a great recovery. Hit her
from below if she likes to float around, avoid the turnips which can be spammed
and even reveal a Mr. Saturn, Beam Sword, or Bomb which all could end a match,
and also a turnip with huge knockback that does about 36% damage. And watch
that Down Smash. The Forward smash has 3 different knockback ranges based on
what is pulled out (that can't be controlled, thank heavens) so, if you see a
golf club, it shouldn't be too bad (but don't go walking into it anyway); the
Pan will hit you upwards; and the Tennis Racket will simply send you flying.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Yoshi /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Wow, a Dinosaur. Medium traction (but lower than yours), range, and some power,
but it shouldn't be too bad. His Eggs can go high or far, so if they are smart
they'll hit you right out of the air with it. Yoshi doesn't have a third jump,
only a forward B or an air dodge to help with recovery, even though that second
jump is really hated. He's immune to practically everything during that second
jump, but I'm pretty sure spiking still works. The Egg Roll has quite some
distance, but isn't that great. You can hit him out of it with a bomb,
boomerang, or arrow. Hell, you can grab him out of it. His AFA is a spike, so
watch that, and his ADA can deal quite some damage if you don't get out of it,
and that's about it. As always, watch out for everything, because nothing is
useless, but most are pretty bad.

Summary: Watch the second jump, the Eggs, the AFA, and the ADA. The Egg Roll
isn't bad.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Donkey Kong /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Big, Medium speed and smarter than Bowser, this guy is a tough one. Don't play
him like you do Bowser. DK has less lag and quicker attacks. Longer range too.
All his smashes except the up smash have better range that you. Don't expect
a good player to up smash when youre right next to them, cause a down smash or
forward smash is much smarter since the up smash does crap to things next to it.
His tilts are pretty fast(his forward tilt is his slowest) and his aerial
attacks are pretty lag-less except the forward and down(down only when he lands
without an l-cancel). If he starts charging his Donkey Punch, go at him from
ABOVE or BEHIND. Behind isn't quite easy since he's not gonna turn around and
wind it when he isn't facing you. If you rush in from in front while he's
charging it you're just gonna get a face full of fist(oooo, alliteration!) and
that's not what you need in this game. Come at him from above and hope he is
dumb enough to sit there rather than roll and strike. Or you could just let him
charge it. Eithe way, you need to get in, whether you risk damage or not, cause
he's just gonna keep it until he can hit you which is just about any time. His
down+b isn't trouble at all if you come in from above since it's gonna take him
some time to stop the attack and get out of the way, you are bound to hit him.
His forward B could be used as a spike, but not normally. His up B is almost as
good as Bowser's, but not too good. Basically to beat him, use your ranged
attacks to move in. If he's charging something and you don't want to approach
him, hit him with a bomb or something to stop it. If he's recovering, a down
tilt probably will be useless, but you can try it.

Summary: Keep your distance, avoid as many attacks as possible since they are
pretty lag-less and hard hitting, and do your best. His speed is
almost equal to yours if not faster but that shouldn't be too much of
a problem. Once again, keep your distance and use your projectiles to
slowly move toward him. Usually the boomerang or the bombs would be
good for moving in(the boomerang and higher %'s and the bombs at lower)

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Captain Falcon /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

The fastest character in the game, and I think he's the fastest faller. A nice,
well-rounded character(at least he was in the original SSB), he's actually
tougher than he seems. That AFA is strong, the forward smash can do some damage,
the forward tilt is annoying as is the up tilt, and the short hopped ADA is just
evil if you miss something. It sets up for chain throws for him. Though close
range may not be the best because of his chain throw and those quick attacks
that hit hard, hes really fast too so projectile fighting is almost practically
nulled. You should have about equal range, though his is most likely better.
Basically, use the projectiles to get in as close as you can. He'll move in
himself so you might be able to start a combo of your own with some projectiles.
Forward tilt to dash attack to forward tilt is ok, but teching prevents that, so
really, this is gonna be hard. Do the best you can and work him off. He's a fast
faller, but his Falcon Kick gives him another second jump so... get him off the
edge far enough to make him do that(he can't do it twice unless hit, nor should
he ever have to) then down tilt him.

Summary: Keep your distance; he'll move in himself. Watch a sheild grab chain
combo. Use low-lag attacks and l-cancel. You have to do all you can
to match his speed. He will probably chain grab you even if you use
l-cancels so avoid those high-lag attacks at all costs. Projectiles
can set up combos so work those in and get him off the edge as soon as
possible and you'll be fine(Hopefully^_^)

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ G-Dog(Ganondorf) /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Not as fast as Falcon in running speed or his up tilt, but powerful nonetheless.
His AFA is different but I'm almost positive it's as bad as Falcon's. His
Wizard's Foot is a spike if he hits you while you are hanging on an edge(and you
are vulnerable). His ADA is VERY powerful whether off an edge or on ground at
high %'s. You can go into training mode as Ganondorf against Young Link with the
comp(Young Link) at about 100%. Use Ganondorf's ADA while the comp is on the
ground and see if it kills. Keep going up a few %'s(5% incriments should work)
making sure to reset the comp's % after each hit. Eventually you'll find the %
at which Young Link is killed by the ADA on the ground. I will add that exact %
later. If you can see the ADA coming jump so that you are spiked to the ground
rather than shot up as that can lead into a chain grab or a combo. His Warlock
Punch is VERY easily seen and you should NEVER be hit by it. Ever. If for some
reason you are, be warned that it does 30% and has serious knockback. Also don't
let him hit you with it from behind(You behind him, about on his head when he
throws the attack) or you will be sent up very high(possibly ko'd) and be given
about 32%. But you shouldnt have to worry about that. All the rest of his attacks
are the same as Falcon's and about the same speed and priority(with different %s,
his up smash is an example) so watch it. Go about him close to the same as Falcon
but keep all the differences in mind because they play a big part in the way you
should deal with things. He has a short jump but can still come back with the
Wizard's Foot dealy when off the edge. A well placed spike should do well. You
have about the same range if not less without your projectiles(which you should
work into every chance you get), though even with your projectiles you still have
about the same range due to his wizards foot and raptor-boost-imitation.

Summary: Plays(like most clones) ALMOST the same as Falcon. He is slower and his
AFA is different yet as bad as Falcons, Wizards Foot is a spike if you
are hanging on an edge, his ADA is his most evil move IMO a killer at
around 100%, his Warlock Punch is easily avoided, the rest of his
attacks are pretty much the same as Falcon except for the up tilt, the
neutral A, and the up/down smashes. They all have the same priority
and speed so keep that in mind, and keep hitting him as much as you
can.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Falco(I hate him) /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

A clone. Slower than Fox. Blaster is more powerful but not rapid fire. Reflector
sends opponent upward. Forward smash is better than up smash. Down Tilt is a
killer. Phantasm is a spike. Fire Bird can kill but doesn't hit during charge.
Fire Bird and Phantasm are shorter than Fox's. That's about it. If you've got a
reflector-happy Falco, avoid projectiles. If they never shine cancel(though that
is a big part of playing as Falco) then great. You can get in very easy if they
are reflector happy and don't shine cancel. He has range and though his blaster
isn't rapid fire, he can short hop fast fall(Short Hop Blaster/Laser, known on
the message board as SHL) it to make it faster with less lag. Come in from above
if you can or from behind. You can try and trick them into phantasming off the
edge but that usually doesn't happen. You have better chances of them doing it
on accident and that is rare anyway. Your speed is pretty much matched here,
and strength probably exceeded. This will be hard, but not as hard as Fox is
gonna be.

Summary: Slower, laggier blaster, different reflector, Phantasm, Fire Bird,
forward smash, up smash and down tilt, he's hard. He's about as fast
as you and probably stronger. Watch your projectile use due to the
reflector and coming in from above or behind may be your best bet.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Fox McCloud /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

At first glance it may appear that Fox and Falco are the same character. But
that is so totally wrong you would get flamed beyond death at the Super Smash
Bros. Melee forum at gamefaqs.com(of course you should know about it... YOU'RE
THERE!) Some basic differences that change their playing styles: Fox's reflector
shoots you downward at an angle instead of upward. His ADA is not a spike but a
multi hit attack. His Up smash is better for KO as compared to Falco who's f
smash is better for KO. Fox's Illusion and Fire Fox are longer and his Fire Fox
can do damage during the charge period. Fox falls slower very slightly but can't
jump as high, his blaster is rapidfire, Fox is overall faster. All of these vast
changes their playing styles, so they are NOT the same, and NEVER think they are
or assume that someone who plays Falco and Fox play them the same way. On the
subject of strategies, the reflector problem still poses a threat. Come in from
ahead or behind but not from above due to that KO up smash. Watch the laser-
spammers, and try not to get caught in the Infinite Combo*(There are a few
characters that cannot be IC'd but I'm not sure if Young Link is one of them)
otherwise it's probably over for one of your stock/points(whichever mode you
play). But if they start an infinite, keep your eye on it and always try moving
around. Eventually they are bound to mess up. When recovering, watch out for a
Shine-Spike. That's using the reflector as an edge guard off the edge. It can
and will kill you so if they start coming off the stage when you're recovering,
use your air dodge toward the stage and let out your hookshot.
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* The infinite combo is as follows: It starts with a short-hop ADA, l-cancelled.
It goes to a reflector from there and into a wave-shine(wavedashing out of a
reflector) towards the opponent and repeats the process. You can usually see it
coming when they go for an ADA so everytime they attempt that try and get out
of there as soon as you can if at all possible.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Ness /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

This guy shouldn't be TOO much of a problem. His forward smash may look lethal
due to him having a bat, but it's not the homerun bat(thank the good lord) so it
is nothing to worry about... until higher %'s. His down and up smashes aren't too
great in power, his tilts however are what you should worry about. His up and down
tilts are fast. His forward tilt is OK in power and knockback. He can wavedash
pretty well so watch forward wavesmashes. If you have really crappy sight, he'll
hit you with a PK fire into a wavesmash, or into a PK Flash, though the Flash is
rare and shouldn't be hitting you. His PK Thunder is nothing to worry about, and
believe it or not, you can stop his recovery by throwing yourself in front of his
PK Thunder. This may result in a death for you however so if you find it hard to
edgeguard the kid and he's on his last life and you aren't, you can try to get in
the way of the attack. This however is not recommended. Watch the aerials, his
foward and back aerials are quite powerful. Nothing else should be a real problem.

Summary: You dont need a summary. But whatever. Watch forward wavesmashes, forward
and back aerials, and his tilts. Anything else shouldnt be a problem. You
can stophis recovery dead in it's tracks by throwing yourself into the PK
Thunder, thought his may result in you dying too and is not recommended
unless you practice itfor a long time and learn how far from the stage is
too far.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ The Climbers of Ice /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

**** on shinola these guys are gonna be tough believe it or not. They out wavedash
you, out prioritize you, and combo you with ease, not to mention the Freeze Glitch
which is banned in any major tournament you go to. Their wavesmash is killer,
upsmash is evil as is forward smash. Forward B isn't all that bad, as well as any
of their B moves other than the neutral B, the ice shot. They can wavedash circles
around you with ease, combo you effectively, and many of their attacks seem to out
prioritize you. I guess having a Hammer outweighs having a tiny, plastic-like
sword... Basically, come in with projectiles, something you have more of than them.
Your projectile arsenal and range of each comes in VERY handy when dealing with
these two weirdos. Wavearrows or boomerangs work very well. Come in using a
projectile setup, wavedash in and smash them. Worry about which Climber your
opponent controls(the costumes change who they control but everything else is the
same) not the computer controlled one. That computer controlled one is only
important when you get the main one off the stage. You can let them try to recover
as long as you have the computer controlled character in your grasp. Kill the
computer controlled or at least keep them from the edge as it provides a better
chance of the main to come back to the stage. Proper de-synching is a very good
idea, as it gives them much less power, and you have a chance at eliminating the
computer controlled, which helps a lot. But only go after the computer controlled
if they are de-synched. It's a waste of time to fight an opponent who has the mind
of a lvl 1 computer when you have a human opponent to deal with.

Summary: They can wavesmash and wave-anything basically better than you can, by far.
Their hammers seem to out prioritize the sword. If you come in with your
wide range of projectiles, you can move in with a wavesmash or a wavetilt,
or move in using projectiles to use even more projectiles which give you
setups into big combos. Melt these guys and move on with your quest to the
top with Young Link.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Kirby /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Oooohhh... A little pink ball of fluff. How cute. Aww... looks like he wants to
pla... AHH! The little guy tried to eat me! Well, he'll try that to you too, if you
happen to own a neutral B move that he likes. But that particular attack is laggy,
so they'll probably avoid it if possible. Most of his attacks don't do TOO much,
but then again I've never played as or against Kirby, and I also haven't heard any
of the good strats for him. However, he CAN and probably WILL crouch to avoid attacks,
and tilt attack you. This can be annoying but countered by a bomb or a tilt down A.
That's really all I know about the little guy, so I can update it later when I learn
more, but this oughtta get you through until then.

Summary: Wow, I didn't write much. Basically use attacks that'll hit him whether he
crouches or not, and work on racking him to about 90% for the kill. Work your
wavedashes around his and try to edgeguard as much as you can, and you should
be fine.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Samus /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Oh boy, this is gonna be ugly. Missle cancels, beam cancels, missles, bomb jumps...
very evil against the kid. Very good wavedash. If you see a Samus that rolls more
than wavedashes, you're probably in for a VERY easy fight. But just in case, take
into consideration these points: Superior wavedash, Forward smash, Up smash, Down
smash, Aerials far superior, projectiles can put a hurt on your long game and
powerful melee attacks put a hurt on your close game. Take my advice and work your
wavedashes and try and change up your projectile game to play hit and run, and try
to stay as far away as possible so that the range of her projectiles runs out.
With luck and skill in the wavedash and forward smash, you can overcome this behemoth
of a woman and win the fight.

Summary: Work the wavedash, forward smash, Down smash, projectiles, and if you feel up
to it, try using your Deku shield to block some projectiles, though that's not
100% recommended.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Zelda/Sheik /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Not good. Not good at all. I have very low confidence of winning this fight. Any
player who is good enough will probably avoid Zelda, but I've gotta cover her anyway.

Zelda: Hmmm... not as bad as Sheik is gonna be, but watch out for that Foot. Her
aerial forward/back A is evil as it deals about 20% and great knockback if sweetspotted.
Nothing else should really be a problem except the long-range down tilt. Now, if the
player happens to hit Down+B, you get to fight a completely different character known
as Sheik.

Sheik: Fear the chain throws, tilts, needles, chain, dash attack, down smash, up
smash, and just about anything else I didn't mention. Work the projectiles as best
you can and play your best keep-away game you've ever played or your likely to get
smashed(no pun intended). Take advantage of your projectile range and forward smash
range(though I'm not 100% sure if you actually have a range advantage there) and pray
to whatever entity/deity you worship that you win.

Summary 1: Use your superior range to win. 'Nuff said.

Summary 2: She'll use her superior tilts and aerials to win. I honestly don't think
too many Young Link players stand a chance against a good and possibly even
moderate level Sheik, however, use your range advantage and forward smash
to take her down. I hope you win.^_^

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Link /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Okie Dokie. Your clone. Plays different. Longer range, more powerful, slower, shorter
wavedash, much more lag. Take his advantages and turn them into disadvantages. What
that means is move in to his range, get out as he attacks, get back in because of his
lag and take him down. His longer range is defeated by his lag, his power is also
defeated by his lag, and even if he wavedashes he has a bad way of getting around you,
so use your speed to your advantage, play a projectile game AND a melee game to win
this fight.

Summary: Shouldn't be too hard. Use your superior speed to rack up damage. Start with
a hit and run game, then when the % looks good, move in for the kill by using
his lag and range to your advantage.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Y.Link /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Heheheheh, look what we have here. If you've been reading this Faq closely, you should
have a GREAT advantage over another Young Link player. Know your disadvantages and turn
them around against your opponent. Expose your own weaknesses on them and take advantage.
It's hard to give good strategies for this because just about everything you do can be
countered by another player, so this is where your own personal strategies come into play.
Good Luck.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Pichu /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Little yellow rat, what do you think you're doing? Awww, how cute. He wants to throw
some static at me. What a pushover. This shouldn't be too hard, though his biggest
asset is his size, coupled with speed and surprisingly moderate attack power and
knockback. Don't worry too much about this little guy. Play your best hit and run
game to avoid his forward smash, then come in for the kill around 70-80%.

Summary: Don't worry too much, but keep on your toes, cause one slip up and he can
actually do a combo or two on you and finish you off. He's not that bad
if you play at your best and pay attention.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Pikachu /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Bigger, stronger, slightly slower. Plays ...kinda... the same, but that's nothing
to worry about. Just watch the longer range, different knockback setups, and play
about the same way and you should be just fine.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Jiggles /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Another ball of fluff? Is she gonna try and eat me too? No? Good. Watch the Wall of
Pain, which is multiple back/forward aerials in a row, usually fast falled and
l-cancelled. That's an evil combo. Also the Drill Kick-l-cancel-Rest attack hurts,
but can be avoided. Easy to kill, easy to combo on the ground, hard to hit in the
air. If they miss a rest(though a higher-level player probably won't) then take
advantage of it simply by fully charging a down smash right next to her. Knowing they
have a superior air game, that's what they're gonna try and use most often. Bombs are
your friend if that happens. Keep a good moving game on her, don't let her get away.

Summary: Keep attacking, don't stop. Bombs help against her air game and her combos
I mentioned earlier are bad when the player had nearly perfected them.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Mew2 /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Big, moderate speed, slow, range on some attacks sucks, shouldn't be too hard.
Superior wavedash compensates for the lack of range, but if you play a hard hit and
run game, you should be fine the entire match. Move in for the kill around 90%.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ G&W /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Small, slow, laggy, the only things you need to worry about are the Judgement Hammer 9,
down tilt, forward smash, and aerial neutral A. Everything else should be cake to avoid
or counter, so don't lose sleep if you miss something. Keep your hit and run game up
and you'll be fine.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Marth /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

Great, another swordsman to contend with, and he's got one big sword with lots of
nasty moves. His forward smash is his biggest asset along with his range and wavedash.
He can get near you in an instant and have you off the stage even faster. NEVER, EVER
try falling directly on him with an ADA, because a perfectly timed, sweetspotted up
smash will make you cry, although they don't use it much. Counter is really bad, and
so is his sheild breaker. Use your projectiles to your advantage by using your boomerang
into a bomb(pull the bomb first Einstein) assuming he uses counter you should be fine.
But a smart Marth isn't going to do that. They're gonna avoid both somehow, some way.
Keep up your hit and run game as best you can cause chances are when he gets up in your
face, you're ready to lose. Especially with that chain throw he's got :/

Summary: Everything is superior except his hit and run game. You can play a long game
much better than he can so work that. Avoid letting him in close or you can
say goodbye to a stock.

/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\ Roy /\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\_/\

OK, we've reached the end of the section, Roy. Don't forget to use him if you get
bored with Young link:). Anyway, he plays sort of similar to Marth, but the only
advantage he has over Marth is the damage he does in his throws, which is 1% better.
Anyway, don't be stupid by walking into his Flare blade. If you do that, you should
probably just quit the game, because you're about as good as a computer player. His
counter time doesn't last as long(his stance is about the same amount of time, but
the time frame in which he can actually counter is smaller) but if they place it just
right(which personally I tend to be able to) they can get back at any attack you throw.
Just remember, he's worse than Marth, but you are going to play the same way against
Roy as you would Marth.

Summary: Use Roy! Oh, wait... this isn't the message board. Play against him like you
would Marth and you should be fine.

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Drunkensideabeef is going to (hopefully) give me some more advanced combos
so until then, here are some basic ones that should get you through.

*PLEASE NOTE!!!!*
I am a player who just rushes in and does what seems fit at the time. My combos
will not be as great as Drunkensideabeef's, and I WILL keep my combos and his
combos separate assuming that he sends me some of his. Basically I am a random
fighter.

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| Workability: Based on how easy the opponent can break it. |
| Difficulty: How hard it is to pull off |
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1. Wavedash forward, up tilt a few times, short hop AUA, short hop Up+B OR
short hop ADA and hope for a spike*.

*After that, rush in with a dash+a, then run in and forward tilt A assuming
this person doesn't tech at all and will only get up, not do a rising
strike. Continue this, smash them off, then tilt down+a as they return.

Effectiveness: ***/*****
Workability: **/*****
Difficulty: **/*****

2. Pull out a bomb, Smash throw a boomerang, run in and Up+B on the GROUND,
then throw your bomb up. Short hop AUA, double jump AFA, smash throw a
boomerang in their direction, run in and ANA. This should have gotten them
off the edge so get ready to tilt down+a to finish them.

Effectiveness: **/*****
Workability: ***/*****
Difficulty: ****/*****

Basically, the above combo is tough to find the opening in order to pull the
bomb. Usually you only have a chance to get one if they are far away from
you or if they are already off the stage, in which case a tilt down+a is
better than getting ready to set up the combo. Please take that into
consideration.

Basically that's it. I'm not big on combos, but more will be added, and those
should suffice.

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Both strategies can be seen in a video at:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/begandinterbtt/

There are many strategiess for this. Here is one that gets you about 10 seconds.

1. Roll or walk right as soon as you see "Go", then smash throw a
boomerang down and right. Quickly wall jump out of the |_|.
2,3,4. When you get out, air dodge downward and pull out a bomb. Now
smash throw a boomerang right, wait, and jump to the right just as
it is about to hit you. Then throw your bomb into the pit,
continuing right.
5. Mid-air jump and hit your head on the box, fall left a bit, charge
an arrow, and land on the right side of the left > shape, and
release at full charge.
6,7,8,9,10. Smash throw a boomerang right, wait a little bit, then double
jump and up+B the targets that are moving next to each other,
landing on the platform. Hope that you hit the target in the box,
and if you missed targets 2,3, hope that it hits those too.

Target time: 10 seconds or less.
Difficulty: *** out of *****

Alternative:

1,2,3. Hold right as the stage loads, smash throw a boomerang down and to
the left to hit the 3 targets. Wait a little bit and max out your
second jump, but not your first jump and get out of the pit.
4,5,6. When you get out, you shouldn't have to air dodge, just pull out a
bomb and smash throw a boomerang right, wait a bit, dash jump right,
throwing your bomb down in the pit.
7. Mid-air jump and hit your head on the box, charging an arrow in mid-air
and releasing at full charge.
8,9,10. Smash throw a boomerang right, wait a bit then dash double jump and
up+B the targets.

Target time: 9 to sub9

More strats to come in later versions.

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Strategy: Hit the bag really far and junk >_>

Down+A Bat drops don't work with Young Link, so here are 2 different strats,
one better than the other:

1. Grab bat, walk over, start a bat drop but use Up+A instead to keep it in
relatively the same place. Make sure you drop the bat on the side that he
is closest to falling off on so you hit the bag the other way.

Target distance: 1200+. Difficulty: *** out of *****

2. Take out bomb, smash throw boomerang, throw bomb, repeat as many times as
possible. When you start to run out of time (about 2 seconds left) grab
the bat and waste the bag. (That means hit it.)

Difficulty: **** out of *****

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1. Throw your boomerang any direction, then pause as you are about to
release it. Look at Young Link's back. His head is where it should be but
his back is just... ouch. That would hurt(Not to mention probably kill
you IRL)

2. Hookshot on to a surface, take Mario or Dr. Mario, and cape Young Link.
Link/Y.Link will go flying up in the air.

3. This one is known as Bomb Rolling. Pulling a bomb, jumping and dropping it
just as you land. This places the bomb on the ground without an explosion
(Takes a few tries). Now, hit it quickly with an attack(No smashes I
believe) and it should roll. Usually a neutral A, forward tilt or a
boomerang thrown behind and up from the bomb then run in front of the bomb
and jump should make it roll. An example of bomb rolling can be found at
http://hp742.hp.infoseek.co.jp/smadx/play/collect_younglink2.html
I don't know who is playing in those vids, but it is not me and I take no
credit for the video. Please remember that.

4. Throw a boomerange in any direction, jump off an edge, hookshot to the edge,
and let the boomerang hit you. You should go flying. You can actually carpet
bomb(bomb the entire stage) by pulling bombs and throwing them down, however,
Young link doesn't do this as well as Link.

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Short hop: Tapping or pressing the jump button (or slightly moving the control
stick up) and letting go just before leaving the ground. This cuts
the jump height about in half. It helps to reduce lag on some B
moves on attacks like Falco's and Fox's blasters. Using this in
combination with Young Link's arrows is alright, but the overall
effect isn't as great as with Falco or Fox.
Wavedash: Jumping then quickly airdodging down at an angle to produce a
slide. When I say quickly, I mean just as you leave the ground.
Timing for each character is different, and effects overall are
also very different. You will notice a big difference between
Bowser's wavedash and Luigi's. These are due to different amounts
of traction for each character. Young Link's wavedash is not very
good but can still be good to get away and move back in with a
smash right away rather than running.
L-Cancel: Hitting L just as you land from an aerial A attack. This allows
your character to act much quicker after an attack as compared to
not L-Cancelling. Most easily noticed with Link and Young Link's
aerial down+A attacks.
Teching: Hitting L just as you land from being hit and doing a free fall.
Free falls are when you have lost your second jump and can only use
an attack to get out of the "tumbling" fall. If an attack is
useless or you don't want to move closer to your opponent, teching
is good for getting up much quicker and getting back into the
battle.
Beam Cancel: Using your hookshot/beam (Samus) in the middle of an airdodge. This
is VERY helpful for recovery with Link, Young Link and Samus
because you don't need to use your up+B to get back. You cannot use
your beam/hookshot if your airdodge has finished, so use it in the
middle of the air dodge. This also helps with Link's Break the
Targets for the last 2 targets.

All techniques should be used as often as possible for said reasons.

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This question is asked SOOOO much I made it it's very own section.

Young Link's fire spike is asked about far, far too much, and this is going to
clear up a lot of confusion.

1. Young Link's spike hits with the Aerial Down A. You have to hit with the hilt
(handle) of the sword in order to spike with it.

2. I believe it is a meteor smash, not a spike.

3. It is NOT worth using in a serious match unless you have nearly perfected it's
use. I haven't, and it's VERY hard. Training mode helps you learn the spot, and
I have managed to land it consistently on a jumping Luigi, but for other characters
that don't jump high, you need to hit them into the air to get a good chance.

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I would like to thank:
Myself, for making this FAQ.
Nintendo and HAL for creating this game.
The SSBM Masters Club, for encouraging me to make a FAQ by asking its members
to make FAQs and strategies for their characters, and the numerous people who
continue to say Link and Young Link are equal (That's not a bad thing either.
I get to constantly get my word around that Young Link is better!).
The Amazing One, for formatting this FAQ so it looks beautiful. Also, XiF because
he did some formatting since TAO seems to be lazy as of late.

SSBM Masters Club Forums: http://ssbmmastersclub.proboards7.com/index.cgi

DPG's Website: www.angelfire.com/games5/dpg0

TAO's Website: www.geocities.com/secretagentthomas/

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Version 1.0.1: Started FAQ. Not great, but still something.

Version 1.0.2: Added 2 HRC strategies.

Version 1.0.3: Added the "Terms to know and use" section

Version 1.0.4: TAO Formated the guide for me! Thanks!

Version 1.0.5: Added a few more characters to the Strategies sub-section,
guide is near completion.

Version 1.0.6: Added the Fire Spike section.

© 2004 disturbedpersonguy
E-mail: [email protected]

V. Final