What kind of ancient, mystical tech is hidden within Super Smash Bros. Brawl? Almost every character has something special tag along as I break it all down and showcase Brawl’s uniquelydefined skill expression.
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Music used:
Intro / Knockout City Beat Feet n Bounce
1:41 / Castlevania Dracula X Stage 1: Bloodlines
5:06 / Ridge Racer Type 4 Naked Glow
6:34 / NEO The World Ends with You Wander Around Shibuya
8:58 / Anarchy Reigns Gotta Get The Cash (an instrumental version I found on YouTube)
11:29 / VALORANT Main Menu Music (Episode 4 Act 3)
Outro / Super Smash Bros. Brawl AllStar Rest Area
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Some notes/interesting info from the comments:
at 3:09, I was told that the clip I used was reskinned Brawl, but some people looked into it more & found out it's actually PM. The info is still accurate, just not quite as effective as shown.
at 6:01, the Sonic tech "can be done from aerial spin charge (ASC/downB) by pressing C stick to the side midair or by pressing c stick very slightly after releasing the sideB and right as the hop starts," courtesy of @ratchetkadenson9262
at 5:47, the MK Quicktilt is technically not "characterspecific" and is, instead, a result of the buffering system. also courtesy of @ratchetkadenson9262
at 7:14, there has apparently been a newer(very slightly easier) way of performing the Dragonic Reverse. "You can actually do the inputs slightly differently: jump jump + a works better than trying to do 3 seperate inputs, for the second action (jump + a) you can actually also combine it with holding a direction since reversing also works with moves like bair, dair, fair, etc. A suggestion is to use X or Y combined with the A button. If you miss the frame 1 version, I think it also works on frame 3, just not on frame 2 as you showed off in the vid." courtesy of @BrawlCentral
"Regarding the chain jacket glitch(at 10:15); it turns out there's a fairly consistent setup involving buffering needle charge and cancelling that needle charge immediately with a shield input, if you side b after you should be in the jacket state, this also works if you just run off the bottom platforms on battlefield." also courtesy of ‪@BrawlCentral‬
For the Pikachu segment, I said “true infinite” but ‪@imESAM‬ says it’s actually SDIable(and therefore not technically an infinite, since they can eventually escape). That’s my mistake! Pikachu is still very cool though :)
Bowser players in the comments have said that Koopa Hopping was actually fairly useful in Bowser’s kit, so I’d probably bump that tech up to “useful.” Apparently it gives his jump a tiny bit more height? Really cool stuff!
5:37 Quick minor note, the Pokemon Trainer quickswitching was called "Baton Passing" by PT mains! courtesy of ‪@XylessBrawl‬
8:43 Lucas's jump tech was formally called "Zap Jump," which I meant to include (in parenthesis) but forgot. also courtesy of @XylessBrawl
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I strive for accuracy on these videos, but I'm not perfect! It can be hard to source information on this game. I also get a lot of info from character specialists in the comments, and try to update info here for accuracy, clarity, & archival purposes. Thanks for watching :)
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Video footage credits(spoilers):
Sheik / Chain Jacket    • [TAS] Super Smash Bros. Brawl  Crash...  
Link / Gale Guarding    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl Link Edgeguar...  
Wario / Bike Loops    • How to (Wario)!: Bike Loops  
Squirtle / Shell Shifting    • Shellshifting Tutorial  
Yoshi / Dragonic Reverse    • Dragonic Reverse with Speeeed  Who n...  
Yoshi / Dragonic Reverse(2)    • SSBB  Yoshi  Dragonic Reverse Ledge...  
Pikachu / QAC    • Super Smash Bros Brawl ~Quick Attack ...  
Pikachu / QAC(2)    • QAClock Pikachu on Super Smash Bros....  
Diddy Kong / Banana Lock    • Banana Lock  Advanced Technique Didd...  
Diddy Kong / Banana Lock(2)    • Single Banana Lock + Diddy Kong Locks...  
Wolf / Stage Scar    • Wolf Advanced Techniques: Illusion Tr...  
Ganondorf / Flight of Ganon    • Flight of Ganon  Defy Gravity  
Lucas / Flying Child & Magnet Pull    • Lucas Techs  
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Combo Videos:
”Maestro Arrow”(Pit combo video)    • Maestro Arrow  A pit combo video by ...  
”White Cyclone”(9B’s Icies Combo Video)    • [SSBB] "White Cyclone" [The 9B Montage]  
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The 11 part Brawl glitches playlist:    • brawl glitches  
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Interested in discussing or playing Brawl? @Brawl_Central on Twitter is the big hub for modern Brawl. Visit [ https://brawlcentral.carrd.co ] for all the community links! You can talk about the game or find people to netplay with there :) they can even help you set it all up if you’re not sure how to!
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