Mario (Super Smash Flash 2)

This article is about Mario's appearance in Super Smash Flash 2. For the character in other contexts, see Mario (disambiguation).

Mario is a playable veteran character in Super Smash Flash 2 and, along with Kirby, Ichigo and Lloyd, was one of the first four characters confirmed in the trailer and that first appeared in the demo. His sprites are custom made and his appearance looks similar to how he appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, but is a combination of his appearances in the main Smash Bros. games (though his past sprites were brawlified Super Mario World sprites), while his moveset is based attacks in the Super Smash Bros. games. His voice clips come from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Mario is currently ranked 19th on the current tier list (the highest ranked Mario character if sub-series characters are not included); a large drop from his 10th place position last demo. Mario has fast, low-lag attacks, good combo ability, a good recovery, and strong finishers in all of his smash attacks, a sour spotted forward aerial and his back throw (when used near a ledge). He has a projectile in Fireball, which he can use to hinder his opponents approach, zoning and gimping his opponents recovery. He is one of the best edge guarders in the game and his guard will be tough to break. He has a great recovery with Star Spin and Super Jump Punch covering good vertical distance while cape gives him a near-infinite horizontal recovery option.

However, Mario has problems in his range (possessing the 6th shortest grab in the current demo) which leaves him vulnerable to characters with disjointed hitboxes, such as Sora and Ichigo. He has a predictable recovery that can be easy to gimp and edge guard against. His projectile is weak, slow, and can be easily reflected. Also Mario has a hard time comboing due to the low hitstun of the current demo which hurts him the most.

However, his pros are on par with his cons and is why he is ranked a little below the middle.

Mario appears to have a small player base and has poor representation in online tournaments with only a few players using him from time to time. Of those few, Mario's placements in tournaments are shown to be high, but it is not known if he used at high level play. So Mario's placement in tournaments are not truly known.

Attributes

Mario recovery — Mario using his various recovery options to land back on stage.

Mario is considered the most all-around and balanced character. Due to this, beginners should consider using Mario as the start-up character when playing the game for the first time. He has a good air game with his aerials being fast, specifically his up aerial, notable for being able to chain into other aerials. Mario has a good grab game, despite having the 6th shortest grab in the current demo, with his down and up throw being chain grabs on fast fallers and big characters while being combo starters on other characters. His back throw is a strong finisher when used near the ledge and his forward throw can set up edge guards. He has finishers in all his smash attacks, a sour spotted forward aerial (at high percentages) and his back throw when used near a ledge. Mario is one of the best edge guarders, so trying to break his guard will be tough. His standard special move, Fireball, is a very spammable projectile, and can help him control his opponent's approach and can also be used to hinder some characters' recovery offstage. Mario has good recovery options in his Cape which gives him a near-infinite horizontal recovery while keeping momentum for him to get back to the stage easily, can be used to reflect his opponents projectile and can be used to gimp opponents trying to recover. He has a great vertical recovery, when all of his options have not been used up, in Star Spin, his midair jump and Super Jump Punch. He has good approach options with using his Fireballs to put pressure on the opponent and having a good SHFFL.

However, Mario suffers problems in his range which makes him vulnerable to characters with disjointed hitboxes (ex. Meta Knight and Lloyd). His recovery, although good, is very predictable and he might encounter problems recovering when he is up against a good edge guarder. His fireballs are low-priority, which allows them to be cancelled out and reflected easily.

Mario's attributes in SSF2 are better than in the main Super Smash Bros. games; due in part because he has more finishers and can combo into them easily while his recovery has been improved.

Moveset

Ground attacks

Attack	Description	Damage
Standard attack 1	Does a quick jab.	3%
Standard attack 2	Does another quick jab but with the other hand.	2%
Standard attack 3	Kicks forward, his foot expands greatly during the attack.	5%
Down tilt	Does a quick trip kick that sends oppoenents upward. Good for starting combos.	10%
Down smash	Does a "breakdance kick", hitting both sides with very strong knockback.	18% 26%
Side tilt	Does a strong forward kick.	7%
Forward smash	Charges and releases an explosive short-range fireball. When sweet spotted, it is one of the strongest smash attacks in the whole game. The attack does more damage when an opponent touches the fireball, which has a large range, while it's weaker if they connect with Mario's body.	11% 16% 19% 27%
Up tilt	Does a spinning uppercut.	8%
Up smash	Performs a headbutt with decent knockback, but short range. Mario's head becomes intangible during the attack portion of the move.	18% 26%
Dash attack	Does a running slide kick.	9%

Aerial attacks

Attack	Description	Damage
Neutral aerial	Performs a sex kick, extending his foot.	8% 12%
Forward aerial	Arcs his arm while punching forward/downward, becoming a Meteor Smash if sweet-spotted. Does good horizontal or vertical knockback if sour-spotted and can be used as a finisher.	14%
Back aerial	Kicks backwards with both feet, it has good knockback.	11%
Up aerial	Back flip kick. Very good juggler, as its very fast and has very little to no start-up or ending lag and great for extending combos.	12%
Down aerial	Performs a spinning drill kick.	2% 12%

Grabs and throws

Attack	Description	Damage
Grab	Reaches out with both hands.	N/A
Pummel	Headbutts opponent.	1%
Forward throw	Spins around once and throw his opponent forward.	9%
Back throw	Spins around four times and throws his opponent backward. It has good knockback and is a reliable finisher when used next to a ledge.	12%
Up throw	Throws his opponent high into the air. Can chain grab fast fallers and big characters, but it's easier to escape then his down throw.	8%
Down throw	Slams his opponent into the ground. Great combo starter and chain grab on fast fallers and big characters.	6%

Other attacks

Attack	Description	Damage
Ledge attack	Jumps up and kicks, looks similar to his neutral aerial.	5%
100% ledge attack	After a slight hesitation, he swing his legs around.	7%
Floor attack	Does an attack similar to his down smash in appearance.	5%

Special moves

Special move	Name	Description	Damage
Standard special move	Fireball	Launches a fireball that bounces back several times before fizzling out.	5%
Side special move	Cape	Swings a yellow cape that flips opponents around and is able to reflect projectiles.	8%
Up special move	Super Jump Punch	Does a jumping uppercut, dealing multiple hits while making coins fly out of the opponent. It is also his main recovery.	5% 1% 3% 11%
Down special move	Star Spin	Does an spinning tornado attack that deals muttiple hits, culminating with a final blow, accompaigned by the Baby Luma, that launches the trapped opponent. Tapping the special button will make Mario to raise in the air while spinning.	1% 6% 11%
Final Smash	Mario Finale	Launches a pair of spinning flames that grow larger and larger as it goes off screen dragging any opponent on its path.	5%

Misc.

Misc.	Description
On-screen appearance	Jumps out from a Warp Pipe while saying "Lets-a-go!".
Taunts	Standard: Takes off his hat, twirls around, and puts his hat back on, similar to the level clear animation from New Super Mario Bros.	Side: Same as standard.	Down: Mario grows big in size as if taking a Super Mushroom, then he returns to normal size.
Idle poses	Moves his head and hands from left to right.
Victory theme	Remix of the flourish that plays whenever Mario or Luigi grab a flagpole to clear a level in the original Super Mario Bros..
Victory pose	Has fire explode from his palms and makes a pose.

Changes from v0.9a

Mario has received a mix of buffs and nerfs. Mario has gained more KO power in his smash attacks, thus making them more effective finishers. However, his air game was worsened with most of his aerials losing KO power, his notorious up aerial being given less follow up options and the general decrease of hitstun in the demo has made it harder for Mario to combo. This makes him lose one of his best attributes. With the changes done to Mario, he is still a strong character, but is seen as less effective than last demo.

Aesthetics

Mario has gotten custom made sprites that look like his appearance in the official Super Smash Bros. games.
- Due to this, Mario has better hitbox placement.
Updated special effects to Fireball, Cape, Star Spin and Super Jump Punch.