Smack Knight

Smack Knight follows a relatively simple design concept: simple normals, complex specials. SK's normals are simple moves that are (quite literally) as average as possible in every way. This doesn't make them bad by any means, just nothing outstanding. Their specials however are more complex moves that are used to elevate their abilities, especially with combos.

Smack Knight's most important move is Move Tool, an omni-directional sliding movement option that can be canceled into from nearly any attack. This allows for followups, combos, and safe retreat / recovery. Almost every attack benefits from a cancel, making it vital to Smack Knight's gameplay and strategy.

To deal with long range and zoning, Smack Knight makes use of versatile projectiles in Keyframe Dart and Summon Template (Projectile). Keyframe dart, while varying in reward based on RNG, is a quick long ranged option to disrupt the opponent. Summon Template is mainly used for setplay and screen control, but using its projectile command creates a wide range of projectiles to reach the opponent.

Smack Knight doesn't have any major exploitable weaknesses, though can run into some minor issues on occasion. Their kill power isn't the best, often needing edgeguards or carrying the opponent offstage. They also may have a slightly below average defense multiplier, leaving them to die a bit earlier than others.

Smack Knight is a combo-focused character with good normals and unique specials.

PROS / CONS

Average: Most of Smack Knight's attacks and stats are average. While they aren't exceptional, they aren't bad.
Combos and Pressure: Smack Knight can follow up on almost any attack, especially when using Move Tool.
Recovery: As long as both a jump and Move Tool are availible, Smack Knight has a pretty good recovery that can get back from nearly anywhere.

Average: Most of Knight's attacks and stats are average. While they aren't bad, they aren't exceptional.
Kill Power: Smack Knight doesn't have any exceptional kill moves, most often using juggles or carrying the opponent offstage to kill.
Defense: Smack Knight takes a bit more knockback than many other characters, leaving them with less opportunities to make mistakes.

Frame Data Grid Key

Frame Data Bar Key

- Normal Attacks -

Jab

Jab 1

Jab 2

Jab 3

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Jab 1

2.0

0.01

Jab 2, Forward Tilt, Up Tilt, Down Tilt

Jab 2

3.0

0.01

Jab 3

8.0

0.075

Jab 1:

Total: 14
Jab 2:

Total: 13
Jab 3:

Total: 13

- Jab 2 has forwards velocity on 4~6F.
- Jab 3 has forwards velocity on 4~10F.

Jab 1 is a Smack Knight's fastest attack. It can be canceled into any tilt for better positioning / knockback, or continued into the other jab hits for higher damage.

Forward Tilt

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Forward Tilt

7.0

0.09

Forward Tilt:

Total: 21

Decent damage swipe with good knockback. Smack Knight's best tilt for knockback. Also has a small hitbox in back of Smack Knight, which allows for slightly improved combos.

Up Tilt

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Up Tilt

6.0

0.07

Up Tilt:

Total: 22

Has poor vertical range compared to many other up tilts. Good for getting the opponent in the air and keeping them there.

Down Tilt

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Down Tilt

6.0

0.04

Down Tilt:

Total: 16

- Minor backwards velocity on 2~4F.
- Forward velocity on 5~8F.

Quick attack with low recovery that pops the opponent up. Good for combos.

Dash Attack

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Dash Attack

8.0

0.08

Dash Attack:

Total: 26

- Forward velocity on 6~19F.

A great burst attack, as it moves fast and is highly active.

- Strong Attacks -

Side Strong

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Side Strong

14%

6.0

0.155

Side Strong:

Total: 37

- Forward velocity on 11~14F.

Smack Knight's best horizontal kill option, though it is a bit slow.

Up Strong

Stop with the self promotion!

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Up Strong

5%, 10%

5.0, 7.0

0.00, 0.15

3 (1) 4

Up Strong:

Total: 32

- Front hit knockback:

45
- Back hit knockback:

135

Smack Knight's quickest strong attack. It has good kill power and can act as a solid anti-air when used preemptively.

Down Strong

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Down Strong

[14%] 11% {9%}

[7.0] 6.0 {5.0}

[0.14] 0.135 {0.10}

[

90]

[ ] Values represent the sweetspot
{ } Values represent the sourspot
Down Strong:

Total: 35

- Front hit knockback:

45
- Back hit knockback:

135

Covers the most area of Smack Knight's strong attacks, but is also the weakest. Has a sweetspot on the first active frame that deals extra damage and knockback.

- Aerial Attacks -

Neutral Air

Early active frames

Late active frames

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Neutral Air

6.0

0.08

Neutral Air:

Total: 18

An excellent combo tool. It is very fast, has a decent hitbox, and sends at a great angle. Hitting with the back hitbox enables much better combos due to sending the opponent closer to Smack Knight.

Forward Air

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Forward Air

7.0

0.10

Forward Air:

Total: 28

Covers a large amount of space, especially when combined with a fastfall. It also reaches below Smack Knight, and a small bit behind.

Back Air

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Back Air

10%

7.0

0.11

145

Back Air:

Total: 29

Smack Knight's best horizontal kill aerial, and tied for their highest damage one. It is however quite small.

Up Air

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Up Air

8.0

0.09

Up Air:

Total: 25

Excellent juggle tool due to how high it reaches, though it has very poor horizontal range.

Down Air

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Down Air

10%

8.0

0.09

-90

Down Air:

Total: 26

Good spike with decent speed. Great for combos when used on grounded opponent.

- Special Attacks -

Neutral Special : Move Tool

Break the rules

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Move Tool

8 + Hold Duration

Fail

Move Tool:

Total: 30
Fail:

Total: 6

- Directional velocity on 1~30F.
- Can be held for up to 17 frames.
- Can be canceled into from any attack on hit.
- To prevent clutter, cancel frames are not shown in the frame tracks, and it is not in the cancels section of the chart.
- Can only be used once in the air, fails otherwise.
- Usage resets after hitting the opponent.
- Loses 10% of its speed every time it is used, and resets upon touching the ground.

Incredible movement and combo tool. Since it can be canceled into from just about any hit, it can easily allow for combos not usually possible, due to both the movement itself and the frame data. Since it lasts 13 frames, any attack with more than 13 active+endlag frames can be shorted by canceling. Even without shortened frame data, being able to move during endlag is still a powerful tool. It can also be used to escape from dangerous situations, such as after hitting a spike low offstage or after getting an attack shielded. Be careful while using it offstage, as missing an attack means Move Tool may be lost, limiting recovery.

Side Special : Keyframe Dart

All darts share the same hitbox

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Keyframe Dart Throw

Sprite Dart

5.0

0.05

Hitbox Dart

10%

4.0

0.03

Animation Dart

10.0

0.04

Action Dart

2% x2, 3%

6.0 x2, 7.0

0.06 x2, 0.07

60 x3

32 (8) 4 (8) 4

Hurtbox Dart

Counterattack (On Catch)

Hurtbox Dart Counterattack

15%

7.0

0.13

Grab Dart

[GRAB]

Keyframe Dart:

Total: 27
Darts:

Total: 28
Action Dart:

Total: 46
Hurtbox Dart:

Total: 28
Hurtbox Dart Counterattack:

Total: 5

[Throw] ----------------------
- Randomly spawns one of six different projectiles.

A useful but unreliable projectile. Each dart has an equal chance of appearing, though some are better than others.

[Sprite Dart] ---------------------

The weakest dart, only being decent in every area.

[Hitbox Dart] ---------------------

Does the most direct damage of any dart, but also the weakest knockback.

[Animation Dart] ---------------------

Does very poor damage, but instantly puts the opponent into tumble.

[Action Dart] ---------------------

Great for combos due to having multiple hits. Also the best dart for killing due to having good damage and knockback, as well as launching them three times.

[Hurtbox Dart] ---------------------

Very odd projectile as it doesn't hurt the opponent if it hits them. The hurtbox dart instead punishes attempts to destroy the dart with an attack, as it acts as a counter.

[Grab Dart] ---------------------
- Stuns for 1.5 seconds.

Acts as a grab, as it goes through shield and stuns the opponent. Easily allows for followup, especially if hit up close.

Up Special : Collapse

What, you can't recover?
It's really just basic movement...

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Collapse (Air)

Collapse (Ground)

Collapse (Air):

Total: 34
Collapse (Ground):

Total: 16

- Air Version:
       - Stops momentum on frame 1.
       - Downward velocity on 3~15F
       - Upward velocity on 19~34F
- Ground Version:
       - Upward velocity on 3~17F

Decent recovery tool. On stage, it skips the first part and goes straight into the upwards part, acting as a higher jump that has extra recovery. If the air version is used too close to the ground, Smack Knight will just land on the ground and cancel the movement.

Down Special : Summon Template

Creation

Ahead! Above!

Afar! Away!

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Summon

Projectile

Until Landing

Command

4 + Until Selection

Summon:

Total: 23
Projectile:

Total: 17
Command:

Total: 17

- Summons one of eight different template characters.
- Summoning only works once the template is completely gone after an attack.
- Commanding only works once the projectile is done summoning.
- Using down special once a template is out allows for one of four options:
       - Pressing Attack makes the template use a horizontal attack.
       - Pressing Jump makes the template use a vertical attack.
       - Pressing Special makes the template create a projectile.
       - Pressing Shield flips the template, and does not count as a choice.
- Templates are destroyable after taking any amount of damage. They are immune to damage while attacking.

Summons one of eight template characters. They can use three different attacks, change direction, or cancel the template. While each template has the same types of attacks, they vary in speed and power. Templates are generally good for screen control, allowing for attacks in places Smack Knight is not. Smack Knight can usually follow up on the attack due to the low recovery of commanding the template. Templates are however quite vulnerable, even with the invinciblity of the attacks. It isn't much of a problem since a new one can instantly be created, but it can still be annoying to deal with.

----- Template : Hunter

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

10%

5.0

0.11

Vertical Attack

5%, 6%

5.0 x2

0.00, 0.10

90 x2

4 (5) 5

Special

Projectile

5.0

0.06

125

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 31
Vertical Attack:

Total: 33
Special:

Total: 20
Projectile:

Total: 125

- Has attacks based on Cora.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------

Has pretty good range and decent damage.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Reaches high, and hits twice.

[Special] ---------------------
- Has slight homing.

A homing missile. Great for space control.

----- Template : Swordsman

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special (Hitbox spins around)

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

19%

9.0

0.15

Vertical Attack

13%

5.0

0.12

Special

Projectile

10%

8.0

0.10

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 59
Vertical Attack:

Total: 35
Special:

Total: 28
Projectile:

Total: 38

- Has attacks based on Dagen.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------

The single strongest non-ultra attack Smack Knight has access to. Though it is quite large and strong, it is also very slow.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Does good damage and is decently sized.

[Special] ---------------------
Slow but very large spinning hitbox. Quite useful for combos.

----- Template : Dragon

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

4% x2, 5%

6.0, 3.0, 6.0

0.00 x2, 0.10

60 x2,

45,

2 (1) 2 (1) 2

Vertical Attack

3%, 4% x2, 5%

11.0, 6.0 x3

0.00 x3, 0.10

85,

90 x3

1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 2

Special

Projectile

6.0

0.04

Until Ledge

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 47
Vertical Attack:

Total: 51
Special:

Total: 39
Projectile:

Total: 1

- Has attacks based on Galvan.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------

Has decent range and does good damage.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Reaches incredibly high, and does good damage. Great for controlling people in the air. While it does have a ground hitbox, it only reaches in back, so the template must be flipped to hit opponents in front.

[Special] ---------------------
- Spawns two projectiles.

Covers the ground well, though is useless when there are any gaps.

----- Template : Golem

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

13%

6.0

0.10

Vertical Attack

12%

5.0

0.10

Special

Projectile

7.0

0.07

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 44
Vertical Attack:

Total: 33
Special:

Total: 40
Projectile:

Total: 100

- Has attacks based on Granite.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------

Good size and power.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Quite fast, and shares about the same power as horizontal attack.

[Special] ---------------------

Bouncing projectile that covers area well.

----- Template : Fighter

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

12%

6.0

0.10

Vertical Attack

12%

6.0

0.10

Special

Projectile

5.0

0.01

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 34
Vertical Attack:

Total: 30
Special:

Total: 31
Projectile:

Total: 80

- Has attacks based on Kaien.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------
Great range, and good power.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------
Fine vertical range, but poor horizontal range.

[Special] ---------------------
A basic projectile.

----- Template : Demon

Horizontal Attack (The large one is the windbox)

Vertical Attack

Special (Spawns 6)

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

8%, 2%

7.0, 6.0

0.08, 0.06

45,

3 (1) 3

Vertical Attack

2% x3, 3%

3.0 x3, 7.0

0.00 x3, 0.09

100 x3,

Special

P (4) P (4) P (4) P (4) P (4) P

Projectile

2.0

0.00

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 31
Vertical Attack:

Total: 26
Special:

Total: 64
Projectile:

Total: 30

- Has attacks based on Lotus.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------
- Has a large windbox.

Has a good size, mainly due to the windbox.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Pretty low range, but multihit.

[Special] ---------------------

The slowest and lowest range projectile, but locks down the opponent and deals good damage.

----- Template : Pilot

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

8.0

0.04

Vertical Attack

8.0

0.04

Special

P (7) P (7) P

Projectile

5.0

0.02

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 20
Vertical Attack:

Total: 20
Special:

Total: 50
Projectile:

Total: 30

- Has attacks based on Spry.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------

Weak, but very fast and has decent range.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Weak, but fast. Only hits behind the template.

[Special] ---------------------

A series of three projectiles, cutting off a large area of the stage.

----- Template : Mole

Horizontal Attack

Vertical Attack

Special

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Horizontal Attack

2%, 3% x2, 5%

1.0 x3, 6.0

0.00 x3, 0.11

30 x3,

2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 4

Vertical Attack

8.0

0.08

Special

5 (27) 8

7 + Until Landing + 13

Horizontal Attack:

Total: 40
Vertical Attack:

Total: 24
Special:

Total: 74

- Has attacks based on Tate.

[Horizontal Attack] ---------------------

Decent strength multihit.

[Vertical Attack] ---------------------

Quick anti-air with fine range.

[Special] ---------------------
- Homes in after the first attack.

Not a traditional projectile, instead having the template home in on the closest opponent to punch them. A bit slow, but difficult to avoid. Does not have infinite range, but it isn't usually a problem except on larger stages.

- Grabs / Throws -

Grab

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Grab

[GRAB]

Grab:

Total: 26

Great range, but also the slowest grab in the game.

Forward Throw

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Forward Throw

8.0

0.09

Forward Throw:

Total: 32

Generally worse than back throw, though depending on positioning this may be the only choice.

Back Throw

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Back Throw

8.0

0.11

130

Back Throw:

Total: 35

- Flips Smack Knight's direction.

Smack Knight's best kill throw.

Up Throw

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Up Throw

12.0

0.06

Up Throw:

Total: 41

High base knockback, and the only real vertical kill throw Smack Knight has.

Down Throw

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Down Throw

16%

9.0

0.04

Down Throw:

Total: 50

- Uses a hitbox, unlike most grabs (It still cannot be canceled into Move Tool).

Smack Knight's highest damage throw by far. However, it also has weak knockback and very high recovery, meaning it usually can't be followed up on.

- Dodges -

Forward Dodge

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Forward Dodge

Forward Dodge:

Total: 20

- Forward velocity on 4~19F.

Average dodge. Has unique movement compared to other dodges, but still goes the same distance.

Back Dodge

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Back Dodge

Back Dodge:

Total: 20

- Backwards velocity on 1~19F.

Average dodge. Has unique movement compared to other dodges, but still goes the same distance.

Spot Dodge

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Spot Dodge

Spot Dodge:

Total: 16

Average spot dodge.

Air Dodge

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Air Dodge

Air Dodge:

Total: 15

Faster than other air dodges, but with less invulnerability.

- Ultra -

Ultra : Crash

Hits 1-3, grow in size each hit

Finisher

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Crash

7%, 8%, 15%, 25% x5, -140%, 15%

3.5 x2, [GRAB] x6, 0.0, 9.0

0.00 x2, [GRAB] x6, 0.0, 0.17

10 x2, [GRAB] x6,

5 + Superflash + 1

6 (25) 6 (25) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (2) T, 19

Crash:

Total: 132

- Hits 3 - 7 grab the opponent, and Hit 8 is a launch that only connects if grabbed.
- The opponent is healed by 140% partway through. It deals 30% total when all hits connect correctly.

Decently large, and does average damage for an ultra. Very punishable on whiff, as the invulnerability only lasts for the first hit.

- Other Things -

Taunt

Hitbox

Damage

BKB

KBS

Angle

Startup

Active

Endlag

Landlag

Cancels

Taunt

Taunt:

Total: 33

- Randomly shows one of twenty-six different icons.

A taunt similar to Pac-Man's Namco Roulette from Super Smash Brothers.

Alternate Colors

Update History

v2.2 (November 24th, 2024)

Overview

This is part of a roster-wide change in how landing lag works due to a shift in my perspective.

Landing LagBUFF

Decreased from 6f to 4f.

Neutral AirNERF

Now has 6f of landing lag when landing within a specific window.

Forward AirNERF

Now has 9f of landing lag when landing within a specific window.

Back AirNERF

Now has 8f of landing lag when landing within a specific window.

Up AirNERF

Now has 9f of landing lag when landing within a specific window.

Down AirNERF

Now has 10f of landing lag when landing within a specific window.

Up Special : CollapseNERF

Now has 6f of landing lag when landing within a specific window.

Ultra : CrashBUFF

Now has reduced gravity for entire duration.

v2.1 (November 5th, 2024)

Down Special: Summon TemplateBUG FIX / NERF

Can now be recreated after being reflected by the opponent.
Removed the ability to manually destroy templates as it is no longer necessary.

LAPADDITION

Added LAP support using the tag "Z_BOF_SmackKnight"

v2.0 (August 20th, 2024)

Overview

With this update I am trying to give Smack Knight a sense of direction and identity. Current SK has the worst frame data in the game, terrible kill power, bad damage, average movement, and many moves severely lacking in utility. With this SK is becoming a combo focused all-rounder with average stats in pretty much every category, fitting their status as the mascot of the editor. In fact, I calculated the average of pretty much every aspect of the game (pre 1.0), from movement to frame data, and generally gave it to Smack Knight unless it didn't really fit for the moveset. The main design concept is that while their normal attacks are simple and basic, their specials are complex tools that have unique use cases. The main two additions come with their new neutral and down specials. The old neutral special, Pause / Play, was useless. It could allow for very brief air stalls, but it was very rarely actually effective. The new one, Move Tool, is an incredible combo tool that is difficult to use but rewarding, while still technically allowing for airstalls if it is really needed. The old down special, Invisibility, just didn't function. While it technically did turn SK invisible, the player indicator gave them away, making it entirely pointless. The new down special, Summon Template, is a completely different move used to control parts of the stage with a random controllable template character (a feature of the editor many have probably forgotten about, as useful as they are).

AnimationsVISUAL

Added entrance animation.
Added victory animation.
Added taunt.
New idle animation.
New walk animation.
New run animation.
New jump animation.
New air idle animation
New crouch animation.
Animations have generally become more far more fluid.
Sword trail effects have been added to many attacks.

HurtboxBUFF

Decreased horizontal size by
11.1%Decreased from 4.5 to 4.0.
.
Decreased vertical size by
22.2%Decreased from 4.5 to 3.5.
.

Landing LagBUFF

Decreased from 9f to 4f.

Walk SpeedBUFF

Increased speed by
50.0%Increased from 2.0 to 3.0.
.

Run SpeedBUFF

Increased speed by
10.0%Increased from 5.0 to 5.5.
.

Ground FrictionREWORK

Decreased friction by
12.0%Decreased from 25 to 22.
.

Air SpeedBUFF

Increased speed by
72.0%Increased from 2.5 to 4.3.
.

Air AccelerationNERF

Decreased acceleration by
45.0%Decreased from 40 to 22.
.

Air FrictionNERF

Decreased speed by
33.3%Decreased from 3.0 to 2.0.
.

Gravity MultiplayerREWORK

Increased gravity by
10.0%Increased from 1.0 to 1.1.
.

Jump SpeedBUFF

Increased speed by
12.5%Increased from 8.0 to 9.0.
.

Air JumpsNERF

Decreased from 2 to 1.

SizeREWORK

Increased size by
15.0%Increased from 1.0 to 1.15.
.

JabNEW MOVE

The swipe into a sword rise has been replaced with a swipe, stab, and slash.

Forward TiltNEW MOVE

The stab has been replaced with a large upward swipe similar to the old dash attack.

Up TiltREWORK

Active time decreased from 11f to 5f.
Endlag increased from 4f to 12f.
Removed sweetspot and sourspot.
Damage increased from 3% to 6%.
Base knockback decreased from 9.0 to 6.0.
Knockback scaling increased from 0.008 to 0.07.
Hitbox Size:
- Hitbox completely redone.

Down TiltNEW MOVE

The shield bash has been replaced with a low poke somewhat similar to the old forward tilt.

Dash AttackNEW MOVE

The large upward swipe has been replaced with a shield bash similar to the old down tilt.

Forward StrongREWORK

Startup decreased from 19f to 11f.
Active time decreased from 10f to 8f.
Endlag increased from 16f to 18f.
Charge frame moved from frame 15 to frame 9.
Removed windbox.
Removed air hit.
Ground hitbox:
- Damage decreased from 15% to 14%.
- Base knockback decreased from 9.0 to 6.0.
- Knockback scaling increased from 0.11 to 0.155.
- Hitbox Size:
  - Hitbox completely redone.

Up StrongREWORK

Startup decreased from 14f to 7f.
Active time decreased from 4 (5) 9 [18f] to 3 (1) 4 [8f].
Damage increased from 1%, 9% to 5%, 10%.
Charge frame moved from frame 12 to frame 7.
Base knockback changed from 4.0, 6.0 to 5.0, 7.0.
Knockback scaling decreased from 0.00, 0.17 to 0.00, 0.15.
Hitbox Size:
- Moved closer to Smack Knight.

Down StrongREWORK

Startup decreased from 16f to 9f.
Endlag increased from 14f to 16f.
Charge frame moved from frame 1 to frame 6.
Added sweetspot.
Added sourspot.
Normal hit:
- Damage increased from 10% to 11%.
- Base knockback decreased from 8.0 to 6.0.
- Knockback scaling __creased from 0.12 to 0.135.
- Launch angle changed from
  30/
  150 to
  45/
  135.
- Hitbox Size:
  - Increased horizontal size by
    22.2%Increased from 13.5 to 16.5.
    .
  - Decreased vertical size by
    20.0%Decreased from 2.5 to 2.0.
    .

Neutral AirNEW MOVE

The arrow poke has been replaced with a sword spin.

Forward AirNEW MOVE

The disc spin has been replaced with an overhead sword swipe.

Back AirREWORK

The move has recieved a new animation.
Startup decreased from 12f to 9f.
Endlag decreased from 13f to 14f.
Removed charge frame.
Damage decreased from 13% to 10%.
Base knockback increased from 5.0 to 7.0.
Knockback scaling increased from 0.11 to 0.13.
Launch angle changed from
170 to
145.
Hitbox Size:
- Horizontally moved closer to Smack Knight, reducing its range but letting it hit in front of Smack Knight
- Decreased vertical size by
  64.3%Decreased from 2.8 to 1.0.
  .

Up AirNEW MOVE

The event icon poke has been replaced with a sword stab.

Down AirREWORK

Startup decreased from 16f to 9f.
Active time decreased from 8f to 5f.
Endlag decreased from 19f to 12f.
Is now canceled upon landing.
No longer effects air momentum.
Removed sourspot.
Damage decreased from 15% to 10%.
Base knockback increased from 6.0 to 8.0.
Knockback scaling decreased from 0.18 to 0.09.
Hitbox Size:
- Decreased vertical size by
  22.2%Decreased from 4.5 to 3.5.
  .

Neutral Special: Move ToolNEW MOVE

The useless air stall pause button has been replaced with a movement tool that can be canceled into for combos.

Forward Special: Keyframe DartREWORK

Startup decreased from 14f to 11f.
Endlag decreased from 24f to 14f.
All Darts:
- Now only take 1% damage to be destroyed.
- Startup decreased from 2f to 0f.
- Active time increased from 26f to 28f.
Sprite Dart:
- Damage increased from 2% to 5%.
- Knockback scaling decreased from 0.10 to 0.05.
- Launch angle changed from
  55 to
  40.
Hitbox Dart:
- Damage increased from 4% to 10%.
- Base knockback decreased from 8.0 to 4.0.
- Knockback scaling decreased from 0.08 to 0.03.
- Launch angle changed from
  55 to
  50.
Animation Dart:
- Damage increased from 1% to 2%.
- Base knockback decreased from 11.0 to 10.0.
- Knockback scaling decreased from 0.00 to 0.04.
- Launch angle changed from
  99 to
  90.
Action Dart:
- Active time changed from 26 (10) 9 (1) 9 [55f] to 32 (8) 4 (8) 4 [46f].
- Damage increased from 1% x3 to 2% x2, 3%.
- Base knockback decreased from 5.0 x3 to 6.0 x2, 7.0.
- Knockback scaling decreased from 0.10 x3 to 0.06 x2, 0.07.
- Launch angle changed from
  55 x3 to
  60 x3.
Hurtbox Dart (Counter):
- Damage increased from 12% to 15%.
- Base knockback decreased from 8.0 to 7.0.
- Knockback scaling decreased from 0.04 to 0.13.
Grab Dart:NEW MOVE
- Now exists.

Up Special (Ground): Save / LoadREMOVAL

The inconsistent and buggy teleport has been removed.

Up Special: CollapseNEW MOVE

The slow code ball with ineffectual distance has been replaced with a slingshot launch using a menu asset.

Down Special: Summon TemplateNEW MOVE

The non-functional invisibility has been replaced with a controllable summon based on the template characters.

GrabNERF

Startup increased from 4f to 5f.
Active time decreased from 13f to 7f.
Endlag increased from 6f to 14f.

Forward ThrowREWORK

Startup decreased from 32f to 19f.
Endlag increased from 5f to 13f.
Damage increased from 3% to 8%.
Base knockback decreased from 10.0 to 8.0.
Knockback scaling increased from 0.08 to 0.09.
Launch angle changed from
30 to
40.

Back ThrowNEW MOVE

The spinner throw has been replaced with an overhead slam.

Up ThrowREWORK

Startup decreased from 35f to 25f.
Endlag increased from 5f to 16f.
Damage increased from 7% to 8%.
Base knockback increased from 10.0 to 12.0.
Knockback scaling decreased from 0.11 to 0.06.
Launch angle changed from
70 to
76.

Down ThrowNEW MOVE

The quick slam has been replaced with a loading screen crush.

Forward DodgeBUFF

Distance travelled increased by
18.2%Increased from 125 to 150.
.
Now flips Smack Knight's direction.

Back DodgeBUFF

Distance travelled increased by
18.2%Increased from 125 to 150.
.

Ultra : CrashNEW MOVE

The crash screen has been replaced with a series of sword swipes leading into a crash screen.

v1.0 (June 13th, 2022)

Initial Release!

Concept Art

Converting icons into sprites