They can be used to grab a stage's ledges, however. On contact with an opponent, they will deal damage and knockback, instead of grabbing them. Tether grabs are aerial attacks that can be only performed by Link and Samus, by pressing the grab button midair. Moves her hands around to restrain an opponent with magic. A mid-ranged grab.Įxtends his tongue out and swallows enemies on contact. Samus is also the only character who has a unique dashing grab, which is shorter and faster. Is the slowest grab in the game, but lasts a long time and has the longest range. Samus uses her Grappling Beam to grab her opponent. Based on Ryu's grab animation from Street Fighter III. Has average range, and comes out quickly with little ending lag. Similar style to how Mario pulls levers in Mario's Cement Factory.įires Boss Galaga's tractor beam from his hand, drawing enemies into his grip.

Small range, but suprisingly disjointed range slightly from behind. Reaches forward with an enlarged hand to pick an opponent up over his head. One of the longest grabs in the game, though it also has high ending lag.ĭrops a sword momentarily and reaches forward with a hand. One of the shortest grabs in the game.įires his Clawshot. Based on the Catch Psynergy from the Golden Sun series. Has great reach and can be angled up or down. Throws his power cord to grab the opponent. Surprisingly long range, extending the distance of his own body. A grab release will occur if the grab time runs out. The opponent can also mash out of a grab by pressing any button, effectively reducing the grab time with each press. The maximum amount of time the opponent is held depends on the percentage they are, with higher percent equating to more time. Game & Watch, Rayman, PAC-MAN, Ness and Donkey Kong. At higher percents, a grab can mean an easy KO for some characters with strong throws, such as Mr. Grabs can easy lead to follow ups at lower percents, either through chain grabbing or some throws having low base knockback to set up for other attacks. As of Beta 1.2.3, Ryu is the exception to this rule, as his grab comes out on frame 3 instead.

Grabs are quite quick, with most characters' grabs having three frames of startup lag, becoming active on frame 4. Grabbing is also known to be an out of shield option.

When an opponent is grabbed, the grabbing character has the option to either pummel or throw the opponent. Performed by pressing the grab button or by shielding and pressing the attack button, regular grab is one of the basic actions each character has.

Sc2 smash and grab