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A glancing blow, known in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a phantom hit, is the result of a hitbox making insufficient contact with a damageable ... GlancingblowFromSmashWiki,theSuperSmashBros.wikiJumptonavigationJumptosearch Mario'sforwardtiltbarelytouchesWario,resultinginaglancingblow. Aglancingblow(チップ,chip),knowninSuperSmashBros.Meleeasaphantomhit,istheresultofahitboxmakinginsufficientcontactwithadamageableobject–thatis,theattack'shitboxdoesnotconnectdeepenoughintothetarget'shurtboxtobeconsideredasolidhit.Glancingblowsareratherrareandalmostalwaysaccidental.Dependingonthegameandcircumstances,theycanrangefromcausingnodamagetohavingnoilleffect.Itisunderstoodthatglancingblowsonlyoccurbetweenhitboxesandhurtboxes,andnotbetweenhitboxesandreflectorsorabsorbers.Glancingblowscanoccurwithanyhitboxorhurtbox,includingthoseofstagehazardsoritems. GlancingblowsdonotexistintheoriginalSuperSmashBros.inanyform. InSuperSmashBros.Melee[edit] GlancingblowsinMelee.Thisanimationdemonstratesfourdifferentoccurrenceseachwithadifferentresult. InMelee,glancingblowsarecommonlycalled"phantomhits",astheyweren'tgivenanofficialnameuntilSuperSmashBros.Brawl.Suchhitsoccurwhenahitboxconnectslessthan0.01unitsthroughahurtboxanddohalfdamagewithnoknockbackorflinching,withtheattackernotsubjectedtoanyfreezeframes(butthedefenderis).Thereisnothingindicatingthataphantomhitwasmadeandthedamagedealtbyitisnotapplieduntilthedefender'sfreezeframesrunout,allowingthemoveachancetoconnectfullyonalaterfreezeframe.Aphantomhitdoesnotcountashittingthetarget,sothisbehaviourcancausethemovetohittwice(oncewiththephantomhitandagainwiththeproperhit)iffullcontactismadeafterfreezeframeshaveendedandphantomhitdamagehasbeenapplied-thisrequiresthemovetohaveahitboxthatlastslongerthanthefreezeframesitapplies.ItispossibletoSDIduringthehitlag,butonlyifalreadyinaknockbackactionfrombeinghitwithsomethingelse.PhantomhitscanneverbeASDIed.Aphantomhitwillcounttowardthestalemovesqueue. Somecharacterswithenoughmulti-frameattackshappentobenefitfromaglancingblow.ExamplesincludeLink'supspecial,aswellasthatofhisclone,YoungLink,toalesserextent.Marth,Sheik,Peach,CaptainFalcon,Dr.Mario,Luigi,Mario,Roy,andBowser'sdownsmashesalsoexhibitthistrait. FromSuperSmashBros.Brawlonward[edit] InBrawl,glancingblowsoccurwhenhitboxesconnectlessthan0.1unitsthroughahurtbox,happeningfarmoreeasilythaninMelee,andmakeaveryquiet"chik"soundaswellasproducingsmallorangesparks.Theyalsodealnodamageatallanddonotproducefreezeframesforthedefender;thisremovesthedouble-hiteffectsthatMeleehad.Asthe"chik"andsparksoccuronthefirstframeofthehit,itispossibletoseeanattackhaveaglancingblowononeframeandasolidconnectiononthenext(asopposedtoMelee,wherethiswasundetectableatgamespeed).Ingeneral,glancingblowscountastheattacknothitting,andhaveabsolutelynoeffectotherthanpreviouslydescribed. InSuperSmashBros.4andSuperSmashBros.Ultimate,glancingblowsremainunchangedfromBrawl. UsageinTool-AssistedSuperplays(TAS)[edit] Thesuperhumanprecisionenabledbytool-assistanceeffectivelyallowsaplayertocontrolmuchoftheextremedifficultyinherentinforcingaglancingblow.Thishasledtothecreationofgameplayvideos,particularlyofMelee,consistingalmostentirelyofglancingblows. InTASvideosoftheHome-RunContest,strategiescommonlyconsistofbatdroppingwhileforcingaglancingblow(ofthetypethatallowsthedroppedbattohittwice)repeatedly,effectivelyallowingtheplayertoinflictmuchmoredamagethanotherwiseprobableinrealtime. Retrievedfrom"https://www.ssbwiki.com/index.php?title=Glancing_blow&oldid=1324932" Category:Gamephysics NavigationmenuPageactionsArticleDiscussionEditHistoryPageactionsArticleDiscussionMoreToolsInotherlanguagesPersonaltoolsNotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLoginNavigationMainpageSmashBros.UltimateSmashBros.4SmashBros.BrawlSmashBros.MeleeSmashBros.(64)FightersStagesModesItemsRandompageSearch ParticipateForumCommunityportalRecentchangesHelpGlossaryAdminnoticeboardDiscordserverTwitteraccountToolsWhatlinkshereRelatedchangesSpecialpagesPrintableversionPermanentlinkPageinformationThispagewaslasteditedonNovember20,2019,at01:03.ContentisavailableunderAttribution-ShareAlike3.0Unportedunlessotherwisenoted.PrivacypolicyAboutSmashWikiDisclaimersMobileview