Sonic

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Attribute Value Rank Walk speed 1.40 3 Dash/Foxtrot speed 1.50 14-21 Running speed 3.50 1 Acceleration from gravity 0.09 10-16 Fastfalling acceleration boost 0.01 6-33 Normal terminal velocity 1.45 14 Fastfalling terminal velocity 2.00 14-16 Base horizontal acceleration 0.04 31-35 Horizontal deceleration boost 0.01 7-36 Maximum horizontal air speed 1.11 6 Weight 95 19

Sonic’s nothing-but-speed design made him tricky to work with. However, we found some creative tools to let him utilize his speed in problem matchups. Sonic’s improved down tilt is the most useful advantage and now a great option against spacing-heavy characters. Down aerial can be slowfalled as a mix-up, and some buffs to other moves are quite nice. However, nothing compares to the infamous spring spike! It’s the second most annoying thing in Brawl; the first is blue and thinks you are too slow.

Balanced Brawl Bonus: Spring Yard Zone

• Sonic’s spring now spikes enemies straight down.

Other Major Changes

• Dash attack does more damage.
• Down tilt revamped; it now hits at a low angle and sometimes trips enemies.
• Neutral aerial is now always safe on hit.
• Down aerial now does more damage, can be air controlled, and can be slowfalled (like Mr. Game & Watch’s).
• Up smash and down throw are now more reliable.
• Up aerial second hit does 1% more damage.

Full Technical Change List

• Dash attack frame 4 hitbox 0 properties: Damage (6 -> 7)
• Dash attack frame 8 hitbox 0 properties: Damage (4 -> 5)
• Down tilt hitbox 0 properties: Damage (6 -> 7), Angle (80 -> 350), Knockback Growth (80 -> 2), Base Knockback (40 -> 80)
• Down tilt hitbox 1 properties: Damage (6 -> 8), Angle (70 -> 350), Knockback Growth (80 -> 2), Base Knockback (40 -> 80)
• Down tilt hitbox 2 properties: Damage (6 -> 9), Angle (* -> 350), Knockback Growth (80 -> 2), Base Knockback (30 -> 80)
• Up smash initial hitbox 0-1 properties: Knockback Growth (85 -> 0)
• Up smash loop hitbox 0-3 properties: Knockback Growth (100 -> 150)
• Neutral aerial frame 6 hitbox 0 properties: Base Knockback (30 -> 50)
• Neutral aerial frame 10/frame 20 hitbox 0 properties: Base knockback (20 -> 40)
• Up aerial frame 14 hitbox 0-2 properties: Damage (6 -> 7)
• Down aerial frame 16 hitbox 0-1 properties: Damage (8 -> 10)
• Down aerial frame 23 hitbox 0 properties: Damage (7 -> 9)
• Down aerial: no longer disallows directional input on frame 1-61 (works like Mr. Game & Watch’s key)
• Down throw throw box properties: Angle (20 -> 0)
• LA-Bit[61], the ability to do a special, is reset upon executing a ground break or a jump break.
• Spring Jump spring hitbox 0 properties: Damage (4 -> 5), Angle (* -> 270)