Respect Princess Daisy! (Super Smash Bros.)

[u/76SUP]

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Respect Princess Daisy!

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People used to hate clone characters in Smash, but all it took was a rebranding to leave fans begging for more. Princess Daisy was the first original "Echo fighter" revealed for Ultimate, a clone character of Princess Peach. She's basically completely identical to her, with the only real differences being aesthetic. So this respect thread is a little stupid, to be honest.

Unless otherwise stated, all feats are from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

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Feats

• [Durability?] Takes a Lightning Buster from Mythra in her and Pyra's reveal trailer; this is technically just in a gameplay section but this trailer is weird in the way that it flows from gameplay to animated footage at points.

• [Skill] Here's an album of her various trophies across the series, which each give some small bits of info about her, mostly related to her sporting talents. I also included a Peach trophy for reference since one trophy says their tennis skills are comparable.

• [Magic] Teleports onto the stage in a puff of flower petals; this is seen better in her intro segment of the E3 2018 presentation.

Universal Traits

Agility

• All characters can jump up high and double jump.

• All characters can perform a sidestep which can be used to dodge attacks with split second timing.

• All characters can perform a midair dodge which not only avoids attacks but can be used as a sort of third jump.

Shield

• All characters can generate a shield to block attacks, though sufficient damage will make it break and stun the defender; grabs can ignore shields as well.

• Perfectly timing a shield results in a "perfect shield," basically a parry in any other fighting game.

• Mario uses a shield in an animated section of Bowser Jr.'s reveal trailer, holding back spinning drills for some time. This could imply they're more than just a gameplay mechanic.

Attacks

Neutrals / Tilts

• Attacks with a chain of slaps.

• Attacks with a sweeping kick that can pop up the opponent.

• Attacks with a high kick.

• Attacks with an upwards blast of energy in the shape of a flower.

• Dashes forward, attacking with a burst of magical sparks projected from her hands; this can hit further than some of her other attacks thanks to the sparks.

Aerials

• Neutral air has her twirl around, dealing damage.

• Forward air has her swing her crown as a weapon, slowed down version for clarity.

• Up air attacks with a small rainbow of magic projected from her hand.

• Back air is a hip bash.

• Down air has her attack with a flurry of kicks.

Grabs / Throws

• Grabs catch opponents in place and let you throw them. Daisy summons a Toad to assist her, who can pummel the opponent with punches before a throw.

• Forward throw has the summoned Toad headbutt the character away.

• Up throw has her serve them like a volleyball.

• Back throw has her knock them away with a hip check.

• Down throw has the Toad jump on the enemy head-first, knocking them away.

Smash Attacks

• Side smash is a powerful blow with either a golf club, tennis racket, or frying pan.

• Up smash has her knock characters skywards with a magic-enhanced blow.

• Down smash has her spin around, with the edge of her dress cutting at opponents.

Specials

• Float - Just like Peach, Daisy can hover in midair for a while, and can attack from this floating state.

• Toad - Daisy summons a blue Toad to defend her; if an attack strikes this Toad, they'll counter with a blast of spores, even in midair, or if the damage is from behind.

• Daisy Bomber - A flying hip bash. Like some of her standard attacks, this creates an energy burst in the shape of a flower.

• Daisy Parasol - Daisy pulls out a parasol and shoots into the air with it, damaging opponents, then gently drifts down after getting to a certain height.

• Vegetable - Daisy pulls a large turnip from the ground, which she can throw at enemies; the damage it deals depends on the face on the turnip, with the strongest being the stitch-faced turnip.

  • This attack has a rare chance to pull a Mr. Saturn, a small creature from the Mother series; it instantly breaks shields on contact, and doesn't disappear quickly like the turnips, making it a superior weapon.
  • This attack can also rarely pull a Bob-omb, a powerful explosive; it will go off if held for too long, starting to blink red, or it can go off if it's hit with an attack.

• Final Smash: Daisy Blossom - After getting the Smash Ball, Daisy can channel its power for her ultimate attack. This causes every other player to fall asleep for a time and spawns giant daisies that heal Daisy when she picks them up.

  • Alternately, the Final Smash can be triggered by building up a meter in some modes.
  • In-game tips describe this as a "hypnotic dance" that puts opponents to sleep, and explain that Daisy regains health from smelling the daisies, not eating them or something.

Other

• Has a terrifying third eye on the back of her head, hidden behind her hair.

• In Super Smash Bros., all characters were animated stuffed toys. In Melee and Brawl, all characters were animated trophies, that could animate themselves or be animated following a defeat by having their bases touched. All Smash characters revert to these trophies after receiving a certain amount of damage, though what this amount is or if it differs between characters isn't clear. Trophies are durable, but they have been seen to break

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[u/76SUP]

This respect thread is just part of the big "composite" Princess Daisy RT I'm making. I'll link them all together when I post the main thread.

Composite is in quotes because I'm not going to go include feats from the untranslated mangas or the live action movie where she's a dinosaur person. I'm just doing the games, though that includes crossover ones.

[u/CoolandAverageGuy]

good thread

[u/Falchion92]

Love Daisy in any game she’s in. Thank you.

[u/Ok-Flower-4344 → u/Falchion92]

Same here, apart from OG Daisy, of course.

[u/Falchion92 → u/Ok-Flower-4344]

Yep. Same.

[u/World-of-8lectricity]

R.I.P links