Mario does a straight kick. Pushes the enemy back.
Dash +
Mario slides forward. Knocks enemies up, frequently leads into his +.
+
Mario sweeps the enemy. Very low knockback, easily punished.
+
Mario uppercuts the opponent. Hits primarily above him; poor forward range.
Smash +
A short-range fireball. Good range and powerful.
Smash +
Swings his legs forward and back. Slightly less range and faster than his forward smash, slightly less powerful.
Smash +
Swings his head forward, hitting enemies primarily above him. Low range, but powerful.
Aerial Attacks
Button(s)
Description/notes
Mario sticks his leg out in front of him.
Forward +
Mario swings his fist forward and down. Spikes. Slow.
Backwards +
He swings his feet behind him. Somewhat fast, decent range, sends enemies sideways.
+
Mario spins around, hitting enemies multiple times. Mediocre.
+
Mario does a backflip, swinging his leg primarily in front of and above him. Sends enemies up and forward some. Fast, low knockback.
Special Attacks
Button(s)
Attack
Description/notes
Fireball
Mario throws a fireball, which then bounces along the ground. A fairly standard projectile.
+
Super Jump Punch
Mario uppercuts an enemy, hitting multiple times. Good for recovery and clearing out wireframes, bad for any real use.
+
Mario Tornado
Mario spins around rapidly, sucking enemies in and sending them up with the final hit. Rapidly pressing during the tornado will cause Mario to gain air, however, the recovery time afterwards makes it impractical to use to get back on stage.
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Cape
Mario swings his cape in front of him. During the majority of the move, projectiles that hit him will instead be reflected. If an enemy is hit with the sheet, they will reverse direction; Good for ledge-guarding against many different + moves. It will add power to whatever projectile it reflects, and as a result, can actually be broken like a shield if it tries to reflect something that has already been reflected too much. The first time this is used mid-air, Mario will gain some air
Throws
Button(s)
Description/notes
He throws the opponent on the ground, who then bounces up.
Forward
Mario swings around once and throws the enemy forward.
Mario simply throws the enemy up.
Back
Now THIS is a throw. Mario swings around several times, throwing the enemy behind him powerfully. A DEADLY KO move. It is the fourth strongest back throw in Melee.
Advanced Techniques
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