Plasma Smash great stuff. Really showed how bowser has progress through smash 4 and paid homage to players that have helped him progress with of course, nairo the biggest name of them all finally picking him up. As a bowser player I hope nairo continues to play him and others pick him up as well
I honestly don't understand all the ZeRo hate in the comments. At the time ZeRo said, that Bowser was one of the worst, he was right, because the Koo-Paa didn't exist and the character had literally no results on the top level.
David Birkenmayer Well, YT yes, but more specifically they make the smash 4 community cancerous. I'm pretty sure ZeRo and Nairo are good friends, but they make it seem like one hates the other. They just like to distort the truth to cause drama, because that makes them feel important.
Yes, the top players do put up a show sometimes. But not nececarily because they want to feel important, but because they want to feed the hype. People who take something like that sereously are also the ones who accuse reality show actors.
David Birkenmayer Oh there was a miscommunication there. I didn't mean "they" as in the top players like ZeRo and Nairo, I meant "they" as in the haters in the comment section. Sorry I should have been more clear. I like both ZeRo and Nairo. Yes they will consider each other rivals once in a while, but at the end of the day they are friends. It's the cancerous people in the comment section that want to feel important. Sorry.
DK, Mewtwo, Marth, Duck Hunt, and MM immediately come to mind if we're talking formerly-weaker characters that ended up making waves in the competitive scene. But if you're aiming more for a little analysis of how a character evolved over the years as the meta changed, any character can work here.
Ah Bowser. You are a fun character to play, but people said you sucked in melee. Happened in brawl too. But now, now, you are back, back with a vengeance, and I love it!
The thing with Ganon is that he was buffed by improving his already-ferocious punish game, which didn't really need any buffs. This game is praised for its competitive balance but they admittedly buffed him in the wrong way this time. Ganon would need considerable frame data buffs (removing 3-6 frames of startup and/or endlag from all aerials barring bair and dair), a faster dash for a longer PP, and 3 extra frames on his shorthop so he can do the Thunderstorm combo again.
3 extra frames of short hop means he would have the longest jumpsquat in the game at 10 frames. Now I understand you meant to say "3 less frames" on shorthop, but he needs 2 less.
His Dtilt IS fast. Thing about Bowser was he WAS good. He just wasn't GOOD. He's fast, has really good grab range and absurdly strong KO potential. he just didn't have any confirms. They gave him one simple buff...a confirm. Ganon got loads of tweaks but him as a character is fundamentally bad. His whole "I'm C. Falcon but slow and bad" shtick has GOT to be axed next installment. He needs his own unique move set.
Ganondorf's Down Tilt is not fast. It's frame 10. That's decent, but it's not _fast_. Ganondorf's fastest attack in his entire set is early hit UAir at frame 6, but that's not fast in neutral since it requires him to jump first and he randomly has a massive 7 frames of jumpsquat. Ganondorf's current kit could be good. Wizard's Foot could have as little endlag as it did in Melee. Or Wizard's Dropkick could be the default Down Special. Dark Dive could do as much damage and KO as early as Dark Fists does. Up Tilt could be replaced with an actually useful anti-air. He could be given actual combo potential or a DThrow > UAir kill confirm plus a less shit grab range. He could be given 3 frames more air time on a short hop and thunderstorm people like he did in Brawl. He could have a jab that doesn't hit so absurdly high off the ground and comes out frame 4. He could be given 1 or 2 less frames of jumpsquat.
People assuming ZeRo still has that kind of opinion about Bowser, being wrong, but still getting upvotes anyway because people love hating on ZeRo, incoming....*takes deep breath* Just a brief reminder that ZeRo DID play Bowser before he was good. He wouldn't have taken the time to be so critical of pre-patch Bowser if he didn't care about the character.
As someone who both mains Bowser and loves him as a character, I REALLY REALLY love how much of a change he's seen in Smash 4 since the previous games. So much more fun and so much more viable!
Bowser wasn't good in the past, now that he got his grab buff Now hes terrifying -.- LOL Bowser Grab Range is Insane Ppl Be getting grab from across the map xD
Moveset for Bowser in the next smash game. Jab: Comes out on frame 3 and 7 for the first and second hit. This does 16% in total because thhe first hit does 10% and the second hit does 6%. It kills as early as 76% at center stage with optimal DI. The first hit creates powerful jab cancels and 5 hit combos as well as infinites. Tilts and Dash Attack: Up Tilt comes out on frame 5 and does 12%. It can combo and kill at 81%. It has amazing range, unlike Jab. Forward Tilt comes out on frame 7 and lasts for 6 frames. It has more range than Marth's grab range in Melee, and it kills at 66% at the ledge with the sweetspot and 105% at the ledge with the sourspot. All of his tilts and jab have amazing combo potential and are amazing at spacing. Down Tilt is his best ground move that isn't a throw. It does 36% when both hits connect. The second hit has 180 knockback growth, which means it kills at 58% at center stage, and the hits come out on frames 1 and 4. It also has little ending lag, like most of his other moves. Dash Attack does 9% and kills at 120% center stage. It has little range, like Down Tilt, and has terrible end lag. Smash Attacks: All of them kill at 50% uncharged and have 5 frames of end lag after coming out on frame 14. They have amazing range, and they all kill at 32% charged. Aerials: Neutral Air is an amazing combo tool. It has extravagant range, does 27%, and comes out on frame 9. It can kill at 135%, and has 7 frames of landing lag at its fastest. Forward Air is useful for aerial combos and killing. It comes out on frame 6, kills at 86%, and has little ending lag and gigantic range. Bowser's also heavy, the fourth fastest, and the ninth fastest falling character with super low gravity. Back Air and Up Air lead out of Up Throw and kill at 62%. They also have little end lag, and have amazing range, but come out on frame 11. Down Air is mainly used for killing at super low percent. It comes out on frame 20, and has 35 frames of end lag and landing lag. It also bounces if it hits. Throws: Pummels do 4% and help set up for kills. Forward and Back Throw do 6% and are mainly used for spacing. They kill at 150 and 175%, respectively. Down Throw is used to kill at low percent at the ledge. Also, Bowser's grab range is longer than Samus' extended grapple. Up Throw is only useful for comboing and spacing. Specials: Neutral Special is mainly used for spacing, has insane range, and can be Flame Canceled. It does 23%, and comes out on frame 10. Side Special is used for suicide kills because your opponent dies first. Up Special comes out on frame 5, is his only amazing out of shield option, due to his shield being the smallest in the game, does 19% damage, and travels as far as Melee Fox's Up B in PAL. It also kills at 119%. Finally, we have Down Special. This comes out on frame 8, does 39%, and kills at 45% on the ground. It has 120 frames of landing lag. Overall, Bowser is a fast powerhouse with amazing techniques that benefit him with a terrible out of shield game and pretty good to amazing in everything else.
Solstice Yeah, he got the Meta Knight treatment. Remember when people used to think Meta Knight was low tier? Lol. I knew he would still be top tier. I knew he needed another nerf.
Everytime bowser grabs you from half the stage in game he mental grabs your brain and punches it. To put it shortly fighting bowser mentally damages you.
1 time with bowser on for glory, I ran up to a marth, read the counter, then I don't know how, I did foward air to back air to down air spiking to the pits of hell
Decided to make a very different video from what I'm used to uploading, let me know what you thought of it :)
good stuff, i like the more documentary/history videos too
it was good.
Plasma Smash great vid
Well donr
Plasma Smash great stuff. Really showed how bowser has progress through smash 4 and paid homage to players that have helped him progress with of course, nairo the biggest name of them all finally picking him up. As a bowser player I hope nairo continues to play him and others pick him up as well
I like how Nairo's Bowser is so good that it got its own section
Fortune Gaming I wish Mix wouldve gotten his own section too. or at the very least, more highlights. His Bowser is and always will be my inspiration
Fortune Gaming All he does is grab.
Fortune Gaming I mean, I like Nairo as much as the next guy, but seriously, it's just grabs.
Tri-Volt (Wordoredlink) Well I guess that's true.
Fortune Gaming it was just doing the ding dong move from dk.
i was really mad when he won against mr.e by just pivot grabing , what a dick!
True Bowser mains played him before the patch
Tyler Vinson Nairo doesn't main Bowser
Yeah! I've been using him since Melee.
Tyler Vinson I've played him since melee
playing him since mario rpg. EleGiggle
Tyler Vinson never been my main but I played since day one
So basically in the new patch Sakurai gave Bowser Marth's grab from Melee
Cr4ck3rJ4ckCru3 he always had the pivot grab range, what was changed was the angle and kbg of his up throw
"Don't pick Bowser, Pick Sheik."
Yet Nairo picks up Bowser and Zero dropped Shiek, how times have changed.
Dapuffdaddy 69 before the patches and buffs lmao
I think is funny how top players say one thing about a character then it gets buffed and they just have to accept times had changed
Dapuffdaddy 69 I don't like Shiek
bro you gay as hell
That ending is why the Nintendo Switch comes with Parental Controls.
Omg I died laughing at Nairo's Bowser twerking, I haven't seen crew battles of Genesis yet, BUT I MUST SEE THEM NOW!
"Bowser made Nairo black" LMAOOOO
hey plasma since we are talking about bowser
do you like pimp bowser from oddessy?
Of course! He reminds me of Jotaro from Jojo.
Plasma Smash He does kinda look like DiU Jotaro actually
Cosmic Poptart z
Ryan AboulHosn y
Looks more like zeppeli tho
Can't wait for the day Zero gets beat by a Bowser main.
Sir Timothy He still has a pocket sheik so it might be hard and he knows the mu he played Nairo so many times
Sir Timothy pffffffffffft
Sir Timothy he just said in his new video that bowser is high tier. that video was from like two years ago.
Blank Zone Ayyyyyyy
He didn't lose to a Bowser MAIN, but he lost to Nairos Bowser at Dreamhack.
Oh I forgot! Here's the link to the song of the nairo section: th-cam.com/video/WpBiI49_lHI/w-d-xo.html
Fuck yeah thx man!! I was gonna write asking for it!
So, a lot of you have been wondering... is Bowser the best character in the game?
Ethan Camba With this buff, give top players time to get their groove on. Nairo's just the beginning.
Sounds like something Zero would say.
This Art of Bowser video is looking nice.
I knew he had potential. Glad I picked him up!
ZeRo: So, Nairo... What do you think of Bowser?
Nairo: You just haaaad to ask
9:54 Hell, for a sec I thought Nietono had no legs.
Thank you so much for that World Bowser theme love!
It's been too long since I've heard it anywhere.
I honestly don't understand all the ZeRo hate in the comments. At the time ZeRo said, that Bowser was one of the worst, he was right, because the Koo-Paa didn't exist and the character had literally no results on the top level.
You just gotta let the haters hate. They think it gives them power or some other nerd shit.
These people make TH-cam cancerous.
David Birkenmayer Well, YT yes, but more specifically they make the smash 4 community cancerous. I'm pretty sure ZeRo and Nairo are good friends, but they make it seem like one hates the other. They just like to distort the truth to cause drama, because that makes them feel important.
Yes, the top players do put up a show sometimes.
But not nececarily because they want to feel important, but because they want to feed the hype.
People who take something like that sereously are also the ones who accuse reality show actors.
David Birkenmayer Oh there was a miscommunication there. I didn't mean "they" as in the top players like ZeRo and Nairo, I meant "they" as in the haters in the comment section. Sorry I should have been more clear. I like both ZeRo and Nairo. Yes they will consider each other rivals once in a while, but at the end of the day they are friends. It's the cancerous people in the comment section that want to feel important. Sorry.
Bowser was always solid in my eyes, but once he got his Up throw he was set!
And now he's good without upthrow bullshit:>
thx for using clips from shockwave, its the weekly i go to and im glad youre giving us some rep
I need to learn bowser so i can do that twerk
Here's me hoping that one day, Bowser Jr will get the same love from Daddy Sakurai as his own father did.
I hope there can one day be a video like this for Jigglypuff.
Pureeey welp, jiggs in ultimate looks way better
I know things are obviously different now but its beautiful how zero has now lost to a bowser lol
1:37 why is there a guy coughing
why is that fucking hilarious
Miracle--7 Because he witnessed something disgusting, like that play
Bowser went from no one even picking him up to having him be viable in tournaments. Makes me happy to main Bowser. c:
I thought it was funny. I would like to know what range of characters you are willing to go with for this mini series.
Definitely making it a mini series, can make 10 characters +, here's a hint on the next one: MSM 81
You definitely gotta do Marth, he went from being like bottom 10 to now winning 2 super majors.
Plasma Smash you3 and brood with duck hunt maybe?
Plasma Smash mewtwo went from worst character or bottom 5 to top 10 definitively most drastic change
DK, Mewtwo, Marth, Duck Hunt, and MM immediately come to mind if we're talking formerly-weaker characters that ended up making waves in the competitive scene.
But if you're aiming more for a little analysis of how a character evolved over the years as the meta changed, any character can work here.
Ah Bowser. You are a fun character to play, but people said you sucked in melee. Happened in brawl too. But now, now, you are back, back with a vengeance, and I love it!
4:11
THAT'S OUR BOI, MAKIBAZ, REPPING ARKANSAS LESSS GGGOOOOOOO
He's actually the best Arkansas player. I'm hyped to see him in this video.
The history of all the smash 4 chars and their buffs. This is a very good idea!
Really love this style of videos. Keep it up. :)
As a Bowser main, this makes me very excited in multiple ways
10:06
this is probabily one of the best unofficial taunt ever. TOP 3 at least.
I love this video
Ganondorf gets around 40 buffs and isn't considered viable.
Bowser gets 1 buff and is considered viable.
Totally good balancing guys.
The thing with Ganon is that he was buffed by improving his already-ferocious punish game, which didn't really need any buffs. This game is praised for its competitive balance but they admittedly buffed him in the wrong way this time.
Ganon would need considerable frame data buffs (removing 3-6 frames of startup and/or endlag from all aerials barring bair and dair), a faster dash for a longer PP, and 3 extra frames on his shorthop so he can do the Thunderstorm combo again.
3 extra frames of short hop means he would have the longest jumpsquat in the game at 10 frames. Now I understand you meant to say "3 less frames" on shorthop, but he needs 2 less.
No he means 3 extra frames of air time on short hop. Aside from that, what Ganondorf needs is a fast down tilt.
His Dtilt IS fast.
Thing about Bowser was he WAS good. He just wasn't GOOD. He's fast, has really good grab range and absurdly strong KO potential. he just didn't have any confirms. They gave him one simple buff...a confirm.
Ganon got loads of tweaks but him as a character is fundamentally bad. His whole "I'm C. Falcon but slow and bad" shtick has GOT to be axed next installment. He needs his own unique move set.
Ganondorf's Down Tilt is not fast. It's frame 10. That's decent, but it's not _fast_. Ganondorf's fastest attack in his entire set is early hit UAir at frame 6, but that's not fast in neutral since it requires him to jump first and he randomly has a massive 7 frames of jumpsquat.
Ganondorf's current kit could be good. Wizard's Foot could have as little endlag as it did in Melee. Or Wizard's Dropkick could be the default Down Special. Dark Dive could do as much damage and KO as early as Dark Fists does. Up Tilt could be replaced with an actually useful anti-air. He could be given actual combo potential or a DThrow > UAir kill confirm plus a less shit grab range. He could be given 3 frames more air time on a short hop and thunderstorm people like he did in Brawl. He could have a jab that doesn't hit so absurdly high off the ground and comes out frame 4. He could be given 1 or 2 less frames of jumpsquat.
The Bowser Twerking had me dying
You forgot the part where ZeRo says he's high tier.
LuigiThe13th At the top of high tier lmao. Hes more high mid to low high tho tbh
V Wingz Nah he has better results than villager meta knight and corrin.
Black Screen Tru, but i mean as an overall character cuz all the characters u mention still body Bowser
V Wingz He does have a pretty bad match-up spread, but Nairo proves that they're all doable.
Black Screen One grab and ya done. Thats also true but so does DK and i consider him to be better tho only by a slight margin.
People assuming ZeRo still has that kind of opinion about Bowser, being wrong, but still getting upvotes anyway because people love hating on ZeRo, incoming....*takes deep breath* Just a brief reminder that ZeRo DID play Bowser before he was good. He wouldn't have taken the time to be so critical of pre-patch Bowser if he didn't care about the character.
0:45 My homie Trey right there in the green 🔥
As a bowser main since the 3ds times this vid made me feel good inside
As someone who both mains Bowser and loves him as a character, I REALLY REALLY love how much of a change he's seen in Smash 4 since the previous games. So much more fun and so much more viable!
All hail King Koopa
Bowser wasn't good in the past, now that he got his grab buff Now hes terrifying -.-
LOL Bowser Grab Range is Insane Ppl Be getting grab from across the map xD
nairo is without a doubt my favorite smash player
is it just me or does Bowser fit Nairo's playstyle more? Nairo might be the boldest pro player out there. Bowser definitely rewards the bold
Bowser can be the best and the worst character at the same time lol
If that isn't fucking true...lol
Bowser looking really good in the actual meta. Looks doable when getting the job done. :P
Nairo had Bowser twerking. 😂
Recently I started giving Bowser a try. Especially after seeing Lord Mix and Nairo use him. He's really fun to play with. Definitely viable.
Even without up throw bowser was really good for a heavy
For real tho
don't pick bowser, pick sheik
Francisco Morales or Cloud, ZsS, Bayonetta, Mario...any top tier lol
2:25 Easily the best way to justify playing a Pocket Cloud.
Seeing Bowser beating Top Tiers and winning tournaments brings me so much joy.
Finnaly Bowser is on top. The way it should be, hail the koopa king.
Definitely seeing some grtr4sh influence! Nice seeing more compilation videos with creative twists vs simply compiling them
They just showed Bowser twerking... yet one more thing to check off of my "seen everything" bucket list.XD
knock knock you're about to get shell shocked
last song?
Moveset for Bowser in the next smash game. Jab: Comes out on frame 3 and 7 for the first and second hit. This does 16% in total because thhe first hit does 10% and the second hit does 6%. It kills as early as 76% at center stage with optimal DI. The first hit creates powerful jab cancels and 5 hit combos as well as infinites. Tilts and Dash Attack: Up Tilt comes out on frame 5 and does 12%. It can combo and kill at 81%. It has amazing range, unlike Jab. Forward Tilt comes out on frame 7 and lasts for 6 frames. It has more range than Marth's grab range in Melee, and it kills at 66% at the ledge with the sweetspot and 105% at the ledge with the sourspot. All of his tilts and jab have amazing combo potential and are amazing at spacing. Down Tilt is his best ground move that isn't a throw. It does 36% when both hits connect. The second hit has 180 knockback growth, which means it kills at 58% at center stage, and the hits come out on frames 1 and 4. It also has little ending lag, like most of his other moves. Dash Attack does 9% and kills at 120% center stage. It has little range, like Down Tilt, and has terrible end lag. Smash Attacks: All of them kill at 50% uncharged and have 5 frames of end lag after coming out on frame 14. They have amazing range, and they all kill at 32% charged. Aerials: Neutral Air is an amazing combo tool. It has extravagant range, does 27%, and comes out on frame 9. It can kill at 135%, and has 7 frames of landing lag at its fastest. Forward Air is useful for aerial combos and killing. It comes out on frame 6, kills at 86%, and has little ending lag and gigantic range. Bowser's also heavy, the fourth fastest, and the ninth fastest falling character with super low gravity. Back Air and Up Air lead out of Up Throw and kill at 62%. They also have little end lag, and have amazing range, but come out on frame 11. Down Air is mainly used for killing at super low percent. It comes out on frame 20, and has 35 frames of end lag and landing lag. It also bounces if it hits. Throws: Pummels do 4% and help set up for kills. Forward and Back Throw do 6% and are mainly used for spacing. They kill at 150 and 175%, respectively. Down Throw is used to kill at low percent at the ledge. Also, Bowser's grab range is longer than Samus' extended grapple. Up Throw is only useful for comboing and spacing. Specials: Neutral Special is mainly used for spacing, has insane range, and can be Flame Canceled. It does 23%, and comes out on frame 10. Side Special is used for suicide kills because your opponent dies first. Up Special comes out on frame 5, is his only amazing out of shield option, due to his shield being the smallest in the game, does 19% damage, and travels as far as Melee Fox's Up B in PAL. It also kills at 119%. Finally, we have Down Special. This comes out on frame 8, does 39%, and kills at 45% on the ground. It has 120 frames of landing lag. Overall, Bowser is a fast powerhouse with amazing techniques that benefit him with a terrible out of shield game and pretty good to amazing in everything else.
"Bownser"
"Oh my good golly gosh, that was a move"
3:54 dear god that pivot grab
6:50 "BODIED!!!"
I love the meta progression Bowser has gotten. Forever a Boozer main
Solstice Yeah, he got the Meta Knight treatment. Remember when people used to think Meta Knight was low tier? Lol. I knew he would still be top tier. I knew he needed another nerf.
LuigiThe13th well I wouldn't say dady Boozer is top tier, but probably high tier, maybe high mid
10:08 I just learnt the mightiest of techs.
"Bowser made Nairo black!"Dying
Great video, tell it like it is, Bro!!
Let's just face it. Bowser's so much fun to play as
This vid is one of the reasons why I main Bowser
I'd like to say Bowser is a.... "*Combo Cake*"
Long live the king
Everytime bowser grabs you from half the stage in game he mental grabs your brain and punches it. To put it shortly fighting bowser mentally damages you.
Bowser's pivot grab range puts Melee Marth's to shame
if you time it perfectly, at 7:18 you'll see sm4sh melee Marth grab. but it's still not as broken as the original melee marth
5:30 sick edge guard!
Great video. Should've also included LordMix vs Mew2King at Smash Conference 68
5:31 - Kiss my fist!
I really liked it.
8:43 BOI
That OverClock Remix tho
6:37 🐢🐐
guys zero wasnt talking about bowser, he was talking about bounzer
I love watching Cloud Mains get angry over losing
basically if bowser touches u, u fucked up
Basically, if you went to an English class, you would learn how to spell "you"
Bowser and tha Koopa troopas
Bowser, please... You're so strong...
Wow Bowser is climbing in the Meta. Next thing we know Olimar will be S Tier
Bowser senpai
It's a beautiful day when a Cloud rage quits.
bowser is one of my hardest matchups cause non of my mains can stop his grab game
“I see the cloud”
True Bowser mains played him since melee
I like this video :)
Thanks! I reallly like your videos as well :D
bowser with the melee marth's grab range tho???
That's really cool! I'd love to see a series of this! Could we get mewtwo next?
We already have GRTr4ash. But still good!
1 time with bowser on for glory, I ran up to a marth, read the counter, then I don't know how, I did foward air to back air to down air spiking to the pits of hell
Fun game
I cant remember what his up throw was like pre patch anymore
just play melee or brawl
lol when bowser made nairo black!