Flipper
| Flipper | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Universe | Balloon Fight |
| Appears in | Melee SSB4 (3DS) Ultimate |
| Item class | Throwing/Trap |
TheFlipper (グルグル,Spinning), sometimes referred to as theBumper by fans, is aprojectile item inSuper Smash Bros. Melee and a stage hazard inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Origin[edit]
The flipper originates from theNintendo Entertainment System game,Balloon Fight. InBalloon Fight, if a player bumps into a flipper, it starts to spin. If a player or enemies hits the flipper while it's spinning, the player temporarily flies out of control. After awhile, the flipper stops spinning.
Operation[edit]
As an item[edit]
The Flipper acts as a projectile item which can be picked up and thrown. After the Flipper travels a certain distance, it stops in midair. When hit, it spins either slowly or quickly (depending on either the speed of someone who has contacted it, or the strength of the attack), blocking passage and causing light (though generally repeated)damage when touched. After a certain period of time, the flipper will slow down and eventually stop spinning[1]. The Flipper will disappear after about ten seconds have passed.
When used on moving stages (such asBig Blue,Rainbow Cruise, etc.), the flipper will continue to move with the background instead of remaining stationary. This is most apparent on Big Blue, where the flipper hangs still for a split-second, then races off screen as theFalcon Flyer and racers speed away from it.
Due to having near-identical usages and effects, the Flipper serves asMelee's equivilant of the Bumper from the originalSuper Smash Bros. game. This is further supported as the Bumper is the only item which didn't return fromSmash 64, as well as the Bumper's return and Flipper's absence inBrawl, combined with Bumper's new ability to be set in midair being identical to the Flipper's. Furthermore, whenMasahiro Sakurai revealed the return of the Bumper forSuper Smash Bros. 4, he stated "This also means there will be no Flippers," an official confirmation that the items were intended to fill the same niche and not appear in the same game together. As such, the fandom often considers it and the Bumper as the same item.
Angle[edit]
The hitbox of a set Flipper uses a unique knockbackangle of 362, which is not used by anything else and has never reappeared in any later game. Its behaviour is to knock the victim away from the hitbox based on the direction between the point of impact and the center of the damaged hurtbox. Because these factors can be difficult for players to perceive, especially if the Flipper is rotating quickly, it can appear like this angle is fairly random. But in general, this means that dropping onto a Flipper from above will try to knock the character upward, while jumping into one from below will try to knock back downward.
As a stage hazard[edit]
Multiple Flippers appear on Luigi'sBreak the Targets stage inMelee. Uniquely, these Flippers do not remain stationary in midair as they do in item form; instead, they move in random directions across the stage. Otherwise, they function the same as they do as an item.
Although Flippers are not items inSmash 4, multiple ones appear asstage hazards in theBalloon Fight stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Similar their effect as an item, they will knock players upwards to the left or right (depending on the direction they hit it) and deal 1% damage. Unlike inMelee, it'll only knock players left or right. InUltimate, Flippers once again appear as hazards on theBalloon Fight stage, functioning the same as they previously did on the stage.
Damage[edit]
| Action | Melee |
|---|---|
| Each hit | 1% |
| Throw | 9% - 11% |
| U-tilt throw | 10% - 12% |
| D-tilt throw | 13% |
| F-tilt throw | 11% |
| Dash throw | 7% - 13% |
| F-smash throw | 13% - 14% |
| U-smash throw | 13% - 15% |
| D-smash throw | 15% |
| Air throw | 11% |
| Air f-tilt throw | 11% |
| Air u-tilt throw | 11% - 12% |
| Air d-tilt throw | 8% - 13% |
| Air f-smash throw | 6% - 11% |
| Air u-smash throw | 7% - 12% |
| Air d-smash throw | 11% - 13% |
Trophy[edit]
- Flipper
- Made famous as an unpredictable obstacle in Balloon Fight, the Flipper stops and hangs in midair when thrown. Any character who comes in contact with the bumper-balls on its ends will be knocked away as the Flipper spins wildly. Flippers can be a bit irksome: in Balloon Fight, they caused accidents to friends and foes alike.
- Balloon Fight (6/86)
See also[edit]
| Balloon Fight universe | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Balloon Fight |
| Item | Flipper |
| Other | Fish |
| Masterpiece | Balloon Fight |
| Related content | Balloon Trip ·Summit |
