R.O.B. (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)


 * This article is about R.O.B.'s appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. For other uses, see R.O.B.

R.O.B., known in Japan as the Famicom Robot (ロボット), is a veteran in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. His full name is Robotic Operating Buddy, and he's based on the R.O.B. NES peripheral. He was unveiled in a live stream made from people who received Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS early.

It currently ranks 20th on the tier list. He has strong attacks, good zoning and trapping tools and a great grab combo, known as the 'Beep-Boop' - down throw to up air. However, he is a big target, meaning he is comboed easily and lacks a good combo breaker, giving him a hard time escaping them. His kill moves are also slow.

3DS
Complete the following:
 * Play 70 matches.
 * Earn 200 Trophies.

After completing either option, you must fight and defeat R.O.B. on PictoChat 2.

Wii U
Complete the following: After completing either option, you must fight and defeat R.O.B. on Wrecking Crew.
 * Play 60 matches.
 * Beat Crazy Orders with an 8-round strike.

Strengths

 * Has the tenth highest weight.
 * Possesses two projectiles both useful for zoning.
 * Gyro being able to be picked up and thrown after it is used.
 * Has a reflector, Arm Rotor.
 * Down Throw can combo into Up Air at some percents.
 * Has a recovery that goes far, both horizontally and vertically.

Weaknesses

 * Slow startup on some aerial attacks.
 * Shortest grab range in game.
 * Robo Beam has to charge to be used as a projectile.
 * Gyro can also be used by the opponent.
 * Robo Burner does not have a hitbox meaning it can not combat edge-guarding.

Differences from Brawl
R.O.B. received many buffs to increase his knockback, speed and range. However, some of his attacks were also nerfed as well.

Attributes
To be added.

Ground Attacks

 * Forward Tilt deals more damage but has less reach.
 * Up Tilt has increased vertical range.
 * Forward Smash has increased range and deals more knockback.
 * Up Smash knockback is much more powerful, and now has hitboxes that can hit grounded opponents.
 * Down Smash deals more damage and knockback, however it has a slightly higher startup lag. It also launches enemies downwards when hitting them in the air from above.
 * Dash Attack deals more damage.

Aerial Attacks

 * Forward Aerial is faster and now has vertical reach, with R.O.B. doing an overhead swing. However, it causes less damage.
 * Back Aerial deals more damage and knockback. It also pushes R.O.B. forward more than before.
 * Up Aerial's final hit now deals enough knockback to KO opponents. However it deals much less damage.
 * Down Aerial has less startup and ending lag, but deals slightly less damage with both sweetspot and sourspot.

Grabs and Throws

 * Up Throw deals more damage and knockback to the point it can KO.
 * Down Throw deals more damage.

Special Attacks

 * Robo Beam is larger when fully charged, but travels shorter distance.
 * Arm Rotor deals higher knockback in the last hits, and all other hits connect better, trapping opponents more easily. Additionally, R.O.B. travels faster and farther. It also has a finishing uppercut at the end of the attack, similar to any character with an infinite combo, such as Captain Falcon.
 * Gyro has a larger disjointed hitbox, meaning it has higher priority. However, they also deal less damage when shot and when thrown after being picked up.
 * New Final Smash, Super Diffusion Beam, replaces his old one, Diffusion Beam. Rather than giving R.O.B. a buff, he transforms his body into a cannon and shoots a gigantic laser, in a similar fashion to Samus' Zero Laser, that can be aimed. The attack starts as large laser that splits into four smaller ones, with different angles.

Ground Attacks

 * Standard Combo: Pummels repeatedly, alternating arms. 3%.
 * Side Tilt: Pummels with left arm, but reaches farther and does more damage. Can Be tilted. Gains power with range. 6% Closest, 8% Farthest.
 * Up Tilt: Hits both arms into the air and torso moves up a bit. 3% then 5%, Total 8%
 * Down Tilt: Throws his arms out at a downwards angle. Down Tilt can trip the opponent it hits. 5%.
 * Dash Attack: Brings his arms down on the opponent. 7%.

Smash Attacks
Uncharged: 6% - 15%
 * Side Smash: Locks into a position and shoots a laser from his eyes. Can be tilted. Also closest hit does most damage.

Fully Charged: 8% - 21% Uncharged: 3% then 14%, Total 17% if enemy hit in the air 14%.
 * Up Smash: Does a handstand and shoots booster upward from his base. Also more damage is done if opponent is hit while they are on the ground, than when they are in the air.

'''Fully Charged: 4% then 19%, Total 23%. If enemy hit in the air 19%.''' Uncharged: 1%, 2%, 2%, 2%, then 5%, Total 12%.
 * Down Smash: Lowers his torso expands arms and spins them hitting multiple times.

Fully Charged: 2%, 2%, 3%, 3%, then 7%, Total 17%.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Air: Does a front flip in the air as his booster goes off. 8%.
 * Front Air: Throws his arms owtward. 7%.
 * Back Air: Pushes R.O.B. forward as his booster goes off. 12% if sweetspotted, if not 6%.
 * Up Air: Hits both arms upwards, hitting multiple times. 1%, 2%, 1%, 2%, then 4%,Total 10%.
 * Down Air: R.O.B. Shoots downward with his booster as he is in the air. If Sweet Spotted does 11% and has Meteor effect, 12% sends enemy upwards no Meteor effect, and if sourspotted does 6%.

Grabs and Throws

 * Pummel: R.O.B. smacks enemy. 2%.
 * Forward Throw: Throws his opponent forward. 8%.
 * Back Throw: Tosses enemy back. 10%.
 * Down Thrown: Drills opponent into the ground, also sends them upward. 10%.
 * Up Throw: Brings opponent into the air and piledrives them, also sends enemy upwards. 12%.

Other Attacks

 * Ledge Attack: R.O.B. swings his booster from below and shoots. 7%.
 * Rise Attack: Gets up and swoops both sides with arms. 7%.

Taunts

 * Up Taunt: Faces forward and spins his head and arms in opposite directions. This is similar to his Mario Kart DS pose.
 * Side Taunt: Faces towards the screen, tilts his head to the side and moves it in a full arc, all the while his eyes glow and spark. He also subtly claps twice.
 * Down Taunt: Faces forward, ratchets his arms down his spine and spins them back up to their original position.

In competitive play
To be added

R.O.B.
NTSC: ''This NES accessory was released in 1986--a groundbreaking system that controlled the robot via a game on the screen. In Smash Bros., R.O.B. has two projectile weapons and can use his rocket base to fly through the air. If you let his Robo Beam charge over time, it'll make for a powerful blast.''

PAL: ''Released in Europe in 1986, R.O.B, a peripheral for the NES, was a little robot that responded to flashing lights in games. In this game, he can fire gyros and lasers at his enemies. He also has the ability to hover, which is handy for recoveries. keep in mind that his Robo Beam can be charged up for an extra-powerful shot.''
 * NES - Nintendo Entertainment System Robotic Operating Buddy (10/1985)
 * DS - Mario Kart DS (11/2005)

R.O.B. (Alt.)
''R.O.B.'s side smash, S3, fires a laser beam that does more damage up close. You can also aim it slightly up or down before firing. His down special Gyro sends a spinning top hurtling forward and can be charged for more damage. You can even dodge while charging!''
 * Same as above

Super Diffusion Beam (All Star, Wii U only)
NTSC: For R.O.B.'s Final Smash, he folds his arms down, transforms into an invincible cannon, and fires a huge beam that can be panned slowly up and down. The beam splits up partway through into smaller beams that drags foes to the center, where they'll be hit continuously. The assault finishes off with a single wide beam just for good measure. PAL: Same as above, with only two differences (center > centre | panned > aimed)

Trivia

 * R.O.B. is the only character that has different default colors depending on the region the game is from. If it is from Japan, his color will be red, and if he is from America, his color will be grey. Though this is not featured on the international versions of the Official Site, since all of the gameplay pictures are taken from the Japanese version of the Official Site. Albeit this is abscent in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he has his Japan colors set as default even on international versions.
 * His title of "last of his kind" in the Wii U version of Boxing Ring not only implies that he is the Master Robot, but also references the Subspace Emissary.
 * Unlike in Brawl, R.O.B. now has a helpless state, though he can only enter it when landing on the trampoline summoned by Pac-Man's up special move, Pac-Jump, and only when the trampoline turns red.
 * As of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U version 1.1.3, a bug exists where R.O.B.'s eyes do not emote in any of the standard Smash modes, whether he is damaged, asleep, etc. In the Solo modes and in the 3DS version, his eyes function normally.