Ike (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)


 * This article is about Ike's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Ike.

Ike (, Aiku) is a character appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Revealed on Smash Bros. DOJO!! on August 1st, 2007, Ike is a newcomer to the franchise. He is the protagonist of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and also appears in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. His sword from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Ragnell, is a two-handed sword but he is known to wield it with one hand, showing his incredible strength.

Attributes
Ike is a moderately heavy character with slow but powerful attacks. Most of his attacks have high damage, high knockback, and good range. Ike's neutral attack combo and side special are fast and have good KO potential at high damages. Quick Draw has great versatility, which can be used as an alternate recovery move and can be charged indefinitely. Aether can go through platforms and grant Ike some frames of knockback resistance. Ike's throws combo well with his aerial attacks, and Ike has 4 spikes- more than any other character. Ike also has Counter, which is an infitely useful move. However, Ike's recovery is somewhat predictable, because he only has two main recovery moves being quick draw and aether.

Normal

 * Neutral Attack - Punches with his left hand, then a step-forward kick, then an overhead swing of Ragnell, moving forward with each blow. Quick, strong. 16% total.
 * Dash Attack - Ike lunges forward with Ragnell with excellent range, but is slow and predictable. 8%.
 * Strong side - A horizontal slash. Has a slow startup but high knockback. Can be angled up or down. 15%.
 * Strong up - Ike holds his sword out horizontally from the ground and raises it to above his head in a bunny hop motion. Deceptively large range. 12%.
 * Down Tilt - Slashes along the ground. Spikes the opponent powerfully. Long range, but cripplingly slow. 14%.

Smash

 * Side Smash - Overhead swing of his sword to the ground in front of him. Long ranged and very powerful, but very slow. Superior killing move at relatively low damage, but requires timing to use effectively. Long range and high arc allow for edge- and recovery-interceptions. 22%-30%.
 * Up Smash - Swings his sword from his feet over his head to behind him. Also powerful, long ranged, and slow. The attack's arc and speed allow it to intercept foes climbing up from an edge. 17% damage.
 * Down Smash - Slashes towards the ground on either side. Powerful, long ranged, and his fastest smash attack. 13% damage.

Aerial Attacks

 * Neutral Aerial - Ike swings Ragnell in an arc around his body. The attack is shorter ranged than most of his aerials, but hits around his body. The wide arc allows it to punish dodges, and the move can be auto-canceled. 9%.
 * Forward Aerial - Ike performs an overhead swing with Ragnell down to below him. The attack is his most ranged aerial. 13%.
 * Back Aerial - Ike quickly backwards swing with Ragnell. This is Ike's fastest aerial and performs greatly with the Reverse Aerial Rush since it has high killing potential. 14%.
 * Up Aerial - Ike spins Ragnell in a helicopter motion. The attack stays out for a longer time and has great priority. Low vertical range limits usefulness, considering Ike's inferior jumping capabilities. 14%.
 * Down Aerial - Ike thrusts Ragnell down under him. If the move hits with the blade, it will meteor smash the target. Useful for edge-guarding. 16%.

Grabs and Throws

 * Pummel - Headbutts them. 3% damage.
 * Up Throw - Ike throws Ragnell into the ground and uppercuts the target into the air with both hands. 6% damage.
 * Down Throw - Ike throws the target down to the ground and stomps on them sending them upward. Places low-damaged foes in a perfect position to follow up with an Aether. 6% damage.
 * Back Throw - Ike throws the opponent backwards while kicking them. 6% damage.
 * Forward Throw - Ike throws opponent forwards while kicking them. 6% damage.

Role in The Subspace Emissary
Ike's first appearance is at the Battlefield Fortress, helping out fellow Fire Emblem hero Marth and Meta Knight by halting the Ancient Minister's escape with his trusted Aether move which also destroys a Subspace Bomb. He then teams up with the two swordsmen.

Ike's team is later seen in the The Wilds tracking a tank. The three then chase after it only to find that it is the Subspace robot, Galleom. Galleom is defeated but jumps off the cliff and into The Ruined Hall where Lucas and Pokémon Trainer defeat it once more. Upon its defeat, Galleom grabs the two and attempts suicide with its built in Subspace Bomb; fortunately Meta Knight rescues Lucas and Pokémon Trainer and brings them back to Marth and Ike.

Ike is briefly seen at the Glacial Peak level when they see the battle between Halberd, and Great Fox, in which at that point Meta Knight leaves the party. The Ice Climbers, who have fallen off the mountain, join Ike's group just in time for a large battle with the Subspace Army. Luckily, Mario's and Link's team arrive to help out, after which they join up.

Ike's next appearance is at the Entrance to Subspace level, where he can be used. Ike is one of the many to be turned into a trophy by Tabuu's Off Wave- fortunately his trophy can be picked up at the first Subspace level. Once he has rejoined the team, he is available for use in the The Great Maze as well as against Tabuu.

Exclusive stickers
These stickers can only be used by Ike or by a select few including Ike.
 * Ashnard: [Slash] resistance +39
 * Deke: [Slash] attack +9
 * Eirika: [Slash] attack +17
 * Eliwood: [Flame] resistance +31
 * Greil: [Throwing] attack +14
 * Ike (Path of Radiance): [Weapon] attack +23
 * Ike (Radiant Dawn): [Slash] attack +27
 * Lilina: [Leg] attack +5
 * Marth: [Weapon] attack +19
 * Micaiah: [Weapon] attack +21
 * Mist: [Slash] attack +8
 * Ninian: [Arm, Leg] attack +6
 * Rutoga: [Slash] resistance +12
 * Shiida: [Specials: Direct] attack +7

Trivia

 * Ike is one of the few characters to have a brief speaking role in the Subspace Emissary, shouting, "Great Aether!" as he attacks the Ancient Minister. Ironically, he uses a normal Aether to hit the Ancient Minister.
 * In the English version he shouts "Great Aether!"; Ike in the Japanese version shouts "Aether!"
 * The crowd cheer for Ike is "We like Ike!", a reference to former President Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower's campaign slogan.
 * The stance Ike enters for his side taunt also appears in Radiant Dawn when Ike initiates an attack.
 * Although he enters the fight by warp powder, he never used it; the Black Knight did.
 * Ike is the only character to stop the Ancient Minister from dropping a Subspace Bomb.
 * Ironically, Victory is Near plays as his Credits music, and not the song Ike's Theme.
 * In a Subspace Emissary cutscene, he is shown chasing the Ancient Minister alongside Marth and Meta Knight. However, Ike is nowhere near as fast as them.
 * While in SSBB Ike is slow, in the Fire Emblem games he appears in, he has a very good speed stats. This is probably meant to balance Ike's strength by consequently making him slow.
 * The song labeled "Ike's Theme" is not actually Ike's theme in its game of origin, it is simply the music for part III chapters, playing in chapters where Ike does not make an appearance. The song is actually called Eternal Bond.