Fire Wolf (Japanese: Wolf Shoot - ウルフシュート, Urufu Shutto) is Wolf's Up Special Move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Wolf gathers "Wind" about his body, and then fires off a straight line in a direction chosen by the player. Fire Wolf is similar to Fox's Fire Fox and Falco's Fire Bird, but has a few differences.
Overview[]
Its appearance is unique in that it produces no fire, and will not burn opponents who make contact with it. Its animation also differs; Wolf thrusts his legs forward and extends a foot, as opposed to traveling headfirst. It has much less charging time than its counterparts, but will not affect opponents during this time. Once Wolf begins moving, it will drag opponents who are caught within its range, hitting them multiple times and dealing up to 11% damage. Wolf kicks as the move finishes, delivering substantial knockback and dealing an extra 3% damage.
Despite its multi hit property, some characters who are caught in Fire Wolf may intercept it if they possess a fast enough attack, such as Marth's Dolphin Slash (although Wolf will regain use of his Fire Wolf of that happens). Fire Wolf may be used to travel in sixteen distinct directions, and carries Wolf approximately half the distance of Final Destination, further than Fire Bird and almost as far as Fire Fox. However, its ledge sweetspot is very small, which can cause difficulty when the move is used to recover.
Trivia[]
- Despite its name, Fire Wolf has no fire effect, but it is possible that the name refers to the idea of "firing" Wolf in some direction, which relates to its Japanese name, Wolf Shoot.