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This article is about Snake's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Snake.
โ€œ Back by popular demand, Snake brings a ranged fighting style unlike any other fighter in the game. His Final Smash locks onto an opponent and fires five missiles. โ€
โ€”Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Solid Snake is a veteran fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, first playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

When unlocked, he is fought at Shadow Moses Island.

Attributes

Strengths

  • Heavy weight grants him high survivability
  • Strong camping and zoning game thanks to his many projectiles
  • Down throw forces tech chases which, with a correct read, can lead to hard punishes
    • Down throw true combos into up tilt at 160% on all characters in the cast, giving Snake a consistently reliable kill confirm
  • Fast tilts, dash attack, and jab give him lots of quick options for attack on the ground
  • Powerful knockback overall, with lots of options for killing opponents
  • Very low crouch height allows him to evade some attacks
  • Can crawl
  • Possesses a meteor smash: forward aerial
  • Up smash is a projectile with great vertical range, having the most vertical range of any up smash in the game
    • Up smash is a good edge-guarding, camping, and zoning tool, and allows Snake to control platforms easily
  • Grenades are excellent tools for camping, stage control, and disruption; they allow Snake to easily trade with opponents, and due to his heavy weight, he benefits greatly from these trades
    • Grenades can also be picked up as items to be thrown in more versatile directions and angles, and opponents who pick up grenades can be disrupted by the explosion
  • Remote Missile is an outstanding edge-guarding tool due to its fast speed, high maneuverability, and vast launching power
  • Cypher up special grants Super Armor to Snake and does not put him into special fall after use
  • C4 can be placed on ledges and platforms to easily command space on the stage, and can be stuck onto opponents to pressure them greatly and even kill opponents
    • C4 can also be used to assist in recovery, granting Snake near infinite recovery ability


Weaknesses

  • Aerials have considerable start-up and/or endlag, making them unreliable and poor for combos
  • Tall height gives him a rather large hurtbox, making him susceptible to combos and juggling
  • Average ground speed prevents him from keeping up with opponents
  • Considerable start-up and/or endlag on most smash attacks
  • Remote Missile leaves Snake open to attack if the opponent manages to get past the projectile
    • The projectile can be knocked off course if hit with an enemy attack
  • C4 can hurt and even kill Snake if he detonates it while standing near it at high percentages
  • Projectiles, including up smash, can be turned against Snake with reflectors


Summary

Changes from Brawl

Attributes

  • Snake's logo has been changed to the MetalGearSymbol (1) Alert Symbol sometimes.
    • His previous logo was the MetalGearSymbol FOX symbol, which was also the logo for Kojima Productions.
  • Snake's weight has been decreased.

Ground Attacks

  • Has a new down smash from his Brawl iteration, replacing the landmines from Brawl.

Aerial Attacks

  • All aerials are faster.

Grabs and Throws

Special Attacks

  • Snake's side special, Remote Controlled Missile, more commonly known as the Nikita, has received several upgrades, including faster speed, higher knockback, and being easier to control.
  • Snake's Final Smash, Grenade Launcher, has been replaced. Instead of manually firing missiles in the foreground, Snake now targets a small area of the stage with a reticle and any fighters inside the reticle will be bombarded by homing missiles that follow them.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

  • Neutral Attack: Snake punches forth once, then a second time, and then does a spinning hook kick.
  • Forward Tilt: Snake jabs one knee forwards; if the attack button is pressed a second time, he will then brings both of his arms down in a swing.
  • Up Tilt: Snake kicks upwards with one leg.
  • Down Tilt: Snake sweeps both legs across the floor.
  • Dash Attack: Snake does a roll tackle, finishing in his crouch animation.

Smash Attacks

  • Forward Smash: Snake fires an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) into the ground in front of him, causing a large explosion.
  • Up Smash: Snake fires a mortar launcher, which launches an explosive mortar bomb high into the air; the more the move is charged, the higher the bomb will fly. When Snake takes out the mortar launcher it has a hitbox that will launch opponents hit by it upwards into the line of fire.
  • Down Smash: Snake kicks to one side and then the other.

Other attacks

  • Floor Attack (Front):
  • Floor Attack (Back):
  • Floor Attack (Trip):
  • Ledge Attack:

Aerial Attacks

  • Neutral aerial: Snake spins around, throwing out four kicks as he spins.
  • Forward aerial: Snake performs a midair axe kick; spikes when sweetspotted.
  • Back aerial: Snake kicks backwards with both legs.
  • Up aerial: Snake kicks upwards with both legs.
  • Down aerial: Snake stomps downwards four times with both feet.

Grabs and Throws

  • Pummel: Snake tightens his chokehold on the opponent.
  • Forward Throw: Snake hurls the opponent away.
  • Back Throw: Snake throws the opponent over his leg.
  • Up Throw: Snake leaps upwards into the air, falling on the ground with the opponent in tow and releasing them upon impacting with the earth.
  • Down Throw (Silent Takedown): Snake chokes out the opponent and then lays them down on the floor. Forces a tech chase.

Special Moves

Snake's Special Moves
Brawl Ultimate
Standard Special Hand Grenade
Side Special Remote Controlled Missile
Up Special Cypher
Down Special C4
Final Smash Grenade Launcher Covering Fire

Taunts

  • Up Taunt:
  • Down Taunt:
  • Side Taunt:

On-Screen Appearance

Idle Poses

Victory Poses

In competitive play

To be added

Palette Swaps

Snake Palette (SSBU)

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