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| - A moveset swap is when hacking causes a character to take on the animations and moveset of another character. This is doable in both Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Results vary; some characters can impersonate others with no trouble (most commonly clones or semi-clones, such as Fox and Falco), while some combinations are unstable, freezing the game when some moves are used (or even as soon as the match is begun). In Melee, moveswapped characters retain their body proportions and simply rotate their bones to match the new animations; for example, Donkey Kong's legs would pass through platforms if he was given the moveset of someone like Jigglypuff. However, in Brawl and Smash 4, characters change body shape to match their new animations, leading to unique distortions; for example, a character with short legs such as Mario would have his limbs stretched if given the moveset of a tall character such as Snake. If the character used has loose hair, a dress, or the like, its will remain stiff if the animations do not include it. This extends to all parts of a character; for example Mario's ring fingers will remain "closed" when using Yoshi's three-fingered animations. When a moveswap is used, most standard moves retain their characteristics from their original character. For example, Yoshi can use Luigi's forward smash without difficulty. However, more complicated moves may result in a "hybrid" move, such as using a Stall-Then-Fall when the original character does not have one. Special moves in particular have unpredictable effects, ranging from a surprisingly glitchless combination to a character-freezing situation (such as Mario, using Skull Bash, flying sideways at a constant speed until he dies). In Melee, hitboxes would shift to accommodate the new moveset. In Brawl, hitboxes remain on the same body part. For example, Yoshi using Luigi's forward smash will still have the hitbox attached to his head (where it would be normally for Yoshi's forward smash). In Super Smash Bros. 4, moveset swapping is again a possibility. However, only model swaps are the easiest to do. A modder named Smb123w64gb managed to have every character in the roster use Bayonetta's animation (similar to earlier titles).
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