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| - Link is a playable character in Super Smash Flash 2. His sprites are unique to SSF2 and based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. His moveset is taken directly from Super Smash Bros. Brawl with some minor changes, such as the addition of Bomb Arrows. His voice clips used are from Brawl. Link still ranks 16th from the previous tier list, and is in the same tier. Link possesses disjointed range, a highly flexible and effective zoning game, a decent combo game, and a large variety of powerful finishers. He has high survivability due to his above-average weight, high accelerated falling speed, and guard-breaking recovery. Link also possesses a very good edgeguarding game, due to his projectiles and his down tilt, which can meteor smash. However, due to being a high faller and possessing above average weight makes him vulnerable to combos and chain grabs, nullifying his survivability somewhat. Adding to this problem, his recovery is limited if he loses his midair jump, making it very difficult to return to the stage against an experienced player. His average ground movement and attacking speed makes it difficult for him to play up close offensively, allowing faster characters to quickly overwhelm him if they get too close. His projectile game is weakened overall due to the more lenient power shielding mechanics allowing any character to instantly reflect his arrows and boomerangs back at him before he has time to react. Nevertheless, Link’s arsenal of powerful tools is enough to compensate for his notable weaknesses, securing him his spot in the B tier of SSF2 v0.9b. Link has a small but dedicated playerbase and some representation in online tournaments, achieving an overall mild success.
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