Greninja (Life & Death)

Greninja (ゲッコウガ, Gekkouga) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Greninja, a dual Water/Dark-type Pokémon, is a bipedal frog-like creature that greatly resembles a ninja; it wraps its long tongue around its mouth in emulation of a scarf. It is the final evolved form of the Kalosian starter Pokémon Froakie, evolving from the intermediate Frogadier from level 36 onward. It is categorized within the Pokédex at #658 as the "Ninja Pokémon".
Billy Bob Thompson, Yūji Ueda, Frédéric Clou and Benedikt Gutjan's portrayals from Super Smash Bros. 4 were repurposed for the English, Japanese, French and German versions of Life or Death.
==How to Unlock==
Greninja is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
* Greninja can crawl, wall cling, and wall jump.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	Two alternating palm thrusts followed by a double palm thrust that emits a small blast of water. If button mashed, it is instead followed by a series of knifehand strikes that emit blade-shaped water blasts that concludes with an outward knifehand strike that emits a wide blast of water.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	A hook kick which stops half way. It can be angled and can lock opponents.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Swings its tongue upwards.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Does a downward hand sweep. It sends opponents at an upward angle.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	Does a sweep kick.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	An inward slash with a water kunai.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Two reverse gripped inward slashes with water kunai, similar to Sheik's up smash.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Hits both sides with water kunai.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Strikes a ninjutsu pose while emitting an exploding water bubble.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Slashes with a water kunai.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	Kicks backwards three times.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	Does a upward corkscrew kick, similar to both Sheik's and Joker's up aerials.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	A diving double foot stomp.
Grab 	N/A 	Grabs with a whirlpool.
Pummel 	N/A 	Compresses target with water.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Shoves the opponent forward.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Greninja leans forward and flings the opponent backwards.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Tosses the opponent upwards.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Slams the opponent onto the ground.
Neutral Special	Water Shurikan 	Uses Water Shuriken, which can be charged. Depending on how long the move is charged, the shuriken will be larger and do more damage, however the speed and distance will decrease as a result. At full charge, it hits multiple times and is a decent KOing option. A fully charged water shuriken that is reflected at a higher speed will have trouble landing the final hit on Greninja because of the looping hits not moving Greninja far enough for it.
Side Special 	Shadow Sneak 	Disappears briefly, then preforms a forward kick or a drop kick (relative to the user's reappearance in relation to the enemy) to attack. The move activates when the special button is released. The way the shadow moves is relative to Greninja's position, and it can be moved further or closer to change how far Greninja teleports. While performing Shadow Sneak, Greninja cannot run, attack, grab, dodge or shield. However, it can walk slowly, jump and taunt. Has strong knockback and base knockback, which allows it to kill notably early when edge-guarding with the move.
Up Special 	Hydro Pump 	Uses Hydro Pump to propel itself in the inputted direction; it can be used twice. Each shot has a windbox effect that pushes opponents, making it a decent option for gimping predictable recoveries.
Down Special 	Substitute 	Does a pose, and if anyone hits it while posing, Greninja will temporarily disappear, get replaced by a wooden log or a Substitute doll, and then appear behind the opponent and strike them. It deviates noticeably from other counters, as the attack itself can be angled in an inputted direction and launching the opponent in that direction (with the down input meteor smashing opponents, which makes it a good punish against reckless edgeguarders).
Final Smash 	Secret Ninja Attack	Turns into Ash-Greninja and attacks the opponent with a mat. If an opponent is caught in the mat, Greninja will send them up into the air and strike the opponent repeatedly in midair with its kunai, before slamming them down with a final hit.
Down Taunt 	 	While standing on one foot, Greninja holds out its hands, faces the screen, and summons small sprays of water. The sprays produce some knockback, though they're able to KO only at above 420%. Unlike the rest of Greninja's taunts, this one cannot be canceled (unless Shadow Sneak is being charged before using it).
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Emerges from a Poké Ball, then performs a ninjutsu hand sign that emits a small burst of water from its hands. 	
Taunt 1 	Stands upright, clasping its hands together before assuming a ninjutsu stance. The stance resembles one of its attack animations from the Pokémon series.	
Taunt 2 	Shakes head from side to side, causing its tongue to whip out in the same directions. Particles of saliva fly off with each whip. 	
Taunt 3 	Poses with arms out and palms upward, and summons small sprays of water from them, which deal a small amount of damage. 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	Gre - ninja! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Does a few hand seals with splashing water, and then a ninja pose. It resembles one of its attack animations in Pokémon X and Y. 	
Victory Pose 2 	Performs Double Team to briefly create three afterimages of itself. 	
Victory Pose 3 	Does a flip, lands in a spinning pose, and crosses its arms. 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Greninja appears in Classic Mode. Greninja's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Greninja Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color	Notes	Unlockable?
 	01 	 	 	Default
 	02 	 	 	Default
 	03 	 	 	Default
 	04 	 	 	Default
 	05 	 	 	Default
 	06 	 	 	Default
 	07 	 	 	Default
 	08 	 	 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Greninja's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Greninja in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.
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==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death