Daisy

**Daisy** is a playable character in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*. She is the echo fighter of Peach.

## Attributes

Daisy is a somewhat light character who is quite slow in terms of walking speed and dashing speed, and has an extremely slow falling speed and very low gravity, while her air speed is only average. While this is an unfavorable combination of traits, it is compensated by her unique floating ability and her very high air acceleration. Her float ability grants her the power to hover at any height she chooses, giving her a distinct advantage in combat. This, combined with a potent aerial moveset, makes her a force to be reckoned with.

Daisy can play an effective keep-away game. Vegetable serves as her projectile, and as a throwable item, it is quite a versatile one; the move also has a 1/250 chance of spawning a powerful Bob-omb and a 1/166 chance of spawning a shield-shattering Mr. Saturn. Daisy's floating ability also helps her to control space; floating low to the ground and using retreating aerials makes her difficult to punish, and this greatly helps her own approach as well, as with good spacing she can attack the opponent's shield with little fear of reprisal. Float can increase her mobility and movement options, allowing her to frustrate her opponents with quick and unpredictable mixups. Her tilt attacks are less safe, but given the right opportunity have decent combo potential; down tilt in particular, is one of her best grounded combo starters. She has a decent grab game, as her down throw can be followed up with a variety of moves and her back throw is relatively strong. All of this gives her a solid set of options in the neutral game.

Daisy does not have trouble KOing, either. Her forward aerial's high knockback makes it her best finishing move, and it can be used while floating to "fish" for a kill with relative safety. Back throw is also a good KO option. Floating allows for effective edgeguarding as well, potentially leading to early KOs. Daisy also has a potent if somewhat situational set of smash attacks: her forward smash can be angled up or down, giving her access to three different weapons (golf club if unangled, frying pan if angled up, or tennis racket if angled down), each with their own useful properties; her down smash is a multi-hit attack good for catching rolls and edge recovery options; and her up smash is a particularly powerful move when sweetspotted.

Daisy does of course have drawbacks, mainly relating to her slow movement. Faster opponents may be able to overwhelm her before she can begin throwing vegetables or otherwise defend herself. If thrown into the air, she can have difficulty landing, and this along with her low weight makes her susceptible to juggling and vertical KOs. Daisy's ability to approach suffers against characters with long reach and disjoints, as she lacks the agility to get in close before they can hit her. Her recovery is also a potential point of failure, as while she can travel a great deal of horizontal distance, she is left vulnerable if forced to rely on Daisy Parasol, and her vertical recovery is average at best (discounting the incredibly dangerous and situational Bob-omb), as well as predictable and slow, making it possible for her to be gimped.

Overall, Daisy is a technical character that, once mastered, is a major threat to any opponent. Daisy's floating ability, very high air acceleration, and solid aerial attacks give her a fantastic air game that allows her to easily outmaneuver her opponents, and initiate devastating set-ups. Her specials grant her a disruptive projectile, two good recovery options—one of which has good KO potential—and a counterattack. However, Daisy players have to be weary of her slow grounded movement, somewhat light weight, and extreme floatiness by maximizing her floating ability to constantly switch between the ground and the air, and carefully utilize her moveset to avoid being punished for even a simple mistake. Daisy's strengths outweigh her weaknesses, and alongside her original fighter, Peach, she has received excellent results in tournaments thanks to players such as Samsora, MuteAce, CaptainZack and Umeki.

## Alternate Costumes

 Violet
 Blue
 Green
 Red
 White
 Amber
 Gray

## Reception

Reviews for Daisy in *Ultimate* were highly positive. Many were pleased to see that Daisy was finally playable in a *Smash Bros.* game after not being playable in *Brawl* and *For the 3DS & Wii U* respectively. Overall, Daisy ranked #1 of all new fighters in *Ultimate*.