Takamaru

> *This article is about Takamaru's appearance in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch. For other uses, see Takamaru.*
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## Character Statistics

### Has a Tether

No

**Takamaru** (鷹丸, *Takamaru*) is a playable newcomer in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch. He's one of the "retro" characters, representing Nintendo's NES legacy. He was apparently considered to be in the past Smash Bros. games for a long time, according to Masahiro Sakurai, and has now been given a chance to be a playable character. His design is based off of his appeearance in Samurai Warriors 3 (his first international appearance) and his updated design in Super Smash Bros. 4. He is voice provided by Tomokazu Sugita and Andrew Kishino.

Not much tournament play has been done, therefore Takamaru doesn't currently have a tournament summary. More info will be stated later.

## Attributes

Takamaru's fighting style reflects the stable stance of a samurai. He holds a somewhat fast speed, being faster than Mario, has a fairly high jump, and is a midweight. This makes him have above average mobility, which leads into his fgihting style and main stength.

Takamaru's strengths lie in his range and projectiles. He can easily zone out and space opponents away, allowing him to maintain crowd and stage control.

Takamaru embodies the "zoning speedster" archetype. He has balanced power and utilizes excellent movement with long range offense before finishing with decently powerful sword draws. His sword's range is somewhat shorter than the range on other swordsmen in the roster currently, but his moves set up juggles and he isn't without decent KO moves.

## Moveset

### Air AttacksEdit

 Forward Air
 Back Air
 Up Air
 Down Air

### Other AttacksEdit

 100% Ledge Attack
 Floor Attack

 **Final Smash** | Super Chaos Blast

### On-Screen Appearance Edit

Shadow teleports onto the stage while holding a Chaos Emerald in hand, in a similar pose seen in his first reveal cutscene in Sonic Adventure 2.

### Taunts Edit

Side -Shadow holds up a Green Chaos Emerald then puts it away.

Up - Shadow crosses his arms, while saying "Hmph!".

Down - Shadow spins, while raising his arm similar to his Sonic The Hedgehog (2006) pose. This references his animation in Brawl and Sm4sh when he finished his Assist effect.

### Idle Poses Edit

* Fixes his Inhibitor Rings.
* Shadow kneels, then looks around. Based off of a waitng animation in Sonic Adventure 2.

## Victory Edit

### Theme Edit

An updated remix of Sonic 3's "Act clear!" music.

### Poses Edit

* Kicks the screen, and poses in a pose similar to his Sonic Forces, pose in offical art.
* Spins onto the screen, then spins, performing a pose similar to his Sonic Advenyture 2 offical art.
* Shadow crosses his arms, puts them to his sides and teleports away.

## Trophies Edit

### Spring Man Edit

* ARMS is the name for special limbs that are able to stretch outwards to reach amazing lengths. A select few people have this genetic trait, and Spring Man is one of them. Not knowing how he got it, Spring Man woke up one morning, and found out about his new limbs. However, he isn't fazed by this, and with his outgoing and fiery attitude, decided to join the ARMS League, a professional combat league with others who have this trait.

### Spring Man (Smash) Edit

* In his normal game, Spring Man is a competitor of the ARMS League, and he brought his combat expertise to the battlefield in Smash Bros.! His major strength is his amazing reach, he can attack from very large distances, and he packs quite the...punch! Ahem, sorry. However, every time he extends his arms, he is a sitting duck until his Arms come back to him, so be very careful!

### Flurry Edit

* Unleash your special move! Spring Man will throw a punch across the screen, if this attack hits an opponent, he he will put him into a ring, and send them a volley of punches! Smash them away with a megaton punch! Be careful though, as this attack is really linear, and won't activate if you don't hit anyone.

## Trivia Edit

* Some of the moves Spring Man uses can't be orginally performed by him in his games.
* Spring Man is currently the most newest character to appear in any Smash Bros. game to date.
* Spring Man has an error in the Mushroom Kingdom III stage. On the HUD, his name is accidentally misspelled as "Sping Man"