Fire Attack

> *This article is about Mr. Game & Watch's forward smash attack. For the primary character, see Mr. Game & Watch.*
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* Overview
* Gallery

### Effect

Mr. Game & Watch brings out a burning torch and lunges it directly forwards. The sourspot is the handle, while the sweetspot is the flame.

> "In his forward smash, Mr. Game & Watch takes out a burning torch and violently lunges it forwards. The sourspot is the handle, while the sweetspot is the flame, which burns the opponents and deals strong and powerful knockback. Like his other smash attacks, it has very slow startup, making it very fast for attack."
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**Fire Attack** is Mr. Game & Watch's forward smash in the *The PowerPuff Sticks* series and the *Super Smash Bros.* series.
## Appearance

Mr. Game & Watch appears be a somewhat-looking caveman with an angered look, a burning torch being held by a disjointed arm, along with wearing caveman-esque clothes, which is overall slightly tattered compared to an actual caveman's clothing. Mr. Game & Watch also has another characteristc form seen in *Fire Attack*, as well as introduced in the spirit artwork in *World of Light*, with Mr. Game & Watch in a fedora hat and in cowboy-esque clothes, along with a hammer being held by two disjointed arms.

## Overview

When performed, Mr. Game & Watch will bring out a burning torch and fiercely lunge it directly forwards. The sourspot at the handle deals good knockback, while the sweetspot at the flame deals strong and powerful knockback, which will KO opponents relatively early if the sweetspot is used.

Due to disjointance in its hitbox, the sweetspot is rather larger than the sourspot, making it one of the most powerful forward smashes, but also one of the massive-ranged throughout the *Super Smash Bros*. and *The PowerPuff Sticks* series. Much like his other smash attacks, it has very slow startup which makes it very fast for attack.

## Origin

   *Fire Attack* is a *Game & Watch* minigame, where it involves a cowboy who is using a hammer to try to stop attackers (represented as stereotypical Native Americans) from burning down his base. Every time the player hits a torch or an attacker, they receive two points. As the game progresses, the player will have to be a lot more cautious as more attackers appear, and the torches and attackers will eventually move faster. If an attacker manages to set the base on fire, the player will get a miss. If the player reaches 200 or 500 points without any misses, every torch or attacker the player hits will be worth five points for 30 to 50 seconds. If the player has any misses at either score, all misses will be removed instead. When the player gets three misses, they receive a game over.
In *Game A*, attackers come from three directions, but they change positions and come from different directions after a miss is made. In *Game B*, attackers come from four directions, and the game gets faster sooner. In *Game & Watch Gallery 4*, attackers have had their head feathers and cloths removed to make them appear as bandits instead, likely due to concerns over racial insensitivity.

## Trivia

* As introduced in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* and *The PowerPuff Sticks* series, Mr. Game & Watch transforms into his *Fire Attack* form during his forward-smash.
	+ However, in *Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo 3DS and Wii U* and *Super Smash Flash 2*, Mr. Game & Watch uses his typical appearance instead of his *Fire Attack* form.
	+ This distinction is also shared with Vermin, Spitball Sparky, Mr. Juggler (*Ball*), Chef, Judge, Oil Panic, Lion and Flagman, as Mr. Game & Watch uses his typical animation instead of those incarnations from the *Game & Watch* series.

* In Pikachu's showcase trailer, Mr. Game & Watch is seen using his forward smash-animation from *Smash 4*. However, it was later changed to reference its original appearance from the game (*Fire Attack*), like some of his other moves. This change attracted criticism for its portrayal of a Native American stereotype (itself sourced from the original version of *Fire Attack*); Nintendo of America responded to the criticism by apologizing for the outdated imagery and promising to alter it by removing the feather from Mr. Game & Watch's model, matching a change seen in the *Game & Watch Gallery 4* version of *Fire Attack*.
	+ The *Fire Attack* spirit also had the artwork altered in the same patch as well, removing the feather.

## Gallery

Charging up Fire Attack in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*.Fire Attack in *Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*.The Fire Attack spirit artwork in *World of Light*.Two Mr. Game & Watches using Fire Attack in *Super Smash Flash 2*.Fire Attack in *Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 3DS and Wii U* and *Super Smash Bros. 4*.
## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/AllSourceGaming/status/1060056482664927232