Pentagon

Pentagon is a character in Platform Fighter Test. It appears to be a sentient gray Pentagon.

Its moveset and dagger most likely are trying to resemble a ninja.

## Playstyle

Pentagon is referred to as *"that dirty little bastard"* by most of the community, reason being Pentagon is considered the best character by a longshot. Pentagon is mainly considered to be a Zone-Breaker and sometimes a Dominating type, thanks to its unbelievable combo game and its ability to easily pull off Walls of Pain, similar to Jigglypuff. Its catastrophically big hitbox with its neutral special projectile can easily lead to a 0-to-death incredibly early (specifically at 33.5%). However, Pentagon does have a mediocre recovery and short range, but the ladder doesn't really matter as Pentagon can easily run up to an opponent, and its jank aerial hitboxes.

## Overview

Pentagon is easily ranked 1st in a Platform Fighter Test tier list, as no character can match Pentagon other than itself. Pentagon exhibits already robust attributes, it's speedy, it's a mediumweight, etc. However, this is where stuff gets really good. Pentagon excels at every playstyle you can think of. If you like mostly being in the air, Pentagon can perform Walls of Pain, and KO very easily. If you like mostly being on the ground, its multi-hit grounded attacks and specials can do wonders and can still KO. If you're a player in between, several of Pentagon's grounded attacks can lead to Walls of Pain.

And, if you're looking to be more devious and spammy, use the one move that is considered to be the best move in the game, tied with Kite's Down Air, Pentagon's Neutral Special. Large is an understatement for its neutral special. It is massive, it can lead to a 0-to-deaths in seconds, using only just that one move. It is incredibly strong, it is massive, it has low startup and endlag, making it the perfect move to use. It is recommended to use this move if you are in a dire situation.

There are no issues with Pentagon, Pentagon is the perfect character.

## Moveset

As said before, Pentagon uses a small dagger as its weapon.

### Ground Attacks

* Jab: A rapid jab with rapid jabs with its dagger. If the jab button is not held, it'll do 2 hits, which is when it loops. Each hit does 1.1%.
* Up Tilt: Shakes its dagger forwards, than upwards. A multi hit move. Does 15.7%.
* Forward Tilt: Shakes its dagger forwards. A multi hit move. Does 9.1%.
* Down Tilt: Scrapes its dagger forwards. A multi hit move. Does 11.5%.

Pentagon's tilts all have amazing combo ability and one of these moves can lead to a 0-to-death combo.

### Aerial Attacks

* Neutral Air: Swings its dagger in an arc from one side to another. Does 8.7%.
* Up Air: Waves its dagger upwards. If chained right enough, you can multi-hit with a weaker hit at the start. The weak hit does 2.3%, and the strong hit does 9.8%.
* Back Air: Swings its dagger back. High knockback, and one of its few Wall of Pain attacks. Does 12.4%.
* Down Air: Swings its dagger in an arc downwards. One of its other Wall of Pain Attacks, and is considered the best. Does 7.8%.
* Forward Air: Swings its dagger forwards. Low knockback but is another great Wall of Pain attack. Does 4.6%.

### Specials

* Neutral Special: Currently, this is the best move in the game, tied with Kite's Down Air. This is an interesting move, as Pentagon "drops" a large hitbox of air. If used in the air correctly, it will throw the air in a high parabolic arc. If used on the ground and a certain way in the air, it should just stay still. This move can easily lead to 0-to-death combos that end specifically in 33.5%, thanks to its ginormous hitbox. Does 6.7%.
* Side Special: Throws a red shuriken. Works like a boomerang in which it comes back to you after a while. Can be used for ending off combos offstage, or to extend and start combos. Does 12.9%.
* Up Special: Pentagon throws a large face mask above itself, before Pentagon teleports behind the mask after reaching the top of its desired vertical height. No horizontal height, making it a subpar recovery. The mask does damage, its a multi hit. Does 17.3%.
* Down Special: A star appears around Pentagon as it jumps up and leaps forward while spinning. A KO move, but is recommended not to be used since its risky and puts you in a helpless state.

## List of 0-death-Combos

As of 12/8/23, multiple 0-to-deaths have been recorded and used with Pentagon.

### The Shadow Gaser

The Shadow Gaser (TSG) is a 0-to-death combo in which Pentagon uses only one move, its neutral special. The combo goes as follows:

Neutral Special x2, jump, Neutral Special, Jump, Neutral Special x2.

If it is executed correctly, you should kill your opponent at exactly 33.5%, making it one of the shortest 0-to-death combos found in PFT.

### WoPs (Wall of Pain)

A wall of pain, described from the SmashWiki, *"is a Jigglypuff technique in Super Smash Bros. Melee, which involves barraging the opponent with repeated back aerials, exploiting Jigglypuff's high horizontal air speed to continuously follow the opponent in their knockback trajectory."*

In this game, Pentagon can also exploit a similar tactic, but at even earlier %s. It's recommended that if your going to do a 0-to-death with WoPs from Pentagon, it is recommended to use its Down Air or Forward Air.

1. ↑ Records
2. ↑ https://www.ssbwiki.com/Wall\_of\_pain