Tracer

> *This article is about Tracer's appearance in Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch. For other uses, see Tracer.*
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## Voice Actor

### Japanese

Emiri Kato

**Tracer** (トレーサー, *Torēsā*) is a playable newcomer in *Super Smash Bros. For Nintendo Switch*, and the sole representative of *Blizzard Entertainment*. She was the last character to be revealed without being an unlockable character, and the last character who isn't a DLC character to get a reveal trailer, all shown during the Pre-Release Party. She uses her voice actress, Caro Theobold, using voice clips from Overwatch, and new ones.

Tracer's design is one of the most unchanged designs with all of the newcomers, mostly due to her being one of the newer characters added. Her playstyle is based off of the gameplay of Overwatch and her role as a Flank-like character, being able to deal a lot of damage on one character and move to the next.

She currently doesn't have a tier list placement, however, she is considered to be surprisingly low in the list despite her niche. She is a quick character and is able to rack up damage, but she doesn't deal much and has trouble with KO'ing her opponents.

## Attributes

Tracer holds the new record of being the 5th fastest character in the game. She is the embodiment of a rush-down character, as her role is to pressure her opponents into making mistakes. She doesn't jump too high, and has bit of a floaty gravity, which supports her speed and ability to move around quickly.

### Strengths

* Very fast, rivaling Sonic in speed

* Excellent horizontal air movement

* Good jump height

* Disjointed hitboxes and high range on many attacks give them high priority

* Good range on attacks allows her to continue combos from farther away

* Can easily space or zone opponents out

* Very fast attacks with little to no starting and ending lag

* Possess a meteor smash: down aerial

* Kill moves: up smash, down smash, forward smash, dash attack, up aerial, down aerial, back throw, Pulse Bomb

* Excellent air game especially off-stage since she has so many recovery options and mix-ups

* Down tilt is a projectile and is capable of jab locking an opponent

* Dash attack has Super Armor

* Down throw is a great combo starter

* Neutral special Chronal Surge negates momentum, allowing for mix-ups when approaching or recovering, has Super Armor frames at the start as well as having a Witch Time-esque effect on opponents that hit her during the Super Armor frames, and speeds up the cooldown time for her other moves by cutting them in half

* Blink side special is key to maneuvering around a stage or recovering; it can be directed in any direction and used up to three times consecutively, allowing for mix-ups when recovering and approaching opponents; can be cancelled into any of her other moves nearly instantly after the move ends

* Up special Recall is central to Tracer's gameplay; it allows her to go back in time three seconds prior, healing her a bit of damage and allowing her to easily recover to a stage or retreat from an enemy; it is also useful for mix-ups when recovering, for example, she can jump towards the edge and then use Recall to go back to before she jumped, and though off-stage, she can then use her Blink side special to recover; Recall does not leave Tracer helpless

* Pulse Bomb down special is a powerful kill move that can be stuck onto enemies and platforms

### Weaknesses

* Lightweight, being easy to K.O.

* Neutral special Chronal Surge is vulnerable to grabs even during Super Armor frames; slow effect on enemies lasts a very short time, leaving them open to little more than jab or grabs

* Side special Blink can only be used three times consecutively before it must cooldown; it also does not cause opponents to flinch when they are hit by it

* Recall has the highest cooldown of her special moves and if the opponent is able to edge-guard Tracer effectively it is left rather useless; it also requires the player to pay attention to Tracer's positions at all times and always keep her moving

* Pulse Bomb can damage Tracer if she gets too close

* Few combo starters on the ground besides up tilt, dash attack, and down throw

* Down aerial must sweetspot to meteor smash

* Sheer speed of attacks can make them easy for opponents to dodge

* Opponents that are observant of Tracer's movements can easily counter her Recall and Blinks

* Can be easily gimped if not careful

* Short grab range

* Moves like jab, up aerial, and forward aerial have linear hitboxes that can make them easy to dodge if the opponent DIs correctly

* Low damage output on many attacks, particularly those with high range

* Many attacks that have high range leave Tracer exposed from behind or have no hitboxes close to Tracer that leaves her open to attack

* Fast falling speed makes her vulnerable to juggling

## Moveset

### Air Attacks

 Forward Air
 Back Air
 Up Air
 Down Air

### Grabs

 Forward Throw
 Back Throw
 Up Throw
 Down Throw

### Other Attacks

 100% Ledge Attack
 Floor Attack

 **Final Smash** | Pulse Bomb

### On-Screen Appearance

Blinks onto the stage, waves at the screen, and gets into her fighting stance.

### Taunts

Side Taunt: Tracer does a quick salute with one of her pistols and says, "Hi!"

Up Taunt: Tracer spins her guns around and says, "The cavalry's here!"

Down Taunt: Tracer does her Over the Shoulder victory pose and giggles.

### Idle Poses

* Tracer hops from foot to foot, eager to get moving;
* Tracer inspects her Pulse Pistols for a moment.

## Victory

### Theme

A remix of the first snippet of the victory theme from Overwatch.

### Poses

* Tracer's Over the Shoulder victory pose from Overwatch.
* Tracer's Sitting victory pose from Overwatch, saying "There's no stopping me!"
* Tracer's Normal victory pose from Overwatch.

## Trophies

### Tracer

* A former Overwatch Agent, Tracer is a time-jumping adventurer who hails from London. She was the youngest member to be included in Overwatch's experimental flight program, but during the first flight, a horrible accident occured and she was presumed dead. However, her molecules was desynconized from her body, basically making her a living ghost. This was until a scientist developed the Chronal Accelerator, causing Tracer to have a normal life and have the ability to control her own time.

## Trivia

* Tracer is the only character who has never appeared on an Nintendo console prior to Super Smash Bros. Switch's release.