Bubbles
Brings It Around Town!
Bubbles, the main protagonist of Clu Clu Land, was one of several characters considered to represent the NES era in Super Smash Bros. Melee before being passed over in favor of Ice Climbers. I wanted to take my own crack at a Bubbles moveset, but here's the twist: nearly all of Bubbles' attacks are taken from sumo wrestling techniques, inspired by the pushing and grabbing gameplay of Clu Clu Land.
Playstyle: Glass Cannon
Bubbles is small, her jump height is mediocre at best, and she's a lightweight, so she gets launched rather easily. But don't let that fool you; behind her lackluster jumping ability and feather-light weight lie deceptively powerful attacks meant to control space and take stocks at high percents.
Bubbles is small, her jump height is mediocre at best, and she's a lightweight, so she gets launched rather easily. But don't let that fool you; behind her lackluster jumping ability and feather-light weight lie deceptively powerful attacks meant to control space and take stocks at high percents.
- Default
- P2 (green)
- Unira (turquoise)
- Lololo (blue)
- Lalala (pink)
- Yellow Unira (yellow)
- Moogle (white / purple)
- Bob-omb (black)
Stance/Idle 1: Bubbles bobs left and right.
Idle 2: Bubbles wiggles her tail.
Idle 3: Bubbles winks an eye and waves at the camera.
Walk: Bubbles walks forward while swinging her stubby little arms.
Dash: Bubbles dashes forward while wiggling her tail.
Damage: Bubbles flips backwards with her eyes shut.
Jump: Bubbles jumps at a somewhat small height.
Crouch: Bubbles sits down on the floor.
Jab: 100-Hand Slap; two harite (2% each, small knockback), followed a flurry of palm strikes (1% each hit, small knockback) before finishing with a single-handed shove (5%, small knockback)
Forward+A: Suso-Harai; a tail sweep that trips an opponent while making them slide backwards (7%, small knockback)
Up+A: Bubbles raises a white flag into the air, launching the opponent vertically (7%, small knockback)
Down+A: Wari-Dashi; Bubbles pushes the opponent while sitting down, causing them to slide backwards (7%, small knockback)
Dash Attack: Nimai-Geri; Bubbles slides on one leg to push the opponent into the air (9%, small knockback)
Edge Attack: Bubbles turns like how she does in Clu Clu Land and delivers a headbutt (9%, small knockback)
Get-Up Attack: Bubbles spins around on the floor (7%, small knockback)
Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Harite; Bubbles spins around with both palms open (12%, OK knockback)
Air Forward+A: O****aoshi; Bubbles pushes the opponent with both palms (15%, OK knockback)
Air Back + A: Soto-Gake; Bubbles kicks behind herself (11%, OK knockback)
Air Up+A: Bubbles backflips and swats with her tail (11%, OK knockback)
Air Down+A: Hiki-Taoshi; a forceful palm strike with both palms (17% with a meteor effect, OK knockback)
Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Tsuki-Dashi; Bubbles thrusts forwards with both palms (22%, medium knockback)
Up+A: Bubbles rapidly waves a white flag above herself four times (5% each hit, OK knockback)
Down+A: Hatakikomi; Bubbles slaps the ground with both palms, with each palm causing a shockwave that launches opponents upward (19%, OK knockback)
Grab Game
Grab: Nodowa; Bubbles thrusts her open palm onto the opponent.
Pummel: Ottsuke; Bubbles thrusts an elbow into the opponent (2%)
Forwards+Throw: Oshi-Dashi; Bubbles smashes into her opponent (13%, OK knockback)
Back+Throw: Harima-Nage; Bubbles pulls the opponent behind herself (10%, OK knockback)
Up+Throw: Tsuri-Dashi; Bubbles lifts the opponent into the air and tosses them in an arc (11%, OK knockback)
Down+Throw: Uwate-Nage; Bubbles flips the opponent and lets go of them (9%, small knockback)
Forward+A: Suso-Harai; a tail sweep that trips an opponent while making them slide backwards (7%, small knockback)
Up+A: Bubbles raises a white flag into the air, launching the opponent vertically (7%, small knockback)
Down+A: Wari-Dashi; Bubbles pushes the opponent while sitting down, causing them to slide backwards (7%, small knockback)
Dash Attack: Nimai-Geri; Bubbles slides on one leg to push the opponent into the air (9%, small knockback)
Edge Attack: Bubbles turns like how she does in Clu Clu Land and delivers a headbutt (9%, small knockback)
Get-Up Attack: Bubbles spins around on the floor (7%, small knockback)
Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Harite; Bubbles spins around with both palms open (12%, OK knockback)
Air Forward+A: O****aoshi; Bubbles pushes the opponent with both palms (15%, OK knockback)
Air Back + A: Soto-Gake; Bubbles kicks behind herself (11%, OK knockback)
Air Up+A: Bubbles backflips and swats with her tail (11%, OK knockback)
Air Down+A: Hiki-Taoshi; a forceful palm strike with both palms (17% with a meteor effect, OK knockback)
Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Tsuki-Dashi; Bubbles thrusts forwards with both palms (22%, medium knockback)
Up+A: Bubbles rapidly waves a white flag above herself four times (5% each hit, OK knockback)
Down+A: Hatakikomi; Bubbles slaps the ground with both palms, with each palm causing a shockwave that launches opponents upward (19%, OK knockback)
Grab Game
Grab: Nodowa; Bubbles thrusts her open palm onto the opponent.
Pummel: Ottsuke; Bubbles thrusts an elbow into the opponent (2%)
Forwards+Throw: Oshi-Dashi; Bubbles smashes into her opponent (13%, OK knockback)
Back+Throw: Harima-Nage; Bubbles pulls the opponent behind herself (10%, OK knockback)
Up+Throw: Tsuri-Dashi; Bubbles lifts the opponent into the air and tosses them in an arc (11%, OK knockback)
Down+Throw: Uwate-Nage; Bubbles flips the opponent and lets go of them (9%, small knockback)
B : Sound Wave; Bubbles claps with both hands and fires a short-range sound wave that briefly paralyzes opponents (4%, small knockback)
B + ← → : Yori-Kori; Bubbles dashes forward to grab the opponent. If successful, Bubbles dashes forward until she reaches a ledge and pushes the opponent off the ledge.
B + ↑ : Bounce Jump; Bubbles bounces off a trampoline that appears between two Turning Posts.
B + ↓ : Turning Post; Bubbles swings around and around, hitting any opponents in the vicinity (16%, OK knockback). Letting go of B flings Bubbles in whatever direction she’s facing (blue means left, red means right); she can also cancel the attack on the ground by pressing the Shield button. When used in the air, Bubbles instead performs a pole vault.
Final Smash: Golden Ingots; Bubbles transforms into her NES sprite and begins laying down Golden Ingots in whatever direction she moves in (up, down, left and right) while hitting opponents in the way (10% each hit, OK knockback). When she connects the Ingots to form a complete shape, any opponents within it are sucked into a black hole before being spiked (40% with a meteor effect, far knockback). Any fighters above 100% are instantly K.O.’d.
B + ← → : Yori-Kori; Bubbles dashes forward to grab the opponent. If successful, Bubbles dashes forward until she reaches a ledge and pushes the opponent off the ledge.
B + ↑ : Bounce Jump; Bubbles bounces off a trampoline that appears between two Turning Posts.
B + ↓ : Turning Post; Bubbles swings around and around, hitting any opponents in the vicinity (16%, OK knockback). Letting go of B flings Bubbles in whatever direction she’s facing (blue means left, red means right); she can also cancel the attack on the ground by pressing the Shield button. When used in the air, Bubbles instead performs a pole vault.
Final Smash: Golden Ingots; Bubbles transforms into her NES sprite and begins laying down Golden Ingots in whatever direction she moves in (up, down, left and right) while hitting opponents in the way (10% each hit, OK knockback). When she connects the Ingots to form a complete shape, any opponents within it are sucked into a black hole before being spiked (40% with a meteor effect, far knockback). Any fighters above 100% are instantly K.O.’d.
Taunts
Up: Bubbles loosely mimics her victory animation from Clu Clu Land.
Side: Bubbles spins around once.
Down: A shiko.
Winposes
1: Bubbles spins around and around on a Turning Post, with swirls in her eyes.
2: Bubbles takes the appearance of her NES sprite before turning back to 3D and jumping with joy.
3: Bubbles comes spinning into the scene before sitting down and giving an embarrassed smile at the camera.
Applause: Bubbles slowly spins around with swirls in her eyes.
Icon: Unira
Boxing Ring Title: Around and Around She Goes
Star K.O.: The “game over” jingle from Clu Clu Land.
Victory Music: Stage Clear - Clu Clu Land
Kirby Hat: Unira
Up: Bubbles loosely mimics her victory animation from Clu Clu Land.
Side: Bubbles spins around once.
Down: A shiko.
Winposes
1: Bubbles spins around and around on a Turning Post, with swirls in her eyes.
2: Bubbles takes the appearance of her NES sprite before turning back to 3D and jumping with joy.
3: Bubbles comes spinning into the scene before sitting down and giving an embarrassed smile at the camera.
Applause: Bubbles slowly spins around with swirls in her eyes.
Icon: Unira
Boxing Ring Title: Around and Around She Goes
Star K.O.: The “game over” jingle from Clu Clu Land.
Victory Music: Stage Clear - Clu Clu Land
Kirby Hat: Unira
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