Deep Leffen's Guide to Smash

A good chunk of Deep Leffen Lore revolves around his opinions regarding Smash. Between competing, other players, and the game’s intricacies, Deep Leffen possesses a wealth on insight on how to succeed at smash in the Deep Leffen Alternative Universe

Takes on the Smash Series
For Deep Leffen, smash is smashing your bros, “frame data”, and a few other things, including moral truth and beauty, all wrapped up into one .Deep Leffen mentions playing two games in the smash series: Melee and Ultimate. He generally considers Melee to be the superior game, but still enjoys playing Ultimate.

Deep Leffen notes that Melee was originally supposed to be played nude by Sakurai, and that there are no rules against doing so.

Deep Leffen enjoys Ultimate because most people are unable to play it due to old age, making it unique in his eyes. . Deep Leffen notes that the community typically has a “Golden Rule” that reads like a gentleman’s agreement for gameplay. The golden rule is as follows: You are allowed to lose neutral 5 times in a row without taking damage. When you win your initial 5 neutral exchanges, you're allowed to take 2 less total damage in subsequent efforts.

Mechanics and Techniques in Smash
The following are universal moves/ inputs confirmed by Deep Leffen

Basic Attacks

 * jab

Tilt attacks

 * Forward Tilt - Note that some ftilts can be projectiles.


 * Up tilt/ utilt


 * Down tilt

Aerial Attacks/ “Aerial tilts”

 * Nair  (Neutral Airs)


 * Forward Air/ Fair


 * Back Air


 * Up Air - You cannot dash back out of this move.


 * Down Air (Spike)   - You cannot infinite with this move, nor can opponents back throw you while in this state.

Smash Attacks

 * Forward Smash (Strong Forward Tilt)


 * Up smash


 * Down Smash

Specials/ B moves

 * Neutral B


 * Up-B  - You can Up B out of shield


 * Down-B - It may be possible to Down B out of shield (ambiguous)


 * Side-B

Other Attacks

 * Dash attack

Throws

 * Back throw – the only confirmed throw in smash. You cannot tech back throws, nor can you back throw spikes.

Shielding/ Shield Techniques and Properties

 * Shield


 * Shield break/ half shield break - Note these techniques may be specific to Chrom and Watch. These techniques can combo into each other.


 * Shield buff


 * Shield cancel

Edge/ Ledge Techniques

 * Edge-canceling


 * Edge-guard/ Edge-guarding - You can edge-guard yourself


 * Edge-trapping


 * Ledge-approaching


 * Ledge-bagging


 * Ledge-canceling


 * Ledge-canceling (you name it)


 * Ledge-canceling (“this is your ledge, you gotta own it”)


 * Ledge-canceling (“can’t cancel me”)


 * Ledge-canceling (“why can’t you hit me”)


 * Ledge-confirming


 * Ledge-gimping


 * Ledge-hiding

Other Techniques/ Skills

 * Neutral


 * Macro-spacing


 * Platform camping


 * Tech chasing


 * Zoning

Miscellaneous Techniques

 * M2K (the most hated technique)


 * Duck Hunt’s Duck Hunt


 * Cash Grab via turning tap jump on and framing your opponent as an ISIS recruiter

Relevant Guides (from Izaw)

 * ”How to play smash”


 * ”Get better, my friend”


 * ”How to get friends”


 * “Smash Bros websites that you can access for free with a premium membership.”

Other Guides

 * There was one but he forgot

General

 * Watch replays


 * Ledge-bagging


 * Get better at getting better


 * Remain un-tilted

Learning Characters

 * If you can’t remember who you main, write it down or ask your opponent if you can borrow his/ her main.


 * Only play characters that you are already in Elite Smash with

Gameplan and Neutral Game

 * Use moves that keeps opponents at a distance, bait, and react to several iterations of reactions.


 * Keep your disadvantage state horizontal


 * Keep your advantage state vertical


 * Play a good character with good frame data, recovery, distance on moves, hitboxes, damage output, true combos out of shield, neutral, edge-guarding, offstage mobility, fundamentals, and tech skill

In Competition

 * Give your opponent a quick run-down of your playstyle and favorite moves


 * Ask your opponent if they want your signature, mention your facebook following


 * Do NOT money match anybody who has a Nintendo Switch


 * Ask your opponent for a few wins


 * Let your opponent physically die mid-match


 * John after losing


 * Tell your opponent before a match that you’re going to win to lower their expectations.


 * Respond to any respect from your opponent with emotional abuse


 * Exploit weaknesses in your opponent’s home security system and personal habits


 * Exploit your opponent’s personal information and ties to their loved ones


 * Be willing to outsmart those who are willing to outsmart even themselves


 * Be willing to get inside your opponents' head, preferably using a stainless steel bone cleaver

Useful Observations of other Top Players

 * HBox's playstyle is both aggressive and defensive.


 * MKLeo memorizes his character’s name by heart


 * Zackray starts every match by memorizing all the buttons he has to press before the game  .

Tips for the Mental Game

 * Channeling your frustration through your fists if you get upset at smash online

Personal Opinions
Deep Leffen is no stranger to letting ad hominems, humblebrags, and other hot takes fly on the twitterverse. The following are Deep Leffen’s personal opinions related to smash.

Deep Leffen’s Skill Level
Deep Leffen considers himself to be an “elite gamer” (possibly “e-gamer”, for short, claiming to be the only player in the world with real ultra-instinct . As an elite gamer, he is good at every game

He boasts that Game 7 Leffen is capable of beating Game 4 MKLeo while simultaneously noting that  MKLeo was once the number 1 player in the world as Ultimate. As a self-testament to his skill, he claims he has at least 5.5 million GSP and can pull off a dash attack or back throw with any character. He also claims to have “unlimited and boundless schmovement” and a playstyle akin to a level 9 CPU that got into Elite Smash with the infamously terrible character Banjo Kong (see Tier List). Deep Leffen has claimed that he has the potential to win supermajors with Mewtwo

Opinions on other Players’ Mains
Deep Leffen has some interesting takes on the roster. He claims that campy mains are toxic unless he is playing them. By his own definition, this would make him toxic, though he admits being this way. He also considers both second and third party characters to be “annoying”.

On occasion, Deep Leffen will express opinions about people who main specific characters. He implies that sometimes Game & Watch mains have fun in not having fun and that Roy mains smell foul.

Opinions on Different Playstyles
While noting that there are a variety of okay playstyles, he has expressed disdains towards those who play “like a bitch” and/ or with items on. Some notable examples of playstyles Deep Leffen has mentioned include :
 * Mang0: The Serial Killer, unpredictable, in your head, feeding on your emotions. He is an excellent drunk solider, tactician, and a giant metal T-Rex.
 * M2K: The machine, cold, clinical, calculating. At points he is considered the Clown Prince of Smash; chaotic, murderous, insane, and scary. Sometimes adopts the fisherman style when playing among the super low tier ranks.
 * Armada: The jazz pianist, improvisational, technically precise. Sometimes considered a superior "robot" to M2K.
 * Leffen: The Fluorescent Sarcophagus, delivering death as conspicuously as possible while making waves and making America great through his corporate business practices.
 * Hungrybox: The Dinner Lady and Pillsbury Doughboy, delicious and soft, but may transform into an all-consuming, primal sex-addict at a moment's notice.
 * Hugs: Slternates between Old & Dying Gymnast style, Stoner Style, and Skynet Takeover style.
 * Chillindude829: The noble Equestrian Horse, athlete, and Patriarch of the smash community.
 * PPMD: The gamer who's focus is centralized around one particular game.
 * Pulp: Has a wide variety of styles, most of which are met by the double barrel of Deep Leffen's shotgun (Curious Bastard Child style and Majestic Pony style). Sometimes adopts Pirate style.
 * Llod: The Conservative Lawyer and Old Miracle Worker.
 * Hax: The Artist who refuses to accept the status quo.
 * Wizzrobe: The Dirty & Disgusting Sea-Urchin.
 * Axe: The beautiful and innocent K-Pop child
 * Milktea: The milkman, delivering milk (probably).
 * Chu Dat: The simple-minded piano prodigy.
 * S2J: The unmotivated champion.
 * MacD: The Barber, changing hairstyles but never attitude or behavior.
 * Tafokints: The Nevernier, born without talent at all.
 * Frostbite: The Amazing Wizard.
 * Wobbles: The Bearded Samurai, strong and stoic and impressively sized in all the right areas.
 * Alex19: The Muse, a goddess on her high throne.
 * Zain: A man born of many animal parts.

Smash Wishlist
Deep Leffen has expressed the desire for a new sword character on multiple occasions, most notably Waluigi. However, he has also expressed interest in the following possible DLCs:
 * Mario without a sword
 * A powerful character (Janna[?][Ambiguous])
 * A big ass dog who is the same color as the player, listens to your opinions, is non-judgmental, and can set itself on fire.
 * New Character Skins
 * A new game
 * Downloadable frame data for my main or custom character weapons
 * Pokéwater
 * New weapons for Trash Can Man
 * Buffs to Trash Can Man, including special move mapping the prevents mid-match concession
 * A larger role for Trash Can Man in the franchise

Smash Predictions
Deep Leffen has speculated that the following list of fighters were a part of a new fighters pass:
 * Queen Kong
 * Dinkey King
 * Type II Diabetes
 * PK Pete
 * Junkman & The Little Dipper
 * Sticky "Ricky" Steamboat and the Lunchpail Gang
 * Cactus Jack
 * and
 * Mario
 * A character named "Lance Diamond"
 * Big Momma from Big Momma's House
 * A common field mouse
 * A character named Bobby "Tucked Up and Fucked Up" Buntrock
 * A real life baby
 * the Bubonic Plague
 * a character named Sugar Lips Samson that cannot kill or be killed
 * Doddy King
 * Clyde
 * The Kool-Aid Man
 * Mrs. Mario
 * The Ghost of the Artist Formerly Known as Prince
 * Attila the Hun
 * The Beatles' White Albumn
 * Johnny Bravo
 * A character named "Hurricane Charlie" whose Final Smash is destroying the patriarchy
 * The Sony Corporation and every single one of its employees
 * Kimbo Slice
 * The relationship status "It's Complicated."
 * Santa Claus' Santa Claus
 * Luster Soldier
 * the person responsible
 * Paper Hands Mario
 * This URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QQy9YWEEDOk#t=132s
 * A Nintendo employee
 * Systemic Racism
 * Low-tide Donkey Kong
 * The Unspeakable Horror That Poisons the Mind and Blackens The Soul
 * 'Missingno'
 * Brian Fellow's Safari Planet
 * Blue Eyes White Dragon
 * One of the three bodhisattvas in the Pure Land tradition
 * Smash Smash Brother