Lucario :: Super Smash Brothers Brawl Character Profiles

Lucario

Lucario is a jackal that uses "aura" (meaning it's the "aura Pokémon"). It's one of those things in ancient Egyptian legends or something. So people tell me, anyway. I don't like it and despite what people thought about it when it was first released, it is not a legendary Pokémon. However, Lucario is pretty cool in its own way. It can pull off some nifty combos and copies a few move styles from Mewtwo from the last game (who was by far cooler to play as). Another cool thing about Lucario is the use of the move Reversal. It's sort of the same in Brawl as it is in the Pokémon games themselves; Lucario's power increases with the amount of damage it has taken. The higher the percentage, the higher the damage you will do to your opponents.

Lucario's attacks are based on its use of aura, a sort of special power it has within it. Lucario also uses a lot of its own physical attacks coming from its part-fighting typing. Lucario has a mixture of Special Attacks in the game which you can use by pressing your equivalent "B" button (like on the GameCube controllers).

Special Moves
Standard B	Aura Sphere
Up B	ExtremeSpeed
Side B	Force Palm
Down B	Double Team
Final Smash	Aura Storm

Note: To perform the Final Smash, you must first have the Smash Ball (you will be glowing if you've smashed it, you have to attack it until it has smashed). You then press your equivalent "B" button.

I feel as if I must note that Lucario will get increased range with all of its attacks the higher the damage. Force Palm will reach further with your increased damage, Aura Sphere will increase in size massively and damage will obviously increase if it hits. (At that size, it'd be pretty hard!) Don't get cocky though; you're still at a high percentage and Lucario is rather floaty and will be knocked out easily if you're not careful.

Lucario also has a counter like the sword wielders Marth and Ike. Double Team causes Lucario to go in a state of calmness. If it is hit by an attack in those frames, you will "split" into two and appear behind your opponent and counter-attack. You'll take no damage like you would normally, but you must be careful not to do this on an edge because you cannot jump after using it and you may fall off the edge!

General Tips:

Aerial ability - Lucario is a master of aerial moves and combos in the air. A lot of Lucario's aerial moves can be connected into each other with ease because of the way it moves in the air. Lucario is a very floaty character (mimicked from Mewtwo in Melee). You can make excellent use of this aerial ability.
Recovery! - Lucario's Up Special, Extremespeed may not do much damage if you hit someone with it, but it's definitely a great recovery move! Another great thing about this move is that you can move your trajectory in a curve. It can't be a tight curve, but it's good enough to get around someone you don't like and to get back on stage.

Page written by Anarcree.

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