If you want a little more info about SDI'ing in SSF2, check out this video

nice one godot

I just noticed something about Naruto's Down Air, it sort of works like a Wave Dash. It sends forward a decent distance, so I kinda started manipulating that to get some good grabs while also sliding a little. So yeah if anyone is curious about that all you really have to do is Down Air after a short hop.

Jump canceled dashgrab is more effective

Heya, Narududes. I put ten minutes of thought into a matchup chart with no explanations. Perhaps it can generate discussion?

Naruto’s number is always first.

Destruction
80:20
70:30
70:30
70:30
70:30
65:35
65:35
65:35
65:35
65:35

Win
60:40
60:40
60:40
55:45
55:45
55:45
55:45
52:48

Even
50:50
50:50
50:50

Lose
45:55
45:55
45:55
40:60
40:60
40:60
40:60
40:60

I would say he beats mario, pika and bbm. Though I use mario against naruto.

I would put naruto vs mk as 45:55. MK has a harder time dealing with Naruto's clones then other characters, especially in the air and this is coming from my experience on both sides of the mu.

Edit:
I would put Tails vs Naruto as 51:49, I wouldn't say Naruto loses that much to Tails. I would say if Naruto tries to play up close, then yeah, Tails beats him due to priority.

I would put Fox vs Naruto 60:40 instead.

I would put Zelda vs Naruto, as an even mu due to Zelda being able to kill Naruto more out right then Naruto can do to her.

Lloyd vs Naruto I would say is 55:45, due to if Naruto is able to keep the Lloyd out and edge guard well, then he has a chance.

reasoning?

explain this one

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Black Mage quick reasoning:
Naruto wins neutral thanks to his superior speed and ability to control the stage with clones. His punish game on Black Mage is solid, and the little blue dude dies to Rasenshuriken really early. On the flip side, Black Mage has solid priority on his approach options, all of which beat out clones and lead into easy off-stage carries. He absolutely annihilates Naruto off-stage, which allows him to seal up stocks with fewer wins in neutral. Close matchup with edge to Naruto.

Bomberman quick reasoning:
Bomberman’s aerial maneuverability and monster initial dash allow him to play solid footsies against Naruto's ground game, while the high priority on his low-commitment forward air let’s him contend with clones at little risk to himself. Their neutral games are roughly equal against one another, both characters edgeguard each other quite well and both have vastly different but equally effective methods of controlling the stage. The matchup can swing to favour whoever is snowballing with the lead at the moment thanks to Rasenshuriken and P-Bombs, but overall very even.

Quick question: what's the deal with the random "charge light" effect he has? Just something that's been bugging me for a while.

The what?

My best guess would be the bug where Naruto is shown to have a Rasenshuriken ready, but upon tapping B, he uses Rasengan instead.

Oh the charge bug, it's just not him, but characters like DK. Actually, its just mainly those two.

That effect is meant to indicate when he is allowed to use aerial down special again. The move has a forced wait period that extends past the point at which the animation actually ends in order to prevent abuse.