Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2/Ember

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Combos

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Strategy

About

The ghostly rock star who can charm anyone with her singing!

Ember McLain is a ghostly rock star and a recurring member of Danny Phantom 's rogues' gallery. Using her hypnotic guitar, she gains more power the more popular her performance is. This often leads to schemes where she will hypnotize people to do her bidding using her tunes. However, time and time again, Danny thwarts her plans in the end.

Playstyle

Ember is an all-rounder sword character who generally does well in different areas. She has a simple but strong combo game with her Light Up Air especially being a strong juggle tool. She also has a generally strong neutral thanks to her disjoints and decent projectiles. In addition, she possesses extra depth with her Cheer meter which she fills up as she lands attacks. Once it is filled, you can unleash a powered up version of your special attack separate from your Slime Specials.

If you like keeping it simple, or enjoy a harmonious melody of disjoints and combos, Ember is the name to remember!

Metagame

Ember is ranked 14th out of 29 on the current tier list, in the A- tier.

Ember is a well-rounded character with a lot of versatile tools in her kit. Her guitar basically acts as a sword, being an excellent juggle tool that keeps opponents in her threat range with ease. Ember's attacks also do very good damage, being able to rack up considerable amounts of damage in no time flat. The centerpiece of her kit, however, is her Cheer meter, which gives her access to some deadly options to use against her opponent.

However, Ember does have some noticeable flaws. Her frame data and general speed are rather average as a tradeoff for her range, which means she has trouble escaping combos at times. Her tall frame further accentuates the problem. However, arguably her biggest weakness is her weak recovery: her Up Special is slow, predictable, and has little horizontal reach, which means Ember is somewhat of a sitting duck offstage if she gets caught too low.

For a long stretch of the metagame, Ember has been considered a mid tier character, with the earliest impressions of her even having her be a low or bottom-tier character. However, with strong results in tournament play, opinions on her have significantly improved, and Ember is now considered to be a high-mid or even high tier character, with very respectable results in competitive play.

Ember


Franchise	Danny Phantom
Weight	0.99
Fall Speed	1.1
Gravity	0.9
Run Speed	1.2
Air Speed	1.1

Strengths	Weaknesses
GOOD RANGE: Ember's move set not only provides her with big/long hitboxes, but also projectiles she can outspace opponents with. HARD HITTERS: A lot of Ember's moves deal a considerable amount of damage and can kill at higher percents.	LACKLUSTER RECOVERY: Ember has a pretty linear recovery and does not cover a lot of distance, you'll often have to spend slime, use an air stalling move or time an air dodge to make it back to the stage. SLUGGISH: Ember is not the fastest character both in speed and frame data, which makes her melee range game not that great.

Moveset

Ground Light Attacks

Tell Me Who You Love!
Light

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
12%	3	4-6	Depends on step	-0
Ember swings her guitar twice before shooting a mini laser out of it. This move has 3 steps. To advance to the next step, press the Light Attack button after the active frames. End this move early by not pressing the Light Attack button. 1ST STEP: Ember swings her guitar, deals 4% DAMAGE with no knockback. 2ND STEP: Ember throws a second swing, deals 3% DAMAGE with no knockback. 3RD STEP: Ember shoots a laser out of her guitar, deals 5% DAMAGE with decent knockback. Connecting all steps makes this move deal 12% DAMAGE

No Duets
Forward+Light

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
13%	10	11-13	40	-0
Ember swings her guitar in front of her. Kills at high percents.

Goin' Under
Up+Light

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
12%	6	7-21,23-24	54	-0
Ember spins her guitar while taking cover under it. Multihits opponents on the first set of hitboxes for up to 5% DAMAGE, then ends the move with a finishing blow that deals 7% DAMAGE with high knockback. On Frame 7, theres a hitbox that appears in front of Ember that sends opponents towards the spinning guitar. Kills at high percents.

Kickstart My Combo
Down+Light

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
6%	7	8-10	21	-0
Ember swings her guitar close to the floor in quick succession. Opponents hit are thrown towards Ember. Has less range and knockback than No Duets but is quicker.

We Love Rock n' Roll
Light (Running)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
12%	6	7-19	49	-0
Ember slides through the floor in Rock n' Roll fashion. On Frame 11, the hitbox turns sour, which reduces the knockback of the move and deals 9% DAMAGE instead.

Air Light Attacks

Master Of Strings
Light (Airborne)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
12%	5	6-28	47	-0
Ember spins her guitar in the air. Multihits opponents for up to 6% DAMAGE, then gives a final blow that deals 6% DAMAGE with decent knockback, for a total of 12% DAMAGE if every hit connects.

This is MY Stage!
Forward+Light (Airborne)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
14%	16	17-24	52	-0
Ember performs a powerful slam with her guitar. On Frames 17-18, theres a Sweet Spot located just above the end of Ember's guitar, landing it will Spike opponents and makes the move deal 16% DAMAGE instead. Additionally, theres 2 more hitboxes here that cover Ember's front space and act like the sour spots.

M.Bersbackair
Back+Light (Airborne)

"That's not a clue! That's a billboard!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
15%	6	7-11	37	-0
Ember throws a strong kick behind her. On Frame 10, the hitbox becomes sour, reducing the knockback and dealing 9% DAMAGE instead.

Welcome to the Ghost Zone
Up+Light (Airborne)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
12%	10	11-17	56	-0
Ember swings her guitar above her with a powerful blow.

Here Comes The Spike
Down+Light (Airborne)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
14%	7	8-12	54	-0
Ember swings her guitar below her, Spiking opponents hit. On Frame 11, the hitbox turns sour, which knocks opponents upwards and deals 11% DAMAGE instead.

Ground Strong Attacks

Through the Fire and the Embers
Strong

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
20%	18	19-21	65	-0
Ember performs a strong slam with her guitar and the floor, sparking up flames along the way. EX VERSION Move deals 24% DAMAGE instead.

Fanning The Flames
Up+Strong

"More fire than the episode of the same name"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
17%	9	10-32	55	-0
Ember surrounds herself with flames using her fire power. Multihits the opponents caught for up to 4% DAMAGE before giving the final blow. The multihits also knock opponents into Ember. The final blows deals 13% DAMAGE and has high knockback. EX VERSION Multihit deals up to 5% DAMAGE and final blows deals 15% DAMAGE instead, for a total of 20% DAMAGE if every hit connects.

Girls' Night Out
Down+Strong

"Hey girls! It's a girls' night out!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
12%	18	19-21	58	-0
Ember stomps the ground and sends a shockwave from her guitar. EX VERSION Move deals 15% DAMAGE instead.

Air Strong Attacks

Let The Flames Spin
Strong (Airborne)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
15%	14	15-19	39	-0
Ember whips her fiery ponytail towards the opponent. EX VERSION Move deals 18% DAMAGE instead.

Hit You With My Best Shot
Up+Strong (Airborne)

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
13%	13	14-36,41-43	63	-0
Ember surrounds herself inside a pink circle of ghost aura created from her guitar while also attacking opponents with it. Multihits the opponents caught for up to 6% DAMAGE before delivering the final blow. The final blow deals 7% DAMAGE with decent knockback, for a total of 13% DAMAGE if every hit connects. Ember may skip straight to the final blow by pressing the Charge Button again while the multihit is active. Ember will stall on the air while this move is active and if its the first Air Strong attack she has performed while airborne. Ember can break the ghost aura early by pressing the CHARGE BUTTON again before the second multihit happens. This causes the move to deal 12% DAMAGE instead but has higher knockback. EX VERSION Multihit deals up to 8% DAMAGE and final blows deals 8% DAMAGE instead, for a total of 16% DAMAGE if every hit connects.

September Rain
Down+Strong (Airborne)

"Winds blow, the dead leaves fall..."

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
15%	27	28	56	-0
Ember shoots out a wave from her guitar in a downwards angle The projectile is active for about 2 seconds. Ember will stall on the air when shooting the projectile and if its the first Air Strong attack she has performed while airborne. EX VERSION Projectile deals 18% DAMAGE instead.

Special Attacks

Ghost Power Chord
Special

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
5%	17	18	53	-0
Ember launches a ghost fist projectile forward that deals damage upon hitting an enemy. The fist will last 2.5 seconds before disappearing CHEER BOOST Ember shoots an empowered ghost fist, which has a larger hitbox, travels faster, has more knockback and deals 12% DAMAGE. EX VERSION Ember shoots a bigger fist, which has a larger hitbox and deals 8% DAMAGE.

Apreggio
Forward+Special

"GET OUT OF MY NEW HOME!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
17%	8	9-12	39 (per step)	-0
Ember creates a fiery treble clef in front of her that hits opponents. It's a 4 step move that needs individual button presses to activate each step. Press the Special Button to move to the next step. You can cancel the move early by not pressing the Special Button Each clef landed will deal 3% DAMAGE with weak knockback, except for the last one which deals 8% DAMAGE and has higher knockback (for a total of 17% DAMAGE if the move fully connects). Ember will stall on the air at the start of the first 3 steps. CHEER BOOST Ember empowers the treble clef, which increases its range and outputs a burst of 23% DAMAGE with a multi-hit, sending away any opponents caught with high knockback at the end. EX VERSION Holding the the Special Button will make Ember skip to the last step of the move.

Jam Sessions
Down+Special

"That's my JAM!"

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
1%	15	16-29	54	-0
Ember unleashes a wave of ghost power from her guitar. Grounded opponents hit by the wave will get stunned for 1.25 seconds Airborne opponents will be knocked away and receive 4% DAMAGE instead (albeit the knockback is very weak). The hitbox starts small but gets bigger as the active frames go by. CHEER BOOST Ember empowers the wave, which stuns opponents hit for 2.5 seconds regardless of whether they are airborne or grounded and deals 10% DAMAGE instead. EX VERSION Grounded opponents hit by the wave will get stunned for 2 seconds Airborne opponents will still be knocked away and receive 8% DAMAGE instead (and the knockback is still pretty weak).

Drifting Sword
Up+Special

Damage	Startup	Active Frames	Total Frames	Safety
18%	0	0-0	0	-0
Ember ascends while riding her guitar and spinning in circles, hitting opponents along the way. The opponents caught will get hit by weak multi-hits, if they are airborne, they will be dragged with Ember. At the maximum height, Ember does a final blow that will knock opponents away and deal 9% DAMAGE. After this, Ember will begin to free fall (unless you slime cancel the move before hand). Assuming all multihit's connect, this move can deal up to 18% DAMAGE CHEER BOOST Ember gains more height and can snap to the ledge if she's near it. The multihits deal 2% DAMAGE, making the move deal up to 27% DAMAGE. The final blow has increased knockback. Ember will not free fall after the final blow. EX VERSION Ember gets significantly more height.