I don't know I think he's just some random, I wish he would've done some sort of introduction so we could know who he is something along the lines of "Hi I'm ZeRo and I was the best player in the world in the previous smash game" something like that would've been nice.
@@1trevor30 Dude at least acknowledge that Ray Chase did a good job voicing Roy. Plus it's much better to hear what he's saying than expect Subtitles to come out everytime he speaks.
@@skateboardmd9163 He does okay but it's not the original voice. I prefer his Melee voice. all the melee voices were better than the new trash they added along the way. Ray will never be as good, he to me is just a cheap copy.
I'd place him bottom of top tier or top of high tier right now until people figure out how to play their characters and counter others. Then who knows where he'll be either way though I can't see him falling out of high tier in this game.
This is coming from a Roy main from Sm4sh. Basic summarization of his strengths -fast. Has good air and ground speed. -strong. Ftilt, Bair, Fair, Fsmash, Dsmash, Usmash, Flare blade (important) and Up b are some notable kill moves, and even Nair can kill -has combos. Nair strings and Dthrow combos in this game give him good, good damage. -Fast, strong tilts. Utilt kills quite early, but Jab and Dtilt are both very fast, with Jab setting up combos Weaknesses -gets comboed a lot. He’s a fast faller, he can’t help it -Can sometimes struggle with projectile spam -Can kinda have some difficulty landing, not that bad though Recovery is much better than people say it is. But don’t get careless with it.
also from a sm4sh roy main and ultimate roy main: he has good approach options dthrow to aerials or tilts is great he can now turn around using neutral B neutral B reverse can now be a read tool
SlimesDoesStuff His Neutral B is actually a ledge trapping tool now as well. You could use it to ledge trap in Sm4sh, but it was worse. It covered Jump, regular get up, and get up attack with various timings. You could release it early and punish roll from the ledge with Usmash, pivot grab, side b, Up B, and Back Air thanks to the fact that it has practically no lag. Now, you can just turn it around to punish rolls, and even fake the turn around to make them think you will cover rolls (prompting them to perform one of the other three ledge options) then turn it back around and kill them. I killed a Bowser from 44% in Sm4sh once with this, it’s going to be a slept on threat in Ultimate with specific escapes being unmanageable.
I would really appreciate if you made a more advanced tech guide. Dash dances, wave dashing, "perfect" controller layout, how to DI, how to land, tech chases and how to tech correctly (what options to choose) and so on
Wait... is that Fire Emblem Binding Blade music I hear in the background. ZeRo are you making a Roy video and using music FROM HIS GAME?!?! I honestly can't remember the last time I've seen a guide do that... You just made my day! PRAISE OUR BOY
As a loyal Roy main in Smash 4, and a big fan of him as far back as Melee, it makes me happy beyond words to see his potential so amazingly realized with this iteration of the character. I can't wait to play him more in Ultimate, and really push him to his limits
I love Roy, you can pretty much combo anything and get really creative with it. I like grab>down throw>tap neutral special>forward special ending with upward slash>up special>dash into a jab>forward smash.
Roy's ftilt is actually one of the few moves in smash that can function straight as an anti air because the hitbox starts uptop in front of him. While uptilt is better if you are underneath them. It can beat out or trade with fairs and other moves more easily on reaction than marth or lucina that require you to throw out the move earlier. At least thats what I liked about it
I main Roy and I never see anyone else use the blade dance that ends with you knocking them up into the air. I have found a bunch of interesting combos especially on heavy characters.
Koopaling Roy is not even a character, just a Bowser Jr. skin. Shitty joke, older and deader than Ugandan Knuckles. (And one that was never as funny.) I also just realized that Ugandan Knuckles in acronym form is "UK". Food for thought.
I have been maining Roy since sm4sh, which isn't a lot of time but it's enough to see that his speed has increased notably and that makes him pretty good. Also, I now can combo normal-heavy weight from 0% to ≈60%
As a player of Roy since Melee, I wanted to get a refresher on Roy. For me, this video helped in that respect and understanding how he has changed. Unfortunately this guide does not cover any of his key characteristics. For any new player that is thinking of using Roy, here are some of the core mechanics missed in this video. 1. Roy's neutral special can be charged and can kill at 0 when near the edge, you can also change the direction of it simply by pressing left or right while you are charging and can also be charged/change direction in the air. Be careful, charging all the way if hitting someone or not does damage to Roy. 2. Roy's up special can be changed in direction somewhat, if you use the up special, try changing its direction with the analog stick so that you can change the path you take. 3. VERY IMPORTANT: Roy's attacks do less damage and less knockback when it is near the tip of the blade, and does significantly more damage and knockback near the hilt.
Can you include your on GC controller input display (like your streams) for these videos? would be helpful to see what and when you input certain things to try and replicate combos
Chrom has even damage along his sword. Roy's is stronger at the hilt and weaker at the tip. This gives Roy a better combo game but gives Chrom more reliable damage. Roy also has a better recovery so I prefer him.
I know a lot of people can get a bit pissy about people dick riding ZeRo but the dude’s entertaining to watch, very informative, has outstanding fundamentals and makes a shit tonne of content and tutorial videos for us to enjoy. It’s very easy to see why people enjoy watching him whether you like him or not.
He really was underrated in 4. Not top or high tier by any means but still slept on and there was a lot of mis-info on him. Ult Roy isn't really different outside of engine/universal changes, a few new kill options, and the first 2 hits of DED jab resetting. He can now just do what he wants a lot more often.
I play Roy, Palutena, and Little Mac. They’re surprisingly beginner friendly and, at least with the first two, chock-full of mileage in terms of high-level viability.
As a Roy main I think his (whichever you want they all work if you use them right) aerial to jab should be his go to combo starter and combo extender at low percents
i really like characters that can juggle well and that have good strings of attacks, i have never played roy so i hope that when i eventually play the game i like roy since he is good at both of the points covered above.
ShitpostingAtheist 98 percent of people worried about tiers aren’t, and will never be, good enough at the game for it to matter. 80 percent of that 98 percent don’t know how to abuse the good things about a character in a higher tier or even why a character is in a higher tier.
Hey zero I love the guides. It lets me understand what moves characters have and which ones I should expect even if I’m not playing the character in the guide. That being said it would also be very beneficial as a viewer if you also could mention what is good against the character. It allows the person playing Roy, in this case, to know what will be exploited on them as well as helping us to know how to exploit the character we don’t intend to play.
Also, Roy's sword does less damage at the tip and more damage closer to the hilt. This actually makes Roy feel more realistic since in real life swords do more damage at the hilt and less at the tip. This is because the hilt has more mass to be used for bludgeoning and keeping the sword balanced, while the tip is used for precise cutting attacks.
This is the first video game, be it Smash Bros or Fire Emblem, where Roy is objectively good. Now I can use him for something other than “oh I just think he’s cool”.
Was wondering if you could add more information about matchups as well in these videos? I love characters like Roy but struggle vs the camping characters! Is that just the trade off or do you have good recommendations for countering this play style as these characters?
are you tryna make videos on every character? if so i'd just like to point out theres very few good/updated guides on how to play villager, even in smash 4
I kinda wanted to hear that best player in smash 4 flex at the beginning lol
Now I'm not sure if I can trust his advice.....
* *_Obligatory "weird flex but ok" reply_* *
lmfao! "Hi, I'm ZeRo and I was the best player in Smash in the entire world."
nineb ! Reply*
Mordi same
Smash Players: "Ultimate has no Combos"
Roy: "Hold my Beer"
Since the game is really fast I'm pretty sure we'll find many if we dig deep enough.
Atinverd false
Luigi: hold my VacBlaster
Falcon: hold my car keys
Bowser: hold my lava pits
DK: hold my bananas
Palutena: hold my stripper pole
Atinverd little did they know nairo would make down throw bair the most popular thing. Ultimate is awesome
Man this game a year ago was cursed
who is this guy and what are his credentials? so confused rn
no clue lmfao
Dave Card probs some scrub who's never played smash 4
I know he's the best at something but I'm not sure
GamingBerserker I heard he is the best in tetris
I don't know I think he's just some random, I wish he would've done some sort of introduction so we could know who he is something along the lines of "Hi I'm ZeRo and I was the best player in the world in the previous smash game" something like that would've been nice.
Will he do these character guides for every character? I would like that
Just the characters that he doesn't plan on maining
@@sonicmoviefan063ez8 ... he said Roy will be one of his mains
He said yesterday on stream that he plans to do this for every character, it just will take him a long time
@@vanderlark understandable. 80 characters is freakin huge.
@@JM-vl3cy 74 I think but definately :D Can't wait to see how the tiers pan out a few months in and beyond
Roy got the biggest buff in his voice. Good LORD.
Worse than his classic Japanese one in every way
Failure is not an option!
@@1trevor30 weeb
@@1trevor30 Dude at least acknowledge that Ray Chase did a good job voicing Roy. Plus it's much better to hear what he's saying than expect Subtitles to come out everytime he speaks.
@@skateboardmd9163 He does okay but it's not the original voice. I prefer his Melee voice. all the melee voices were better than the new trash they added along the way. Ray will never be as good, he to me is just a cheap copy.
i wanted to play world of light with roy........thanks sakurai for putting him near the end
Oh yikes, currently trying to do the same thing
AsbakNL I just use Marth as a replacement
There's always New Game Plus. You can play as him then from the start.
I wanted to use Marth
Roy appears later to balance the game. ; )
It's quite a shock that Roy's no longer Marth's echo fighter. Now Chrom is Roy's echo fighter.
@@JustK987 True
ROY’S OUR BOY! ROY’S OUR BOY! ROY’S OUR BOY!
Articunoxx Roy likes boys
Wait whos roy again?
He not a boy anymore he’s a man
WE TOOK CHROM TO PROM! wait... nevermind
As a roy main i agree
When you're best character from Smash 4 becomes a potensial top tier
Id say hes definitely top tier. Easy top 15 character if not top 10
Your*
I'd place him bottom of top tier or top of high tier right now until people figure out how to play their characters and counter others. Then who knows where he'll be either way though I can't see him falling out of high tier in this game.
Yay
Oof, auto correct lmao
This is coming from a Roy main from Sm4sh.
Basic summarization of his strengths
-fast. Has good air and ground speed.
-strong. Ftilt, Bair, Fair, Fsmash, Dsmash, Usmash, Flare blade (important) and Up b are some notable kill moves, and even Nair can kill
-has combos. Nair strings and Dthrow combos in this game give him good, good damage.
-Fast, strong tilts. Utilt kills quite early, but Jab and Dtilt are both very fast, with Jab setting up combos
Weaknesses
-gets comboed a lot. He’s a fast faller, he can’t help it
-Can sometimes struggle with projectile spam
-Can kinda have some difficulty landing, not that bad though
Recovery is much better than people say it is. But don’t get careless with it.
also from a sm4sh roy main and ultimate roy main:
he has good approach options
dthrow to aerials or tilts is great
he can now turn around using neutral B
neutral B reverse can now be a read tool
@@IAMTHESLIME_ remember back then when we would get laughed at for maining Roy. 😔
@@neoflame7681 everything has changed brother.
@@IAMTHESLIME_ can't wait to show up my friends who teased me for using Roy
SlimesDoesStuff His Neutral B is actually a ledge trapping tool now as well. You could use it to ledge trap in Sm4sh, but it was worse. It covered Jump, regular get up, and get up attack with various timings. You could release it early and punish roll from the ledge with Usmash, pivot grab, side b, Up B, and Back Air thanks to the fact that it has practically no lag. Now, you can just turn it around to punish rolls, and even fake the turn around to make them think you will cover rolls (prompting them to perform one of the other three ledge options) then turn it back around and kill them. I killed a Bowser from 44% in Sm4sh once with this, it’s going to be a slept on threat in Ultimate with specific escapes being unmanageable.
I would really appreciate if you made a more advanced tech guide. Dash dances, wave dashing, "perfect" controller layout, how to DI, how to land, tech chases and how to tech correctly (what options to choose) and so on
Yeah that would be nice
An interesting English tech is called proofreading. It prevents misspelling easy words such as choose(not “chose”)
Casey Robinson there’s also that interesting social tech called “not being a prick.” I heard it’s supposed to help you make friends.
@@caseyrobinson5652 fixed
eule franz I have no friends so jokes on you! Gotcha
it just sounded funny when he said, ''and if you're not ready for it, you're dead - and that's very dangerous'' at 5:11
Wait... is that Fire Emblem Binding Blade music I hear in the background. ZeRo are you making a Roy video and using music FROM HIS GAME?!?! I honestly can't remember the last time I've seen a guide do that... You just made my day! PRAISE OUR BOY
I hate chapter 21 in BB so much lmao bad memories comin back lol
@@will-will-will-will
Please.. don't remind me..
ROY'S
OUR
BOY
@@dazzle9712 WE LIKE IKE
I love how Roy's sword arm becomes invulnerable during up smash, it's actually a really strong anti-air option
Roy’s pretty good but I like Subscribe better
"I feel like Roy could be the best swordsman in the game" Where have I heard that before?
Go to voice options and listen to Roy:Voice 14.
*screams into an abyss*
MrGohan 15 years old btw ._.
Roy being buffed in ultimate makes me so happy I love playing Roy in smash 4
As a loyal Roy main in Smash 4, and a big fan of him as far back as Melee, it makes me happy beyond words to see his potential so amazingly realized with this iteration of the character. I can't wait to play him more in Ultimate, and really push him to his limits
I love Roy, you can pretty much combo anything and get really creative with it. I like grab>down throw>tap neutral special>forward special ending with upward slash>up special>dash into a jab>forward smash.
28 people think Roy is still only a boy
*”Roy’s our Boy!”*
he would be, but the melee->sm4sh glow up says otherwise
everyones saying *ROY'S OUR BOY!*
Meanwhile I'm like *WE LIKE IKE!*
I fight for my friends.
*Ma dude!!* Though thats like me and my rival in a nutshell XD
@@everettwatsonrazorearcwolf6553 I love both equally.
@@saddo6448 I like Ike just a liiittle bit more for me. Ike speaks to me :')
*CHROM IS MY MOM?*
From low tear in Melee to one of the best characters in smash, feels good being a Roy main
Thank you, Zero, for using background music that's actually from Sealed Sword.
Roy has been my main since Melee, I'm so happy my boy is getting recognition!
How To Play Roy:
*SPAM SIDE B*
0 percent be like ➡️🅱️⬇️🅱️🅱️🅱️
60 percent be like ➡️🅱️🅱️🅱️🅱️
Basically
HEE TAA HEE TWAA
Roy's ftilt is actually one of the few moves in smash that can function straight as an anti air because the hitbox starts uptop in front of him. While uptilt is better if you are underneath them. It can beat out or trade with fairs and other moves more easily on reaction than marth or lucina that require you to throw out the move earlier. At least thats what I liked about it
That was a better analysis than ZeRo's, thanks.
How to play Snake next?
Jtails made a snake tutorial you can go ahead and check that out while u wait for ZeRo to make one
@@isaacvivar1293 thats fair. Its still a pretty good analysis since he played snake a lot in brawl
I main Roy and I never see anyone else use the blade dance that ends with you knocking them up into the air. I have found a bunch of interesting combos especially on heavy characters.
Oh, I thought this was for the Koopaling Roy
Haha
Koopaling Roy is not even a character, just a Bowser Jr. skin. Shitty joke, older and deader than Ugandan Knuckles. (And one that was never as funny.)
I also just realized that Ugandan Knuckles in acronym form is "UK". Food for thought.
RedHairdo Koopaling Roy IS a character
@@RedHairdo Calm your rage boner and take a joke holy fuck
@@RedHairdo Bruh fucking chill.
I have been maining Roy since sm4sh, which isn't a lot of time but it's enough to see that his speed has increased notably and that makes him pretty good. Also, I now can combo normal-heavy weight from 0% to ≈60%
I am kinda sad that zero left I hope his therapy goes well and I hope he comes back
Meanwhile in online roy mashing every button on the controller at one and hoping an attack comes out
Think it's possible to do one on Corrin? I know some changes came, and I'd like to see your opinion on them, and the best way to play them now.
Micah Brown I agree, Corrin’s still good! All these players are overexaggerating her nerfs.
As a player of Roy since Melee, I wanted to get a refresher on Roy. For me, this video helped in that respect and understanding how he has changed. Unfortunately this guide does not cover any of his key characteristics. For any new player that is thinking of using Roy, here are some of the core mechanics missed in this video. 1. Roy's neutral special can be charged and can kill at 0 when near the edge, you can also change the direction of it simply by pressing left or right while you are charging and can also be charged/change direction in the air. Be careful, charging all the way if hitting someone or not does damage to Roy. 2. Roy's up special can be changed in direction somewhat, if you use the up special, try changing its direction with the analog stick so that you can change the path you take. 3. VERY IMPORTANT: Roy's attacks do less damage and less knockback when it is near the tip of the blade, and does significantly more damage and knockback near the hilt.
Can you include your on GC controller input display (like your streams) for these videos? would be helpful to see what and when you input certain things to try and replicate combos
Zero has done this videos on pichu, link, and now Roy. Literally my 3 mains
ROY IS THE BOY ❤❤❤❤
Name checks out
We like ike
A fellow roy main eh? Finally, im not alone
PRAISE OUR BOY!
I always been a Roy main for a long time
...is that "Beneath a New Light" I hear in the background?
ZeRo, I fucking love you.
You didn’t flex though
Yeah wtf, it must be a fake zero
Roy is one of my mains alongside Ken so this video actually helps me a lot thanks dude !
Is Chrom not like Roy but a little bit better?
Chrom has even damage along his sword. Roy's is stronger at the hilt and weaker at the tip. This gives Roy a better combo game but gives Chrom more reliable damage. Roy also has a better recovery so I prefer him.
This is definitely the best Roy's ever been. He's got a ton of overall utility.
Nairs for days.
You're not supposed to tell everyone ZeRo!
For real, Uh oh here coms the Nerfs.
Mained Roy in smash 4 and I’m overly happy he’s easily A tier
JUST WHAT I NEEDED
you should turn that "best smash 4 player in the world" flex into your official greeting. In all aspects of your life...
Literally every character he has covered so far has been someone I've been interested in maining (except Pichu, lol)
Ganon main?
@@JC19021 Of course!
I respect it haha
0:15 I love Roy but eh... Marth has the most potential to be the best swordsman (on paper or if you're a machine) Roy has the most reward to skill.
Roy from Roy
Roy feels really great to play this time around, they did him justice
How to Shulk!
Based God Zyzz yes yes yes
Roy was one of my mains in smash 4, glad to see he's a lot better.
Corrin next please
waterlegend72 yes!
Oh, you mean dragon marth? What about marth, lady marth, daddy marth, thicc marth and magic marth?
Ardainian Soldier Daddy Marth being who?
@@mr.Jupiter00
Chrom
Ardainian Soldier 😂
I know a lot of people can get a bit pissy about people dick riding ZeRo but the dude’s entertaining to watch, very informative, has outstanding fundamentals and makes a shit tonne of content and tutorial videos for us to enjoy. It’s very easy to see why people enjoy watching him whether you like him or not.
I still prefer chrom oddly enougg
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE BACKGROUND MUSIC
BEST MAP THEME IN THE ENTIRE SERIES YO.
should have just said spam aireals
I love freestyle characters and I have a special connection with Roy, so I am so hyped to start giving him a try!
2:40 wHoAh
'Beneath a new light' in the background. Good taste.
Chrom, Chrom, he’s our man,
If you don’t cover him
N o O n e C a n
keep in mind for dancing blade, forward forward up forward does more knockback so its a better kill option
Whoa now ZeRo u have “How To” in your title it’s clear u are copying someone because that someone owns those words
Yea, those comments are ridiculous.
Ummm....
HowToBasic?
Is this a meme?
xitogun101 I think its a Weegee vs Leffen reference
I miss these types of videos
PLEASE DO SHULK
please
do it
yayay
yes
Shulk is rad.
Hey, thanks Zero! I was just looking for a How to play Roy video! Roy’s my main too!
Fk Nintendo am I the only one who struggled against Roy in smash 4
Yes
Yeah
@Jeeses99 He wasn't that good. Mid tier at the absolute best.
@@rtiq270 srsly though, Roy was bad in sm4sh
He really was underrated in 4. Not top or high tier by any means but still slept on and there was a lot of mis-info on him. Ult Roy isn't really different outside of engine/universal changes, a few new kill options, and the first 2 hits of DED jab resetting. He can now just do what he wants a lot more often.
I play Roy, Palutena, and Little Mac. They’re surprisingly beginner friendly and, at least with the first two, chock-full of mileage in terms of high-level viability.
yes this music
As a Roy main I think his (whichever you want they all work if you use them right) aerial to jab should be his go to combo starter and combo extender at low percents
How to play Roy? Easy, *-Neutral Air-* Play Chrom.
And hope to god you dont get thrown offstage lmao
No thanks I like being able to edge guard and have easier confirms of Jab thank you.
Oh DED is WAY better on Roy.
Roy is the better version of Chrom. Chrom seems faster but hes a lot riskier off stage which he would otherwise be good and Roy excels offstage.
@Jeeses99 because Matthew mercer
@@parahax_5553 roys recovery is just as bad as chroms
Thank you Zero. I just decided to main Roy today so this was very helpful for me.
Marth
Where is my high level young link gameplay?
Yink*
Dude, Roy can jab into a F Smash, later today I could change but god damn.
Why should I listen to you what are your credentials ?????? Hmmm
I think a better question is, what aren't his credentials
i really like characters that can juggle well and that have good strings of attacks, i have never played roy so i hope that when i eventually play the game i like roy since he is good at both of the points covered above.
Wow zero, just gonna blatantly rip off weegee like that???
Oh the irony!
One of them plagiarized an entire video, and the other is ZeRo
narwhalsgomeow weegee is unfunny and the worst member of fwob
Lotta people missed the joke. Nice.
@@fuzz134 We didn't missed the joke. The joke just sucks.
Thanks for the video I really appreciate it. Can't wait for high level gameplay of Roy
Please do WiiFit trainer !!! I've never really worked out how to play her!1
Joel what about the male version???
Joel nobody has
ShitpostingAtheist 98 percent of people worried about tiers aren’t, and will never be, good enough at the game for it to matter. 80 percent of that 98 percent don’t know how to abuse the good things about a character in a higher tier or even why a character is in a higher tier.
@ShitpostingAtheist imagine being worried about tiers
Hey zero I love the guides. It lets me understand what moves characters have and which ones I should expect even if I’m not playing the character in the guide. That being said it would also be very beneficial as a viewer if you also could mention what is good against the character. It allows the person playing Roy, in this case, to know what will be exploited on them as well as helping us to know how to exploit the character we don’t intend to play.
As someone who mained Roy in SSB4, it's great to see him buffed for this game.
I am disappointed that this isn't 10 minutes of roy side b
love the OG binding blade music
Also, Roy's sword does less damage at the tip and more damage closer to the hilt. This actually makes Roy feel more realistic since in real life swords do more damage at the hilt and less at the tip. This is because the hilt has more mass to be used for bludgeoning and keeping the sword balanced, while the tip is used for precise cutting attacks.
Thanks for this guide. Really enjoying Roy.
Turned into a Roy Main on New Year's Eve, the man is way too fun too play
Finally, ive been dedicated to Roy since Melee
Now that’s a buff boi. His juggling must be terrifying I once someone masters Roy.
Thanks helped a lot really trying to make Roy my main
You can reset the training (position, %...) just by holding L + R + A, is so useful
TheGamer: omg he is so good with roy
2:39 do you remember
4:56 21st night of September
This is the first video game, be it Smash Bros or Fire Emblem, where Roy is objectively good. Now I can use him for something other than “oh I just think he’s cool”.
Glad to see my Boy at his best
ROY'S OUR BOY
ROY'S OUR BOY
ROY'S OUR BOY
ROY'S OUR BOY
*ROY'S OUR BOY*
*ROY'S OUR BOY*
*ROY'S OUR BOY*
Was wondering if you could add more information about matchups as well in these videos? I love characters like Roy but struggle vs the camping characters! Is that just the trade off or do you have good recommendations for countering this play style as these characters?
are you tryna make videos on every character? if so i'd just like to point out theres very few good/updated guides on how to play villager, even in smash 4