In the Subspace Emissary, Lucas is shown as a weak, shy and timid figure, almost identically to how he appeared in the beginning of Mother 3. In fact, the Japanese tier list ranks Lucas 24th out of 38, being in the mid tier. His tournament results have been noticeably better than other similarly ranked low tier characters, leading many to believe Lucas is actually underrated and not a low tier character like he was always ranked. As with Ness this trait is generally disliked and most Brawl hacks remove the extra frames.Дespite this, Lucas has had a few dedicated players that achieved unusually high placings as Lucas in major tournaments, a prime example being Mekos placing 9th atВ SKTAR as Lucas, being only the second (as well as currently the last) time a perceived low tier character placed high at a national. This leaves him vulnerable to grab-release combos such as chain grabs, including zero-to-death chain-grab combos from several characters including himself. The main reason is because of his extra 10 grab-release frames, a flaw he shares with Ness. Lucas is ranked 30th out of 38 on the current tier list, being the lowest ranked newcomer in Brawl. Lucas is gameplay wise similar to Ness as he borrows all but one of his special moves, though they all function slightly differently as noted prior, with his new original move being PK Freeze. Lucas debuts as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl.ДЄrtwork of Lucas in Super Smash Bros. Lucas eventually became a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Masahiro Sakurai, Smabura-Ken Ness page (Japanese) Lucas was originally planned to replace Ness in Melee, however due to EarthBound 64's constant delay and cancellation, Ness was kept instead.ДЄctually, at first, I planned to change him into the protagonist of Mother 3, but for various reasons during the delay, I settled back on the original idea. This is different from Ness's, where his instead surrounds him. When ending the move it can also damage opponents and knock them away. PSI Magnet puts a forcefield in front of Lucas that absorbs energy based projectiles such as fire or ice and heal Lucas as a result. It can also hit Lucas to launch him like a rocket for a useful Recovery.

PK Thunder fires a controllable ball of lightning which can hit opponents multiple times, as opposed to disappearing upon contact like Ness's. This is different from Ness's, where his instead bursts into a multi-hitting flame pillar. Lucas fires a lightning bolt that does one single burst that knocks opponents away. It functions similarly to Ness's PK Flash but instead freezes the opponent and does less knockback. Lucas's special moves are similar to Ness, but all function differently: PK Freeze is Lucas's neutral special instead of PK Flash.

His up smash, while leaving him vulnerable, is one of the strongest in the game, his side smash uses a stick instead of a baseball bat like Ness, it can still reflect projectiles however. With the exeption of his side smash, Lucas's smash attacks are PSI based. Much like Ness, Lucas is a middleweight with slow ground mobility, but fast air acceleration. Lucas was designed similarly to Ness in terms of moveset, however there are many differences between the two.

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