noun, verb
Gaming Slang
Footstool
· noun, verb · gaming
Jumping off an opponent's head — for extra height, an escape, or to start a combo.
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Definitions
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Land on top of an opponent and bounce off their head. It pops you up for free height and forces them into a brief helpless state, which makes it a sneaky combo starter or a recovery mixup.
“He footstooled the recovering Ness and spiked him before he could even react.”
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As a verb, to use the mechanic on someone. Getting footstooled mid-recovery is a death sentence in a lot of matchups.
“She footstool-locked him on the ledge into a guaranteed regrab.”
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Footstool In A Sentence
He footstooled the recovering Ness and spiked him before he could even react.
She footstool-locked him on the ledge into a guaranteed regrab.
Origin & Usage
Smash Bros, introduced as a mechanic in Brawl and carried into later titles.
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