noun Gaming Slang

SDI

· noun · gaming

Flicking the stick during hitlag to nudge your position frame by frame.

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Definitions

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Different beast from regular DI. During the freeze frames of a hit (hitlag), rapid stick inputs shove your character a little in that direction. Stack enough and you can wiggle out of a multi-hit move before the finisher connects.

“SDI out of the multihit and you dodge the kill move entirely.”
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It's a fingers-and-frames skill, the better your SDI, the more 'guaranteed' combos stop being guaranteed.

“His SDI on that move is so good it basically doesn't work on him anymore.”
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SDI In A Sentence

SDI out of the multihit and you dodge the kill move entirely.
His SDI on that move is so good it basically doesn't work on him anymore.

Origin & Usage

Super Smash Bros. series. Short for Smash Directional Influence.

Variants SDIsmash DIASDI

People Also Ask

What does SDI mean in Smash?

SDI means flicking the control stick during hitlag to nudge your character's position frame by frame.

How do you use SDI in a sentence?

"If you SDI that multi-hit move, you can slide out before the final blow lands."

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