noun
Gaming Slang
Spike
· noun · gaming
An attack that fires the opponent straight down, usually to their death.
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Definitions
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A hit that sends the enemy hurtling downward. Land one while they're offstage and there's no recovering from it, they just get nailed into the blast zone below. The flashiest way to take a stock.
“He went deep, hit the spike, and the crowd lost it.”
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In Melee a true spike can't be cancelled by jumping, unlike a meteor smash, which is why hard reads with spikes feel so final.
“Don't chase that far unless you're sure of the spike, you'll SD.”
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Spike In A Sentence
He went deep, hit the spike, and the crowd lost it.
Don't chase that far unless you're sure of the spike, you'll SD.
Origin & Usage
Super Smash Bros. series, for downward-launching attacks.
People Also Ask
What's the difference between a spike and a meteor smash?
In Melee, a meteor smash can be cancelled with a well-timed jump (meteor cancel); a true spike can't. Casually, people often use 'spike' for both.
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