This PR aims to reimagine some of Ness's traditional tools and bring about a new flavor for the how players will utilize the character. This is all a proof of concept so many things may need tweaking or just be thrown out in favor of the original design. Feel free to post your thoughts here or on Ness's discord channel.
Main things to note:

• Double Jump's animation has been tweaked to be quite a bit faster
• Fair, Bair and Nair have been reworked to function a lot differently
• PK Thunder is now cancellable and sends opponents in the opposite direction the projectile is travelling
• PK Flash's arc and knockback/frame data has been changed

Assets: Ness Assets.zip

Ness Changelog:

Ness Changelog:

General

• [+] Double Jump Horizontal Speed Mul: 0.8 -> 1.0
• [+] Run Acceleration: 0.06 -> 0.08
• [+] Fastfall Speed: 2.23 -> 2.33
• [R] Double Jump animation tweaked such that Ness reaches peak sooner
• [-] Can no longer wall jump

Jab 1

• [+] Duration: 1f -> 2f
• [+] BKB: 30 -> 34
• [-] Jab 2 Transition Frame: f5 -> f7

Jab 2

• [+] Duration: 1f -> 2f
• [+] Angle (arm/fist): 50/361 -> 67/67
• [+] BKB: 30 -> 32
• [-] Jab 3 Transition Frame: f5 -> f7

Jab 3

• [+] Hitbox Size (leg/foot): 3.3/3.8 -> 3.5/4.0
• [/] Hitlag Multiplier: 2.0x -> 1.0x

Dash Attack

• [-] First hit Aerial hitbox Damage: 8% -> 4% (KB compensated)
• [-] Hit 1 & 2 SDI Multiplier: 0.5 -> 1.0

Forward Tilt

• [R] Body hitbox can now reverse hit

Up Tilt

• [+] Sweetspot Hitbox Placement: 18.5 -> 22.5
• [+] Damage(body/hand): 5.5/7.5% -> 6.0/8.0%

Forward Smash

• [+] KBG: 70 -> 74

Up Smash

• [+] Damage: 13% -> 15%
• [-] Charging Hitbox Size: 4.0 -> 3.0
• [-] Hitbox Size: 5.0 -> 4.0

Down Smash

• [+] Damage: 10% -> 12%
• [-] Charging Hitbox Size: 4.0 -> 3.0
• [-] Hitbox Size: 5.0 -> 4.0

Neutral Air

• [R] Made into a two hitting move similar to Wario's Nair
• Hit 1 Stats:
  • Duration: f5-f9
  • Angle (grounded/aerial): 80/366
  • Damage: 5%
  • FKB: 40
  • KBG: 100
• Hit 2 Stats:
  • Duration: f12-f18
  • Angle: 53
  • Damage: 8%
  • BKB: 41
  • KBG: 100
• [R] Landing Lag: 7f -> 8f

Forward Air

• [R] Changed into a strong hit move. Has a sourspot/sweetspot system on his arms/psi in which sourspot takes priority.
• Stats:
  • Duration: f14-f17
  • Angle: 361
  • Damage (arm/psi): 13%/16%
  • Angle: 361
  • BKB: 29
  • KBG: 100
• [R] FAF: f42
• [R] Autocancel Frame: f25
• [R] Landing Lag: 12f

Back Air

• [R] Changed into a weak quick hit attack similar to Mario's bair
• [R] Duration: 9-16f -> 5-10f
• [R] Damage: 16% -> 10%
• [R] FAF: 36f -> 29f
• [R] Autocancel Frame: 25f -> 21f
• [R] Landing Lag: 10f -> 7f

Down Air

• [-] Startup: 8f -> 13f
• [-] BKB: 37 -> 35
• [+] FAF: 43f -> 41f
• [-] Autocancel Frame: 27f -> 35f

PK Flash

• [R] Follows a more linear trajectory rather than parabolic
• [-] Hitbox Duration: 8f -> 5f
• [R] Angle: 88 -> 68
• [+] Minimum Frames before PKF can explode: 14f -> 12f
• [R] Explosion Delay (after button release): 10f -> 12f
• [-] Minimum Size: 10.5u -> 6u
• [-] Maximum Size: 18u -> 15u
• [+] Release FAF: 43f -> 40f
• [-] Minimum Damage: 11% -> 10%
• [-] Maximum Damage: 27% -> 26%
• [R] BKB: 50 -> 38
• [R] KBG: 65 -> 94
• [/] Earliest FAF (earliest PKF): 68f -> 62f

PK Fire

• [+] Lifetime: 20f -> 24f
• [/] Grounded Angle:-6.3 -> -4.4
• [/] Aerial Angle: -43 -> -40
• [+] Grounded FAF: 56f -> 49f

PK Thunder

• [!] Can now be cancelled on frame 18 with projectile persisting on screen
• [-] Tail hitbox removed
• [R] When cancelled, can no longer summon PK Thunder even if hit
• [+] Startup: 20f -> 16f
• [R] Cancel FAF: 29f
• [R] Travel Speed: 2.0 -> 1.5
• [-] Lifetime: 120f -> 90f
• [-] Damage: 11% -> 8%
• [!] PKT 3 - When using PK thunder when not available, Ness will transition into his fail animation with a hitbox:
  Stats:
  - Duration: f12-f13
  - Damage: 6%
  - Angle: 64
  - BKB: 50
  - KBG: 73
  - FAF: 40

PSI Magnet

• [-] Hitbox Duration: 6f -> 5f
• [+] Startup: 7f -> 5f
• [+] Jumpcancel Frame: 8f -> 6f
• [-] Damage: 5.5% -> 5%
• [+] BKB: 27 -> 32
• [+] KBG: 90 -> 96
• [-] Shieldstun Multiplier: 1.0x -> 0.36x (+3 -> +1 on shield)

Down Throw

• [+] BKB: 80 -> 70
• [+] FAF: 56 -> 52