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: The single-player experience was refined with adjusted CPU knockback and a reworked Giga Bowser boss fight, featuring more telegraphed moves for a "proper boss" feel.
Fueled by Phazon, Dark Samus acts as a floaty, aggressive echo-fighter with a twist.
The real shift happened when the artificial intelligence updated. Suddenly, the opponents weren't just walking into attacks anymore. A computer-controlled Mewtwo dodged perfectly and countered with a calculated strike, moving with a level of intelligence the older fighters had never seen before.
The Black Knight, while slow, has a "teleport" recovery (Eclipse Warp) that makes him harder to edgeguard than Ganondorf. Expect to see him as a mid-tier counterpick.
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