Ike VS Anyone fast :(

[Kirbyrulz]

Hi there. I haven't posted in any section besides the meet and greet one before (but for some reason it still says 0 posts?)

Anywho. When I did sign up to this site I was playing as Kirby. I got quite bored of playing with him so I went out and found that Ike was pretty good. I was beating most characters fine until I faced Sonic.

He ran rings around me. Ike is really slow to execute attacks and I just can't do well against the faster characters. I know not every character is perfect but I just need soemthing to help me. I'v ebeen trying to counter but I never time it right and Sonic just sits there with that really annoying neutral B attack and it's so hard to get out of it. I also tried shielding and rolling etc but it's getting me nowhere.

I know you guys are probably experts with Ike so please help me beat the faster characters!
(don't suggest playing as Marth)

Thank you

 

[Kinzer]

Post count doesn't get counted there.

LOL at the irony of this.

You can go play Meta Knight instead.

This is hard though, neither character board has gone over either one, so...

Let's see now. I would suggest stop trying to use Ike's slow attacks so much, go for the faster ones like Jab/Bair/Fair/Nair. Fair covers a lot of range and Nair covers Ike everywhere and auto-cancels.

I'll stop there.

 

[:034:]

Go for faster attacks, like your jab, a short hopped nair or a spaced fair. Or, if the Sonic does an aerial approach, shieldgrab him. Try to predict what Sonic will do and counter him with a safe move (like the ones mentioned above).

 

[Chis]

I fight Sonic's alot with my Ike.

Don't just throw out moves that they can punish. Quick draw clanks with their spin dash/charge = free jab. Use Nairs and stuff, and be aware of gimp attempts. Hold A when you see him spinning towards you I think.

 

[Kimchi]

Sonics are so unpredictable -_-.

 

[Kinzer]

When they want to be at least.

 

[•Col•]

When they want to be at least.

Why WOULDN'T you want to be unpredictable............? >_> It gives you a huge edge in any match....

 

[Kinzer]

Because there are few Sonic mains whose game doesn't revolve around SpinDash 95% of the time... Can't argue your points though.

 

[PltnmNgl]

Patience is definitely the key here. I do believe Sonic has the advantage when you break it down to numbers, but not by much.

You should try "camping" him. The application of retreating Fairs, Nair, and Jabs should make quite a nice wall between you guys. And if Sonic gets smart and tries to get behind you, Bair finishes the job.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Use lots and lots of jabs.

In truly competitive environments, fighting fast opponents is essentially a death march for Ike, but you'd also be surprised what your opponent will run into if you throw in sliding up-smashes randomly. ^_^;;

 

[Player-3]

inb4 captain falcon

what everyone else said, fast attacks and dont roll too much.
otherwise youll get predictable

 

[Kirbyrulz]

Thanks for the advice guys!

 

[Axel.EmO]

inb4 captain falcon

what everyone else said, fast attacks and dont roll too much.
otherwise youll get predictable

While Ike is INCREDIBLY slow he has way more power than Cpt Falcon... You know unless you press B XD

Ike is my favourite and his special move owns everything
It doesn't matter about speed in the end
As long as you got some skill you'll be fine

 

[Dragoomba]

Hold down A. They might actually run into it, **** from there.

 

[aeghrur]

D-tilt. Always.
Play like he has no hitboxes. =/

 

[Axel.EmO]

Hold down A. They might actually run into it, **** from there.

Rofl
Amen
I didn't know you could do that till later on in the game XD
I always hit A anyway just in case
Holding A will only work if they run into it and you continue to hit
Tapping A 3 times will still do the combo even though your attack may miss but the length of your sword my hit the enemy anyway :D
Woooop
IKE FTW

 

[KayLo!]

Use lots and lots of jabs.

In truly competitive environments, fighting fast opponents is essentially a death march for Ike, but you'd also be surprised what your opponent will run into if you throw in sliding up-smashes randomly. ^_^;;

Too true.

I can't count the number of times a sliding usmash has done the trick.

It's even funnier when people think they're safe if they get behind Ike (usually after they get tired of f-airs & jabs).... and still get a sword-smack to the face.

 

[Tsukuyomi]

Lock Sonic with jabs... Mix-up into power attacks at some points (Jab Cancel into Forward Smash, my personal favorite)... Some people have too much of a speedy mindset, slowing down your tempo actually gives you a victory...

Other than that...
- Up Smash > Sonic's Neutral B
- Quick Draw > Sonic's Down B
- Counter > Everything (Don't be afraid to use it at them random cases...)