Is Roy good for Doubles?

[Deleted member]

Not too long ago, I was at a PM/Melee tournament and I played Doubles with my partner.

I had my match recorded, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DJhujqsk_5Vc&sa=U&ei=2Ej0UpyCOoaSkQeko4DIDA&ved=0CD0QFjAF&usg=AFQjCNHqf7-KAXXzTtWFUPZ6ls6cNwnazQ

Now, I was really wondering if Roy was a viable character for Doubles. I've had somewhat good experiences with him in Doubles friendlies, but I really can't say anything since I have little knowledge when it comes to PM Roy in Doubles.

Have any of you guys had good results when playing him in Doubles? Or is he a lost cause when it comes to 2v2?

 

[CORY]

it's a bit late, but i want to say, from my limited knowledge of pm roy, that you should function as a good mobile kill move and harasser, but you're going to be super fragile in a doubles environment, since roy offstage is really sad, so it's doubly sad with another person potentially available to edgeguard.

 

[Ethereal_Sin]

I'd assume that he can be pretty effective in doubles. Just with the swift killing moves alone that can be thrown out amidst the carnage.

 

[DJ _ICE]

I've been pondering for a while with my friend who mains Roy, would Marth + Roy be a good doubles team?

 

[Vigilante]

You need a really good partner to make up for Roy's weaknesses. He's super easy to combo and intercept off stage.

However, Roy is pretty good at finishing off characters combo-oriented allies rack up damage on, especially if they themselves have a hard time finishing foes off. Someone who can interupt comboes at long range like Falco can work well. I'm going to experiment perhaps with Game and Watch as a partner.

 

[Nguz95]

Roy Ganon op. So much killing power. Gotta have good team synergy though.

 

[2-Tone]

My partner and I went Peach(him)+ Roy(me) at Shuffle V and did pretty well. Roy is decent in doubles from what I can tell as long as you have someone that can at least moderately tank. Thanks to b-air, neutral b and, of course fsmash, he's a great mobile weapon, and the range and power of his n-air is hard to punish if spaced and shffld well (not to mention it hits all around him). Also, from what I saw, Marth is a good teammate for him, too. We had some trouble in our first match against a diddy and fox team, then Salt went Marth and we won the set. All in all, I think he's viable in doubles and I'm super glad he's better in this game

 

[T-Murder]

I main roy but i personally find him to be a little too destructive in teams. I always end up going toon link in teams. However, it is rewarding to get an f smash on someone whose not paying attention. Some of this probably due to my lack of skill