Help with the boss Tabuu on SSBB
I'm trying to finish the Subspace Emissary in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I've been stuck on the boss battle against Tabuu (in normal and easy modes). I know the secret to one of his moves, the one with the energy blasts, you have to sidestep or roll. Although I can never seem to get the timing correct, or even perform the correct maneuver. I had a friend who managed to dodge that attack several times by pressing random buttons, but that hardly helps because it never works for me.
I've gotten his health bar a little past two thirds of the way before, but it was that repeated move that took me out. Recognizing his other moves and dodging them are fairly easy, but that single move always kills me. If anyone had any tips, it would be really appreciated.
Best Answer
Characters who can stay in the air for a long time while dealing decent damage are good against Tabuu. I used Kirby, Meta Knight, and Pit for sure, probably Jigglypuff (although his aerial offense isn't that hot); I don't remember who else. Conversely, characters who have a hard time staying in the air will have a hard time attacking Tabuu (Ganon and Ike are especially bad since they fall so fast), since he doesn't spend a lot of time on the ground. Even with characters like Kirby and Pit who can mostly fly, it's still not easy! Keep at it.
As you discovered, the Off Waves, where he goes into the background and opens his wings with massive blasting, is by far his toughest attack to avoid. I think I mostly just died to it; if you play well enough that this is the only attack that kills you, you should beat him on your 5th character, leaving you one death of margin. Characters who can fly for a long time (see above) will have an easier time air-dodging this attack than trying to sidestep it, because the air-dodge input is a lot easier to do than sidestep (at least for me). Bowser is possibly worth mentioning here, because his air dodge and sidestep are both slightly longer in duration than most characters, and even if you botch the timing, he's so heavy that Off Waves might not actually kill him like it's supposed to.
Most of Tabuu's other attacks can be dodged just by flying for a long time, which is why I picked the flying characters.
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How do you beat Tabuu in SSBB?
Any character that has strong air attacks and can stay in the air long enough to avoid Tabuu's many attacks that hit along the ground should be good for fighting him. Be careful when using exceptionally light characters though, because they also die faster when being hit by these attacks.Is Tabuu a hard boss?
Dodging most of his attacks can be very easy if the player knows what is coming, but Tabuu's Off Waves are very hard to avoid and are also Tabuu's strongest attack. Without the Off Waves, many people consider Tabuu to be an easy boss due to his predictable moves and how he needs to wait until he can attack again.Who is the best character in SSBB?
Tiers for Super Smash Bros. Brawl#CharacterScore1Meta Knight256.02Olimar2283Ice Climbers227.14Falco22533 more rowsWhat happened to Tabuu?
Tabuu has had his eye on the advanced technology developed on the Isle of Ancients. This mysterious island hangs suspended in the sky and gives home to a group of robots. No one knows how long they have been there, but they have existed for ages without interfering with other civilizations.Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Final Boss: Tabuu (No Damage)
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Answer 2
Using Kirby's rock attack, (though dealing no damage to him whatsoever) does not work, you still go flying off the stage with 0%! As stated before high-flying characters would be good against a boss like Tabuu. A strong character would be good too so I suggest Meta Knight with multiple recovery moves and multiple jumps. A character like Yoshi would be considerable due to his high jumping ability as well as Lucas and Ness but not recommended since all three have little recovery after that.
Answer 3
i will reccomend practice, anticipating the attacks, also using side dodge in the butterfly wings of death, jumping onto the head and attacking him when laser eyes of death, crouching when fish arrow of death except for meta knight, I think you can avoid the dragon blaster just fine, (just stay on the ground then jump up a lot when coming) Im not sure about the trap bracket, or the whip, though
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