How many DI trajectories are there against up-throw chain-throw?

I play Falco. Fox, Marth, and Peach each have an up-throw chain-grab/throw on him.

I know that there are differing trajectories given no DI, slightly behind, fully behind/in, or fully forward/away DI. Are those all of the trajectories, or are there more?

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Best Answer

This Gfycat displays all trajectories: http://www.gfycat.com/MarvelousFavorableIndianjackal

Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/smashbros/comments/3tm7yd/all_possible_horizontal_di_inputs/

In the gif Fox has DIed upthrow horizontally at possible inputs (all possible x-values from fully left to fully right). The result of each is shown sequentially.

The arrow and bar on the bottom show the position of the stick, and the result of that input.

The green region is a clear demonstration of "slight DI". Some people aren't aware of this kind of DI input, or believe that only the angle of input matters during DI, so hopefully this gif should be educational for some!

An example of using slight DI is during Marth's chaingrab on spacies. DIing slightly behind Marth forces him to have to pivot grab, which is harder to execute.

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What is DI in melee?

Directional influence (usually abbreviated DI, and known officially as launch shuffling) is the control the receiver of an attack has over their trajectory. Each attack sends its target in a particular direction; DI can be used to alter, but not completely change, this original trajectory.

How do you chain grab in melee?

Announced at E3 2001, Captain Falcon (\u30ad\u30e3\u30d7\u30c6\u30f3\u30fb\u30d5\u30a1\u30eb\u30b3\u30f3, Captain Falcon), shortened as C. Falcon on the victory screen and character select screen is a starter character in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

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