How to beat Sephiroth as Banjo & Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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Neutral
Sephiroth wants you running into him as much as possible
Avoid landing on him as his Up Smash covers a great area above him
If he throws out Omnislash a lot, simply hold shield and punish after, the move has a ton of end lag
Sephiroth will usually have a Shadow Flare on deck
Be warned that he can turn and launch this quickly
He’ll use the shadow orbs to distract and pressure you into shielding
Ignore them for a short time, they won’t hurt you until 5-6 seconds after touching you
Be careful when shielding the shadow orbs - that combined with a smash can break your shields
You can go to ledge and use ledge getups to block them for free potentially
Advantage
He has a tipper effect like Lucina, so he wants you at around arms length due to his much bigger sword
Sephiroths can launch Onmislash if they’re feeling confident or as a surprise move, and landing this will cause big damage and can kill surprisingly early
Be aware that shielding too much will mean Sephiroth can land heavy blows on you with his sword, all of which do good shield damage
Disadvantage
Projectile characters will have a much easier time against him
His moves cover a large area, but are very laggy and leave him open
Work out your opponents timing for how and when they swing to know when to exploit them
If you’re confident you know their timing, Air Dodge through their attack and punish before they can react
Off Stage
Most Sephiroths will launch Gigaflare to make you fear the area above or around the ledge
He can also use Scintilla to intercept recoveries that put out a hurt box like Ness’ PK Thunder or Fox’s Fire Fox
Always respect his Octaslash recovery and be aware that it will hit past the ledge with its large hit box
However take note if your opponent is charging their Up B, as this means they won’t snap ledge until after the move finishes
If you challenge him off stage, try to do it early before he can think about using his Octaslash to catch him off guard
Stage Picks
Stay away from platform stages like Battlefield
Sephiroth can use Down Air to poke through platforms and his Up Tilt/Up Smash shark, covering the whole platform
FD, T&C, and Kalos are better places to take him to
