Piranha Plant was initially planned to have three consecutive jumps in Smash Bros. Ultimate
Did you know that Piranha Plant was initially imagined as a tri-jumps character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate? Researcher Meshima discovered that the team lowered the amount of maximum jumps from two to three in the day one. Why this happened is unknown.
Interestingly, the game’s motion folder still has the unused third jump animation. Here’s a look:
Fun fact:
Piranha Plant was initially planned as tri-jumps character, however, they decreased "jump_count_max" parameter to 2 from 3 in day 1 patch for some reason.
The unused 3rd jump animation is still in its motion folder. pic.twitter.com/CiRzhzeVY0— Meshima (@Meshima_) February 1, 2019
And here’s the second jump animation:
This is 2nd jump animation for reference. pic.twitter.com/EfI7OV5U2Z
— Meshima (@Meshima_) February 1, 2019
