| rdfs:comment | - Sacrificial KOs are useful if the user has a high percentage and the opponent has a low percentage; as the user is likely to be KO'd soon anyway, taking down a comparatively fresh opponent at the same time can even out the match. If the user has a lead in stocks, sacrificial KOs accelerate the match and can even score victories if the victim only has one stock remaining. In the same way, low-damage or trailing players should avoid using sacrificial KOs, as this simply brings them closer to losing. If both players have only one stock remaining, then the user can win, lose, or enter Sudden Death, depending on the exact characteristics of the individual technique.
- A Sacrificial KO, as the name implies, is a knockout in the Super Smash Bros. series wherein an attack or maneuver executed by an aggressor leads to both the knockout of an opponent and the attacker as well. Sacrificial KO's are useful generally when the "kamikaze" has a stock or score advantage or when a match can be won outright by a sacrificial attack, or to weaken a powerful player by removing their stocks.
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| abstract | - Sacrificial KOs are useful if the user has a high percentage and the opponent has a low percentage; as the user is likely to be KO'd soon anyway, taking down a comparatively fresh opponent at the same time can even out the match. If the user has a lead in stocks, sacrificial KOs accelerate the match and can even score victories if the victim only has one stock remaining. In the same way, low-damage or trailing players should avoid using sacrificial KOs, as this simply brings them closer to losing. If both players have only one stock remaining, then the user can win, lose, or enter Sudden Death, depending on the exact characteristics of the individual technique. Performing Sacrificial KOs were impossible to perform in Super Smash Flash due to characters being unable to grab and throw.
- A Sacrificial KO, as the name implies, is a knockout in the Super Smash Bros. series wherein an attack or maneuver executed by an aggressor leads to both the knockout of an opponent and the attacker as well. Sacrificial KO's are useful generally when the "kamikaze" has a stock or score advantage or when a match can be won outright by a sacrificial attack, or to weaken a powerful player by removing their stocks. It is interesting to note that while some Sacrificial KO's are performed even when stock or score are even, they do present an opportunity to "even the score". Some players regard the sacrifice as worth performing even when the stock or score are even in order to reset the damage percentage if the character who performs the technique is at a percentage disadvantage. Other reasons may include vengeance or spite. Notable examples from Super Smash Bros. Melee include Donkey Kong's ability to leap from a platform while grab-carrying, Fox's Firefox (aimed with no hope of recovery), and various meteor smashes executed too far from the edge of a stage. The down special move executed by Captain Falcon, the Falcon Kick, can also be used in this manner. If a player uses "Bowsercide" (using Flying Slam) on an opponent, Bowser will die first, even though both players died at the same time. It is not recommended to use when both players have one stock, as the victim will win at the end of the match. If a player uses "Ganoncide" (using Flame Choke) on an opponent, the victim will die first, resulting in the Ganondorf player winning if both had one stock left. Oddly enough, if the victim did not take any damage but was caught in a "Ganoncide", the match results will say that they self-destructed, even though they were caught by an attack. The most known Suicide kill is Kirby's Swallow (Swallowcide). To do this trick, the player must fall off next to a cliff and swallow the enemy whos near it. But, the opponent can escape quickly to avoid this trick. As competitive play generally has a "no holds barred" attitude against any manner of combos or techniques, a Sacrificial KO could be considered as a legitimate part of the arsenal of a player who holds to this consensus to win at all costs, no matter what others may think.
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