Isaac (Super Smash Flash 2)

Isaac is a playable newcomer starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He was revealed on the McLeodGaming Direct stream on July 21, 2014. He was also seen and playable by fans at APEX 2015. His sprite design was inspired by his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but the moveset is completely custom. He is voiced by Darcy Maguire-Wheelahan, being one of the few characters who has a custom voice actor.

Attributes
Isaac is a very unique character compared to the rest of the roster. He can punish very well with his neutral special and smash attacks (with down smash being his quickest) and his down tilt has a lasting hitbox leading to various mix-up opportunities. Isaac is also very good in the neutral with his side special and forward tilt. His aerial moves combo very well into each other, making him very deadly at close to mid range.

Isaac also has a very solid grab, with great range and moderate ending lag. Isaac can chain-grab with his down throw, forcing his opponents to rely on D.I. mixups to escape. His up throw, down throw and up tilt are great combo starters (down throw being the more reliable of the two), and his forward throw and back throw are mainly there to keep people off the stage.

Isaac is also complimented by a great grab range, making it easy to get his chain-grabs and start combos. He can also box aggressive players out by throwing out his lasting hitboxes. He is also very hard to juggle due to downwards side special and gaia being tough to avoid.

However, he does have his weaknesses. He's not hard to combo due to being a tall mid-weight. His recovery is also very easy to exploit, making him rely on side special mix-ups in order to get back on stage. Some of his moves, notably his up smash, forward smash and neutral special have considerable lag and should be used with caution. Lastly, due to his relatively slow speed he's easy to camp out, giving him poor matchups against characters like Mega Man, Link and Samus.

Notable players
DjinnAdept

Tier placement history
Isaac placed 9th on the first tier list of beta, making him a strong top-tier. However, after his various nerfs his playerbase has been getting smaller and smaller. As of now, he's ranked 23rd in the C+ tier.

Trivia

 * Despite Isaac being revealed in the demo 0.9b McLeodGaming Direct video, according to the SSF2 developers, he was not meant to be playable in the demo v0.9b release, until the next major demo update, that being SSF2 Beta. He was just shown as a teaser for this upcoming update.
 * Isaac is so far the first and only character to pass from being an Assist Trophy in a Super Smash Bros. game to be a playable character in the Super Smash Flash series.

External link

 * Isaac's basic introduction