Bowser vs Luigi JMU Archive

JMU Bowser vs Luigi

"Stage selection will be a factor, so consider your play style and how much pressure you can do with or without platforms.
Against Bowser, it really is about going in and out of his range and pressuring Bowser into attacking. The moment you know where the opponent Bowser gets  uncomfortable, you can scout their options. If they use something less commital, such as Jab 1, you can whiff punish it easily because it can't be angled and many of our mix-ups to Jab 1, such as FTilt and DTilt, have similar coverage.
Pivot grab also has similar coverage.
That's the joy of Luigi and frame data.
Once we're vulnerable to fireballs, it's your time to shine.
Cyclone works as an answer to most of our mix-ups. We are forced to shield or hold back our jab 1 checks since it's difficult to clank with and the air version can beat out almost all our ground options. Unfortunately, if we do manage to fully shield it, we get the grab. That's the mind game, though.
Oh, and do not be afraid of our USmash if your pressure game is tight. It doesn't go active till frame 16. It is extremely slow. If you're above us, and we didn't jump ahead of time to catch you, our options are to UTilt or shield. Empty USmash is very whiff punishable from the air since you avoid the grounded falling hitbox, and rolling or spot dodging is almost out of the question for Bowser."

***Stage Preference***
Luigi considers stage based on their opponent. Whichever stage their opponent prefers, they ban, and don't particularly favor any stage for themselves.

Bowsers should decide on stages based on their preferred playstyle. Example: Tri-plats allow for strong platform oki, extended pressure, and landing options, but makes us vulnerable to confirms into rising Cyclone. Consider FD if you want to focus on stage control and corner pressure.

***Resource Links***
Some noteable things from Luigi Discord's resources channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHOCmgc0rOg
This is done by doing a perfect pivot and a B-reversed (done with a C-bounce in the video) Fireball.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WMy0azvi5uzruoVuwof1zcj-VqEvGtjT_8AH1Lpr0fc/edit
gifs of all Luigi hitboxes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR0U1SZUzjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5XhIq2dSnA

https://youtu.be/WIOAU1o3zrg?list=PLPNNsBkfHF35ZX4foqb714X6M1ByMBCMz&t=684
Weak NAir -> Cyclone

https://youtu.be/WIOAU1o3zrg?list=PLPNNsBkfHF35ZX4foqb714X6M1ByMBCMz&t=519
Weak NAir -> Shin Shoryu