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Hidden Melee

A short clip of Seven executing a Hidden Melee

A Hidden Melee is a Heavy Melee that is obscured using abilities. This technique hides the animation of a Heavy Melee by allowing other animations to take priority.

Mechanics

Hidden Animations: The Heavy Melee animation is hidden by another ability’s animation.
Sound & Particles: If a Heavy Melee has no sound or particles, this is client-sided only. Your opponent will still hear and see the attack.
Usage: This technique makes it harder for opponents to parry and creates deceptive close-quarters combat scenarios.

Execution

Execution varies between characters.
Some characters can Hidden Melee throughout an ability’s entire duration, while others can only do so during a specific window.
Example: Viscous can Hidden Melee during the entirety of Puddle Punch, while Seven can only Hidden Melee when initially casting Lightning Ball.

Characters That Can Perform a Hidden Melee

Character	Ability	Notes
Bebop	Exploding Uppercut	Animation hidden. Buffer Heavy Melee when using Exploding Uppercut. Heavy Melee is much shorter.
Grey Talon	Charged Shot	Animation hidden. Buffer Heavy Melee when using Charged Shot.
Holliday	Bounce Pad	Animation hidden. Buffer when landing (only when stomping, can only occur once per pad).
Kelvin	Ice Path	Animation hidden. Heavy Melee, then cast Ice Path.
Kelvin	Ice Dome	Animation hidden. Heavy Melee while casting Ice Dome or cast then Heavy Melee.
Lash	Grapple	Animation hidden. Can Hidden Melee during Grapple for ~3 seconds after initial Grapple.
	Flog	Animation hidden. Cast Flog and buffer Heavy Melee.
	Ground Strike	Animation hidden. Cast Ground Strike and buffer Heavy Melee.
Mo & Krill	Sand Blast	Animation hidden. After throwing Sand Blast, Heavy Melee.
Seven	Lightning Ball	Animation hidden. Cast Lightning Ball and buffer Heavy Melee.
Seven	Static Charge	Animation hidden. Cast Static Charge and buffer Heavy Melee.
Shiv	Killing Blow	Animation hidden. Buffer Heavy Melee after casting Killing Blow.
Viscous	Puddle Punch	Animation obscured. While Puddle Punch is emerging, Heavy Melee.
Vyper	Screwjab	Animation hidden. Cast Screwjab and buffer Heavy Melee.
Vyper	Petrifying Bola	Animation hidden. Cast Petrifying Bola and buffer Heavy Melee.
Yamato	Shadow Form	Animation hidden. Buffer Heavy Melee after casting Shadow Form