Before a certain blonde haired swordsman came onto the scene, everyone’s favorite cloud was the smiling one that appeared on Yoshi’s Story. Named Randall by the Melee community, this smiling cloud has been the savior to many players trying to recover back to the stage. In their latest video and with the help of SoCal player CDK, SSBM Tutorials have made a video which tells players everything they need to know about Randall.
The main thing to know is that Randall’s position on the stage is not random. Randall will appear on either side of Yoshi’s Story based on the in-game timer. If the ten second portion of the timer is even, Randall will be on the left and if it is odd, he will be on the right. You can also tell if Randall is coming out or going into the stage based on the ones digit of the timer. Randall will emerge from the central platform at four seconds, with him then retreat back into the stage at nine seconds. With this knowledge, you should be able to know where Randall is during any match on Yoshi’s Story.
The rest of the video is devoted to how Randall causes some weird interactions with characters dangling off the ledge. You can perform some tricky manoeuvres if you time a smash just as Randall retreats back into the stage, so the whole video is worth a watch.
Source: SSBM Tutorials