Kirby Star Allies: Soul Melter EX - Jammerjab (Staff) in 15:52.42

I'M NOT GONNA SUGARCOAT IT: This ability is awful. This description is mostly just gonna be me trashing the ability. Uncharacteristic of me, but this ability drove me nuts. Pole Vault is Jammerjab's best move. Every single other move is bad. I'm not joking. Jammerjab has exactly two strategies. On enemies on the ground or very close to it, use Pole Vault to deal damage that is genuinely impressive for a regular ability. On enemies in the air, give up and cry. Spam Up Jab for the most pitiful damage you'll ever see. Spinning Staff is pretty similar damage-wise and can be used for the tiniest sliver of setup damage sometimes. On occasion you have opportunities to use Staff Counter, but the fact you can't move limits it a lot and there aren't many opportunities to use it without getting hit. It's rather weak too. Jammerjab's matchups are just terrible. Parallel Woods and Dedede are great, and the knights are really solid if they cooperate. Everything else sucks. I consider his matchup against the Mages to be the worst fight in the entire game because you have to spend so much time flailing and praying you can get a Pole Vault in. It's extremely risky to do that all the same unless you want the fight to last over two full minutes. His hitboxes and low hitstun means it can be legitimately difficult to keep Flamberge out while Zan is using Drum 'n' Waste, far more than anyone else. If Flamberge jumps back then, that's a reset. If Francisca's Frozen Gelato catches you, that's a reset. If you can't Pole Vault Flamberge enough in phase 1, that's a reset. If you microspace wrong, that's a reset. If you take too much damage, you're going to die. Goldon and Silvox are super RNG, Kracko is awful, Vividria in mid-boss all-stars 2 is super RNG, Francisca is awful, Zan is awful, and Hyness is awful. I find this ability to be one of the most unfun abilities because of how restrictive it is. You have exactly one move that is good and have to resort to truly bottom-tier stuff if it won't work. Mistakes are incredibly common and extremely punishing, and getting a good enough run got me salty af while playing. My record with him is 15:36.24.