Ganondorf (SSBB)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's down smash.

Overview

Ganondorf rears back before thrusting his right foot forward followed by his left foot. Should it connect, the first kick would typically lead into the second kick, dealing a maximum of 19%. While the move has decent range on both hits, it is quite slow for a down smash, coming out at frame 16 and lasting 64 total frames. Additionally, attempting connecting both hits can be inconsistent, as the first hit has a hitbox at point blank range that send opponents away from him with a 50° angle, causing the 2nd hit to miss. In addition, it is rather weak for a smash attack and for a character of super heavyweight's archetype, survivable even past 150% from the center of Final Destination.

Overall, while Ganondorf's down smash has good range and raw damage output, it is slow, laggy, fails to connect reliably into the finisher, and the finisher itself is not very strong. These factors cause this move to be one of the worst down smashes in the game.

Hitboxes

Hit 1

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	5%	0		0	100	90	4.6	14	0.0	7.0	0.0	0.5x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	5%	0		0	100	80	4.6	13	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.5x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	5%	0		0	100	70	4.6	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Hit 2

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	Heedless	Piercing	Strechy	?2	?5	?6	?11	Hit Bits
0	0	0	14%	0		Backwards	60	75	0	5.5	13	0.0	3.5	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111
1	0	0	14%	0		Backwards	60	75	0	5.5	14	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111
2	0	0	12%	0		Backwards	60	75	0	5.5	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111

Timing

Charges between	4-5
Hit 1	15-18
Hit 2	35-38
Interruptible	64
Animation length	74

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Ganondorf's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash