Hero (SSBU)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Hero's down smash.

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Overview

Hero swipes both sides of himself with his sword, dealing 13% for the blade and 11% for the arm. The attack comes out on frames 9 and 20 respectively and the backswing has noticeably more knockback than the front. Like his other smash attacks, there is a 1/8 chance for the attack to be a critical hit. On a critical hit, The base knockback is lower than normal. When paired with both Oomph and Psyche Up, the move will break a full-health shield uncharged.

Hitboxes

Landing a critical hit triggers a Special Zoom.

Hit 1

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Regular
0	0	0	11.0%	0		Standard	45	113	0		4.0	top	0.0	5.0	4.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	13.0%	0		Standard	45	100	0		3.6	top	0.0	4.0	11.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	13.0%	0		Standard	45	100	0		3.6	sword1	8.6	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Critical Hit
0	0	0	22.0%	-11.0		Standard	10	113	0		4.0	top	0.0	5.0	4.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Critical Hit		All	All
1	0	0	26.0%	-13.0		Standard	10	100	0		3.6	top	0.0	4.0	11.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Critical Hit		All	All
2	0	0	26.0%	-13.0		Standard	10	100	0		3.6	sword1	8.6	0.0	0.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Critical Hit		All	All

Hit 2

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Regular
0	0	0	11.0%	0		Standard	45	113	0		4.0	top	0.0	5.0	-4.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	13.0%	0		Standard	45	100	0		3.6	top	0.0	4.0	-11.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	13.0%	0		Standard	45	100	0		3.6	sword1	8.6	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Critical Hit
0	0	0	22.0%	-11.0		Standard	10	113	0		4.0	top	0.0	5.0	-4.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Critical Hit		All	All
1	0	0	26.0%	-13.0		Standard	10	100	0		3.6	top	0.0	4.0	-11.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Critical Hit		All	All
2	0	0	26.0%	-13.0		Standard	10	100	0		3.6	sword1	8.6	0.0	0.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Critical Hit		All	All

Timing

Charges between	2-3
Hit 1	9-10
Hit 2	20-21
Interruptible	56
Animation length	64

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Special Zoom parameters

These parameters are shared between Hero's smash attacks.

Duration	40 frames
Slowdown magnitude	4
Zoom rate	4.8
Camera Y offset	0.5u
Time before zoom	3 frames
Background duration (non-1v1)	30 frames

Hero's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt (1 · 2) · 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 · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash