Kazuya (SSBU)/Neutral aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Kazuya's neutral aerial.

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Overview

Kazuya throws a diagonally downward jab, similarly to Little Mac’s neutral aerial. It is the only neutral aerial in the game with the ability to conventionally meteor smash, although it is moderately weak; however, it is very quick to interrupt and has good startup for a spike, which makes it extremely versatile as a combo starter, both when landing or rising with the move. It also serves as an effective gimping tool. The sweetspot uniquely has altered knockback on grounded opponents to where the meteor smash puts them into tumble at any percentage, although on aerial opponents it is a lot weaker, only starting to do so at around 90%. The move is based on the universal jumping left punch from Tekken.

Ferps tech

The Ferps tech is an advanced technique exclusive to Kazuya in Ultimate. It was popularized by professional Kazuya player Ferps, after whom it is named. By performing a turn around, usually with a RAR, followed by a double jump and a neutral aerial, then fastfalling, Kazuya can land on platforms and be actionable much more quickly than through other methods, such as wavelanding. While still not granting true follow-ups, the technique allows for a significantly wider window to extend his combos, which would otherwise be stunted by the presence of the platform.

Hitboxes

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
Clean hit
0	0	0	11.0%	0		Standard	70	70	0		2.8	top	0.0	6.0	9.25	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Kazuya Punch		All	All
1	0	0	11.0%	0		Standard	7	80	0		2.8	top	0.0	6.0	9.25	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Kazuya Punch		All	All
2	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	40	85	0		4.5	top	0.0	6.0	9.25	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Kazuya Punch		All	All
3	0	0	8.0%	0		Standard	40	85	0		3.0	top	0.0	9.0	6.25	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Kazuya Punch		All	All
Late hit
2	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	30	85	0		4.5	top	0.0	6.0	9.25	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Kazuya Punch		All	All
3	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	30	85	0		3.0	top	0.0	9.0	6.25	0.5×	1.0×	0%							Kazuya Punch		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Clean hit	8-9
Late hit	10-16
Ending autocancel	25-
Interruptible	29
Animation length	48

Landing lag

Interruptible	8
Animation length	30

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Kazuya's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 (last) · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10)
Forward tilt · Back tilt · Up tilt (1 · 2) · Down tilt · Up-forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3 · 4) · Down-forward tilt (1 · 2) · Down-back tilt · Up-back tilt
Crouch attack · Forward crouch attack · Back crouch attack · Uncrouching attack
Dash attack · Double 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 · Command input throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Command input (cmd1 · cmd2 · cmd3) · Final Smash
Side taunt