Kirby (SSB4)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Kirby's back aerial.

Overview

Kirby quickly crouches in midair, then does a back kick with both feet. A sex kick. The move has very low startup lag and good range, with a slightly disjointed hitbox. It is Kirby's fastest and strongest aerial, being the only one that can kill an onstage opponent. It can also be used for a Fence of Pain. The low lag and hitboxes make this one of his most reliable spacing moves. The knockback of the move means it won't start any combos, but it is a solid finisher. Overall, like in every game, it is a defining part and important tool in his metagame.

Update history

1.1.3

• Knockback scaling (102 (clean)/110 late) → 104/112).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Piercing	Heedless	No GFX	Flinchless	Stretch
Clean hit
0	0	0	13%	0		Backwards	20	104	0	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	-10.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		63								0.0	4.5	7.0
Late hit
0	0	0	8%	0		Backwards	0	112	0	3.4	0.0	0.0	4.5	-10.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick		63								0.0	4.5	7.0

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Clean hit	6-7
Late hit	8-14
Ending autocancel	32-
Interruptible	41
Animation length	43

Landing lag

Animation length	17

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Kirby's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · inf) · 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 · Edge getups
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash