Editing Neutral aerial

A '''neutral aerial''' ({{ja|ニュートラル空中攻撃|Nyūtoraru kūchū kōgeki}}, ''Neutral midair attack''; often abbreviated as '''Nair''' or '''n-air''', and referred to as '''AttackAirN''' internally) is an [[aerial attack]] that is performed by pressing only the attack button, and no direction on the control stick, while in midair. Its official term varies between titles; it is known as a '''standard midair attack''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', a '''standard air attack''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and a '''neutral air attack''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Most characters' neutral aerials are fast moves that hit around themselves, making them useful at particularly close ranges and for stuffing the opponent by beating out slower aerial attacks. Many neutral aerials are also [[sex kick]]s, and tend to have little landing lag, especially in ''Melee'' when [[L-cancel]]ed. In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', with [[A-sticking]], the player is able to do neutral aerials without losing any horizontal momentum.

|[[Banjo]] & [[Kazooie]]||Performs the Twirling Wing Whack, hitting multiple times.

|[[Kirby]]||{{GameIcon|SSB}} Performs a sex kick.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Performs a cartwheel (dubbed by the ''Kirby'' franchise as "Twinkle Star").

|[[Min Min]]||Rotates her Dragon ARM around herself.

|[[Squirtle]]||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Retreats into its shell and spins horizontally while squirting water around itself.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Performs a cartwheel.

|[[Steve]]||A quick swing with his sword.

[[File:MarioNairSSBM.gif|thumb|Mario's neutral aerial in ''Melee''.]]

*{{SSB|Ness}} in ''Smash 64'' and {{SSBM|Link}} in ''Melee'' have an interesting property on their neutral aerials as once their [[hitbox]]es are activated, they do not end until the animation ends. In Ness' case, this happens because the timer used before the command to end the move's hitbox is the wrong type of timer, making the hitboxes last longer than they should, to the point that they last the entire rest of the animation. In Link's case, there is no command to end the hitboxes, so they just continue for as long as the animation continues.

*{{SSBB|R.O.B.}}'s neutral aerial in ''Brawl'' sports a slow startup, but has a long-lasting [[hitbox]] that maintains extreme power throughout the entire move, and [[auto-cancel]]s immediately after the hitbox ceases. This is often cited as R.O.B.'s best finisher, as well as one of the best neutral aerials in the game. In ''Smash 4'', its power has been drastically reduced, but it is a much more effective combo starter in combination with the changes to [[hitstun canceling]] and [[DI]]. This continues to be the case in ''Ultimate'' as well.

*{{SSB4|Cloud}}'s neutral aerial is long ranged, fast and auto-cancels from a short hop, making it difficult to punish. In ''Ultimate'', it is much harder to use due to having noticeably less range.

*{{SSBU|Ike}}'s neutral aerial in ''Ultimate'' has noticeable startup lag, but long-range with coverage all around Ike, alongside a very low landing lag in proportion to these attributes, and launches opponents vertically. This makes it one of his safest approach options and gives it a myriad of combos even up to high percents, with KO setups into his up aerial. While update 8.0.0 nerfed his neutral aerial reduced this combo into [[up aerial]] at high percents, it still deals low knockback at low percents and has a new KO setup with [[Aether]]. Since Ike's optimal strategy relies heavily on his neutral aerial, it has become quite infamous in the ''Smash'' community.

**{{SSBU|Palutena}}'s neutral aerial has gained notoriety for similar reasons. Its fast startup, wide coverage around Palutena, [[autolink angle|autolinking]] multi-hits and moderate landing lag combined with her fast [[dashing speed]] allow her to repeatedly combo the move into itself and rack up a large amount of damage at low percents while dragging opponents across the stage, making it one of her strongest [[punish]] options. This move was also nerfed like Ike's instead it was nerfed in patch 7.0.0, which made it have less knockback in the finishing hit, albeit it can still combo into lower percents.

*Both Mega Man and Sora's neutral aerials are the only ones in the series to consist of a [[natural combo]].