Roy (SSBM)/Dash attack

Hitbox visualization showing Roy's dash attack.

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Overview

Infamous for its horrid placement of hitboxes, due to the move beginning far before he swings his sword and ending very early into Roy's sword swipe. This is typically viewed as a development mistake, as Roy's Dash Attack is a variant of Marth's with slower animation.

This move has nearly no use in the context of a skilled opponent. Even if the user lands a sweetspotted hit, the attack does not does not provide very generous damage or knockback for its overall poor frame data and range. Due to the move's unremarkable knockback and long cooldown, it is not uncommon for the move to be punishable on hit- especially for the sourspot.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	12%	0		70	55	0	3.906	78	0.0	0.0	0.0						Slash
1	0	12%	0		70	55	0	3.906	73	0.0	0.0	0.0						Slash
2	0	12%	0		70	55	0	2.3436	27	0.0	0.0	0.0						Slash
3	0	6%	0		35	60	0	2.7342	78	5.4684	0.0	0.0						Punch

Timing

Hitboxes	12-15
Boost grab window	2-4
Interruptible	40
Animation length	57

Hitboxes
Boost grab

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Continuable

Interruptible

Roy'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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special