Editing Slash

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[[Image:Ike's Forward Smash.jpg|thumb|right|Ike's forward smash hitting Snake, showing the boomerang effect.|300px]]
[[Image:IkeUSmash.jpg|thumb|right|Ike's up smash hitting Captain Falcon. Notice how the boomerang effect extends well beyond the attack itself.|250px]]
[[Image:Luigi's Forward Smash.JPG|thumb|right|Luigi's forward smash. The stab effect is shown as a straight line.|250px]]
[[Image:Bowser's Up Smash.JPG|thumb|right|Bowser's up smash, showing the stab effect.|250px]]

There are various attacks in the Smash Bros. series that cause the '''slash''' [[effect]]. Usually caused by sharp objects, slash attacks are buffed by Slash Attack [[sticker]]s and defended against by Slash Resistance ones. Slash attacks can be easily identified by their impact effects: they have a white and blue circular slash in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and a boomerang-shaped impending angle indicator in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (though [[grass]] attacks use this as well); while the impact sound is also often a clue, it cannot be used definitively (for example, many of {{SSBM|Young Link}}'s and {{SSBB|Toon Link}}'s sword attacks do not sound like slash attacks). There are two sounds for slashing in ''Super Smash Bros.'', and three in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. In ''Brawl'', there is only one sound effect for all slashing attacks, only differing in speed and pitch. For example, {{SSBB|Link}}'s [[down air]] has a deep, slow slashing sound, while swipes of {{SSBB|Bowser}}'s claws are quick and have a higher pitch.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', a variant of the slash effect is used for attacks such as Luigi's forward smash and Bowser's up smash, known as the '''stab''' effect. The two effects appear to be functionally identical, differing only in visuals - the stab effect is shown as a straight line in the direction of the attack, rather than a curve.

==List of slash attacks==
===By characters===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=70%
|-
!width=12%|Character
!width=50%|Move(s)
!width=8%|Games
|-
|rowspan=15|[[Bowser]]
|[[Up tilt]]
|rowspan=7|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Up smash]] (first hit; uses '''stab''' effect in ''Smash 4'')
|-
|[[Down smash]]
|-
|[[Down air]]
|-
|[[Whirling Fortress]]
|-
|[[Up throw]]
|-
|Back [[floor attack]]
|-
|[[Neutral attack]]
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Down tilt]]
|-
|[[Back air]]
|-
|[[Koopa Klaw]]
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|[[Forward air]]
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Trip attack
|-
|[[Flying Slam]] ([[Subspace Emmisary]])
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Dash Slash]]
|rowspan=8|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Bowser Jr.]]
|[[Forward tilt]]
|-
|Up tilt
|-
|[[Dash attack]]
|-
|[[Forward smash]]
|-
|Up smash
|-
|Down air
|-
|[[Down throw]]
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Charizard]]
|Neutral attack
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up tilt
|-
|Up smash
|-
|[[Pummel]]
|-
|Down tilt
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|Back air (sweetspot of first hit)
|-
|[[Glide attack]]
|-
|Forward air
|rowspan=6|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Dragon Rush (both custom [[Flare Blitz]] and during [[Mega Charizard X]])
|-
|[[Cloud Strife|Cloud]]
|All attacks except first hits of jab, down tilt, pummel and throws
|-
|[[Corrin]]
|All attacks except pummel, up and down throws, [[Dragon Fang Shot]] (projectile), [[Dragon Lunge]] (kicks), last hit of [[Draconic Ascent]], [[Counter Surge]], and [[Torrential Roar]]
|-
|[[Dark Pit]]
|All attacks except up tilt, [[Electroshock Arm]], [[Striking Flight]], [[Impact Orbitars]], pummel, [[back throw]], up throw and [[Dark Pit Staff]]
|-
|[[Duck Hunt]]
|The duck's beak during rapid jab, all [[tilt]]s, [[dash attack]] and all [[aerial]]s (except neutral air)
|-
|rowspan=8|[[Falco]]
|Down tilt
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Falco Phantasm]]
|-
|[[Up air]] (first hit)
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|Neutral attack
|rowspan=5|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up tilt
|-
|Forward smash
|-
|[[Neutral air]] (only last hit in ''Brawl'')
|-
|Forward air
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Fox]]
|[[Fox Illusion]]
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up smash (sweetspot)
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Wolf Flash]] (sourspot)
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Twisting Fox]]
|-
|[[Ganondorf]]
|[[Warlock Blade]]
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Giga Bowser]]
|Neutral attack
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up air
|-
|Whirling Fortress (all but first hit)
|-
|Up tilt
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|Down tilt
|-
|Koopa Klaw
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Greninja]]
|Rapid jab
|rowspan=7|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|All smash attacks
|-
|Forward air
|-
|[[Water Shuriken]]
|-
|[[Shifting Shuriken]]
|-
|[[Stagnant Shuriken]]
|-
|[[Secret Ninja Attack]]
|-
|[[Ike]]
|All attacks except first hits of jab, Eruption (except sourspot at the tip of the sword), pummel and throws
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=5|[[King Dedede]]
|[[Super Dedede Jump]] (stars)
|-
|[[Waddle Dee Toss]] (tossed Waddle Doos and Gordos)
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Gordo Throw]]
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Topspin Gordo]]
|-
|[[Quick Dedede Jump]] (stars)
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Kirby]]
|[[Final Cutter]]
|{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up smash (sweetspot)
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Upper Cutter]]
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Ultra Sword]] (all but first hit)
|-
|rowspan=12|Kirby (Copy Abilities)
|[[Hero's Bow]]
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Nayru's Love
|-
|Needle Storm
|-
|[[Shield Breaker]]
|-
|[[Mach Tornado]]
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Eruption]] (sword tip)
|-
|[[Palutena's Bow]]
|-
|Blaster (Wolf; bayonet attached to the blaster)
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Silver Bow]]
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Water Shuriken
|-
|Metal Blade
|-
|[[Gale Strike]]
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Link]]
|All attacks except neutral air, back air, [[Boomerang]] (sourspot in ''Melee'', entire Boomerang in ''SSB''), [[Bomb]], first hit of [[grab air]] in ''Brawl'', pummel and forward, back and down throws
|{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Power Bow]]
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Ripping Boomerang]]
|-
|[[Lucas]]
|Up smash (first hit)
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Lucina]]
|All attacks except pummel and throws
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Luigi]]
|Forward smash ('''stab''' effect in ''Smash 4'')
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Marth]]
|All attacks except sweetspotted up air (''Melee'' and ''Brawl''), pummel and throws
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Mega Man]]
|Dash attack
|rowspan=6|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Back air
|-
|Up air
|-
|[[Metal Blade]]
|-
|[[Tornado Hold]]
|-
|[[Leaf Shield]]
|-
|[[Meta Knight]]
|All attacks except dash attack, forward, up and down throws
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Mewtwo]]
|Forward tilt (sweetspot) <!-- This is NOT a slash attack in SSB4, and probably not in Melee either, but we need to confirm this. Remember, this move allegedly has a sweetspot, so try several times at different ranges. --> 
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|Forward aerial <!-- This *IS* a slash attack in SSB4, and probably also in Melee - but this needs to be confirmed. -->
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Mii Brawler]]
|[[Down throw]]
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Mii Swordfighter]]
|All attacks except pummel and forward, back and down throws
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]
|Back air
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Judge]] #4
|-
|Down air (falldown)
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Octopus]]
|-
|rowspan=11|[[Pac-Man]]
|Dash attack
|rowspan=13|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Down tilt
|-
|Neutral air
|-
|Down throw
|-
|[[Lazy Fruit]] (key)
|-
|[[Power Pellet]]
|-
|[[Distant Power Pellet]]
|-
|[[Enticing Power Pellet]]
|-
|[[Pac-Jump]]
|-
|[[Power Pac-Jump]]
|-
|[[Meteor Trampoline]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Palutena]]
|Forward smash
|-
|Down smash
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Peach]]
|Forward tilt (tip)
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Peach Parasol]] (open parasol)
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|Down smash
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up smash
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Pit]]
|All attacks except up tilt (excluding first hit in ''Brawl''), [[Upperdash Arm]], Striking Flight, Impact Orbitars, pummel, back throw, up throw and energy pillars during [[Three Sacred Treasures]]
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[R.O.B.]]
|[[Gyro]]
|-
|[[Slip Gyro]]
|rowspan=8|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Robin]]
|Neutral attack (except non-rapid third jab)
|-
|All tilts
|-
|Dash attack
|-
|All aerials and smashes with the Bronze Sword
|-
|Levin Sword (both when dropped before breaking and when thrown)
|-
|[[Elwind]] and customs
|-
|[[Pair Up]] (Chrom's attacks)
|-
|[[Roy]]
|All sweetspotted attacks except up smash, pummel, throws, [[Flare Blade]], last hits of [[Double-Edge Dance]], [[Blazer]], [[Counter]] and [[Critical Hit]]
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Sheik]]
|Neutral attack (except rapid jabs in ''Melee'' and finisher in ''Smash 4'')
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Dash attack
|-
|Up smash (sweetspot)
|-
|[[Needle Storm]]
|-
|[[Chain]] (non-tip)
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|Forward smash
|rowspan=5|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Forward air
|-
|Up air
|-
|Down air (falldown)
|-
|[[Shulk]]
|All attacks except pummel and first hits of jab, forward smash, up smash, up air and down air
|-
|[[Snake]]
|[[Cypher]]
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Sonic]]
|Up throw
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Forward air
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Toon Link]]
|All attacks except Boomerang, Bomb, pummel, forward, back and down throws
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Piercing Arrow]]
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Villager]]
|[[Timber]] (sprouting tree and axe)
|-
|[[Timber Counter]] (sprouting tree and axe)
|-
|[[Super Timber]] (sprouting tree and axe)
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Wario]]
|[[Chomp]]
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Down tilt
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Inhaling Chomp]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]
|Up smash
|-
|Neutral air (second hit)
|-
|rowspan=9|[[Wolf]]
|Neutral attack
|rowspan=9|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|Forward tilt
|-
|Down smash
|-
|Forward air
|-
|Up air
|-
|Down air
|-
|{{b|Blaster|Wolf}} (bayonet attached to the blaster)
|-
|Wolf Flash (sourspot)
|-
|All [[throw]]s except forward throw
|-
|[[Young Link]]
|All attacks except neutral air, back air, sweetspot of down air, [[Fire Bow]], Boomerang, Bomb, edge attacks and forward, back and down throws
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|rowspan=7|[[Zelda]]
|Forward tilt
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Nayru's Love]]
|-
|[[Farore's Wind]] (except reappearance in ''Brawl'')
|-
|[[Farore's Windfall]]
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Phantom Slash]]
|-
|[[Phantom Breaker]]
|-
|[[Phantom Strike]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Zero Suit Samus]]
|Up tilt (second hit)
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|Up air
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|}

===By items===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=70%
|-
!width=12%|Item
!width=50%|Attack
!width=8%|Games
|-
|rowspan=6|[[Assist Trophies]]
|[[Ghirahim]]: All attacks
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Kat & Ana]]: Sword attacks
|rowspan=5|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Lyn]]: Sword strike
|-
|[[Saki Amamiya]]: Sword attacks
|-
|[[Samurai Goroh]]: Katana slashes
|-
|[[Spinies]]: Contact with body
|-
|[[Beam Sword]]
|All swings and throws
|{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Drill (item)|Drill]]
|Shot drill
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Parasol]]
|All swings, open parasol hit
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|rowspan=14|[[Poké Ball]] [[Pokémon]]
|[[Beedrill]]: Take Down
|{{GameIcon|SSB}}
|-
|[[Chikorita]]: Razor Leaf
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Clefairy]]: Gust
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|[[Fletchling]]: Peck
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Keldeo]]: Secret Sword
|-
|[[Latias]] and [[Latios]]: Steel Wing
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Lugia]]: Aeroblast
|-
|[[Scizor]]: Metal Claw
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|[[Snivy]]: Razor Leaf
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Staryu]]: Contact with body
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Suicune]]: Contact with head after attacking
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Unown]]: Take Down
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|[[Weavile]]: False Swipe
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Zoroark]]: Fury Swipes
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Ray Gun]]
|Shots
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Unira]]
|Throws and contact when set
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Warp Star]]
|Aerial-only meteor smash
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|}

===By enemies and bosses===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=70%
|-
!width=12%|Enemy/Boss
!width=50%|Attack(s)
!width=8%|Games
|-
|[[Armight]]
|Sword throw and slashes
|rowspan=4|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Auroros]]
|Dive
|-
|[[Autolance]]
|Stab and sword throw
|-
|[[Bucculus]]
|Hits while grabbing a foe
|-
|[[Crazy Hand]]
|Finger Drill (upper parts)
|{{GameIcon|SSBM}}
|-
|[[Cymul]]
|Spin
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Darknut]]
|Sword swings
|{{GameIcon|SSB4-3}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Duon]]
|Forward charge
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|Head bash (blue side active)
|-
|Triple arm slash (blue side active)
|-
|[[Flage]]
|Slash flurry
|rowspan=2|{{GameIcon|SSB4-3}}
|-
|[[Geemer]]
|Contact with body
|-
|[[Greap]]
|Scythes
|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Kritter|Green Kritter]]
|Claw swipes
|{{GameIcon|SSB4-3}}
|-
|[[Master Hand]]
|Finger Drill
|rowspan=9|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Porky]]
|Hitboxes while walking
|-
|Stab attack
|-
|[[Puppit]]
|Claw swipes
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Ridley]]
|Background fly attack
|-
|Claw sweep
|-
|Loop-de-loop
|-
|Wind attack
|-
|[[Shaydas]]
|Blade slashes
|-
|[[Stalfos]]
|Sword swings
|{{GameIcon|SSB4}}
|-
|[[Sword Primid]]
|All sword attacks
|rowspan=3|{{GameIcon|SSBB}}
|-
|[[Ticken]]
|Head charge
|-
|[[Trowlon]]
|Beak hit
|}

==Trivia==
*In ''Melee'', two slash attacks that collide will produce a clanging sound effect reminiscent of metallic noises akin to swords clashing. This is the only game to have such a unique trait for slash attacks.
*In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', there is a set of slash damage sound effects that are noticeably slower and deeper than regular slash sounds. These are normally reserved for [[Ike]] due to his use of a heavy broadsword, but {{SSB4|Shulk}}'s [[Back Slash]] makes one of those sounds if he manages to hit from behind with the move, along with [[Dunban]]'s attacks during Shulk's [[Chain Attack]] and [[Chrom]]'s slashes during {{SSB4|Robin}}'s [[Pair Up]], respectively.

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