Snake (SSBU)/Neutral attack/Hit 1

Hitbox visualization showing Snake's first jab.

Overview

Snake throws a quick punch. It has fast startup, coming out on frame 3, making it Snake's fastest ground attack. It is also quite safe on shield for a jab at -8, and is a reliable move for warding off pressure as Snake can easily use his jab combo to keep his opponent off of him due to its quick speed. Additionally, it can be held consecutively, allowing it to counter spot dodges.

It is also a useful move for mixups and conditioning. Due to jab 1's low ending lag and safety on shield, Snake can quickly use jab 1, then retreat if the opponent attempts to retaliate, leaving them open for a punish opportunity. A unique trait of the move is that the hitbox with ID #2 (the hitbox located on Snake's fist) has slightly more knockback and sends at an angle that moves them towards Snake. When combined with the hitstun modifier of 2 on the move applying to all hitboxes, this gives it a jab cancel setup into forward tilt at high percentages.

Lastly, it can jab lock opponents who miss their tech, making them susceptible to much more damaging attacks. Examples of these include: down aerial as a way to quickly rack up damage, forward tilt, and even up tilt, the latter of which can KO at high percentages.

A drawback of jab 1 is its short range. Unlike many of Snake's other moves, his jab lacks a sizeable disjoint, making it difficult to connect against opponents as long as they are not sufficiently close to Snake. Another downside of jab 1 is its high hitbox placement. Due to the hits being placed relatively high above the ground, this hinders its jab locking potential, as characters with small or slim hurtboxes can usually avoid being hit by jab 1 and any follow ups.

Comprehensively, Snake's jab 1 is a useful move with a good amount of versatility and few weaknesses.

Update History

3.1.0

• Neutral attack 1 connects into neutral attack 2 more reliably. (BKB 20 → 26).

Hitboxes

Only the ID 1 hitbox has a hitstun modifier specified in the scripts, but it applies to all hitboxes due to a glitch.

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	Hitstun
0	0	0	2.5%	0		Forward	25	25	0		1.9	top	0.0	10.8	5.5	1.6×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All							—
1	0	0	2.5%	0		Forward	20	25	0		2.1	top	0.0	10.6	7.5	1.6×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All							+2 frames
2	0	0	2.5%	0		Forward	26	20	0		2.3	top	0.0	10.4	11.5	1.6×	1.0×	0%							Punch		Fighter only	All							—
3	0	0	2.5%	0		Forward	20	20	0		2.3	top	0.0	10.4	11.5	1.6×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All							—

Timing

Hitboxes	3-4
Continuability window	6-30
Consecutive jab frame	7
Interruptible	16
Animation length	31

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Loop point

Continuable

Earliest continuable point

Interruptible

Snake's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt (1 · 2) · 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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash
Up taunt · Side taunt · Down taunt