Wario (SSB4)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Wario's forward aerial.

Overview

Wario performs a flying kick. It can autocancel in a short hop fast fall, is tied with numerous other characters for the fastest forward air in the game and provides somewhat decent reach with lingering hitbox. It is Wario's main approach option due to these properties, and it is a very versatile attack, being useful for many different purposes.

The speed of the move, both in startup and endlag allow it to combo into itself well, and the late hit can combo into another forward air at high percents or half waft. When forward air starts putting the opponent into tumble, Wario can potentially lock them with dash attack or a late forward air, should they miss their tech. Forward air is also decent for edgeguarding, with the lingering hitbox and combo potential in the air. It is however his weakest aerial by far and severely lacks kill power, hampering its use offstage. The range of the move is also very poor, lacking a hitbox at his toes and in general being a short-ranged move.

Overall, it is a valuable asset for Wario, and serves as a fairly useful tool in his arsenal.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	7%	0		30	97	0	5.5	0	0.0	5.4	11.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	7%	0		30	97	0	3.5	0	0.0	3.0	5.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late hit
0	0	4.5%	0		15	80	0	3.5	0	0.0	5.0	11.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	4.5%	0		15	80	0	2.6	0	0.0	3.0	5.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-4
Clean hit	5-6
Late hit	7-17
Ending autocancel	27-
Interruptible	38
Animation length	50

Landing lag

Animation length	16

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Wario's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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