Bowser (SSBM)/Forward tilt

Bowser's forward tilt hitbox visualizations
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Overview

Bowser performs a straight punch. It has large active frames, can be angled and is also disjointed. For a Bowser move, it is also pretty fast, with a good FAF to boot, making it among the least committal moves in his kit. As a result, this is a staple in Bowser's kit. It can be confirmed into through up throw or up aerial on fast fallers, though DI can make this difficult. Neutral attack can also set up for a forward tilt. Bowser players will often try to trade with forward tilt to score a tech chase. This is also a good option out of a crouch cancel.

However, forward tilt does have drawbacks. Once out, the move can still lose to attacks more disjointed than itself, and it leaves Bowser with a slight hurtbox extension on whiff, making it a bit more punishable. It also tends to be a bit weak pre-tumble, which makes crouch cancelling effective against it.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Angled up
0	0	15%	0		29	100	0	3.1248	31	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	13%	0		29	100	0	5.859	38	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	15%	0		29	100	0	4.6872	34	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Angled forward
0	0	14%	0		25	100	0	3.1248	31	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	12%	0		25	100	0	5.859	38	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	13%	0		25	100	0	4.6872	34	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Angled down
0	0	13%	0		31	100	0	3.1248	31	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	11%	0		32	100	0	5.859	38	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	13%	0		31	100	0	4.6872	34	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Hitboxes	12-16
Interruptible	37
Animation length	47

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

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