Edge attack

An edge attack (ガケのぼり攻撃 or 崖登り攻撃, Cliff climbing attack) is an attack performed by pressing the attack button while hanging on an edge. This allows the character to get up onto the stage while performing an attack.

In the first three games, once a character has received 100% of damage, they begin to perform a different edge attack than normal. The attacks are usually slower, but do more damage to opponents, although the increase is usually only 3-5%. For example, Yoshi's edge attack involves a quick 6% tail whip, while when at high damage, it becomes a slow 12% headbutt. However, in Smash 4, this effect is removed and the edge attack is the same regardless of damage percent for all characters.

Edge attacks are generally avoided in competitive play due to their slow speed and limited usefulness. Players will often use other techniques or attacks to return to the stage instead. However, players will often mix in edge attacks to catch the opponent off guard, especially if their character's edge attack has great reach (such as Donkey Kong's and Wolf's), and/or has intangibility frames (which are safer to punish an opponent caught charging smash attacks near the edge with than other edge options).

List of fast edge attacks/edge attacks

Character	Description
Banjo & Kazooie	Climbs up and swipes one claw forward.
Bayonetta	Climbs up and does a low legsweep forward.
Bowser	Climbs up and spins forward while retreating inside his shell. Climbs up and swipes one claw forward.
Bowser Jr.	Flips over and attacks with two wrecking balls from the Junior Clown Car.
Byleth	Swings the Sword of the Creator.
Captain Falcon	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Charizard	Climbs up and rams its head forward.
Chrom	Flips onto the stage and swings his sword forward.
Cloud	Climbs up and swings the Buster Sword forward.
Corrin	Climbs up and swings the Omega Yato forward.
Daisy	Climbs up and swipes one hand forward.
Dark Pit	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
Dark Samus	Climbs up and does a jump kick forward.
Diddy Kong	Climbs up and swings his tail forward.
Donkey Kong	Climbs up, turns around and throws his rear forward. Climbs up and hammers one arm downward.
Dr. Mario	Climbs up and does a dropkick at an upward angle. Climbs up and does a dropkick forward.
Duck Hunt	Climbs up and and the duck pecks forward.
Falco	Climbs up and does a dropkick forward.
Fox	Climbs up and does a dropkick forward.
Ganondorf	Climbs up and kicks forward. Climbs up and does a backhand punch.
Greninja	Climbs up and does a legsweep.
Hero	Climbs up and does an inward sword slash forward.
Ice Climbers	Climbs up and slams their hammer on the ground. Climbs up does a forward hammer swing.
Ike	Climbs up and does a leaping upward sword swing. Climbs up and swings his sword forward.
Incineroar	Climbs up and swipes one hand forward.
Inkling	Climbs up and swings the Splattershot forward.
Isabelle	Climbs up and thrust a pom-pom forward while sliding on the ground.
Ivysaur	Climbs up and swings one vine forward.
Jigglypuff	Flips onto the stage, with one foot extended. Flips onto the stage and kicks forward.
Joker	Climbs up and swings his knife forward.
Ken	Climbs up and kicks forward.
King Dedede	Climbs up and kicks forward.
King K. Rool	Climbs up and swipes one hand forward.
Kirby	Flips onto the stage, with one foot extended. Flips onto the stage and extends one foot forward.
Link	Flips onto the stage and swings his sword downward. Climbs up and thrusts his sword forward.
Little Mac	Climbs up and thrusts his fist forward.
Lucario	Climbs up and thrusts both arms forward.
Lucas	Flips onto the stage and does a legsweep forward.
Lucina	Flips onto the stage and swings her sword forward.
Luigi	Climbs up and does a dropkick at an upward angle. Climbs up and does a leg sweep.
Mario	Climbs up and does a dropkick at an upward angle. Climbs up and does a dropkick forward.
Marth	Flips onto the stage and swings his sword forward.
Mega Man	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Meta Knight	Climbs up and does a forward reverse slash.
Mewtwo	Flips onto the stage and swings its tail downward. Climbs up and does a low tailsweep.
Mii Brawler	Climbs up and does a low karate chop forward.
Mii Gunner	Climbs up and swings their Arm Cannon forward.
Mii Swordfighter	Climbs up and swings their sword forward.
Min Min	Cimbs up and kicks forward.
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs up and swings a bell forward.
Ness	Climbs up and does a dropkick at an upward angle. Flips onto the stage and does a legsweep forward.
Olimar	Flips and does a headbutt at the ground. Climbs up and punches forward.
Pac-Man	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Palutena	Climbs up and does a sweepkick.
Peach	Jumps onto the stage and quickly thrusts her rear forward. Climbs up and swipes one hand forward.
Pichu	Climbs up and does a flipping axe-kick. Climbs up and swings its tail forward.
Pikachu	Climbs up and does a flipping axe-kick. Flips onto the stage and strikes with its tail.
Piranha Plant	Climbs up and thrust its pot/pipe forward.
Pit	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
R.O.B.	Climbs up and swings both arms forward. Climbs up and fires a blast from his burner.
Richter	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
Ridley	Climbs up and swings one arm forward.
Robin	Climbs up and does a low stab with the Bronze Sword.
Rosalina & Luma	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
Roy	Flips onto the stage and swings his sword forward.
Ryu	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Samus	Climbs up and does a jump kick forward.
Sheik	Climbs up and does a dropkick forward.
Shulk	Climbs up and swings the Monado forward.
Simon	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
Snake	Climbs up and does a low legsweep forward.
Sonic	Climbs up and Spin Dashes forward.
Squirtle	Climbs up and swings its tail forward.
Steve	Climbs up and swipe his sword/fist.
Terry	Climbs up and performs a sweep kick with one leg.
Toon Link	Flips onto the stage and swings his sword downward. Climbs up and does a reverse swipe with his sword.
Villager	Climbs up and does a legsweep.
Wario	Climbs up and flips onto his back, attacking forward with both his hands.
Wii Fit Trainer	Climbs up and performs a Side Plank.
Wolf	Climbs up and does a dropkick forward. Climbs up and swipes one claw forward.
Yoshi	Climbs up and swings his tail forward.
Young Link	Flips onto the stage and swings his sword downward. Climbs up and swings his sword forward.
Zelda	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
Zero Suit Samus	Climbs up and performs a low kick forward.

List of edge attacks (Over 100%)

Character	Description
Bowser	Climbs up and swipes one claw forward.
Captain Falcon	Climbs up and throws an uppercut.
Charizard	Climbs up and swings its tail forward.
Diddy Kong	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Donkey Kong	Climbs up and swipes one hand forward.
Dr. Mario	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Falco	Climbs up and does a flipping axe-kick.
Fox	Climbs up and does a flipping axe-kick.
Ganondorf	Climbs up and throws an uppercut. Climbs up and does a low kick forward.
Ice Climbers	Climbs up and and does a low swing with their hammers.
Ike	Climbs up and does a horizontal swing with his sword.
Ivysaur	Slowly climbs up and headbutts forward.
Jigglypuff	Climbs up and charges forward with a headbutt. Climbs up and does a spinning split kick.
King Dedede	Climbs up and slams his hammer down to the ground.
Kirby	Climbs up and charges forward with a headbutt. Climbs up and does a spinning split kick.
Link	Climbs up and swings his sword upward. Climbs up and thrust his sword forward.
Lucario	Flips and does a downward kick.
Lucas	Climbs up and punches forward.
Luigi	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Mario	Climbs up and kicks forward.
Marth	Climbs up and does a horizontal slash.
Meta Knight	Climbs up and does a horizontal slash.
Mewtwo	Telekinetically walks on the side of the stage and swipes one hand forward.
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs up and swings a bell.
Ness	Climbs up and does a kick. Climbs up and punches forward.
Olimar	Climbs up and does a low kick forward.
Peach	Climbs up and does a legsweep forward.
Pichu	Climbs up and swings its tail forward.
Pikachu	Climbs up and swings its tail forward.
Pit	Climbs up and thrusts his bow forward.
R.O.B.	Climbs up and sticks one arm forward.
Roy	Climbs up and does a horizontal slash.
Samus	Climbs up and punches forward. Climbs up and thrusts her arm cannon forward.
Sheik	Climbs up and rams her elbow forward.
Snake	Climbs up and does a low kick.
Sonic	Climbs up and kicks twice with both feet.
Squirtle	Climbs up and headbutts forward.
Toon Link	Climbs up and thrust his sword forward.
Wario	Climbs up and jabs his index finger downward.
Wolf	Climbs up and does a flipping axe-kick.
Yoshi	Climbs up and headbutts forward.
Young Link	Climbs up and thrust his sword forward.
Zelda	Climbs up and swipes her hand forward.
Zero Suit Samus	Climbs up, spins and punches forward.

Trivia

• Sonic is the only character with an edge attack (his slow one) that can hit twice.
• Mr. Game & Watch's edge attacks are the only ones to not deal fixed knockback, instead dealing the same strength of knockback as floor attacks.
• In SSB4, Bowser uses his secondary edge attack animation from Brawl for his edge attack, while Giga Bowser uses his standard edge attack animation from Brawl for his edge attack.
• Bowser's under 100% edge attack in Melee is arguably the best edge attack in the game, having long range, many intangibility frames and very long hitbox duration, hitting his way in and all the way back.
• Some edge attacks are able to stage spike opponents, if timed properly.