Bowser (SSBB)/Up special

Hitbox visualization showing the first hit of Bowser's up special, Whirling Fortress, when grounded.

Hitbox visualization showing the clean second hit of Bowser's up special, Whirling Fortress, when grounded.

Hitbox visualization showing the late second hit of Bowser's up special, Whirling Fortress, when grounded.

Hitbox visualization showing the first hit of Bowser's up special, Whirling Fortress, when airborne.

Hitbox visualization showing hits 2-6 of Bowser's up special, Whirling Fortress, when airborne.

Hitbox visualization showing hits 7-11 of Bowser's up special, Whirling Fortress, when airborne.

Overview

Bowser’s up special is Whirling Fortress. He gets into his shell and spins around. One of the best out of shield moves in the game, but only deals up to two hits when used on the ground, making it unsafe to use against enemy shields. As a recovery move, it falls subpar from others, with a bit vertical distance, but it is good for recovery from a large horizontal distance. On the ground, the clean hit deals good vertical knockback, KOing at 131%.

Hitboxes

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Grounded

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	11%	3		70	80	0	9.5	0	0.0	7.6	-4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
1	0	11%	3		70	80	0	9.5	0	0.0	7.6	8.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
Hit 2 (clean)
0	0	5%	0		80	50	0	5.8	0	0.0	7.6	-4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
1	0	5%	0		80	50	0	5.8	0	0.0	7.6	8.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
Hit 2 (late)
0	0	3%	0		50	50	0	5.8	0	0.0	7.6	-4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
1	0	3%	0		50	50	0	5.8	0	0.0	7.6	8.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%

Aerial

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hit 1
0	0	10%	3		80	60	0	10.0	0	0.0	8.4	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
Hits 2-6
0	0	3%	0		50	20	0	9.0	0	0.0	8.4	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%
Hits 7-11
0	0	2%	0		50	20	0	8.199984	0	0.0	8.4	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%

Timing

Grounded

Intangible	1-5
Hit 1	6-7
Hit 2 (clean)	8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23
Hit 2 (late)	24-27, 28-31, 32-35, 36-39,
Animation length	79

Aerial

Hit 1	6-7
Hits 2-6	8-11, 12-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27
Hits 7-11	28-31, 32-35, 36-39, 40-43, 44-47
Animation length	79

Landing lag

Animation length	50

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Intangible

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) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash