Ganondorf (SSBM)/Forward aerial

Overview

Hitbox duration of Ganondorf's forward aerial.

Ganondorf's forward aerial, often nicknamed the Skull Crusher, or jokingly just The Punch, involves him performing a rather quick punch in front of himself with high knockback, dealing 17% damage. This move is commonly used in Ganondorf's metagame, due to its power, good range, and lack of a sour spot. It can easily cover various tech and getup options from opponents on platforms above Ganondorf due to its range, and is also especially useful on stages with close blast lines such as Yoshi's Story. The move's speed is on par with the Knee Smash (having 1 frame less ending lag), though it has lower power and longer landing lag, albeit much larger range.

Hitboxes

NTSC

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	17%	0		60	80	0	3.1248	66	-0.7812	0.0	0.0						Burn
1	0	17%	0		60	80	0	3.906	66	1.953	0.0	0.0						Burn
2	0	17%	0		60	80	0	5.0778	67	4.6872	0.0	0.0						Burn

PAL

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	17%	0		40	80	0	2.7342	66	-0.7812	0.0	0.0						Burn
1	0	17%	0		40	80	0	3.5154	66	1.953	0.0	0.0						Burn
2	0	17%	0		40	80	0	4.2966	67	4.6872	0.0	0.0						Burn

Summary:

• Base knockback (60 → 40)
• Hitbox sizes (3.125u/3.91u/5.08u → 2.734u/3.52u/4.3u)

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-6
Hitboxes	14-19
Ending autocancel	34-
Interruptible	35
Animation length	44

Landing lag

Animation length	25
L-cancelled animation length	12

Normal

L-cancelled

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Ganondorf's moveset

Neutral attack · 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