Meta Knight (SSBU)/Neutral attack

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's rapid jab.

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's rapid jab finisher.

Overview

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Performs a flurry speed of slashes in front of him. It is useful for racking up damage. Very low amount of ending lag. The finisher has a base knockback of 60, making it useful to knock opponents away.

Update 9.0.0 gives transcendent priority for the rapid finisher. This prevents it from being cancelled out from weak attacks.

Update History

9.0.0

• Rapid jab finisher has transcendent priority, preventing it from being canceled out by weak attacks.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless	Hitstun	Shieldstun
Rapid jab
0	0	0	1.0%	0		Forward	10	30	0		7.0	top	0.0	6.5	8.0 to 13.5	0.5×	0.6×	0%							Slash		All	All							+2 frames	4x
Rapid jab finisher
0	0	0	2.0%	0		Forward	60	140	0		5.0	top	0.0	8.0	11.0	2.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All							—	—
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Forward	60	140	0		6.0	top	0.0	8.0	16.5	2.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All							—	—
2	0	0	2.0%	0		Forward	60	140	0		6.0	top	0.0	8.0	22.0	2.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All							—	—

Timing

Interruptibility and animation length are only for the finisher.

Rapid Jab	4, 7, 10, 13...
Finisher	3
Interruptible	31
Animation length	45

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Loop point

Interruptible

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash