Mario (SSBU)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Mario's forward aerial. Model scaling issues might put the hitboxes too close to Mario.

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Overview

Swings a single fist downward. Has become somewhat of a meme in the smash community. The move has a slow startup, with high payoff in the form of a powerful spike.

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
Early hit
0	0	0	12.0%	0		Forward	30	80	0		3.0	arml	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Clean hit
0	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	32	78	0		4.0	shoulderl	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	32	78	0		4.6	arml	3.4	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	10.0%	0		Forward	20	80	0		4.0	shoulderl	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	10.0%	0		Forward	20	80	0		4.6	arml	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Early hit	16
Clean hit	17-20
Late hit	21
Ending autocancel	43-
Interruptible	60
Animation length	72

Landing lag

Interruptible	18
Animation length	29

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Mario's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash