Falco (SSB4)/Up aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Falco's up aerial.

Overview

Falco performs a somersault kick. Unlike other aerials of its type, it starts behind Falco, rather than front. It is slightly disjointed and has low landing lag, and is primarily a combo tool or kill move off the top of the stage. At low percents, a landing up aerial can combo into up tilts, up smash or grab, while at higher percents, it can be followed up into some of his aerials, including when the move isn't used as a landing attack. The damage is also decent, at 10%. Combined with the speed and utility of the move, it makes for a reasonably good asset to Falco's kit.

Update history

1.0.8

• Startup lag (frame 10 → 7).
  • However, its total duration was not fully compensated (FAF 36 → 35), giving it more ending lag.
• Initial auto-cancel (frames 1-7 → 1-3).
• Late auto-cancel (frame 26 → 23).
• Damage (11% → 10%).
• Foot/leg hitbox knockback (27 (base), 100 (scaling) → 35/90).
• Body hitbox knockback (30 (base), 20 (scaling) → 35/90).
• Foot hitbox size (4.8u → 5u).
• Foot hitbox angle (68° → 65°).
• Leg/body hitbox angle (68°/80° → 75°/85°).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	10%	0		35	90	0	5.0	9	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	10%	0		35	90	0	4.2	9	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
2	0	10%	0		35	90	0	4.0	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-3
Hitboxes	7-11
Ending autocancel	23-
Interruptible	35
Animation length	36

Landing lag

Animation length	15

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Falco's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · inf) · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash