Ganondorf (SSBB)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's down aerial.

Overview

Ganondorf meteor smashing Marth in Brawl with his down aerial.

Ganondorf quickly stomps under him, producing electric effects and powerfully meteor smashing anyone who comes in contact with his body. It does 22% damage on the legs and 17% on the upper body and is unanimously considered the most dangerous meteor smash in the game. However, the move possesses transcendent priority, preventing it from cancelling out projectiles. While its base knockback is inferior to Ness' down aerial, its extreme knockback scaling, which is equal to Ike's forward smash, gives it the advantage at higher percentages. It comes out fast with a large hitbox, unlike most of his moves, and gives him an edge in the metagame. Many competitive players use this after a short hop, and per the name, it became known as Thunderstomping. This technique can be used to punish very laggy attacks out of shield, or as a good followup to Flame Choke, if read correctly. At low percentages, this can be used offstage as a followup to a neutral aerial; however, this only works on characters like Donkey Kong. Overall, one of the most dangerous moves in the game.

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	22%	0		30	100	0	7.0	0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Burn
1	0	17%	0		30	100	0	6.0	0	0.0	10.0	1.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Burn

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-3
Hitboxes	16-20
Ending autocancel	32-
Interruptible	45
Animation length	54

Landing lag

Animation length	35

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) · 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