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[[File:UpThrow Ness Melee.png|thumb|{{SSBM|Ness}} using his up throw against {{SSBM|Zelda}}.]]

An '''up throw''' ({{ja|上投げ|Ue nage}}, ''Up/above/upper throw''; commonly abbreviated as '''uthrow''' or '''U-Throw''', and referred to as '''ThrowHi''' in ''Melee''{{'}}s {{SSBM|Debug Menu}}) is a [[throw]] performed by pressing up on the [[Control Stick]] after [[grab]]bing an opponent.

Up throws were introduced in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' - in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', there were only [[forward throw]]s and [[back throw]]s. Some of the ''Smash 64'' characters had their old forward throw become their new up throw, such as {{SSBM|Kirby}}.

 

 

 

 

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|{{SSB4|Pac-Man}}||Throws opponent straight up with one hand.||5%

|{{SSB4|Palutena}}||Shoots opponent upward with her staff.||8%

|{{SSB4|Peach}}||Puts opponent above her, and volleys them upward.||2% then 6% (8% total)

|{{SSB4|Pikachu}}||Headbutts opponent upward. Can lead into a [[Thunderspike]] in certain situations, but is less reliable than using an up tilt or up smash.||1% then 3% (4% total)

|{{SSB4|Pit}}||Does a handstand and kicks opponent with both feet. Can KO at higher percentages.||5% then 6% (11% total)

|{{SSB4|R.O.B.}}||Grabs opponent, flies them into the air a short distance, turns them upside down, then crashes them into the ground. Can reliably KO at around 150%.||12%

|{{SSB4|Robin}}||Thrusts hand upward with Bronze Sword, hitting opponent with the hilt.||9%

|{{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}||Throws opponent upward using magic.||7%

|{{SSB4|Roy}}||Tosses the opponent straight up. Roy's strongest throw, being the only one that can KO in Sudden Death, although it is weaker than Marth's due to having much lower base knockback. ||6%

|{{SSB4|Ryu}}||Kicks the opponent upward, then brings his leg down. Bystanders hit by the leg attack will take much more damage than the actual thrown opponent.||8% (throw), 15% (kick)

|{{SSB4|Samus}}||Spins above her head and blasts opponents upward after zapping them.||5 hits of 1%, then 4% (9% total)

|{{SSB4|Sheik}}||Sheik flips upside-down and kicks the enemy with both of her feet.||3% then 2% (5% total)

|{{SSB4|Shulk}}||Throws opponent upward, then thrusts the Monado into them. A good followup option if used with the Buster Art, and a decent KO option on floaty characters with the Smash Art. With the Jump Art, it can be followed up with a forward aerial or a buffer art-canceled up aerial, the latter which is inescapable at a range of percents without an air dodge.||3% then 4% (7% total)

|{{SSB4|Sonic}}||Tosses the opponent slightly above him, lands on his hands, and launches them upwards by hardening his quills.||1% then 5% (6% total)

|{{SSBB|Toon Link}}||Same as Link's, but with less KO power.||5% then 2% (7% total)

|{{SSB4|Villager}}||Throws opponent upward out of the net.||10%

|{{SSB4|Wario}}||Throws them into the air and jumps up, headbutting them.||4% then 6% (10% total). As [[Wario-Man]]: 4% then 13% (17% total).

|{{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}||Jump sets the opponent like a volleyball. This is Wii Fit Trainer's primary combo and kill throw, although it excels at neither.||11%

|{{SSB4|Yoshi}}||Spits the opponent upwards,unable to KO at realistic percentages.||5%

|{{SSB4|Zelda}}||Telekinetically twirls opponent above her head, then releases them upward.||10%

|{{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}||Flips into the air and kicks the opponent. Can lead into aerial followups, but it has high [[ending lag]], so a down throw is the preferred way to combo into aerials. Otherwise, it is her most powerful throw in terms of knockback, being the only one that can reliably KO in Sudden Death.||2% then 8% (10% total)

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|{{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}} ||N/A ||N/A

|{{SSBU|Bayonetta}}||An outside crescent kick. Allows combos into [[Witch Time]] and up aerial until medium to high percentages.||3% (kick), 4.5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Bowser}}||Throws the opponent upwards, retreats into his shell, then spins rapidly in order to stab the opponent with the shell's spikes.||0.5% (hits 1-7), 2% (hit 8), 6% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Bowser Jr.}}||The Junior Clown Car throws the opponent upwards. It can lead into up aerial at low percents.||7%

|{{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}||Holds the opponent up before punching them upwards. Can begin combo into a chain of up aerials or [[Falcon Dive]].||4% (hit 1), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Charizard}}||Soars up into the sky and flies back down to slam the captured opponent to the ground. Able to KO middleweights at around 130%, or even earlier if Charizard lands on a platform above the stage.||8% (hit 1), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Chrom}}||Identical to Marth, but has the damage of Roy's.||6%

|{{SSBU|Cloud}}||Throws the opponent above him before hitting them with a butterfly kick.||2% (hit 1), 2.5% (hit 2), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Corrin}}||Pins the opponent to the ground, turns into their dragon form, then launches the opponent upwards with a headbutt.||6.5% (hit 1), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Daisy}}||Identical to Peach's||2% (hit 1), 6% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Dark Pit}}||Identical to Pit's.||4% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Dark Samus}}||Identical to Samus's.||5% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Diddy Kong}}||Throws his opponent up, then performs a handstand kick. Allows combos into his aerials, most noticeably his up aerial.||6%

|{{SSBU|Donkey Kong}}||Throws the opponent upwards with one arm. Well-known for comboing into his up aerial and causing vertical KOs.||9%

|{{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}||Identical to Mario's. Allows combos into up aerial or [[Dr. Tornado]] at low percents.||8.2%

|{{SSBU|Duck Hunt}}||The dog performs a handstand kick.||6%

|{{SSBU|Falco}}||Throws the opponent above him before firing a shot from his Blaster. Now has more combo potential due to Falco's faster jumpsquat and can follow into aerials from 0% to 120%.||4% (throw), 4% (Blaster shots)

|{{SSBU|Fox}}||Throws the opponent above him before shooting them with three rapid-fire shots from his Blaster. Can follow into his up aerial.||2% (throw), 2% (Blaster shots)

|{{SSBU|Ganondorf}}||Identical to Captain Falcon's, but deals more damage and is harder to follow-up with.||10% (hit 1), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Greninja}}||Thrusts the opponent upwards. Allows combos into a up tilt, up aerial, or even a up smash at low to mid percents.||11%

|{{SSBU|Hero}} ||N/A ||N/A

|{{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}||The leader will throw the opponent upward before hitting them with their hammer.||3% (hit), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Ike}}||Throws his Ragnell into the ground then uppercuts the opponent upwards. Could combo into up aerial or [[Aether]].||3.5% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Incineroar}}||Heaves the opponent over his head, and then performs a Argentine backbreaker on them, similar to King K. Rool's up throw. Can possibly combo into up aerial or [[Cross Chop]].||12%

|{{SSBU|Inkling}}||Tosses the opponent above them, then turns into their squid form to headbutt them from below. Can combo into neutral and up aerial at low to mid percents.||3% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2)

|{{SSBU|Isabelle}}||Identical to Villager's.||10%

|{{SSBU|Ivysaur}}||Holds the opponent above itself with its vines and hits them with its bud, sending them upwards. Can combo into [[Bullet Seed]] at 0%, while also being able to combo into up aerial or Vine Whip at mid percents.||4% (hit 1), 5% (hit 2)

|{{SSBU|Jigglypuff}}||Spins its body before throwing the opponent upwards. Allows combos into neutral aerial, up aerial, and [[Rest]].||8%

|{{SSBU|Joker}}||Throws the opponent upwards while striking a pose.||7%

|{{SSBU|Ken}}||Identical to Ryu's.||9%

|{{SSBU|King Dedede}}||Throws the opponent upwards. Can lead into up aerial at low to medium percentages.||4% (hit 1), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}||Heaves the opponent over his head, jumps high into the air, and then launches the opponent upwards. Despite being K. Rool's most damaging throw, it doesn’t KO until 180%, which is later compared to his back throw.||16%

|{{SSBU|Kirby}}||The Air Drop from the Ninja ability. The throw can damage any bystanders upon landing and KO middleweights at around 158% from anywhere on Final Destination.||10% (throw], 7% (landing)

|{{SSBU|Link}}||Throws the opponent overhead before slashing them with his sword. Can KO at around 170% due to its high knockback growth.||5%/4% (hit 1), 2% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Little Mac}}||An uppercut. Can’t form any aerial combos due to Mac's notoriously poor aerial presence, but can possibly create mix-ups.||4%

|{{SSBU|Lucario}}||Performs an uppercut-styled punch to hit the opponent upwards.||5% (hit), 6% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Lucas}}||Pyschokinetically spins the opponent overhead by using his finger, launching them upward. Can combo into up aerial.||10%

|{{SSBU|Lucina}}||Identical to Marth's.||5%

|{{SSBU|Luigi}}||Swings the Poltergust G-00 upwards. The throw can combo into a forward aerial or up aerial at low to mid percents.||8% (throw), 6% (collateral)

|{{SSBU|Mario}}||Throws the opponent upward with both of his hands. An effective aerial combo throw, allowing follow-ups into his up aerial, down aerial, and [[Super Jump Punch]].||7%

|{{SSBU|Marth}}||A one-handed upwards throw. Marth's strongest and most known throw, it can KO at around 170%.||5%

|{{SSBU|Mega Man}}||Throws the opponent in the air with one hand. Allows follow-ups into forward aerial and up aerial at low to mid percents.||8%

|{{SSBU|Meta Knight}}||Identical to Kirby's up throw, but the impact doesn’t have the explosion aesthetic.||10% (throw), 7% (landing)

|{{SSBU|Mewtwo}}||Telekinetically spins the opponent around itself before launching them upward above its head. The strongest up throw in the game. KO's middleweights at around 141% on Final Destination.||14%

|{{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}||Hits the opponent with a palm strike which launches them upward. Can initiate aerial juggles.||11%

|{{SSBU|Mii Gunner}}||Tosses the opponent above them, then fires two energy pellets at them.||7% (throw), 3% (both energy pellets)

|{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}||Throws the opponent upward before attacking them with a spinning slash.||2% (slash), 3% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Mr. Game and Watch}}||Juggles the opponent and launches them upwards.||12%

|{{SSBU|Ness}}||Pyschokinetically spins the opponent overhead by using his finger, launching them upward. Can combo into up aerial or [[PK Thunder]].||10%

|{{SSBU|Olimar}}||The Pikmin throws the opponent upwards, then hits them with a headbutt.||Red: 1.2% (hit), 6.4% (throw) (3), 1.1% (hit), 5.9% (throw) (2), 1% (hit) , 5.4% (throw) (1) Yellow: 1.2% (hit), 8.4% (throw) (3), 1.1% (hit), 7.7% (throw) (2), 1% (hit), 7% (throw) (1) Blue: 1.2% (hit), 15% (throw) (3), 1.1% (hit), 13.7% (throw) (2), 1% (hit), 12.5% (throw) (1) White: 1.2% (hit), 8.4% (throw) (3), 1.1% (hit), 7.7% (throw) (2), 1% (hit), 7% (throw) (1) Purple: 1.2% (hit), 8.4% (throw) (3), 1.1% (hit), 7.7% (throw) (2), 1% (hit), 7% (throw) (1)

|{{SSBU|Pac-Man}}||Swings his arm upward to throw the opponent into the air. Isn’t useful for combos, and can’t KO until 220%||5%

|{{SSBU|Palutena}}||Telekinetically raises her opponent upward, then strikes them with her staff.||8%

|{{SSBU|Peach}}||Puts the opponent above her, and volleys them upwards.||2% (hit 1), 6% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Pichu}}||Identical to Pikachu's, but deals more damage.||5% (hit 1), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Pikachu}}||Puts the opponent on its head and headbutts them upwards. Pikachu's best combo throw, allowing follow-ups into its aerials and [[Thunder]].||3% (hit 1), 5% (throw).

|{{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}||Tosses the opponent above its head before lunging up to chomp on the opponent, launching them upwards. Able to KO middleweights at around 151%.||12%

|{{SSBU|Pit}}||Performs a handstand kick on the opponent. Has little to no utility besides dealing damage.||4% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Richter}}||Identical to Simon's.||6% (hit 1), 4% (hit 2)

|{{SSBU|Ridley}}||Sets the opponent overhead before stabbing them with his tail. Can combo into up aerial at mid percents.||8% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|R.O.B.}}||Hovers in the air before slamming the opponent into the ground.||12%

|{{SSBU|Robin}}||Magically throws the opponent upwards.||8%

|{{SSBU|Rosalina & Luma}}||Swings the opponent up in the air with anti-gravity.||7%

|{{SSBU|Roy}}||Identical to Marth's, but deals a bit more damage.||6%

|{{SSBU|Ryu}}||A stretch kick transitioned into an axe kick. Can combo into his aerials and the axe kick can KO Mario starting at 77% from the edge of Final Destination.||8% (throw), 15% (kick)

|{{SSBU|Samus}}||Puts the opponent above herself and then shots them upwards with her Arm Cannon. It KOs middleweights under 190% without rage and can combo into up aerial.||5% (hit 1), 7% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Sheik}}||Throws the opponent upwards, and then performs a handstand kick on them.||3% (hit and throw)

|{{SSBU|Shulk}}||Heaves the opponent above him and then performs a kneeling upward thrust. With Jump Art active, it can follow into a up aerial or [[Air Slash]], allowing possible vertical KOs.||3% (hit 1), 4% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Squirtle}}||Throws the opponent upwards, then jumps up and hits them with a headbutt. Able to lead into neural aerial and up aerial from low to mid percents. KOs at around 295% on Final Destination.||2% (hit 1), 5% (throw)

|{{SSBU|Villager}}||Flips the net upward and throws the opponent into the air. Can set up aerial juggles with their up aerial.||10%

|{{SSBU|Zelda}}||Uses magic to spin the opponent overhead and then throw them upwards. Allows follow-ups into neutral aerial at low percents and [[Farore's Wind]] at high percents. Can KO middleweights at around 146%.||11%

|{{SSBU|Zero Suit Samus}}||A backflip kick. Can KO under 140% with max rage.||2% (hit), 8% (throw)

== Notable up throws ==

Characters with notable up throws include:

*[[Mewtwo]]: The strongest in ''Melee'' by far, also the strongest in ''Smash 4'', being the strongest overall in the whole Smash Bros. series, being one of Mewtwo's best finishing moves. In ''Melee'', it can be used to chaingrab or set up combos against fastfallers at low percentages.  

*{{SSBM|Roy}}: The second strongest in ''Melee'', it can easily be used to chaingrab fastfallers.

*{{SSBM|Marth}}: The third strongest in ''Melee''. Just like Roy, it can be used to chaingrab fastfallers.

*{{SSBM|Fox}}: Fox's up throw in ''Melee'' can easily lead into his up air for a quick KO string at high percentages, especially against fastfallers.

*{{SSBM|Peach}}: Peach's up throw is a defining part of her [[metagame]] in ''Melee'', being able to chaingrab fastfallers to rack up a large amount of damage, as well as being able to chaingrab large amount of non-fastfallers at low percentages.

*{{SSBM|Jigglypuff}}: Similar to Mewtwo's, but with less knockback scaling and higher base knockback. It is notable for allowing the [[space animal slayer]]. This move exists in ''SSB'', but with less base knockback and higher knockback scaling, as well as being a forward throw instead.

*[[Mr. Game & Watch]]: The only up throw in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' to release the opponent at an angle.

*[[Kirby]] and [[Meta Knight]]: Very similar in appearance to a [[Warp Star]], except that the opponent is launched upwards and slammed down with the character, and the trajectory cannot be altered. As with a Warp Star, as Kirby/Meta Knight and the opponent come down from above the stage, it can be used to fall onto to a higher part of the stage (except in ''Melee'' where Kirby drops through soft platforms), KOing enemies quicker at stages like [[Smashville]]. In ''Brawl'', Kirby's up throw can be used as a [[Kirbycide]] from the left edge of the lowermost [[platform]] of [[Temple]] when facing right, from the right edge of the bottom platform of [[Skyworld]], and from the leftmost part of {{SSBM|Final Destination}} in ''Melee''. In ''SSB'', this move also existed, with almost the same properties as in ''Brawl'', but as a forward throw.

*{{SSBB|Olimar}}: The most powerful in ''Brawl'' with the purple Pikmin.

*[[Sonic]] and Meta Knight: Out of the up throws in ''Brawl'', they deliver the highest damage output (not including characters under the effects of Final Smashes; Wario-Man and Giga Bowser), dealing 12% damage. Their up throws have been nerfed in ''Smash 4'' as they deliver less damage.

**With the removal of [[hitstun canceling]] in ''Smash 4'', {{SSB4|Sonic}}'s up throw has become notable in that, starting at mid percentages, it can be comboed into any aerial (except down air) against any character if the throw is followed up with a [[Spring Jump]], which can also KO them if done on an elevated platform. At low percentages, it can also be comboed into an up air from a grounded jump against most characters.

*{{SSB4|Charizard}}: Charizard's up throw in ''Smash 4'' has a similar animation to those of Kirby and Meta Knight, and can as well land on platforms above the location where the throw was started. As of 1.0.8 patch, it has been largely buffed to the point it is the second strongest up throw in ''Smash 4''.

*{{SSB4|Lucario}}: The most damaging throw in ''Smash 4'' when Lucario is at full power, dealing 18% damage.

*{{SSB4|Shulk}}: In ''Smash 4'', a Jump Art-boosted up throw to up aerial is an effective KO combo only escapable via an air dodge (or in a few cases such as {{SSB4|Toon Link}}, with a jump). This combo is known as the Monado Purge. Due to Shulk's ability to buffer-deactivate [[Monado Arts]], this combo is effective at a wide range of percentages.

File:Bowser up throw Brawl.jpg|Bowser

File:Captain Falcon up throw Brawl.jpg|Captain Falcon

File:Charizard up throw Brawl.jpg|Charizard

File:Diddy Kong up throw Brawl.jpg|Diddy Kong

File:Donkey Kong up throw Brawl.jpg|Donkey Kong

File:Falco up throw Brawl.jpg|Falco

File:Fox up throw Brawl.jpg|Fox

File:Ganondorf up throw Brawl.jpg|Ganondorf

File:Giga Bowser up throw Brawl.jpg|Giga Bowser

File:Ice Climbers up throw Brawl.jpg|Ice Climbers (Popo)

File:Ike up throw Brawl.jpg|Ike

File:Ivysaur up throw Brawl.jpg|Ivysaur

File:Jigglypuff up throw Brawl.jpg|Jigglypuff

File:King Dedede up throw Brawl.jpg|King Dedede

File:Kirby up throw Brawl part 1.jpg|Kirby, part 1

File:Kirby up throw Brawl part 2.jpg|Kirby, part 2

File:Link up throw Brawl.jpg|Link

File:Lucario up throw Brawl.jpg|Lucario

File:Lucas up throw Brawl.jpg|Lucas

File:Luigi up throw Brawl.jpg|Luigi

File:Mario up throw Brawl.jpg|Mario

File:Marth up throw Brawl.jpg|Marth

File:Meta Knight up throw Brawl part 1.jpg|Meta Knight, part 1

File:Meta Knight up throw Brawl part 2.jpg|Meta Knight, part 2

File:Mr. Game & Watch up throw Brawl.jpg|Mr. Game & Watch

File:Ness up throw Brawl.jpg|Ness

File:Olimar up throw Brawl part 1.jpg|Olimar, part 1

File:Olimar up throw Brawl part 2.jpg|Olimar, part 2

File:Peach up throw Brawl.jpg|Peach

File:Pikachu up throw Brawl.jpg|Pikachu

File:Pit up throw Brawl.jpg|Pit

File:R.O.B. up throw Brawl.jpg|R.O.B.

File:Samus up throw Brawl.jpg|Samus

File:Sheik up throw Brawl.png|Sheik

File:Snake up throw Brawl.jpg|Snake

File:Sonic up throw Brawl.jpg|Sonic

File:Squirtle up throw Brawl.jpg|Squirtle

File:Toon Link up throw Brawl.jpg|Toon Link

File:Wario up throw Brawl.jpg|Wario

File:Wario-Man up throw Brawl.jpg|Wario-Man

File:Wolf up throw Brawl.jpg|Wolf

File:Yoshi up throw Brawl.jpg|Yoshi

File:Zelda up throw Brawl.jpg|Zelda

File:Zero Suit Samus up throw Brawl.jpg|Zero Suit Samus