Ganondorf (SSBU)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's down aerial.

Overview

Ganondorf stomps below him with electricity. It is his slowest aerial, but also his deadliest, with the sweetspot often being a guaranteed kill offstage, and the sourspot around Ganondorf's chest still killing earlier than both his forward and back aerial. It is able to start combos at low percent, with jab and grab being the main follow-ups, and at later percent with any aerial. It is also Ganondorf's prime kill confirm starter when followed up with forward aerial, back aerial, or up smash, though the latter require a precise fast fall. It can also be combined with Flame Choke, covering neutral tech when on the ground and both neutral and getup attack with the aerial version. Its usage as an out of shield is niche, although it can be very effective against dash attacks or repeated use of down tilt, such as against R.O.B.

However, it is often outclassed in its edgeguarding role by neutral aerial which lasts longer and cover more space with way less endlag, making Ganondorf less vulnerable if the move doesnt connect. Its use cases are also almost nonexistent in neutral due to its long startup and mediocre horizontal range, making it a very high risk high reward option limited to reads and setplay.

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
0	0	0	19.0%	0		Standard	20	100	0		7.0	top	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
1	0	0	17.0%	0		Standard	20	100	0		6.0	top	0.0	10.0	1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-3
Hitboxes	16-18
Ending autocancel	32-
Interruptible	45
Animation length	59

Landing lag

Interruptible	17
Animation length	26

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 · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash