Bowser (SSBU)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Bowser's down aerial.

Hitbox visualization showing Bowser's down aerial, when landing.

Overview

A stall-then-fall attack that involves Bowser hiding in his shell, turning upside-down, and propelling himself towards the ground while spinning. The first few frames is a meteor smash, before it launches diagonally. If used off-stage, it almost guarantees a self-destruct. The move emits a small shockwave on both sides when Bowser lands with his shell, which makes the move slightly harder to punish. He also grants intangibility on his arms and legs in midair (frames 14-60) and when he lands (frames 1-27).

Update History

4.0.0

• Down aerial no longer has its downward movement disabled when used out of hitstun.

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
Clean hit
0	0	0	16.0%	0		Standard	30	100	0		7.0	top	0.0	-3.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	16.0%	0		Standard	30	100	0		7.0	top	0.0	-3.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Landing hit
0	0	0	2.0%	0		Standard	60	30	0		9.6	top	0.0	4.0	-8.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Standard	60	30	0		9.6	top	0.0	4.0	8.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Attack

The move sets Bowser's vertical momentum to 3 on frames 1-16, then -4 from frame 17 onward.

Initial autocancel	1-13
Limbs intangible	14-60
Clean hit	17-24
Late hit	25-49
Ending autocancel	70-
Interruptible	78
Animation length	85

Hitbox
Limbs
Autocancel

Landing lag

Limbs intangible	1-26
Hitboxes	1-6
Interruptible	35
Animation length	54

Hitboxes
Limbs

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Autocancel

Intangible

Interruptible

Trivia

• This is the only stall-then-fall down aerial that does not force the user off a ladder when used on one.

Bowser's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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