Meta Knight (SSBB)/Forward throw

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's forward throw.

Overview

Meta Knight performs a very fast bicycle kick, which gives the victim little time to react and DI to avoid potential followups, though this is less of a threat at high percentages, where it is easy for the opponent to simply DI upwards immediately after the throw, avoiding combos without having to worry about being KO'd within a realistic percent range. This throw can occasionally combo into aerials at low percentages, though a down throw is usually preferred for this. It can also set up a Shuttle Loop against an unsuspecting opponent if they do not DI correctly. Overall, it is a situational throw that is usually considered inferior to Meta Knight's others.

Throw and Hitbox Data

Hitbox

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	Heedless	Piercing	Strechy	?2	?5	?6	?11	Hit Bits
0	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	10	100	0	6.0	73	0.0	0.0	-4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111
1	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	10	100	0	5.0	0	0.0	11.0	11.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111

Throw

ID	Damage	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Bone	SDIx	FFx	T%	Type	Effect	Sound
0	3%		Forwards	50	140	0	0	1.0x	None	0%			None
1	3%		Forwards	60	100	0	0	1.0x	None	0%			None

Timing

Invincibility	1-8
Hitbox	4
Throw Release	5
Animation length	27

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Glide attack
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