Luigi (SSBM)/Taunt

Hitbox visualization showing Luigi's taunt.

Overview

Luigi bashfully puts his hands behind his back before kicking his foot forward. This move is notable for being wholly unique, as it's the only taunt in the game that has a hitbox. This doesn't mean that it's useful as an attack, however. It takes 3/4's of a second before a single frame of an attack hitbox comes out, only for it to take nearly half a second to recover.

The move sees almost no use in competitive play. It is a horrible neutral option, being slow and having a small hitbox, almost guaranteeing Luigi will be punished. It can be used at the edge of the stage to hit opponents attempting to sweetspot; this is almost always a bad idea, as well. If it misses, the opponent will likely be able to punish Luigi. If it hits, there's a decent chance they'll be able to meteor cancel. Given this, the move's sole use in competitive play is as a humiliation tactic, getting a kill on an opponent who misses their meteor cancel.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	1%	1		0	100	100	3.1248	51	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Hitboxes	46
Animation length	70

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Luigi's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special
Taunt