Bowser (SSB4)/Up aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Bowser's up aerial.

Overview

Bowser swings his head upwards in an arc, similar to Donkey Kong. The move is a powerful aerial and can KO opponents at medium percents. However, the move lacks range and cannot auto-cancel from a short hop, making it relatively useless in neutral unless the opponent is above Bowser, in which he must full hop, but due to his slow jump squat, this action is telegraphed. Although it has its weaknesses, the move shines when used in tandem with Bowser's infamous up throw, guaranteeing the powerful hit and securing kills when used at the correct percents. The move can KO at medium to high percents and even lower if Bowser has rage, making it a move opponents want to avoid at all costs, and due to Bowser's up throw to up aerial combo having a larger percent range threshold than Donkey Kong's similar cargo up throw to up aerial combo, meaning that the opponent, if at a high percent threshold, is always in the threat of a KO.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	15%	0		35	85	0	6.0	19	2.4	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch

Timing

Initial autocancel	1-2
Hitboxes	9-13
Head intangible	3-13
Ending autocancel	40-
Interruptibility	45
Animation length	46

Hitboxes

Head

Autocancel

Landing lag

Animation length	28

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Intangible

Interruptible

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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash