Kirby (SSBB)/Back aerial

Overview

Hitbox of Kirby's bair.

Kirby kicks backward with both of his feet, dealing 12% damage on the first frames, then 9% on the later frames. Has sex kick properties, but the hitbox lasts shorter than other sex kicks. It has good range with a slightly disjointed hitbox, and is good for spacing. It is Kirby's best approach option (although still poor), and Kirby players commonly approach while jumping backwards (via RAR), using the back aerial when opponents get close. Can KO at percents under 150% when fresh, but the move will usually be stale because Kirby players use it often. However it can still KO through edgeguarding or gimping, and can perform Fence of Pain techniques. It has very low start-up lag, as well as low ending lag and almost no landing lag. It is considered Kirby's best aerial and one of his best moves overall due to its usefulness both offensively and defensively, as well as its great edgeguarding capabilities.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	12%	0		20	105	0	7.0	400	0.0	5.0	-12.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	12%	0		20	105	0	6.0	400	0.0	5.0	-5.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late hit
0	0	9%	0		0	110	0	6.0	400	0.0	0.5	-12.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
0	0	9%	0		0	110	0	6.0	400	0.0	0.5	-5.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-5
Clean hit	6-8
Late hit	9-14
Ending autocancel	28-
Interruptible	41
Animation length	43

Landing lag

Animation length	9

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Kirby's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · inf) · 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 (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash