Roy (SSBU)/Up special

Roy Up Special Hitbox Visualizations
Grounded
Aerial

Overview

Roy rises up with the sword held backwards to perform Blazer. While it lacks in KO potential, it has super armor and a frame of intangibility on startup when grounded, making it an effective out of shield option. However, it is possible to be grabbed out of it like with any move with armor. The KO potential can be improved if Roy has the support of platforms or if the opponent is near the upper blast zone in general.

It is also one of Roy's only effective methods of recovery, with the ability to be angled to aid in mixups or optimally reaching the ledge. The hitboxes also add a degree of protection to the recovery, making it slightly harder to intercept. However, it is still noticeably poor for this, with Roy relying heavily on his midair jump to get back. As such, he remains very vulnerable to gimps. Angling the recovery reduces its vertical distance as well, further increasing Roy's reliance on the jump for this move's success.

Hitboxes

Grounded

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
Hit 1
0	0	0	5.5%	0		Standard	0	100	120		5.1	top	0.0	11.0 to 7.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
Multihits
0	0	3	1.1%	0		Standard	0	100	85		6.0	top	0.0	17.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
1	0	3	1.1%	0		Standard	0	100	85		5.3	top	0.0	12.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
Final hit
0	1	0	8.0%	0		Standard	75	93	0		6.5	top	0.0	17.0 to 12.0	10.0	2.3×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All

Aerial

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
Hit 1
0	0	0	4.5%	0		Standard	0	100	120		4.6	top	0.0	11.0 to 7.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
Multihits
0	0	3	1.0%	0		Standard	0	100	85		5.6	top	0.0	17.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
1	0	3	1.0%	0		Standard	0	100	85		5.0	top	0.0	12.0	10.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All
Final hit
0	1	0	6.0%	0		Standard	75	78	0		6.3	top	0.0	17.0 to 12.0	10.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Fire		All	All

Timing

Super Armor (grounded only)	4-8, 10
Intangible	9
Hit 1	9
Multihits	11-19
Final hit	20-21
Animation length	49

Hitboxes

Grounded

Aerial

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Intangible

Armour

Roy's moveset

Neutral attack · 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