Luigi (SSBM)/Down special

Overview

The second incarnation of Luigi Cyclone, Luigi twirls around like a spinning top with both good horizontal control in the air and on the ground. Despite looking similar to Mario's down specials, this move differs in quite a lot of ways; one of the most noticeable being that of the move having two medium-strength hits instead of several weak hits like Fox's down aerial. The move typically sees three uses in competitive play: a recovery tool, a combo tool, or a way to get back to stage from being juggled.

Similar to the Marios' down-specials, mashing B whilst performing this move in the air will cause Luigi to gain height. This only works, however, if the move is "charged". This requires Luigi to perform the move and have it end on the ground. Luigi will also sometimes start with the move charged anyways; whether it is or not depends on his opponent and the current stage. To gain the maximum height, the player will have to mash the special button every other frame.

It also sees occasional use as a combo tool, usually on the ground and against Fox & Falco. The best possible scenario is to have the first hit launch the opponent and combo into the second hit, which can then possibly combo into another move.

The move is strange in that executing it will immediately halt his upwards-vertical momentum, and send the player straight down towards the stage (assuming the move isn't charged and/or being mashed); this can be useful when being juggled by characters such as Donkey Kong or Marth especially, whose up-airs can be stringed together in long chains.

Hitboxes

Grounded

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Grounded Hit 1
0	0	8%	0		50	80	0	3.5154	10	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	8%	0		50	80	0	3.5154	33	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Aerial Hit 1
0	0	9%	0		50	80	0	4.8825	10	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	9%	0		50	80	0	4.8825	33	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	9%	0		50	80	0	3.67164	0	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Hit 2
0	0	12%	0		50	80	0	4.8825	10	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	12%	0		50	80	0	4.8825	33	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	12%	0		50	80	0	3.67164	0	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Hit 1	6-29
Hit 2	43
Animation length	79

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Combinations that start the game with Luigi Cyclone charged

This list applies to the NTSC 1.02 version of the game.

Character	Legal stages	Other stages
Bowser	Yoshi's Story, Pokémon Stadium, Battlefield	Great Bay, Corneria, Yoshi’s Island N64, Kongo Jungle N64
Captain Falcon	Yoshi's Story, Pokémon Stadium	Icicle Mountain, Flat Zone, Yoshi’s Island, Mushroom Kingdom, Kongo Jungle N64
Dr. Mario	Pokémon Stadium	Flat Zone, Temple, Poké Floats
Donkey Kong	Fountain of Dreams, Pokémon Stadium, Battlefield, Final Destination, Dream Land	Flat Zone, Rainbow Cruise, Temple, Onett, Mute City
Falco	Yoshi's Story, Battlefield, Final Destination	Corneria, Venom, Poké Floats
Fox	Yoshi's Island, Pokémon Stadium, Final Destination	Mushroom Kingdom, Brinstar Depths, Poké Floats
Ganondorf	Final Destination	Kongo Jungle, Corneria, Jungle Japes, Yoshi's Island, Brinstar, Mushroom Kingdom, Poké Floats, Yoshi’s Island N64
Ice Climbers	None	Icicle Mountain, Princess Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, Great Bay, Corneria, Temple, Yoshi's Island, Green Greens, Mushroom Kingdom
Jigglypuff	Battlefield	Princess Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, Green Greens, Venom, Poké Floats, Mushroom Kingdom II, Yoshi’s Island N64
Kirby	Pokémon Stadium, Battlefield	Corneria, Temple, Yoshi's Island, Mushroom Kingdom, Brinstar Depths, Yoshi’s Island N64
Link	Pokémon Stadium	Icicle Mountain, Princess Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, Great Bay, Corneria, Jungle Japes, Temple, Green Greens, Brinstar, Mushroom Kingdom, Big Blue, Yoshi’s Island N64, Kongo Jungle N64
Luigi	Yoshi's Story	Princess Peach's Castle, Jungle Japes, Temple, Venom, Onett, Mute City
Mario	None	Princess Peach's Castle, Fourside, Poké Floats, Mushroom Kingdom II
Marth	Final Destination, Dream Land	Icicle Mountain, Rainbow Cruise, Temple, Green Greens, Big Blue, Poké Floats, Mushroom Kingdom II
Mewtwo	Final Destination	Princess Peach's Castle, Great Bay, Flat Zone, Temple, Yoshi's Island, Green Greens, Venom, Mute City, Mushroom Kingdom II, Kongo Jungle N64
Mr. Game & Watch	Yoshi's Story, Pokémon Stadium, Final Destination	Rainbow Cruise, Yoshi's Island, Green Greens, Big Blue, Poké Floats
Ness	Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Final Destination	Rainbow Cruise, Temple, Mute City, Fourside, Big Blue, Poké Floats
Peach	Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Pokémon Stadium, Final Destination	Rainbow Cruise, Temple, Green Greens, Brinstar, Onett, Mushroom Kingdom, Poké Floats
Pichu	Yoshi's Story, Pokémon Stadium	Princess Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, Jungle Japes, Venom, Brinstar Depths, Mushroom Kingdom II, Yoshi’s Island N64
Pikachu	Pokémon Stadium, Battlefield	Princess Peach's Castle, Corneria, Yoshi's Island, Green Greens, Venom, Brinstar, Onett, Mute City, Mushroom Kingdom II
Roy	None	Icicle Mountain, Kongo Jungle, Jungle Japes, Green Greens, Venom, Mushroom Kingdom, Mushroom Kingdom II, Yoshi’s Island N64, Kongo Jungle N64
Samus	Fountain of Dreams, Dream Land	Great Bay, Rainbow Cruise, Temple, Yoshi's Island, Onett, Mute City, Big Blue, Mushroom Kingdom II, Yoshi’s Island N64, Kongo Jungle N64
Sheik	Fountain of Dreams, Battlefield, Final Destination	Kongo Jungle, Jungle Japes, Fourside, Big Blue, Poké Floats, Mushroom Kingdom II, Kongo Jungle N64
Yoshi	Yoshi's Story, Fountain of Dreams, Battlefield, Final Destination	Rainbow Cruise, Venom, Brinstar, Onett, Fourside, Big Blue, Mushroom Kingdom II, Kongo Jungle N64
Young Link	Fountain of Dreams, Pokémon Stadium, Battlefield, Final Destination	Princess Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, Corneria, Onett, Mute City, Kongo Jungle N64
Zelda	Fountain of Dreams	Princess Peach's Castle, Kongo Jungle, Great Bay, Jungle Japes, Venom, Brinstar, Mushroom Kingdom, Fourside, Big Blue, Poké Floats, Mushroom Kingdom II, Kongo Jungle N64

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