Head-On Assault

Head-On Assault
Head-On Assault in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
User	Mii Brawler
Universe	Super Smash Bros.

Head-On Assault (くい打ちヘッドバット, Piledriving Headbutt) is one of the three down special moves usable by Mii Brawlers.

Overview

The move acts similarly to Bowser's Bowser Bomb and Yoshi's Yoshi Bomb. On the ground, the Mii leaps diagonally upwards into the air, flips upside down and heads straight to the ground, landing on its head. The grounded version has an initial hitbox that leads into the main hit. In the air, the Mii will skip straight to flipping upside down and headbutting. The move can actually catch the ledge's sweetspot only if used while facing one, making it usable for edgeguarding.

The headbutt has the ability to bury opponents in Super Smash Bros. 4, similarly to Zero Suit Samus's Flip Jump, though its impact range is rather small. The attack also has heavy ending lag and deals low damage to shields, making it easily punishable. As such, the move is rarely used in competitive play, apart from hard punishes or setting up sacrificial KOs while having a stock lead.

In Ultimate, the move is visually the same, except the move does not bury opponents. In addition, the move is now a multi-hit attack, and deals heavy shield damage, being able to break a full shield if both ground hits connect. However, the move's final hit now deals less damage if initiated from the ground. A glaring flaw in Ultimate is the possibility for the opponent to airdodge out of the rising part of the move as long as they are not grounded, making it useless as a combo ender into a sacrifice similar to Chrom.

Instructional quotes

case foldout		Crash headfirst into the ground.
Move List		Jumps up using both feet, then falls down headfirst. Opponents in the air are launched downward.

Customization

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4 and returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Mii Fighters. These are the variations:

Smash 4

1. Head-On Assault	2. Feint Jump	3. Foot Flurry
"Crash headfirst into the ground, burying any foes standing nearby."	"An invincible leap out of danger that you can combo into a mighty kick."	"A flurry of kicks. On the ground you'll charge forward, but in the air you'll stay in place."

Ultimate

1. Head-On Assault	2. Feint Jump	3. Counter Throw
"Jumps up using both feet, then falls down headfirst. Opponents in the air are launched downward."	"Leaps out of danger, with invincibility. Can combo into a mighty kick."	"Grabs opponents that strike with high attacks and then slams them down into the ground."

Gallery

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  Head-On Assault in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Head-On Assault as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	くい打ちヘッドバット
English	Head-On Assault
French (NTSC)	Assaut piqué
German	Flugkopfnuss
Spanish (NTSC)	Cabezazo meteórico
Italian	Testata siluro
Chinese (Simplified)	打桩头槌
Chinese (Traditional)	打樁頭槌
Korean	말뚝 박치기
Dutch	Heipaal
Russian	Головной штурм

Mii Brawler's special moves Neutral special Shot Put Ultimate Uppercut Exploding Side Kick Side special Onslaught Burning Dropkick Headache Maker Up special Soaring Axe Kick Helicopter Kick Piston Punch Down special Head-On Assault Feint Jump Foot Flurry Final Smash Omega Blitz

Mii Brawler's special moves Neutral special Shot Put Flashing Mach Punch Exploding Side Kick Side special Onslaught Burning Dropkick Suplex Up special Soaring Axe Kick Helicopter Kick Thrust Uppercut Down special Head-On Assault Feint Jump Counter Throw Final Smash Omega Blitz