Fox (SSBU)/Neutral special

Hitbox visualization showing Fox's neutral special, Blaster.

Overview

Fox shoots lasers from his blaster at a fast pace. The lasers fired have transcendent priority, meaning they cannot be snuffed out by attacks. They are also flinchless, meaning they cause no hitstun or knockback. This property alongside their fast fire rate means fox can use them to rack up damage if the event of breaking a shield at lower precents where his smash attacks can't KO reliably, even when fully charged. They can also be used to force approaches to punish from camping opponents and zoning characters (however, this isn't as effective against Steve, due to his blocks being able to sponge up the damage from the lasers), although Foxes rushdown play-style can make this counter-intuitive at times. The lasers also suffer from damage falloff, meaning they become weaker as they travel farther. Despite this, Foxes laser can be a valuable asset in the right hands, and isn't to be underestimated, despite having fallen from grace since Melee.

Hitboxes

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
Clean hit
0	0	0	3.0%	0		Speed-based	0	0	0		1.44	top	0.0	0.0	0.8 to 9.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Fox Blaster		All	All
The mid hit reduces damage to 2%, then the late hit reduces damage to 1.4%.

Timing

Grounded

Loop points	6-7, 16-17
Repeat window	3-17
Clean hit	11-12
Mid hit	13-19
Late hit	20-32
Interruptible (from loop)	37 (21)
Animation length (from loop)	60 (44)

Aerial

Loop points	4-5, 14-15
Repeat window	2-15
Clean hit	9-10
Mid hit	11-17
Late hit	18-30
Interruptible (from loop)	35 (21)
Animation length (from loop)	58 (44)

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Loop point

Continuable

Prop event

Interruptible

Parameters

These parameters also apply to the lasers fired from Fox's back throw, up throw, and down throw, with the only difference being the trajectories they are fired at.

Laser offsets	[6, 1.2]
Travel speed	7
Lifetime	22 frames
Friction	0
Initial length	3
Maximum length throughout travel	11.25
Can pierce opponents?	No

Fox'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 · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash