Ganondorf (SSBU)/Neutral aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's neutral aerial.

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Overview

Ganondorf throws two back-to-back kicks, the first one sending the opponent into the other. With an enormous hitbox, a great safety on shield, low lag, incredible damage and surprising kill power, this move is the backbone of Ganondorf's gameplan in competitive play. It is usually used in Neutral game to outspace the opponent and combo into Grab in Advantage state to finish up Ganondorf's short combo and kill, and in Disadvantage state can threaten a reversal and try to get back into a more comfortable position.
It is also one of the best Edgeguarding tools in the game, its very large and active hitboxes letting him win or trade blows against most of its opponent's recovery options.
However, the move suffers from consistency issues, the first hit often sending the opponent too far up to combo into the second hit, making it very tricky to edgeguard with. Though this first hit also has some very niche combo potential, notably with Grab or Jab.

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 1
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	20	30	0		5.5	hip	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
1	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	20	30	0		5.5	kneer	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
2	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	50	110	0		4.3	kneer	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
3	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	20	30	0		4.3	kneer	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
Late hit 1
0	0	0	5.25%	0		Standard	20	30	0		5.5	hip	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
1	0	0	5.25%	0		Standard	20	30	0		5.5	kneer	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
2	0	0	5.25%	0		Standard	50	110	0		4.3	kneer	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
3	0	0	5.25%	0		Standard	20	30	0		4.3	kneer	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
Clean hit 2
0	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	25	106	0		7.8	kneel	6.5	0.0	-3.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
1	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	25	106	0		7.0	kneel	0.0	0.0	-1.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
2	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	25	106	0		6.5	hip	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
Late hit 2
0	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	25	106	0		6.0	kneel	6.0	0.0	-3.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
1	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	25	106	0		5.3	kneel	0.0	0.0	-1.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All
2	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	25	106	0		4.5	hip	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Heavy		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-3
Clean hit 1	7-8
Late hit 1	9-12
Clean hit 2	17-18
Late hit 2	19-26
Ending autocancel	38-
Interruptible	41
Animation length	55

Landing lag

Interruptible	11
Animation length	22

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Ganondorf'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