Reflection

Fox reflecting a thrown Capsule in Brawl.

For the move shared by the Star Fox characters, see Reflector.

Reflection is the process of using a particular special move to deflect incoming projectiles. The projectile then becomes property of the reflector's user and is often redirected to hit the original attacker. Most reflectors increase the damage done by projectiles, while some also increase their speed. It is possible for a single projectile to be reflected multiple times, such as back and forth between two characters' reflectors. Since the projectile becomes more powerful with each reflect, it is possible for the reflected projectile to be able to break any reflectors it hits (in Smash 64 and Melee, it stuns the user of the reflector; in Brawl and SSB4, it simply passes through the reflector and damages the user) and gain One-hit KO potential.

Moves with reflecting abilities

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User	Move	Damage multiplier	Speed multiplier	Max damage reflectable
All	Powershield	0.5		—
Dr. Mario	Super Sheet	1.5	1.0	50
Falco	Reflector	1.5	1.0	50
Fox	Reflector	1.5	1.0	50
Lucas	Forward smash	1.5	1.5	50
Mario	Cape	1.5	1.0	50
Mega Man	Skull Barrier	1.2	1.0	25
Mewtwo	Confusion*	1.0	1.0	50
Mii Gunner	Echo Reflector	?	?	?
Ness	Forward smash	2.0	2.5	80
Palutena	Reflect Barrier	1.2	1.2	?
Pit	Angel Ring	1.5	1.0	50
Pit	Mirror Shield	1.5	1.7	50
Pit	Guardian Orbitars	1.5	1.7	?
Dark Pit	Silver Bow	?	?	?
Dark Pit	Guardian Orbitars	1.5	1.7	?
R.O.B.	Arm Rotor	1.5	1.0	50
Wolf	Reflector	1.3	1.8	50
Zelda	Nayru's Love	1.2	1.2	50
Franklin Badge		1.3	1.3	—
Gray Fox		1.0	1.0	100
Gardevoir		2.2	1.3	100

* In Melee, Confusion simply reverses projectiles without changing their owner.

In SSB64 and Melee, if a projectile is too strong, such as one that has been reflected multiple times, it will pass through and break a reflector it comes in contact with, similar to a shield break. In Brawl and SSB4, a projectile that is too powerful to be reflected will simply ignore and pass through a reflector it makes contact with.

Reflectors are generally very useful moves that can be vital, as they help prevent projectile camping and spamming. As such, characters with reliable reflectors tend to have better matchups against characters that rely upon projectiles, such as Samus, than those who lack a reliable reflector.

In addition to the above, the Villager in Super Smash Bros. 4 is able to grab projectiles and items and store them for later use via Pocket. While not strictly a reflector, retrieved projectiles gain damage and knockback multipliers generally associated with projectiles.

List of reflectable attacks

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User/Item	Move	Part of Move	Games
By Characters
Bowser (Giga Bowser)	Fire Breath	Entire move
Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	Entire move
	Mechakoopa	Walking; Thrown
Charizard	Flamethrower	Entire move
	Rock Smash	Fragments
Dark Pit	Silver Bow	Entire move
Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun	Entire move
	Rocketbarrel Boost	Loose barrels
	Banana Peel	Entire Move; Thrown
Dr. Mario	Megavitamin	Entire move
Duck Hunt	Trick Shot	Can; Shot
Falco	Blaster	Entire move
Fox	Blaster	Entire move
Greninja	Water Shuriken	Entire move
	Hydro Pump	Entire move
Ice Climbers	Ice Shot	Entire move
	Blizzard	Entire move
Ivysaur	Bullet Seed	Entire move
	Razor Leaf	Entire move
King Dedede	Waddle Dee Toss	Thrown Gordos & Items
		Waddle Doo's beam attack
	Gordo Throw	Entire move
	Super Dedede Jump	Stars
Kirby	Copy Ability	Some Neutral Special attacks
	Final Cutter	Wave
Link	Hero's Bow	Entire move
	Boomerang	Entire move
	Gale Boomerang	Entire move
	Bomb	Thrown
Lucario	Aura Sphere	Entire move
	Force Palm	Damaging portion
Lucas	PK Freeze	Entire move
	PK Fire	Entire move
	PK Thunder	Entire move
Luigi	Fireball	Entire move
Mario	Fireball	Entire move
	F.L.U.D.D	Entire move
Mega Man	Neutral Attack	Entire move
	Metal Blade	Entire move
	Crash Bomber	Entire move
Mewtwo	Shadow Ball	Entire move
	Disable	Entire move
	Forward Throw	Shots
Mii Brawler
Mii Gunner
Mii Swordfighter
Mr. Game & Watch	Chef	Entire move
Ness	PK Flash	Entire move
	PK Fire	Entire move
	PK Thunder	Entire move
Olimar	Pikmin Throw	Entire move
	Forward Smash	Entire move
Pac-Man	Bonus Fruit	Entire move
Palutena	Autoreticle	Shots
Peach	Toad	Entire move
	Vegetable	Thrown
Pichu	Thunder Jolt	Entire move
	Thunder	Bolt
Pikachu	Thunder Jolt	Entire move
	Thunder	Bolt
Pit	Palutena's Bow	Entire move
R.O.B.	Robo Beam	Entire move
	Gyro	Entire move; Thrown
Robin	Thunder	Entire move
	Arcfire	Entire move
	Elwind	Entire move
Rosalina	Luma Shot	Entire move
	Star Bits	Entire move
Samus	Charge Shot	Entire move
	Missile	Entire move
	Bomb	Entire move
Sheik	Needle Storm	Entire move
Snake	Hand Grenade	Thrown
	Remote Missile	Entire move
	Cypher	Flying off
	Up Smash	Entire move
	Taunt	Box
Squirtle	Water Gun	Entire move
Toon Link	Hero's Bow	Entire move
	Boomerang	Entire move
	Bomb	Thrown
Villager	Lloid Rocket	Entire move
	Timber	(Tree)
	Forward Smash	Entire move
	Forward Air	Entire move
	Backward Air	Entire move
Wario	Wario Bike	Thrown
		Tires
Wii Fit Trainer	Sun Salutation	Entire move
	Header	Soccer Ball
Wolf	Blaster	Entire move
Yoshi	Egg Throw	Entire move
	Yoshi Bomb	Stars
Young Link	Fire Bow	Entire move
	Boomerang	Entire move
	Bomb	Thrown
Zelda	Din's Fire	Blast
	Phantom Slash	Initial Summon
Zero Suit Samus	Paralyzer	Entire move
	Zero Laser	Power Suit Pieces
By Items
Banana Peel	Thrown
Bob-omb	Walking
By Pokémon
Bonsley	Thrown
By Assist Trophies
Excitebikes	Driving

List of reflectable attacks by items

All thrown items are reflectable.

• A walking Bob-omb
• A set Bumper (Smash 64 only)
• Cracker Launcher shots (not the explosions)
• Fire Flower
• Green Shell
• A traveling Hothead
• Lip's Stick spores
• Ray Gun shots
• Red Shell
• A flaming Soccer Ball
• Star Rod- Shots fired
• Super Scope shots
• Superspicy Curry flames
• A set Unira

List of reflectable attacks by Poké Ball Pokémon

• A thrown Bonsly
• Charizard
• Chikorita
• A copied projectile attack by Clefairy
• Cyndaquil
• A thrown Electrode
• Kyogre's water
• Meowth
• Piplup
• Starmie's stars
• Staryu's stars

List of reflectable attacks by Assist Trophies

• Excitebikes
• Hammer Bro
• Infantry and Tanks-Bullets only
• Jeff (excluding explosions created)
• Knuckle Joe's Smash Punch
• Ray MK III (excluding explosions created)
• Saki's bullets

List of reflectable attacks by stages

• Sector Z - shots fired from Arwings
• Corneria - shots fired from Arwings, Wolfens, and Great Fox
• Venom - shots fired from Arwings and Wolfens
• Apples in Green Greens
• Shellcreepers and Sidesteppers in Mario Bros.

List of reflectable attacks by enemies and bosses

• Armank - energy shot
• Autolance - launched lance
• Bombed - thrown head
• Boom Primid - thrown boomerang
• Bullet Bill - will turn around when reflected; homing versions will re-aim themselves afterward
• Crazy Hand - bombs (not the explosion)
• Duon - scattershot
• Fire Primid - fireball
• Gamyga - lasers
• Hammer Bro. - hammers
• Master Edges - sword projectiles
• Master Hand - Finger Bullet
• Meta Ridley - small- and medium-sized fireballs (not the large one)
• Poppant - tossed gifts
• Puppit - lasers
• Rayquaza - energy ball
• R.O.B. Blaster - beams
• R.O.B. Launcher - missiles
• Roturret - bullets
• Scope Primid - both shots
• Spaak - both attacks