Gravity

Gravity is a measure of how fast a falling character reaches their maximum falling speed. A character with high gravity does not necessarily have a fast falling speed; they simply reach their top falling speed faster.

The vertical knockback suffered by characters is based on both their weight and their gravity, with higher-gravity characters taking more knockback; horizontal knockback is unaffected. This is an attempt to balance the ability to combo various characters,. It is believed this only occurs in Brawl and SSB4, but it may occur in the other two games as well.

Gravity also affects how high a character is able to jump; two characters with the same jump force will not jump the same height if they have different gravity.

Gravity values in SSB

Source: [1]

Rank	Character	Gravity (JPN)	Gravity (NTSC/PAL)
1	Fox	4	4
2 (JPN) 2-3 (NTSC/PAL)	Captain Falcon	3.4	3.4
3 (JPN) 2-3 (NTSC/PAL)	Link	3.2	3.4
4-5	Donkey Kong	3	3
4-5	Pikachu	3	3
6-7 (JPN) 6 (NTSC/PAL)	Yoshi	2.7	2.8
6-7 (JPN) 7 (NTSC/PAL)	Ness	2.7	2.7
8-9	Mario	2.4	2.4
8-9	Kirby	2.4	2.4
10	Luigi	2.1	2.1
11	Jigglypuff	2	2
12	Samus	1.9	1.9

Gravity values in Melee

Rank	Character	Gravity
n/a	Giga Bowser	0.25
1	Fox	0.23
2	Falco	0.17
3-5	Bowser	0.13
3-5	Ganondorf	0.13
3-5	Captain Falcon	0.13
6	Sheik	0.12
7	Roy	0.114
8-11	Link	0.11
8-11	Young Link	0.11
8-11	Pikachu	0.11
8-11	Pichu	0.11
12-13	Donkey Kong	0.1
12-13	Ice Climbers	0.1
14-16	Mario	0.095
14-16	Dr. Mario	0.095
14-16	Mr. Game & Watch	0.095
17	Yoshi	0.093
18	Ness	0.09
19	Marth	0.085
20	Mewtwo	0.082
21-22	Peach	0.08
21-22	Kirby	0.08
23	Zelda	0.073
24	Luigi	0.069
25	Samus	0.066
26	Jigglypuff	0.064

Notes

• Wireframes have gravities of 0.09 (Male) and 0.073 (Female).
• Sandbag has a gravity of 0.05.

Gravity values in Brawl

Rank	Character	Gravity
1	Fox	0.175
2	Sheik	0.1409
3	Wolf	0.13
4	Falco	0.112
5	Squirtle	0.1067
6-8	Bowser	0.1027
6-8	Ganondorf	0.1027
6-8	Captain Falcon	0.1027
9	Meta Knight	0.0956
10	Diddy Kong	0.092
11	Lucas	0.09
12	Link	0.089
13	Zero Suit Samus	0.0884
14	Pikachu	0.087
15-16	Charizard	0.085
15-16	Sonic	0.085
17	Wario	0.0842
18-19	King Dedede	0.0837
18-19	Ike	0.0837
20	Donkey Kong	0.081
21	Snake	0.08
22	Ice Climbers	0.077
23	Mr. Game & Watch	0.07505
24-25	Mario	0.075
24-25	Pit	0.075
26	Yoshi	0.07347
27	Ness	0.0711
28-29	Toon Link	0.07
28-29	Ivysaur	0.07
30	Marth	0.06715
31	Zelda	0.067
32-33	Luigi	0.065
32-33	R.O.B.	0.065
34	Peach	0.0632
35	Lucario	0.0625
36	Kirby	0.061
37	Olimar	0.06
38	Samus	0.058
39	Jigglypuff	0.05056

Notes

• The Fighting Alloys all share Mario's gravity value of 0.075, just as they share his weight.
• In Melee and Brawl, Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, and Bowser have all shared the same gravity values.
• Sheik is the only veteran to have her gravity increased from Melee to Brawl.

Gravity values in SSB4

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Rank	Character	Gravity
n/a	Giga Bowser	0.198
1	Fox	0.19
2	Greninja	0.18
3	Sheik	0.15
4	Falco	0.13
n/a	Giga Mac	0.12
5-7	Captain Falcon	0.12
5-7	Zero Suit Samus	0.12
5-7	Ryu	0.12
8-10	Bowser	0.11
8-10	Meta Knight	0.11
8-10	Charizard	0.11
11	Ganondorf	0.10784
n/a	Wario-Man	0.1071
12	Mega Man	0.1071
13-14	Diddy Kong	0.105
13-14	Palutena	0.105
15	Mii Brawler	0.1
16-17	Mii Swordfighter	0.096
16-17	Link	0.096
18	Pikachu	0.095
19-21	Wario	0.092
19-21	Ike	0.092
19-21	Bowser Jr.	0.092
22-25	R.O.B.	0.09
22-25	Sonic	0.09
22-25	Wii Fit Trainer	0.09
22-25	Lucas	0.09
26	Robin	0.089
27	King Dedede	0.08788
28-30	Mii Gunner	0.08715
28-30	Mario	0.08715
28-30	Dr. Mario	0.08715
31	Donkey Kong	0.08505
32	Shulk	0.085
33	Lucario	0.084
n/a	Mega Lucario	0.084
34	Mewtwo	0.082
35-36	Pit	0.081
35-36	Dark Pit	0.081
37-39	Yoshi	0.08
37-39	Mr. Game & Watch	0.08
37-39	Little Mac	0.08
40	Toon Link	0.079
41	Villager	0.078
42	Ness	0.077
43	Duck Hunt	0.076
44-47	Samus	0.075
44-47	Luigi	0.075
44-47	Marth	0.075
44-47	Lucina	0.075
48	Pac-Man	0.072
49	Zelda	0.071
50-51	Peach	0.068
50-51	Olimar	0.068
52	Kirby	0.06405
53	Rosalina	0.062
54	Jigglypuff	0.05309

Notes

• The Fighting Mii Team has gravity values of 0.09 (Brawler), 0.096 (Swordfighter), and 0.087 (Gunner).

Trivia

• Not counting Giga Bowser, Fox holds the distinction of having the highest gravity value of any character in all games.

See also

• Air speed