Edge attack

An edge attack (ガケのぼり攻撃 or 崖登り攻撃, Cliff climbing attack) is an attack performed by pressing the attack button while hanging on an edge. This allows the character to get up onto the stage while performing an attack.

In the first three games, once a character has received 100% of damage, they begin to perform a different edge attack than normal. The attacks are usually slower, but do more damage to opponents, although the increase is usually only 3-5%. For example, Yoshi's edge attack involves a quick 6% tail whip, while when at high damage, it becomes a slow 12% headbutt. However, in Smash 4, this effect is removed and the edge attack is the same regardless of damage percent for all characters.

Edge attacks are generally avoided in competitive play due to their slow speed and limited usefulness. Players will often use other techniques or attacks to return to the stage instead. However, players will often mix in edge attacks to catch the opponent offguard, especially if their character's edge attack has great reach (such as Donkey Kong's and Wolf's), and/or has invincibility frames (which are safer to punish an opponent caught charging smash attacks near the edge with than other edge options).

List of edge attacks

Super Smash Bros.

Character	Under 100%	Over 100%
Captain Falcon	Climbs onto the stage and performs a low kick. 6% damage.	Climbs onto the stage and quickly jabs. 4% damage.
Donkey Kong	Turns around 180 degrees and jabs the opponent with his rear. 6% damage, does not hit opponents right next to the edge.	Slaps the edge and then climbs on. 6% damage.
Fox	Flips and kicks onto the stage, then dashes backwards. 4% damage.	Quickly flips and kicks onto the stage. 4% damage.
Jigglypuff	Jumps onto the edge and kicks, then performs a small backflip. 4% damage.	Climbs onto the edge, dashes forward, then backflips. 4% damage.
Kirby	Does a front-flip, kicking.	Climbs up onto the edge, then does a headbutt.
Link	Flips onto the stage while slashing with his sword. 4%	Slowly pulls himself up and slashes upwards with his sword. 4%
Luigi	Climbs onto the edge and kicks the area around him.	Climbs on and kicks the area in front of him.
Mario	Performs a motion similar to a cartwheel	Climbs on and kicks the area in from him.
Ness	Performs a cartwheel attack. Very similar to Mario's	Climbs on slowly then kicks with his right leg.
Pikachu	Does a cartwheel-like kick with right leg.	Climbs on then attacks with its tail.
Samus	Does a kick with her right leg.	Slowly climbs up and punches with left hand.
Yoshi	Spins his tail.	Climbs on and attacks with his head.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Character	Under 100%	Over 100%
Bowser	Rolls quickly onto the stage for 8%.	Climbs up onto the stage and swipes claws for 10%.
Captain Falcon	Jump Kicks onto the stage for 10%.	Climbs onto the stage while throwing an uppercut for 8%.
Donkey Kong	Throws his rear at the opponent for 8%.	Climbs up and slaps for 10%.
Dr. Mario	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick. 6% body, 8% legs.	Climbs onto the stage with a straight kick for 10%.
Falco	Double kick onto the stage. 6% body, 8% legs.	Front-flip-kick onto the stage. 6% body, 8% legs.
Fox	Double Kick onto the stage. 6% body, 8% legs.	Front-flip-kick onto the stage. 6% body, 8% legs.
Ganondorf	Jump kicks onto the stage for 10%.	Climbs onto the stage while throwing an uppercut for 8%.
Ice Climbers	Swings hammer in an arc while climbing onto stage. 6% body, 8% hammer.	Crawls onto the stage, swinging hammer at floor level. 8% body, 10% hammer.
Jigglypuff	Flip kick onto the stage for 6%.	Split kick onto the stage for 6%.
Kirby	Flip kick onto the stage for 6%.	Spinning Split kicks onto the stage for 6%.
Link	Flips onto the stage with a downward sword slice for 8%.	Climbs onto the stage with a sword thrust for 8%.
Luigi	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick. 6% body, 8% legs.	Climbs onto the stage with a straight kick for 10%.
Mario	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick. 6% body, 8% legs.	Climbs onto the stage with a straight kick for 10%.
Marth	Jumps onto the stage with a downward sword slice. 8% sword, 6% hilt.	Climbs onto the stage with a sweeping upward sword slice. 8% sword, 6% hilt.
Mewtwo	Flips onto the stage while tail whipping. 6% body, 8% tail.	Climbs onto the stage with an arm swipe for 10%.
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs onto the stage, swinging a bell. 6% body, 8% bell.	Climbs slowly onto the stage, swinging a bell. 6% body, 8% bell.
Ness	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick for 8%.	Climbs onto the stage with a jump kick for 10%.
Peach	Jumps onto the stage with a hip bump for 6%.	Climbs on stage with a low spin kick for 6%.
Pichu	Climbs onto the stage with a quick front-flip-kick for 8%.	Climbs onto the stage with a tail smack for 6%.
Pikachu	Climbs onto the stage with a quick front-flip-kick for 8%.	Climbs onto the stage with a tail smack for 6%.
Roy	Jumps onto the stage with a downward sword slice. 8% sword, 6% hilt.	Climbs onto the stage with a sweeping upward sword slice. 8% sword, 6% hilt.
Samus	Leaps onto stage with a kick for 10%.	Climbs onto the stage with a cannon thrust for 10%.
Sheik	Climbs onto stage with a double kick for 8%.	Climbs onto the stage and elbows. 6% body, 8% arm.
Yoshi	Tail spins onto the stage for 6%.	Headbutts onto the stage for 12%.
Young Link	Flips onto the stage with a downward sword slice for 8%.	Climbs onto the stage with a sword thrust for 8%.
Zelda	Climbs onto the stage with a slap for 6%.	Climbs onto the stage with a low spin kick for 6%.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Character	Under 100%	Over 100%
Bowser	Hits the opponent with a spinning attack when Bowser is in his shell. 8% damage.	Does a slow claw swipe as he pulls himself up for 10%.
Captain Falcon	Flips himself up with a fast kick. 10%	Climbs up, then does a small uppercut as he stands up. Oddly, does less damage than his "Under 100%" attack, dealing 8%.
Charizard	Does a fast headbutt. 8% normally, 5% when exhausted.	Makes a slow swing of its tail. 10% normally, 7% when exhausted.
Diddy Kong	Sweeps his tail along the ground for 8%.	Performs a low kick for 10%.
Donkey Kong	Thrusts his whole body forward, back-first, for 8%. Covers quite a bit of distance for an edge-attack.	Slaps low to the ground. 10%
Falco	Slides forward with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Fox and Wolf.	Delivers a flip-kick for 10%. Shares this animation with Fox and Wolf.
Fox	Slides forward and comes back a short distance with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Falco and Wolf.	Delivers a flip-kick for 10%. Has a small blind spot very close to the ledge. Shares this animation with Falco and Wolf.
Ganondorf	Quickly delivers a backhand. 10%.	Climbs up and thrusts one leg forward. 10%.
Ice Climbers	Thrusts their hammers overhead. Both climbers deal 8%.	Sweep their hammers low to the ground. Both climbers deal 10%.
Ike	Gets up and does a low, spinning slash for 8%.	Pulls up slowly, then does a short slash parallel to the ground, much like his Quick Draw. 10%.
Ivysaur	Sweeps one of its vines forward. 8% normally, 5% when exhausted.	Does a short range tackle. 10% normally, 7% when exhausted.
Jigglypuff	Does a flipping kick, much like Kirby. 6%	Pulls up and does a spinning split kick. 6%. Shares this animation with Kirby.
King Dedede	Thrusts one foot forward, similar to his down-tilt, for 8%.	Swings his hammer overhead for 10%.
Kirby	Does a kick as he flips over the edge for 6%.	Scoots up, then does a low spinning kick, similar to his Down Smash for 6%.
Link	Performs an overhead slash for 8%.	Slowly climbs up, then thrusts his sword forward, similar to the final hit of his Neutral attack combo. 10%.
Lucario	Quickly pulls up onto the stage strikes with both palms. Fast and Good Range. Damage varies, dealing anywhere from 3-12%, depending on the strength of its aura.	Slowly pulls up onto the stage and does a flip kick. Damage varies, dealing anywhere from 10-19%, depending on his aura. At full power, this is the strongest edge attack in the game.
Lucas	Flips onto the stage, kicking with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Ness.	Slowly delivers a powerful punch for 10%. Shares this animation with Ness.
Luigi	Flips over the edge, kicking the opponent with both legs. 8% damage. Shares this animation with Mario.	Slowly gets up and kicks. 10% damage. Shares this animation with Mario.
Mario	Does a somersault and then kicks upwards, from a laying down position. 8% damage. Shares this animation with Luigi.	Gets up then does an attack similar to his down tilt. 10% damage. Shares this animation with Luigi.
Marth	Flips onto edge with a quick downward diagonal slash from left to right. 6% base. 8% tip.	Quick, low, horizontal slash with medium lag. Less range than normal edge attack. 10% base and tip.
Meta Knight	Leaps onto stage and slashes for 8%.	Virtually the same as the above, but slower, dealing 10%.
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs up, and swings his bell forward. 8%.	Virtually the same as the above, but slower, dealing 10%.
Ness	Flips onto the stage with a kick for 8%. Shares this animation with Lucas.	Delivers a powerful punch for 10%. Shares this animation with Lucas.
Olimar	Somersaults onto the stage headbutting. Deals 8%.	Thrusts his legs along the ground for 10%.
Peach	Quickly thrusts her rump forward for 6%.	Slowly sweeps both legs along the floor for 10%.
Pikachu	Flips forward with its tail overhead. 8%.	Pokes its tail forward for 10%.
Pit	Flips onto the stage with a kick, dealing 8%.	Thrusts his bow forward for a stab that deals 10%.
R.O.B.	Thrusts both hands forward, similar to his forward-air. 7%.	Thrusts one arm forward for 10%. Covers more ground than his other edge attack.
Samus	Does a high-arcing kick for 6%.	Climbs up with a punch from her arm cannon for 10%.
Sheik	Flips up and does a two-legged sliding kick for 8%.	Does an elbow jab dealing 8%.
Snake	Flips around, kicking with his heel for 8%	Slowly kicks both legs forward. Deals 10%.
Sonic	Charges forward a short distance in spinball form. 8%.	Delivers two kicks. The first does 6%, the second for 7%. The first kick rarely leads the opponent into the second.
Squirtle	Crouches and swipes its tail with a spin. 8% normally, 5% when exhausted.	Does a slow headbutt. 10% normally, 7% when exhausted.
Toon Link	Swings his sword overhead for 8%.	Thrusts his sword forward for a stab, similar to the final hit of his Neutral attack combo. 10%.
Wario	Crawls up the edge and flips onto his back, attacking with his head. 8%	Crawls up the edge and slides his hand across the ground. Similar to his down tilt. 10%
Wolf	Slides forward, attacking with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Fox and Falco.	Flips onto the stage with a kick, dealing 10%. Shares this animation with Fox and Falco.
Yoshi	Quickly sweeps his tail forward for 6%.	Slowly swings his head forward for 12%. Similar to his Forward smash.
Zelda	Does a low spinning sweep before she stands. 6%.	Slaps in front of her for 10%.
Zero Suit Samus	Does a low spinning kick for 8%.	Does a turning forearm thrust dealing 10%.

Super Smash Bros. 4

Character	Edge Attack
Bayonetta	Climbs up and does a low sweep with her leg for 7%.
Bowser	Does a slow claw swipe as he pulls himself up for 7%.
Giga Bowser	Hits the opponent with a spinning attack when Giga Bowser is in his shell for 16%.
Bowser Jr.	Flips over and attacks with two wrecking balls for 7%.
Captain Falcon	Flips himself up with a fast kick for 7%.
Charizard	Does a fast headbutt for 8%.
Cloud	Takes one step onto the stage and swings his sword forward for 8%.
Corrin	Climbs up and swings his sword forward for 7%.
Dark Pit	Flips over and does a spin kick for 7%. Shares this animation with Pit.
Diddy Kong	Sweeps his tail along the ground for 7%.
Donkey Kong	Slaps low to the ground for 8%.
Dr. Mario	Flips over the edge, kicking the opponent with both legs for 7%. Shares this animation with Mario.
Duck Hunt	Climbs onto the stage as the duck pecks forward for 7%.
Falco	Slides forward with both legs for 7%. Shares this animation with Fox.
Fox	Slides forward with both legs for 7%. Shares this animation with Falco.
Ganondorf	Quickly delivers a backhand for 8%.
Greninja	Gets up and does a spin kick for 7%.
Ike	Pulls up slowly, then does a short slash parallel to the ground, much like his Quick Draw, for 8%.
Jigglypuff	Does a flipping kick for 6%. Shares this animation with Kirby.
King Dedede	Thrusts one foot forward for 8%.
Kirby	Does a flipping kick for 7%. Shares this animation with Jigglypuff.
Link	Climbs up, then thrusts his sword forward, similar to the final hit of his Neutral attack combo, for 7%.
Little Mac	Faceplants on the ground and thrusts his fist forward for 7%. 10% as Giga Mac.
Lucario	Quickly pulls up onto the stage strikes with both palms. Damage varies, dealing anywhere from 4-12%, depending on the strength of his aura. 12% as Mega Lucario.
Lucas	Flips onto the stage with a kick for 7%. Shares this animation with Ness.
Lucina	Gets up and does a quick horizontal slash for 7%. Shares this animation with Marth and Roy.
Luigi	Performs a two-footed legsweep while climbing up for 7%.
Mario	Does a somersault and kicks upwards from a laying down position for 7%. Shares this animation with Dr. Mario.
Marth	Gets up and does a quick horizontal slash for 7%. Shares this animation with Lucina and Roy.
Mega Man	Flips over the edge and kicks the opponent for 7%.
Meta Knight	Leaps onto stage and slashes for 7%.
Mewtwo	Flips onto the stage while tail whipping for 7%.
Mii Brawler	Performs a low karate chop while getting up for 7%.
Mii Gunner	Swings their arm cannon ahead for 7%.
Mii Swordfighter	Climbs onto the stage and stabs forward for 7%.
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs up and swings his bell forward for 7%.
Ness	Flips onto the stage with a kick for 7%. Shares this animation with Lucas.
Olimar	Thrusts his fist forward for 7%.
Pac-Man	Does a spin kick for 7%.
Palutena	Gets up and does a spin kick for 7%.
Peach	Climbs up and does a low sweep with her hand for 7%.
Pikachu	Flips forward with its tail overhead for 7%.
Pit	Flips over and does a spin kick for 7%.
R.O.B.	Climbs up and does a spinning sweep for 7%.
Robin	Climbs up and thrusts forward with his sword for 7%.
Rosalina & Luma	Kicks forward with her feet for 7%.
Roy	Gets up and does a quick horizontal slash for 8%. Shares this animation with Marth and Lucina.
Ryu	Thrusts his foot forward for 7%.
Samus	Leaps onto the stage with a kick for 7%.
Sheik	Flips up and does a two-legged sliding kick for 7%.
Shulk	Climbs up and does a downward slash for 7%. 5% if the Speed Monado Art is in effect, 4% if the Shield Monado Art is in effect, 9% if the Buster Monado Art is in effect, and 3% if the Smash Monado Art is in effect.
Sonic	Charges forward a short distance in his spinball form for 7%.
Toon Link	Thrusts his sword forward for a stab, similar to the final hit of his Neutral attack combo for 7%.
Villager	Gets up and thrusts his foot forward for 7%.
Wario	Crawls up the edge and flips onto his back, attacking with his hands for 8%.
Wii Fit Trainer	Gets up and does a yoga pose, thrusting her arm upward and her legs forward for 7%. 8% if Deep Breathing is in effect.
Yoshi	Quickly sweeps his tail forward for 7%.
Zelda	Does a low spinning sweep before she stands for 7%.
Zero Suit Samus	Does a low spinning kick for 7%.

Trivia

• Sonic is the only character with an edge attack (his slow one) that can hit twice.
• Mr. Game & Watch's edge attacks are the only ones to not deal fixed knockback, instead dealing the same strength of knockback as floor attacks.
• In SSB4, Bowser uses his secondary edge attack animation from Brawl for his edge attack, while Giga Bowser uses his standard edge attack animation from Brawl for his edge attack.
• Bowser's under 100% edge attack in Melee is arguably the best edge attack in the game, having long range, many invincibility frames and very long hitbox duration, hitting his way in and all the way back.
• Some edge attacks are able to stage spike opponents, if timed properly.