Back aerial

The back aerial (abbreviated as "bair", "BAir", "b-air" or "ABA") is an aerial attack that is performed in midair by pressing the A Button, and tilting the control stick in the direction opposite to which the character is facing. Its official term varies between titles, where it is known as a "Back Midair Attack" in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and a "Back Air Attack" in Brawl. The majority of Bairs are kicks.

List of Bairs (SSBB)

Mario: A twizzle-kick of sorts, he kicks behind himself with both feet and spins. Luigi: The same as Mario's. Peach: Moves her hip sideways. Bowser: Forces his shell backwards. Donkey Kong: A simple backwards kick. Long duration. Diddy Kong: A fast turnaround motion with his leg stuck out. Yoshi: Flips his tail up and down. Lots of damage given if all hits connect. Wario: Falls over in the air. Can be used to fly as Wario-Man. Link: Two backward kicks. Relatively weak. Zelda: The famous Lightning Kick. She jabs her heel behind her giving an extremely powerful initial, electricity-imbued attack for the first hitbox. The second hitbox is very weak. Sheik: Extends her leg backward very fast. Sweetspot on her foot. Ganondorf: Punches backward. Very similar to Captain Falcon's Bair. Toon Link: Thrusts upwards with his sword. Samus: A backward kick. Sweetspot on her foot. Zero Suit Samus: Identical to Samus', but slightly faster. Pit: Jabs his swords backwards. Ice Climbers: Spin around with hammers slightly extended. Decievingly strong. R.O.B.: Pushes boosters behind himself. Moves him forward. Kirby: Extends both feet backwards. Used for Fence of Pain. King Dedede: Very similar to Kirby's, but with one foot. Meta Knight: Slashes three times behind himself very quickly. Olimar: Swings a Pikmin downward. Fox: A standard Bair kick. Falco: Identical to Fox's in animation, but both stronger and faster. Wolf: Extends foot outwards, similar to the other Star Fox characters, but at a more horizontal angle. Stronger than Falco's. Captain Falcon: Punches behind himself. Pikachu: Spins around for multiple hits. Squirtle: "Lays down" in midair. Ivysaur: Spins around with vines extended. Viable for worst Bair in the game; almost no knockback is given and only 2% damage per vine. Charizard: Spins around surprisingly quickly with tail extended and wings slightly extended. 2 possible hits, one with wings and one with tail. Decent knockback on tail hit, wing hit will always link into tail hit. Lucario: Punches backwards, Aura extends from palm. Jigglypuff: Spins around with foot extended to about twice its regular size. Used for the famous Wall of Pain. Marth: Similar to Toon Link's in animation, Marth thrusts his sword upwards. However, this Bair is notable because it turns him around. Ike: A quick spin with sword extended. Ness: Plugs backwards with both heels. Initial hitbox quite powerful with electrical properties, second hitbox very weak. Lucas: Flips and hooks his foot downward. Can spike at a certain angle (just below Lucas as he hooks his foot down). Mr. Game and Watch: The famous snapping turtle, hits for multiple hits. Snake: Kicks backward with both feet, body becomes horizontal. Sonic: Similar to Diddy's, he spins around with his foot extended.

Notable characters' back aerials=

• Jigglypuff's back aerial in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Brawl, used for the highly effective "Wall of Pain".
• Kirby's back aerial in Melee, an attack similar to Jigglypuff's back aerial but instead has no start-up lag. The move is dubbed the "Fence of Pain".
• Marth and Roy's back aerials, which allow them to turn around while still in midair. These are the only aerials able to do so in the Super Smash Bros series.
• Ness and Zelda's back aerials in Melee, which are powerful semi-spikes. Zelda's back aerial semi-spike can only be achieved from a hit with the sweetspot at her toe.
• Toon Link's quick back aerial, with minimal knockback in Brawl. The move is effective for positioning the opponent for an immediate down aerial.
• Pikachu's back aerial has extremely short range but the hitbox surrounds Pikachu.