Meta Knight (SSBB)/Forward throw

Overview

Animation of Meta Knight's forward throw.

If the player presses in the direction Meta Knight is facing while he is holding an opponent in a grab, he will kick the opponent diagonally upwards and in front of himself. This is a very fast throw, which gives the victim little time to react and DI, though this is less of an issue at high percentages, where it is easy for the opponent to simply DI upwards immediately after the throw. This throw can occasionally combo into aerials at low percentages, though a down throw is usually preferred for this. It can also set up a Shuttle Loop against an unsuspecting opponent, if they do not DI out of range. Overall, it is a situational throw that is usually considered inferior to Meta Knight's other throws.

Throw and Hitbox Data

Hitbox

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	Heedless	Piercing	Strechy	?2	?5	?6	?11	Hit Bits
0	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	10	100	0	6.0	73	0.0	0.0	-4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111
1	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	10	100	0	5.0	0	0.0	11.0	11.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick													11111111111111

Throw

ID	Damage	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Bone	SDIx	FFx	T%	Type	Effect	Sound
0	3%		Forwards	50	140	0	0	1.0x	None	0%			None
1	3%		Forwards	60	100	0	0	1.0x	None	0%			None

Timing

Invincibility	1-8
Hitbox	4
Throw Release	5
Animation length	27

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Glide attack
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 (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash