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Meta Knight (SSBB)/Side special

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Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's Drill Rush.
Hitbox visualization showing the grounded finisher of Meta Knight's Drill Rush.
Hitbox visualization showing the aerial finisher of Meta Knight's Drill Rush.

Overview

Meta Knight leaps sideways with his blade outstretched. A multi-hit move covering a fairly large distance (it can also be tilted up and down) lasting a good two seconds, with the final hit producing upward diagonal knockback if used on an aerial opponent (it has some KO power at high percentages when used offstage close to the side blast line, though this is rather risky due to the move making Meta Knight helpless). The move hits 10 times, dealing 1% damage per hit. Also, when the move's animation is finished in the air, Meta Knight pulls back a bit while gaining some vertical distance. The move lacks transcendent priority, unlike most of Meta Knight's moveset.

Tilting the move upward gives Meta Knight great vertical distance when used during recovery, with the additional pull back after the move gaining even more vertical distance. Out of all of Meta Knight's recovery moves, Drill Rush gives the most vertical distance (even more than the initial upswing of Shuttle Loop).

It is possible to cancel the ending lag of the attack by making the end hit the edge of any platform, allowing it to be virtually lag-free, and allowing it to be used to rush opponents in on stages such as Battlefield - this is known as Drill Rush Canceling.

Overall, the move is very useful for recovery, but as an attack it is not too useful, as the move can be escaped before the final hit is landed, and it has little followup ability due to making Meta Knight helpless in the air and the ending lag (even when used on the ground, there is some ending lag).

Hitboxes

Rushing

ID Part Rehit rate Damage SD Angle BK KS FKV Radius Bone Offset SDIx T% Clang Rebound Type Effect G A Sound Direct Blockable Reflectable Absorbable Flinchless Heedless Piercing Strechy ?2 ?5 ?6 ?11 Hit Bits
0 0 6 1% 0 Autolink angle (365) Forwards 60 50 0 4.0 0 0.0 14.0 4.0 0.8x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png M Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111
1 0 6 1% 0 AngleIcon78.png Forwards 100 50 0 3.5 0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.8x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png M Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111
2 0 6 1% 0 AngleIcon70.png Forwards 50 50 0 5.0 41 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.8x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png M Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111

Grounded Final Hit

ID Part Rehit rate Damage SD Angle BK KS FKV Radius Bone Offset SDIx 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 3% 0 AngleIcon70.png Forwards 30 130 0 4.0 41 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png L Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111
2 0 0 2% 0 Sakurai angle Forwards 30 100 0 7.0 41 -8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png L Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111

Aerial Final Hit

ID Part Rehit rate Damage SD Angle BK KS FKV Radius Bone Offset SDIx 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 3% 0 Sakurai angle Forwards 30 200 0 9.0 41 -2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png L Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111
1 0 0 3% 0 Sakurai angle Forwards 30 200 0 8.0 41 6.0 0.0 0.0 1.0x 1.0x 0% HitboxTableIcon(Clang).png HitboxTableIcon(Rebound).png Spin (type) Slash (effect) HitboxTableIcon(GroundedTrue).png HitboxTableIcon(AerialTrue).png L Slash SpecialsDirect.png HitboxTableIcon(Blockable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unreflectable).png HitboxTableIcon(Unabsorbable).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png HitboxTableIcon(False).png 11111111111111

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