Up smash

Link's up smash

Up smash, abbreviated "u-smash," is a smash attack performed by any character by tapping the control stick upward and pressing A, or (in Melee's versus mode) by pressing up on the C-stick. The up smash can be charged by holding down the A button for up to two seconds in conjunction with the C-stick, resulting in higher damage and knockback. If the enemy has heavy damage, it can be easy for the player to Star KO or Screen KO them using these moves.

List of up smashes in Super Smash Bros.

• Mario - Headbutts upwards.
• Luigi - Headbutts upwards.
• Donkey Kong - Claps overhead.
• Yoshi - Headbutts upwards.
• Link - Slashes overhead with his sword three times.
• Samus - Shoots fire above her head in an arch.
• Kirby - Does a flip kick.
• Fox - Does a flip kick.
• Captain Falcon - Does an uppercut.
• Pikachu - Flips over and hits with its tail.
• Jigglypuff - Hits with its head.
• Ness - Does an "Around The World" with his yoyo.

List of up smashes in Super Smash Bros. Melee

The first hit of Captain Falcon's up smash in Melee.

• Mario - Headbutts upwards.
• Luigi - Headbutts upwards.
• Dr. Mario - Similar to Mario but with less knockback.
• Peach - Thrusts her arm upwards.
• Bowser - Hops into the air hitting with his shell.
• Donkey Kong - Claps overhead.
• Yoshi - Headbutts upwards.
• Link - Slashes above him three times. Somewhat different from the move in SSB.
• Young Link - Similar to Link but with less knockback.
• Zelda - Waves her hand above her three times with magic.
• Sheik - Slashes both hands downwards.
• Ganondorf - Kicks upwards twice. Similar to Captain Falcon. The most damaging up smash.
• Samus - Shoots fire above her head in an arch.
• Ice Climbers - Hits their hammers above them.
• Kirby - Does a flip kick.
• Fox - Does a flip kick.
• Falco - Similar to Fox but weaker.
• Captain Falcon - Kicks upwards twice.
• Pikachu - Flips over and hits with its tail.
• Pichu - Headbutts upwards.
• Mewtwo - Holds his hand above him and shoots darkness.
• Jigglypuff - Hits with its head.
• Marth - Stabs his sword upwards.
• Roy - Similar to Marth. Hits multiple times, has Fire effects and spikes if sweetspotted.
• Ness - Does an "Around the World" with his yoyo.
• Mr. Game & Watch - Headbutts above him with a scuba helmet from Octopus.

List of up smashes in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Ganondorf's up smash in Brawl. Note how, since he is no longer a clone of Captain Falcon, it is one single, slow kick instead of two rapid ones.

• Mario - Mario headbutts upward.
• Luigi - Luigi headbutts upward.
• Peach - Thrusts her arm up quickly. Very powerful when sweetspotted, but very weak when not sweetspotted. If Peach sweetspotted (Peach's body, as opposed to the arm) an opponent with fully charged up smash, it can KO at around 55% (and does 23% damage).
• Bowser - Hops into the air, hitting with his shell.
• Donkey Kong - Claps overhead. Small hitbox that usually only hits foes directly above him, but great power and fairly fast.
• Diddy Kong - Does a weird cartwheel in place, hitting three times. Not very powerful, but a decent combo move. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Yoshi - Headbutts above himself.
• Wario - Spins in place and headbutts upward, hitting multiple times. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Link - Slashes over his head three times. Third hit has most knockback. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Zelda - Waves her hand above her head with magical energy. Comes out quickly, pulls opponents in and has a lot of hits, not to mention the great damage and knockback.
• Sheik - Pulls with both hands to her sides in a downward way. Does a great deal of damage and knockback when sweetspotted. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Ganondorf - Kicks once but it hits all the way to the ground. Has a huge amount of IASA Frames in Brawl.
• Toon Link - Slashes above his head once with his sword.
• Samus - Uses arm cannon and shoots fire above her head, hitting five times. Very weak knockback, perhaps the weakest of all up smashes, but does a lot of damage if all hits connect. Can be used as a sliding DACUS
• Zero Suit Samus - Twirls her whip above her head. Doesn't have much startup lag and has great vertical range. Great for racking up damage. Only the tip does a lot of knockback.
• Pit - Slashes above him with both of his swords.
• Ice Climbers - Slam hammers above their heads.
• R.O.B. - Does a handstand, shooting a burst from his thrusters into the air. His most powerful finisher.
• Kirby - Does a backflip, kicking. Hits all the way around Kirby.
• Meta Knight - Slashes above him a few times. Similar to Link's, only much faster and not as powerful.
• King Dedede - Swings hammer over his head.
• Olimar - Throws a Pikmin into the air.
• Fox - Does a flipping kick above his head. Very powerful and quick, critical for KOing foes. A great KO move. Best Space Animal upsmash.
• Falco - Just like Fox's, only weaker. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Wolf - Does a flipping scissor kick above his head. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Captain Falcon - Kicks upwards twice.
• Pikachu - Flips over, hitting with its tail. Similar to Fox's, but with less range and even faster.
• Squirtle - Slams hands onto the ground, sending twin geysers into the air.
• Ivysaur - Powder erupts from his bulb. Arguably the best Up Smash in terms of power, being able to KO at percentages as low as 32%, but suffers from long startup lag.
• Charizard - Slashes upward with both wings.
• Lucario - Punches upwards with blue aura energy.
• Jigglypuff - Headbutts above itself. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Marth - Stabs his sword above his head.
• Ike - Swings sword above his head. Covers great range and is powerful but incredibly laggy like almost all of other Ike's attacks.
• Ness - Does an "Around the World" with his yo-yo, arcing it above him. Weaker than most Up Smashes. Yo-yo can also damage while charging up. Interestingly, when it's 'charging' it doesn't increase in damage or knockback.
• Lucas - Releases an extremely powerful blast of PSI above him. Has a surprisingly far range above Lucas. Second strongest up smash in the game, but very high start-up and ending lag.
• Mr. Game & Watch - Headbutt: Headbutts above him wearing a scuba helmet from Octopus. Has a fair amount of start-up lag.
• Snake - Fires a mortar into the air; more charge, more distance. Can be used as a sliding DACUS, which is probably the most well-known DACUS of all characters.
• Sonic - Jumps into the air, spinning in a ball. Has a few invincibility frames. Low knockback, though last hits can Meteor Smash.

Notable up smashes include:

• Peach's up smash has the highest KO potential of all of Peach's attacks at 55%, if sweetspotted (Peach's body, as opposed to the arm) depending on the stage. Her Up smash is the fifth strongest in the game.
• Olimar's up smash when fully charged with purple Pikmin is the fourth strongest up smash in the game.
• Mr. Game & Watch's up smash is the fastest killing smash attack, depending on the character and stage. His up smash is the third strongest in the game.
• Ivysaur's up smash can KO at low percentage as 32% and is the strongest up smash in the game.
• Ness's up smash has unique properties (similar to his down smash) by which it can be charged. Rather than at the beginning of the attack, the smash attack is charged up in the middle of the attack, but only if Ness' Yo-yo comes to rest on a flat surface. Charging the smash does not increase damage or knockback.
• Marth and Zelda: The only two up smashes that has a vacuum effect on the ground around Marth or Zelda (not including Wario-Man's up smash).
• Roy: Similar to Marth's, but has a fire effect and doesn't have a vacuum effect on the ground. Can spike if enemy is hit on the sword's tip during the start of the attack.
• Pit and Sonic: The only two up smashes in the entire series to Meteor Smash.
• Ganondorf's up smash is the most damaging up smash in Melee if it is fully charged and both kicks hit. His up smash has been nerfed in Brawl, as it doesn't deal the most damage of all up smashes and only deals one kick.
• Bowser's up smash is the most damaging up smash in Brawl if it is fully charged and both shells hit.

See also

• Forward smash
• Down smash
• Up Smash Chart