Gravity

Gravity is a measure of how fast a falling character reaches their maximum falling speed. A character with high gravity does not necessarily have a fast falling speed; they simply reach their top falling speed faster.

In Brawl and SSB4, the vertical knockback suffered by characters is based on both their weight and their gravity, with higher-gravity characters taking more knockback; horizontal knockback is unaffected. This reduces the natural effect of gravity on launch distance, keeping characters with low weight but high gravity (most notably Fox) from having disproportionally high vertical endurance, though it also makes them slightly harder to combo.

Gravity also affects how high a character is able to jump; two characters with the same jump force will not jump the same height if they have different gravity.

Gravity values in SSB

Source: [1]

Rank	Character	Gravity (JPN)	Gravity (NTSC/PAL)
1	Fox	4	4
2 (JPN) 2-3 (NTSC/PAL)	Captain Falcon	3.4	3.4
3 (JPN) 2-3 (NTSC/PAL)	Link	3.2	3.4
4-5	Donkey Kong	3	3
4-5	Pikachu	3	3
6-7 (JPN) 6 (NTSC/PAL)	Yoshi	2.7	2.8
6-7 (JPN) 7 (NTSC/PAL)	Ness	2.7	2.7
8-9	Mario	2.4	2.4
8-9	Kirby	2.4	2.4
10	Luigi	2.1	2.1
11	Jigglypuff	2	2
12	Samus	1.9	1.9

Gravity values in Melee

Rank	Character	Gravity
n/a	Giga Bowser	0.25
1	Fox	0.23
2	Falco	0.17
3-5	Bowser	0.13
3-5	Ganondorf	0.13
3-5	Captain Falcon	0.13
6	Sheik	0.12
7	Roy	0.114
8-11	Link	0.11
8-11	Young Link	0.11
8-11	Pikachu	0.11
8-11	Pichu	0.11
12-13	Donkey Kong	0.1
12-13	Ice Climbers	0.1
14-16	Mario	0.095
14-16	Dr. Mario	0.095
14-16	Mr. Game & Watch	0.095
17	Yoshi	0.093
18	Ness	0.09
19	Marth	0.085
20	Mewtwo	0.082
21-22	Peach	0.08
21-22	Kirby	0.08
23	Zelda	0.073
24	Luigi	0.069
25	Samus	0.066
26	Jigglypuff	0.064

Notes

• Wireframes have gravities of 0.09 (Male) and 0.073 (Female).
• Sandbag has a gravity of 0.05.

Gravity values in Brawl

Rank	Character	Gravity
1	Fox	0.175
2	Sheik	0.1409
3	Wolf	0.13
4	Falco	0.112
5	Squirtle	0.1067
6-8	Bowser	0.1027
6-8	Ganondorf	0.1027
6-8	Captain Falcon	0.1027
9	Meta Knight	0.0956
10	Diddy Kong	0.092
11	Lucas	0.09
12	Link	0.089
13	Zero Suit Samus	0.0884
14	Pikachu	0.087
15-16	Charizard	0.085
15-16	Sonic	0.085
17	Wario	0.0842
18-19	King Dedede	0.0837
18-19	Ike	0.0837
20	Donkey Kong	0.081
21	Snake	0.08
22	Ice Climbers	0.077
23	Mr. Game & Watch	0.07505
24-25	Mario	0.075
24-25	Pit	0.075
26	Yoshi	0.07347
27	Ness	0.0711
28-29	Toon Link	0.07
28-29	Ivysaur	0.07
30	Marth	0.06715
31	Zelda	0.067
32-33	Luigi	0.065
32-33	R.O.B.	0.065
34	Peach	0.0632
35	Lucario	0.0625
36	Kirby	0.061
37	Olimar	0.06
38	Samus	0.058
39	Jigglypuff	0.05056

Notes

• The Fighting Alloys all share Mario's gravity value of 0.075, just as they share his weight.
• In Melee and Brawl, Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, and Bowser have all shared the same gravity values.
• Sheik is the only veteran to have her gravity increased from Melee to Brawl.

Gravity values in SSB4

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Rank	Character	Gravity
n/a	Giga Bowser	0.198
1	Fox	0.19
2	Greninja	0.18
3	Sheik	0.15
4	Falco	0.13
n/a	Giga Mac	0.12
5-7	Captain Falcon	0.12
5-7	Zero Suit Samus	0.12
5-7	Ryu	0.12
8	Roy	0.114
9-11	Bowser	0.11
9-11	Meta Knight	0.11
9-11	Charizard	0.11
12	Ganondorf	0.10784
n/a	Wario-Man	0.1071
13	Mega Man	0.1071
14-15	Diddy Kong	0.105
14-15	Palutena	0.105
16	Mii Brawler	0.1
17-18	Mii Swordfighter	0.096
17-18	Link	0.096
19	Pikachu	0.095
20-22	Wario	0.092
20-22	Ike	0.092
20-22	Bowser Jr.	0.092
23-26	R.O.B.	0.09
23-26	Sonic	0.09
23-26	Wii Fit Trainer	0.09
23-26	Lucas	0.09
27	Robin	0.089
28	King Dedede	0.08788
29-31	Mii Gunner	0.08715
29-31	Mario	0.08715
29-31	Dr. Mario	0.08715
32	Donkey Kong	0.08505
33	Shulk	0.085
34	Lucario	0.084
n/a	Mega Lucario	0.084
35	Mewtwo	0.082
36-37	Pit	0.081
36-37	Dark Pit	0.081
38-40	Yoshi	0.08
38-40	Mr. Game & Watch	0.08
38-40	Little Mac	0.08
41	Toon Link	0.079
42	Villager	0.078
43	Ness	0.077
44	Duck Hunt	0.076
45-48	Samus	0.075
45-48	Luigi	0.075
45-48	Marth	0.075
45-48	Lucina	0.075
49	Pac-Man	0.072
50	Zelda	0.071
51-52	Peach	0.068
51-52	Olimar	0.068
53	Kirby	0.06405
54	Rosalina	0.062
55	Jigglypuff	0.05309

Notes

• The Fighting Mii Team has gravity values of 0.09 (Brawler), 0.096 (Swordfighter), and 0.087 (Gunner).

Trivia

• Not counting Giga Bowser, Fox holds the distinction of being the character with the highest gravity value in all games.
• Lucas is the only character from the transition from Brawl to SSB4 to have his gravity value kept the same.
• Sheik is the only character whose gravity has been increased in each of her appearances.

See also

• Air speed