Terry (SSBU)/Neutral attack/Hit 1

Hitbox visualization showing Terry's first jab.

Overview

A simple jab. This move has a large amount of utility in Terry's kit due to the FAF of 14, enabling it to work as a strong neutral tool. Due to being frame 3 and one of Terry's best combo starters and extenders, it's one of the most often-seen moves in Terry's moveset.

This move is often used to immediately go into Power Dunk without worrying about the SDI issues Hit 2 presents. This can be done out of down tilt as well for a simple bread and butter combo that's hard for opponents to escape. If going into Power Dunk on shield here, it will often shieldpoke. It's also possible to go into Buster Wolf after a down tilt, but it's not necessarily a true combo.

Neutral attack Hit 1 is also -6 on shield, allowing it to be used for tick throws on characters without good out of shield options. It's also +4 if cancelled into specials, allowing it to enable blockstrings or even shield break combos. If spaced, it is very difficult to punish on shield.

Given the move repeats itself on frame 6 while having an FAF of 14, holding the button at ledge can allow for an effective ledgetrap. Once an opponent comes off the ledge, if they end up behind Terry, autoturn will allow him to still hit the opponent with the attack. If they attempt to avoid it, the low endlag will allow the player to react and punish easily.

Neutral attack Hit 1 has very few issues. However, this doesn't mean it lacks them. It has little range akin to most moves of its kind, and it also loses to disjointed attacks. As a result, in some matchups, reaping the benefits the move gives can be quite difficult.

Hitboxes

The scripts only specify a hitstun modifier for the ID 1 hitbox, but it also applies to the ID 0 hitbox due to a glitch.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless	Hitstun
0	0	0	3.0%	0		Standard	10	10	0		3.2	top	0.0	11.0	5.5	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Terry Punch		All	All							—
1	0	0	3.0%	0		Standard	30	10	0		3.2	top	0.0	11.0	10.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Terry Punch		All	All							+1 frame

Timing

Hitboxes	3-4
Jab 2 continuability window	6-22
Special and Final Smash cancel window	3-8
Consecutive jab frame	10
Interruptible	14
Animation length	50

Hitboxes
Jab 2
Special/FS cancel

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Loop point

Continuable

Earliest continuable point

Interruptible

Trivia

• Interestingly enough, Terry's first jab is one of the few jabs with a 180° angle hitbox that does not have a separate hitbox with a different angle for non-fighter targets, causing it to launch non-fighter targets (such as damageable items) towards the user rather than away when hit from afar. It shares this distinction with Banjo & Kazooie's first and second jabs, Pyra, Mythra, and Sora's first jabs, and Fox's second jab.

Terry's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Dodge attack · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Command input (cmd1 · cmd2) · Final Smash