Meta Knight (SSBB)/Neutral attack

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's rapid jab.

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's rapid jab finisher.

Overview

When the attack button is pressed while standing still, Meta Knight will shout a battle cry, and slash with Galaxia in several directions. If the button is held, Meta Knight will continue to slash all around him, which can be done indefinitely. Opponents that are hit may get temporarily stuck in the barrage if they don't SDI properly. This move is mostly situational as it is little more than a punishing tool against opponents that recklessly approach Meta Knight, and some of Meta Knight's attacks with greater reach and less ending lag tend to be more practical for this purpose, most notably his neutral special. Opponents with disjointed hitboxes such as Marth can easily hit Meta Knight during this move. Like most of Meta Knight's moves, this move has transcendent priority.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hit 1
0	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	4.8	6.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	4.8	14.8	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 2
0	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	6.0	7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	1%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	11.2	14.8	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 3
0	0	1%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	-9.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	-3.6	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 4
0	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	6.4	7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	1%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	10.4	13.6	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 5
0	0	2%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	6.4	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	1%	0		8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	-10.4	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Finisher
0	0	2%	0		13	60	0	4.0	Root	0.0	5.0	14.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	2%	0		13	60	0	4.0	Root	0.0	5.0	9.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	2%	0		13	60	0	4.0	Root	0.0	5.0	4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash

Timing

While the loop animation restarts on frame 28, the loop itself cannot end until frame 30 at the earliest.

First loop frame	6
Hit 1	7
Hit 2	11
Hit 3	15
Hit 4	20
Hit 5	24
Last loop frame	27
Finisher	1
Animation length (ending)	11

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Loop point

Trivia

• Meta Knight is the only character to possess a neutral infinite without having any single hits beforehand.
• Meta Knight is also the only character in the game who possesses a neutral infinite with a finisher with a proper hitbox. Other characters either possess no finisher or have a weak windbox as a finisher.

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