King K. Rool (SSBU)/Neutral attack/Hit 3

Hitbox visualization showing King K. Rool's Hit 3 of neutral attack.

Overview

King K. Rool does a strong kick, dealing hefty damage - the highest damage of any neutral attack Hit 3 in the game. As a result, this attack is often used for damage. The move is programmed specifically to not have true followups while being safe on hit: +1 at 0 (tested on Mario), eventually becoming +13 at 150%. With 4 active frames, it is also long lasting and will catch opponents just rushing in.

This is usually used out of down throw at mid%s to lead to ledgetrap situations while fixing staling, or set up for Crownerang. The latter, while not a true combo by any means, sets up for a strong advantage state. The move does set up tech situations prior to mid%s as well, which makes Crownerang and Blunderbuss Kannonballs fair options to cover everything except roll in, which can be beaten with neutral attack Hit 1 as well if the opponent lacks good reaction time. This becomes a small vortex situation of sorts.

However, Hit 3 does have small drawbacks. The foot is actually a large hurtbox extension while not having the hitbox cover the whole thing (although horizontally it is disjointed). It is also a bit laggy, meaning it is far less safe to do in neutral unlike Hits 1 and 2. It also doesn't tend to send into tumble at 0% even with Hits 1-2, making use at this percentage questionable. However, Rage mitigates this issue quite easily. Furthermore, it should be noted that King K. Rool's neutral attack is somewhat inconsistent in actually connecting, in part due to the size of Hit 3's hitbox.

Hitboxes

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
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Forward	60	72	0		4.0	top	0.0	9.0	2.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	7.0%	0		Forward	60	72	0		4.0	top	0.0	9.0	6.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
2	0	0	7.0%	0		Forward	60	72	0		5.0	top	0.0	10.0	12.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Hitboxes	5-8
Interruptible	34
Animation length	59

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Trivia

• This is the highest damage Hit 3 of any neutral attack in the game, tied with Terry.

King K. Rool'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 · 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 · Final Smash