Bayonetta (SSB4)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Bayonetta's down aerial.

Hitbox visualization showing Bayonetta's down aerial, when landing.

Overview

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Performs a mid-air front flip before descending rapidly with one leg outstretched, constituting a stall-then-fall. The tip of Bayonetta's heel is a meteor smash hitbox, and because Bayonetta also falls fast, the two fighters fall together. If they land next to each other, the opponent will be launched powerfully, a veritable KO move. One clever strategy is to use the move off-stage after only one jump, as the properly-spaced meteor smash can KO unsuspecting adversaries. Following this with Bayonetta's legendary recovery (Witch Twist, a mid-air jump, and a second Witch Twist, plus a wall jump and/or After Burner Kick when appropriate) makes returning to the stage completely safe if executed properly.

Update history

1.1.4

Down aerial's landing hit has lower knockback scaling (140 → 135).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Sound
Early hit
0	0	7%	0	30	120	0	4.0	5	-5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
1	0	8%	0	80	50	0	4.0	5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
2	0	9%	0	80	50	0	4.0	5	5.5	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
All hitboxes use weight-independent knockback.
Late hit
0	0	7%	0	30	120	0	4.0	5	-5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
1	0	8%	0	80	50	0	2.8	5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
2	0	9%	0	80	50	0	2.8	5	4.4	1.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
Landing hit
0	0	5%	0	80	135	0	7.5	0	0.0	8.0	8.0 to 13.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick
1	0	5%	0	80	135	0	2.5	0	0.0	2.5	12.0 to 16.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Kick