Ganondorf (SSBU)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's forward smash.

Interpolation of forward smash's hitboxes. Notice how they do not match the swing, leaving a big area completely empty.

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Overview

Ganondorf performs an overhead swipe with his sword, shouting "Sorya!" as he does this. One of Ganondorf's most notorious moves in his arsenal, it is decently disjointed and is one of the strongest forward smashes in the entire game. However, it is rather slow for a smash attack, especially in terms of startup, and is one of Ganondorf's slowest attacks. Because of interpolation, this move has a blindspot above and in front of Ganondorf, making the attack trail rather deceptive.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Sound	Hit bits	Hit part
Early hit
0	0	0	24.0%	0	Standard	61	75	0	4.5	haver	0.0	4.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%	Slash	All	All
1	0	0	24.0%	0	Standard	61	75	0	4.0	haver	0.0	12.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%	Slash	All	All
Clean hit
0	0	0	24.0%	0	Standard	61	75	0	5.0	haver	0.0	6.5	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%	Slash	All	All
1	0	0	24.0%	0	Standard	61	75	0	4.5	haver	0.0	14.5	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%	Slash	All	All
2	0	0	24.0%	0	Standard	61	75	0	4.0	haver	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%	Slash	All	All

Timing

Charges between	14-15
Early hit	29
Clean hit	30-31
Interruptible	70
Animation length	90

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)
Lag time	Charge interval	Hitbox	Hitbox change	Interruptible

Trivia

Ganondorf's shout while using this move being heard by some as "DORIYAH!" and the sheer strength of the move itself has led to it becoming a recurring joke in the Smash community.