Ganondorf (SSBU)/Up smash

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's up smash.

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Overview

Ganondorf swings his sword upward in a front-to-back arc, akin to Ike. While it has somewhat slow startup and relatively high ending lag, this is offset by the move's solid vertical and horizontal disjoint, very high power and incredible damage output. If spaced, the move can be surprisingly difficult to punish on block, despite it being -25 on shield if he hits opponents with the back hit. The move's combination of range and power makes it one of Ganondorf's best tools for pressuring opponents standing on platforms from underneath. Compared to Ike's up smash, Ganondorf's has faster startup, lower ending lag, and superior power.

However, unlike Ike's similar-looking up smash, this move has a slight blindspot directly in front of Ganondorf that can cause it to potentially whiff against some opponents if they are very close to (or practically inside) him, and another blindspot behind him that can cause it to whiff against crouching or prone opponents, despite the move's animation.

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	24.0%	0		Standard	40	71	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	40	71	0		4.5	haver	0.0	14.5	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	21.0%	0		Standard	40	75	0		4.0	haver	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Charges between	9-10
Hitboxes	20-25
Interruptible	62
Animation length	70

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Ganondorf's moveset

Neutral attack · 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