Meta Knight (SSB4)/Neutral aerial

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Meta Knight spins with his sword extended. With quick start-up, long duration, low ending and landing lag, and good power, this move is effective for relieving pressure, either as an out of shield option or to break juggles. It is also a decent combo move, being able it to lead into a dash attack at lower percents, and it can easily be comboed into from Meta Knight's dash attack, down throw, and up aerial. Neutral aerial is also a potent edge-guarding tool, as it can cover both immediate and delayed recoveries, and the strong hit KO's offstage at roughly 100%, while the late hit sends foes at a favorable trajectory.

Overall, this is a highly versatile move that is used commonly in competitive play.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Sound
Clean
0	0	10%	0	40	100	0	4.0	?	?	0.0	?	1.0x	?x	0%	Slash
1	0	10%	0	40	100	0	4.0	?	?	5.2	?	1.0x	?x	0%	Slash
2	0	10%	0	40	100	0	7.0	?	?	7.2	?	1.0x	?x	0%	Slash
Late
0	0	7.5%	0	40	100	0	3.8	?	?	0.0	?	1.0x	?x	0%	Slash
1	0	7.5%	0	40	100	0	3.8	?	?	4.0	?	1.0x	?x	0%	Slash
2	0	7.5%	0	40	100	0	3.8	?	?	7.2	?	1.0x	?x	0%	Slash