Bowser (SSB4)/Forward throw

Hitbox visualization showing Bowser's forward throw.

Overview

Bowser places the opponent in between his horns, rears his head back, then whips it forward to launch the opponent. It is Bowser's strongest throw alongside his back throw, dealing a hefty 12% damage with high knockback overall. It is notorious for being the strongest forward throw in the game, with Pit and Dark Pit's forward throws barely tying with it; at the edge, it can KO reliably at around 135% without rage and around 102% with maximum rage. As such, Bowser's forward throw is useful for securing a KO out of a grab at percentages where followups from his up throw no longer work. However, the throw is not completely infallible, as it requires significantly more damage to KO reliably if not at the edge (around 190% without rage if at center stage), and it has a somewhat long duration (depending on the victim's weight) giving the opponent time to DI to their advantage, although even if it does not KO, it can rack up high damage and simultaneously set up an edgeguard.

Bowser's back throw has exactly the same properties as his forward throw, except it releases opponents faster and in the opposite direction.

Throw Data

ID	Damage	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Bone	FFx	Type	Effect	Sound
0	12%		Forwards	60	66	0	0	None			None
1	3%		Forwards	40	100	0	0	None			None

Timing

The speed of this throw depends on the opponent's weight.

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Invincible	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18	1-18
Throw	31.9	32.67	32.8	33.05	33.31	33.44	33.56	33.69	33.95	34.08	34.59	34.72	34.85	35.1	35.23	35.36	35.49	35.62	35.74	35.87	36	36.26	36.38	36.51	36.77	36.9	37.03	37.67	38.05	38.44	38.82	39.85
Interruptible	52.2	53.48	53.69	54.11	54.54	54.75	54.96	55.18	55.6	55.81	56.66	56.88	57.09	57.51	57.73	57.94	58.15	58.36	58.58	58.79	59	59.42	59.64	59.85	60.27	60.49	60.7	61.76	62.4	63.04	63.67	65.37
Animation length	63.68	65.24	65.5	66.02	66.54	66.8	67.06	67.32	67.84	68.1	69.14	69.4	69.66	70.18	70.44	70.7	70.96	71.22	71.48	71.74	72	72.52	72.78	73.04	73.56	73.82	74.08	75.38	76.16	76.94	77.72	79.8

Min (Jigglypuff)

Baseline

Max (Bowser)

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Vulnerable

Invincible

Throw point

Bowser's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash