Up aerial

An up aerial (abbreviated "uair"/"u-air"/"UAir" or "AUA") is an aerial attack that is performed by pressing the A button and up on the control stick. An up aerial can also be performed by pressing the C-stick upwards while airborne. Some find using the C-stick more advantageous because it frees up the control stick, which can then be used for directional influence.

Notable up aerials include:

• Fox's up aerial, a flip kick with immense upward knockback and high speed.
• Link's and Young Link's up aerial can result in a very huge knock back at considerable speed with excellent priority and range.
• Captain Falcon's up aerial is arguably one of his best combo moves, allowing him to combo or even set up other combos.
• Bowser's up aerial, although slow at start, possesses extreme power, and can be used to combo fast fallers and kill opponents at low percents.
• Ganondorf's up aerial is one of Ganondorf's most useful and fastest moves in his arsenal and when used backwards, allows him to kill his opponents at low percentages due to the semi-spike.