Projectile

A projectile is any hitbox able to leave the user's damagable collision bubbles. Ness' yoyo is an exception, as it is not classified as a projectile despite its glitch. All non-item projectile attacks in Melee are special attacks and throws, usually neutral B. Common examples of projectiles include: Falco's laser (neutral B), Samus' missiles (forward B) and Young Link's bombs (down B). An example of a throw projectile is Mewtwo's forward throw, which launches multiple tiny Shadow Balls which can damage any character.

A majority of characters in Melee has at least one projectile attack; the characters that don't are Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, Jigglypuff, Marth and Roy. It is considered a significant disadvantage to not have a projectile, because projectiles are very useful in setting up an approach.

Number of Projectiles per Character

Character	# of Projectiles
Bowser	1 (Fire Breath)
Captain Falcon	None
Diddy Kong	2 (Peanut Popgun, Banana Peel
Donkey Kong	none
Dr. Mario	1 (Megavitamin)
Falco Lombardi	Melee: 1(Blaster) Brawl: 2 (Blaster, Reflector)
Fox McCloud	Blaster
Ganondorf	Warlock Punch
Ice Climbers	Ice Shot
Ike	Eruption
Jigglypuff	Pound (SSB), Rollout (SSBM, SSBB)
King Dedede	Inhale
Kirby	Swallow (SSB, SSBM), Inhale (SSBB) NOTE: Kirby's B move allows him to copy the B move of any other playable character.
Link	Boomerang (SSB), Bow (SSBM), Hero's Bow (SSBB)
Lucas	PK Freeze
Lucario	Aura Sphere
Luigi	Fireballs
Mario	Fireballs
Marth	Shield Breaker
Meta Knight	Mach Tornado
Mewtwo	Shadow Ball
Mr. Game & Watch	Chef
Ness	PK Fire (SSB), PK Flash (SSBM, SSBB)
Princess Peach	Toad
Pichu	Thunder Jolt
Pikachu	Thunder Jolt
Pikmin & Olimar	Pikmin Pluck
Pit	Palutena Arrow
Pokemon Trainer	Varies Charizard – Flamethrower Ivysaur – Bullet Seed Squirtle – Water Gun
R.O.B.	Robo Beam
Roy	Flare Blade
Samus Aran	Charge Shot Zero Suit Samus – Paralyzer
Solid Snake	Hand Grenade
Sonic	Homing Attack
Toon Link	Bow
Wario	Chomp
Wolf	Blaster
Yoshi	Egg Lay
Young Link	Bow
Princess Zelda	Nayru's Love Sheik – Needle Storm