Fox (SSB)/Down aerial

Overview

Hitboxes of Fox's dair.

Fox spins very quickly whilst airborne, doing a drill downwards. This attack has 7 hits, each doing 2% damage for a maximum of 14% damage, and is an extremely weak meteor smash. It can be useful for positioning opponents for combos and various setups, including being able to cover certain options from the opponent, such as rolls and tech options. If Fox lands whilst using a down aerial to do so, it is possible to followup with most of Fox's grounded moves. Like all of the drills in the game, it can be SDI'd out of, though if it is spaced properly, it can still be difficult for enemies to punish. The move is overall useful in most situations if it is utilized properly.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
Hits 1-7 (loop)
0	0	2%	0		0	100	30	155	20	-40	45	100					Punch
1	0	2%	0		0	100	30	180	20	30	30	0					Punch

Timing

Initial auto-cancel	1-3
Hits	4-5, 7-8, 10-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22-23
Ending auto-cancel	24
Animation length	49

Landing lag

Animation length	40
L-cancelled animation length	4

Normal

L-cancelled

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Fox's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · inf) · 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 · Forward throw · Back throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Up special · Down special