Samus (SSBU)/Neutral special

Hitbox visualization showing Samus's neutral special, Charge Shot, at maximum charge.

Hitbox visualization showing Samus's neutral special, Charge Shot, at minimum charge.

Overview

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Update History

3.0.0

• Charge Shot deals significantly less shield damage.

Hitboxes

The ID 0 and 1 hitboxes are used for no charge and full charge, respectively. For every charge frame, Charge Shot's damage, shield damage, base knockback, knockback scaling, and radius are linearly scaled from the ID 0 hitbox to the ID 1 hitbox. The sound effect's level also changes to M (Medium) when reaching at least half of the move's charge, then to L (Large) at full charge. The effective values can be calculated by the following formulas:

• Damage: 5 + 23 * charge frames / 112
• Shield damage: -2.5 - 4.5 * charge frames / 112
• Base knockback: 14 + 32 * charge frames / 112
• Knockback scaling: 42 + 8 * charge frames / 112
• Radius: 1.9 + 6.1 * charge frames / 112

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Minimum charge
0	0	0	5.0%	-2.5		Speed-based	14	42	0		1.9	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Maximum charge
1	0	0	28.0%	-7.0		Speed-based	46	50	0		8.0	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Not fully charged

Charge-canceling the move incurs 4 frames of lag before the selected action.

Charges between	13-14
Hitbox (from release)	16-75 (3-62)
Interruptible (grounded; from release)	45 (32)
Interruptible (aerial; from release)	46 (33)
Animation length (from release)	67 (54)

Shot
Grounded
Aerial

Fully charged

Hitbox	16-75
Interruptible (grounded)	61
Interruptible (aerial)	46
Animation length	66

Shot
Grounded
Aerial

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Prop event

Interruptible

Differences for Kirby's Copy Ability

• The fully charged version has a slightly longer animation (66 frames → 70), increasing the time before he can fast fall, grab ledges, or activate a held Assist Trophy after using it.

Parameters

Move

Total charge time	112 frames
Minimum recoil speed after shot	-0.1
Maximum recoil speed after shot	-0.8

Shot

Lifetime	60 frames
Minimum speed	1.6
Maximum speed	3.3
Minimum size multiplier	0.3
Maximum size multiplier	1
Can pierce opponents?	No

Samus'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 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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash