Luigi (SSBU)/Neutral aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Luigi's neutral aerial.

Overview

Luigi performs a short kick, with the front leg stretched out while the back leg remains close to his body. It is Luigi's fastest aerial and the second strongest in terms of damage, and it also has good knockback for a neutral aerial. Thanks to his very high jumps, his neutral aerial can also be used as a KO option at high percents due to its vertical angle. Due to its low base knockback, low landing lag, very fast startup, ability to autocancel in a short hop and a completely vertical launch angle, it is one of Luigi's most used moves when it comes to his combos. When used while landing it is capable of setting up into all of Luigi's moves at varying percents, with the exception of Down Taunt.

It has no sourspot, however it does have a lingering late hit that is much weaker than the early hit. This hit does not combo very well at very low percents, however the lower knockback allows it to continue being a combo starter past percents where the early hit launches too far. The trajectory of the late hit is a few degrees off of being entirely vertical.

When platforms are present, the vertical launch angle allows it to be used to place opponents onto platforms, or in a position where another aerial can allow Luigi to utilize the platform to extend a combo. At certain percent ranges depending on weight, the opponent can be forced into a tech situation that Luigi can use to earn himself a K.O.

Because of Luigi's slow and floaty jump, along with the move's interruptibility, it isn't very useful when rising, being negative on hit until high percents, or when connecting with the final frames that it is active. The hitbox only covers below Luigi and as such isn't a great anti-air, but the speed allows it to break combos and in turn give Luigi advantage if he lands soon after.

Hitboxes

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
Clean hit
0	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	20	90	0		4.5	kneel	1.1	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	20	90	0		4.0	kneer	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	20	100	0		3.0	kneel	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	20	100	0		2.5	kneer	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Clean hit	3-5
Late hit	6-31
Ending autocancel	36-
Interruptible	45
Animation length	51

Landing lag

Interruptible	9
Animation length	24

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Luigi's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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
Down taunt