Fox (SSBM)/Down special

Overview

The hitbox of Fox's shine.

Fox's Reflector, known informally as a Shine, can reflect projectiles that are fired on Fox back at the opponent. Fox can also use the reflector as a direct attack, knocking opponents on a semi-spike trajectory. Being one of the best moves in the game, it is an extremely good factor in Fox's metagame. The move can come out in one frame without any delay. It has set knockback and hitstun and can be used to perform an effective edgeguarding technique called the shine spike, where Fox can semi-spike an opponent who is offstage as a gimping or edgeguarding technique. The Reflector can be followed up with other moves such as an neutral aerial, up tilt, up smash, or another shine. Fox can also jump cancel the shine to avoid ending lag, giving him the ability to waveshine, wavedashing out of a shine.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	5%	0		0	100	80	7.999488	3	0.0	0.0	0.0						Burn

Timing

Minimum duration

Hitbox	1
Intangible	1
Reflects	4-21
Jump-cancellable	4-21
Turnaround possible	4-21
Animation length	39

In general

Hitbox	1
Intangible	1
Reflects	4-[release+1]
Jump-cancellable	4-[release+1]
Turnaround possible	4-[release+1]
Animation length	[release+19]

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)
Lag time	Hitbox	Vulnerable	Loop point	Reflect	Intangible

Turning around disables jump-canceling for 3 frames. These frames will always reflect, regardless of release time. If the reflect window was increased that way, the ending lag will also increase by the same amount.