Fox (SSBM)/Down special

Overview

The hitbox of Fox's shine.

Fox's Reflector, known informally as a shine, is the most ****ed up and OP and overrated move in melee. It is ued 0.02% for actually reflecting things, and 99.98% for exploiting the @#$& of the game to stage spike, waveshine and do other things Sakurai never imagined. The year is 20XX... Aaaaanyway, it 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 set semi-spike trajectory. This move is considered one of the best moves in the game, as well as the primary factor in the advancement of Fox's metagame. It comes out in one frame without any delay and has set knockback and hitstun, allowing it to be used for edgeguarding; gimping an opponent with this move is called a shine spike. By jump canceling the shine, which allows him to wavedash out of it, Fox can follow up with other moves such as a neutral aerial, up tilt, up smash, or another shine, making it one of the most overpowered moves in the game.

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.