Link (SSB4)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Link's down aerial.

Overview

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Update history

1.1.3

• Early hit angle (270° → 55°) and knockback (30 (base), 80 (scaling) → 25/40) against grounded opponents. This prevents grounded opponents from teching the move beyond very low percents as well as allowing the early hit to lead into the bounce hit at considerably higher percents.
  • However, this significantly reduces the move's hitstun (especially at lower percents) and the move continues to fail to lead into a guaranteed bounce hit outside of a specific percent range and with strong spacing.
• Early hit duration (frames 16-17 → 16-19). This makes it easier to meteor aerial opponents but makes it easier to land the weaker early hit on grounded opponents.
• Early hit hitlag (1x → 1.2x).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	15%	0		30	80	0	5.0	0	1.5	2.8	0.5	1.0x	1.2x	0%							Slash
1	0	15%	0		25	40	0	5.0	0	1.5	2.8	0.5	1.0x	1.2x	0%							Slash
Late hit
0	0	18%	0		30	80	0	6.0	0	1.0	2.0 to 3.5	-0.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-9
Clean hit	14-19
Late hit	20-64
Ending autocancel	65-
Interruptible	80
Animation length	89

Landing lag

Animation length	32

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Link's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash (1 · 2) · 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
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash