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[[File:Sephiroth Neutral B 3 SSBU.gif|thumb| Sephiroth's [[Gigaflare]] is an example of a projectile.]]

A '''projectile''' is an attack or object that operates independently of the character that used it. They are typically used to create pressure on an opponent. This may be shield pressure or pressure to give up stage control. Common examples of projectiles include the [[Charge Shot]], [[Blaster]] shots, and thrown [[item]]s. Almost all projectiles can be [[reflect]]ed, while others can also be [[absorb]]ed.

A majority of characters have at least one projectile attack, while some have two or even three, and for the most part, one of these projectiles serves as the character's [[neutral special]] attack. It is considered a disadvantage to lack a projectile (with there being 13 characters who do not have a projectile), as they can be very useful in both [[approach]]ing and [[camp]]ing out opponents' approaches. Projectiles also cause the target to take [[hitlag]] while the user does not, which allows a few free frames of action.

As projectiles are (in general) considered [[Specials: Indirect|indirect attacks]], the vast majority of enemies in the [[Subspace Emissary]] resist them outside of any weak points they may have — in fact, only [[Porky]], [[Meta Ridley]], and [[Tabuu]] do not. Projectiles are also generally [[special move]]s executed with the [[B]] button, but since ''[[Brawl]]'', some characters, such as {{SSBB|Snake}}, {{SSBB|Olimar}}, the {{SSB4|Villager}}, and {{SSB4|Mega Man}}, have [[standard attack]]s that are projectiles.

 

==Projectiles used by characters==

This table includes all non-[[Final Smash]] projectiles for every character, as well as some important properties of each. Note that, while a projectile may not be absorbable, that does not exclude the ability to be [[Pocket]]ed.

|[[Bowser]]||[[Fire Breath]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Size and length decreases as Bowser continues to breathe, and releasing the special move button causes the move to passively charge up over time

|rowspan="3"|[[Duck Hunt]]||[[Trick Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Can be launched higher and/or farther by pressing the special move button repeatedly. Explodes after a while, or if it hits an enemy. The explosion alone can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.

|[[Hydro Pump]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Does not cause flinching.

|[[Command Selection]] (Kaboom)||{{y}}||{{y}}||

|[[Command Selection]] (Whack)||{{y}}||{{y}}||Can [[Instant KO|instantly KO]] opponents

|[[Command Selection]] (Thwack)||{{y}}||{{y}}||Can [[Instant KO|instantly KO]] opponents

|rowspan="2"|[[Ice Climbers]]||[[Ice Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}<br>{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}||Bounces off shields, causing it to travel the other direction. Hugs the ground, following a straight trajectory.

|[[Blizzard]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;

|rowspan="2"|[[Inkling]]||[[Splattershot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Requires ink to use.

|[[Splat Bomb]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||A projectile that explodes after a fixed time. The bomb needs a certain amount of ink to be activated, and if the Ink Tank does not have enough ink, Inkling cannot throw a bomb. Its trajectory can be controlled by how long the player holds the special button.

|rowspan="4"|[[Isabelle]]||[[Dash attack]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Trips and drops a small pot.

|[[Forward aerial]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Fires a slingshot pellet.

|[[Back aerial]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Fires a slingshot pellet.

|[[Lloid Trap]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Planted in the ground and shoots out vertically. Activates when someone steps over it.  

|rowspan="2"|[[Ivysaur]]||[[Bullet Seed]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be held for limited time.

|[[Razor Leaf]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Goes farther if the control stick is flicked.

|rowspan="2"|[[Joker]]||[[Eiha/Eigaon]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||A slow-moving projectile which does a small amount of damage when it connects, but deals continuous damage for a short amount of time.

With [[Arsène]] active, the move becomes Eigaon, which covers more distance and travels faster. It also does more continuous damage.

|[[Waddle Dee Toss]]||{{y}}/{{n}}||{{y}}/{{n}}||Affected by gravity, and can be angled up or down, and shortened or lengthened. Waddle Doos' Beam Whip can be reflected or absorbed, Gordos and thrown items can be reflected, while tossed Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos cannot.

|[[Gordo Throw]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be reflected by any attack that deals at least 2%.

|rowspan="2"|[[King K. Rool]]||[[Blunderbuss]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be sucked back in, and be shot again in certain directions. If a Kannonball hits something, it'll fall down and retain its hitbox until it disappears.

|rowspan="3"|[[Kirby]]||{{b|Inhale|Kirby}} (spit-out character and swallow)||{{y}}||{{n}}||The character turned into a star will be shot out of Kirby's mouth in a straight trajectory in front of him if he spits that character out. If he swallows a character, the star will appear behind him with the same properties but with much shorter range. If reflected and it hits Kirby, he will keep his [[copy ability]], but the swallow animation will stop a few frames earlier.

|[[Final Cutter]] (shock wave)||{{y}}||{{y}}||Produces a wave after Kirby touches the ground, hugging it and following a straight trajectory.

|colspan="4"|May [[Inhale (Kirby)|copy]] another character's [[neutral special]] projectile.

|rowspan="5"|[[Link]]||[[Forward smash]] {{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||Shoots a spinning {{s|zeldawiki|Sword Beam}}, which only comes out when Link is at 0% damage.

|[[Boomerang]]/[[Gale Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Link. Can be angled. In ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', it produces a [[windbox]] effect on return.

|{{b|Bomb|Link}}||{{y}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||Produces a [[Bomb]], which acts as an item. It explodes after seven seconds, and can deal self-damage.

|[[Bow]]/[[Hero's Bow]]/[[Bow and Arrows]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged, and held forever (or for three seconds in ''Ultimate'') before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance. Affected by gravity, and stops moving when it hits the ground. In ''Ultimate'', arrows dropped on the ground or attached to a wall become throwable items, and two arrows can be fired at once if Link uses his neutral special while holding an arrow.

|[[Remote Bomb]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||A bomb that bounces off opponents and has to be detonated by pressing down special again. Cannot be detonated when held or during special fall.

|[[PK Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Travels directly forward, and disappears after about 3/8 of the way across [[Final Destination]].

|rowspan="2"|[[Luigi]]||[[Fireball]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows a straight trajectory.

|rowspan="2"|[[Mario]]||[[Fireball]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Affected by gravity, and bounces on the ground.

|[[F.L.U.D.D.]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||[[Push]]es opponents while not inflicting any damage. Can be tilted up or down.

|rowspan="3"|[[Mewtwo]]||[[Shadow Ball]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Huge recoil when used fully charged. Waves up and down slightly. Can be held forever, and in ''Melee'', it damages foes who touch the ball during charging. Small Shadow Balls are launched during Mewtwo's forward throw (which can also be absorbed).

|[[Stealth Burst]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is travelling, but they will reflect the explosion.

|[[Gunner Missile]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|[[Lunar Launch]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||

|[[Bomb Drop]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Detonates instantly upon contact with an opponent. The explosion can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.

|[[Up throw]] (shots)||{{y}}||{{y}}||The shots fired from the arm cannon is a projectile

|[[Back throw]] (shots)||{{y}}||{{y}}||The shots fired from the arm cannon is a projectile

|rowspan="3"|[[Mii Swordfighter]]|||[[Gale Strike]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|[[Shuriken of Light]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|[[Chakram]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|[[Min Min]]||[[Punch]] (Ramram)||{{n}}||{{n}}||When attacking with the Ramram, the chakram projectile is flung in an upward circle that goes away from and returns towards Min Min.

|rowspan="3"|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||[[Chef]]||{{y}}||{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}<br>{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Random trajectory. In ''Brawl'', the projectiles created by Kirby copying this move can be absorbed, unlike the Mr. Game & Watch version.

|[[Mythra]]||[[Ray of Punishment / Chroma Dust]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||After leaping in the air, fires a blast of light, or a fan of smaller light beams if the attack button is pressed a second time.

|[[PK Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Creates gravity-affected fire pillar on impact. Trajectory changes when used in midair.

|rowspan="3"|[[Olimar]]||All smash attacks||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||{{n}}||rowspan="3"|All of Olimar's Pikmin attacks—namely, his [[smash attack]]s, directional [[aerial]]s, [[grab]]s, [[throw]]s, [[Pikmin Chain]] in ''Brawl'', and [[Pikmin Throw]]—are considered projectiles due to the Pikmin being the active object, not Olimar.

|[[Pikmin Throw]]||{{y}}||{{n}}

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|All other Pikmin-based attacks||{{n}}||{{n}}

|rowspan="2"|[[Pac-Man]]||[[Bonus Fruit]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Effects change depending on the object thrown. All have a [[hurtbox]] which means they can take knockback.

|[[Fire Hydrant]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Reflectable while airborne. Water produced by the hydrant is also reflectable.

|rowspan="3"|[[Palutena]]||[[Autoreticle]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Targets opponents; does not fire any projectiles if there are no targets in range.

|[[Explosive Flame]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Produces a multi-hitting explosion a set distance away from Palutena.

|[[Celestial Firework]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Flies straight upward from the ground.

|rowspan="2"|[[Peach]]||[[Toad]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||The spores produced on a successful counterattack are projectiles.

|[[Vegetable]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a vegetable item, and rarely [[Bob-omb]]s, [[Mr. Saturn]]s, or in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', [[Beam Sword]]s.

|rowspan="2"|[[Pichu]]||[[Thunder Jolt]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Causes 1% [[recoil damage]] (0.7% in ''Ultimate''). Hugs the stage.

|{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||Causes 3% recoil damage (3.5% in ''Ultimate'') if the bolt hits Pichu.

|rowspan="2"|[[Pikachu]]||[[Thunder Jolt]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Hugs the stage, can travel up walls, along ceilings, and below the edge (except in SSB). Has a diagonal trajectory in the air.

|{{b|Thunder|Pokémon}}||{{y}}||{{y}}||Cannot go through platforms above Pikachu.

|rowspan="2"|[[Piranha Plant]]||[[Ptooie]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|[[Poison Breath]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Does not cause flinching.

|[[Pit]]||[[Palutena Bow]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Chargeable and controllable. Can be held for a limited time, and can be aimed up.

|[[Pyra]]||[[Blazing End]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Throws her sword in a spinning motion. While the sword is out, she cannot use any attack.  

|rowspan="3"|[[Richter]]||[[Axe]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Travels in a parabolic arc.

|[[Cross]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Richter. Goes farther by flicking the control stick

|[[Holy Water]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Drops diagonally downwards. Can be caught and used as a regular [[item]] that can be used against Richter.

|[[Ridley]]||[[Plasma Breath]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Consists of five projectiles that increase in size and damage when charged. Affected by gravity, bounces on the ground.

|[[Gyro]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a Gyro item. Has a hurtbox.

|[[Star Bits]]{{GameIcon|SSBU}} ||{{y}}*||{{y}}*||*Only the two custom variants are projectiles in ''Smash 4''; the standard move is not, which means it is neither reflectable or absorbable. As of Ultimate it is a projectile.

|[[Ryu]]||[[Hadoken]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||A slow, blue energy projectile. Input Hadoken is larger and deals more damage. Shakunetsu Hadoken is orange, fiery, and deals multiple hits.

|rowspan="3"|[[Samus]]||[[Charge Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory; chargeable. In ''Smash 64'', it can go on for an infinite distance. From ''Melee'' onward, it will disappear if it doesn't hit anything for a few seconds. In ''Ultimate'', the move can now be charged in midair, or be cancelled by jumping or air dodging, as with other chargeable moves.

|{{b|Bomb|Samus}}||{{y}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||Detonates either instantly upon contact with an opponent, or from ''Brawl'' onward, after a set period of time. In ''SSB4'', the explosion can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.

|[[Vanish]]||{{n}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}||Considered a projectile because the explosion and hitbox do not follow Sheik.

|[[Burst Grenade]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Only the explosion can be absorbed.

|rowspan="7"|[[Snake]]||[[Hand Grenade]]||{{y}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Can be picked up, grenade itself does not cause flinching and can be tilted forward and backward (when tilted backwards it will fall next to Snake). Can also injure the user. Detonates after few seconds. Does not explode on contact.

|[[Remote Missile]]||{{y}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Controllable. Shielding against it makes the user lose control of its trajectory.

|[[Cypher]] (once let go of)||{{y}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;

|[[Up smash]]||{{y}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&nbsp;

|[[Down smash]] {{gameIcon|SSBB}}||{{n}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;

|[[C4]]||{{n}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||&nbsp;

|[[Taunt]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Affected by gravity. Can be picked up by opponents (while Snake is still inside of it), though only {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} can move around while holding it.

|rowspan="3"|[[Toon Link]]||[[Hero's Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged, and held forever (three seconds in ''Ultimate'') before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.

|{{b|Bomb|Link}}||{{y}}||{{n}}{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}<br>{{y}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}||Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.

|[[Lloid Rocket]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Explodes after a while or after hitting an object. Explosion alone can be absorbed.

|[[Timber]] (cut tree and woodchip)||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|[[Wario]]||[[Wario Bike]] (once dismounted, can be thrown)||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be destroyed (resulting in two tires that can also be picked up and thrown in ''Brawl'').

|rowspan="2"|[[Yoshi]]||[[Egg Throw]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be tilted forward, backward, up and down (when tilted backward the egg will go next to Yoshi). Holding down the special button will make the egg travel further.

|rowspan="3"|[[Young Link]]||[[Fire Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged, and held forever (three seconds in ''Ultimate'') before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.

|{{b|Bomb|Link}}||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.

|rowspan="2"|[[Zelda]]||[[Din's Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is traveling, but they will reflect the explosion.

|[[Phantom Slash]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||

|rowspan="2"|[[Zero Suit Samus]]||[[Paralyzer]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Stuns opponent in place. Chargeable for a limited amount of time.

 

Starts off the match with three throwable items from her discrarded power suit. The armor pieces are very powerful if properly used as they deal high damage and knockback and synergise very well with Zero Suit Samus' long [[glide toss]], granting her great stage control and allowing her to utilize them for combos, approaches, or even KO's if the opponent is at a high enough percent. Due to Zero Suit Samus becoming a separate character and no longer being connected to Samus in the later games, the armor pieces do not exist in ''Smash 4'' or ''Ultimate'' and therefore, cannot be utilized.  

 

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