Up smash

Link's up smash

Up smash, abbreviated "u-smash," is a smash attack performed by any character by tapping the control stick upward and pressing A, or (in Melee's versus mode) by pressing up on the C-stick. The up smash can be charged by holding down the A button for up to two seconds in conjunction with the C-stick, resulting in higher damage and knockback. If the enemy has heavy damage, it can be easy for the player to Star KO them using these moves. Notable up smashes include:

• Pikachu's up smash, which is often considered one of the better in the game because of its knockback, minimal lag (almost nothing) and well-spaced hit box. Its only flaw is its little range.
• Sheik's up smash, which is the strongest in Melee when sweetspotted.
• Fox's up smash, which is very quick and a very good vertical kill move.
• Lucas's up smash, which has the second strongest up smash; has very high knockback, range, and is very powerful, although very slow and punishable.
• Ivysaur's up smash, possibly Stun Spore, is the most powerful up smash in Brawl, very high power and knockback. But has generally poor range, and has a ton of lag.
• Snake's and Olimar's up smash are the only one that are a projectile.
• Lucario's Up smash (as well as his side smash) leaves a small ranged Aura residue from his paws, allowing Lucario to attack from a small distance. Lasts until just a few frames before the animation ends. Has an extremely odd hitbox that allows it to occasionally clink with many side smashes and hit people standing just next to Lucario.
• Mr. Game & Watch's up smash, a high priority and very powerful attack with only a little starting lag, but a bit of ending lag.

List of Up Smashes

Ganondorf's up smash

• Mario - Mario headbutts upward.
• Luigi - Luigi headbutts upward.
• Wario - Spins in place and headbutts upward, hitting multiple times. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Peach - Thrusts her arm up quickly. Very powerful when sweetspotted, but very weak when not sweetspotted.
• Bowser - Hops into the air, hitting with his shell.
• Dr. Mario - Same as Mario.
• Donkey Kong - Claps overhead. Small hitbox, but great power and fairly fast.
• Diddy Kong - Does a weird cartwheel, hitting three times. Not very powerful, but a decent combo move. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Link - Slashes over his head three times. Third hit has most knockback. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Zelda - Waves her hand above her head with magical energy. Comes out quickly, pulls opponents in and does a lot of damage and knockback.
• Sheik - Pulls with both hands to her sides in a downward way. Does a great deal of damage and knockback when sweetspotted. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Ganondorf - Kicks twice upward powerfully. In Brawl he kicks only once that hits all the way to the ground. Has a huge amount of IASA Frames.
• Toon Link - Slashes above his head once with his sword.
• Young Link - Same as Link.
• Samus - Uses arm cannon and shoots fire above her head, hitting five times. Very weak knockback, perhaps the weakest of all up smashes, but does a lot of damage if all hits connect.
• Zero Suit Samus - Twirls her whip above her head. Doesn't have much startup lag and has great vertical range.
• Yoshi - Headbutts above himself.
• Fox - Does a flipping kick above his head. Very powerful and quick. A great KO move. Best Space Animal upsmash.
• Falco - Just like Fox's, only weaker. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Wolf - Does a flipping scissor kick above his head. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Pikachu - Flips over, hitting with its tail. Similar to Fox's.
• Jigglypuff - Headbutts above itself. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Lucario - Punches upwards with blue aura energy.
• Charizard - Slashes upward with both wings. May be Wing Attack.
• Ivysaur - Uses Stun Spore. Powder erupts from his bulb. Powerful, being able to kill at percentages as low as 32%, but suffers from long startup lag.
• Squirtle - Slams hands onto the ground, sending twin geysers into the air. Might be Hydro Pump.
• Pichu - A powerful headbutt that is one of Pichu's best killing moves and combo set ups.
• Mewtwo - Holds hand in the air, emitting a spiral of shadowy energy from it. Multiple hits makes it one of his better moves.
• Captain Falcon - Kicks upwards twice.
• Ness - Does an "Around the World" with his yo-yo, arcing it above him. Weaker than most Up Smashes. Yo-yo can also damage while charging up. Interestingly, when it's 'charging' it doesn't increase in damage or knockback.
• Lucas - Releases an extremely powerful blast of PSI above him. Second strongest up smash in the game, but very high start-up and ending lag.
• Marth - Stabs his sword above his head.
• Ike - Swings sword above his head. Covers great range and is powerful but incredibly laggy like almost all of other Ike's attacks.
• Roy - Same as Marth although with flames surrounding his sword, hitting multiple times. Can spike if sweetspotted.
• Ice Climbers - Slam hammers above their heads.
• Kirby - Does a backflip, kicking. Hits all the way around Kirby.
• Meta Knight - Slashes above him a few times. Similar to Link's, only much faster and not as powerful.
• King Dedede - Swings hammer over his head.
• Mr. Game & Watch - Headbutts above him wearing a scuba helmet from Octopus. Has a fair amount of start-up lag.
• Pit - Slashes above him with both of his swords.
• Olimar - Throws a Pikmin into the air.
• R.O.B. - Does a handstand, shooting a burst from his thrusters into the air. His most powerful finisher.
• Snake - Fires a mortar into the air; more charge, more distance. Can be used as a sliding DACUS, which is probably the most well-known DACUS of all characters.
• Sonic - Jumps into the air, spinning in a ball. Has a few invincibility frames. Low knockback, though last hits can Meteor Smash.

See Also

• Forward smash
• Down smash