Projectile

A projectile is any attacking hitbox able to leave the character's hitbox. All non-item projectile attacks in Melee are special attacks, usually neutral B. Common examples of projectiles include Falco's laser (neutral B), Samus' missiles (forward B) and Peach's turnips (down B).

A majority of characters in Melee have at least one projectile attack; the characters that don't are Captain Falcon, Donkey Kong, Ganondorf, Jigglypuff, Marth and Roy. It is considered a significant disadvantage to not have a projectile, because projectiles are very useful in setting up an approach.