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|[[Falco]]||[[Blaster (Falco)|Blaster]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory. Causes flinching. The lasers are also used in his up, back and down throws (can also be absorbed and reflected).
|[[Falco]]||[[Blaster (Falco)|Blaster]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory. Causes flinching. The lasers are also used in his up, back and down throws (can also be absorbed and reflected).
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|[[Fox]]||[[Blaster (Fox)|Blaster]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory. Does not cause [[flinch]]ing (except in SSB). The lasers are also used in Fox's back, down and up throws (except in SSB) (can also be absorbed and reflected).
|[[Fox]]||[[Blaster (Fox)|Blaster]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory. Does not cause [[flinch]]ing (except in ''Smash 64''). The lasers are also used in Fox's back, down and up throws in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' (can also be absorbed and reflected).
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|[[Ganondorf]]||colspan="4"|None.
|[[Ganondorf]]||colspan="4"|None.
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|[[Greninja]] ||[[Water Shuriken]]||{{Indeterminate}}||{{Indeterminate}}||
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|rowspan="2"|[[Ice Climbers]]||[[Ice Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}[[Image:SSBM Icon.png|16px]]<br>{{n}}[[Image:SSBB Icon.png|16px]]||Bounces off shields, causing it to travel the other direction. Hugs the ground, following straight trajectory.
|rowspan="2"|[[Ice Climbers]]||[[Ice Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}[[Image:SSBM Icon.png|16px|link=Melee]]<br>{{n}}[[Image:SSBB Icon.png|16px|link=Brawl]]||Bounces off shields, causing it to travel the other direction. Hugs the ground, following straight trajectory.
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|[[Blizzard]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
|[[Blizzard]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
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|rowspan="3"|[[King Dedede]]||[[Inhale]] (spit-out character)||{{n}}||{{n}}||Spits in straight trajectory.  
|rowspan="3"|[[King Dedede]]||[[Inhale]] (spit-out character)||{{n}}||{{n}}||Spits in straight trajectory.  
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|[[Waddle Dee Toss]]||{{y}}/{{n}}||{{y}}/{{n}}||Affected by gravity, can be angled up or down and shortened or lengthened. Waddle Doos' Beam Whip can be reflected and absorbed, Gordos and thrown items can be reflected, while tossed Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos cannot.
|[[Waddle Dee Toss]]||{{y}}/{{n}}||{{y}}/{{n}}||Affected by gravity, 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.
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|[[Super Dedede Jump]] (stars produced)||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
|[[Super Dedede Jump]] (stars produced)||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
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|rowspan="3"|[[Link]]||[[Boomerang]]/[[Gale Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Link. Can be angled. In ''Brawl'', produces a vacuum effect on return.
|rowspan="3"|[[Link]]||[[Boomerang]]/[[Gale Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Link. Can be angled. In ''Brawl'', produces a vacuum effect on return.
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|[[Link's Bomb|Bomb]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
|[[Link's Bomb|Bomb]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a [[Bomb]], which acts as an item. It explodes after 7 seconds, and can deal self-damage.
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|[[Bow]]/[[Hero's Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged forever (the charge affects the firing speed and distance); affected by gravity, stops moving when it hits the ground.
|[[Bow]]/[[Hero's Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance. Affected by gravity, stops moving when it hits the ground.
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|rowspan="3"|[[Lucas]]||[[PK Freeze]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
|rowspan="3"|[[Lucas]]||[[PK Freeze]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
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|[[PK Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
|[[PK Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Travels straight forward and disappears after about 3/8 of the way across [[Final Destination]].
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|[[PK Thunder]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Controllable.
|[[PK Thunder]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Controllable.
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|[[Disable]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;
|[[Disable]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;
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|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||[[Chef]]||{{y}}||{{y}}[[Image:SSBM Icon.png|16px]]<br>{{n}}[[Image:SSBB Icon.png|16px]]||Random trajectory. In Brawl, the projectiles created by Kirby copying this move can be absorbed, unlike the Mr. Game & Watch version.
|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||[[Chef]]||{{y}}||{{y}}[[Image:SSBM Icon.png|16px|link=Melee]]<br>{{n}}[[Image:SSBB Icon.png|16px|link=Brawl]]||Random trajectory. In Brawl, the projectiles created by Kirby copying this move can be absorbed, unlike the Mr. Game & Watch version.
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|rowspan="3"|[[Ness]]||[[PK Flash]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
|rowspan="3"|[[Ness]]||[[PK Flash]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
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|[[PK Thunder]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Controllable.
|[[PK Thunder]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Controllable.
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|rowspan="3"|[[Olimar]]||[[Pikmin Throw]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Pikmin latch onto target (unless it's a Purple).
|rowspan="3"|[[Olimar]]||[[Pikmin Throw]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Pikmin latch onto target (unless it's a Purple, in which case the target will be knocked away).
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|[[Pikmin Chain]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;
|[[Pikmin Chain]]||{{n}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;
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|[[Roy]]||colspan="4"|None.
|[[Roy]]||colspan="4"|None.
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|rowspan="3"|[[Samus]]||[[Charge Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory; chargeable.
|rowspan="3"|[[Samus]]||[[Charge Shot]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory; chargeable. In ''Smash 64'', it can go on for an infinite distance. In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', it will disappear if it doesn't hit anything for a few seconds.
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|[[Missile]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can fire a homing missile or super missile.
|[[Missile]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can fire a homing missile or super missile.
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||[[Sonic]]||[[Spring Jump]] (aerial usage)||{{n}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;
||[[Sonic]]||[[Spring Jump]] (aerial usage)||{{n}}||{{n}}||&nbsp;
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|rowspan="3"|[[Toon Link]]||[[Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged forever (the charge affects the firing speed and distance); affected by gravity.
|rowspan="3"|[[Toon Link]]||[[Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.
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|[[Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Toon Link. Can be angled.
|[[Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Toon Link. Can be angled.
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|[[Wolf]]||[[Blaster (Wolf)|Blaster]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory; acts as a melee attack in close ranges.
|[[Wolf]]||[[Blaster (Wolf)|Blaster]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Follows straight trajectory; acts as a melee attack in close ranges.
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|rowspan="2"|[[Yoshi]]||[[Egg Toss]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be tilted forward, backwards, up and down (when tilted backwards the egg will go next to Yoshi).
|rowspan="2"|[[Yoshi]]||[[Egg Toss]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be tilted forward, backwards, up and down (when tilted backwards the egg will go next to Yoshi). Holding down the special button will make the egg travel further.
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|[[Yoshi Bomb]] (stars)||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
|[[Yoshi Bomb]] (stars)||{{y}}||{{y}}||&nbsp;
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|rowspan="3"|[[Young Link]]||[[Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged forever (the charge affects the firing speed and distance).
|rowspan="3"|[[Young Link]]||[[Bow]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.
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|[[Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Young Link.
|[[Boomerang]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Tries to return to Young Link.
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|[[Link's Bomb|Bomb]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
|[[Link's Bomb|Bomb]]||{{y}}||{{n}}||Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
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|[[Zelda]]||[[Din's Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is travelling, but they will reflect the explosion.
|rowspan="2"|[[Zelda]]||[[Din's Fire]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is travelling, but they will reflect the explosion.
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|[[Phantom Slash]]||{{y}}||{{Indeterminate|25}}||Confirmed to be a reflectable projectile, not yet known if it's absorbable.
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|[[Zero Suit Samus]]||[[Paralyzer]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Stuns opponent in place. Chargeable for a limited amount of time.
|[[Zero Suit Samus]]||[[Paralyzer]]||{{y}}||{{y}}||Stuns opponent in place. Chargeable for a limited amount of time.

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Mario's fireball is an example of a projectile

A projectile is an attack or other object that operates independently of the character that used it. Common examples of projectiles include the Charge Shot, Blaster shots, and thrown items. Most projectiles can be reflected, while others can also be absorbed.

A majority of characters have at least one projectile attack, while some have two or even three. It is considered a disadvantage to lack a projectile, as they can be very useful in both approaching and camping 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 indirect attacks, the vast majority of enemies in the Subspace Emissary resist them - in fact, only Porky, Meta Ridley, and Tabuu do not.

Projectiles used by characters

This table includes all non-Final Smash projectiles for every character, as well as some important properties of each.

Character Projectiles Reflectable Absorbable Unique/Special Properties
Bowser Fire Breath Yes Yes Size and length decreases as Bowser continues to breathe, releasing the move slowly recharges it.
Captain Falcon None.
Diddy Kong Peanut Popgun Yes No Can be charged, which increases damage and speed while flattening the movement angle, but charging too much causes the move to fail. Can be grabbed and subsequently thrown as an item.
Banana Peel Yes No Produces a banana peel.
Rocketbarrel Boost (when the barrels come off) Yes No Has a random trajectory. Cannot be shielded.
Donkey Kong None.
Dr. Mario Megavitamins Yes No Affected by gravity, bounces on the ground.
Falco Blaster Yes Yes Follows straight trajectory. Causes flinching. The lasers are also used in his up, back and down throws (can also be absorbed and reflected).
Fox Blaster Yes Yes Follows straight trajectory. Does not cause flinching (except in Smash 64). The lasers are also used in Fox's back, down and up throws in Melee and Brawl (can also be absorbed and reflected).
Ganondorf None.
Greninja Water Shuriken Indeterminate? Indeterminate?
Ice Climbers Ice Shot Yes YesSSBM Icon.png
NoSSBB Icon.png
Bounces off shields, causing it to travel the other direction. Hugs the ground, following straight trajectory.
Blizzard Yes Yes  
Ike None.
Jigglypuff None.
King Dedede Inhale (spit-out character) No No Spits in straight trajectory.
Waddle Dee Toss Yes/No Yes/No Affected by gravity, 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.
Super Dedede Jump (stars produced) Yes Yes  
Kirby Inhale (spit-out character) No No Spits in straight trajectory.
Final Cutter's shock wave Yes Yes Produces a wave after Kirby touches the ground, hugging it and following a straight trajectory.
May copy another character's neutral special projectile.
Link Boomerang/Gale Boomerang Yes No Tries to return to Link. Can be angled. In Brawl, produces a vacuum effect on return.
Bomb Yes No Produces a Bomb, which acts as an item. It explodes after 7 seconds, and can deal self-damage.
Bow/Hero's Bow Yes No Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance. Affected by gravity, stops moving when it hits the ground.
Lucas PK Freeze Yes Yes Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
PK Fire Yes Yes Travels straight forward and disappears after about 3/8 of the way across Final Destination.
PK Thunder Yes Yes Controllable.
Lucario Aura Sphere Yes Yes Waves up and down slightly; moves perfectly straight when fully charged. Can be held forever (damages foes who touch the Aura).
Force Palm's aura Yes Yes In very close distance, acts as a throw instead.
Luigi Fireball Yes Yes Follows straight trajectory.
Mario Fireball Yes Yes Affected by gravity, bounces on the ground.
F.L.U.D.D. Yes No Pushes opponents and does no damage. Can be tilted up and down.
Marth None.
Meta Knight None.
Mewtwo Shadow Ball Yes Yes Huge recoil when used fully charged. Waves up and down slightly. Can be held forever (damages foes who touch the ball during charging). Small Shadow Balls are launched during Mewtwo's forward throw (which can also be absorbed).
Disable Yes No  
Mr. Game & Watch Chef Yes YesSSBM Icon.png
NoSSBB Icon.png
Random trajectory. In Brawl, the projectiles created by Kirby copying this move can be absorbed, unlike the Mr. Game & Watch version.
Ness PK Flash Yes Yes Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
PK Fire Yes Yes Creates gravity-affected fire pillar on impact, trajectory changes when used in midair.
PK Thunder Yes Yes Controllable.
Olimar Pikmin Throw Yes No Pikmin latch onto target (unless it's a Purple, in which case the target will be knocked away).
Pikmin Chain No No  
All of Olimar's Pikmin attacks - namely, his smash attacks, directional aerials, grabs, and throws - are considered projectiles due to the Pikmin being the active object, not Olimar.
Peach Toad Yes Yes The spores produced on a successful counterattack are projectiles.
Vegetable Yes No Produces a vegetable item, and rarely Bob-ombs, Mr. Saturns, or Beam Swords.
Pichu Thunder Jolt Yes Yes Causes 1% recoil damage. Hugs the stage.
Thunder Yes Yes Causes 3% recoil damage if the bolt hits Pichu.
Pikachu Thunder Jolt Yes Yes Hugs the stage, can travel up walls, along ceilings, and below the edge (except in SSB). Has diagonal trajectory in the air.
Thunder Yes Yes Cannot go through platforms above Pikachu.
Pit Palutena's Arrow Yes No Chargeable and controllable. Can be held for a limited time, and can be aimed up.
Pokémon Trainer Flamethrower (Charizard) Yes Yes Can be tilted up and down. Can be held forever, but fire length gradually decreases.
Rock Smash fragments (Charizard) Yes No  
Bullet Seed (Ivysaur) Yes No Can be held for limited time.
Razor Leaf (Ivysaur) Yes No Can be tilted up and down, but trajectory is fairly random.
Water Gun (Squirtle) Yes No When charged, pushes opponents and does no damage unless uncharged. Can be tilted up and down.
R.O.B. Robo Beam Yes Yes Can reflect off surfaces at certain angles, can be tilted up and down. Charges automatically.
Gyro Yes No Produces a Gyro item.
Roy None.
Samus Charge Shot Yes Yes Follows straight trajectory; chargeable. In Smash 64, it can go on for an infinite distance. In Melee and Brawl, it will disappear if it doesn't hit anything for a few seconds.
Missile Yes No Can fire a homing missile or super missile.
Bomb Yes No Detonates either instantly upon contact with an opponent (Melee/SSB) or after a set period of time (Brawl).
Sheik Needle Storm Yes No Can be tilted up and down. Can be charged forever, but only six needles can be held and fired.
Vanish No No Considered a projectile because the explosion and hitbox do not follow Sheik.
Snake Hand Grenade Yes No Can be picked up, grenade itself does not cause flinching and can be tilted forward and backwards (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 Yes No Controllable. Shielding against it makes the user lose control of its trajectory.
Cypher (once let go of) Yes No  
Up smash Yes No  
Down smash No No  
C4 No No  
Taunt Yes No Affected by gravity. Can be picked up by opponents (while Snake is still inside of it), though only Donkey Kong can move around while holding it.
Sonic Spring Jump (aerial usage) No No  
Toon Link Bow Yes No Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.
Boomerang Yes No Tries to return to Toon Link. Can be angled.
Bomb Yes No Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
Wario Wario Bike (once dismounted, can be thrown) Yes No Can be destroyed (resulting in two tires that can also be picked up and thrown).
Wolf Blaster Yes Yes Follows straight trajectory; acts as a melee attack in close ranges.
Yoshi Egg Toss Yes No Can be tilted forward, backwards, up and down (when tilted backwards the egg will go next to Yoshi). Holding down the special button will make the egg travel further.
Yoshi Bomb (stars) Yes Yes  
Young Link Bow Yes No Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.
Boomerang Yes No Tries to return to Young Link.
Bomb Yes No Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
Zelda Din's Fire Yes Yes Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is travelling, but they will reflect the explosion.
Phantom Slash Yes Indeterminate? Confirmed to be a reflectable projectile, not yet known if it's absorbable.
Zero Suit Samus Paralyzer Yes Yes Stuns opponent in place. Chargeable for a limited amount of time.