Link (SSB4)/Up aerial

Overview

Link thrusts the Master Sword upward and keeps it suspended above his head. It is quite powerful and is a good KO move. It has a very long hitbox duration making it impossible to airdodge as long as it stays over the opponent. However, it has moderate landing lag unless it auto-cancels. It is able to true combo from a down throw at high percentages due to being unable to be airdodged, but only the weaker hitbox will hit the opponent. In all Smash games, Link's up aerial is based upon his Up Thrust skill from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

Timing

Hitboxes	11-40
Starting autocancel	1-10
Ending autocancel	47
Animation length	59

Landing lag

Animation length	23

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

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
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash