Bayonetta (SSBU)/Neutral special

Overview

Bullet Climax is the name of Bayonetta's neutral special move. She will fire bullets at a slight angle. When held, Bayonetta instead fires Charge Bullets, which are stronger but only active during the first four shots. The move can be cancelled by shielding or rolling, but only when fully charged. This move takes inspiration from the Bullet Climax and Charge Bullet techniques from Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2, respectively. Bayonetta alternates between two animations while charging and firing for each time she uses Bullet Climax: either she stands in a semi-crouching position and fires the guns in her hands, or she does a handstand and fires the guns on her feet. Both function identically. Due to its angle, it is useful for edge-guarding and hindering aerial approaches, with the charged version being an extremely powerful KO option against recovering opponents. The uncharged version can also lock opponents on platforms.

Update history

3.0.0

• Bullet Climax deals less shield damage (0 (both) → -0.3 (uncharged)/-0.6 (charged)).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Bullet
0	0	0	1.35%	-0.3		Forward	0	45	0		0.7	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
Charged Bullet
0	0	0	2.7%	-0.6		Forward	15	190	0		2.0	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 02		All	All

Timing

The move starts charging if the button is held before the loop point when initiated. When charging, the bullets reach their charged state on frame 25, and the charge can be canceled by shielding, rolling, or air dodging starting on frame 31.

Hitbox	17-26, 21-30, 32-41, 36-45
Interruptible	76
Animation length	?