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This article is about the item named "Drill". For other possible uses of the term "Drill", see Drill (disambiguation).
Drill
DrillArm-SSB4.jpg
Symbol of the Smash Bros. series.
Diddy Kong fires a Drill.
Universe Super Smash Bros.
Appears in SSB4
Ultimate
Item class Shooting/Throwing

The Drill (ドリル, Drill) is an item in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Origin[edit]

Official artwork of a Drill Arm from Kid Icarus: Uprising, which is nearly identical to the Drill.

While official and in-game sources refer to the item as originating from the Super Smash Bros. universe, its appearance is nearly identical to the Drill Arm from Kid Icarus: Uprising and behavior is nearly identical to the Stone-Needle combination from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Similarly to the item, the Drill Arm's charged shot fires a drill that plows through enemies, dealing ongoing damage for a time. Unlike the Drill Arm, however, the item has a much shorter base, no homing ability, and can only be fired once.

The drill is based off the real life object of the same name. The drill is a tool of various sizes that is primarily used to bore holes and fasten other objects into a surface. However, real drill bits do not usually detach from the handle and act as projectiles.

Overview[edit]

A drill head stuck in a wall.

This item is composed of two parts: a yellow base and a detachable drill head. The drill can only be thrown horizontally; when fired, the drill advances in a line dealing multiple hits, allowing it to easily break shields or, upon a successful hit, drag the enemy along in the direction it is fired. The projectile is very hard to DI out of, causing a trapped victim to either be dragged off of the stage for a KO or be pinned against a wall and hit continuously until the drill explodes. After firing the drill, the base remains in the user's hand: it can then be thrown for a surprisingly large amount of knockback, similar to a hammer head. Both the drill and the thrown base can be reflected or perfect shielded to nullify it. If fired into a wall, the drill will linger on the wall for several seconds before exploding. Said explosion will do high damage to any player nearby, including the one who originally fired it.

Damage (yellow base)[edit]

Action Damage
Throw 22%
Forward tilt throw 22%
Up tilt throw 23%
Down tilt throw 24%
Dash throw 24%
Forward smash throw 25%
Up smash throw 26%
Down smash throw 28%
Drop 14-21%
Air throw 22%
Air forward tilt throw 22%
Air up tilt throw 23%
Air down tilt throw 24%
Air forward smash throw 22%
Air up smash throw 23%
Air down smash throw 24%

Trophy[edit]

The Drill trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, it is part of the Gunner Trophy Box.

Drill's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Drill
NTSCSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS This may look like a handy hand-to-hand weapon, but the steel bit actually fires like a bullet. You only get one shot, but if that shot hits enemies, it will drill into them, doing continuous damage and carrying them back. Don't forget to throw the base at them afterward, adding insult to injury!
NTSCSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U This may look like a handy hand-to-hand weapon, but the steel bit actually fires like a bullet. You get only one shot, but if that shot hits enemies, it will drill into them, doing continuous damage and carrying them back. Don't forget to throw the base at them afterward, adding insult to injury!
PAL The drill may look like a blunt tool, but it is actually a single-use ballistic weapon that uses the drill bit as a bullet! Shoot the drill into an opponent and its point will fly straight and true, inflicting continuous damage and eventually knocking them over. Then, just to add insult to injury, throw the drill base at them.
Wii U: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Spirits[edit]

Equipping the Moley, Drill Man, Muddy Mole, or Professor Riggs & Plaise & Lerna support spirits will give the player a Drill at a start of their stock.

No. Image Name Type Class Cost Ability Series
349
SSBU spirit Moley.png
Moley
Support
1 Drill Equipped Kirby Series
894
SSBU spirit Drill Man.png
Drill Man
Support
1 Drill Equipped Mega Man Series
1,146
Muddy Mole Mania
Muddy Mole
Support
1 Drill Equipped Mole Mania
1,319
from the game's files
Professor Riggs & Plaise & Lerna
Support
1 Drill Equipped Nintendo Labo Series

Appearances outside of Smash[edit]

Kid Icarus: Uprising[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ドリル Drill
UK English Drill
France French Foreuse Drill
Germany German Bohrer Drill
Spain Spanish Taladro Drill
Italy Italian Trivella Drill
China Chinese (Simplified) 钻头 Drill
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 鑽頭 Drill
South Korea Korean 드릴 Drill
Netherlands Dutch Drilboor Drill
Russia Russian Бур Drill

External links[edit]

The Drill in action