Falco (SSB4)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Falco's back aerial.

Overview

Falco performs a back kick that recovers into a turn. This is one of Falco's most commonly used moves, with the main reason being its extreme speed. It has very quick startup and decently low ending lag, as well as the ability to autocancel in a SHFF, making it very useful for spacing opponents out. It also has very high power, with its extremely high knockback scaling making it stronger than even Ness's back throw. As such, it is one of the strongest back aerials in the game and can reliably KO anyone at 130% from center stage. However, its range is mediocre and its duration low, meaning that its use as an approach is very limited. Due to these flaws, it's also difficult to use in edgeguarding (also tied in with Falco's fast falling speed and slow air speed). Nevertheless, the unique combination of speed and power make it a dangerous aerial, with many players considering it Falco's most resilient aerial attack.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	13%	0		0	130	0	4.8	9	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	13%	0		0	130	0	3.2	9	-3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late hit
0	0	7%	0		30	100	0	3.8	9	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	7%	0		30	100	0	2.8	9	-2.6	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-3
Clean hit	4-5
Late hit	6-11
Ending autocancel	15-
Interruptible	38
Animation length	41

Landing lag

Animation length	15

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Falco's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · inf) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash