Fox (SSB)/Forward aerial

Overview

Hitbox of Fox's forward aerial.

Fox does a feet-first kick forward, with a very similar animation to his forward smash, though it's obviously performed in the air instead, and he doesn't move any distance forward while using it. It does 12% damage – its knockback is below average (it cannot KO reliably onstage even at very high percentages), though it has decent combo ability and edgeguarding potential. It has high ending lag and landing lag if not Z-cancelled, however. It can combo into a reverse back aerial, a neutral aerial at higher percentages (more effective on floaty characters), or Reflector after a late-hitting forward aerial, as well as being a way to set up ground moves at moderate percentages on characters with fast or close to fast falling speeds, due to sending opponents on a below average angle; being able to lead into a jab or up tilt. Its decent range also makes it a usable spacing tool, mostly used out of short hops in conjunction with back aerial.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean hit
0	0	12%	0		0	100	0	155	25	0	0	0					Kick
1	0	12%	0		0	100	0	155	25	120	0	0					Kick
Late hit
0	0	8%	0		0	100	0	145	25	0	0	0					Kick
1	0	8%	0		0	100	0	145	25	120	0	0					Kick

Timing

Initial autocancel	1-5
Clean hit	6-9
Late hit	10-23
Ending autocancel	24-
Animation length	39

Landing lag

Animation length	30
L-cancelled animation length	4

Normal

L-cancelled

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Fox'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 · Forward throw · Back throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Up special · Down special