Kirby (SSBM)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualization showing Kirby's forward smash.

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Hitboxes

NTSC

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean hit
0	0	15%	0		24	96	0	4.6872	49	-0.89838	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	15%	0		24	96	0	3.906	49	1.1718	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	15%	0		24	96	0	3.5154	49	3.1248	0.0	0.0						Kick
Late hit
0	0	13%	0		18	96	0	4.2966	49	-0.89838	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	13%	0		18	96	0	3.7107	49	1.1718	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	13%	0		18	96	0	2.7342	49	3.1248	0.0	0.0						Kick

PAL

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Clean hit
0	0	15%	0		32	96	0	4.6872	49	-0.89838	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	15%	0		32	96	0	3.906	49	1.1718	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	15%	0		32	96	0	3.5154	49	3.1248	0.0	0.0						Kick
Late hit
0	0	14%	0		26	96	0	4.2966	49	-0.89838	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	14%	0		26	96	0	3.7107	49	1.1718	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	14%	0		26	96	0	2.7342	49	3.1248	0.0	0.0						Kick

Summary

• The clean hit has more base knockback (24 → 32).
• The late hit deals more damage (13% → 14%) And has increased base knockback (18 → 26), It also now sends at an altered angle (75° → 361°) Now setting up edgeguards when it dosen't KO.

Timing

Charges between	4-5
Clean hit	13-15
Late hit	16-21
Animation length	49

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Kirby'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
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special