Little Mac (SSBU)/Forward tilt

Hitbox visualization showing LittleMac's forward tilt.

Overview

Little Mac punches the opponent twice as he steps forward, once with each fist. The most glaring attribute of this move is its combination of speed and power, capable of consistently killing below 100% near the ledge, sometimes as low as 70%, all while being frame 4.

As such, forward tilt is a popular whiff punishing option in situations where forward smash is too slow. Also, down tilt leads into it on heavier opponents at lower percents, being a bread-and-butter combo in those matchups.

When utilizing pivot cancelling, Little Mac is granted a sizeable amount of instant burst range while doing a forward tilt, effectively giving him a second dash attack with better kill power at the expense of consistency due to the move's multi-hit nature.

However, the move has a glaring weakness in its lack of shield safety (a recurring theme throughout Little Mac's moveset), being -17 without a disjoint. This means that without careful use, Little Mac can be punished by every character in the game. Only at max spacing will forward tilt be difficult to punish, but this only occurs in rare circumstances.

Update History

3.1.0

• Forward tilt's hits connect more reliably against opponents in the air.

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
Hit 1
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	22		3.0	arml	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	37		2.2	arml	-1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	42		2.2	arml	-5.8 to -3.8	0.5 to 0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	12		3.0	arml	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
4	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	42		2.2	arml	-1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
5	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	60		2.2	arml	-5.8 to -3.8	0.5 to 0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Hit 2
0	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	40	130	0		3.5	armr	3.7	-2.2 to 2.2	-0.8 to 0.8	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	40	130	0		2.0	armr	-3.8 to -1.0	0.0	0.0	1.2×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Timing

Hit 1	4-5
Hit 2	12-13
Interruptible	38
Animation length	55

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Little Mac's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · 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) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash