Mario (SSB4)/Forward aerial

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Hitbox visualization of Mario's forward aerial.

Overview

Mario's forward aerial is a downwards fist swing. It is the only meteor smash in his arsenal, sending opponents strongly downwards if hit on frame 17-20, and with weaker horizontal knockback if hit late or early. Though the move is considerably laggy to start, it is a popular option for edge-guarding and punishing air dodges.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	FFx	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Early
0	0	12%	0		30	80	0	3.0	22	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Clean
0	0	14%	0		32	78	0	4.0	21	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	14%	0		32	78	0	4.6	22	3.4	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Late
0	0	10%	0		20	80	0	4.0	21	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	10%	0		20	80	0	4.6	22	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Early hit	16
Clean hit	17-20
Late hit	21
Ending autocancel	43-
Interruptible	60
Animation length	74

Landing lag

Animation length	26

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Mario's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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