Marth (SSBM)/Down special

Overview

Hitbox duration of the move.

Marth's down special move in Super Smash Bros. Melee is Counter, a move that involves posing for one second. If the opponent hits Marth with an attack at the correct moment, Marth will throw out a counterattack. While this can be used as a surprise mix-up in certain situations, it is usually rather punishable and easy to whiff. It also doesn't grant much followup ability if it does hit, making it a rather rarely-used move in competitive play, however, it can gimp certain recoveries, such as Screw Attack, Fire Fox, and Fire Bird. Marth's Counter is out a bit sooner than Roy's and has a slightly longer duration. Marth's Counter also has a set damage value (7%), and very little knockback growth, effectively only giving it utility as a gimp tactic, or a surprise "get off me" tool, whereas Roy's Counter is a damage multiplier, with high knockback growth, giving it great damage and KO potential. Nevertheless, Marth's Counter still has rare, niche situational utility, at arguably all levels of play.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	7%	0		90	35	0	3.906	76	3.906	0.0	0.0						Kick
1	0	7%	0		90	35	0	4.2966	76	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
2	0	7%	0		90	35	0	2.7342	71	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
3	0	7%	0		90	35	0	3.04668	25	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Defensive position

Counter active	5-29
Animation length	59

Counterattack

Freeze frames on activation	11
Intangible	1-5
Hitbox	3-9
Animation length	35