Meta Knight (SSBU)/Up special

Meta Knight Up Special Hitbox Visualizations.
Grounded	Aerial

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Update History

8.0.0

• The first hit's late hit launches at a slightly lower angle (86° → 84°) with reduced set knockback (80 → 68).
• The second hit's sword hitbox is much larger (5.5u → 7.7u) and stretches farther vertically (4u—9u → 3.5u—10u), increasing its range and allowing it to connect more reliably from the first hit.

Hitboxes

Grounded

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
Clean hit 1
0	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	0	120	125		4.0	top	0.0	0.0	8.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	0	120	125		4.0	top	0.0	0.0	14.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	0	120	120		4.0	top	0.0	12.0	8.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
3	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	0	120	120		4.0	top	0.0	12.0	14.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Mid hit 1
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	120	100		5.0	top	0.0	14.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	120	100		5.0	top	0.0	2.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Late hit 1
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	100	68		5.0	top	0.0	14.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	100	68		5.0	top	0.0	2.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Hit 2
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	55	130	0		7.7	haver	0.0	3.5 to 10.0	-2.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	55	130	0		3.0	bust	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Aerial

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
Clean hit 1
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	120	116		6.0	top	0.0	2.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	120	110		6.0	top	0.0	14.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Late hit 1
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	100	80		6.0	top	0.0	2.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	0	100	80		6.0	top	0.0	14.0	12.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Hit 2
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	55	118	0		7.7	haver	0.0	3.5 to 10.0	-2.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	55	118	0		3.0	bust	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Grounded

The move enables ledge grabs from both sides starting on frame 9, and goes through soft platforms during frames 13-27.

Clean hit 1	8
Mid hit 1	9
Late hit 1	10-12
Hit 2	22-27
Animation length	64

Aerial

The move enables ledge grabs from both sides starting on frame 21, and goes through soft platforms during frames 11-25.

Clean hit 1	7
Late hit 1	8-10
Hit 2	20-26
Animation length	63

Landing

Interruptible	31
Animation length	32

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Parameters

Aerial horizontal speed multiplier on startup	0.67
Gravity	0.5
Stick sensitivity to reverse	0.3
Stick sensitivity to angle	0.5
Maximum angle deviation	18°
Grounded height multiplier	1.1
Aerial height multiplier	1.08
Helplessness air speed multiplier	0.5
Landing lag	30 frames

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · 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