Editing Neutral aerial

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[[File:Neutral Aerial Snake Brawl.png|250px|thumb|Snake's neutral aerial in ''Brawl''.]]
[[File:SSB4 - Sheik Screen-5.jpg|thumb|250px|{{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Link}}’s neutral air in {{forwiiu}}.]]
[[File:MrGame&WatchNairSSBM.gif|thumb|250px|Mr. Game & Watch's neutral aerial in ''Melee''.]]
A '''neutral aerial''' ({{ja|ニュートラル空中攻撃|nyūtoraru kūchū kōgeki}}, ''neutral midair attack'', often abbreviated as '''nair''' or '''n-air''', internally '''AttackAirN''') is an [[aerial attack]] that is performed by pressing only the attack button, and no direction on the control stick, while in midair. Its official term varies between titles; it is known as a '''standard midair attack''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', a '''standard air attack''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and a '''neutral air attack''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

In ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', with [[A-sticking]], the player is able to perform neutral aerials without losing any horizontal momentum.

Neutral aerials are the weakest type of aerial on average. However, most are fast moves with low landing lag, often hitting both sides with lingering hitboxes to cover large areas of space. Neutral aerials are largely versatile all-around attacks, being useful for close-range combat, beating out slower attacks, ledge trapping and various combos, especially for late percent confirms with a weak hit. Many neutral aerials are [[sex kick]]s, or some type of spinning attack, often with multihits.

==List of neutral aerials==
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! Character !! Description
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|[[Banjo]] & [[Kazooie]]||Performs the Twirling Wing Whack, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Bayonetta]]||Performs a spin kick all around herself. If the button is held, Bayonetta continues to spin at a faster rate while firing [[Bullet Arts]] from her feet for up to around one second.
|-
|[[Bowser]]||{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Retreats into his shell and spins horizontally.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Performs a cartwheel that hits multiple times.
|-
|[[Bowser Jr.]]||Deploys two boxing gloves from the [[Koopa Clown Car]] to his respective sides and spins horizontally.
|-
|[[Byleth]]||Spins Failnaught around in a circle, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Captain Falcon]]||{{GameIcon|SSB}} Performs a [[sex kick]].<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Throws out two consecutive kicks with his respective legs.
|-
|[[Charizard]]||Somersaults forward and swings its tail around itself.
|-
|[[Chrom]]||Slashes horizontally inward in front of himself, then horizontally outward around himself.
|-
|[[Cloud]]||Slashes in a full circle around himself with the Buster Sword, starting from behind and above.
|-
|[[Corrin]]||Swings both the Omega Yato and an arm transformed into a spear in a circle around himself.
|-
|[[Daisy]]||Twirls at an angle with her arms extended.
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|[[Dark Pit]]||Spins the Silver Bow around himself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Dark Samus]]||Throws out a spin kick in front of herself, then behind herself.
|-
|[[Diddy Kong]]||Performs a cartwheel.
|-
|[[Donkey Kong]]||Spins horizontally with his arms extended.
|-
|[[Dr. Mario]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Duck Hunt]]||The dog performs a cartwheel.
|-
|[[Falco]]||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} Performs a sex kick.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Twirls with his wings spread, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Fox]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Ganondorf]]||Throws out two consecutive kicks with his respective legs.
|-
|[[Greninja]]||Puts its hands and feet together and unleashes a blast of water around itself.
|-
|[[Hero]]||Slashes around himself, starting from behind and above.
|-
|[[Ice Climbers]]||Swing their hammers at an angle horizontally around themselves.
|-
|[[Ike]]||Slashes around himself with Ragnell, starting from the front and above.
|-
|[[Incineroar]]||Performs a [[wikipedia:Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving splash|splash]].
|-
|[[Inkling]]||Performs a {{s|wikipedia|headspin}}.
|-
|[[Isabelle]]||Spins horizontally while holding pom-poms.
|-
|[[Ivysaur]]||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Aims diagonally below itself and spins in a corkscrew.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Turns its bud towards the screen and spins its leaves around itself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Jigglypuff]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Joker]]||Slashes in a full circle around himself while performing a twirling somersault, starting from the front. If active, Arsene performs a twirling kick parallel to Joker's slash, forming a perfect circle around themselves.
|-
|[[Kazuya Mishima|Kazuya]]||Performs the Jumping Knuckle, a downward-angled punch that [[Meteor smash|meteor smashes]] opponents if sweetspotted.
|-
|[[Ken]]||Kicks at a diagonally downward angle.
|-
|[[King Dedede]]||Performs a splash.
|-
|[[King K. Rool]]||Performs a splash.
|-
|[[Kirby]]||{{GameIcon|SSB}} Performs a sex kick.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Performs a cartwheel (dubbed by the ''Kirby'' franchise as "Twinkle Star").
|-
|[[Link]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Little Mac]]||Throws out a weak punch at a diagonally downward angle.
|-
|[[Lucario]]||Spins horizontally and releases aura from its hands.
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|[[Lucas]]||Generates PSI blasts around himself while tumbling, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Lucina]]||Slashes horizontally inward in front of herself, then horizontally outward around herself.
|-
|[[Luigi]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Mario]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Marth]]||Slashes horizontally inward in front of himself, then horizontally outward around himself.
|-
|[[Mega Man]]||Fires up to three energy shots forward from the Mega Buster. Like his neutral attack and forward tilt, it is a three-stage [[natural combo]].
|-
|[[Meta Knight]]||Performs a somersaulting slash.
|-
|[[Mewtwo]]||Discharges electricity around itself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Mii Brawler]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Mii Gunner]]||Swings their arm cannon around themselves, starting from behind and above.
|-
|[[Mii Swordfighter]]||Slashes in a full circle around themselves while performing a twirling somersault, starting from behind and above.
|-
|[[Min Min]]||Rotates her Dragon ARM around herself.
|-
|[[Mr. Game & Watch]]||{{GameIcon|SSBM}} Opens up a parachute.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Tosses out a pair of fish from a bowl at his respective sides, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Mythra]]||Spins the Aegis Sword in front of herself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Ness]]||{{GameIcon|SSB}} Performs a split kick.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}} Twirls at an angle with his arms extended.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Twirls at an angle and releases PSI sparks from his hands.
|-
|[[Olimar]]||Spins horizontally, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Pac-Man]]||Changes into his Classic Form and somersaults.
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|[[Palutena]]||Spins her staff around herself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Peach]]||Twirls at an angle with her arms extended.
|-
|[[Pichu]]||Attacks with a somersault.
|-
|[[Pikachu]]||{{GameIcon|SSB}} Performs a sex kick.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}}{{GameIcon|SSB4}} Attacks with a somersault.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Discharges electricity around itself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Piranha Plant]]||Turns towards the screen and spins its leaves around itself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Pit]]||Spins the Palutena Bow around himself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Pyra]]||Spins the Aegis Sword in front of herself.
|-
|[[R.O.B.]]||Somersaults backward with his thrusters activated.
|-
|[[Richter]]||Twirls the Vampire Killer around himself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Ridley]]||Somersaults backward and swings his tail around himself.
|-
|[[Robin]]||Slashes in an outward arc in front of himself, then behind himself. It can be done only with the Bronze Sword in ''Smash 4'', and either with the Bronze Sword or the Levin Sword in ''Ultimate''.
|-
|[[Rosalina]] & [[Luma]]||''Rosalina:'' {{GameIcon|SSB4}} Flips forward slowly and emits a starry trail from her feet around herself.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Swings her wand around herself, emitting a trail of stardust.<br/>''Luma:'' Kicks forward, then backward.
|-
|[[Roy]]||Slashes horizontally inward in front of himself, then horizontally outward around himself.
|-
|[[Ryu]]||Strikes with his knee at a diagonally downward angle.
|-
|[[Samus]]||{{GameIcon|SSB}}{{GameIcon|SSBM}}{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Performs a sex kick.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Throws out a spin kick in front of herself, then behind herself.
|-
|[[Sephiroth]]||Snaps his fingers and surrounds himself with dark energy.
|-
|[[Sheik]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Shulk]]||Slashes in a full circle around himself with the Monado, starting from behind and below.
|-
|[[Simon]]||Twirls the Vampire Killer around himself, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Snake]]||Performs four kicks in quick succession.
|-
|[[Sonic]]||Curls into a ball and somersaults.
|-
|[[Sora]]||A 3 hit combo of a front-flip swing, an upward slash, and a second front-flip. Can be canceled after each phase.
|-
|[[Squirtle]]||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Retreats into its shell and spins horizontally while squirting water around itself.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Performs a cartwheel.
|-
|[[Steve]]||A quick swing with his sword.
|-
|[[Terry]]||A quick aerial chop.
|-
|[[Toon Link]]||Slashes horizontally outward in front of himself, then behind himself.
|-
|[[Villager]]||Performs a cartwheel.
|-
|[[Wario]]||Spins horizontally while in a splash pose.
|-
|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]||Assumes the Jackknife pose, stretching her arms and legs outward and clashing them above herself.
|-
|[[Wolf]]||{{GameIcon|SSBB}} Attacks with a somersault, hitting multiple times.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSBU}} Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Yoshi]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Young Link]]||Performs a sex kick.
|-
|[[Zelda]]||Twirls at an angle and releases magic sparks from her hands, hitting multiple times.
|-
|[[Zero Suit Samus]]||Swings the Plasma Whip horizontally around herself.
|}

==Notable neutral aerials==
[[File:MarioNairSSBM.gif|thumb|Mario's neutral aerial in ''Melee''.]]
*{{SSB|Donkey Kong}} is the only character in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' not to have a [[sex kick]] as his neutral aerial.
*{{SSB|Ness}}'s in ''Smash 64'' and {{SSBM|Link}}'s in ''Melee'' do not clear their [[hitbox]]es until the move's animation ends, due to an incorrect type or complete lack of a timer in their code, respectively.
*[[Dr. Mario]]'s is the only sex kick in the series that is stronger during its late frames, rather than the early frames.
*[[Luigi]]'s from ''Melee'' onward is the only sex kick in the series to launch opponents straight upward. It is considered one of Luigi's best moves, due to its fast startup and strength allowing it to function as a powerful combo breaker, while its low [[landing lag]] allows combos with any part of the move.
*In all games, Link's is considered among the best due to its minimal lag, lingering hitboxes and deceptively strong clean hit making it safe on shield, able to cancel out most projectiles and fairly spammable all around.
*{{SSBM|Mr. Game & Watch}} has the only neutral aerial in ''Melee'' that cannot be [[L-cancel]]ed, due to being coded as a special move. This oddity is also present in his [[back aerial]] and [[up aerial]]. 
*{{SSBB|R.O.B.}}'s is considered one of the best in all games, having slow startup but a long-lasting disjointed spinning hitbox along with an excellent auto-cancel and landing lag. In ''Brawl'', it is a powerful KO move, while from ''Smash 4'' onward it is an outstanding combo starter.
*[[Bowser]]'s new neutral air from ''Smash 4'' onward is unique in having each of his four limbs coded as a distinct hit, as opposed to conventional multihits that are hitboxes all of the same part value and separated by frames or rehit rates.
*Unlike the similar counterparts of his Fire Emblem peers, [[Roy]]'s uses set-weight knockback for the second hit, but not the first, instead of vice versa. This makes it a very uncharacteristic finisher that KOs all characters at the same percent.
*{{SSB4|Cloud}}'s is long-ranged in ''Smash 4'' especially, is fast and auto-cancels from a short hop, making it difficult to punish.
*{{SSBU|Ike}}'s in ''Ultimate'' has noticeable startup lag, but large all-around coverage, very low landing lag and a vertical launch angle. This makes it one of his safest approach options and gives it a myriad of combos, with high-percent KO confirms into his up aerial or [[Aether]]. It has become infamous in the competitive ''Smash'' community due to the heavy emphasis of Ike's gameplay around this single move.
*{{SSBU|Palutena}}'s has gained notoriety in ''Ultimate'' for similar reasons. Its fast startup, wide long-lasting coverage around Palutena, [[autolink angle|autolinking]] multi-hits and forward launch angle allow her to easily chain the move into itself across stage lengths while inflicting large damage.
*{{SSBU|Wario}}'s in ''Ultimate'' has an unorthodox design, where it has two distinct hits, each with early and late portions, but with the first hit's early part being stronger than the late part and vice versa for the second hit. All parts have high knockback scaling; as a result, both hits only combo at certain timings and percents, depending on whether the first hit was clean or late. This complex mix of traits causes the move's behavior to vary widely.
*{{SSBU|Pikachu}}'s new neutral air in ''Ultimate'' is notorious for its ability to start extensive loops between itself and up tilt.
*{{SSBU|Ganondorf}}'s is the strongest in ''Ultimate'', and is also considered among the best due to its large, lingering hitboxes, very high maximum damage and deceptively good frame data.
*{{SSBU|King K. Rool}}'s uniquely has [[Belly Super Armor]]. Coupled with its low startup and landing lag, it is a versatile approaching, combo and edgeguarding move.
*{{SSBU|Steve}}'s, like his [[neutral attack]]/[[forward tilt]], can uniquely be repeated if the attack button is held.
*{{SSBU|Min Min}}'s has several unique properties:
**It can be performed from both sides depending on the attack or special button.
**It can change speed and damage depending on the ARM she's using.
*{{SSBU|Kazuya}}'s is the first and only one that can [[Meteor smash|meteor smash]].
*Both Mega Man and Sora's are the only ones in the series to consist of a [[natural combo]].
**Sora's is notorious for being able to loop into itself extensively through "noops", which are virtually inescapable due to being nearly immune to SDI.

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