Roy (SSB4)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Roy's back aerial.

Overview

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Swings his Binding Blade in an upward direction behind himself. If timed properly, its fast start-up allows it to reliably edgeguard opponents attempting vertical recoveries below the ledge, potentially leading to a stage spike. Otherwise strong under its own merit, the move offers itself as a valid K.O. option, though its usefulness is fairly limited by situational effectiveness.

Update history

1.1.4

• Back aerial landing lag: 19 → 16

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	12%	0		30	100	0	4.2	0	0.0	10.5	-7.0 to -4.5	1.0x	1.3x	0%							Slash
1	0	12%	0		30	100	0	4.0	1002	2.5	0.0	0.4	1.0x	1.3x	0%							Slash
0	0	9%	0		10	100	0	4.0	1002	2.5	0.0	7.2	1.0x	0.7x	0%							Punch

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Turnaround	3
Hitboxes	8-10
Ending autocancel	32-
Interruptible	36
Animation length	43

Landing lag

Animation length	16

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

State change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Roy's moveset

Neutral attack · 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