Sephiroth (SSBU)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Sephiroth's back aerial.

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Overview

Sephiroth turns to perform a slash behind him in the air. Being one of many moves on Sephiroth's moveset where he performs a slash, this move possesses a sweet spot in the middle of the blade. Much like his forward aerial, back aerial boasts very high horizontal range, however trades off its hitbox duration for slightly more vertical range and higher knockback. Notably, it is one of the strongest back aerials in the game, especially when Winged Form is active, being able to KO middleweights around the ledge at 70% when sweetspotted. This also makes it a powerful finisher for combos off neutral aerial and back throw, allowing Sephiroth to claim stocks as low as 40% especially when near the ledge, provided the opponent incorrectly DIs the prior move. However, the move has high start-up (frame 15 when buffered out of a short hop) and noticeable end lag, further hindered by lacking a meaningful auto-cancel window, making reckless usage of this move very punishable if the Sephiroth's spacing is poor and the opponent is able to safely close the distance between swings. Regardless, it is one of the more feared moves on Sephiroth's moveset for its power and range, with it becoming even more dangerous with the added maneuverability and damage output provided by Winged form.

Hitboxes

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
0	0	0	9.5%	0		Backward	35	106	0		4.8	top	0.0	12.5	-6.0 to -11.3	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	14.5%	0		Backward	47	91	0		6.0	top	0.0	13.0	-16.5 to -22.2	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	11.5%	0		Backward	39	104	0		3.7	top	0.0	12.5	-28.0 to -30.0	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-4
Hitboxes	15-16
Ending autocancel	46-
Interruptible	47
Animation length	65

Landing lag

Interruptible	17
Animation length	57

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Sephiroth'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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash