Link (SSB4)/Up aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Link's up aerial.

Overview

Link thrusts the Master Sword upward and keeps it suspended above his head. It is quite powerful and is a good KO move. It has a very long hitbox duration, making it impossible to airdodge as long as it stays over the opponent. This property makes it able to true combo from a down throw at high percentages, but only the weaker hitbox will hit an airdodging opponent. Additionally, it has moderate landing lag unless it auto-cancels. Link's up aerial in all Smash games is based upon his Up Thrust skill from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-10
Clean hit	11-13
Late hit	14-40
Ending autocancel	47-
Animation length	59

Landing lag

Animation length	23

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Link's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash (1 · 2) · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Grab 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash