Samus (SSB)/Down smash

Hitbox visualization showing Samus's down smash.

Overview

Samus crouches and kicks on both sides of herself while spinning, dealing 16% (14% for the back hit) and weak knockback. If the attack connects, the opponent will be sent upwards at a diagonal angle. The move has a somewhat short duration for a move of this criteria. The front hitbox deals more damage and knockback than the back hit. The move hits quite low, being able to hit characters hanging on the edge. However, the move cannot combo well, has very low knockback (cannot KO reliably until above 150%), and is generally not recommended for most situations.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
Front hit
0	0	16%	0		35	80	0	105	26	-60	0	0					Kick
1	0	16%	0		35	80	0	120	26	220	0	0					Kick
Back hit
0	0	14%	0		35	80	0	105	26	-60	0	0					Kick
1	0	14%	0		35	80	0	120	26	220	0	0					Kick

Timing

Hit 1	8-12
Hit 2	19-22
Animation length	49

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Similar moves

• Captain Falcon's down smash

Samus's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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 · Forward throw · Back throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back)
Edge attack (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Up special · Down special