Up smash: Difference between revisions

[[File:WFT-UpSmash.gif|thumb|300px|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]'s up smash in ''Smash 4'', after being [[charge]]d briefly.]]

Since ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', all smash attacks can be charged by holding down the A button for up to one second, multiplying [[damage]] and [[knockback]] by up to 1.4. In ''Ultimate'', with some exceptions, these charges can be held for up to 3 seconds (or 180 frames), but the attack stops increasing in strength after the 1-second mark.

|[[Dark Samus]]||Unleashes a front-to-back arc of five Phazon blasts from her arm cannon above herself.

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|[[Donkey Kong]]||Claps his hands together above himself.

|[[Link]]||Performs a three-hitting combo of spinning, arcing slashes with his sword.

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|[[Lucario]]||Crouches, then thrusts its palms straight upwards alongside a blast of aura.

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|[[Sonic]]||Jumps up and turns into his ball form to strike multiple times.

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|[[Squirtle]]||Fires off a pair of watery geysers, covering its body.

==Notable up smashes ==  

*From ''Melee'' onwards, but not in ''Smash 4'', [[Ness]]'s up smash can hit opponents while charging as the yo-yo comes to rest on the stage in front of him. This is especially dangerous in ''Ultimate'', where the yo-yo can fall and hang off of ledges and hits multiple times (it cannot be charged off ledges in ''Melee'' or ''Brawl''), allowing it to lead into the attack proper. It is the only up smash to have a hitbox while charging. Its power does not increase in ''Melee'' or ''Brawl'' if charged but it does in later games. Ness's similarly-functioning [[down smash]] is the only down smash to have such a distinction, while [[Corrin]] possesses the only such [[forward smash]].

*[[Bowser]]'s up smash has protection on his shell during his attack – in ''Melee'' it is [[intangible]], but from ''Brawl'' onwards it is fully [[invincible]] – which makes the attack dangerous to trade with, especially from above. In ''Ultimate'', further protection is granted by damage-based armor during the startup of the move.

*{{SSBM|Roy}}’s up smash in ''Melee'' can [[spike]] when an airborne opponent is hit with the tip of the sword in its first few frames. The attack, however, is impractical for edgeguarding, as the spiking hitbox is small and has a short duration.

*[[Snake]]'s up smash has several unique properties. For one, the charging interval begins after Snake slams the mortar down in front of himself, making it the only smash attack to have a hitbox before it starts charging. Alongside [[Olimar]]'s, it is the only up smash to be a [[projectile]]. Charging the attack also does not affect the damage or knockback of the projectile, but instead greatly increases the velocity at which it is launched, and thus the height it reaches. The attack is also notable in ''Brawl'' for enabling the furthest-traveling [[DACUS]] in the game.

*[[King K. Rool]]'s up smash, after his initial hop, protects him for a handful of frames with his characteristic [[Belly Super Armor]]. It also has a small hitbox as he begins to fall which [[spike]]s, which makes it one of only two up smash attacks to spike – the others being a sourspot on [[Roy]]'s up smash in ''Melee''.

*Throughout the series, but especially in ''Melee'', [[Fox]]'s up smash has been considered especially effective due to its near-instant startup and relatively high knockback.

*In ''Smash 4'', {{SSB4|Mario}}'s up smash is considered the best in the game due to its power, range, speed, and the intangibility it grants on his head.

*Also in ''Smash 4'', {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}'s up smash, despite his bottom [[tier]] placement, is usually ranked among the best in the game as well. Despite its enormous power, it has deceptively low [[ending lag]], making it very difficult and dangerous to [[punish]].

*In ''Ultimate'', [[Zero Suit Samus]]'s up smash is a reliable combo starter at low to mid percents, leading into all of her aerials except down air, while still possessing respectable kill power at high percents. This combined with the move's long vertical range, long-lasting hitbox, and rather low endlag makes it commonly considered among the best up smashes in the game.

*[[Wii Fit Trainer]]'s up smash is among the most powerful in both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' when [[Deep Breathing]] is active, has several frames of full body [[intangibility]] during startup, and, after ''Ultimate'''s update {{SSBU|8.0.0}}, comes out extremely quickly relative to its strength.

==Gallery==  

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File:Falcon-usmash.jpg|The second hit of Captain Falcon's up smash in ''Melee''.

File:UpSmash.jpg|Ganondorf's up smash in ''Brawl''. Note how, since he is no longer a clone of Captain Falcon, it is one single, slow kick instead of two rapid ones.