Ice Climbers (SSBU)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Popo's back aerial.

Hitbox visualization showing Nana's back aerial.

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Overview

Each of the duo whips around, flicking their mallet outward. The attack boasts high speed and minimal landing lag, almost as low as an autocancel, with decent range, activity, and ending lag to boot. Due to the lack of landing delay and its above-average shieldstun, it's insanely safe, leaving absolutely no opening after being blocked. On top of being so safe, it's remarkably strong, dealing boatloads of damage and taking stocks at around 110%.

The aforementioned frame data allows back air to start combos in spite of its great power. A landing back aerial can lead to a simple tilt to great effect, a smash attack to send opponents offstage, or a dash attack, stacking on half a stock's worth of damage with the combos that follow. It can additionally be used as a powerful finisher after landing an up tilt or down throw at a variety of percentages, even those high enough to kill.

Upon isolation, the lead climber's back aerial retains most of the excellent traits of its dual form, just less so than before. As such, it's able to serve a solo climber quite well, only now less damaging and punishable by a handful of out of shield options.

Overall, the Ice Climbers' back aerial is at worst, a premium kill move with a combination of speed, range, and safety that many fighters can't replicate; and is head and shoulders above the rest in its prime.

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
Leader
0	0	0	10.0%	0		Backward	25	115	0		3.0	havel	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	10.0%	0		Backward	25	115	0		3.0	havel	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	10.0%	0		Backward	25	115	0		4.0	havel	0.0	7.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Partner
0	0	0	7.5%	0		Backward	25	138	0		3.0	havel	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	7.5%	0		Backward	25	138	0		3.0	havel	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	7.5%	0		Backward	25	138	0		4.0	havel	0.0	7.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-7
Hitboxes	8-11
Ending autocancel	19-
Interruptible	36
Animation length	45

Landing lag

Interruptible	8
Animation length	11

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Ice Climbers'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 · 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