Edge attack

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An edge attack is an attack performed by pressing the attack button while hanging on an edge. The character will get up while performing an attack. There are 2-3 different Edge attacks for each character.

In the first three games, once a character has received 100% of damage, they begin to perform a different edge attack than normal. The attacks are usually slower, but do more damage to opponents, although the increase is usually only 3-5%. For example, Yoshi's edge attack involves a quick 6% tail whip, while when at high damage, it becomes a slow 12% headbutt. However, in Smash 4, this effect is removed and the edge attack is the same regardless of damage percent for all characters.

Edge attacks are generally avoided in competitive play due to their slow speed and limited usefulness. Players will often use other techniques or attacks to return to the stage instead. However, players will often mix in edge attacks to catch the opponent offguard, especially if their character's edge attack has great reach (such as Donkey Kong's and Wolf's), and/or has invincibility frames (which are safer to punish an opponent caught charging smash attacks near the edge with than other edge options).

List of edge attacks (SSB)

Character	Under 100%	Over 100%
Captain Falcon	Climbs onto the stage and performs a low kick. 6% damage.	Climbs onto the stage and quickly jabs. 4% damage.
Donkey Kong	Turns around 180 degrees and jabs the opponent with his rear. 6% damage, does not hit opponents right next to the edge.	Slaps the edge and then climbs on. 6% damage.
Fox	Flips and kicks onto the stage, then dashes backwards. 4% damage.	Quickly flips and kicks onto the stage. 4% damage.
Jigglypuff	Jumps onto the edge and kicks, than performs a small backflip. 4% damage.	Climbs onto the edge, dashes forward, than backflips. 4% damage.
Kirby	Does a front-flip, kicking.	Climbs up onto the edge, then does a headbutt.
Link	Flips onto the stage while slashing with his sword. 4%	Slowly pulls himself up and slashes upwards with his sword. 4%
Luigi	Climbs onto the edge and kicks the area around him.	Climbs on and kicks the area in front of him.
Mario	Performs a motion similar to a cartwheel	Climbs on and kicks the area in from him.
Ness	Performs an attack which looks a cartwheel attack. Very similar to Mario's	Climbs on slowly then kicks with his right leg.
Pikachu	Does a cartwheel-like kick with right leg.	Climbs on then attacks with its tail.
Samus	Does a kick with her right leg.	Slowly climbs up and punches with left hand.
Yoshi	Spins his tail.	Climbs on and attacks with his head.

List of edge attacks (SSBM)

Character	Under 100%	Over 100%
Bowser	Rolls quickly onto the stage	Climbs up onto the stage and swipes claws
Captain Falcon	Jump Kicks onto the stage	Climbs onto the stage while throwing an uppercut
Donkey Kong	Flying Butt bump	Climbs up and slaps
Dr. Mario	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick	Climbs onto the stage with a straight kick
Falco	Double kick onto the stage	Front-flip-kick onto the stage
Fox	Double Kick onto the stage	Front-flip-kick onto the stage
Ganondorf	Jump kicks onto the stage	Climbs onto the stage while throwing an uppercut
Ice Climbers	Swings hammer in an arc while climbing onto stage	Crawls onto the stage, swinging hammer at floor level
Jigglypuff	Flip kick onto the stage	Split kick onto the stage
Kirby	Flip kick onto the stage	Spinning Split kicks onto the stage
Link	Flips onto the stage with a downward sword slice	Climbs onto the stage with a sword thrust
Luigi	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick	Climbs onto the stage with a straight kick
Mario	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick	Climbs onto the stage with a straight kick
Marth	Jumps onto the stage with a downward sword slice	Climbs onto the stage with a sweeping upward sword slice
Mewtwo	Flips onto the stage while tail whipping	Climbs onto the stage with an arm swipe
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs onto the stage, swinging a bell	Climbs slowly onto the stage, swinging a bell
Ness	Cartwheels onto the stage with a double kick	Climbs onto the stage with a jump kick
Peach	Jumps onto the stage with a hip bump	Climbs on stage with a low spin kick
Pichu	Climbs onto the stage with a quick front-flip-kick	Climbs onto the stage with a tail smack
Pikachu	Climbs onto the stage with a quick front-flip-kick	Climbs onto the stage with a tail smack
Roy	Jumps onto the stage with a downward sword slice	Climbs onto the stage with a sweeping upward sword slice
Samus	Leaps onto stage with a kick	Climbs onto the stage with a cannon thrust
Sheik	Climbs onto stage with a double kick	Climbs onto the stage and elbows
Yoshi	Tail spins onto the stage	Headbutts onto the stage
Young Link	Flips onto the stage with a downward sword slice	Climbs onto the stage with a sword thrust
Zelda	Climbs onto the stage with a slap	Climbs onto the stage with a low spin kick

List of edge attacks (SSBB)

Character	Under 100%	Over 100%
Bowser	Hits the opponent with a spinning attack when Bowser is in his shell. 8% damage.	Does a slow claw swipe as he pulls himself up for 10%.
Captain Falcon	Flips himself up with a fast kick. 10%	Climbs up, then does a small uppercut as he stands up. Oddly, does less damage than his "Under 100%" attack, dealing 8%.
Charizard	Does a fast headbutt. 8% normally, 5% when exhausted.	Makes a slow swing of his tail. 10% normally, 7% when exhausted.
Diddy Kong	Sweeps his tail along the ground for 8%.	Performs a low kick for 10%.
Donkey Kong	Thrusts his whole body forward, back-first, for 8%. Covers quite a bit of distance for an edge-attack.	Slaps low to the ground. 10%
Falco	Slides forward with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Fox and Wolf.	Delivers a flip-kick for 10%. Shares this animation with Fox and Wolf.
Fox	Slides forward and comes back a short distance with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Falco and Wolf.	Delivers a flip-kick for 10%. Has a small blind spot very close to the ledge. Shares this animation with Falco and Wolf.
Ganondorf	Quickly delivers a backhand. 10%.	Climbs up and thrusts one leg forward. 10%.
Ice Climbers	Thrusts their hammers overhead. Both climbers deal 8%.	Sweep their hammers low to the ground. Both climbers deal 10%.
Ike	Gets up and does a low, spinning slash for 8%.	Pulls up slowly, then does a short slash parallel to the ground, much like his Quick Draw. 10%.
Ivysaur	Sweeps one of its vines forward. 8% normally, 5% when exhausted.	Does a short range tackle. 10% normally, 7% when exhausted.
Jigglypuff	Does a flipping kick, much like Kirby. 6%	Pulls up and does a spinning split kick. 6%. Shares this animation with Kirby.
King Dedede	Thrusts one foot forward, similar to his down-tilt, for 8%.	Swings his hammer overhead for 10%.
Kirby	Does a kick as he flips over the edge for 6%.	Scoots up, then does a low spinning kick, similar to his Down Smash for 6%.
Link	Performs an overhead slash for 8%.	Slowly climbs up, then thrusts his sword forward, similar to the final hit of his Neutral attack combo. 10%.
Lucario	Quickly pulls up onto the stage strikes with both palms. Fast and Good Range. Damage varies, dealing anywhere from 3-12%, depending on the strength of his aura.	Slowly pulls up onto the stage and does a flip kick. Damage varies, dealing anywhere from 10-19%, depending on his aura. At full power, this is the strongest edge attack in the game.
Lucas	Flips onto the stage, kicking with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Ness.	Slowly delivers a powerful punch for 10%. Shares this animation with Ness.
Luigi	Flips over the edge, kicking the opponent with both legs. 8% damage. Shares this animation with Mario.	Slowly gets up and kicks. 10% damage. Shares this animation with Mario.
Mario	Does a somersault and then kicks upwards, from a laying down position. 8% damage. Shares this animation with Luigi.	Gets up then does an attack similar to his down tilt. 10% damage. Shares this animation with Luigi.
Marth	Flips onto edge with a quick downward diagonal slash from left to right. 6% base. 8% tip.	Quick, low, horizontal slash with medium lag. Less range than normal edge attack. 10% base and tip.
Meta Knight	Leaps onto stage and slashes for 8%.	Virtually the same as the above, but slower, dealing 10%.
Mr. Game & Watch	Climbs up, and swings his bell forward. 8%.	Virtually the same as the above, but slower, dealing 10%.
Ness	Flips onto the stage with a kick for 8%. Shares this animation with Lucas.	Delivers a powerful punch for 10%. Shares this animation with Lucas.
Olimar	Somersaults onto the stage headbutting. Deals 8%.	Thrusts his legs along the ground for 10%.
Peach	Quickly thrusts her rump forward for 6%.	Slowly sweeps both legs along the floor for 10%.
Pikachu	Flips forward with his tail overhead. 8%.	Pokes its tail forward for 10%.
Pit	Flips onto the stage with a kick, dealing 8%.	Thrusts his bow forward for a stab that deals 10%.
R.O.B.	Thrusts both hands forward, similar to his forward-air. 7%.	Thrusts one arm forward for 10%. Covers more ground than his other edge attack.
Samus	Does a high-arcing kick for 6%.	Climbs up with a punch from her arm cannon for 10%.
Sheik	Flips up and does a two-legged sliding kick for 8%.	Does an elbow jab dealing 8%.
Snake	Flips around, kicking with his heel for 8%	Slowly kicks both legs forward. Deals 10%.
Sonic	Charges forward a short distance in spinball form. 8%.	Delivers two kicks. The first does 6%, the second for 7%. The first kick rarely leads the opponent into the second.
Squirtle	Crouches and swipes its tail with a spin. 8% normally, 5% when exhausted.	Does a slow headbutt. 10% normally, 7% when exhausted.
Toon Link	Swings his sword overhead for 8%.	Thrusts his sword forward for a stab, similar to the final hit of his Neutral attack combo. 10%.
Wario	Crawls up the edge and flips onto his back, attacking with his head. 8%	Crawls up the edge and slides his hand across the ground. Similar to his down tilt. 10%
Wolf	Slides forward, attacking with both legs for 8%. Shares this animation with Fox and Falco.	Flips onto the stage with a kick, dealing 10%. Shares this animation with Fox and Falco.
Yoshi	Quickly sweeps his tail forward for 6%.	Slowly swings his head forward for 12%. Similar to his Forward smash.
Zelda	Does a low spinning sweep before she stands. 6%.	Slaps in front of her for 10%.
Zero Suit Samus	Does a low spinning kick for 8%.	Does a turning forearm thrust dealing 10%.

Trivia

• Sonic is the only character with an edge attack (his slow one) that can hit twice.
• Mr. Game & Watch's edge attacks are the only ones to not deal fixed knockback, instead dealing the same strength of knockback as floor attacks.