Meta Knight (SSB4)/Forward smash

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Overview

Meta Knight pulls back Galaxia and slashes outward powerfully. This move has very slow start-up, but very little ending lag, which makes it very difficult to punish despite its short reach, and makes it effective as a bait. Due to its unconventional start-up, it can catch spot-dodges offguard. This is Meta Knight's most powerful move, but unlike Shuttle Loop, it has no reliable set-ups.

Hitboxes

Hitbox type	Start-up	Ending lag	Damage	Angle	Base knockback	Knockback scaling	Fixed knockback value	Effect	SFX level
Attack	23	?	16%	361	30	108	—	Slash	?

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash