Meta Knight (SSB4)/Forward smash

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Overview

Meta Knight pulls back Galaxia and slashes outward. This is Meta Knight's slowest attack, but also his strongest. It has deceptively little ending lag, making it very difficult to punish. Due to Meta Knight possessing no reliable set-ups into the attack, landing it can be problematic.

Meta Knight's forward smash takes some time to start up, but can be released almost instantaneously after charging. This, coupled with its power and deceptive range, makes it a surprisingly good tool to use in mix-ups. Against unwary characters, it can even be used as a surprise attack in neutral, as they may not know when the attack is meant to come out, and may try to punish it before it does. As such, this is Meta Knight's best option if he can read his opponent's next move on the ground.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
0	0	16%	0		30	108	0	?	?	?	?	?	1.0x	?x	0%							Slash
1	0	16%	0		30	98	0	?	?	?	?	?	1.0x	?x	0%							Slash

Timing

Hitboxes	24
Interruptible	42
Animation length	?

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

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