Meta Knight (SSBB)/Neutral attack: Difference between revisions

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Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's rapid jab.

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's rapid jab finisher.

OverviewEdit

When the attack button is pressed while standing still, Meta Knight will shout a battle cry, and slash with Galaxia in several directions. If the button is held, Meta Knight will continue to slash all around him, which can be done indefinitely. Opponents that are hit may get temporarily stuck in the barrage if they don't SDI properly. This move is mostly situational as it is little more than a punishing tool against opponents that recklessly approach Meta Knight, and some of Meta Knight's attacks with greater reach and less ending lag tend to be more practical for this purpose, most notably his neutral special. Opponents with disjointed hitboxes such as Marth can easily hit Meta Knight during this move. Like most of Meta Knight's moves, this move has transcendent priority.

HitboxesEdit

ID	Part	Damage	SD	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Sound
Hit 1
0	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	4.8	6.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
1	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	4.8	14.8	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
Hit 2
0	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	6.0	7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
1	0	1%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	11.2	14.8	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
Hit 3
0	0	1%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	-9.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
1	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	-3.6	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
2	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
Hit 4
0	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	6.4	7.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
1	0	1%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	10.4	13.6	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
Hit 5
0	0	2%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	6.4	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
1	0	1%	0	8	40	0	5.0	Root	0.0	5.6	-10.4	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
Finisher
0	0	2%	0	13	60	0	4.0	Root	0.0	5.0	14.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
1	0	2%	0	13	60	0	4.0	Root	0.0	5.0	9.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash
2	0	2%	0	13	60	0	4.0	Root	0.0	5.0	4.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%	Slash

TimingEdit

While the loop animation restarts on frame 28, the loop itself cannot end until frame 30 at the earliest.

First loop frame	6
Hit 1	7
Hit 2	11
Hit 3	15
Hit 4	20
Hit 5	24
Last loop frame	27
Finisher	1
Animation length (ending)	11

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)
Lag time	Hitbox	Loop point

TriviaEdit

Meta Knight is the only character to possess a neutral infinite without having any single hits beforehand.
Meta Knight is also the only character in the game who possesses a neutral infinite with a finisher with a proper hitbox. Other characters either possess no finisher or have a weak windbox as a finisher.

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 · Glide attack
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 (fast) · Edge getups (fast) · Edge attack (slow) · Edge getups (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash

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 ==Overview==
-[[File:Meta Knight Neutral Attack Hitbox Brawl.gif|thumb|[[Hitbox]] duration of {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}'s neutral attack.]]
 When the attack button is pressed while standing still, {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} will shout a battle cry, and [[slash]] with [[Galaxia]] in several directions. If the button is held, {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} will continue to slash all around him, which can be done indefinitely. Opponents that are hit may get temporarily stuck in the barrage if they don't [[SDI]] properly. This move is mostly situational as it is little more than a [[punish]]ing tool against opponents that recklessly [[approach]] Meta Knight, and some of Meta Knight's attacks with greater [[reach]] and less [[ending lag]] tend to be more practical for this purpose, most notably his {{mvsub|Meta Knight|SSBB|neutral special}}. Opponents with [[disjointed]] hitboxes such as {{SSBB|Marth}} can easily hit Meta Knight during this move. Like most of Meta Knight's moves, this move has [[transcendent priority]].
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 ==Timing==
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