Ganondorf (SSB4)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's forward smash angled up.

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's forward smash.

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's forward smash angled down.

Overview

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Ganondorf does an elbow thrust that deals dark damage upon landing. It has slow startup and has high cooldown, but has the strongest knockback of all of his smash attacks, especially when hit with the sweetspot (which is located near him). It also can be angled, and has high shield damage, taking more than half of a shield's health when uncharged and fully breaking them when fully charged. Because of its below-average speed, this move is usually only used as a punishing option or during a hard read in competitive play.

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	24%	0		35	83	0	5.0	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Burn
1	0	24%	0		30	75	0	5.0	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Burn

Timing

Hitboxes	21-26
Animation length	59

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Ganondorf's moveset

Neutral attack · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash