Meta Knight (SSB4)/Forward aerial

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Overview

Meta Knight slashes in front of himself three times. Though a quick move, it is his slowest aerial, hitting on frame 9. At very low percents, it can combo into another forward aerial, or into Shuttle Loop until mid-percents. Its long range, good speed, and decent power make it effective in a Wall of Pain.

However, even with its uses, it is generally considered inferior to his other aerials, due to their faster start-up and, in the case of his neutral and back aerials, better power.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hits 1-2
0	0	1.5%	0		0	0	40	4.5	?	?	6.0	13.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	1.5%	0		0	0	40	4.0	?	?	3.0	?	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	2.2%	0		30	130	0	4.5	?	?	6.0	13.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
3	0	2.2%	0		30	130	0	4.0	?	?	3.0	?	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 3
0	0	3%	0		60	140	0	6.5	?	?	5.0	13.0	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	3%	0		60	140	0	6.5	?	?	2.5	?	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash

Timing

Hitboxes	9, 12, 15
Ending autocancel	44
Interruptible	46
Animation length	?

Landing lag

Animation length	16

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

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