Bayonetta (SSBU)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualizations

Angle	Wicked Weaves	Bullet Arts
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Overview

Uses Wicked Weaves to summon Madama Butterfly's arm, which is used to throw a punch. Based on the final hit of Bayonetta's Punch + Punch + Punch • Punch (PPP • P) combo while wielding Love is Blue. Can be angled. The Bullet Arts version of this move fires her gun depending on how the smash was angled: forward if unangled, slightly upward if angled up, and slightly downward if angled down. It has great power and horizontal range, and Madama Butterfly's hitbox cannot be reversed. However, it has high ending lag and low priority, making it fairly easy to cancel out. A blindspot will always be present directly in front of Bayonetta, regardless of angle, and its animation renders it unable to hit prone opponents (or those with very low crouches).

Update History

8.0.0

• Forward smash has more base knockback (26 → 34/35) and a longer hitbox duration (frames 17-19 → 17-21).

Hitboxes

Attack

The move and its hitboxes have some unusual properties, which are shared with Bayonetta's other smash attacks:

• The Wicked Weaves, while attached to Bayonetta and causing her to experience hitlag alongside opponents hit, are programmed as a separate object. This gives the hitboxes pseudo-projectile properties; for example, they do not have their damage affected by Bayonetta being giant or tiny.
  • Additionally, when shielded, the 0.67× hitlag reduction only applies to the opponent, making it comparatively less safe than other attacks.
• Compared to other smash attacks, it has a lower maximum charge damage multiplier, capping at 1.2× instead of 1.4×, and can only be held for up to 60 frames after reaching full charge instead of 120 frames. If hitting an opponent slowed down by Witch Time, the multiplier is further reduced to 1.1×, with the damage increase per charge frame being halved.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Angled up
0	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	34	102	0		5.5	top	0.0	14.5	7.0 to 19.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	34	102	0		5.5	top	0.0	14.5	7.0 to 19.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	35	102	0		8.0	top	0.0	15.0	29.5	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	35	102	0		8.0	top	0.0	15.0	29.5	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Angled forward
0	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	34	102	0		5.5	top	0.0	16.0 to 12.0	7.0 to 19.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	34	102	0		5.5	top	0.0	16.0 to 12.0	7.0 to 19.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	35	102	0		8.0	top	0.0	10.0	29.0	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	35	102	0		8.0	top	0.0	10.0	29.0	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Angled down
0	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	34	102	0		5.5	top	0.0	14.0 to 10.0	7.0 to 19.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	14.0%	0		Forward	34	102	0		5.5	top	0.0	14.0 to 10.0	7.0 to 19.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	35	102	0		8.0	top	0.0	7.0	29.0	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	35	102	0		8.0	top	0.0	7.0	29.0	1.3×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Bullet Arts

The bullet is shot from Bayonetta's right arm gun.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Angled up
0	0	0	0.5%	0		Forward	10	100	0		2.5	top	0.0	12.0 to 13.2	9.5 to 13.3	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
1	0	0	0.5%	0		Forward	0	0	0		2.5	top	0.0	12.0 to 29.5	9.5 to 66.9	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
Angled forward
0	0	0	0.5%	0		Forward	10	100	0		2.5	top	0.0	9.5	10.0 to 14.0	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
1	0	0	0.5%	0		Forward	0	0	0		2.5	top	0.0	9.5	10.0 to 70.0	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
Angled down
0	0	0	0.5%	0		Forward	10	100	0		2.5	top	0.0	8.4 to 7.7	9.5 to 13.4	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
1	0	0	0.5%	0		Forward	0	0	0		2.5	top	0.0	8.4 to -2.0	9.5 to 68.6	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All

Timing

Attack

Charges between	2-3
Hitboxes	17-21
Bullet Arts window	23
Interruptible	67
Animation length	73

Bullet Arts

Up to 10 consecutive bullets can be fired by holding the button, with each one adding 7 frames to the move's duration. Otherwise, the Bullet Arts extension lasts 6 frames.

Hitboxes	1
Loop point	7-8
Animation length	6

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Loop point

State change

Interruptible

Bayonetta's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial (1 · 2 · 3) · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash