Bayonetta (SSBU)/Up smash

Hitbox visualization showing Bayonetta's up smash.

Hitbox visualization showing Bayonetta's up smash Bullet Arts.

Overview

Uses Wicked Weaves to summon Madama Butterfly's arm, which is used to throw an uppercut. It is based on the delayed punch Wicked Weave launcher. The Bullet Arts version of this move fires one gun forward and one upward. It has noticeable start-up, high ending lag and low priority, but it is her strongest attack when clean, as it is capable of KOing middleweights around 100%. Its range also allows it to pierce through the platforms of Battlefield. Madama Butterfly's hitbox cannot be reversed.

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
Clean hit
0	0	0	17.0%	0		Forward	32	90	0		10.5	top	0.0	10.0	14.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		No floor	All
1	0	0	17.0%	0		Forward	32	90	0		10.5	top	0.0	10.0	14.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		No floor	All
Mid hit
0	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	32	90	0		10.5	top	0.0	20.0	14.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		No floor	All
1	0	0	16.0%	0		Forward	32	90	0		10.5	top	0.0	20.0	14.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		No floor	All
Late hit
0	0	0	15.0%	0		Forward	32	90	0		10.5	top	0.0	30.0	14.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	15.0%	0		Forward	32	90	0		10.5	top	0.0	30.0	14.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Bullet Arts

One bullet is first shot from Bayonetta's right arm gun, then another is shot from her left 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
Right arm
0	0	0	0.5%	0		Standard	10	100	0		2.5	top	0.0	25.0 to 28.9	1.0 to 1.7	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
1	0	0	0.5%	0		Standard	0	0	0		2.5	top	0.0	25.0 to 84.1	1.0 to 11.4	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
Left arm
0	0	0	0.5%	0		Standard	10	100	0		2.5	top	0.0	15.0	1.0 to 5.0	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All
1	0	0	0.5%	0		Standard	0	0	0		2.5	top	0.0	15.0	1.0 to 61.0	0.0×	0.0×	0%							Bayonetta Hit 01		All	All

Timing

Attack

Charges between	6-7
Clean hit	18-19
Mid hit	20-21
Late hit	22-23
Bullet Arts window	25
Interruptible	65
Animation length	106

Bullet Arts

Up to 10 consecutive bullets from each gun (20 total) can be fired by holding the button, with each one adding 7 frames to the move's duration. Otherwise, the Bullet Arts extension lasts 9 frames.

Right arm bullet	1
Left arm bullet	4
Loop point	7-8
Animation length	9

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

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