Dark Pit (SSBU)/Down special

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Hitbox visualization showing Dark Pit's down special, Guardian Orbitars.

Update history

8.0.0

• Guardian Orbitars has less ending lag upon release (FAF 24 → 19), and the minimum amount of time they have to be held for upon activation is shorter (20 frames → 15).

Hitboxes

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 windboxes
0	0	4	0.0%	0		Standard	0	100	50		2.7	bitl	0.0	-2.0 to 3.0	1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							None		All	All
1	0	4	0.0%	0		Standard	0	100	50		2.7	bitr	0.0	-2.0 to 3.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							None		All	All
Late windboxes
0	0	4	0.0%	0		Standard	0	100	30		2.7	bitl	0.0	-2.0 to 3.0	1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							None		All	All
1	0	4	0.0%	0		Standard	0	100	30		2.7	bitr	0.0	-2.0 to 3.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							None		All	All

Timing

The timings shown are for the move's shortest duration. The orbitars' duration can be extended up to 100 frames (from 15 minimum), in which case the windboxes' late hit comes out after 29 frames, or on frame 36 counting startup.

Orbitar shields and reflectors	7-21
Windboxes	7-21 (rehit rate: 4)
Interruptible (from release)	40 (19)
Animation length (release)	61 (40)

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Loop point

Reflect

Flinchless hitbox

Interruptible

Parameters

General

Shield HP is shared between both orbitars, with both of them breaking when it is fully depleted. Dark Pit can still use the move during the cooldown period for broken orbitars, but with no hitboxes coming out.

Minimum active duration	15 frames (8.0.0 onward) 20 frames (before 8.0.0)
Maximum active duration	100 frames
Shield HP	15
Shield HP regeneration per frame	0.07
Orbitar cooldown if HP is fully depleted	600 frames (10 seconds)
Reflector damage threshold	50%
Reflector damage multiplier	1.5
Reflector speed multiplier	1.7
Reflector lifetime multiplier	0.7

Orbitar hitboxes

The orbitars continuously shrink while active, reaching a size of 0.5× at the maximum duration of 100 frames, which affects the move's windboxes, shields, and reflectors. More specifically, the orbitars' size multiplier can be calculated by the formula 1 - 0.5 * (active frames / 100). All hitboxes' Y and Z offsets are also likewise adjusted to be placed higher and closer to Dark Pit as they shrink.

Size	2u
Bone	top
Shield offsets	[0, 2 to 11.5, 7] (front) [0, 2 to 11.5, -7] (back)
Reflector offsets	[0, 0 to 14, 7] (front) [0, 0 to 14, -7] (back)
Size multiplier at maximum duration	0.5
Y offset at minimum size (without size multiplier)	8.5u
Z offset at minimum size (without size multiplier)	6u

Dark Pit's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · 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
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash