Ganondorf (SSB4)/Up aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's up aerial.

Overview

Ganondorf performs a bicycle kick. It is a very versatile move that excels in speed, range, power, and edgeguarding. It is Ganondorf's fastest aerial attack, and his fastest attack overall, coming out on frame 6, and is effective at escaping combo strings, neutral game, and punishing air dodges. The initial hitbox is very strong, capable of KOing around 100% near the ledge, while the mid and late hitboxes deal low damage but are very notorious for their semi-spike angles and extremely high hitstun, making them very effective for gimping and jab reseting.

The late hitboxes' jab reset occurs even at 999%, and is an essential part of Ganondorf's combo game when combined with his down aerial and footstool jumping. Ganondorf can also use the late hitbox of his up air to combo into a footstool jump until mid percents on tall characters, and footstool to Wizard's Foot is a true combo on most of the cast (known as the Gungnir, a true combo popularized by Gungnir), which can KO at extremely low percents if used near the edge.

Update History

1.0.4/ 1.0.0

• Landing lag (22 frames → 20).

1.1.3

• Landing lag (20 frames → 19).

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	13%	0		35	100	0	4.8	4	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	12%	0		35	100	0	5.76	5	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Mid hit
0	0	12%	0		30	80	0	4.8	4	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	10%	0		30	80	0	5.76	5	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late hit
0	0	8%	0		20	70	0	4.8	4	3.2	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	6%	0		20	70	0	5.76	5	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Clean hit	6-10
Mid hit	11-13
Late hit	14-16
Ending autocancel	25-
Interruptible	34
Animation length	43

Landing lag

Animation length	19

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

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
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash