Ganondorf (SSBU)/Forward smash

Hitbox visualization showing Ganondorf's forward smash.

Interpolation of forward smash's hitboxes. Notice how they do not match the swing, leaving an area completely empty.

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Overview

Ganondorf performs an overhead swipe with his sword, shouting "Sorya!" as he does this. One of Ganondorf's most notorious moves in his arsenal, it is decently disjointed and is one of the strongest forward smashes in the entire game. However, it is rather slow for a smash attack, especially in terms of startup, and is one of Ganondorf's slowest attacks. Because of interpolation, this move has a blindspot above and in front of Ganondorf, making the attack trail rather deceptive.

Due to having longer startup than up smash, and sometimes worse coverage of space, some situations where forward smash appears ideal may be better served by using up smash. Range in front of Ganondorf is still significant for up smash, and having faster frame data results in it typically being the safer choice.

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
Early hit
0	0	0	24.0%	0		Forward	61	75	0		4.5	haver	0.0	4.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	24.0%	0		Forward	61	75	0		4.0	haver	0.0	12.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Clean hit
0	0	0	24.0%	0		Forward	61	75	0		5.0	haver	0.0	6.5	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	24.0%	0		Forward	61	75	0		4.5	haver	0.0	14.5	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	24.0%	0		Forward	61	75	0		4.0	haver	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Charges between	14-15
Early hit	29
Clean hit	30-31
Interruptible	70
Animation length	90

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Trivia

• The exclamation Ganondorf makes when using the move is often misheard as "Doriyah!" The powerful energy of his voice and the sheer strength of the move itself has led to it becoming a recurring joke in the Smash community.

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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash