Ganondorf (SSBU)/Side special

Ganondorf side special hitbox visualizations.
Grounded	Aerial

Ganondorf's successful grounded Flame Choke.

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Overview

Ganondorf lunges forward to grab any opponent in his way. When used in the air, the move renders him helpless.

On the ground, the command grab has Ganondorf hold his victim's face up. He then unleashes an explosion of darkness that launches them straight down onto the ground.

In the air, Ganondorf grabs his victim's face and falls rapidly. If he doesn't land on a surface, he can perform a sacrificial KO. If he lands, the opponent will be put on the ground as if they missed a tech. Unlike the grounded version, this one cannot be teched. It is possible for the victim to mash out. It is easier to do so if they are at a lower percent than Ganondorf. If the opponent mashes out, Ganondorf will not become helpless and he'll be able to recover should he be close enough to the stage.

Update History

1.1.0

• Aerial Flame Choke now KOs Ganondorf first.

Grabbox Data

ID	Radius	Bone	Offset			G	A
Grounded
0	5.0	top	0.0	8.0	7.5
1	1.0	top	0.0	8.0	7.2
Aerial
0	5.0	top	0.0	6.0	7.5
1	5.0	top	0.0	11.0	7.5

Throw Data

For both versions, the throw's angle and knockback do not actually apply; instead, the move drops the opponent straight down with a fixed launch speed and hitstun that are specific to it. However, it is still possible for the throws to apply their normally coded knockback if the move is interrupted on the same frame the throw takes place, and it is also used for grabbable non-character targets, such as Assist Trophies.

Kind	ID	Damage	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	H×	Effect	Type	Sound
Grounded
Throw	0	12.0%		Forward	60	80	0	0.0×			Explosion
Break	0	4.0%		Forward	100	10	0	0.0×			Kick
Aerial
Throw	0	15.0%		Forward	40	82	0	0.0×			Explosion
Break	0	4.0%		Forward	100	10	0	0.0×			Kick

Timing

Grounded grab

The move immediately skips to frame 31 if Ganondorf reaches an edge with it while the grab is active, cutting off at most 15 frames.

Grab	16-30
Interruptible	60
Animation length	59

Grounded throw

Super armor	17-40
Throw damage	31
Release	39
Interruptible	57
Animation length	60

Aerial grab

Grab	16-28
Animation length	56

Aerial throw landing

Upon grabbing an opponent with the aerial version, Ganondorf starts falling and can slam them onto the ground starting on frame 21.

Throw release	1
Interruptible	38
Animation length	40

Missed grab landing

Interruptible	30
Animation length	33

Helplessness landing

Interruptible	21
Animation length	23

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Vulnerable

Armour

Grab

Throw point

Interruptible

Parameters

Aerial move

From version 1.1.0 onward, while Ganondorf has an opponent grabbed, his blast line detection is extended downward by 18 units, causing him to get KO'd first in Sacrificial KO attempts.

Gravity	0.05 (missed) 0.1 (successful)
Falling speed for missed grab	1.65
Falling speed when jumping after successful grab	1
Falling speed when plummeting after successful grab	5
Helplessness landing lag	20 frames

Grab and throw

For an aerial Flame Choke, the amount of frames the opponent is grabbed for is determined by 100 + 1.5p, with a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 130, where p is the difference between Ganondorf and the target's damage percents. As a result, it reaches its minimum grab duration when Ganondorf has at least 6.67% more damage than the target, and its maximum duration when the target has at least 20% more damage. Button mashing reduces this amount by 4 frames per stick input, and 7.2 frames per button input (though they cannot be registered as quickly).

Throw downward speed	3.2
Throw hitstun	16 frames
Grounded throw tech window	8 frames
Aerial grab release lag	29 frames
Speed out of aerial grab release	1.2 (horizontal) 1.5 (vertical)
Air friction out of aerial grab release	0.03
Gravity out of aerial grab release	0.05

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