Gravity

Gravity is a measure of how fast a falling character reaches their maximum falling speed. A character with high gravity does not necessarily have a fast falling speed; they simply reach their top falling speed faster.

From Super Smash Bros. Brawl onward, the vertical knockback suffered by characters is based on both their weight and their gravity, with higher-gravity characters taking more knockback; horizontal knockback is unaffected. This reduces the natural effect of gravity on launch distance, keeping characters with low weight but high gravity (most notably Fox) from having disproportionally high vertical endurance, and in fact results in their endurance being slightly worse than a fighter with lower gravity. Despite horizontal knockback being unaffected, fighters with higher gravity tend to have poorer horizontal endurance, due to the gravity compensation resulting in slightly higher hitstun. Since a character's air friction only takes effect after the hitstun ends, this results in it taking slightly longer for fighters with higher gravity to be slowed down by their air friction, thus getting KOed earlier. It also affects how difficult the character is to combo - by applying slightly more knockback to characters that more quickly fall into the next attack, it slightly normalizes the effect of setup and multi-hit moves on the cast.

Gravity also affects how high a character is able to jump; two characters with the same jump force will not jump the same height if they have different gravity.

In Super Smash Bros. 4, a character's gravity can be altered by using the equipment bonus effects, Thistle Jump or Anchor Jump, with Thistle Jump decreasing it, while Anchor Jump increases it. However, both bonus effects also alter a character's falling speed.

Super Smash Bros. gravity values

Source: [1]

JPN Rank Character Gravity 1 Fox 4 2 Captain Falcon 3.4 3 Link 3.2 4-5 Donkey Kong 3 4-5 Pikachu 3 6-7 Yoshi 2.7 6-7 Ness 2.7 8-9 Mario 2.4 8-9 Kirby 2.4 10 Luigi 2.1 11 Jigglypuff 2 12 Samus 1.9

NTSC/PAL Rank Character Gravity 1 Fox 4 2-3 Captain Falcon 3.4 2-3 Link 3.4 4-5 Donkey Kong 3 4-5 Pikachu 3 6 Yoshi 2.8 7 Ness 2.7 8-9 Mario 2.4 8-9 Kirby 2.4 10 Luigi 2.1 11 Jigglypuff 2 12 Samus 1.9

Super Smash Bros. Melee gravity values

Rank	Character	Gravity
n/a	Giga Bowser	0.25
1	Fox	0.23
2	Falco	0.17
3-5	Bowser	0.13
3-5	Ganondorf	0.13
3-5	Captain Falcon	0.13
6	Sheik	0.12
7	Roy	0.114
8-11	Link	0.11
8-11	Young Link	0.11
8-11	Pikachu	0.11
8-11	Pichu	0.11
12-13	Donkey Kong	0.1
12-13	Ice Climbers	0.1
14-16	Mario	0.095
14-16	Dr. Mario	0.095
14-16	Mr. Game & Watch	0.095
17	Yoshi	0.093
18	Ness	0.09
19	Marth	0.085
20	Mewtwo	0.082
21-22	Peach	0.08
21-22	Kirby	0.08
23	Zelda	0.073
24	Luigi	0.069
25	Samus	0.066
26	Jigglypuff	0.064

Notes

• Wireframes have gravities of 0.09 (Male) and 0.073 (Female).
• Sandbag has a gravity of 0.05.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl gravity values

Rank	Character	Gravity
1	Fox	0.175
2	Sheik	0.1409
3	Wolf	0.13
4	Falco	0.112
5	Squirtle	0.1067
6-8	Bowser	0.1027
6-8	Ganondorf	0.1027
6-8	Captain Falcon	0.1027
9	Meta Knight	0.0956
10	Diddy Kong	0.092
11	Lucas	0.09
12	Link	0.089
13	Zero Suit Samus	0.0884
14	Pikachu	0.087
15-16	Charizard	0.085
15-16	Sonic	0.085
17	Wario	0.0842
18-19	King Dedede	0.0837
18-19	Ike	0.0837
20	Donkey Kong	0.081
21	Snake	0.08
22	Ice Climbers	0.077
23	Mr. Game & Watch	0.07505
24-25	Mario	0.075
24-25	Pit	0.075
26	Yoshi	0.07347
27	Ness	0.0711
28-29	Toon Link	0.07
28-29	Ivysaur	0.07
30	Marth	0.06715
31	Zelda	0.067
32-33	Luigi	0.065
32-33	R.O.B.	0.065
34	Peach	0.0632
35	Lucario	0.0625
36	Kirby	0.061
37	Olimar	0.06
38	Samus	0.058
39	Jigglypuff	0.05056

Notes

• The Fighting Alloys all share Mario's gravity value of 0.075, just as they share his weight.
• In Melee and Brawl, Captain Falcon, Ganondorf, and Bowser have all shared the same gravity values.
• Sheik is the only veteran to have her gravity increased from Melee to Brawl.

Super Smash Bros. 4 gravity values

Rank	Character	Gravity
n/a	Giga Bowser	0.198
1	Fox	0.19
2	Greninja	0.18
3	Sheik	0.15
4	Falco	0.13
5-8	Zero Suit Samus	0.12
5-8	Captain Falcon	0.12
5-8	Ryu	0.12
5-8	Bayonetta	0.12
n/a	Giga Mac	0.12
9	Roy	0.114
10-12	Bowser	0.11
10-12	Meta Knight	0.11
10-12	Charizard	0.11
13	Ganondorf	0.107835
14	Mega Man	0.1071
n/a	Wario-Man	0.1071
15-16	Diddy Kong	0.105
15-16	Palutena	0.105
17	Mii Brawler	0.1
18	Cloud	0.098
19-20	Link	0.096
19-20	Mii Swordfighter	0.096
n/a	Mii Swordfighter (Fighting Mii Team)	0.096
21	Pikachu	0.095
22-25	Bowser Jr.	0.092
22-25	Wario	0.092
22-25	Ike	0.092
22-25	Corrin	0.092
26-29	Lucas	0.09
26-29	R.O.B.	0.09
26-29	Wii Fit Trainer	0.09
26-29	Sonic	0.09
n/a	Mii Brawler (Fighting Mii Team)	0.09
30	Robin	0.089
31	King Dedede	0.087885
32-34	Mario	0.08715
32-34	Dr. Mario	0.08715
32-34	Mii Gunner	0.08715
n/a	Mii Gunner (Fighting Mii Team)	0.087
35	Donkey Kong	0.08505
36	Shulk	0.085
37	Lucario	0.084
n/a	Mega Lucario	0.084
38	Mewtwo	0.082
39-40	Pit	0.081
39-40	Dark Pit	0.081
41-43	Yoshi	0.08
41-43	Mr. Game & Watch	0.08
41-43	Little Mac	0.08
44	Toon Link	0.079
45	Villager	0.078
46-47	Samus	0.077
46-47	Ness	0.077
48	Duck Hunt	0.076
49-51	Luigi	0.075
49-51	Marth	0.075
49-51	Lucina	0.075
52	Pac-Man	0.072
53	Zelda	0.071
54-55	Peach	0.068
54-55	Olimar	0.068
56	Kirby	0.06405
57	Rosalina	0.062
58	Jigglypuff	0.053088

Update history

1.1.5

• Samus's gravity: 0.075 → 0.077

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gravity values

Rank	Character	Gravity
1	Fox	0.23
2	Mii Brawler	0.192
3	Greninja	0.18
4	Sheik	0.15
5	Pichu	0.14
6-7	Falco	0.13
6-7	Wolf	0.13
8	Squirtle	0.128
9	Incineroar	0.126
10-11	Bowser	0.125
10-11	Diddy Kong	0.125
12-17	Bayonetta	0.12
12-17	Captain Falcon	0.12
12-17	Ken	0.12
12-17	Palutena	0.12
12-17	Ryu	0.12
12-17	Zero Suit Samus	0.12
18-19	Chrom	0.114
18-19	Roy	0.114
20-21	Charizard	0.11
20-21	Meta Knight	0.11
22	Ganondorf	0.108
23-24	Mega Man	0.107
23-24	Wario	0.107
25	Mii Swordfighter	0.106
26	King K. Rool	0.105
27-29	Cloud	0.098
27-29	Mii Gunner	0.098
27-29	Shulk	0.098
30	King Dedede	0.097
31-32	Link	0.096
31-32	Young Link	0.096
33	Pikachu	0.095
34-36	Bowser Jr.	0.092
34-36	Corrin	0.092
34-36	Ike	0.092
37-42	Little Mac	0.09
37-42	Lucas	0.09
37-42	R.O.B.	0.09
37-42	Ridley	0.09
37-42	Sonic	0.09
37-42	Wii Fit Trainer	0.09
43	Robin	0.089
44-46	Dr. Mario	0.087
44-46	Inkling	0.087
44-46	Mario	0.087
47-49	Donkey Kong	0.085
47-49	Richter	0.085
47-49	Simon	0.085
50	Lucario	0.084
51	Luigi	0.083
52-54	Ice Climbers	0.082
52-54	Ivysaur	0.082
52-54	Mewtwo	0.082
55-57	Dark Pit	0.081
55-57	Pit	0.081
55-57	Toon Link	0.081
58-60	Mr. Game & Watch	0.08
58-60	Snake	0.08
58-60	Yoshi	0.08
61	Villager	0.078
62	Ness	0.077
63	Duck Hunt	0.076
64-67	Dark Samus	0.075
64-67	Lucina	0.075
64-67	Marth	0.075
64-67	Samus	0.075
68	Pac-Man	0.072
69	Zelda	0.071
70-72	Daisy	0.07
70-72	Isabelle	0.07
70-72	Peach	0.07
73	Olimar	0.068
74	Kirby	0.064
75	Rosalina	0.062
76	Jigglypuff	0.053

Trivia

• Not counting Giga Bowser, Fox holds the distinction of being the character with the highest gravity value in all games.
• Lucas is the only character from the transition from Brawl to Smash 4 to have his gravity value kept the same. Similarly, fellow DLC veterans Roy and Mewtwo's gravity values are the same as in their last appearance in Melee.
• Sheik is the only character to debut in Melee whose gravity has been increased in more than one game.

See also

• Air acceleration
• Air speed
• Falling speed
• Weight