Link (SSBU)/Side special

Hitbox visualization showing Link's side special, Boomerang.

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Update History

3.0.0

• Boomerang deals less shield damage.

Hitboxes

If thrown with a smash attack input, the Boomerang's clean and late hits have their damage multiplied by 1.2×.

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 hit
0	0	0	8.0%	-4.0		Speed-based	80	40	0		4.0	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	6.0%	-3.0		Speed-based	60	40	0		3.6	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Returning
0	0	0	3.0%	-1.5		Speed-based	50	40	0		3.6	top	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Throw (successful)

Tilt input hitboxes (clean, late, returning)	27-36, 37-71, 72-151
Smash input hitboxes (clean, late, returning)	27-36, 37-86, 87-192
Interruptible	46
Animation length	63

Tilt throw
Smash throw
Link

Throw (failed)

Interruptible (grounded)	60
Interruptible (aerial)	46
Animation length	63

Grounded
Aerial

Catch

Catching the Boomerang removes its hitboxes. The catching animation does not occur if Link is in the middle of an attack or defensive action.

Interruptible	10
Animation length	31

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Prop event

Interruptible

Parameters

Throw

Stick sensitivity to angle vertically	0.1
Vertical angle deviation	26°

Boomerang

Lifetime	125 frames (tilt) 167 frames (smash)
Initial speed	2.4 (tilt) 3.1 (smash)
Rotation speed	22° (tilt) 26° (smash)
Smash input damage multiplier	1.2
Deceleration	0.047
Minimum speed	0.3
Distance spent turning back	16 (tilt) 24 (smash)
Maximum returning speed	3
Angle deviation per frame when returning	0.75°
Angle difference to go through floor instead of bouncing off	30°
Minimum bounce angle off ground	16°
Downward ground collision range	-0.5u
Can pierce opponents?	No

After clashing with an attack

Lifetime	60 frames
Horizontal speed	-0.15
Vertical speed	1.25
Gravity	0.09
Falling speed	1.4
Rotation speed multiplier	0.2

Link's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash (1 · 2) · 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