Luigi (SSB4)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Luigi's back aerial.

Overview

A dropkick. It comes out frame 6, while its clean feet hitbox has both an impressive damage output, and very high knockback growth. These traits make it one of Luigi's most viable KOing options, as its clean feet hitbox KOs middleweights at 99% while near edge. It is also useful for approaching when used as part of a reverse aerial rush. It is a good follow up after a sourspot up air, depending on directional influence. Like forward aerial, its clean legs and late hitboxes are positioned slightly around Luigi's body up to his front side, and have the same quirk of launching the opponent in the opposite direction if the body portion of their hitboxes hits them.

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	14%	0		12	100	0	4.5	9	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	8%	0		12	100	0	5.8	8	1.6	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
Late hit
0	0	8%	0		12	100	0	4.0	9	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	8%	0		12	100	0	5.0	8	1.6	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Clean hit	6-7
Late hit	8-13
Ending autocancel	33-
Animation length	46

Landing lag

Animation length	16

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Luigi's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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
Down taunt