Mario (SSB)/Up smash

Overview

The hitbox of Mario's up smash.

Mario does a headbutt upward in an arc, doing 19% damage. This makes his head a large, disjointed hitbox, with extremely high vertical knockback; it is the strongest up smash in the game, being able to KO at around 80-90% normally, and as low as 73% if the opponent doesn't DI. At base/very low percentages, it can also be used as a combo starter, as it can lead into an up tilt chain or a grab. The move is also usable for mindgames; it can punish defensive options such as rolls and intercept certain recoveries. However, it is rather laggy in terms of both startup and ending lag (especially the latter), and has limited horizontal range. Also, there aren't many ways to combo straight into it, outside of Mario's wall combos in the "tent" portion of Hyrule Castle, though it is possible to lead into it while using moves such as up aerial, particularly with the help of platforms. It can be considered the third best up smash in Smash 64, behind Fox's and Pikachu's, and is Mario's strongest KO move.

Mario's head has invincibility frames for part of the move's duration.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Effect	G	A	Sound
0	0	19%	0		26	120	0	190	12	0	100	0					Punch

Timing

Head intangible	7-10
Hitboxes	7-15
Animation length	58

Hitboxes

Head

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Intangible

Trivia

• During this move, Mario's head model separates slightly from his body. Luigi's up smash shares this trait.

Similar moves

• Luigi (SSB)/Up smash

Mario'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 · Forward throw · Back throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Up special · Down special