Meta Knight (SSBU)/Side special

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's side special, Drill Rush.

Hitbox visualization showing the final hit of Meta Knight's side special, Drill Rush.

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Hitboxes

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
Multihits
0	0	4	1.1%	0		Forward	50	50	45		3.0	top	0.0	13.5	6.0	0.6×	0.5×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	4	1.1%	0		Forward	80	50	30		3.0	top	0.0	2.0	6.0	0.6×	0.5×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	4	1.1%	0		Forward	50	50	45		3.0	top	0.0	13.5	6.0	0.6×	0.5×	0%							Slash		All	All
3	0	4	1.1%	0		Forward	80	50	45		3.0	top	0.0	2.0	6.0	0.6×	0.5×	0%							Slash		All	All
4	0	4	1.1%	0		Forward	25	50	0		3.5	haver	0.0	10.0	0.0	0.6×	0.5×	0%							Slash		All	All
5	0	4	1.1%	0		Forward	25	50	0		4.0	haver	0.0	5.0	0.0	0.6×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Final hit
0	0	0	3.0%	0		Forward	40	185	0		6.0	haver	0.0	10.0	0.0	3.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	3.0%	0		Forward	40	185	0		6.0	haver	0.0	4.0	0.0	3.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	3.0%	0		Forward	40	185	0		8.0	top	0.0	7.0	0.0	3.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Attack

The aerial version's finisher only comes out if any of the previous hits connected, and causes Meta Knight to bounce back on hit. The move enables ledge grabs from both sides starting on frame 47, and disables jostling during frames 26-69.

Crashing into a solid surface causes Meta Knight to skip immediately to the aerial final hit (frame 70), using the same bounce-off animation.

Multihits	26-69 (rehit rate: 4)
Final hit	70
Interruptible (grounded only)	99
Animation length	114

Grounded
Aerial, missed
Aerial, on hit

Landing

Interruptible	27
Animation length	27

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Parameters

Horizontal speed multiplier on startup	0.5
Gravity on startup	0.08
Maximum angling per frame by stick input	3°
Period the move can go off edges	24 frames
Travel speed multiplier when hitting a shield	0.7
Maximum speed decreases on shield	4
Maximum angling per frame after hitting a shield	1°
Duration of reduced angling per frame after hitting a shield	20 frames
Maximum angle difference to crash into a surface	50°
Horizontal speed from final hit bounce-off	-1
Vertical speed from final hit bounce-off	2.5
Helplessness air speed multiplier	0.6
Landing lag	26 frames

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · 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