Projectile

Mario's fireball is an example of a projectile.

A projectile is an attack or object that operates independently of the character that used it. Common examples of projectiles include the Charge Shot, Blaster shots, and thrown items. Almost all projectiles can be reflected, while others can also be absorbed.

A majority of characters have at least one projectile attack, while some have two or even three, and for the most part, one these projectiles serves as the character's neutral special attack. It is considered a disadvantage to lack a projectile, as they can be very useful in both approaching and camping out opponents' approaches. Projectiles also cause the target to take hitlag while the user does not, which allows a few free frames of action.

As projectiles are (in general) considered indirect attacks, the vast majority of enemies in the Subspace Emissary resist them outside of any weak points they may have — in fact, only Porky, Meta Ridley, and Tabuu do not. Projectiles are also generally special moves executed with the B button, but since Brawl, some characters, such as Snake, Olimar, the Villager, and Mega Man, have standard attacks that are projectiles.

Projectiles used by characters

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The editor who added this tag elaborates: Several moves in Ultimate

This table includes all non-Final Smash projectiles for every character, as well as some important properties of each. Note that, while a projectile may not be absorbable, that does not exclude the ability to be Pocketed.

Character	Projectiles	Reflectable	Absorbable	Unique/Special Properties
Bayonetta	Bullet Climax			Chargeable, but only affects first two shots. Pressing B repeatedly causes her to continue firing.
Bowser	Fire Breath			Size and length decreases as Bowser continues to breathe, releasing the move slowly recharges it.
Bowser Jr.	Mechakoopa
	Abandon Ship!			The Clown Car becomes a projectile after abandoned.
	Clown Cannon
Cloud	Blade Beam
Corrin	Dragon Fang Shot			Only the projectile attack can be absorbed. Can be charged to change size and damage.
Dark Pit	Silver Bow			Chargeable and controllable. Can be held for a slightly limited time, and can be aimed up.
Diddy Kong	Peanut Popgun			Can be charged, which increases damage and speed while flattening the movement angle, but charging too much causes the move to fail. Can be grabbed and subsequently thrown as an item. The overcharge explosion in SSB4 cannot be reflected or absorbed.
	Banana Peel			Produces a Banana Peel.
	Rocketbarrel Boost (when the barrels come off)			Has a random trajectory. Cannot be shielded. The barrels explode when crashing into the stage, which can be absorbed in SSB4
Dr. Mario	Megavitamins			Affected by gravity, bounces on the ground.
Duck Hunt	Trick Shot			Can be launched higher and/or farther by pressing the special move button repeatedly. Explodes after a while, or if it hits an enemy. The explosion alone can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.
	Clay Shooting			The clay pigeon is shot if the special move button is pressed, and the resulting explosion of the pigeon can be absorbed. If hit by an attack (including ones that normally would reflect projectiles), then it breaks automatically.
	Wild Gunman
Falco	Blaster			Follows straight trajectory. Causes flinching. The lasers are also used in his back, up, and down throws, and can also be reflected and absorbed in said moves.
Falco	Reflector			Considered a projectile in Brawl and SSB4. Reflectors do not affect the trajectory, but they will reflect the hitbox.
Fox	Blaster			Follows straight trajectory. Does not cause flinching (except in Smash 64). The lasers are also used in Fox's back, up and down throws from Melee onward, and can also be reflected and absorbed in said moves.
Greninja	Water Shuriken
Greninja	Hydro Pump			Does not cause flinching.
Ice Climbers	Ice Shot			Bounces off shields, causing it to travel the other direction. Hugs the ground, following straight trajectory.
Ice Climbers	Blizzard
King Dedede	Inhale (spit-out character)			Spits in straight trajectory.
	Waddle Dee Toss	/	/	Affected by gravity, can be angled up or down and shortened or lengthened. Waddle Doos' Beam Whip can be reflected or absorbed, Gordos and thrown items can be reflected, while tossed Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos cannot.
	Gordo Throw			Can be reflected by any attack doing over 2%.
	Super Dedede Jump (stars produced)
Kirby	Inhale (spit-out character and swallow)			The character that's been turned into a star will be shot out of Kirby's mouth in a straight trajectory in front of him if he spits that character out. If he swallows a character, the star will appear behind him with the same properties but with much shorter range. If reflected and it hits Kirby, he will keep his copy ability, but the swallow animation will stop a few frames earlier.
	Final Cutter (shock wave)			Produces a wave after Kirby touches the ground, hugging it and following a straight trajectory.
	May copy another character's neutral special projectile.
Link	Boomerang/Gale Boomerang			Tries to return to Link. Can be angled. In Brawl and SSB4, produces a windbox effect on return.
	Bomb			Produces a Bomb, which acts as an item. It explodes after 7 seconds, and can deal self-damage.
	Bow/Hero's Bow			Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance. Affected by gravity, stops moving when it hits the ground.
Lucario	Aura Sphere			Waves up and down slightly; moves perfectly straight when fully charged. Can be held forever (damages foes who touch the Aura).
Lucario	Force Palm's aura			In very close distance, acts as a throw instead.
Lucas	PK Freeze			Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
	PK Fire			Travels straight forward and disappears after about 3/8 of the way across Final Destination.
	PK Thunder			Controllable.
Luigi	Fireball			Follows straight trajectory.
Mario	Fireball			Affected by gravity, bounces on the ground.
Mario	F.L.U.D.D.			Pushes opponents and does no damage. Can be tilted up and down.
Mega Man	Neutral attack, forward tilt and neutral aerial			Fires up to three shots.
	Forward smash
	Up aerial			Hits opponents repeatedly and pushes them upward.
	Down aerial			Meteor smashes opponents.
	Metal Blade
	Crash Bomber			Can be passed from player to player much like a Gooey Bomb. Explosion can be absorbed.
	Leaf Shield			Can only be reflected when Mega Man fires the leaves.
Mewtwo	Shadow Ball			Huge recoil when used fully charged. Waves up and down slightly. Can be held forever, and in Melee, it damages foes who touch the ball during charging. Small Shadow Balls are launched during Mewtwo's forward throw (which can also be absorbed).
Mewtwo	Disable
Mii Brawler	Shot Put
Mii Gunner	Forward aerial
	Charge Blast
	Laser Blaze
	Grenade Launch			Can be charged for longer distance. The multi-hitting explosion can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.
	Flame Pillar
	Stealth Burst			Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is travelling, but they will reflect the explosion.
	Gunner Missile
	Lunar Launch
	Bomb Drop			Detonates instantly upon contact with an opponent. The explosion can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.
Mii Swordfighter	Gale Strike
	Shuriken of Light
	Chakram
Mr. Game & Watch	Chef			Random trajectory. In Brawl, the projectiles created by Kirby copying this move can be absorbed, unlike the Mr. Game & Watch version.
Ness	PK Flash			Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards.
	PK Fire			Creates gravity-affected fire pillar on impact, trajectory changes when used in midair.
	PK Thunder			Controllable.
Olimar	All smash attacks			All of Olimar's Pikmin attacks - namely, his smash attacks, directional aerials, grabs, throws, Pikmin Chain, and Pikmin Throw - are considered projectiles due to the Pikmin being the active object, not Olimar.
	Pikmin Throw
	All other Pikmin-based attacks
Pac-Man	Bonus Fruit			Effects change depending on the object thrown. All have a hurtbox which means they can take knockback.
Pac-Man	Fire Hydrant			Reflectable while airborne. Water produced by the hydrant is also reflectable.
Palutena	Autoreticle			Targets opponents; doesn't fire any projectiles if there are no targets in range.
	Explosive Flame			Produces a multi-hitting explosion a set distance away from Palutena.
	Celestial Firework			Flies straight upward from the ground.
Peach	Toad			The spores produced on a successful counterattack are projectiles.
Peach	Vegetable			Produces a vegetable item, and rarely Bob-ombs, Mr. Saturns, or Beam Swords.
Pichu	Thunder Jolt			Causes 1% recoil damage. Hugs the stage.
Pichu	Thunder			Causes 3% recoil damage if the bolt hits Pichu.
Pikachu	Thunder Jolt			Hugs the stage, can travel up walls, along ceilings, and below the edge (except in SSB). Has diagonal trajectory in the air.
Pikachu	Thunder			Cannot go through platforms above Pikachu.
Pit	Palutena Bow			Chargeable and controllable. Can be held for a limited time, and can be aimed up.
Pokémon Trainer	Flamethrower (Charizard)			Can be tilted up and down. Can be held forever, but fire length gradually decreases.
	Rock Smash fragments (Charizard)
	Bullet Seed (Ivysaur)			Can be held for limited time.
	Razor Leaf (Ivysaur)			Can be tilted up and down, but trajectory is fairly random.
	Water Gun (Squirtle)			When charged, pushes opponents and does no damage unless uncharged. Can be tilted up and down.
R.O.B.	Robo Beam			Can reflect off surfaces at certain angles, can be tilted up and down. Charges automatically.
R.O.B.	Gyro			Produces a Gyro item. Has a hurtbox.
Robin	Discarded Levin Sword and tomes			Discarded weapons act as projectiles and throwable items.
	Thunder			Properties change depending on charge level.
	Arcfire			Bursts into a column of flame on impact.
	Elwind			Can meteor smash opponents.
Rosalina	Luma Shot			When distanced, Luma can be called back.
Rosalina	Star Bits	*	*	*Only the two custom variants are projectiles; the standard move is not, which means it is neither reflectable or absorbable.
Ryu	Hadoken			A slow, blue energy projectile. Input Hadoken is larger and deals more damage. Shakunetsu Hadoken is orange, fiery, and deals multiple hits.
Samus	Charge Shot			Follows straight trajectory; chargeable. In Smash 64, it can go on for an infinite distance. From Melee onward, it will disappear if it doesn't hit anything for a few seconds.
	Missile			Can fire a homing missile or super missile.
	Bomb			Detonates either instantly upon contact with an opponent, or from Brawl onward, after a set period of time. In SSB4, the explosion can be absorbed, but the hit right before it cannot.
Sheik	Needle Storm			Can be tilted up and down. Can be charged forever, but only six needles can be held and fired.
	Vanish			Considered a projectile because the explosion and hitbox do not follow Sheik.
	Burst Grenade			Only the explosion can be absorbed.
Snake	Hand Grenade			Can be picked up, grenade itself does not cause flinching and can be tilted forward and backwards (when tilted backwards it will fall next to Snake). Can also injure the user. Detonates after few seconds. Does not explode on contact.
	Remote Missile			Controllable. Shielding against it makes the user lose control of its trajectory.
	Cypher (once let go of)
	Up smash
	Down smash
	C4
	Taunt			Affected by gravity. Can be picked up by opponents (while Snake is still inside of it), though only Donkey Kong can move around while holding it.
Sonic	Spring Jump (aerial usage)
Toon Link	Hero's Bow			Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.
	Boomerang			Tries to return to Toon Link. Can be angled.
	Bomb			Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
Villager	Forward smash			Drops a bowling ball.
	Forward aerial			Fires a slingshot pellet.
	Back aerial			Fires a slingshot pellet.
	Lloid Rocket			Explodes after awhile or after hitting an object. Explosion alone can be absorbed.
	Timber (cut tree and woodchip)
Wario	Wario Bike (once dismounted, can be thrown)			Can be destroyed (resulting in two tires that can also be picked up and thrown in Brawl).
Wii Fit Trainer	Sun Salutation			Also heals the user when fully charged. Can be absorbed immediately after charging is finished.
Wii Fit Trainer	Header			Shoots a soccer ball at a downward angle; acts as a melee attack in close ranges.
Wolf	Blaster			Follows straight trajectory; acts as a melee attack in close ranges.
Yoshi	Egg Throw			Can be tilted forward, backwards, up and down (when tilted backwards the egg will go next to Yoshi). Holding down the special button will make the egg travel further.
Yoshi	Yoshi Bomb (stars)
Young Link	Fire Bow			Can be charged, and held forever before releasing. The charge affects the firing speed and distance.
	Boomerang			Tries to return to Young Link.
	Bomb			Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
Zelda	Din's Fire			Reflectors cannot affect the projectile as it is travelling, but they will reflect the explosion.
Zelda	Phantom Slash
Zero Suit Samus	Paralyzer			Stuns opponent in place. Chargeable for a limited amount of time.

Characters without projectiles

The following playable characters currently lack any projectiles.