Projectile

Mario's fireball is an example of a projectile

A projectile is an object or other attack that moves independently of the character that used it. Common examples of projectiles include the Charge Shot, Blaster shots, and thrown items. Most 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. 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.

Most projectiles can be easily identified by attacking a metal box: if the character becomes metal, then the move is not a projectile.

Number of Projectiles per Character

This table includes all non-Final Smash projectiles for every character, as well as some important properties of each.

Character	Projectiles	Unique/Special Properties
Bowser	Fire Breath	Size and length decreases as Bowser continues to breathe, releasing the move slowly recharges it.
Captain Falcon	None.
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.
	Banana Peel	Produces a banana peel.
	Rocketbarrel Boost (when the barrels come off)	Has a random trajectory. Cannot be shielded.
Donkey Kong	None.
Dr. Mario	Megavitamins	Affected by gravity, bounces on the ground.
Falco	Blaster	Follows straight trajectory.
Fox	Blaster	Follows straight trajectory. Does not cause flinching (except SSB). Also used in Fox's back throw (except SSB).
Ganondorf	None.
Ice Climbers	Ice Shot	Bounces off shields, causing it to travel the other direction. Hugs the ground, following straight trajectory. Can freeze opponents.
Ice Climbers	Blizzard	Can freeze opponents.
Ike	None.
Jigglypuff	None.
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, Gordos, and thrown items can be reflected, while tossed Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos cannot.
	Super Dedede Jump (stars produced)
Kirby	Inhale (spit-out character)	Spits in straight trajectory.
	Final Cutter's shock wave	Produces a wave after Kirby touches the ground, hugging it and following a straight trajectory.
	May copy another character's projectile.
Link	Boomerang/Gale Boomerang	Tries to return to Link. Can be angled. Produces a vacuum on return (only in Brawl).
	Bomb	Produces a bomb item. Explode after some seconds. Can damage the user.
	Bow/Hero's Bow	Can be charged forever (the charge affects the firing speed and distance).
Lucas	PK Freeze	Affected by gravity and can be tilted forward and backwards. Freezes opponents.
	PK Fire
	PK Thunder	Controllable.
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.
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.
Marth	None.
Meta Knight	None.
Mewtwo	Shadow Ball	Huge recoil when used fully charged. Waves up and down slightly. Can be held forever (damages foes who touch the ball during charging). Small Shadow Balls are launched during Mewtwo's up throw.
Mr. Game & Watch	Chef	Random trajectory.
Mr. Game & Watch	Oil Panic (once absorbed three attacks, can dump oil on his opponents)	Damage and power depends on previously absorbed attacks.
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	Pikmin Throw	Pikmin latch onto target (unless it's a Purple).
	Up smash
	Down smash
	Forward smash
Peach	Vegetable	Produces a vegetable item, and rarely Bob-ombs, Mr. Saturns, or Beam Swords.
Pichu	Thunder Jolt	Causes minor self-damage. Hugs the stage.
Pichu	Thunder	Causes minor self-damage if the move connects with Pichu.
Pikachu	Thunder Jolt	Hugs the stage. Has diagonal trajectory in the air.
Pikachu	Thunder	Cannot go through platforms above Pikachu.
Pit	Palutena's Arrow	Controllable. Can be held for a limited time.
Pokémon Trainer	Flamethrower (Charizard)	Can be tilted up and down. Can be held forever (the fire length 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.
Roy	None.
Samus	Charge Shot	Follows straight trajectory.
	Missile	Can fire a homing missile or super missile.
	Bomb	Detonates either instantly upon contact with an opponent (Melee/SSB64) or after a set period of time (Brawl).
Sheik	Needle Storm	Can be tilted up and down. Can be charged forever.
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.
	C4
	Remote Missile	Controllable. Shielding against it makes the user lose control of its trajectory.
	Cypher (once let go)
	Up smash
	Down smash
	Taunt	Affected by gravity. Can be picked up by opponents (while Snake is still inside it).
Sonic	Spring Jump (aerial usage)
Toon Link	Bow	Can be charged forever (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.
Wario	Wario Bike (once dismounted, can be thrown)	Can be destroyed (resulting in two tires that can also be picked up and thrown).
Wolf	Blaster	Follows straight trajectory.
Yoshi	Egg Toss	Can be tilted forward, backwards, up and down (when tilted backwards the egg will go next to Yoshi).
Yoshi	Yoshi Bomb (stars)
Young Link	Bow	Can be charged forever (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	Cannot be reflected, but reflectors will prevent the move's target from being hit.
Zero Suit Samus	Paralyzer	Stuns opponent in place.