Samus (SSBM)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Samus's forward aerial.

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Overview

Samus shoots fire from her arm cannon in an arc downwards. With multiple hits that do 5% each, it can lead to very large amounts of damage should all the hits connect. Due to its fairly small hitboxes and low initial knockback, forward air is typically used at high percents as an air-to-air or combo tool, by which point the individual hits serve as very effective launchers. Overall a move that has good niche uses at high percent, but at lower percents, neutral air and up air perform the same functions better.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Hits 1-4
0	0	5%	0		20	100	0	3.823974	49	-3.659922	0.0	0.0						Burn
1	0	5%	0		20	100	0	5.823846	49	6.655824	0.0	0.0						Burn
Hit 5
0	0	5%	0		20	100	0	3.823974	49	-3.659922	0.0	0.0						Burn
1	0	5%	0		20	100	0	6.655824	49	6.655824	0.0	0.0						Burn

Timing

Hit 1	4-5
Hit 2	11-12
Hit 3	18-19
Hit 4	25-26
Hit 5	30-31
Ending autocancel	47-
Interruptible	50
Animation length	55

Landing lag

Animation length	15
L-cancelled animation length	7

Normal

L-cancelled

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Samus's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · 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 aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Edge attack (fast) · Edge attack (slow)
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special