Samus (SSBM)/Up aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Samus's up aerial.

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Overview

Samus spins as she kicks upwards. Mostly used as a multi-hit air-to-air move, but due to the low knockback of the individual hits opponents will often fall out before its final, stronger hit. Will often win trades with other aerial moves, but generally has a low reward.

This move has a notable use as Samus's main method of doing an Aerial Interrupt, as the early frames of the move can be cancelled when coming back onto stage for some grounded actionable invincibility, or when short hopping under a side platform to immediately land on it with very little lag. As such, it is often utilised more for its utility in getting onto stage and for general movement than its other properties.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			Clang	Rebound	Effect	G	A	Sound
Hit 1
0	0	3%	0		0	100	30	5.323878	14	-1.663956	1.495998	0.0						Kick
1	0	3%	0		0	100	30	6.2496	14	3.327912	0.99603	0.0						Kick
2	0	3%	0		0	130	0	4.6872	18	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Hits 2-5
0	0	1%	0		0	100	30	5.323878	14	-1.663956	1.495998	0.0						Kick
1	0	1%	0		0	100	30	6.2496	14	3.327912	0.99603	0.0						Kick
2	0	1%	0		0	130	0	4.6872	18	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick
Hit 6
0	0	4%	0		40	120	0	4.82391	14	-1.663956	1.495998	0.0						Kick
1	0	4%	0		40	120	0	5.859	14	1.995966	0.99603	0.0						Kick
2	0	4%	0		40	120	0	4.2966	18	0.0	0.0	0.0						Kick

Timing

Initial autocancel	1-4
Hit 1	5-6
Hit 2	8-9
Hit 3	11-12
Hit 4	14-15
Hit 5	17-18
Hit 6	20-21
Ending autocancel	34-
Interruptible	39
Animation length	39

Landing lag

Animation length	15
L-cancelled animation length	7

Normal

L-cancelled

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

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