Sonic (SSB4)/Forward aerial

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Overview

A corkscrew battering ram, similar to Pikachu's forward aerial. It has fast start up, hitting on frame 5, hits multiple times and its last hit has high knockback growth, which makes it useful for edgeguarding. It can also combo into itself in certain instances thanks to Sonic's fast air speed. Originates from Sonic the Fighters. However, it has high ending lag (31 frames) and landing lag (26 frames).

Hitboxes

Hitbox type	Damage	Angle	Base knockback	Knockback scaling	Fixed knockback value	Weight dependent	Effect	SFX level
?	7%	361	60	135	—	?	Normal	?

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Hits 1-6	5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15
Ending autocancel	34
Interruptible	46
Animation length	?

Landing lag

Animation length	26

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

Interruptible

Sonic's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash