Sonic (SSBU)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Sonic's forward aerial.

Overview

A corkscrew battering ram, similar to Pikachu's forward aerial. It is tied with up aerial for the lowest amount of start-up lag out of Sonic's aerials, coming out on frame 5. When coupled with its last hit's very high knockback growth, it is useful for spacing and edge-guarding. It can also combo into itself in certain instances, thanks to Sonic's fast air speed and its fairly large auto-canceling window. It resembles the Emerald Dive from Sonic the Fighters.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Hits 1-5
0	0	0	0.8%	0		Standard	0	100	40		5.5	top	0.0	7.0	10.0	0.7×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Hit 5
0	0	0	3%	0		Standard	60	135	0		8.0	head	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.5×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-2
Hits 1-5	5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Hit 6	15
Ending autocancel	34-
Interruptible	46
Animation length	56

Landing lag

Animation length	16

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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash