Down Air Attack

Down aerial (abbreviated "dair"/"d-air"/"DAir" or "ADA") is an aerial attack that is performed by pressing the A button and down on the control stick. Many down aerials are also spikes.

Notable down aerials include:


 * Fox's down aerial, notorious for its use in his Infinite Combo.
 * Falco's down aerial, a fast spike with high range vital to Falco's pillar.
 * Link's and Young Link's down aerial is a very powerful attack which sends the enemy upwards at the cost of having a lot of lag, even if the player uses a lag cancel. However, Young Link's down aerial can be a Meteor Smash if hit with the handle of the sword on the initial animation.
 * Yoshi's down aerial, a very damaging move which can take up to 40% with its multiple kicks.
 * Mario's, who is officaly named Mario Tornado. (Brawl only)
 * Lucario's, which immediately stops all momentum, making it good for recovery.
 * Wolf's dair can spike