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Reflection Fox Capsule Brawl

Fox reflecting a thrown Capsule in Brawl.

For the move shared by the Star Fox characters, see Reflector.

Reflection is the process of using a particular special move to deflect incoming projectiles. The projectile then becomes property of the reflector's user and is often redirected to hit the original attacker, though some moves such as Thunder are not redirected when reflected. Most reflectors increase the damage done by projectiles, while some also increase their speed. Projectiles can be reflected from any direction.

It is possible for a single projectile to be reflected multiple times, such as back and forth between two characters' reflectors, but if a projectile becomes too strong it will overcome a reflector.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, all reflecting moves will have a shining hexagon visual effect while deflecting projectiles, similar to Reflector.

Moves with reflecting abilities[]

User Move Damage multiplier Speed multiplier Max damage reflectable
All Powershield SSBM Icon 0.5
Dark Pit Electroshock Arm ? ? ?
Guardian Orbitars 1.5 1.7 ?
Dr. Mario Super Sheet 1.5 1.0 50
Falco Reflector 1.5 1.0 50
Fox Reflector 1.5 1.0 50
Hero Bounce
Joker Makarakarn
King K. Rool Gut Check
Lucas Side Smash 1.5 1.5 50
Mario Cape 1.5 1.0 50
Mega Man Skull Barrier 1.2 1.0 25
Mewtwo Confusion* 1.4 1.0 50
Mii Gunner Echo Reflector ? ? ?
Mii Swordfighter Reversal Slash ? ? ?
Min Min Up Smash
Mr. Game & Watch Oil Panic SSBU Icon**
Ness Side Smash 1.5, 2.0 SSB4 Icon 1.5 80
Palutena Reflect Barrier 1.2 1.2 ?
Pit Angel Ring 1.5 1.0 50
Mirror Shield 1.5 1.7 50
Upperdash Arm ? ? ?
Guardian Orbitars 1.5 1.7 ?
R.O.B. Arm Rotor 1.5 1.0 50
Wolf Reflector 1.3 1.8 50
Zelda Nayru's Love 1.2 1.2 50
Franklin Badge 1.3 1.3
Gray Fox 1.0 1.0 100
Gardevoir 2.2 1.3 100
Home-Run Bat SSB4 Icon 2.0 ? ?

* In Melee, Confusion simply reverses projectiles without changing their owner.

** In Ultimate, Oil Panic absorbs energy-based projectiles and reflects non-energy based ones.[]

In Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, if a projectile is too strong for a reflector, the reflector breaks and puts its user into the same state as if their shield broke. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, the overpowered projectile simply ignores the reflector and hits its user anyway. In the case of Ness's and Lucas's forward smashes, should the overpowered projectile collide with the move's hitbox without striking the user, they will undergo a proportionally-substantial amount of lag due to being out prioritized.

Reflectors are generally very useful moves that can be vital, as they help prevent projectile camping and spamming. As such, characters with reliable reflectors tend to have better matchups against characters that rely upon projectiles, such as Samus, than those who lack a reliable reflector.

In addition to the above, the Villager in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U is able to grab projectiles and items and store them for later use via Pocket. While not strictly a reflector, retrieved projectiles gain a 1.9x damage multiplier generally associated with reflectors.

List of Reflectable projectiles[]

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User/Item Move Part of Move Games
By Characters
Bowser (Giga Bowser) Fire Breath Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Bowser Jr. Clown Cannon Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Mechakoopa Walking; Thrown

SSB4 Icon

Charizard Flamethrower Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Rock Smash Fragments

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Cloud Blade Beam Entire Move

SSB4 Icon

Dark Pit Silver Bow Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Diddy Kong Peanut Popgun Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Rocketbarrel Boost Loose barrels

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Banana Peel Entire Move; Thrown

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Dr. Mario Megavitamin Entire move

SSBM Icon SSB4 Icon

Duck Hunt Trick Shot Can; Shot

SSB4 Icon

Falco Blaster Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Fox Blaster Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Greninja Water Shuriken Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Hydro Pump Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Ice Climbers Ice Shot Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon

Blizzard Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon

Ivysaur Bullet Seed Entire move

SSBB Icon

Razor Leaf Entire move

SSBB Icon

King Dedede Waddle Dee Toss Thrown

SSBB Icon

Waddle Doo's beam attack

SSBB Icon

Gordo Throw Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Super Dedede Jump Stars

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Kirby Copy Ability Some Neutral Special attacks

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Final Cutter Wave

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Link Hero's Bow Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Boomerang Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon

Gale Boomerang Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Bomb Thrown

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Lucario Aura Sphere Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Force Palm Damaging portion

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Lucas PK Freeze Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

PK Fire Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

PK Thunder Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Luigi Fireball Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Mario Fireball Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

F.L.U.D.D Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Mega Man Neutral Attack Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Forward Smash Entire Move

SSB4 Icon

Metal Blade Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Crash Bomber Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Mewtwo Shadow Ball Entire move

SSBM Icon SSB4 Icon

Disable Entire move

SSBM Icon SSB4 Icon

Forward Throw Shots

SSBM Icon SSB4 Icon

Mii Brawler Shot Put Entire move SSB4 Icon
Mii Gunner
Mii Swordfighter Gale Strike Entire move SSB4 Icon
Shuriken of Light Entire move SSB4 Icon
Chakram Entire move SSB4 Icon
Mr. Game & Watch Chef Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Ness PK Flash Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

PK Fire Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

PK Thunder Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Olimar Pikmin Throw Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Forward Smash Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Pac-Man Bonus Fruit Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Palutena Autoreticle Shots

SSB4 Icon

Peach Toad Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Vegetable Thrown

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Pichu Thunder Jolt Entire move

SSBM Icon

Thunder Bolt

SSBM Icon

Pikachu Thunder Jolt Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Thunder Bolt

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Pit Palutena's Bow Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

R.O.B. Robo Beam Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Gyro Entire move; Thrown

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Robin Thunder Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Arcfire Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Elwind Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Rosalina Luma Shot Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Samus Charge Shot Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Missile Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Bomb Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Sheik Needle Storm Entire move

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Snake Hand Grenade Thrown

SSBB Icon

Remote Missile Entire move

SSBB Icon

Cypher Flying off

SSBB Icon

Up Smash Shell

SSBB Icon

Taunt Box

SSBB Icon

Squirtle Water Gun Entire move

SSBB Icon

Toon Link Hero's Bow Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Boomerang Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Bomb Thrown

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Villager Lloid Rocket Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Timber Water; Chopped tree

SSB4 Icon

Forward Smash Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Forward Air Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Back Air Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Wario Wario Bike Thrown

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Tires

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Wii Fit Trainer Sun Salutation Entire move

SSB4 Icon

Header Soccer Ball

SSB4 Icon

Wolf Blaster Shot

SSBB Icon

Yoshi Egg Throw Entire move

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Yoshi Bomb Stars

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Young Link Fire Bow Entire move

SSBM Icon

Boomerang Entire move

SSBM Icon

Bomb Thrown

SSBM Icon

Zelda Din's Fire Blast

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Phantom Slash Initial Summon

SSB4 Icon

Zero Suit Samus Paralyzer Entire move

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Zero Laser Power Suit Pieces

SSBB Icon

By Items
All Thrown Items

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Bob-omb Walking

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Bombchu Collision

SSB4 Icon

Bullet Bill Collision

SSB4 Icon

Bumper When Set

SSB64 Icon

Cracker Launcher Shots

SSBB Icon

Drill Collision

SSB4 Icon

Fire Flower Flames

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Green Shell Collision

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Red Shell Collision

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon

Hocotate Bomb Collision

SSB4 Icon

Hothead Collision

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Killer Eye Beam

SSB4 Icon

Lip's Stick Spores

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Ore Club Collision

SSB4 Icon

Ray Gun Shots

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Rolling Crate Rolling

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Soccer Ball Launch

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Star Rod Stars

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Steel Diver Shots

SSB4 Icon

Super Scope Shots

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Superspicy Curry Flames

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Unira When Set

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

By Pokémon
Blastoise Hydro Pump Water Jets

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon

Bonsley Tackle Thrown

SSBB Icon

Charizard Flamethrower Flames

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon

Chespin Seed Bomb Seeds

SSB4 Icon

Chikorita Razor Leaf Leaves

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon

Clefairy Metronome Some copied attacks

SSB64 Icon

Cyndaquil Flamethrower Flames

SSBM Icon

Darkrai Dark Void Dark Void Balls

SSB4 Icon

Fennekin Incinerate Flames

SSB4 Icon

Genesect Techno Blast Beam

SSB4 Icon

Kyogre Hydro Pump Water Jets

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Marill Tackle Collision

SSBM Icon

Meloetta Echoed Voice Music Notes

SSB4 Icon

Meowth Pay Day Coins

SSB64 Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Oshawott Surf Collision

SSB4 Icon

Piplup Surf Collision

SSBB Icon

Snivy Razor Leaf Leaves

SSB4 Icon

Starmie Swift Stars

SSB64 Icon

Staryu Swift Stars

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Zoroark Fury Swipes Claw swipes

SSB4 Icon

By Assist Trophies
Color TV-Game 15 Pong Ball

SSB4 Icon

Dark Samus Shots

SSB4 Icon

Elec Man Thunder Beams

SSB4 Icon

Excitebikes Collision

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Hammer Bros. Hammers

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Infantry and Tanks Shots

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Jeff Rockets

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Knuckle Joe Smash Punch

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Phosphora Electric Attacks

SSB4 Icon

Ray MK III Lasers

SSBB Icon

Saki Amamiya Shots

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Sheriff Shots

SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Takamaru Thrown Knives

SSB4 Icon

By Stage Hazards
Corneria Shots fired from Arwings, Wolfens, and the Great Fox

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4-3 Icon

Green Greens Apples

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon

Mario Bros. Shellcreepers and Sidesteppers

SSBB Icon

Sector Z Shots fired from Arwings

SSB64 Icon

Venom Shots fired from Arwings and Wolfens

SSBM Icon

Wily Castle Yellow Devil's energy blasts

SSB4 Icon

By Enemies and Bosses
Armank Energy Shot

SSBB Icon

Autolance Launched lance

SSBB Icon

Bombed Thrown Head

SSBB Icon

Boom Primid Thrown Boomerang

SSBB Icon

Bullet Bill Collision

SSBB Icon SSB4-3 Icon

Count Dracula Fireballs, Orbs SSBU Icon
Crazy Hand Bombs

SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

Duon Scattershot

SSBB Icon

Fire Primid Fireball

SSBB Icon

Galeem Energy orbs SSBU Icon
Galleom Missiles SSBB Icon SSBU Icon
Gamyga Lasers

SSBB Icon

Giga Bowser Fire breath SSBU Icon
Hammer Bro. Hammers

SSBB Icon SSB4-3 Icon

Master Edges Sword projectiles

SSB4 Icon

Master Hand Finger bullets

SSB64 Icon SSBM Icon SSBB Icon SSB4 Icon

colspan=2 Marx Cutter blades
Ice bomb
SSBU Icon
Meta Ridley Small fireballs

SSBB Icon

Medium fireballs

SSBB Icon

Poppant Tossed gifts

SSBB Icon SSB4-3 Icon

Puppit Lasers

SSBB Icon

Rathalos The exploding fireballs that the Rathalos can spit from his mouth. SSBU Icon
Rayquaza Energy ball

SSBB Icon

R.O.B. Blaster Lasers

SSBB Icon

R.O.B. Launcher Missiles

SSBB Icon

Roturret Bullets

SSBB Icon SSB4-3 Icon

Scope Primid Shots

SSBB Icon

Spaak Electric ball

SSBB Icon

Lightning bolt

SSBB Icon

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