Up Smash Attack

Link's up smash

Up smash, abbreviated "u-smash," is a smash attack performed by any character by tapping the control stick upward and pressing A, or (in Melee's versus mode) by pressing up on the C-stick. The up smash can be charged by holding down the A button for up to two seconds in conjunction with the C-stick, resulting in higher damage and knockback. If the enemy has heavy damage, it can be easy for the player to Star KO or Screen KO them using these moves.

List of Up Smashes

Ganondorf's up smash in Brawl. Note how, since he is no longer a clone of Captain Falcon, it is one single, slow kick instead of two rapid ones.

• Mario - Mario headbutts upward.
• Luigi - Luigi headbutts upward.
• Wario - Spins in place and headbutts upward, hitting multiple times. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Peach - Thrusts her arm up quickly. Very powerful when sweetspotted, but very weak when not sweetspotted. If Peach sweetspotted (Peach's body, as opposed to the arm) an opponent with fully charged Up Smash, it can KO at 50% (When it does 23% damage).
• Bowser - Hops into the air, hitting with his shell.
• Dr. Mario - Same as Mario, but with slightly more power, as with his other moves.
• Donkey Kong - Claps overhead. Small hitbox that usually only hits foes directly above him, but great power and fairly fast.
• Diddy Kong - Does a weird cartwheel in place, hitting three times. Not very powerful, but a decent combo move. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Link - Slashes over his head three times. Third hit has most knockback. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Zelda - Waves her hand above her head with magical energy. Comes out quickly, pulls opponents in and has a lot of hits, not to mention the great damage and knockback.
• Sheik - Pulls with both hands to her sides in a downward way. Does a great deal of damage and knockback when sweetspotted. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Ganondorf - In SSBM, he kicks twice upward powerfully. In Brawl, he kicks once but it hits all the way to the ground. Has a huge amount of IASA Frames in Brawl.
• Toon Link - Slashes above his head once with his sword.

The first hit of Captain Falcon's up smash in Melee.

• Young Link - Same as Link. Less knockback.
• Samus - Uses arm cannon and shoots fire above her head, hitting five times. Very weak knockback, perhaps the weakest of all up smashes, but does a lot of damage if all hits connect.
• Zero Suit Samus - Twirls her whip above her head. Doesn't have much startup lag and has great vertical range. Great for racking up damage. Only the tip does a lot of knockback.
• Yoshi - Headbutts above himself.
• Fox - Does a flipping kick above his head. Very powerful and quick, critical for KOing foes. A great KO move. Best Space Animal upsmash.
• Falco - Just like Fox's, only weaker. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Wolf - Does a flipping scissor kick above his head. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Pikachu - Flips over, hitting with its tail. Similar to Fox's, but with less range and even faster.
• Jigglypuff - Headbutts above itself. Can be used as a sliding DACUS.
• Lucario - Punches upwards with blue aura energy.
• Charizard - Slashes upward with both wings.
• Ivysaur - Powder erupts from his bulb. Arguably the best Up Smash in terms of power, being able to KO at percentages as low as 32%, but suffers from long startup lag.
• Squirtle - Slams hands onto the ground, sending twin geysers into the air.
• Pichu - A powerful headbutt that is one of Pichu's best killing moves and combo set ups.
• Mewtwo - Holds hand in the air, emitting a spiral of shadowy energy from it. Multiple hits makes it one of his better moves.
• Captain Falcon - Kicks upwards twice.
• Ness - Does an "Around the World" with his yo-yo, arcing it above him. Weaker than most Up Smashes. Yo-yo can also damage while charging up. Interestingly, when it's 'charging' it doesn't increase in damage or knockback.
• Lucas - Releases an extremely powerful blast of PSI above him. Second strongest up smash in the game, but very high start-up and ending lag.
• Marth - Stabs his sword above his head.
• Ike - Swings sword above his head. Covers great range and is powerful but incredibly laggy like almost all of other Ike's attacks.
• Roy - Same as Marth although with flames surrounding his sword, hitting multiple times. Can spike if sweetspotted at the tip of the sword.
• Ice Climbers - Slam hammers above their heads.
• Kirby - Does a backflip, kicking. Hits all the way around Kirby.
• Meta Knight - Slashes above him a few times. Similar to Link's, only much faster and not as powerful.
• King Dedede - Swings hammer over his head.
• Mr. Game & Watch - Headbutt: Headbutts above him wearing a scuba helmet from Octopus. Has a fair amount of start-up lag.
• Pit - Slashes above him with both of his swords.
• Olimar - Throws a Pikmin into the air.
• R.O.B. - Does a handstand, shooting a burst from his thrusters into the air. His most powerful finisher.
• Snake - Fires a mortar into the air; more charge, more distance. Can be used as a sliding DACUS, which is probably the most well-known DACUS of all characters.
• Sonic - Jumps into the air, spinning in a ball. Has a few invincibility frames. Low knockback, though last hits can Meteor Smash.

Notable up smashes include:

• Peach's Up Smash has the highest KO potential of all of Peach's attacks at 50%, if sweetspotted (Peach's body, as opposed to the arm when it does 23% with fully charged) depending on the stage.
• Mr. Game & Watch's Up Smash has a fastest killing smash attack, depending on the character and stage. His Up Smash is the third strongest in the game.
• Lucas's Up Smash has a second strongest in the game.
• Ivysaur's Up Smash can KO at low percentage as 32% and has a first strongest Up Smash in the game.
• Mewtwo's Up Smash has a multiple hits that makes one of his better moves.

See Also

• Forward smash
• Down smash
• Up Smash Chart