Bowser

102 moves49 changed by HDR53 vanillainternal koopa

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Jabs

2 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID	Hitbox
hdr Jab	7-8	5	90°	25 / 18	-8	7	20	–	0	top
hdr Jab	7-8	5	70°	25 / 18	-8	7	20	–	1, 2	top
hdr Jab	9-11	7	40°	50 / 100	-11	9	26	–	0, 1, 2	armr

Dash Attack

1 move

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID	Hitbox
hdr^◆‡ Dash Attack	11-14	16	70°	50 / 82	-29	11	51	–	0	top
	15-20	12	62°	50 / 76	-27				0	top
	21-24	10	45°	50 / 55	-22				0	top
	23-24	10	45°	50 / 55	-20				1	top
	25-27	10	45°	50 / 55	-18				0, 1	top

Tilt Attacks

6 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID	Hitbox
hdr Forward Tilt	10-12	15	Sakurai	20 / 90	-14	10	35	–	0, 1, 2	arml, shoulderl
hdr Forward Tilt	13-17	10	Sakurai	5 / 96	-14	10	35	–	0, 1, 2	arml, shoulderl
hdr Forward Tilt	10-12	15	Sakurai	20 / 90	-14	10	35	–	0, 1, 2	arml, shoulderl
hdr Forward Tilt	13-17	10	Sakurai	5 / 96	-14	10	35	–	0, 1, 2	arml, shoulderl
hdr Forward Tilt	10-12	15	Sakurai	20 / 90	-14	10	35	–	0, 1, 2	arml, shoulderl
hdr Forward Tilt	13-17	10	Sakurai	5 / 96	-14	10	35	–	0, 1, 2	arml, shoulderl
hdr^‡ Up Tilt	11-13	9	100°	50 / 112	-18	11	36	–	0, 1	bust, shoulderr
	11-13	11	100°	50 / 112	-16				2, 3	armr
	14-18	8	110°	50 / 90	-15				0, 1	bust, shoulderr
	14-18	10	110°	50 / 90	-14				2, 3	armr
hdr^◆ Down Tilt	10-12	8	72°	46 / 44	-13	10	30	–	0	colonellm
	10-12	8	74°	46 / 44	-13				1	armr
	10-12	8	76°	46 / 44	-13				2	armr
hdr^‡ Down Tilt	7-9	8	55°	7 / 130	-11	7	25	–	0, 1, 2	colonellm, arml

Smash Attacks

6 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID	Hitbox
AttackS4Charge vanilla^◆• Forward Smash	no hitboxes					–	59	–	–
hdr^◆‡ Forward Smash	22-25	23–25.5	Sakurai	28 / 97	-33 to -31	22	70	–	0, 1	top
AttackHi4Charge vanilla^• Up Smash	no hitboxes					–	61	–	–
hdr Up Smash	16-23	22	90°	23 / 90	-29	16	60	–	0	rot
hdr Up Smash	16-23	20	85°	23 / 90	-30	16	60	–	1, 2	rot
AttackLw4Charge vanilla^• Down Smash	no hitboxes					–	61	–	–
hdr^‡ Down Smash	12-14	16	42°	56 / 90	-32	12	55	–	0	handl
	12-14	14	42°	56 / 90	-33				1, 2	arml, kneel
	25-27	15	42°	56 / 96	-19				0	handr
	25-27	13	42°	56 / 96	-20				1, 2	armr, kneer

Aerial Attacks

6 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	Auto cancel	ID	Hitbox
hdr^◆‡ Neutral Air	7-10	12	51°	35 / 80	-2	7	37	10	1, 38–	0, 1	top
hdr^◆‡ Neutral Air	11-23	10	51°	35 / 80	-3	7	37	10	1, 38–	0, 1	top
hdr^‡ Forward Air	12-15	12	Sakurai	50 / 75	-5	12	39	13	1-3, 36–	0, 1	colonells, arml
hdr^‡ Forward Air	12-15	15	Sakurai	50 / 75	-3	12	39	13	1-3, 36–	2	arml
hdr Back Air	9-11	14	Sakurai	25 / 75	-4	9	41	13	1-3, 29–	0	top
	9-11	16	Sakurai	25 / 85	-3					1, 2	top
	12-20	11	Sakurai	21 / 81	-5					0, 1, 2	top
hdr^‡ Up Air	14-20	17	80°	45 / 82	-1	14	46	12	1-5, 38–	0	head
hdr^‡ Down Air	11-24	3	366°	30 / 100	-18	11	54	21	1-9, 43–	0	top
hdr^‡ Down Air	25-27	5	55°	60 / 90	-17	11	54	21	1-9, 43–	0	top
hdr Down Air	1-3	3	20°	60 / 30	-15	1	20	–	–	0, 1	top

Special Attacks

26 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	Cancel	ID	Hitbox
SpecialNStart vanilla^• Neutral Special	no hitboxes					–	22	–	–	–
SpecialN vanilla^➔• Neutral Special	spawns breath					–	–	–	–	–
hdr^‡ Neutral Special	6-9	10	Sakurai	50 / 90	-14	6	28	–	–	0	top
hdr^➔•‡ Neutral Special	spawns breath					24	55	–	–	–
SpecialAirNStart vanilla^• Neutral Special	no hitboxes					–	22	–	–	–
SpecialAirN vanilla^➔• Neutral Special	spawns breath					–	–	–	–	–
hdr^‡ Neutral Special	6-9	10	Sakurai	50 / 90	-14	6	28	–	–	0	top
hdr^➔•‡ Neutral Special	spawns breath					24	55	–	–	–
hdr^◆‡ Side Special	1-16	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	48	–	–	0	–
	16	–	–	– / –	–					0, 1	grab
	17-18	12	65°	55 / 90	-22					0	top
	17-18	10	65°	55 / 90	-23					1	top
hdr^◆‡ Side Special	1-16	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	48	–	–	0	–
	16	–	–	– / –	–					0, 1	grab
	17-18	12	65°	55 / 90	-22					0	top
	17-18	10	65°	55 / 90	-23					1	top
hdr^◆‡ Side Special	1-12	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	13	–	–	0	–
vanilla Side Special	1-41	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	42	–	–	0	–
vanilla^• Side Special	1+	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	–	–	–	0	–
hdr^•‡ Side Special	1	18	60°	80 / 60	–	1	33	5	–	0	–
hdr^•‡ Side Special	1-32	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	33	5	–	0	–
hdr^‡ Side Special	1	15	45°	60 / 75	–	1	39	–	–	0	–
hdr^‡ Side Special	1-38	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	1	39	–	–	0	–
hdr^‡ Side Special	1	12	77°	84 / 49	–	1	34	–	–	0	–
hdr^‡ Side Special	1-33	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	1	34	–	–	0	–
hdr Side Special	1	9	280°	50 fixed	–	1	40	–	–	0	–
	1-18	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–					0	–
	19-20	3	0°	0 / 0	–					0	head
	19-20	12	Sakurai	80 / 50	–					1	head
hdr^◆‡ Side Special	1-12	5	70°	60 / 30	–	1	13	–	–	0	–
hdr^‡• Side Special	1	15	45°	60 / 75	–	1	39	32	–	0	–
hdr^‡• Side Special	1-38	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	1	39	32	–	0	–
hdr^‡• Side Special	1	12	77°	84 / 49	–	1	34	32	–	0	–
hdr^‡• Side Special	1-33	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	1	34	32	–	0	–
hdr^• Side Special	1	12	290°	35 / 45	–	1	40	32	–	0	–
hdr^• Side Special	1-39	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	1	40	32	–	0	–
hdr Up Special	6-8	12	65°	80 / 80	-67	6	82	–	–	0, 1	top
	9-12	10	60°	90 / 65	-65					0, 1	top
	13-24	8	60°	60 / 60	-62					0, 1	top
	25-39	6	60°	40 / 50	-51					0, 1	top
hdr Up Special	6	10	80°	80 / 60	-66	6	80	–	–	0	top
	7	10	80°	80 / 60	-65					0	top
	8-47	0.5	366°	50 fixed	-69					0	top
	48-51	2	60°	40 / 150	-28					0	top
hdr Down Special	11-12	4	80°	60 fixed	-22	11	38	–	JC 21-30	0, 1	top
hdr Down Special	37	20	76°	45 / 89	+13	11	38	–	JC 21-30	0	top
vanilla^‡ Down Special	1-2	11	76°	60 / 72	-46	1	56	–	–	0	top
hdr Down Special	31-32	20	76°	45 / 89	+14	31	31	–	JC 21-30	0	top
hdr Down Special	33	20	76°	45 / 89	+16	31	31	–	JC 21-30	0	top

Grabs

7 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID	Hitbox
hdr^‡ Grab	8-10	–	–	– / –	–	–	40	–	0	grab
CatchPull vanilla Grab	no hitboxes					–	2	–	–
CatchWait vanilla^• Grab	no hitboxes					–	–	–	–
vanilla Pummel	2	1.6	Sakurai	30 fixed	–	2	8	–	0	top
CatchCut vanilla Grab	no hitboxes					–	30	–	–
hdr^‡ Dash Grab	12-14	–	–	– / –	–	–	47	–	0	grab
hdr Pivot Grab	12-14	–	–	– / –	–	–	42	–	0	grab

Throws

4 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Release	FAF	Endlag	ID	Hitbox
hdr Forward Throw	1	12	42°	60 / 80	–	36	49	13	0	–
hdr Forward Throw	1-48	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	36	49	13	0	–
hdr^‡ Back Throw	1	12	45°	60 / 74	–	23	36	13	0	–
hdr^‡ Back Throw	1-35	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–	23	36	13	0	–
hdr Up Throw	1	2	80°	50 / 189	–	57	74	17	0	–
	1-20	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–				0	–
	21-45 (every 4)	0.5	0°	0 / 100	–				0	top
	49-51	2	40°	80 fixed	–				0	top
	57-58	2	0°	0 / 100	–				0	handl
hdr Down Throw	1	4	35°	60 / 80	–	37	60	23	0	–
	1-34	3	Sakurai	40 / 100	–				0	–
	35-45	10	0°	0 / 100	–				0, 1	waist, head

Defensive

39 moves

Move	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	On shield	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID	Hitbox
EscapeN vanilla^• Spot Dodge	intangible 3–15					–	27	–	–
vanilla^• Forward Roll	intangible 4–13					–	34	–	–
EscapeB vanilla^• Back Roll	intangible 4–13					–	34	–	–
hdr^• Air Dodge	intangible 4–26					–	53	10	–
hdr^• Air Dodge	intangible 4–26					–	53	10	–
vanilla Ledge Attack	22-24	10	45°	90 / 20	-26	22	56	–	0	top
vanilla Get-Up Attack	19-20	7	48°	80 / 48	-25	19	50	–	0	top
vanilla Get-Up Attack	22-23	7	48°	80 / 48	-22	19	50	–	0	top
vanilla Get-Up Attack	19-20	7	48°	80 / 48	-25	19	50	–	0	top
vanilla Get-Up Attack	22-23	7	48°	80 / 48	-22	19	50	–	0	top
DamageFall vanilla^• DamageFall	no hitboxes					–	–	–	–
vanilla DownBoundU	no hitboxes					–	26	–	–
DownWaitU vanilla^• DownWaitU	no hitboxes					–	–	–	–
DownDamageU vanilla^• DownDamageU	no hitboxes					–	14	–	–
DownDamageU3 vanilla^• DownDamageU3	no hitboxes					–	40	–	–
vanilla DownEatU	no hitboxes					–	30	–	–
DownStandU vanilla Get-Up	no hitboxes					–	30	–	–
DownForwardU vanilla Get-Up Roll	no hitboxes					–	36	–	–
DownBackU vanilla Get-Up Roll	no hitboxes					–	36	–	–
DownSpot vanilla DownSpot	no hitboxes					–	30	–	–
vanilla DownBoundD	no hitboxes					–	26	–	–
DownWaitD vanilla^• DownWaitD	no hitboxes					–	–	–	–
DownDamageD vanilla^• DownDamageD	no hitboxes					–	14	–	–
DownDamageD3 vanilla^• DownDamageD3	no hitboxes					–	40	–	–
vanilla DownEatD	no hitboxes					–	30	–	–
DownStandD vanilla Get-Up	no hitboxes					–	30	–	–
DownForwardD vanilla Get-Up Roll	no hitboxes					–	36	–	–
DownBackD vanilla Get-Up Roll	no hitboxes					–	36	–	–
Passive vanilla Tech	no hitboxes					–	27	–	–
hdr^‡ Tech	no hitboxes					–	41	–	–
hdr^‡ Tech	no hitboxes					–	41	–	–
PassiveWall vanilla^• Tech	no hitboxes					–	27	–	–
PassiveWallJump vanilla^• Tech	no hitboxes					–	41	–	–
PassiveCeil vanilla Tech	no hitboxes					–	27	–	–
Pass vanilla^• Pass	no hitboxes					–	31	–	–
vanilla Ledge Grab	intangible 1–29					–	20	–	–
CliffWait vanilla^• Ledge Hang	no hitboxes					–	–	–	–
CliffClimb vanilla Ledge Climb	no hitboxes					–	35	–	–
CliffEscape hdr^✕ Ledge Roll	no hitboxes					–	50	–	–
CliffJump1 vanilla^• Ledge Jump	no hitboxes					–	13	–	–
CliffJump2 vanilla^• Ledge Jump	no hitboxes					–	36	–	–

Other

5 moves

Move	Active	Startup	FAF	Land lag	ID
LandingLight vanilla Landing	no hitboxes	–	2	–	–
LandingHeavy vanilla Landing	no hitboxes	–	6	–	–
vanilla Shield	no hitboxes	–	8	–	–
Guard vanilla^• Shield	no hitboxes	–	–	–	–
GuardOff vanilla Shield	no hitboxes	–	12	–	–

Projectiles & Articles

2 articles

Spawned objects carry their own hitboxes. Some moves put all of their damage here and none on the fighter, so this is where their numbers live. Frames count from the article appearing, not from the input.

Breath

2 actions

Action	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	Hitbox
vanilla Move	1-6	1.8	55°	20 / 30	top
vanilla Move	7+	1.8	55°	20 / 30	top
hdr^⇥ Max	1-10	18	Sakurai	50 / 72	top
hdr^⇥ Max	11-60	15	Sakurai	80 / 60	top

Koopag

1 action

Action	Active	Damage	Angle	BKB / KBG	ID	Hitbox
vanilla Attack	5-12	40	Sakurai	80 / 40	0	rot

Attributes

Weight & Size

Weight: 120
Jostle Weight: 10
Shield Radius: 18.5

Ground Movement

Walk Speed: 0.901
Walk Accel (mul): 0.032
Walk Accel (add): 0.0525
Initial Dash: 1.625
Run Speed: 1.7
Run Accel (mul): 0.0543
Run Accel (add): 0.02
Traction: 0.06

Jumps

Jumpsquat: 5
Jump Initial Y: 11.7975
Full Hop Height: 33
Short Hop Height: 14.7
Air Jump Height: 32.61
Jump Count: 2
Horizontal Jump Speed: 1.355

Air Movement

Air Speed: 1.01
Air Accel (add): 0.015
Air Accel (mul): 0.04
Air Friction: 0.01
Gravity: 0.13
Fall Speed: 2.12

Landing Lag

Nair: 10
Fair: 13
Bair: 13
Uair: 12
Dair: 21
Empty Landing: 5
Heavy Landing: 5

Notes

◆HDR replaces the vanilla animation, which changes when the move ends.

HDR replaces the animation (61 -> 81 frames).Dash Attack
HDR replaces the animation (46 -> 38 frames).Down Tilt
HDR replaces the animation (61 -> 59 frames).AttackS4Charge
HDR replaces the animation (88 -> 99 frames).Forward Smash
HDR replaces the animation (67 -> 55 frames).Neutral Air
HDR replaces the animation (58 -> 68 frames).Side Special (Catch), Side Special (AirCatch)
HDR replaces the animation (34 -> 18 frames).Side Special (Squat), Side Special (Air, Squat)

‡Animation speed changes mid-move. Frames shown are real game frames, not animation frames.

Dash Attack, Up Tilt, AttackLw32, Forward Smash, Down Smash, Neutral Air, Forward Air, Up Air, Down Air, Neutral Special (End), Neutral Special (Max), Neutral Special (Air, End), Neutral Special (Air, Max), Side Special (Catch), Side Special (AirCatch), Side Special (Squat), Side Special (Landing), Side Special (ThrowB), Side Special (ThrowF), Side Special (Air, Squat), Side Special (Air, ThrowB), Side Special (Air, ThrowF), Down Special (Landing), Grab, Dash Grab, Back Throw, PassiveStandF, PassiveStandB

✕HDR removes this move’s hitboxes.

CliffEscape

⇥The hit lasts as long as the object carrying it does. Its script never closes the hitbox, so the active frames end where the article’s life runs out.

The fireball is on the field for up to 60 frames (param_breath[1].life), which is what ends the hit -- its script never does. It hits once: connecting subtracts hit_frames, which is its whole life. Touching a wall also ends it.Breath: Max

➔Damage comes from a spawned article, listed under Projectiles & Articles.

Damage comes from Breath — see Projectiles & Articles below.Neutral Special, Neutral Special (Max), Neutral Special (Air), Neutral Special (Air, Max)

•Other notes.

FAF here is the animation's length: the motion list sets no cancel frame for this action, so the true actionable frame may be earlier.AttackS4Charge, AttackHi4Charge, AttackLw4Charge, Neutral Special (Start), Neutral Special (Air, Start), DownDamageU, DownDamageU3, DownDamageD, DownDamageD3, PassiveWall, PassiveWallJump, Pass, CliffJump1, CliffJump2
Held: the animation loops, so this ends on release or on a state change rather than on a fixed frame.Neutral Special, Neutral Special (Air), Side Special (Fall), CatchWait, DamageFall, DownWaitU, DownWaitD, CliffWait
HDR's charged Neutral Special, and the one of the two that fires a projectile. It is available once the fireball cooldown has run out: 900 frames (MAX_COOLDOWN, 15 seconds), reset to full on frame 4 of this move and again on every death, respawn and entry. Holding the ordinary fire breath stalls the countdown -- Bowser's counts back up while he breathes -- so breathing delays the next fireball. Training mode starts it ready, and a flame in the mouth says it is.Neutral Special (Max), Neutral Special (Air, Max)
Land cancels: touching the ground during this move ends it with 5 frames of landing lag rather than the usual special-fall landing. Landing is not the only requirement: the cancel is behind a condition that cannot be read out of the code, so it will not always apply.Side Special (Landing)
Land cancels: touching the ground during this move ends it in Side Special (Landing), which recovers in 32 frames rather than the 38 this move would otherwise run.Side Special (Air, ThrowB)
Land cancels: touching the ground during this move ends it in Side Special (Landing), which recovers in 32 frames rather than the 33 this move would otherwise run.Side Special (Air, ThrowF)
Land cancels: touching the ground during this move ends it in Side Special (Landing), which recovers in 32 frames rather than the 39 this move would otherwise run.Side Special (Air, ThrowLw)
Timing from fighter_param_motion (escape_n_cancel_frame), not the animation.Spot Dodge
Intangible on frames 3-15.Spot Dodge
Timing from fighter_param_motion (escape_f_cancel_frame), not the animation.Forward Roll
Intangible on frames 4-13.Forward Roll, Back Roll
Timing from fighter_param_motion (escape_b_cancel_frame), not the animation.Back Roll
FAF is HDR's runtime calculation rather than a param: the air dodge stalls for 28 frames and ends once the fighter has fallen 35 units, so it follows their gravity and fall speed.Air Dodge, Air Dodge (Directional)
Intangible on frames 4-26.Air Dodge, Air Dodge (Directional)
Landing lag is 10 frames, from common's `landing_frame_escape_air` — the param HDR's air dodge status hands the landing when the dodge ends on the ground.Air Dodge
Landing lag is 10 frames, from param_motion's `landing_frame_escape_air_slide_max` — the param HDR's air dodge status hands the landing when the dodge ends on the ground.Air Dodge (Directional)
Held: the animation is a hold placeholder, so this ends on release or on a state change rather than on a fixed frame.Shield