Semi-spike

Semi-spikes are attacks in the Super Smash Bros. series and Super Smash Flash 2 that send opponents at a very horizontal trajectory or at a vertical trajectory and then a horizontal trajectory. During this trajectory change, a quarter circle trajectory occurs, giving the opponents time to input a command. This is what makes it different from meteor smashes and spikes. In Super Smash Flash, an opponent's trajectory cannot be changed at all; the only existing semi-spike type is the one that sends them at a 0 degree angle.