Meteor Smash

A Meteor Smash is an attack in in the Super Smash Bros. series and Super Smash Flash series that sends an aerial enemy straight down and a grounded enemy straight up. It can be Meteor canceled easily in most cases. If it can not be cancelled, then it is a Spike which sends the opponent downwards until the hitstun wears off.

In Super Smash Flash
It was very difficult to perform a Meteor Smash in Super Smash Flash as the physics were very different to official Super Smash Bros. games. With good timing, most of the down and down aerial attacks could be performed as a meteor smash but very rarely.

In Super Smash Flash 2
The physics of Super Smash Flash 2 were changed to make them similar to the Super Smash Bros. games. Meteor Smashes are easy to perform on this game but sill require good timing to perform it correctly. Prior the release of the latest demos, some characters had attacks with Meteor Smash properties, particularly their fair or dair; however, these were removed to make the game work correctly and not to overuse a character. It should be noted that not all Meteor Smashes were removed from SSF2. Examples of Meteor Smashes ( not including Spikes and Semi-Spikes) include:

Ichigo

 * Down Aerial: Ichigo swipes his blade downward, and anyone that hits the arc or edge of the blade gets sent downward very quickly. However, if the wrong part of the attack hits (for example, the blade or the lower part of Ichigo's body), the opponent gets sent upwards. It is one of the strongest Meteor Smashes in the game.


 * Down Swipe: This is a Stall-Then-Fall. Ichigo thrusts and holds his blade horizontally underneath himself and falls quickly. This move will powerfully meteor smash anyone underneath him, but it will leave Ichigo unable to recover because he will still be in the move's animation until he touches the ground (although the move does not cause helplessness) and will make him self-destruct if the move is done offstage.


 * Bankai Ichigo's Down Aerial: This is a Stall-Then-Fall. Bankai Ichigo stalls in the air for a second, faces the screen, and then powerfully slashes his sword underneath him while falling. Anyone that hits the upper part of his body or the upper part of his sword will be Meteor Smashed. However, this move is harder and takes longer to perform than Ichigo's down aerial and must be timed properly.

Kirby

 * Down Aerial: Kirby spins horizontally and drills his feet quickly. It hits multiple times, with the last hit having good Meteor Smash knockback. The hitbox is in his feet. It is easy to make a KO with the move at medium to high percentages, and it is much stronger at high percentages.


 * Final Cutter: Kirby weids a sword, jumps up into the air, and falls down quickly with his sword horizontally in front of him. Compared to this move in the SSB games, the Final Cutter sends opponents downward quickly, sometimes comboing into itself, regardless of damage.

Link

 * Down Tilt: Link slashes and sweeps the ground with his sword. The whole sword meteor smashes. This is a very weak Meteor Smash that is much stronger at very high percentages. The move is actually stronger on grounded opponents than on airborne opponents. It is effective against enemies recovering from below or to the side of the stage. However, it is the weakest meteor smash in the game.

Lloyd

 * Tiger Blade: If you press the special button after Lloyd slashes upwards, he will slash downwards with his fire blade while falling a short distance. Anyone whom he hits is meteor smashed.

Mario

 * Forward Aerial: Swings his fist in front of him downwards. Anyone hit by his fist will be sent downwards. It is a weak meteor smash. The move is hard to execute as it must be sweet-spotted and timed properly.


 * Fire Mario's Forward Aerial: Fire Mario punches his fist downwards in a similar fashion to Mario. If this hits an opponent, the opponent is powerfully Meteor Smashed. This move is slower but considerably stronger than Mario's Forward Aerial.

Mega Man

 * Down Aerial: Mega Man bends over, making the top of his head visible. He extends his arms outward, sending a powerful shock wave under him. Anyone in contact with him or directly under him is sent downwards at a very fast speed, tying with Ichigo for one of the strongest Meteor Smashes in the game.

Naruto

 * Forward Aerial: Naruto does a wide vertical kick, bringing his foot from in front of his face to under him. Anyone caught in his leg and foot arc will be Meteor Smashed. However, the move must be sweetspotted.


 * Kyūbi Naruto's Forward Aerial: Kyūbi Naruto swipes his claw vertically forward in front of him. If an opponent touches his claw, he or she is powerfully Meteor Smashed. However, like his normal counterpart's forward aerial meteor smash, this move must be sweetspotted.

Sora

 * Down Aerial: Sora thrusts his key downwards while spinning around it. The move hits multiple times, but only the first hit will Meteor Smash, so it has to be timed well.