The Worst Smash Attacks in Smash Bros. History

What are some of the WORST Smash Attack across the Smash Bros. series?
Well, that's what I'm here to find out. Just how bad can it get...?
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Tracklist:
Planet Zebes | Super Smash Bros.
Vs Results | Super Smash Bros.
Bonus Game | Super Smash Bros.
Game Clear | Super Smash Bros.
Mother 2 | Super Smash Bros. Melee
Ricco Harber | Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Forest / Nature Area | Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Road to Viridian City | Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Snake Eater (Instrumental) | Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Stage Builder | Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Online Practice Stage | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Halland / Dalarna (Minecraft Dungeons) | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Mumbo's Mountain | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Let's Dance, Boys! | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Tomorrow is Mine (Instrumental) | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
We're Robots (Dr. Wily Stage 2) | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

[@kwisowofer9872]

Samus’s run animation makes me think Samus has PTSD from a running accident and now speed walks.

[@AverageCatz]

Probably Ridley's fault

[@R0TEK]

The two replys above me fit so well with the main comment.

[@moosesues8887]

Never knew she ran like how she does in super metroid

[@toamatoro570]

She got over it by Smash 4.

[@thenerdyanarchist3492]

Running is jumping+walking She is running not walking

[@trentbell8276]

1:29 I thought this was gonna be an ad

[@henryboianimations4869]

Same lol

[@TheGamersState]

So it wasn't just me!

[@choihayting5039]

same

[@mythosinfinite6736]

I reflexively tapped forward and was greeted by Ness

[@exabyten6309]

@@mythosinfinite6736 ME TOO HAHA

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

Plus, Sonic’s F-smash can outrange Bayonetta’s.

[@WolfyGamer99]

Wat???

[@paper-boat4326]

Hand beeg

[@luackx]

@@WolfyGamer99 You know Sonic Fsmash is broken

[@WolfyGamer99]

@@luackx ya

[@LFITZY1745]

Also byleth’s

[@TheManaPrism]

Nintendo : How powerful do you want Bayonetta's smash attack, the one where she summons an infernal demon feared by Hell's most powerful beings because of her brutality and who can one-to-one the angelic incarnation of one of the heavenly Catholic virtues ? Also Nintendo : Cancellable by little pink squishy ball lifting its foot

[@andresmiltongutierrezorteg2764]

plus get weaker during with time and has short hitbox duration

[@FurryBayo]

@Baked Beans bayonetta kills gods too. And while kirby and Bayonetta are probably tied strength wise, Bayonetta can still dodge any attack thrown at her, and Witch Time, in the Bayonetta games, makes you invulnerable to any attack. Like seriously, if you activate witch time while an opponent or boss is trying to hit you, you'll just phase right through the attack.

[@ightboss2151]

All the smash 4 veteran’s be like no

[@TheManaPrism]

@@FurryBayo And if you manage to activate Witch Time with Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa, you get bonus badass points for looking cool af, especially against those fkn Gracious & Glorious

[@FurryBayo]

@@TheManaPrism ah yes... Gracious and Glorious. I remember the days i use to struggle against them. Nowadays i fucking own those 2 angels

[@onlookerofthings6029]

Snake's down smash is actually a good part of his kit for ledge trapping if you don't... you know... stand on top of your bomb the whole time

[@vibemasterkorosu2469]

Exactly, one of the best smashes in the game. Very strong and very useful.

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

That Young Link part frightened me

[@SamuelTheAdept]

DISAPPOINTMENT AND DESPAIR

[@ratbabyy3117]

I just liked so it could reach 69

[@SuperMediocrePlumber284]

Same here

[@acat3772]

@@SamuelTheAdept EVEN MORE D I S A P P O I N T M E N T A N D D E S P A I R

[@crystalnontell351]

D I S S A P O I N T M E N T A N D D E S P A I R

[@sansanabanana]

7:14 This man just said "neutral A," what a legend

[@shyzen7614]

O was about to comment that LMAO!!!

[@andressuarez2942]

I think its for people that dont know what a jab is

[@sansanabanana]

@@andressuarez2942 probably but could also be just a mistake, you never know lol

[@pixlyJolt]

Poyo

[@MikeDaddyMCS]

I know this man did not just say that Snake's old D-Smash was bad lmao

[@monolyth2191]

Yeah, it was integral to his ledge trapping in Brawl and allowed him to cover almost all ledge options at once when combined with grenades, up smash, and C4. It was busted

[@mastercobragaming8780]

@@monolyth2191 yep, just like what you said. His old down smash was what gave him high results in most tournaments and acted as a free motion detector bomb. It sucks that he was given a new down smash (it’s not as effective against ledge trapping like his old one was, but everyone knows this by now after 3 years)

[@AverageHandle_]

IKR he is either kidding or doesn’t know how it works

[@Dan_-]

It's fine for him to have such a move, but not as a Smash Attack because it's not a Smash. Planting a bomb is a Special move. Smash Attacks go whack.

[@AverageHandle_]

@@Dan_- it’s a smash attack input right?

[@spystar18]

"Kirby just sucks in this game" Did he really miss his own joke 😄

[@bobbillans6715]

1:30 Alex.EXE is a Belmont confirmed

[@wingedbluj1674]

His arms are too high up for the Belmont strut.

[@amoura39]

LMAO YOU KNOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO NOT STAND OVER SNAKE'S DSMASH, RIGHT? He's planting a motion-sensing bomb.

[@R0TEK]

I KNOW, I WAS LITERALLY LIKE THAT'S MY FAVORITE DOWN SMASH IN BRAWL.

[@Dan_-]

It's still crap because it's not even a Smash. It's a Special move assigned to a Smash Attack input.

[@bedelboy52]

Yeah wtf was that

[@Dan_-]

@@largin386 I'm not saying it's a bad move for him to have. But it is a bad Smash Attack since it's really not a Smash Attack at all. If we're judging bad Smash Attacks, that's a pretty bad Smash Attack, since it doesn't even do the first thing a Smash Attack is supposed to do, which is smash. I already had this entire argument with other people on another comment. Perfectly fine move, absolute crap Smash Attack.

[@guacodile2528]

@@Dan_- bro this video is about smash attacks that are bad MOVES , not that are bad smash attacks It's like saying zss has the worst down smash in ultimate cuz it cant kill , despite it being a combo starter

[@nicc8451]

But Snake has one of the best down smashes in Brawl? You DO know you can move after placing the landmine, right? And then it acts like a remote bomb, like the item. So yes, it can also explode on him, but as long as he just moves away, he can place a literal landmine. It's perfect for things like ledgetrapping, and usually considered one of the best smash attacks in Brawl.

[@Wings_Of_Nightfall]

Yeah, it's basically a second C4 that's motion sensored (and always grounded). It's definitely a great tool for keeping control over the stage.

[@guacodile2528]

I think he MIGHT been joking But its honestly hard to tell lol

[@Quetzal00358]

I love the Emmy profile picture

[@matteoschiro9502]

Imagine if it was in ultimate

[@Dan_-]

It's still a crappy Smash Attack because it's not a Smash Attack at all.

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

Finally, a list where I’m NOT scared for Mac to show up

[@ethbeast395]

He made the worst recoveries list a while back so this should be the second time he’s expected on a list lol

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

@@ethbeast395 he shouldn’t be expected considering his f-smash is the best in smash ultimate

[@ethbeast395]

@@littlemacisunderrated412 I hadn’t watched the whole thing so I thought it was worst moves lol

[@littlemacisunderrated412]

@@ethbeast395 it is the worst moves?

[@ethbeast395]

@@littlemacisunderrated412 I thought it was worst moves period, not worst smash attacks. If it was worst moves period then he would definitely be on due to his 4 garbage aerials

[@poyoramen8357]

Alex: Bayonetta’s smash attack is cancelled by squirtle’s jab!! Me: heh heh squirtle and bayonetta give each other fist bump 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@cesarcastillo7129]

Neutral a*

[@FurryBayo]

Lmaooo 😭😭😭

[@tunafishisawesome]

This video gives me so much memories of watching you back in November when I binge watched these kinda videos It was the week of the November break (only 2 days), and I had online school for the last 2 days, and I loved those times I know this has nothing to do with this video, but I just wanted to say this

[@AlexEXE]

That's a nice memory, thanks for sharing. :D

[@tatenomura7576]

@@AlexEXE Samus up smash in 64 does 40 so thats ok i guess

[@TATASWF36Studios]

1:35 : WHEN YOU NEED THE TOILET BADLY BUT THE NEAREST ONE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE

[@brundidgeboyz9291]

Yay! Please do best smash attacks

[@AlexEXE]

Your wish is my command. But, seriously. It's coming! :D

[@brundidgeboyz9291]

Ok :D

[@mr.hamborger]

@@AlexEXE Pyra would obviously take 1st for best smash attack in ultimate ngl

[@LleytonSPD]

@@mr.hamborger ... wow its not just the smash attack itself. Its also how reliable it is. If you were in training mode it would be the best but not in an actual match

[@brundidgeboyz9291]

Idk it’s kinda slow

[@delayedplayer]

3:26 bruh it's a land mine, you're meant to get away from it once the down smash is finished

[@LowReedExpert1]

Please tell me this dude did not just call Snake's down smash useless

[@jeremiahhester6408]

It's better than his Ultimate d-smash

[@radioactivecheesenowinnucl4746]

Is Snake down smash really a bad move though? I'm no expert on Snake, but an extra C4 basically gives him even more stage control, given that he has two great projectiles AND a C4 down special.

[@billy0908]

3:25 🤣 snake just killed himself. (Edit) Also it's so funny that Kirby's forward smash only does 9 percent. Wow. And most down smashs suck so bad like Peach Ivysaur and most importantly snake with his landmines

[@curtdog647]

Suicide is BADASS

[@literallydeadpool]

Oops, I triggered a landmine

[@yatagarasu5775]

Hey idiot snake doesn’t kill himself w his downsmash it’s actually really good

[@aboudyfan2710]

@@yatagarasu5775 r/woosh

[@yatagarasu5775]

@@aboudyfan2710 you used it wrong you fucking idiot

[@qtranger5160]

SNAKE F SMASH! powerful but why is the start up slower than incinaroars running speed. not even mentioning the end lag.

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

It's so difficult to use! It's laggy all the way.

[@mastercobragaming8780]

If you can hit an opponent that rolls into Snake’s F Smash (both Brawl and Ultimate) you’ll probably either get some good damage, or KO them potentially. It also does a good amount of damage to shields, so that’s also a thing

[@N12015]

It's frame 41, so slow that it can only be used after a shield break. We all know Snake doesn't need smash attacks to kill since his Up tilt is ABSURD, so his Up-Smash is more for ledgetraps, D-Smash is more to cover rolls (altough mostly outclassed by F-tilt) and F-Smash is a nuke who is absurdly easy to react, specially since players try to avoid big openings. The old D-Smash was just an unfair ledge trap tool when combined with C4.

[@mastercobragaming8780]

@@N12015 ah yes, the infamous up-tilt with a large disjointed hitbox similar to Smash 64 Kirby’s up-tilt

[@guacodile2528]

It's an good shield break punish and there are SOME ways snake can setup into into it It's still pretty bad , but maybe it has a bit too much use to be on this video

[@fahdgmari2182]

6:12 you came for this

[@Maloz-se1rf]

That Samus run made me sad

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

It kinda looks like Ganondorf's run but at least it reflects his overall personality and style.

[@henryfleischer404]

It does look like how it feels to move in a 2d metroid game.

[@clasy5678]

7:14 *N E U T R A L 🅰*

[@JoshuaThompson-ut4fb]

N E U T R A L 🅰️

[@vossboss220]

Fun fact ness's yo-yo smash attacks in melee and brawl did not increase in damage and knock-back when charged. I'm guessing the reason they did this was because since it had a charging hitbox it shouldn't also be able to increase in damage? But the hits themselves aren't even that strong and it feels like the charging hitboxes were added just to be quirky and different and not actually useful. This was changed in Ultimate thankfully and the damage does scale with the charge

[@Luigiofthegods]

7:14 this man did not just call jab "neutral-A" in 2021

[@Radiant_Emerald]

HYPE

[@antoniosantosgarcia765]

Hero's up smash wasn't in the video, huh

[@DShy96]

As a Meele Kirby main, I feel personally attacked but 100% right.

[@mifigor1935]

Aren't Ness's down and up smash for gimping opponents?

[@jacobmccready236]

I absolutely love your videos, keep em coming!!

[@TheGamersState]

From this video a learned 2 things 1. Alex.exe is super funny 2. I'm reminded of just how much I miss Fire Mario

[@AverageCatz]

Rest in spaghetti never forgetti

[@skyslasher2297]

2:01 wouldn’t that be a good thing for activating the yo-yo glitch

[@Rafael-sk8tm]

He forgot hero up smash

[@smashbattle6969]

Steve’s forward smash sucks without a weapon

[@hiddenking8087]

When you make a "The Best Smash Attacks in Smash Bros. History " video, you gotta include Peach downsmash from melee that shit does way too much damage, eats shields for breakfast, and kills.

[@Amyroseplaysstuff]

1:35 Imagine the people seeing him doing that run

[@demontamerbf18]

I definitely wasn't expecting that Falco joke, so funny.

[@aboudyfan2710]

5:47 I haven’t laughed so hard in ages

[@intelligent1964]

He: sure bayonetta is strong Bayonetta has the 2 weakest smash attack in the game

[@mastercobragaming8780]

Especially smash attacks that can be avoided easily or can be canceled by another move

[@andresmiltongutierrezorteg2764]

@@mastercobragaming8780 and has more lag if it's a shield, and can't be confirmed from a combo or allow combos.

[@guacodile2528]

This actually incorrect, sheik, inkling and megaman have weaker foward smashes

[@andresmiltongutierrezorteg2764]

@@guacodile2528 if you mean by damage maybe, but their kill potential is more than her, don't crash with weaker moves and overall has less startup and ending lag

[@guacodile2528]

@@andresmiltongutierrezorteg2764 it's kinda weird to test kill percentages for smash but I'm 100% sure mega man and sheik dosent kill as early Inkling is weird cuz it covers the opponent in ink

[@brandonlee8123]

Everyone: jab Alex: neutral a

[@ultragamer8816]

1:29 I thought it was going to be an ad

[@camu_michh]

Patience has its rewards...

[@decidueyefan3844]

Kirby walking under a demon fist like it's just another Tuesday lol

[@Wesley-76]

The face recordings really add to the personality of this video

[@lastotter7282]

Also, bayonetta’s smash attacks have a charge multiplier of x1.2 instead of the universal x1.4 because yes :) (This is lowered to x1.1 during witch time)

[@eaa1338]

Wait what really? That’s so dump. Lucas also has something with dash-attack that no other character has so I can definitely feel your pain. Lucas’ dash-attack has a motion rate of 0,75x while literally any other character has a motion rate of 1,0x or higher. So this means that he runs at 75% speed during the animation of dash-attack. So not only does it have slow start-up, it also slows us down making it a pretty bad burst option. They gave him 2 more frames of active frames on dash-attack in the 4.0.0 patch but for some reason they also gave it 2 frames more faf.

[@crabnebula1816]

@@eaa1338 that’s why Lucas dash attack should always be a misinput. Just use turnaround F-tilt

[@eaa1338]

@@crabnebula1816 wished that they just fixed most of his stuff. Lucas has the most problems out of all the characters and it’s not even funny how inconsistent he is.

[@crabnebula1816]

@@eaa1338 still gonna main him though, ness just isn’t my thing

[@eaa1338]

@@crabnebula1816 same. Mained both ness and lucas in sm4sh and ness felt really weird in this game so that’s why I play lucas (I have been trying to pick ryu recently just to have fun but i’m too loyal to drop lucas). Still wished that they didn’t ignore his problems that he has had since sm4sh.

[@jamair2376]

Love the vid keep the good work up

[@casualwoomy]

I feel like I’ve mastered all smash games from these videos despite only ever playing ultimate

[@Househoppper]

I love these types of videos, could you make one of these with aerials

[@L4Tur]

Im expecting ganon’s u-smash in smash 4 to be in the best smash attacks. Even with its long start up, if it hits at all, it kills (of course), but is basically unpunishable if shielded

[@Ninetails2000]

4:23-"YOU, I BLAME YOU FOR THIS!" "....Eeh, that's fair."

[@one-wingedoreo]

6:57 Bayo's smash attacks should have been talked about in smash 4, cuz their priority was even worse in that game. I had my Fsmash get beaten out by Kirby's SOURSPOT back air. One huge change given to them in Ultimate which makes them better in this game is that their aerial-only hitboxes were given transcendent priority, meaning they CANNOT be canceled out if the opponent is airborne when they get hit.

[@Conrad_the_renegade]

I still feel like Hero’s Up Smash is garbage. I know it can crit but the hit box is pretty bad compared to a lot of other up smashes

[@N12015]

Same for Belmont's Up Smash. The main purpose of an Up-Smash in ultimate is being an OoS kill option. Falco'S Up-Smash tend to lose to pancaking, but Falco users know that thing is more of an Anti-air who can hit people in front of them. And hey, frame 7 kill move is frame 7 kill move.

[@robinthebird6421]

Ness yoyo in melee is not entirely useless because of something unintentional called "the Yoyo-glitch"

[@thebasicgamer4716]

I've actually never seen Robin's up smash with the bronze sword. It's like Hero's up smash except Robin's can't crit.

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

With an even worse hitbox

[@thethreekings9120]

As a Robin main, I few her bronze sword Smash attacks as just strong pokes. Lol.

[@flixtwif]

falco’s upsmash is not that bad. it’s inconsistent and the hitbox isn’t great, but it’s fast and can kill decently well

[@cceider]

Ness's down smash in melee is actually good cuz the charge has a hitbox, similar to ultimate, so use it at the l'edge, plus you can use it to perform a glitch that makes ness broken

[@dynamicjackstorm]

The glitch is super hard to perform on cpu’s that move and it’s not practical plus it doesn’t gimp in melee like it does in ultimate

[@SpiffierShindigs]

Bayo's smash attacks also have the worst charge modifier, which gets even worse during Witch Time AND they can STILL clank during Witch Time! It's bogus.

[@biztheninja2654]

Hero's up smash has one little hitbox directly above his head

[@Angry_Jetpack]

Ness down smash in Melee glitches out when you get hit 1 and 3. You can down air after and it always hits and spikes. And Peach down smash in Brawl is busted. You have to really play it A LOT to understand that one.

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

All I can think of in this video is forward smash

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

@@raymondnoodles8206 Yo

[@GB6__YT]

Most of these jokes fell flat, but I enjoyed the content of the video. Good work!

[@DBE_TheZek]

It took me *this* long to realise that “Smash attacks” doesn’t mean all attacks in Smash, but specifically the Smash attacks in Smash?

[@sakaknight]

I don't speak english but I watch this video

[@sakaknight]

@Madyson Andres Ok thank you !

[@TheCaptainBlackimar]

@@sakaknight Do you plan to learn more of the English language in the future?

[@sakaknight]

@@TheCaptainBlackimar Yes !

[@alden9268]

for bayonetta you should have said "even twitter cancels it!"

[@kendrick5501]

Ness's yo-yo smashes in Melee is worth to use cause of the yo-yo glitch. Same for Sm4sh Ness's yo-yo, it's a good "get off me" move as the hitbox comes out at frame 6, the hitbox being inside of Ness, which makes it one of Ness's fastest out of shield move in Sm4sh.

[@fsanmiguel666]

Samus' Up Smash in Smash 64 is great when your fighting against Master Hand though, especially when he takes his time to deliver on his next move!

[@Ccnetminder31]

Incineroars upsmash somehow not making it into this video. Incredible

[@ASmarterThanAverageSeel]

I feel like Worst Aerials or Worst Taunts is coming soon

[@ShinyMew76]

Worst aerials would just be little mac... : (

[@ASmarterThanAverageSeel]

@@ShinyMew76 lol probably

[@WaluigiTime-8106]

Worst Taunts: Wolf down taunt.

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

@@WaluigiTime-8106 I kinda like it actually. It's one of those taunts that seems outta character yet it somehow works.

[@3.2187_Kilometres]

Worst taunts are all just all Dr Mario.

[@AnthanKrufix]

The reason Snake's D-Smash was changed from Brawl was because it was too strong

[@MikeyProHD]

I'm glad we were able to see your face a lot more in this video! Confidence !!!

[@JONATHANFLORES-cr3zh]

really good!

[@Mskart109]

Smash 4's Mii gunners down smash is just to be Ganondorf's down smash be worst

[@Miitsu222]

I use Ness down smash in melee as a tech trap. But that's it lol

[@sebfinnigan1484]

I NEED MORE PLEASE MOST THESE VIDS COME OUT LIKE EVERY YEAR PLS MAKE MORE

[@Doctor_Bamias]

Sonic's up smash in smash 4.....you can't imagine just how many times i lost because it has a very big annoying hitbox

[@iamnothere2701]

Smash melee: you die at 20 Smash 64: you get hit you die

[@OldManHan]

Samus up smash may suck in 64, but did it just do 40%?!

[@aCrazyGandW]

Guessing there will be a lot of up smashes

[@N12015]

I was expecting more Down Smash. Those moves are not nearly as good in Ultimate, but i guess that's because of Jostle changes.

[@N12015]

@@raymondnoodles8206 That tend to be better done by D-tilts or angled down F-tilts.

[@young_jon_da_sauce_god]

Those are some weird 💥 attacks. Even in ultimate. Good thing I try to use my smash attacks properly. At least the dlc characters have good 💥 attacks. Let’s hope the final character keeps that formula.

[@Dav1done7]

I have to mention Marth's down smash from melee. Slow move, barely no damage or knockback, lot of endlag... It's worthless

[@thunderstar7682]

Wait gunners down smash used to not connect? In the year I've played smash 4 as a gunner main this never happened to me

[@cosmiccatalyst6448]

Ness melee up smash is also pathetic to the point that UP TILT has better KO power.

[@tylerpark2489]

honorable mention, hero's up smash

[@ItsOnlyPrime1]

Cool!

[@AlexEXE]

thanks Sonic!

[@mastertrajan7833]

Great video i didn't realize ultimate bayo's side smash suck so much

[@user-kj6sw3to4m]

I love u alex. You have a good voice and a great sense of humor !!!

[@ThePizzaGuy5000]

Smash 4 ness up smash was an awesome out of shield option because of that weird hitbox at the start

[@flytomoon6095]

Hero up smash is also worth mentioning.

[@McNuttySSBM]

I would like to say that YL’s melee up smash is a super good combo tool on spacies

[@MeesterTweester]

Smash 4 Gunner's down smash actually has deceptively long range on the front hit. It can catch a lot of players who don't expect to get hit.

[@tenkenroo]

I dunno the yo yo glitch for ness can lead to a thunder jacket which is devastating

[@melhanlol]

2:30 acting is just *amazing*

[@thenerdyanarchist3492]

Snake’s down smash is a land mine It’s basically a second down b, but it automatically blows up when you are in proximity And Ness’s up smash can be canceled by literally anything

[@dominickf6095]

Hey, I mean this criticism with respect, when going into the live action parts of the video, maybe try a somewhat static background like Scott the Woz and the desk for example. It feels like it doesn't fit with the rest of the video. But the video was still great

[@jeremiahstoner8448]

I like how you including yourself in this video, and why do you always Bully Ivysuar

[@satusinha6126]

you know i realized the bayonnetta problem when i was fighting the tabuu spirit she never hits me with her smash attacks because i was attacking her super fast with luigi

[@genericalias6307]

No Hero Upsmash on this list infuriates me