Skewer



Skewer is the down special move of Ridley in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. While Ridley has not used this exact move in the Metroid series, many of his attacks involve him jabbing Samus with the spike end of his tail. The move resembles how he murdered Gray Voice in the origin manga.

During the attack, Ridley pauses before suddenly stabbin his opponent with his tail. The attack has a long startup and is able to hit some distance away. Skewer does minimal damage if he hits with the base of his tail, but there is a sweetspot at the center of the tip of the tail. If that hits an opponent, the target will be impaled and dealt almost ten times as much damage. Hitting with the sweetspot will also negate another fighter's shield if they are using it. A fighter hit with the sweetspot will collapse to the ground, much like a fully charged Focus Attack (Ryu and Ken's down special move). Precision is needed to properly execute the move, but if done correctly it can pierce several targets at once with no deductions.