Indirect

In the sticker system used by Super Smash Bros. Brawl, some attacks are coded as being indirect (stickers display them as Specials: Indirect in NTSC and Indirect in PAL). Generally this indicates that an attack is a projectile or is similarly long-ranged and not involving hand-to-hand contact; despite the name, they do not have to be part of a special move.
The main effect of indirect attacks is that most enemies in The Subspace Emissary resist them to a small degree. This is presumed to encourage close-range combat as opposed to camping and turtling to defeat enemies in the mode. The only enemies to not resist them are Floows and the bosses Master Hand, Crazy Hand, Porky, Meta Ridley, and Tabuu. Indirect attacks also affect certain items: Uniras are not moved or dislodged by indirect attacks, and Metal Boxes do not activate when struck by one.
==List of indirect attacks by characters==
Character 	Attack 	Notes
Banjo & Kazooie 	Egg Firing / Breegull Blaster 	
Banjo & Kazooie 	Shock Spring Jump 	aerial version, falling pad
Banjo & Kazooie 	Rear Egg 	
Bayonetta 	Bullet Arts 	
Bayonetta 	Bullet Climax 	
Bayonetta 	forward smash 	
Bayonetta 	up smash 	
Bayonetta 	down smash 	
Bowser 	Fire Breath 	
Bowser Jr. 	Clown Cannon 	
Bowser Jr. 	Abandon Ship! 	clown car, explosion
Bowser Jr. 	Mechakoopa 	
Bowser Jr. 	Shadow Mario Paint 	
Byleth 	neutral aerial 	landing
Byleth 	Failnaught 	
Byleth 	Aymr 	shockwave
Captain Falcon 	down smash 	hit 1 interior
Charizard 	forward aerial 	
Charizard 	Flamethrower 	
Charizard 	Rock Smash 	fragments
Charizard 	Mega Charizard X 	Dragon Rush and Fire Blast
Chrom 	Awakening Aether 	
Cloud 	Blade Beam 	
Cloud 	Omnislash 	for the normal version, every hit except the final aerial slash and landing; for Ver. 5, only the dash and initial hit
Corrin 	Dragon Fang Shot 	water ball
Corrin 	Dragon Ascent 	surrounding water when initiating the move
Daisy 	Vegetable 	
Dark Pit 	Silver Bow 	
Dark Pit 	Guardian Orbitars 	
Dark Pit 	Dark Pit Staff 	
Dark Samus 	Charge Shot 	
Dark Samus 	Missile 	both types
Dark Samus 	 	
Dark Samus 	Phazon Laser 	except arm cannon at start
Diddy Kong 	Peanut Popgun 	peanut, thrown
Diddy Kong 	Rocketbarrel Boost 	hit 1, loose barrels
Diddy Kong 	Rocketbarrel Barrage 	ram
Diddy Kong 	Banana Peel 	
Diddy Kong 	Hyper Rocketbarrel 	
Donkey Kong 	Hand Slap 	only the grounded version
Donkey Kong 	Konga Beat 	
Dr. Mario 	forward smash 	electricity
Dr. Mario 	Megavitamins 	
Dr. Mario 	Doctor Finale 	
Duck Hunt 	Trick Shot 	
Duck Hunt 	Clay Shooting 	
Duck Hunt 	Wild Gunman 	
Falco 	neutral attack 	infinite end wind
Falco 	Blaster 	
Falco 	Phantasm 	
Falco 	 	shot
Fox 	neutral attack 	infinite end wind
Fox 	Blaster 	
Fox 	Illusion 	
Fox 	Landmaster 	shot
Giga Bowser 	Fire Breath 	
Greninja 	Water Shuriken 	
Greninja 	Hydro Pump 	
Greninja 	Secret Ninja Attack 	mat
Hero 	Frizz / Frizzle / Kafrizz 	
Hero 	Zap / Zapple / Kazap 	for Zap, with sufficient mp only: every hit except last, lightning pillar; for Zapple: every hit except last, lightning pillar; for Kazap: bolt projectile, initial shock, shockwave
Hero 	Woosh / Swoosh / Kaswoosh 	
Hero 	Command Selection 	Sizz, Sizzle, Bang, Kaboom, Whack, Thwack, Magic Burst, Kamikazee
Ice Climbers 	Ice Shot 	
Ice Climbers 	Blizzard 	
Inkling 	Splattershot 	
Inkling 	Super Jump 	start, landing
Inkling 	Splat Bomb 	
Inkling 	Killer Wail 	
Isabelle 	dash attack 	
Isabelle 	forward aerial 	
Isabelle 	back aerial 	
Isabelle 	Lloid Trap 	
Ivysaur 	Bullet Seed 	seeds
Ivysaur 	Razor Leaf 	
Joker 	Gun / Gun Special 	
Joker 	Eiha / Eigaon 	
Kazuya 	Devil Blaster 	
Kazuya 	Final Blaster 	
Ken 	Hadoken 	
Ken 	Shippu Jinraikyaku / Shinryuken	only the Shippu Jinraikyaku version, first six kicks
King Dedede 	Inhale 	spit star
King Dedede 	Waddle Dee Toss 	
King Dedede 	Super Dedede Jump 	stars
King Dedede 	Waddle Dee Army 	wind
King Dedede 	Gordo Throw 	bouncing gordo
King Dedede 	Dedede Burst 	
King K. Rool 	Blunderbuss 	
King K. Rool 	Crownerang 	
Kirby 	Inhale 	spit star
Kirby 	Final Cutter 	wave
Kirby 	Ultra Sword 	
Kirby 	copy abilities 	any neutral special that is indirect
Link 	Hero's Bow 	
Link 	Gale Boomerang 	
Link 	Bomb 	
Link 	Triforce Slash 	
Link 	forward smash 	sword beam
Link 	Bow and Arrows 	
Link 	Boomerang 	
Link 	Remote Bomb 	
Link 	Ancient Bow and Arrow 	
Link 	Hookshot 	
Little Mac 	Giga Mac Rush 	
Lucario 	neutral attack 	tip
Lucario 	down smash 	front interior
Lucario 	forward smash 	tip
Lucario 	Aura Sphere 	not charging
Lucario 	Aura Storm 	beam
Lucas 	up smash 	
Lucas 	down smash 	
Lucas 	PK Freeze 	
Lucas 	PK Fire 	
Lucas 	PK Thunder 	thunder projectile
Lucas 	PSI Magnet 	end
Lucas 	PK Starstorm 	
Lucina 	up smash 	sides
Luigi 	Fireball 	
Luigi 	grab aerial 	
Mario 	forward smash 	fire
Mario 	Fireball 	
Mario 	F.L.U.D.D. 	
Mario 	Mario Finale 	
Marth 	up smash 	sides
Mega Man 	neutral attack 	pellets
Mega Man 	forward tilt 	
Mega Man 	forward smash 	
Mega Man 	neutral aerial 	pellets
Mega Man 	up aerial 	
Mega Man 	down aerial 	
Mega Man 	Metal Blade 	
Mega Man 	Crash Bomber 	
Mega Man 	Leaf Shield 	
Mega Man 	Mega Legends 	black hole bomb explosion
Mewtwo 	forward smash 	tipper
Mewtwo 	up smash 	
Mewtwo 	down smash 	
Mewtwo 	Shadow Ball 	
Mewtwo 	Disable 	Disable cannot actually hit items in Melee, so it's indirectness is irrelevant
Mii Brawler 	Shot Put 	
Mii Gunner 	forward aerial 	
Mii Gunner 	back aerial 	
Mii Gunner 	up aerial 	
Mii Gunner 	Charge Blast 	
Mii Gunner 	Flame Pillar 	
Mii Gunner 	Lunar Launch 	
Mii Gunner 	Laser Blaze 	
Mii Gunner 	Stealth Burst 	
Mii Gunner 	Bomb Drop 	
Mii Gunner 	Grenade Launch 	
Mii Gunner 	Gunner Missile 	
Mii Gunner 	Absorbing Vortex 	
Mii Gunner 	Full Blast 	
Mii Swordfighter	Gale Strike 	
Mii Swordfighter	Shuriken of Light 	
Mii Swordfighter	Chakram 	
Min Min 	forward smash 	dragon laser
Min Min 	forward aerial 	smash version, dragon laser
Min Min 	back aerial 	smash version, dragon laser
Min Min 	Punch (neutral special) 	grounded Ramram (ring)
Min Min 	Punch (side special) 	Ramram (ring, both tilt and smash versions) and Dragon (laser)
Mr. Game & Watch	neutral attack 	end
Mr. Game & Watch	Chef 	food
Mr. Game & Watch	forward aerial 	bomb
Mr. Game & Watch	up aerial 	
Mythra 	Ray of Punishment / Chroma Dust	light projectiles
Mythra 	Sacred Arrow 	falling arrows and beam
Ness 	dash attack 	every hitbox except largest one, ID2 of first hit
Ness 	PK Flash 	
Ness 	PK Fire 	
Ness 	PK Thunder 	thunder projectile
Ness 	PSI Magnet 	end wind
Ness 	PK Starstorm 	
Olimar 	up smash 	
Olimar 	down smash 	
Olimar 	Pikmin Throw 	Purple, SSE
Olimar 	forward smash 	
Pac-Man 	Bonus Fruit 	
Pac-Man 	Fire Hydrant 	
Palutena 	forward smash 	outer windbox
Palutena 	down smash 	outer windboxes
Palutena 	up smash 	
Palutena 	Autoreticle 	
Palutena 	Explosive Flame 	
Palutena 	Black Hole Laser 	
Peach 	Toad 	
Peach 	Vegetable 	
Pichu 	Thunder Jolt 	
Pichu 	Thunder 	bolt
Pikachu 	Thunder Jolt 	
Pikachu 	Thunder 	bolt
Piranha Plant 	Ptooie 	
Piranha Plant 	Poison Breath 	poison cloud
Pit 	Palutena's Arrow 	
Pit 	Palutena's Army 	
Pit 	Palutena Bow 	
Pit 	Guardian Orbitars 	
Pit 	Three Sacred Treasures 	
Pokémon Trainer 	Triple Finish 	
Pyra 	Blazing End 	spinning aegis sword
Pyra 	Prominence Revolt 	flame pillar
Pyra 	Burning Sword 	flame pillar
R.O.B. 	up smash 	
R.O.B. 	forward smash 	
R.O.B. 	neutral aerial 	
R.O.B. 	back aerial 	
R.O.B. 	down aerial 	
R.O.B. 	Robo Beam 	
R.O.B. 	Gyro 	
R.O.B. 	Diffusion Beam 	
R.O.B. 	Super Diffusion Beam 	
R.O.B. 	Guided Robo Beam 	
Richter 	Axe 	
Richter 	Cross 	
Richter 	Holy Water 	
Ridley 	Plasma Breath 	
Robin 	up smash 	with levin sword, sides
Robin 	down smash 	with levin sword, shockwave
Robin 	Thunder 	
Robin 	Arcfire 	
Robin 	Elwind 	
Robin 	Nosferatu 	when it catches an opponent
Robin 	discarded levin sword and tomes	
Rosalina & Luma 	Star Bits 	
Rosalina & Luma 	Power Star 	
Rosalina & Luma 	Grand Star 	
Roy 	 	
Ryu 	Hadoken 	also applies to Shakunetsu Hadoken
Ryu 	Shin Shoryuken / Shinku Hadoken	for Shin Shoryuken, only the first hit
Samus 	Charge Shot 	
Samus 	Missile 	both types
Samus 	Bomb 	
Samus 	Zero Laser 	except arm cannon at start
Samus 	Grapple Beam 	
Sephiroth 	Flare / Megaflare / Gigaflare 	
Sephiroth 	Shadow Flare 	
Sephiroth 	Scintilla 	
Sheik 	neutral attack 	infinite end wind
Sheik 	Needle Storm 	
Sheik 	Light Arrow 	hit 1
Sheik 	Burst Grenade 	
Sheik 	Sheikah Dance 	dash
Simon 	Axe 	
Simon 	Cross 	
Simon 	Holy Water 	
Snake 	up smash 	only mortar shot when not exploding
Snake 	down smash 	
Snake 	forward smash 	
Snake 	Hand Grenade 	
Snake 	Remote Missile 	
Snake 	Cypher 	
Snake 	C4 	
Snake 	Grenade Launcher 	
Snake 	taunt 	
Sonic 	Spring Jump 	falling spring
Sora 	up tilt 	low first hit
Sora 	up smash 	low first hit
Sora 	Magic 	all three spells
Sora 	Sealing the Keyhole 	
Squirtle 	up smash 	
Squirtle 	Water Gun 	charged only
Steve 	down tilt 	
Steve 	up smash 	
Steve 	down smash 	
Steve 	down aerial 	
Steve 	Minecart 	
Steve 	TNT 	
Terry 	Power Wave 	both ground and aerial versions
Terry 	Triple Wolf 	
Terry 	Power Geyser 	
Toon Link 	Hero's Bow 	
Toon Link 	Boomerang 	
Toon Link 	Bomb 	
Toon Link 	Triforce Slash 	
Villager 	dash attack 	
Villager 	forward smash 	
Villager 	up smash 	firework
Villager 	forward aerial 	
Villager 	back aerial 	
Villager 	Lloid Rocket 	
Villager 	Timber 	watering can, tree, woodchip
Wario 	forward smash 	front
Wario 	Chomp 	bite, explosion
Wario 	Wario Bike 	thrown, tires
Wario-Man 	up smash 	wind
Wario-Man 	forward smash 	front
Wario-Man 	Chomp 	bite, explosion
Wario-Man 	Wario Bike 	thrown, tires
Wii Fit Trainer 	Sun Salutation 	
Wii Fit Trainer 	Header 	soccer ball
Wii Fit Trainer 	Wii Fit 	
Wolf 	Blaster 	laser
Wolf 	Wolf Flash 	during
Wolf 	 	shot
Yoshi 	Egg Throw 	
Yoshi 	Yoshi Bomb 	stars
Yoshi 	Super Dragon 	fire breath, fireball
Young Link 	Fire Arrow 	
Young Link 	Boomerang 	
Young Link 	Bomb 	
Young Link 	Triforce Slash 	
Young Link 	Hookshot 	
Zelda 	up aerial 	
Zelda 	Din's Fire 	
Zelda 	Light Arrow 	hit 1
Zelda 	Phantom Slash 	only the dash
Zero Suit Samus 	down smash 	
Zero Suit Samus 	up smash 	hit 1, whip hits 2-6
Zero Suit Samus 	forward smash 	whip
Zero Suit Samus 	neutral aerial 	
Zero Suit Samus 	Paralyzer 	
Zero Suit Samus 	Plasma Whip 	all but grounded hit 1
Zero Suit Samus 	Plasma Wire 	
Zero Suit Samus 	Power Suit Samus 	all but final hit
Zero Suit Samus 	armour pieces 	
Zero Suit Samus 	Gunship 	
Zero Suit Samus 	 	every hit except the final blast
==List of indirect attacks by items==
All items, with the exception of battering items when swung and the , are indirect.
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