Editing Blade Counter

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:''For other pages with the name '''Blade''', see [[Blade (disambiguation)]].''

{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Blade Counter
|image=[[File:Mii Swordfighter Down B SSBU.gif|300px]]
|caption=Blade Counter in ''Ultimate''.
|user=[[Mii Swordfighter]]
|universe={{uv|Super Smash Bros.}}
}}

'''Blade Counter''' ({{ja|カウンター|Kauntā}}, ''Counter'') is one of three [[Down special|down special moves]] for the [[Mii|Mii Swordfighter]].

==Overview==
True to its name, it is a [[counterattack]]. The Mii Swordfighter will lean back and hold its sword in reverse grip upon activating, and if hit with an attack while in this pose, retaliate with a slash of the weapon. The move does 1.25x the damage of the attack that hits the Swordfighter, with a minimum of 8% damage. When the move is initiated, a jagged red line appears upon countering an attack, resembling the one that appears during [[Little Mac]]'s [[Slip Counter]].

In ''Ultimate'', the counterattack has been altered: the retaliating slash is now an upwards lifting slash that sends opponents vertically and has a damage multiplier of 1.5x. This gives it consistent KO potential regardless of the Swordfighter's positioning, and allows the Swordfighter to land follow-up attacks at low percentages. However, this makes the move significantly worse for KOing opponents near the side [[blast line]]s, and very poor for [[edgeguarding]] recovering opponents, which counterattacks tend to excel at. Uniquely, the Swordfighter is shown "parrying" during Blade Counter with a twirl of their sword, which triggers an "off-balance" animation for the opponent (actually their [[grab release]] animation) and cancels their attack animation before the counterattack hits.

==Instructional quotes==
{{InstructionalQuotes
|ssb4-3char=Mii Swordfighter
|ssb4-3desc=A defensive stance that counters enemy attacks.
|ssbuchar=Mii Swordfighter
|ssbudesc=Counters an attack. The strength of the strike depends on the foe's attack.
}}

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' and returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' for the {{SSBU|Mii Fighter}}s. These are the variations:
===''Smash 4''===
{{CustomSet|MiiSword|Down|name1=Blade Counter|desc1-ntsc={{GameIcon|SSB4-3}} Counter an enemy attack. The strength of your strike depends on their attack.<br/>{{GameIcon|SSB4-U}} Counter an attack. The strength of your strike depends on the foe's attack.|desc1-pal=Blocks and counters an enemy attack. The strength of your counter depends on their attack.|name2=Reversal Slash|desc2=Creates a rainbow that reflects projectiles. Can also flip foes around if it hits them.|name3=Power Thrust|desc3-ntsc=A high-speed strike that goes forward on the ground and diagonally down in the air.|desc3-pal=A dashing sword thrust. Goes forwards on the ground or diagonally down in the air.|main=1}}

===''Ultimate''===
{| class="wikitable"
!width="50px" style="background:rgba(255,255,0,0.5)"|1. Blade Counter
!width="50px"|2. [[Reversal Slash]]
!width="50px"|3. [[Power Thrust]]
|-
|width="50px" style="background:rgba(255,255,0,0.33)"|[[File:Mii Swordfighter SSBU Skill Preview Down Special 1.png|200px|center]]
|width="50px"|[[File:Mii Swordfighter SSBU Skill Preview Down Special 2.png|200px|center|link=Reversal Slash]]
|width="50px"|[[File:Mii Swordfighter SSBU Skill Preview Down Special 3.png|200px|center|link=Power Thrust]]
|-
|width="50px" style="background:rgba(255,255,0,0.33)"|''"Counters an attack. The strength of the strike depends on the foe's attack."''
|width="50px"|''"Creates a rainbow that reflects projectiles. Can also flip foes around if it hits them."''
|width="50px"|''"Strikes at high-speed. Goes forward on the ground and diagonally down in the air."''
|}
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Blade Counter (SSB4-U).JPG|Blade Counter in {{Forwiiu}}
Mii Swordfighter SSBU Skill Preview Down Special 1.png|Blade Counter as shown by the Move List in ''Ultimate''.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|カウンター|Kauntā}}, ''Counter''
|en=Blade Counter
|fr_ca=Contre
|es=Contrataque
|de=Klingenkonter
|it=Contrattacco
|nl=Counter
|ru={{rollover|Контрклинок|Kontrklinok|?}}
|ko={{rollover|카운터|Kaunteo|?}}, ''Counter''
|zh_cn={{rollover|反击|Fǎnjī|?}}
|zh_tw={{rollover|反擊|Fǎnjī|?}}
}}

==Trivia==
*The pose that the Swordfighter adopts while using this move is identical to the pose they strike while [[shield]]ing.
**The pose also resembles Roy's counter stance from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', except Roy holds his sword in front of him.
*In ''Ultimate'', victims are forced into their grounded [[grab release]] animation when Blade Counter triggers. As of version 13.0.0, this trait is shared with {{SSBU|Sora}}'s {{b|Counterattack|Sora}}.

{{Multiple Special Moves/Mii|Swordfighter}}

[[Category:Down special moves]]
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[[Category:Counterattacks]]
[[es:Contrataque (Espadachín Mii)]]
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