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Burning Sword

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Burning Sword
Pyra Final Smash SSBU.gif
Pyra using Burning Sword in Ultimate.
User Pyra
Universe Xenoblade Chronicles
Article on Xeno Series Wiki Burning Sword

Burning Sword (バーニングソード, Burning Sword) is Pyra's Final Smash.

Overview[edit]

Pyra summons Rex, who says "Do it, Pyra!" (いくよ、ホムラ!, Let's go, Homura!) and performs an overhand slash to transition into a cutscene. In the cutscene, Pyra says "Yeah, on it." (はい,レックス, Yes, Rex.), and she and Rex hold the Aegis Sword together and leap toward the trapped opponents, shouting the move’s name. The game then transitions back into normal gameplay, where Pyra and Rex summon a large pillar of fire in front of them, which then explodes; the trapped opponents are moved into the center of the pillar to prevent their escape, regardless of where they were when first hit. Pyra says "Witness our power!" (これが私たちの力です!, This is our power!) at the end of the Final Smash. Compared to Mythra's Sacred Arrow, Pyra's Burning Sword deals less total damage and has less horizontal coverage, but has much higher KO potential.

Up to three opponents can be trapped into the cutscene; if no opponents are hit, the move fails.

Instructional quotes[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Move List Pyra (SSBU) Rex can hit multiple opponents with a huge pillar of fire, launching them away. This Final Smash deals less damage than Mythra's, but it has higher launch power and can more easily KO opponents.

Origin[edit]

Rex and Pyra using Burning Sword in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Burning Sword is Pyra's Level 4 Blade Special. The technique also serves as one of Pyra's signature moves, as she and Rex perform Burning Sword during many cutscenes. The move's animation in Smash is a recreation of its animation in battles in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name
Japan Japanese バーニングソード, Burning Sword
UK English Burning Sword
France French Tranchant ardent
Germany German Flammenschwert
Spain Spanish Acero en Llamas
Italy Italian Spada ardente
China Chinese (Simplified) 爆燃之剑
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) 烈燃之劍
South Korea Korean 버닝 소드, Burning Sword
Netherlands Dutch Brandend Zwaard
Russia Russian Пoлыхающий меч

Trivia[edit]

  • Burning Sword, Sacred Arrow, and Final Blaster are the only Final Smashes that start off with a cinematic but end in-game. The opposite holds true for Infernal Climax.
    • Along with Petey Piranha, these are also the only Final Smashes from DLC characters in Ultimate to contain non-cinematic elements.
  • Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a YouTube video[1] that footage from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was used to tweak the animation of Burning Sword during development.

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