Cross

Cross
The Cross in Ultimate.
Users	Simon Richter
Universe	Castlevania

Cross (クロス, Cross) is Simon and Richter's side special move.

Overview

The user throws a boomerang that travels in a straight path and pierces opponents. Unlike other boomerangs, it does not follow the thrower's trajectory at all, and can be jumped over without varying the angle it travels, much like in the original games. If it's shielded or collides against a solid surface, the Cross bounces back and returns to the user. The angle of its knockback is based on what direction it is moving. Cross's traveling speed and distance will also change depending on how the move is inputted, similar to Samus's Missile. When Simon uses the move he may say "Begone!" while Richter may say the line "Go!"

Instructional quote

Move List		Throws a cross like a boomerang. The power and distance changes if the control stick is flicked.
		Throws a cross like a boomerang. The power and distance changes if the control stick is flicked.
fighter tips		You can increase the distance and power by quickly moving the stick as you press the special-move button. It can hit while flying out and when flying back, but it's more powerful when flying out.
		You can increase the distance and power by quickly moving the stick as you press the special-move button. It can hit while flying out and when flying back, but it's more powerful when flying out.

Origin

Simon using the Cross in the original Castlevania.

The cross is a sub-weapon found throughout the Castlevania series. As a sub-weapon, usage of it requires hearts, which act as ammo; the protagonist can keep throwing Crosses until they either run out of hearts, die, or collect another sub-weapon. Crosses are thrown horizontally, and will retreat back to the player like a boomerang. If the Cross misses the player on the retreat, it will continue in the opposite direction and will repeat this process a few times until it returns to the player or disappears. In earlier games such as Castlevania and Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, the protagonist can have up to three crosses on-screen at once with the aid of the Double Shot and Triple Shot power-ups, and can use them in conjunction with the whip to deal massive damage and effectively hold enemies in place, although they are only effective against grounded enemies directly in front of the player and can be easily dodged by enemies that can jump or fly. In other games such as Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night, when the player has enough hearts, multiple crosses can be on screen, and the item can be used to launch a far-stronger Item Crash, the Grand Cross.

Because Nintendo of America enforced censorship of religious material during the NES and SNES eras, the item was renamed in North America to Boomerang. The item is also colloquially known as the Crucifix on occasion when the item is instead depicted with one length of the Cross being longer than the others, thus more closely representing the religious symbol.

Gallery

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  Simon throwing his Cross on Mario Galaxy.
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  Richter throwing his Cross on Battlefield.
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  Simon using Cross as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
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  Richter using Cross as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	クロス, Cross
English	Cross
French	Croix
German	Kreuz
Spanish	Cruz
Italian	Croce
Chinese	十字架
Korean	크로스, Cross
Dutch	Kruis
Russian	Крест

Trivia

• In Simon and Richter's trailer, the Cross is used as the "×" in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate × Castlevania.

External Link

• Article on the Castlevania Wiki.