Editing Eruption

|image=[[File:Ike Neutral B SSBU.gif|300px]]

|caption=Charging Eruption in ''Ultimate''.

 

Similar to [[Roy]]'s [[Flare Blade]] in function, Ike lifts his sword, [[Ragnell]], and then plunges it downward in front of him, resulting in an explosive burst of flames. It can be charged for up to four seconds, causing the fire to greatly increase its [[range]] and [[knockback]]. The knockback caused by this move is mostly vertical when not charged fully and becomes more horizontal when it is. Like most of Ike's moves, it is powerful enough that charging is not required for it to be effective (in ''[[Brawl]]'' stage 1 can KO as low as 106%). The flames reach high up, so there is a large vertical [[hitbox]] as well. There are also smaller hitboxes below, far in front of, and behind Ike. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Eruption now produces up to two additional pillars of flames in front of Ike depending on its charge, increasing its range even further. This attack, like [[Aether]], possesses [[armor]], with it applying from the moment that the special button is released (any stage in ''Brawl'' and only on full charge from ''[[SSB4]]'' onward) to the point where the sword hits the ground. As Ike is particularly susceptible to [[Juggle|juggling]] due to his high weight and falling speed, the armor frames can be useful for defending against it.

A fully charged Eruption can break any character's [[shield]], provided that it was not a [[perfect shield]]. It can also be a [[meteor smash]] when sweetspotted on the tip at the very end of the hitbox, but the [[spike]] is weak and only works on grounded opponents, making it impractical and rarely used (if at all) in competitive play. There is no meteor smash hitbox in ''Ultimate''.

===Reverse Eruption===

In ''Brawl'', most neutral special moves can be reversed by tapping the control stick in the opposite direction a few frames after the neutral special move has been activated. This includes Ike's Eruption; however, reversing it has no animation and no increase to damage or knockback, making it not very useful unless used to attack behind Ike in midair. It is interesting to note that when in Ike's running animation and activating a reverse Eruption, Ike will turn around and slide forward a little while charging or releasing the attack; this is probably because the running momentum has switched direction with Ike, since there is no animation for the reverse Eruption and has pushed him forward as if he didn't turn around at all.

Eruption has 9 stages of power: 8 charging-up stages and the fully-charged stage. A fully-charged Eruption has a larger hitbox and a horizontal trajectory while dealing 10% recoil damage back to Ike, like [[Roy]]'s [[Flare Blade]]. Ike will start flashing red and glowing once he reaches stage 7.

 

 

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:Note that, as detailed above, a (frame-perfect) stage 8 Eruption is strictly stronger than a stage 9 fully charged Eruption, and stages 5, 6, 7, and 8 deal more vertical knockback than the fully-charged Eruption does horizontal knockback.

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{{InstructionalQuotes

|ssbbchar=Ike

|ssbbdesc=Call forth a column of flame. Don't charge it too long, or you'll strike automatically and damage yourself.

|ssb4-3desc=Plunge your sword into the ground. Can be charged.

|ssbuchar=Ike

|ssbudesc=Plunges his sword into the ground, triggering a fiery burst. Suffers damage by his own hand when fully charged.

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