Grappling Hook / Wings of Rebellion
| Grappling Hook/Wings of Rebellion | |
|---|---|
  Joker using Grappling Hook and Wings of Rebellion. | |
| User | Joker |
| Universe | Persona |
Grappling Hook (ワイヤーアクション, Wire Action) is Joker's up special move.
Overview[edit]
When the move is used, Joker will shoot a grappling hook upward at an angle, with a slight upward boost once per airtime. Joker may shout one of the same voice clips used for his smash attacks ("There!"/"You're mine!"). In the air, the hook has a weak hitbox as it shoots upward; it also doubles as a tether recovery (similar to the Ice Climbers' Belay and Ivysaur's Vine Whip), which can be canceled by pressing down for some movement and recovery mixup potential.
On the ground, the hook is instead a grabbox that pulls opponents down into a throw with high combo potential. It can also grab items, automatically giving Joker possession of the item, unless it is a heavy item (like a Crate), in which case it will instead fall next to him. Similar to Isabelle's Fishing Rod, it is blockable by shields or reflectors—upon contact with either, the move is canceled out.
If Arsène is present when the move is inputted, Joker will instead use Wings of Rebellion (反逆の翼, Wings of Rebellion), which has Joker fly upward with Arsène's wings, with intangibility at startup, some angle variations and a long distance, but no hitboxes at all, similar to Power of Flight.
Instructional quote[edit]
 Move List |
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Throws a grappling hook to grab edges and opponents. While Arsene is active, flies upward using Arsene's wings. |
Origin[edit]
Joker can be seen using a grappling hook in some transition animations of Persona 5's pause menus, though he never uses one in the game itself until the re-release Persona 5 Royal.
In Persona 5 Royal, Joker uses a grappling hook to reach far-off locations when dungeon crawling. He can also use the grappling hook for combat; by increasing his rank in the Faith Confidant, pursued with Kasumi Yoshizawa, he learns the Chaînés Hook ability, allowing him to latch onto unaware enemies from afar and zip towards them for an ambush (curiously, this is the exact opposite of how the attack interacts with opponents in Smash Bros.). The animation for the attack in Smash Bros., with Joker's spinning flourish before shooting the hook out of his left sleeve, is identical to his animation when using the grappling hook in Royal. Royal received its first previews showcasing the use of the grappling hook a few days after Joker's DLC release, heavily suggesting that the idea for having the grappling hook in his moveset came from Royal.
Wings of Rebellion has no solid base in Persona 5, but is likely based on the fact that Arsène is capable of flight. It is also a possible reference to the intro of the game, which shows Joker summoning Arsène to take flight. The name of the attack calls back to a speech that is heard whenever Joker begins a new Confidant: a voice informs him that the bond he has just forged "shall become the wings of rebellion that breaketh thy chains of captivity."
Gallery[edit]
Grappling Hook as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
Names in other languages[edit]
Grappling Hook[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese |
ワイヤーアクション, Wire Action |
 English |
Grappling Hook |
 French |
Grappin |
 German |
Greifhaken |
 Spanish |
Cable |
 Italian |
Rampino |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
绳索动作 |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
繩索動作 |
 Korean |
와이어 액션, Wire Action |
 Dutch |
Grijphaak |
 Russian |
Крюк |
Wings of Rebellion[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Japanese |
反逆の翼 |
| English |
Wings of Rebellion |
| French |
Ailes rebelles |
| German |
Schwingen der Rebellion |
| Spanish |
Alas de rebelión |
| Italian |
Ali della ribellione |
| Chinese |
反抗之翼 |
| Korean |
반역의 날개 |
| Dutch |
Vleugels van de Rebellie |
| Russian |
Крылья бунтаря |
Trivia[edit]
- Grappling Hook is one of three tether recovery up specials that was not introduced in Brawl, the other two being Sword of the Creator and ARM Hook.
- Notably, all 3 were introduced through DLC in Ultimate.
- Occasionally, a glitch can occur upon using Grappling Hook for recovery which results Joker's animation breaking, causing him to move erratically. This was fixed in version 3.1.0.
