Editing Limit Charge / Finishing Touch

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{{disambig2|Cloud's down special move|his fighter ability|Limit (status)}}
{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Limit Charge / Finishing Touch
|image={{tabber|title1=Limit Charge|content1=[[File:Cloud Down B SSBU.gif|300px]]|title2=Finishing Touch|content2=[[File:Cloud Down B 2 SSBU.gif|300px]]}}
|caption=Limit Charge and Finishing Touch in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
|user=[[Cloud]]
|universe={{uv|Final Fantasy}}
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'''Limit Charge''' ({{ja|リミットチャージ|Rimitto Chāji}}, ''Limit Charge'') is [[Cloud]]'s [[down special move]].

==Overview==
===Limit Charge===
Cloud possesses a '''[[Limit Gauge]]''' as a [[fighter ability]], which fills over the course of a battle as he deals or takes damage, much like [[Little Mac]]'s [[Power Meter]]. This gauge is normally invisible in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and displayed above his [[damage meter]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. However, an alternative method of filling the Limit Gauge is by using his down special, Limit Charge, which works akin to an auto-charge special. This additionally displays the gauge above Cloud himself, which is the only way to view its status in ''Smash 4''.

Limit Charge can be [[charge-cancel]]ed by pressing the special button, in addition to all conventional methods of charge-cancelling ([[shield]]ing, [[roll]]ing, or [[air dodging]], as well as [[spot dodging]] or [[jump]]ing in ''Ultimate''), which can be used situationally to move or attack quickly out of the charge cancel. Charge-canceling the move is instantaneous in ''Smash 4'', but incurs 7 frames of [[lag]] in ''Ultimate'', making it more committal in the latter game.

In ''Smash 4'', even if Cloud is attacked while charging, the meter will visibly fill up in proportion to the sustained damage. However, ''Ultimate'' has the opposite effect, where taking damage mid-charge or during the move's charge-cancel lag instead drains the meter accordingly. Additionally, if he gets grabbed out of either portion, any subsequent pummels and throws used on him, as well as other characters' collateral attacks, will drain the meter as well until he breaks out of the grab. Oddly enough, this does not apply to [[command grab]]s, with the sole exception of [[Force Palm]].

Limit Charge is one of the only chargeable special moves that can be used to [[instant charge-cancel]], along with [[Gyro]] and [[Needle Storm]], and this advanced technique is referred to as '''Instant Limit canceling''' for Cloud. It allows him to bypass every conventional charge-cancel method (including the option to cancel Limit Charge with another special button press) and perform either his [[neutral attack]], [[tilt attack]]s, or [[smash attacks]] almost instantly out of Limit Charge. This technique was removed in ''Ultimate''; additionally, even shielding and dodging out of Limit Charge have the same delay as canceling the move with the special button.

===Limit Break status===
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[[File:LimitFullyCharged.jpg|thumb|left|Cloud's appearance while the Limit Gauge is full.]]

Regardless of how full charge is obtained, Cloud will undergo a "'''Limit Break'''" status, emitting a blue, flame-like aura from his body, accompanied by the sound effect from ''Final Fantasy VII''. If the gauge is fully charged via his down special, Cloud will also announce 「{{ja|限界を超える|Genkai o koeru; lit. "Exceed the limit"}}」 (localized in Cloud's reveal trailer as "Limits are meant to be broken"). While retaining Limit Break status, most of his [[:Category:Character attributes|attributes]] change, with various increases to all his mobility stats. It also allows him to use a more powerful version of his special moves for one use, which will fully expend the Limit Gauge once performed. Though Limit Break lasts until Cloud expends the gauge or gets KO'd in ''Smash 4'', it lasts only up to 15 seconds in ''Ultimate'', forcing Cloud to behave more aggressively and charge wisely, as he can otherwise lose on a valuable KO option or be forced to use his regular, much less effective [[Climhazzard]] during a [[recovery]] situation.

The Limit Break status has no effect on [[Omnislash]], and vice versa.
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===Finishing Touch===
If the down special input is pressed again when the Limit Gauge is full, Cloud will instead perform '''Finishing Touch''' ({{ja|画竜点睛|Garyō Tensei}}, ''Finishing Touch''), a large whirlwind slash that deals only 1% damage, but has very high knockback. It is able to KO most fighters before 70%, launching foes too close to Cloud upward, though those that approach after the initial damaging hitbox are pushed away by a [[windbox]]. The move has less knockback when hitting opponents behind Cloud, KOing about 10% later, and even less knockback when performed in the air, KOing about 24% to 36% later, depending on the opponent's position. Despite its power, Finishing Touch can be [[shield]]ed, [[counter]]ed (though this is not very punishing due to the move's extremely low damage), or [[armor]]ed, negating its huge knockback while leaving Cloud wide open to attack. If used in the air, Cloud will briefly hover in place until the move ends, which can somewhat help his recovery, although a Limit Break [[Climhazzard]] is significantly better in this regard. Attempting Finishing Touch counts as using an improved special move, and will reset the Limit Gauge.

A nearly complete list of grounded Finishing Touch KO percentages in ''Smash 4'' can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9kwQ0mOQVk here]. Because Finishing Touch treats every character as having a weight of 100, the fall speed and gravity of that character is instead the main factor of surviving the move. For example, {{SSB4|Bowser}}, the heaviest character, is KO'd at 59.5%/70% (hitting in front and from behind respectively), while {{SSB4|Fox}}, the fastest faller, is KO'd at 74%/85%, which is the highest percentage required across all characters, barring {{SSB4|Shulk}} with the [[Monado Arts|Shield Art]] activated. Corrin is KO'd at 64%/74%, while Bayonetta is KO'd at 68%/79%, and Cloud himself survives 3% longer in Limit Break.

In ''Ultimate'', Finishing Touch has slightly faster startup and slightly more knockback scaling, but possesses more endlag. It also no longer ignores weight. However, before the 2.0.0 update in ''Ultimate'', it also had a slightly smaller hitbox due to an error, rendering it unable to hit prone opponents. This has since been fixed.

==Limit Charge mechanics==
Limit Charge adds a specific amount of units each [[frame]] it is active. In ''Smash 4'', this is equal to 0.25 from version [[1.1.5]] onward, and 0.28 prior to this version, so Limit Charge needs to be active for 400 and 358 frames (6.667 and 5.967 seconds), respectively, to reach Limit Break status without dealing or taking damage. In ''Ultimate'', Limit Charge adds 0.3 units per frame from version {{SSBU|7.0.0}} onward, or 0.25 prior to this version, so within the same conditions, it needs to be active for 334 and 400 frames (5.567 and 6.667 seconds), respectively.

In ''Ultimate'', when Cloud gets hit out of Limit Charge (or grabbed alongside any subsequent damage until release), the Limit Gauge loses the amount of units it would have gained instead, so with a gauge close to full, taking slightly below 100% damage is enough to fully empty it. Additionally, once Limit Break status is reached, the Limit Gauge is emptied (therefore removing the status as well) if a special move is not used within 15 seconds; unlike the [[Final Smash Meter]]'s similar timeout mechanic from version {{SSBU|4.0.0}} onward, no visual indication is offered to players of how close the Limit Break status is to being lost.


==Instructional quote==
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|ssbuchar=Cloud
|ssbudesc=Charges up the Limit Gauge. The Limit Break version launches opponents upward.
}}

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet/Single|Cloud|Down|name=Limit Charge / Finishing Touch|desc=Charges up your Limit Gauge. Causes a tornado with immense launching power during a Limit Break.}}
# '''Limit Charge / Finishing Touch''': Default.
Like the other DLC characters, Cloud lacks custom move variations.

==Origin==
===Limit Charge===
[[File:LimitchargeOrigin.gif|thumb|left|Origin of Limit Charge’s animation in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy''.]]
[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Limit_(Final_Fantasy_VII) Limit Breaks] are a key feature of fights in ''Final Fantasy VII''. Like in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', the [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Limit_(Final_Fantasy_VII)#Limit_gauge Limit Gauge] (based on how it appeared in ''Final Fantasy VII'') fills whenever a character takes damage from an opponent. Once the Limit Gauge is filled, the character can use a Limit Break, which, in Cloud's case, is any of his Special Moves in ''Smash''. Unlike in Smash, however, one cannot manually charge their Limit Gauge without taking damage although a similar mechanic exists in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' with ''EX Burst''.

The pose that Cloud does when using his Limit Charge special move is taken from ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' when Cloud is charging his EX Burst for Omnislash.
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LimitGaugeOrigin.jpg|The Limit Gauge in ''Final Fantasy VII''.
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===Finishing Touch===
[[File:FF7 Finishing touch.gif|thumb|Finishing Touch in ''Final Fantasy VII''.]]
[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Finishing_Touch_(Final_Fantasy_VII) Finishing Touch] is Cloud's second level 3 Limit Break, a skill from the same game that has the ability to instantly kill many enemies while dealing 3.125 times Cloud's normal damage to enemies that are immune to Instant Death like most bosses. It’s unlocked after using Meteorain six times. While Finishing Touch is only rendered in ''Smash'' as a small scale whirlwind, it is instead rendered as a massive tornado in its game of origin, while in the ''Dissidia'' games Cloud assaults his target locked within the very same one (save for in ''Dissidia NT'', where it reverts to its projectile-based origins). Finishing Touch's animation may be based on Tornado, an unused Limit Break in ''Final Fantasy VII''.

The attack's Japanese name, "Garyō Tensei", literally means "to paint in the dragon's pupil", often used as a term for the finishing touches to one's work.
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File:Cloud Tornado Limit Sketch.jpg|''Tornado'' an unused Limit Break in ''Final Fantasy VII''.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Limit Charge.JPG|Limit Charge in {{forwiiu}}.
Finishing Touch.JPG|Finishing Touch in {{forwiiu}}.
Cloud SSBU Skill Preview Down Special.png|Limit Charge as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Ultimate''.
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==Names in other languages==
===Limit Charge===
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|リミットチャージ|Rimitto Chāji}}, ''Limit Charge''
|en=Limit Charge
|fr_ca=Charge de la limite
|es_la=Cargalímites
|de=Limit-Aufladung
|it=Carica limite
|nl=Limietoplader
|ru={{rollover|Заряд предела|Zaryad predela|?}}
|ko={{rollover|리미트 차지|Limiteu Chaji|?}}, ''Limit Charge''
}}

===Finishing Touch===
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|画竜点睛|Garyō Tensei}}
|en=Finishing Touch
|fr_ca=Finition
|es_la=Toque final
|de=Letzter Schliff
|it=Attacco finale
|nl=Afmaker
|ru={{rollover|Завершающий удар|Zavershayushchy udar|?}}
|ko={{rollover|화룡점정|Hwaryongjeomjeong|?}}
}}

==Trivia==
*In ''Smash 4'', the Limit Gauge is not visible in the mirror in [[Wii Fit Studio]].
*Cloud utters the same dialogue when he finishes charging up his Limit Gauge in both ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'', after filling up the Limit Gauge during his EX Burst.
*The Japanese name of Finishing Touch is the same as that of "{{iw|bulbapedia|Dragon Ascent|move}}", [[Rayquaza]]'s latest {{s|bulbapedia|signature move}} in the {{uv|Pokémon}} series, albeit written in kanji rather than katakana. In Japanese, the names of both moves are based on the same metaphor for a "finishing touch" in a piece of work. Coincidentally, the move's English name is shared with [[Dragon Ascent|Corrin's up special move]].
*Like [[Little Mac]]'s [[Straight Lunge#KO Uppercut|KO Uppercut]], the camera zoom effect from Finishing Touch will not appear if Cloud is hit on the exact frame the move connects against an opponent.
*In ''Smash 4'', there existed a minor glitch where hitting Cloud the moment his Limit Gauge filled up ''and'' he attempted to unleash a Limit Break Special Attack would deplete his Limit Gauge without any attack performed, thus removing the blue aura effect, but would still cause his next attack to be a Limit Break version.

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