Editing Lucina (SSB4)

{{disambig2|Lucina's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''|the character in other contexts|Lucina}}

|name         = Lucina

|image       = [[Image:Lucina SSB4.png|250px|Lucina]]

|universe     = {{uv|Fire Emblem}}

|game         = SSB4

|tier = H

|ranking = 47

:{{cquote|Lucina Wakes Her Blade?!|cite=Introduction Tagline}}

'''Lucina''' ({{ja|ルキナ|Rukina}}, ''Lucina'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. She was confirmed during a live stream alongside {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB4|Robin}} on the official ''Super Smash Bros.'' website on July 14th, 2014, making her the only [[unlockable character]] to be revealed before the game's release. Laura Bailey and Yū Kobayashi reprise their roles as the English and Japanese voice actors for Lucina from ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', respectively. A [[clone]] of {{SSB4|Marth}}, her ancestor within the ''Fire Emblem'' series, Lucina was originally planned as an alternate costume for him. However, she was given her own character slot later in development once her attacks were given differing traits. She was one of three intended [[alternate costume]]s to be made separate in this way, with the other two being {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}.

Lucina is ranked 47th out of 56 on the [[tier list]], making her one of two characters in the H tier (the other being {{SSB4|King Dedede}}) and thus results in her being the second highest ranked bottom-tier character. Lucina possesses a long [[disjoint]] due to her [[List of swords#Falchion|Parallel Falchion]], along with fast start-up for most attacks. However, her flaws include attacks that have heavy ending lag, a poor grab game, and an easily [[gimp]]ed recovery. Additionally, she lacks the tipper [[sweetspot]]s that Marth can use to KO early. While this can be seen as a benefit in some areas, such as having higher hitstun on all attacks (which makes her more difficult to punish [[out of shield]] compared to Marth's sourspotted attacks) and her KO potential being more consistent at high percentages, this trait is considered to be less of a benefit at high-level play and has led many professionals to see her as inferior to Marth. As a result, Lucina has limited tournament representation and almost nonexistent competitive success, with her metagame and playerbase remaining largely stagnant in comparison to Marth's.

Despite this, Lucina has received a number of significant buffs up to and including update [[1.1.4]], which have helped shrink the gap between her and Marth. Additionally, the buffs from 1.1.4 make her placement in the tier list largely debatable and likely to change, due to the list reflecting all changes up to update [[1.1.3]].

*Complete Classic Mode with {{SSB4|Marth}} without using any continues.

Lucina must then be defeated on [[Arena Ferox]].

Lucina then must be defeated on [[Coliseum]].

==Differences from {{SSB4|Marth}}==

[[File:Forward smash comparison.JPG|420px|thumb|Lucina's Parallel Falchion lacks a specific sweetspot in her attacks compared to Marth's Falchion, as seen in their attack animations.]]

Lucina is a [[clone]] of Marth, meaning her moveset and animations are primarily based off of his. In a Miiverse post, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] explains that "whenever there is even a small difference in abilities, that character gets an actual roster slot", citing Lucina as an example.<ref>https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAABnUYn9HXMxEA</ref> The primary difference between Lucina and Marth is their swords; Lucina's Parallel Falchion has a consistent damage output throughout its blade, while Marth's Falchion is more powerful when hitting with just its tip. Additionally, the power of all her attacks is the weighted average of Marth's sourspotted and sweetspotted attacks.

Lucina has a few advantages that set her slightly apart from Marth. Although Lucina lacks intricate sourspot set-ups that Marth can utilize to set up his tippers, she gains more consistent damage off her combos than Marth does due to her lack of such sourspots. Lucina also has less trouble KOing at high percents, since she does not necessarily need to space her most powerful attacks to KO, while Marth's sourspotted attacks deal mediocre damage and knockback even at higher percentages. Of note is that her up smash, down aerial and [[Dancing Blade]] are all more powerful than Marth's equivalents in any given case. Nonetheless, Lucina also possesses notable disadvantages compared to Marth. Lucina lacks a tipper, preventing her from potentially securing early KOs with hard reads or gaining positional advantage off precise spacing on enemy approaches or shields; this makes her much less threatening when defending in the neutral game, as opponents do not have to worry about their spacing relative to Lucina's blade the same way they would with Marth's. Lucina's consistent damage output makes her approach game and ability to rushdown opponents better than Marth's, as she is not required to space a tipper to gain strong attacks or shield pushback. However, this is only influential at low-level play because, like Marth, she lacks lingering hitboxes or projectiles, making her approaches generally unsafe regardless of the strength of her swings. As such, her less spacing-oriented approaches do not help her neutral game.

Overall, Lucina is a "lower risk, lower reward" version of Marth, trading an emphasis on spacing for more consistent KO power and damage racking. While she does possess some advantages that allow her to fare better in certain match-ups than Marth does, such as {{SSB4|Pikachu}} and {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, she still lacks the main advantages Marth has. This results in many players considering her less viable for tournament play, where her results in low to mid-level play are sparse and her results in high-level play are poor. While Lucina has been significantly buffed in almost every game update so far, making her more viable both on her own merits and in comparison to Marth, she is unlikely to advance much further in the metagame due to her advantages over Marth remaining limited and situational. This is further compounded by the small size of her dedicated playerbase that can prove otherwise.

====Aesthetics====

*{{change|Lucina's weapon is the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Parallel Falchion}} from ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', a variant of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Falchion}}.}}

*{{change|Unlike Falchion, the Parallel Falchion lacks a [[tipper]]. This is demonstrated with its trail being translucent and blue during a swing's initial and middle stages and white during the late and final stages. Conversely, Falchion's trail is translucent and blue with an accentuated tip throughout an entire swing.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[on-screen appearance]] is slightly different, due to her removing her mask.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[taunts]] and [[victory pose]]s are different from Marth's.}}

====Attributes====

*{{change|Lucina is very slightly shorter than Marth. This gives her a smaller hurtbox, but also makes her range shorter than Marth's.}}

*{{change|Due to the Parallel Falchion not having a [[tipper]] like Falchion, its entire blade deals equal damage and knockback. Additionally, while Lucina's attacks deal more damage and knockback than Marth's sourspotted attacks, they deal less damage and knockback than his sweetspotted attacks.}}

*{{change|Lucina does not have any [[hitlag]] modifiers on her attacks other than her neutral attack.}}

*{{change|Although Lucina's dashing animation is faster than Marth's, their dashing speeds are exactly the same.}}

*{{buff|Lucina's neutral attack, up tilt and [[sidestep]] retain her horizontal momentum.}}

====Ground attacks====

*{{nerf|Lucina's neutral attack transitions slower (frame 18 → 19).}}

*{{nerf|Lucina's neutral attack's second hit deals less knockback growth (75 → 45).}}

====Special moves====

*{{change|Lucina's [[Shield Breaker]] animation is much more exaggerated than Marth's.}}

*{{change|Lucina may shout when performing [[Dolphin Slash]], whereas Marth does not vocalize when performing it.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[Counter]] animation is different. Additionally, she may say "My turn!" or "You're mine!" when it is triggered, whereas Marth merely grunts whenever his is triggered.}}

Initially a poorly regarded character like [[Marth (SSB4)|her ancestor]], Lucina has received notable buffs in game updates since [[1.0.6]], with most of her buffs being shared with him. These buffs further improved her overall damage output, decreased the ending lag of several combo-oriented moves and increased the knockback of many of her standard attacks, most notably up tilt. Additionally, [[Dancing Blade]] was improved due to all of its hits connecting together better, while her punishes became stronger than they were initially.

However, the biggest buffs Lucina received were indirect. While the fact that Lucina's moves have no hitlag modifiers make them less safe on shield, which further exacerbated the drawback of her unsafe neutral game, this was remedied in update [[1.1.1]]. The increase in [[shieldstun]] and the application of hitlag on shields making her moves safer on shield, especially when properly spaced. While [[Shield Breaker]] was nerfed so as to adjust to the new shield mechanics, it was almost entirely compensated by the shieldstun increase. Additionally, the rest of Lucina's moves are now considerably safer on shield, especially when compared to Marth's and {{SSB4|Roy}}'s sourspotted moves, making her harder to punish than theirs.

Also, she received increased damage on all of her aerials in 1.1.4 which helped improve her aerial combo and juggle games, bringing her overall damage output closer to Marth's. Her hitboxes on aerials and ground attacks were also increased to the point where (like Marth) her range now outscores certain characters, like Sheik. When coupled with her multitude of buffs, this makes Lucina much better than in the game's initial release.

*{{Buff|Forward aerial deals 0.5% more damage|8.075%|8.575%.}}

*{{Buff|Down tilt deals 0.5% more damage|8.075%|8.575%.}}

*{{Buff|Forward smash deals 0.55% more damage|14.725%|15.275%.}}

*{{Buff|Down smash's second hit deals 0.5% more damage|13.775%|14.275%.}}

*{{Buff|Uncharged [[Shield Breaker]] deals 0.5% more damage|8.075%|8.575%.}}

*{{Buff|Fully charged Shield Breaker deals 1% more damage|21.85%|22.85%.}}

*{{Buff|Neutral attack's first hit can be [[Interruptibility|interrupted]] earlier|frame 29|26.}}

*{{Buff|[[Dancing Blade]]'s first hit can be interrupted earlier|frame 45|42.}}

*{{Buff|Dancing Blade's hits connect together better.}}

*{{nerf|Neutral attack's first hit deals 1.425% less damage|4.75%|3.325%.}}

*{{buff|Neutral attack has been improved. Its first hit now deals vertical knock and its transitions faster, which makes both hits connect together better. Its first hit has also been given follow-up potential outside of transiting to the second hit, which is now stronger.}}

*{{nerf|Neutral attack can no longer [[jab lock]] due its first hit's angle alteration.}}

*{{buff|All of up tilt's hitboxes now deal vertical knockback with increased base knockback, improving its KO potential.}}

*{{buff|Up tilt's ending lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{buff|Neutral aerial's landing lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{buff|[[Dolphin Slash]]'s knockback growth increased.}}

*{{change|Dolphin Slash and Crescent Slash's hitlag increased.}}

*{{change|Lucina may now say one of two lines when using Counter: "My turn!" or "You're mine!"}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"

|Jab 1 knockback growth||50/70||30

|Jab 1 hitlag||1||0.7

|Up tilt angle||Sakurai angle/100°||100°  

|Up tilt endlag||42 frames||39 frames

|[[Dolphin Slash]] knockback growth||68||74

*{{buff|Neutral aerial deals more damage: 2.375% → 3.325% (hit 1), 6.65% → 7.6% (hit 2).}}

*{{buff|Up tilt deals more damage: 6.65% → 7.6% (early), 7.125% → 8.1% (late).}}

*{{buff|Up tilt's ending lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{buff|All variations of Shield Breaker have had their ending lag decreased by 2 frames.}}

*{{buff|All variations of Dolphin Slash have had their landing lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{change|Dancing Blade's first, second and third hits have had their input window durations increased by 5 frames. This makes them connect together better, but makes the first hit harder to follow up with another attack other than another hit of Dancing Blade.}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"

|Up tilt damage||6.65%/7.125%||7.6%/8.1%

|Up tilt ending lag||39 frames||36 frames

|All variations of Shield Breaker ending lag||52 frames||50 frames

*Generally, the damage dealt by Lucina's attacks is close to the weighted average of each of the hitboxes of Marth's attacks, based on the sizes of the sweetspot and sourspot hitboxes. Marth's non-tippered moves are unchanged.

 

|neutraldesc=Swings the Parallel Falchion twice. If timed correctly, the first hit has numerous follow-up options.

|ftiltdmg=10.85%

|ftiltdesc=A quick, forward-leaning swipe upward. Covers a very large area.

|utiltdmg=7.6% (early), 8.1% (behind)

|utiltdesc=A large, overhead arcing slash. It has a large hitbox that can hit enemies behind her, which does more damage than the early hitbox. A great combo move at lower percentages and a decent KOing option at higher percentages.

|dtiltdesc=Crouches and thrusts the Parallel Falchion at the opponent's feet. Great for [[edgeguarding]] and [[tech-chasing]].

|dashdesc=A quick, outward sweeping diagonal slash.

|fsmashname=&nbsp;

|fsmashdesc=Rotates her body counter-clockwise to perform a strong arcing one-handed swing from her head to the ground. High base knockback and moderate knockback growth make this move a reliable KOing option.

|usmashname=&nbsp;

|usmashdesc=A quick, upward thrust. The weak grounded hit can knock nearby opponents into the main attack. Deceptive horizontal range and high knockback growth. Great for punishing rolls and landings, and a decent anti-air option.

|dsmashdesc=Sweeps the Parallel Falchion on the ground toward the front outward then toward the back inward. Oddly, this move launches opponents at a different angle if tippered, just like Marth's. High ending lag.

|nairdesc=Two horizontal slashes around herself via an inward slash followed into a full 360° outward spin. A good spacing option and can lead into other moves as well. Deals decent knockback on the second hit, making it useful near the edge of the stage, though it does not start KOing until around 160%. Oddly, it KOs approximately 5% earlier than {{SSB4|Roy}}'s neutral aerial, which is almost identical, yet he has to space to get similar power.

|fairdesc=A forward vertical slash. Great for spacing and fending off aerial opponents, but landing with this move is very unsafe, due to its short duration and 16 frames of landing lag.

|bairname=&nbsp;

|bairdesc=A backward inward slash. Has the interesting property of turning Lucina around, changing her facing direction. Great for edgeguarding.

|uairdesc=A backflipping upward arcing slash.

|dairdesc=A downward arcing slash. If struck in the middle of the swinging arc, it [[meteor smash]]es opponents. High ending and landing lag.

|grabdesc=Grabs the enemy with her left hand. Good range.

|pummeldesc=Knee strikes the enemy. Fairly fast.

|fthrowdesc=Grabs and pushes the opponent forward. Can be used to tech-chase or set up a Crescent Slash.

|bthrowdesc=Trips the opponent over her leg. No follow-up or KO potential due to high ending lag and abysmal knockback growth, respectively. However, it is very effective at launching the opponent off-stage, thanks to its high base knockback.

|uthrowdesc=Powerfully throws the opponent upward. Can KO at high percentages, starting at 165%.

|dthrowdesc=Hooks her arm and drags the opponent to the floor, launching the opponent backward. Can combo into up aerial or back aerial.

|floorfdesc=

|floorbdesc=

|floortdesc=

|edgedesc=

|nsdefdesc=Rears her arm back before powerfully thrusting the Parallel Falchion forward. As its name implies, this attack deals a high amount of [[shield damage]].

|nsc1desc=A gust of wind is produced from the Parallel Falchion's tip that pushes opponents back. The thrust itself is weaker, but the gust's pushing strength increases with its charge.

|nsc2dmg=5.7%/4.75%/2.85% (ground uncharged early/mid/late), 6.65%/5.7%/3.8% (air uncharged early/mid/late), 15.2%/12.35%/8.55% (ground fully charged early/mid/late), 16.15%/13.3%/9.5% (air fully charged early/mid/late)

|nsc2desc=Deals less damage, but has improved range due to it propelling Lucina forward.

|ssdefdmg=3.325% (parts 1-2), 4.275% (part 3 up/side), 3.325% (part 3 down), 6.65% (part 4 up), 5.7% (part 4 side), 2% (part 4 down hits 1-4), 4.75% (part 4 hit 5)

|ssdefdesc=A sequence of slashes with several variations based on control stick tilts. The finishing slash is one of three options: an upward slice (control stick up), a strong slash (control stick neutral or control stick to the side), or a flurry of low thrusts (control stick down). Same colors as Marth. Like his, the first hit stalls her while in midair.

|ssc1desc=The hits chain together easier, but only the side option can be used.

|ssc2desc=The hits are stronger, but are harder to chain together.

|usdefdesc=A rapid, jumping slash that can be reversed. An excellent [[out of shield]] option.

|usc1desc=Grants more horizontal distance, but less vertical distance.

|usc2desc=Grants more vertical distance, but no damage is dealt.

|dsdefdmg=1.2x (min 8%)

|dsdefdesc=Parries and then counterattacks against incoming attacks. The strength of the attack blocked influences the strength of the counterattack. Same properties as Marth's, along with the custom variants.

|dsc1dmg=0.7x (min 4%)

|dsc2dmg=1.3x (min 6%)

|dsc2desc=Dashes behind the opponent and slashes them at blinding speed. Has a stronger damage multiplier, activates faster, launches opponents backward and deals [[electric]] damage. However, it has a narrower trigger window.

|fsdesc=Lunges in one direction, attacking the first opponent with a powerful outward slash. Its immense knockback enables it to score a [[one-hit KO]] on any character. Pressing the button again will immediately trigger the slash.

|desc=Warps onto the stage using warp magic with a twirl and then removes her mask.

|desc-up=Spins the Parallel Falchion and holds it in a similar way that looks like her character artwork, saying "Come at me!". ({{ja|かかってきなさい|Kakatte Ki Nasai}}, ''Come at me, if you would.'')

|desc-side=Turns around while re-sheathing the Parallel Falchion, saying "I cannot lose". ({{ja|負けられませんから|Makeraremasen Kara}}, ''I won't lose.'')

|desc-down=Puts on the mask she used while disguised as [[Marth]] in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', then removes it.}}

|desc-1=Holds her hand to her chest and takes a breath.

|victory-desc=This victory theme is a small orchestral cover from the title theme of the first ''Fire Emblem'' game, which has since become the main theme of the series.

|desc-1=Points the Parallel Falchion upward and then poses, saying "[[Chrom|Father]]... I won.".

**''If Ike is present in the match, there is a chance she will instead say "And they call ''you'' the Radiant Hero?".''

|desc-2=Swings the Parallel Falchion, then performs the same pose from her official artwork, saying "The future is not written!".

|desc-3=Sheaths the Parallel Falchion, saying "You'll never defeat me!".

**''If Marth is present, there is a chance she will instead say "''This'' is the Hero-King?".''

==In competitive play==

===Notable players===

 

 

==[[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers#Robin and Lucina|Reveal trailer]]==

<youtube>N9ytrX0wweA</youtube>

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} {{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}}''Chrom's daughter and the future Princess of Ylisse. When she arrives from a doomed future seeking to prevent it from ever happening, she goes by the name Marth before her identity is revealed. She fights much like her adopted namesake, but more than just the tip of her sword is powerful.''

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} {{GameIcon|ssb4-wiiu}}''Chrom's daughter and the future Princess of Ylisse. When she arrives from a doomed future seeking to prevent it from ever happening, she goes by the name Marth before her identity is revealed. She fights much like her adopted namesake, but her entire blade is equally powerful instead of having a more powerful tip.''

 

::{{flag|pal}} ''Daughter of Chrom and future Princess of Ylisse. When she comes from the future to prevent a terrible future from unfolding, she goes by the name of Marth, but only until her true identity comes to light. She is a very similar fighter to Marth, except it doesn't actually matter which part of her sword she strikes with.''

:'''Lucina (Alt.)'''

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''Lucina's moves are much like Marth's, but there are subtle differences. With Marth, you need to try to hit with the tip of his sword, but Lucina's sword is equally powerful all along the blade. Her Shield Breaker move lets her attack opponents and break their shields at the same time. Charge it fully to shatter shields in one hit.''

::{{flag|pal}} ''Lucina's moves are much like Marth's, but there are subtle differences. With Marth, you need to try to hit with the tip of his sword, but with Lucina, it doesn't matter, making her easier to use. Her Shield Breaker move lets her damage opponents and break their shields at the same time. Charge it fully to shatter shields in one hit.''

{{Trophy games|console1=3DS|game1=Fire Emblem: Awakening (02/2013)}}

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''In Lucina's Final Smash, she raises her sword high before dashing swiftly forward to deliver a deadly blow to whomever she makes contact with first. Even if their damage is low, this strike is powerful enough to take out foes in a single hit. Just make sure you don't dash off the stage when you use it in midair!''

::{{flag|pal}} ''In Lucina's Final Smash, she raises her sword high, then dashes swiftly forwards to deliver a deadly blow to whoever stands in her way. Even if their damage is low, this strike is powerful enough to take them out in a single hit. Just be careful not to dash off the stage if you use it in mid-air!''

LucinaTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS)

LucinaAllStarTrophy3DS.png|Alt. (3DS)

LucinaTrophyWiiU.png|Classic (Wii U)

LucinaAltTrophyWiiU.png|Alt. (Wii U)

CriticalHitLucinaTrophyWiiU.png|[[Critical Hit]]

* '''[[In the Name of the Hero-King]]''': The player controls {{SSB4|Marth}} and must defeat Lucina in a 200 HP match.

* '''[[New Challengers 1]]''': Lucina is one of the seven opponents that must be defeated alongside {{SSB4|Villager}}, {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Little Mac}}, {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}, and {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}}.

* '''[[Mirror Magic]]''': Lucina and {{SSB4|Ike}} must defeat {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}, who is aided by a giant metal dark Lucina and Ike.

Lucinascreenshot2.jpg|Preparing to perform [[Shield Breaker]] against {{SSB4|Link}}.

Lucinascreenshot3.jpg|About to attack a [[Phantom]].

Lucinascreen-4.jpg|Performing her [[Counter]].

Lucinascreen-5.jpg|Lucina alongside Marth and {{SSB4|Ike}}.

Lucinascreen-6.jpg|Fighting Ike in the [[Coliseum]].

Lucinascreen-7.jpg|On [[Smash Ball]] standby with {{SSB4|Luigi}} in the [[Coliseum]].

Lucinascreen-9.jpg|Lucina and female Robin.

Lucinascreen-10.jpg|On the floor with {{SSB4|Palutena}}.

KirbyHatLucina.png|Lucina wearing her mask with {{SSB4|Kirby}}.

*Lucina is the only clone in the entire series whose special and custom special moves all share the same names with the character she is a clone of, Marth.

*Robin and Lucina are the only ''Fire Emblem'' characters to originate from the same game in the series, being ''Fire Emblem Awakening''.

*Lucina's ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' official art is posed identically to [[fireemblemwiki::File:FEA Lucina.png|official art of her disguised as Marth]] from ''Fire Emblem Awakening''. Lucina also uses this pose for her [[Counter]], a [[victory pose]], and a [[taunt]].

*Lucina is the only [[unlockable character]] in both games who was officially revealed prior to the release of ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' and the only unlockable to appear in the [[opening movie]] in {{forwiiu}}.

*Lucina's in-game model bears the [[fireemblemwiki:Holy Blood#Brands|Brand of Naga]] in her left eye.

*Lucina is the only clone to share every single move with the fighter they derive from.

*Lucina and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} are the only fighters that players are not forced to play as in any single-player [[Event Match]]es.

*Both of Lucina's lines after a successful Counter come from ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' when she performs a Dual Strike.