Slash

Ike's forward smash hitting Snake. The crescent-shaped visual effect indicates that his forward smash has a slash effect. There are many attacks in the Smash Bros. series that make use of the slash effect. In most cases, the effect is used by attacks involving sharp objects. It is easily identifiable by the visual effects generated on impact: a white and blue circular slash in Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, and a crescent-shaped visual effect from Super Smash Bros. Brawl onward. There are two slashing sound effects in Super Smash Bros., while Melee and Super Smash Bros. 4 have three each. In Brawl, there is only one sound played at differing speeds and pitches based on the attack used. For example, Link's down aerial has a low pitch, whereas Bowser's neutral attack has a medium pitch. Not all slash attacks use these sound effects, however: many of Young Link and Toon Link's sword attacks, alongside Roy's non-sweetspot sword moves, use punching sound effects. Stab Luigi's forward smash. The stab effect is shown as a straight line. Super Smash Bros. 4 introduces the stab effect, a variant of the slash effect used for a handful of attacks, such as Luigi's forward smash and Bowser's up smash. The two effects are functionally identical, differing only in visuals: the stab effect is shown as a straight line in the direction of the attack, instead of as a crescent. List of slash attacks By characters Character Move(s) Games Bowser Up tilt Up smash (first hit; uses stab effect in Smash 4) Down smash Down aerial Whirling Fortress Up throw Back floor attack Neutral attack Down tilt Back aerial Koopa Klaw Forward aerial Trip attack Flying Slam (Subspace Emmisary) Dash Slash Bowser Jr. Forward tilt Up tilt Dash attack Forward smash Up smash Down aerial Down throw Charizard Neutral attack Up tilt Up smash Pummel Down tilt Back aerial (sweetspot of first hit) Glide attack Forward aerial Dragon Rush (both custom Flare Blitz and during Mega Charizard X) Cloud All attacks except first hits of jab, down tilt, pummel and throws Corrin All attacks except pummel, up and down throws, Dragon Fang Shot (projectile), Dragon Lunge (kicks), last hit of Draconic Ascent, Counter Surge, and Torrential Roar Dark Pit All attacks except up tilt, Electroshock Arm, Striking Flight, Impact Orbitars, pummel, back throw, up throw and Dark Pit Staff Duck Hunt The duck's beak during rapid jab, all tilts, dash attack and all aerials except neutral aerial Falco Down tilt Falco Phantasm Up aerial (first hit) Neutral attack Up tilt Forward smash Neutral aerial (only last hit in Brawl) Forward aerial Fox Fox Illusion Up smash (sweetspot) Wolf Flash (sourspot) Twisting Fox Ganondorf Warlock Blade Giga Bowser Neutral attack Up aerial Whirling Fortress (all but first hit) Up tilt Down tilt Koopa Klaw Greninja Rapid jab All smash attacks Forward aerial Water Shuriken Shifting Shuriken Stagnant Shuriken Secret Ninja Attack Ike All attacks except first hits of jab, Eruption (except sourspot at the tip of the sword), pummel and throws King Dedede Super Dedede Jump (stars) Waddle Dee Toss (tossed Waddle Doos and Gordos) Gordo Throw Topspin Gordo Quick Dedede Jump (stars) Kirby Final Cutter Up smash (sweetspot) Upper Cutter Ultra Sword (all but first hit) Kirby (Copy Abilities) Hero's Bow Nayru's Love Needle Storm Shield Breaker Mach Tornado Eruption (sword tip) Palutena's Bow Blaster (Wolf; bayonet attached to the blaster) Silver Bow Water Shuriken Metal Blade Gale Strike Link All attacks except neutral aerial, back aerial, Boomerang (sourspot in Melee, entire Boomerang in SSB), Bomb, first hit of grab air in Brawl, pummel and forward, back and down throws Power Bow Ripping Boomerang Lucas Up smash (first hit) Lucina All attacks except pummel and throws Luigi Forward smash (stab effect in Smash 4) Marth All attacks except sweetspotted up aerial (Melee and Brawl), pummel and throws Mega Man Dash attack Back aerial Up aerial Metal Blade Tornado Hold Leaf Shield Meta Knight All attacks except dash attack, forward, up and down throws Mewtwo Forward tilt Front floor attack (hit 1) Mii Brawler Down throw Mii Swordfighter All attacks except pummel and forward, back and down throws Mr. Game & Watch Back aerial Judge #4 Down aerial (falldown) Octopus Pac-Man Dash attack Down tilt Neutral aerial Down throw Lazy Fruit (key) Power Pellet Distant Power Pellet Enticing Power Pellet Pac-Jump Power Pac-Jump Meteor Trampoline Palutena Forward smash Down smash Peach Forward tilt (tip) Peach Parasol (open parasol) Down smash Up smash Pit All attacks except up tilt (excluding first hit in Brawl), Upperdash Arm, Striking Flight, Impact Orbitars, pummel, back throw, up throw and energy pillars during Three Sacred Treasures R.O.B. Gyro Slip Gyro Robin Neutral attack (except non-rapid third jab) All tilts Dash attack All aerials and smashes with the Bronze Sword Levin Sword (both when dropped before breaking and when thrown) Elwind and customs Pair Up (Chrom's attacks) Roy All sweetspotted attacks except up smash, pummel, throws, Flare Blade, last hits of Double-Edge Dance, Blazer, Counter and Critical Hit Sheik Neutral attack (except rapid jabs in Melee and finisher in Smash 4) Dash attack Up smash (sweetspot) Needle Storm Chain (non-tip) Forward smash Forward aerial Up aerial Down aerial (falldown) Shulk All attacks except pummel and first hits of jab, forward smash, up smash, up aerial and down aerial Snake Cypher Sonic Up throw Forward aerial Toon Link All attacks except Boomerang, Bomb, pummel, forward, back and down throws Piercing Arrow Villager Timber (sprouting tree and axe) Timber Counter (sprouting tree and axe) Super Timber (sprouting tree and axe) Wario Chomp Down tilt Inhaling Chomp Wii Fit Trainer Up smash Neutral aerial (second hit) Wolf Neutral attack Forward tilt Down smash Forward aerial Up aerial Down aerial Blaster (bayonet attached to the blaster) Wolf Flash (sourspot) All throws except forward throw Young Link All attacks except neutral aerial, back aerial, sweetspot of down aerial, Fire Bow, Boomerang, Bomb, edge attacks and forward, back and down throws Zelda Forward tilt Nayru's Love Farore's Wind (except reappearance in Brawl) Farore's Windfall Phantom Slash Phantom Breaker Phantom Strike Zero Suit Samus Up tilt (second hit) Up aerial By items Item Attack Games Assist Trophies Ghirahim: All attacks Kat & Ana: Sword attacks Lyn: Sword strike Saki Amamiya: Sword attacks Samurai Goroh: Katana slashes Spinies: Contact with body Beam Sword All swings and throws Drill Shot drill Parasol All swings, open parasol hit Poké Ball Pokémon Beedrill: Take Down Chikorita: Razor Leaf Clefairy: Gust Fletchling: Peck Keldeo: Secret Sword Latias and Latios: Steel Wing Lugia: Aeroblast Scizor: Metal Claw Snivy: Razor Leaf Staryu: Contact with body Suicune: Contact with head after attacking Unown: Take Down Weavile: False Swipe Zoroark: Fury Swipes Ray Gun Shots Unira Throws and contact when set Warp Star Aerial-only meteor smash By enemies and bosses Enemy/Boss Attack(s) Games Armight Sword throw and slashes Auroros Dive Autolance Stab and sword throw Bucculus Hits while grabbing a foe Crazy Hand Finger Drill (upper parts) Cymul Spin Darknut Sword swings Duon Forward charge Head bash (blue side active) Triple arm slash (blue side active) Flage Slash flurry Geemer Contact with body Greap Scythes Green Kritter Claw swipes Master Hand Finger Drill Porky Hitboxes while walking Stab attack Puppit Claw swipes Ridley Background fly attack Claw sweep Loop-de-loop Wind attack Shaydas Blade slashes Stalfos Sword swings Sword Primid All sword attacks Ticken Head charge Trowlon Beak hit Gallery Marth using Dancing Blade, a move with the slash effect, in Melee. Ike's up smash in SSB4. Notice how the boomerang effect extends well beyond the attack itself. Bowser's up smash in SSB4, which uses the stab effect. Trivia In Melee, two slash attacks that collide will produce a clanging sound effect reminiscent of metallic noises akin to swords clashing. This is the only game to have such a unique trait for slash attacks. In Brawl and SSB4, there is a set of slash-based sound effects that are noticeably slower and deeper pitched than regular slash sounds. These are normally reserved for Ike because of Ragnell's status as a heavy broadsword. However, this sound effect is also used for Shulk's Back Slash if he hits an opponent's back with the move, Dunban's attacks during Chain Attack, and Chrom's attacks during Pair Up.

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