Editing Soaring Slash

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{{Infobox Special Move
|name = Soaring Slash
|image = [[File:Chrom Up B SSBU.gif|300px]]
|caption = Soaring Slash in ''Ultimate''.
|user = [[Chrom]]
|universe = {{uv|Fire Emblem}}
}}

'''Soaring Slash''' ({{ja|翔流斬|Shōryūzan}}, ''Soaring Flow Slash'') is [[Chrom]]'s [[up special move]].

==Overview==
Soaring Slash is very similar to [[Aether]], {{SSBU|Ike}}'s recovery move. However, instead of throwing his sword upward and jumping to catch it as Ike does, Chrom performs an upward slash, then jumps with his sword still in hand, twirling in the air before coming back down. Much like Aether, Soaring Slash offers near-negligible horizontal movement, as it stops all of Chrom's momentum and sends him straight up and down with very little horizontal influence at the peak of the jump. As a result, it is substantially inferior as a recovery move to Roy's [[Blazer]]. Much like Aether, it also does not hit directly above him on the initial slash or even while he is twirling despite its appearance, allowing for opponents to completely stop Chrom from recovering with strategies that simply place hitboxes in his way, such as repeatedly using [[neutral attack]] at the ledge or using aerial moves with lingering hitboxes above him. This can be mitigated through precise spacing for ledgesnaps, but leaves him vulnerable to [[meteor smash]]es from above. Chrom also has higher [[air speed]] than Ike, which partially compensates for some of Soaring Slash's lacking lateral movement; however, Chrom also has a faster falling speed and lower double jump in comparison, and he lacks a corresponding horizontal recovery move akin to [[Quick Draw]], negating any advantages Chrom may have over Ike in recovering to the stage. Soaring Slash grants Chrom [[super armor]] before he leaps upward to grant him some protection, in a similar vein to Aether and grounded [[Blazer]], though unlike those moves, the armor frames do not activate until the attack's hitboxes are active.

While it is lacking as a recovery move, Soaring Slash is an extremely effective [[out of shield]] option for Chrom, as its initial hit has a deceptively large horizontal hitbox, a decent startup of 10 frames (which is faster than the frame 15 startup of Ike's Aether) and extremely high damage output if all hits connect (21% base damage).

In terms of KO power, Soaring Slash KOs {{SSBU|Mario}} from the center of {{SSBU|Final Destination}} at roughly 145% if all hits connect, which makes it weaker than Ike's Aether, which as of version [[List of updates (SSBU)/8.0.0 changelog|8.0.0]] KOs Mario at roughly 111% from the center of Final Destination if all hits connect.

Like Aether and [[Climhazzard]], the descent of Soaring Smash contains a powerful meteor smash which will reliably hit opponents, due to the initial slash of the ascent leading directly into the meteor hitbox. The meteor smash hitbox of Soaring Slash will usually KO opponents, even at low percentages, although Chrom must generally sacrifice his stock in order to land it. As such, the move can be used as a [[Sacrificial KO]]. Previously, Chrom would always reach the bottom [[blast zone]] after the opponent, meaning that it could consistently be used to secure the final KO of a match and allow Chrom to win, but as of [[List of updates (SSBU)/2.0.0 changelog|2.0.0]], Chrom often tends to more frequently get KOed first due to the move's decreased knockback and a slightly faster fall speed. However, with precise spacing, it is possible for Chrom to carry an opponent into the air, then grab the ledge during the move's dive while the opponent keeps going down.

Chrom has various voice clips that will play while using the move, including "Out of my way!", "I'll end you!", "How about this?", and a loud grunt. In Japanese, he will say "{{ja|そこを退け!|Soko wo doke!}}" (''Move aside from there!''), "{{ja|これでどうだ!|Kore de douda!}}" (''How about this?!'') or "{{ja|残念だったな!|Zan'nen datta na!}}" (''That was too bad!''); the last of these three quotes has become a inside joke among Japanese Chrom players, often associated with the move and by extension Chrom himself.

==Instructional quotes==
{{InstructionalQuotes
|ssbuchar=Chrom
|ssbudesc=Jumps upward and then slashes down while twirling. Drops straight down and launches opponents on the ground.
}}

==Origin==
[[File:Soaring Slash Origin.gif|thumb|Chrom using a move that resembles Soaring Slash in ''Fire Emblem: Awakening''.]]
Chrom originally performed this move in the Two Falchions cutscene of ''Fire Emblem: Awakening'', when he was fighting against Lucina in her Marth disguise in [[Arena Ferox]]. He is also capable of performing a move very similar to Soaring Slash in ''Project X Zone 2'', ''Fire Emblem Warriors'', and ''[[dragalialostwiki:Dragalia Lost|Dragalia Lost]]''.
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
ChromSoaringSlash.jpg|Chrom using Soaring Slash in ''Ultimate''.
Chrom SSBU Skill Preview Up Special.png|Soaring Slash as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Ultimate''.
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*If Chrom is hit out of Soaring Slash around the time he gains super armor, his sword will experience a visual glitch and permanently glow with its usual sword trail. This lasts until Chrom uses a sword-swinging move.
*Soaring Slash is the only special move of an Echo Fighter that is entirely different in function from the equivalent move of the original fighter.

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|翔流斬|Kakeru Ki}}
|en=Soaring Slash
|fr=Envol impétueux
|es=Vuelo impetuoso
|de=Flugstreich
|it=Fendente volante
|nl=Sprongslag
|ru={{rollover|Летящий удар|Letyashchy udar|?}}
|ko={{rollover|상류참|Sangnyucham|?}}
|zh_cn={{rollover|翔流斩|Xiáng Liú Zhǎn|?}}
|zh_tw={{rollover|翔流斬|Xiáng Liú Zhǎn|?}}
}}

{{Special Moves|char=Chrom}}

[[Category:Fire Emblem universe]]
[[Category:Up special moves]]
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[[Category:Chrom (SSBU)]]
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