Burning Sword

Burning Sword
	; Pyra using Burning Sword in Ultimate.
User	Pyra
Universe	Xenoblade Chronicles
Article on Xeno Series Wiki	Burning Sword

Burning Sword (バーニングソード, Burning Sword) is Pyra's Final Smash.

OverviewEdit

Pyra summons Rex, who says "Do it, Pyra!" and performs an overhand slash to transition into a cutscene. In the cutscene, Pyra says "Yeah, on it.", and she and Rex hold the Aegis Sword together and leap toward the trapped opponents, shouting the move’s name. The game then transitions back into normal gameplay, where Pyra and Rex summon a large pillar of fire in front of them, which then explodes. Pyra says "Witness our power!" at the end of the Final Smash. Compared to Mythra's Sacred Arrow, Pyra's Burning Sword deals less total damage and has less horizontal coverage, but has much higher KO potential.

Up to three opponents can be trapped into the cutscene; if no opponents are hit, the move fails.

Instructional quotesEdit

Move List		Rex can hit multiple opponents with a huge pillar of fire, launching them away. This Final Smash deals less damage than Mythra's, but it has higher launch power and can more easily KO opponents.

OriginEdit

Rex and Pyra using Burning Sword in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

In Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Burning Sword is Pyra's Level 4 Blade Special. The technique also serves as one of Pyra's signature moves, as she and Rex perform Burning Sword during many cutscenes. The move's animation in Smash is a recreation of its animation in battles in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

GalleryEdit

Pyra and Rex during Burning Sword
Rex assisting Pyra with Burning Sword.
Burning Sword as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name
Japanese	バーニングソード, Burning Sword
English	Burning Sword
French	Tranchant ardent
German	Flammenschwert
Spanish	Acero en Llamas
Italian	Spada ardente
Chinese (Simplified)	爆燃之剑
Chinese (Traditional)	烈燃之劍
Korean	버닝 소드, Burning Sword
Dutch	Brandend Zwaard
Russian	Пoлыхающий меч

TriviaEdit

Burning Sword, Sacred Arrow, and Final Blaster are the only Final Smashes that start off with a cinematic but end in-game. The opposite holds true for Infernal Climax.
- Along with Petey Piranha, these are also the only Final Smashes from DLC characters in Ultimate to contain non-cinematic elements.
Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a YouTube video^[1] that footage from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 was used to tweak the animation of Burning Sword during development.