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{{Infobox Final Smash SSB4

|image=Lucina's Final Smash.png

|size=225px

|user=Marth

|user2=Lucina

|user3=Roy

|type=Directional (Marth, Lucina); Focused (Roy)

|effect=''Marth/Lucina'': The character launches themselves sideways, attacking the first character they meet with a [[OHKO]]. <br> ''Roy'': Roy swings his sword in a circle, trapping close opponents, before slamming his weapon downwards for a massive fiery explosion, sending victims flying.

==Marth & Lucina==

Marth or Lucina raise their respective sword into the air, where it catches the light and shimmers brightly (this slows down time by a slight amount), before dashing forward with blazing speed to catch any unfortunate opponents with an incredibly high knockback slash. The animation is similar to that of Marth's critical hit animation from the first {{uv|Fire Emblem}} game.  

It is by far the strongest Final Smash in ''Brawl'', and its power and damage also make it one of the strongest attacks in all of the games.  It deals 62% damage in ''Brawl'' (60% base plus 2% [[Stale-move negation|fresh]]) and deals more than enough knockback to [[One-hit KO|KO any character at 0%]] under most normal circumstances. The power of this move is hampered somewhat by its larger time frame in which to perform a dodge (the time during which Marth raises his sword), though it is still relatively fast.

Until the attack animation completely ends, the entire sword carries the move's hitbox, meaning that the attack can also hit anyone directly behind Marth when Marth swings his sword. On the ground, the attack will follow the platform's contours, and the move will end without Marth swinging if he reaches the edge. Missing with this attack on the ground on a walk-off stage, or in the air without any intervening terrain, usually results in a [[self-destruct]], as the dash Marth performs during the move is approximately the same distance as the width of the largest area available in the [[Stage Builder]]. However, this can be avoided by pressing an attack button, which will stop the dash and trigger the strike immediately. The distance the Final Smash gives can let Marth/Lucina use it as an extremely good [[recovery]] move if needed, as the move gives an incredible amount of horizontal distance.

Since the move is nothing more than a single hit, [[launch resistance]] such as that gained from using [[Aether]] can be used to survive, providing good timing. Of course, this will not stop the target from taking the move's full damage.

Despite its ridiculous power, Critical Hit has earned the reputation of being one of the most predictable and avoidable Final Smashes due to its slow startup time and introduction sequence, which gives all other players in range the chance to completely dodge the move by [[air dodging]], [[sidestepping]], or simply moving away.

This attack has such immense [[knockback]] that is possible to KO someone else by knocking someone hit by the attack into someone else.

While Marth does not say anything while performing this move (apart from a grunt), Lucina in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' shouts "Time to change fate!" ({{ja|運命を変えます！|Unmei wo kaemasu!}}, ''I will change fate!'').

[[File:Roy_Critical_Hit.gif|thumb|Roy's Critical Hit in ''Smash 4''.]]

Roy's Critical Hit involves him standing in place while spinning the Sword of Seals in a backwards arc around him with two hands. It then flashes with light (similar to Marth and Lucina's version when it starts up) before Roy swings his sword backwards, creating a massive [[flame|fiery]] explosion in front of him before he sheaths his sword (a purely aesthetic animation that ends in a second). The flaming slash deals 40%, and anyone hit by it is sent flying with high knockback, although the slash deals considerably less knockback at 0% and unable to KO fresh stocks (starting to KO only at 40%), unlike Marth/Lucina's version which can KO at any percentage.

Of note is that the circular swing Roy performs when starting the move carries a hitbox until it ends: the sword deals multiple 1% hits while it moves, and the opponent is more vulnerable to getting trapped by the swing if they are behind Roy since he begins the move from his back. A total of 11% can be dealt by the startup alone, and the final hit positions trapped opponents in front of Roy, making them vulnerable to the brunt of the finishing blow.

Because Roy's Critical Hit does not involve him moving forwards, the range of his version is severely lower than Marth/Lucina's. The hitbox of the flaming slash also does not cover below Roy, making it possible to miss if Roy jumps and unleashes the move. However, the explosion itself has a large hitbox, and because the start of his Critical Hit can trap opponents into the final blow, it is more reliable at connecting and far less predictable than Marth/Lucina's Critical Hit, which has a highly predictable startup and a somewhat small hitbox.

Similar to Marth/Lucina's, a purely aesthetic health bar appears for every victim sent flying, showing them dropping from full health to zero.

==Trophy Description==

[[File:Critical Hit - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|135x235px|Critical Hit trophy in ''Brawl'']]

:'''Critical Hit (Brawl)'''

:''Marth's Final Smash. He thrusts his sword skyward, then rushes to meet his targeted enemy with furious speed. The blow he strikes is so powerful that his foe is instantly launched off the screen. As in Fire Emblem, a window appears that shows the character's hit points dropping rapidly to zero--but this is just for effect. Smash Bros. does not use a hit-point system<!--Only in Stamina fights-->.''

:'''Critical Hit (Marth)'''

:''Marth raises his Exalted Falchion to the sky and then rushes forward to deal an incredibly powerful blow, almost certainly KO'ing anyone and everyone who gets hit! When it's used in the air, he'll fly forward a certain distance. On the ground, however, he'll only dash to the edge of the platform he's standing on.''

:'''Critical Hit (Lucina)'''

:''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!''

:'''Critical Hit (Roy)'''

:''For Roy’s Final Smash, he traps enemies in a circular swing of the blade, brings it up behind him, and then, in a blast of fire, brings the blade down for a powerful finisher! The downward attack is powerful on its own but doesn’t have much range, so make sure you’re close enough to hit your enemies with the full combo and really seal their fate!''

=={{for3ds}} foldout description==

''Unleash a full-powered attack to launch foes.''

The critical hit is a staple feature of the ''Fire Emblem'' game series, which inflicts three times the standard damage if performed, accompanied by a unique attack animation.  The animation for this Final Smash was likely inspired by the critical hit animations of the various Lords in the series' past. The gauge that appears represents the Hit Point system used in the series, and it has a graphical style similar to those of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem}}''.

In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', the gauge seen in Marth's, Lucina's and Roy's Final Smashes resembles the HP gauge used in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Awakening}}''.

*Marth's Final Smash is able to outrun the cars on [[Big Blue]]. In fact, it is even faster than {{SSBB|Sonic}} wearing a [[Bunny Hood]] (who can also outrun the cars on Big Blue). However, the attack's ending lag will probably cause Marth to SD using it.

Criticalhit.jpg| Critical Hit in ''[[Brawl]]''

Marth_Critical_Hit_SSB4.jpeg|[[Marth (SSB4)|Marth's]] Critical Hit in {{forwiiu}}.

File:Critical Hit Lucina 3DS.JPG|[[Lucina (SSB4)|Lucina's]] Critical Hit while dashing in {{for3ds}}.

Lucina_Critical_Hit_SSB4.jpeg|Lucina's Critical Hit in {{forwiiu}}.

{{Multiple Special Moves|Marth|Lucina}}{{Special Moves|char=Roy}}

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