Flare / Megaflare / Gigaflare

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Flare/Megaflare/Gigaflare
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User	Sephiroth
Universe	Final Fantasy

Flare is Sephiroth's neutral special move. In a similar manner to Thunder and Frizz, it can be charged up to Megaflare and then Gigaflare before being released.

Overview

Flare is a simple protectile, a red fireball that travels horizontally and explodes upon hitting an opponent, the stage, or another projectile. Charging the move for a short time causes it to become Megaflare, which turns blue and deals more damage, but does not travel as far. Charging even further causes the move to become Gigaflare, a larger and even more powerful attack, though significantly shorter-ranged. The move can be cancelled during the Flare and Megaflare stages with the shield button, but this simply stops the move; the charge cannot be stored for later. When releasing Megaflare, Sephiroth may say 行け ("Go."), and when releasing Gigaflare, he may say 焼き尽くす ("Burn to nothing.")

Instructional Quotes

Move List

Hold the button down to charge; release to launch a fireball. Charging longer reduces the range but increases the explosion size.

Origin

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Flare in Final Fantasy VII.

Flare first appeared in Final Fantasy, originally localised under the name NUKE where it was a high level Black Magic spell. Despite its name and appearance, it is often listed as a non-elemental spell. Safer∙Sephiroth uses this move in the original Japanese version of Final Fantasy VII - this was changed to Shadow Flare in the English version.

Megaflare in Final Fantasy VII.

Megaflare first appeared in Final Fantasy III as an attack used by Bahamut and has since come to be known as the dragon's signature attack in every game it appears in, often shown as a massive explosion or destructive beam of energy fired from its mouth.

Gigaflare in Final Fantasy VII.

Gigaflare first appeared in Final Fantasy V as Twintania's most powerful attack. It would later appear in Final Fantasy VII as Neo Bahamut's attack and like Megaflare, would come to be closely associated with more powerful strains of Bahamut though other monsters like the Archeodemon would have access to it in their repertoire.

Gallery

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  Sephiroth using Flare as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Sephiroth's special moves

Neutral special	Flare / Megaflare / Gigaflare
Side special	Shadow Flare
Up special	Blade Dash / Octaslash
Down special	Scintilla
Final Smash	Supernova