Lucina (SSB4): Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Character

|name = Lucina

|ranking = 14

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Laura Bailey and Yū Kobayashi reprise their roles as Lucina in the English and Japanese versions.

Compared to Marth, Lucina's KO potential is noticeably more consistent at high percentages; on a related note, she also has guaranteed horizontal KO set-ups unique to her. In addition, her moves inflict higher [[shieldstun]] at close range, which makes her slightly more difficult to punish [[out of shield]] compared to Marth's sourspotted moves. Lastly, Lucina is slightly better at defending against close-ranged pressure, most notably against rushdown-oriented characters like Captain Falcon.

However, Lucina also shares Marth's flaws. Her attacks have short hitbox durations, some of which also have noticeable ending lag, which can make her susceptible to punishment if she does not space efficiently. Lucina also has a poor grab game: each of her throws have meager damage outputs, while her only throws that do have utility (up throw for KOing and down throw for starting combos) are only effective at very high percentages and low percentages, respectively.

==Attributes==

The primary difference between Lucina and Marth is their swords: Lucina's Parallel Falchion has a consistent damage output throughout its blade, whereas Marth's Falchion is more powerful when hitting with its blade's tip, but is significantly weaker throughout the rest of its  blade. By extension, the power of all Lucina's attacks is approximate to the weighted average of Marth's sweetspotted and sourspotted attacks, if not very slightly higher.

Lucina also has her own KO set-ups different from those of Marth via the first hit of neutral attack, while sharing some of them with him, and those she shares being arguably easier to perform because of the Parallel Falchion's consistent hitboxes; the most prominent example is the KO combo consisting of her neutral attack's first hit into forward smash, which is overall more effective when compared to Marth's, thanks to her balanced hitstun and knockback.

There are also many strengths Lucina shares with Marth. Like him, many of her moves possess good [[range]], fast start-up, and cover wide arcs, allowing her to pressure the opponent without leaving herself open to punishment. Lucina's special moveset also possesses immense utility, and in two cases, more than that of Marth. [[Shield Breaker]] can break shields thanks to its high shield damage, even when uncharged, and it is useful for punishing rolls. It also grants some horizontal movement, which is amplified when fully charged. [[Dancing Blade]] can be used to punish sidesteps and boasts combo, mix-up, KO and even recovery potentials. In comparison to Marth's version, it does not link as well because of each hit's higher knockback, but it has much better KO potential.

==Differences from {{SSB4|Marth}}==

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Unlike Falchion, the Parallel Falchion lacks a [[tipper]]. This is demonstrated with its trail being white and opaque during a swing's initial and middle stages, and translucent and blue during the late and final stages. In comparison, Falchion's trail is translucent and blue with an accentuated tip throughout an entire swing.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[on-screen appearance]]; [[taunts]]; [[victory pose]]s; [[Screen KO]] and [[Results screen|defeated]]/[[Results screen#No Contest screen|No Contest]] animation are different.}}

===Attributes===

*{{change|Due to the Parallel Falchion lacking a [[tipper]] like Falchion, its entire blade deals equal damage and knockback. As a result, Lucina's attacks deal more damage and knockback than Marth's sourspotted attacks, but deal less damage and knockback than his sweetspotted attacks.}}

*{{change|Aside from her neutral attack, the rest of Lucina's moveset lacks [[hitlag]] modifiers.}}

*{{buff|Lucina's [[sidestep]] retains her horizontal momentum, granting it follow-ups that Marth's lacks.}}

*{{buff|Lucina's up tilt retains her horizontal momentum, granting it follow-ups that Marth's lacks.}}

*{{change|Lucina's down tilt has different particle effects.}}

===Special moves===

*{{change|Lucina may say "My turn!" or "You're mine!" when she [[counterattack]]s, whereas Marth merely grunts when he counterattacks.}}

'''Technical changelist 1.0.8'''

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|Jab 2 (late) base knockback||40||52

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|Forward tilt damage||9.975%||10.925%

'''Technical changelist 1.1.0'''

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==Moveset==

*Lucina's overall damage output is close to the weighted average of each of the hitboxes of {{SSB4|Marth}}'s attacks.

{{MovesetTable

|game=SSB4

|neutraldesc=Two alternating upward slashes. One of Lucina's most effective set-up options, thanks to its first hit being able to combo into various moves. This includes itself; tilt attacks; down smash; forward aerial; or dash grab at low percentages, and forward smash at medium to high percentages.

|ftiltname= 

|ftiltdesc=A lunging upward slash. Covers a very large area, making it useful for spacing. While not remarkably powerful like Marth's sweetspotted forward tilt, it deals noticeably more knockback compared to his sourspotted forward tilt. As a result, it is more consistent for spacing.

|utiltname= 

|dashdmg=9.975%

|dashdesc=A lunging outward slash. A decent follow-up from down tilt and hits grounded opponents, although its moderate ending lag makes it unsafe on shield.

|fsmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|15.275}}

|fsmashdesc=Rotates her body to perform a lunging downward slash. Its high base knockback and moderate knockback scaling make it Lucina's most reliable KOing option. However, while it has moderately fast start-up, it has high ending lag.

|usmashdmg={{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|3}} (ground), {{ChargedSmashDmgSSB4|14.25}} (blade)

|usmashdesc=An overhead thrust. The move has an initial "quake" hitbox that launches opponents into the Parallel Falchion's blade hitbox. It is a decent anti-air option thanks to its vertical range and high knockback scaling, while its deceptive horizontal range makes it capable of punishing rolls and landings. As such, it is a fairly reliable KOing option. It is also one of the few attacks in Lucina's moveset that is comparatively more reliable than Marth's because of the positioning needed to land a sweetspot in his case.

|fairdmg=10.5%

|fairdesc=A downward slash. It is fast and has good range, which make it very useful for spacing and fending off aerial opponents. However, landing with this move is very unsafe, because of its short duration and 16 frames of landing lag.

|bairdmg=11.8%

|bairdesc=Rotates her body to perform an upward slash behind herself. Very similar to her forward aerial, although it has slightly more damage and knockback. Additionally, the swing starts from below instead of above, which can make it catch grounded enemies more easily. Has the interesting property of turning Lucina around, changing her facing direction. Has the most knockback of all her aerial moves, making it great for edgeguarding.

|floorfname= 

|floorfdmg=7%

|floorbname= 

|floorbdmg=7%

|ssdefname=Dancing Blade

|ssdefdmg=3.325% (first hit/second forward hit), 4.275% (third forward/upward hits), 3.325% (third downward hit), 5.7% (last forward hit), 6.65% (last upward hit), 2% (last downward hits 1-4), 4.75% (last downward hit 5)

|ssc1name=Effortless Blade

|ssc1dmg=2.375% (parts 1-3), 4.275% (part 4)

|fsdesc=Dashes at a blinding speed to perform an extremely powerful outward slash. Its immense damage output and knockback make it a [[one-hit KO]]. Pressing the button again will cancel the dash and immediately trigger the slash.

}}

===[[On-screen appearance]]===

|char=Lucina}}

===[[Official Custom Moveset Project]]===

{{OfficialCustomMoves

|set10=3131

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''Any number following the Smasher name indicates placement on the [[PGR 100]], which recognizes the official top 100 players in [[Super Smash Bros. 4]] of all time.''

==[[List of Super Smash Bros. 4 character trailers#Robin and Lucina|Reveal trailer]]==

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==In [[Event Match]]es==

==Gallery==

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SSB4 Newcomer Introduction Lucina.png|Lucina's splash art.

Lucina amiibo.png|Lucina's [[amiibo]].

Lucinascreenshot1.jpg|Lucina in {{forwiiu}}.

Lucinascreenshot2.jpg|Using [[Shield Breaker]] on {{SSB4|Link}}.

**Her pose in official art of her for ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' is identical to [[fireemblemwiki::File:FEA Lucina.png|her pose in official art of her disguised as Marth]]. Lucina also strikes this pose for her [[Counter]] (though she instantly shifts to {{SSB4|Marth}}'s Counter stance for an extremely brief moment if her Counter is triggered), her up [[taunt]] and a [[victory pose]].

***Her father, [[Chrom]], also strikes this pose in his official art, albeit [[fireemblemwiki::File:FEA Chrom.png|mirrored]].

**The mask she used while disguised as [[Marth]] is used for her [[on-screen appearance]] and [[down taunt]].

**Both of her lines emitted after successfully using Counter are the same lines used when she performs a [[fireemblemwiki:Pair Up|Dual Strike]].

*Robin and Lucina are the only playable ''Fire Emblem'' characters in ''Smash 4'' to originate from the same game in their home series.

*Lucina is the only [[unlockable character]] in both versions of ''SSB4'' who was officially revealed prior to the release of ''SSB4'' and the only unlockable character to appear in the [[opening movie]] for ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.

*Lucina is the only one of the three clone characters to not share their counterpart's [[screen KO]] animation.

*Lucina, {{SSB4|Bowser}} and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} are the only characters that players are not forced to play as in any single player [[Event Match]]es.