Pyra (SSBU)

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Pyra in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Pyra (left) & Mythra (right).
Universe	Xenoblade Chronicles
Shares character slot with	Mythra
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	Burning Sword

“	Pyra Blazes Into Battle!	”
—Introduction tagline

Pyra is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. She was confirmed as a playable character along with Mythra on February 17th, 2021, and is scheduled for release in March 2021. Much like Zelda and Sheik in Melee and Brawl, Pyra and Mythra operate as a two-in-one fighter, with the player being able to willingly switch between the two. Pyra and Mythra are classified as Fighters #79 and #80 respectively.

Skye Bennett reprises her role as both Pyra and Mythra in English, while Shino Shimoji will likely reprise her role as them in Japanese.

Known information

• Pyra is tied to Mythra as a two-in-one fighter, similar to Zelda and Sheik in Melee and Brawl. She can transform into Mythra quickly, however it is currently unknown if it will be bound to down special.
• Based on their reveal trailer, Pyra and Mythra appear to have a similar moveset, with their main differences being their respective Specials as well as the speed and power of their attacks. Following the archetypical traits of a transforming character, Pyra appears to be the "slow but strong" of the duo.

Moveset

• Pyra's special moves consist of her abilities as seen in Xenoblade Chronicles 2:
  • Flame Nova
  • Prominence Revolt
  • Blazing End
  • Burning Sword - Pyra's Final Smash, consisting of Rex appearing and performing a wide-range slash before the two initiate Burning Sword. A cutscene Final Smash that shares the same scenery as Chain Attack.
• Mythra's special moves also consist of abilities seen in Xenoblade Chronicles 2:
  • Lightning Buster
  • Photon Edge
  • Ray of Punishment
  • Chroma Dust
  • Foresight
  • Sacred Arrow - Mythra's Final Smash.
• Forward tilt - An upwards slice.
• Up tilt - An overhead slash from behind her, similar to Cloud.
• Forward smash - A lunging two-handed sword slash, similar to Flare Blade visually.
• Neutral aerial - Spins the Aegis Sword around herself, akin to Flame Nova.
• Forward aerial - Slashes in an upward arch followed by an elegant twirl, similar to Toon Link.
• Back aerial - Flips while slashing in an upward arch.
• Up aerial - An overhead somersaulting slash, resembling the up aerials of most of the Fire Emblem characters.

Trivia

• Pyra and Mythra are the fourth team of characters to share a character slot via transformation, the first three being Zelda and Sheik in Melee and Brawl, Samus and Zero Suit Samus in Brawl, and Pokémon Trainer.
  • They are the first DLC characters to be transformations.
• Succeeding Min Min, Pyra and Mythra are the second and third characters that were spirits in the base game.
  • Coincidentally, their games of origin were in consideration to have playable fighters for the base game, but the base game roster had already been finished by then, making the idea infeasible.
    • Both of these games were also released in 2017.
• Pyra and Mythra mark the second time multiple characters share the same slot in the character selection screen while having different Fighter Numbers, with the first being the Pokémon Trainer's Pokémon.