Mythra (SSBU): Difference between revisions

|image        = {{tabber|title1=Solo|tab1=[[File:Mythra SSBU.png|250px|Mythra]]|title2=With Pyra|tab2=[[File:Pyra & Mythra SSBU.png|250px]]}}

:{{Cquote|Mythra Awakens!|cite=Introduction tagline}}

Although Pyra is the selectable character by default across all palettes, the player can choose to start as Mythra by clicking on her in their fighter portrait or pressing [[Y button|Y]] at the character selection screen, in the same manner as one chooses which Pokémon to start with when choosing {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}.

Mythra is the faster Blade of the Aegis duo, possessing vastly superior mobility and overall frame data to her counterpart (mainly in regards to overall duration in terms of ending lag), but weaker attacks and overall shorter range. Like Pyra, she is a middleweight, albeit on the lighter end of the weight class, due to weighing the same as the {{SSBU|Ice Climbers}}, {{SSBU|Lucario}}, {{SSBU|Wolf}}, {{SSBU|Villager}} and {{SSBU|Steve}}. Mythra boasts the 11th fastest [[air speed]], 8th fastest [[walk]]ing speed, 7th fastest [[falling speed]], 7th highest [[gravity]] value, 5th fastest [[dash]]ing speed, and the fastest initial [[dash]] in the game, as well as decent [[traction]]. However, Mythra's [[jump]] height is below-average, while her [[short hop]], [[double jump]] and [[air acceleration]] values are merely average. Overall, these traits make her a character similar to the likes of {{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}, {{SSBU|Sheik}}, {{SSBU|Chrom}} or {{SSBU|Little Mac}}; she is a very fast and generally offense-oriented character who excels at whiff [[punish]]ing, [[tech-chasing]], [[combo]]ing, [[juggling]] and maintaining stage control in the [[neutral game]], and has access to useful burst options as well.

One of Mythra's greatest strengths is the speed and utility of her grounded moveset. [[Neutral attack]] is Mythra's fastest move, coming on frame 2; this makes it useful for intercepting opposing attacks or sometimes even approaching, the latter thanks to her incredibly fast ground speed. As a swordswoman who fights with her respective [[List of swords#Aegis Sword|Aegis Sword]], almost all of Mythra's standard attacks (barring the first hit of neutral attack) are also [[disjointed]] as well, aiding her in directly challenging incoming attacks.

Mythra additionally possesses fairly versatile special moves. [[Lightning Buster]] is a chargeable move that comes out on frame 9 when uncharged; charging it increases the move's power, and the move even possesses a hitbox on Mythra's sword while charging (nicknamed the "bustersaw" hitbox); it can KO most opponents near the edge at around 100% with a mild charge, and it can even be used off-stage as a mixup to cover airdodges. Lightning Buster can even be reversed after charging, similarly to {{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}}'s [[Blurring Blade]] and {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}'s [[Shadow Flare]], which can potentially be used for [[mindgame]]s. [[Photon Edge]] is a useful burst option directly which can hit up to six times and  and has decent damage output as well; it can be difficult to challenge thanks to the move's hitboxes being placed on the multiple visible Mythra duplicates, none of which have a hurtbox, and it can also be used as a horizontal recovery option as well. [[Ray of Punishment]] starts on frame 10, making it a decent [[out of shield]] option when combined with the initial slash's hitbox, and the initial slash in particular combos into the resulting projectile fairly well thanks to its unusually high hitstun; holding the special button or pressing it more than once turns the move into Chroma Dust instead, with the singular downward projectile instead replaced with multiple smaller projectiles. Ray of Punishment in particular is also an excellent combo finisher as well. As a recovery move, Ray of Punishment/Chroma Dust is capable of sweetspotting ledges while rising, and if Mythra goes past a ledge, the projectile(s) can somewhat cover her ledge grab. Lastly, her down special, [[Swap]], swaps her out with {{SSBU|Pyra}} while granting some intangibility during the switch, allowing the player to switch playstyles on the fly.

Despite her glaring and exploitable weaknesses, Mythra's strengths compensate for them, and players like {{Sm|Cosmos}} and {{Sm|Shuton}} have demonstrated in offline competitive play that she is indeed a competitively viable character, especially when used in tandem with Pyra via Swap. Although Pyra and Mythra's shared viability, when used together, remains unclear in the long term, most players believe that they are high- or top-tier, with many of them even considering Pyra and Mythra combined to be among the best characters in the game, alongside the commonly accepted {{SSBU|Pikachu}}, {{SSBU|R.O.B.}} and {{SSBU|Joker}}.

Mythra was slightly nerfed via game updates. In update {{SSBU|12.0.0}}, she received several changes that are partially shared with her counterpart Pyra. Shared changes include increased hitstun on the second hit of her neutral attack, as well as reduced pushback against opponents while she is charging her forward smash, with the latter of the two being intended to prevent opposing attacks from whiffing against her during that state. Additionally, Mythra has less intangibility on her directional air dodge, preventing her from performing a completely intangible air dodge toward a ledge while recovering back to the stage; and Lightning Buster no longer has weight-independent knockback, which improves its KO potential against lighter characters, but worsens it against heavier ones. In update {{SSBU|13.0.1}}, she received a small reduction to the knockback scaling on her forward smash, weakening its KO potential.

Overall, these changes are not expected to change Mythra's competitive reception in the long term, as her key strengths and weaknesses remain unaltered.

|neutraldesc=A knife-hand strike, followed by an inward slash, followed by an upward slash. Alternatively, the second hit can be followed up by repeated bursts of light ether. It is Mythra's fastest move, due to its first hit coming out on frame 2. Holding down the button causes her to repeat the first hit.

|utiltdesc=An overhead arcing slash starting from behind. Great combo potential, allowing it to combo into itself and other aerials. However, the attack has a noticeable blind spot directly behind Mythra that cannot hit shorter or low-profile characters at point-blank range behind her.

|dtiltdesc=A kneeling inward slash. Mythra's most reliable combo starter, having extremely small knockback even at high percentages. It can combo into tilts and smash attacks at nearly any percentage, including a KO confirm into up smash at around 130%, or into forward smash to punish ledge regrabs or 2 frames.

|usmashdesc=Throws the Aegis Sword above herself as it spins telekinetically, slashing above herself before picking back the sword and concluding with a twirl. In contrast to Pyra's, it hits multiple times. It has a launcher hit in front of Mythra. It possesses somewhat low ending lag, not enough for it to combo, though it does a great job at setting up into reads or 50/50s into her other attacks and function as a great anti-air due to its long duration. It is Mythra's fastest out-of-shield option, coming out on frame 9. However, it is the weakest up smash in the game on its own (excluding sourspotted up smashes), as it KOs at around 151% uncharged, and around 113% fully charged.

|nairdesc=Telekinetically spins the Aegis Sword in front of herself while facing the screen. In contrast to Pyra's neutral aerial, it hits up to three times, making it functionally more similar to other multi-hit neutral aerials, such as {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}}'s. Much like {{SSBU|Byleth}}'s neutral aerial, it has a landing hitbox that can combo into other moves. It visually resembles Pyra's Flame Nova, but without the fiery effect and visuals.

|fthrowdesc=Quickly blasts the opponent away with a light energy blast. It can combo into dash attack or potentially other tilts at very low percentages. At mid-percentages, it starts putting the opponent in a tech situation, allowing for a potential jab lock or tech-chase.

MythraOnScreenAppearanceSSBU.gif|Mythra's on-screen appearance

SSBUMythraIdle1.gif|Mythra's first idle pose

SSBUMythraIdle2.gif|Mythra's second idle pose

*'''Left:''' Holds the Aegis Sword to her side before doing two slashes and says "Called it." ({{ja|当然の結果ね|Touzen no kekka ne}}, ''This is a natural outcome.'') Rex will jump in next to her and hold his fist up, saying "You show 'em, Mythra!" ({{ja|やったね、ヒカリ！|Yatta ne, Hikari!}}) The two slashes that Mythra performs resemble her auto-attack animation in ''Torna ~ The Golden Country''. In team battles, Rex does not appear if the team has three or more characters.

*'''Up:''' Warps around the stage while slashing, similar to Photon Edge, and says "Peak form." ({{ja|最高潮！|Saikouchou!}}) Rex lands from above and holds his fist up.

*'''Right:''' Mythra briefly morphs into Pyra, who does a pose and spins around while morphing back into Mythra, who does a finishing pose by extending the Aegis Sword out. Her pose comes from her [https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61l0pJaEooL._AC_SX569_.jpg official artwork and her figurine] with {{SSBU|Pyra}}. They both say "This is the power of the Aegis!" ({{ja|これが、私達の力ね|Korega, watashi tachi no chikara ne}}, ''This is our power!'') in unison, alternating their voices as they swap form.

Referencing the fact that Pyra and Mythra share a body, the pairs' route primarily features pairs of opponents who are canonically clones, or at the very least similar. This extends to [[Master Hand]] and [[Crazy Hand]] at the end, who are always fought together, regardless of intensity. The items that spawn are from the franchise the characters are from (or in the case of Round 4, no items).

|6||{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px}}{{Head|Link|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Black}} {{SSBU|Link}} (x2)||[[Fountain of Dreams]] (Ω form)||''{{SSBUMusicLink|The Legend of Zelda|Great Temple / Temple}}''||The stage choice is a reference to the mid-boss room in the Water Temple where Link fights Dark Link in ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time''.

==In Spirit battles==

*Mythra's appearance is altered compared to her default appearance in ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2''—she wears black spandex over her legs and back, and the normally open gap in the blouse of her dress is closed up. This design originally came from her spirit in the base game, which was changed due to age ratings. It was later added to ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' as the [[xenoserieswiki:Massive Melee Mythra|"Massive Melee Mythra" costume]], which means her design in ''Ultimate'' is based on a costume that was created directly from her appearance in ''Ultimate''.

*Mythra, {{SSBU|Meta Knight}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Hero}}, {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}}, {{SSBU|Sephiroth}}, Pyra, and {{SSBU|Sora}} are the only fighters who use their walking animation when navigating through the map in [[World of Light]].

*Both Mythra and Pyra are the only characters from Fighters Pass Vol. 2 not to have a [[stall-then-fall]] down aerial attack.