Editing Counter (Palutena)

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{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Counter
|image=[[File:Palutena Down B SSBU.gif|300px]]
|caption=The counterstrike of Palutena's counter.
|user=[[Palutena]]
|universe={{uv|Kid Icarus}}
|interwiki=icaruspedia
|interwikiname=Icaruspedia
|interwikipage=Counter
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'''Counter''' ({{ja|カウンター|Kauntā}}, ''Counter'') is [[Palutena]]'s [[down special]] move in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', and part of her down special in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==Overview==
Palutena uses her shield to catch an opponent's attack. If an attack connects, the shield will defend Palutena while she forcefully thrusts her staff out to retaliate. Upon guarding, Palutena's shield emits a blue ring of light and a blue wave resembling a heartbeat appears behind her, much like other [[counterattack]]s in ''SSB4''. This counterattack deals 1.3× the damage of the countered attack, with a minimum of 10% and a maximum of 50%. Dealing the maximum damage with this move (which would require countering an attack dealing at least ≈38.5%) is a [[one-hit KO]].

However, this move has one of the longest start-up durations of all Counter moves, with the counter window not being active until frame 10. It also suffers from high ending lag, which leaves Palutena highly vulnerable to punishment after the counter window is no longer active; the entire animation takes 75 frames to play. The counterattack itself suffers from low knockback values, especially at the sourspot. As a result, it is one of the weakest counterattacks in the game.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', its functionality has been combined with [[Reflect Barrier]], her previous side special. If she counters a projectile, she instead performs Reflect Barrier to [[reflect]] it without performing the counterattack.

==Instructional quotes==
{{InstructionalQuotes
|ssb4-3char=Palutena
|ssb4-3desc=Defend with a shield, and then counter an attack.
|ssbuchar=Palutena
|ssbudesc=Counters physical attacks and reflects projectiles.
}}

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|Palutena|Down|name1=Counter|desc1-ntsc=Prepare for an opponent's attack, and strike back when struck.|desc1-pal=If timed correctly, turns your opponent's attack's power back on them.|name2=Lightweight|desc2=Makes you lighter and significantly faster, but you'll also be easier to launch as a result.|name3=Celestial Firework|desc3-ntsc=Shoot a firework into the air. The firework explodes when hit or after a short time.|desc3-pal=Shoots a firework into the air. The firework explodes when hit or after a short time.|main=1|altlink1=Counter (Palutena)}}

==Origin==
[[File:Uprising_counter_icon.png|thumb|150px|Counter Icon from ''Uprising.]]
Counter is a stat-based power that [[Pit]] or a {{s|icaruspedia|fighter}} can wield in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''. During the time the power is active, any attack that hits the user will be retaliated. This power also prevents knockback.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Palutena_Counter_0_SSB4.jpeg|The initial pose.
PalutenaCounterShield.png|Beginning of Palutena's Counter, note the blue ring.
Palutena_Counter_SSB4.jpeg|The counterstrike.
Palutena SSBU Skill Preview Down Special.png|Counter/Reflect Barrier as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Ultimate''.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{langtable
|ja={{ja|カウンター|Kauntā}}, ''Counter''
|en=Counter
|fr=Contre-attaque
|es=Contrataque
|de=Konter
|it=Contrattacco
|nl=Counter
|ru={{rollover|Контрудар|Kontrudar|?}}
|ko={{rollover|카운터|Kaunteo|?}}, ''Counter''
|zh_cn={{rollover|反击|Fǎnjí|?}}
|zh_tw={{rollover|反擊|Fǎnjí|?}}
}}

==Trivia==
*If the [[Shadow]] [[Assist Trophy]] freezes Palutena while performing Counter, the counter hitbox (and reflect hitbox in ''Ultimate'') will remain active and trigger if hit. Palutena will not attack until being unfrozen, but will remain [[intangible]] in the mean time.


{{Special Moves/Palutena}}

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[[Category:Palutena (SSB4)]]
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