Editing Flare Blade

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'''Flare Blade''' ({{ja|エクスプロージョン|Ekusupurōshon}}, ''Explosion'') is [[Roy]]'s [[neutral special move]], derived from the ''[[Melee]]'' iteration of {{SSBM|Marth}}'s [[Shield Breaker]].  

Roy swings the Sword of Seals up and over his head, then slams it into the ground in front of him with a [[flame]] effect.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===

Flare Blade shares the same arcing animation to Marth's Shield Breaker however Flare Blade can be charged longer, deals more damage and knockback. The overhead slash will only produces a damaging explosion if the attack connects with an opponent or the move is charged all the way, which hinders his hitbox.

Flare Blade can be [[charge]]d for up to five seconds by holding the [[special]] button, growing stronger the longer Roy holds it in position, and it can be launched at any time during the charge. The move will be automatically launched if charged for the full five seconds. A fully charged Flare Blade inflicts an explosion that deals 50% [[damage]] and a [[one-hit KO]] to all characters on any normal-sized stage (on large and/or irregular stages such as [[Temple]], the move may not instantly KO), thus making fully charged Flare Blade easily both the highest-damaging and farthest-[[knockback|launching]] neutral special in Melee.

===''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''===

The move retains its original arcing animation from ''Melee'' whereas Marth's Shield Breaker has been changed to a thrust. It also retains its chargeability, although it now produces a damaging explosion hitbox regardless of what stage it has charged to, which increases in size as Roy charges the move, escalating from a small explosion to a huge fiery blast.

It has increased startup as a tradeoff for the larger hitbox, as well as an animation where Roy lifts his sword along his left before retuning to neutral position; this part of the attack can be interrupted very soon, making the move very difficult to punish especially when [[spacing|spaced]] properly.

Fully charged, the move is still capable of OHKO-ing, although each stage of the move now deals much more knockback and able to KO at low percents if charged up slightly: a second of charging is enough to KO middleweights at the sides of the stage at 95%, and a three-second charge is able to KO at 45% in the middle of the stage, making a connected Flare Blade an incredibly strong move that is useful for punishing bad ledge get-up options.

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[[File:Flare Blade origin.png|thumb|left|Roy's critical hit.]]

In [[fireemblemwiki:Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade|''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'']], the titular [[fireemblemwiki:Binding Blade (weapon)|Binding Blade]] wielded by Roy is capable of channeling fire when Roy attacks from afar or scores a [[fireemblemwiki:Critical hit|critical hit]].  Roy's movements and sword arc when using Flare Blade are also based on his critical while wielding the Binding Blade.

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Roy's B move.jpg|Fully charged Flare Blade in ''Melee''.

*If Roy releases Flare Blade 1 [[frame]] before it is fully charged, it will deal 41% damage rather than 50% (45% in ''Smash 4''), but the 41%/45% Flare Blade actually has greater [[knockback]] than the fully charged 50% Flare Blade at high percentages (120% or higher). This is most often used during the [[Home-Run Contest]]. This situation is somewhat similar to {{SSBB|Ike}}'s [[Eruption]].

 

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