Editing Great Aether

{{ArticleIcons|ssbb=y|ssb4=y}}

{{Infobox Final Smash

|image=Great_Aether_SSB4_WiiU.jpeg

|size=250px

|caption=Great Aether in {{forwiiu}}.

|user=Ike

|type=Trapping

|effect=Opponents are hit into the air and struck multiple times, before being sent plummeting to the floor. 78%

|interwikipage=Great Aether

'''Great Aether''' ({{ja|大天空|Dai Tenkū}}, ''Great [[wikipedia:Five_elements_(Japanese_philosophy)#Sky|Sky]]'') is [[Ike]]'s [[Final Smash]]. Ike becomes invincible and swings his sword in front of him; anybody who he hits is sent upward. He then leaps into the air after the sent character(s) and yells "Great...AETHER!!" while slashing the target(s) seven times with his sword aflame, after which he kicks them twice, slashes them four more times, and knocks them downward with a powerful finishing blow, similar to {{SSBB|Link}}'s [[Triforce Slash]]. Upon impact with the ground, a large explosion knocks away the trapped character(s) and any character that happens to be too close. The [[Smash Bros. DOJO!!|DOJO!!]] described the move as a more powerful version of [[Aether]].

==Attack Overview==

The attack does about 64%-74% damage (52%-62% from the attack, 12% in the explosion), and is one of the most damaging Final Smashes in the game. If the opponent is very close to Ike when he uses it, the initial hit will deal 15% damage, but if they're further away from him it deals only 5% damage. Because the knockback from the explosion is vertical, opponents may not be KO'd immediately due to the high blast lines on some stages. In most cases, however, the move does provide significant knockback to launch enemies off the screen. Multiple enemies can be picked up in this attack and, although Ike is invincible during this move, Ike's victims can be attacked by other players along the way down. The move elevates Ike to the highest point on the stage and always takes place in the center of the stage. On [[75m]] and the World 1-2 version of [[Mushroomy Kingdom]], it is essentially a guaranteed [[OHKO]] because the opponent is brought up to the top platform, very close to the stage boundary. On [[Pirate Ship]] it can also OHKO, but only on {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}. The attack can be canceled by attacking at the right time.

Due to the fact that Ike moves to the center of the stage when this move activates, on some created stages the downswing can be somewhat of a [[Sacrificial KO]]. As a result, Ike moves to the side instead of the exact center when using the move on [[Gaur Plain]]. As with a standard Aether, Ike tosses his sword up into the air, and jumps after it, before attacking his foe in mid-air. It can be noted that the site of impact, following Ike's final descent, is determined by the character(s) closest to the ground directly below them.

CPU opponents tend to get hit by this move, even if not caught in the initial strike. When they try to "add to the woes" of one caught in the move (as Sakurai suggested at DOJO), they don't understand to get out of the way when Ike plummets down, and get caught in the explosion.

Similarly to [[Eruption]], the flames that are part of Great Aether are changed to blue in ''Smash 4'', making it closer to Ike's origin in ''Fire Emblem'' than before.

''Take a swing at your opponent and, if the hit lands, finish with a series of powerful attacks. Its success is dependent on landing that first blow.''

''Launch foes into the air, and slash at them repeatedly.''

==Trophy Description==

[[File:Great Aether - Brawl Trophy.png|150px|thumb|The ''Great Aether'' Trophy in ''[[Brawl]]'']]

;Great Aether

:''Ike's Final Smash--a powered-up version of his signature move, Aether. Ike faces a foe and swings his sword up for a hit, then tosses his sword into the air, performs multiple nasty strikes, and finally unleashes a mighty overhand blow to send his opponent plummeting down. It's a very impressive sight, but if Ike misses with the first upward swing, he can't use the move.''

Oddly, this move has never been seen before in the ''Fire Emblem'' series. It is possibly a reference both to Ike's mastery skill in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance}}'' and ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn}}'' and that Ike is known in said games as "The Hero of Blue Flame" in the Japanese version (he is referred to as "The Radiant Hero" in the English localisation of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Awakening}}'').

It could alternatively be a reference to the final blow given to Ashera at the end of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn}}'', where Ike uses Yune's Power. However, the fire in the game is blue, yet the Great Aether uses regular-colored flames in ''Brawl'', not blue flames. Later on, the flames changed to blue in ''Smash 4'' to relate closer to the move's origin.

Great Aether Final Explosion SSB4 WiiU.jpeg|The final explosion.

*When Ike first appears in [[The Subspace Emissary]], he uses a regular Aether on the [[Ancient Minister]] to destroy the [[Subspace Bomb]] that he is carrying. However, in the English language version of the cutscene he yells out "Great Aether" instead of "Aether". This is because the voice clip of "Aether" in Japanese is said in two parts (天空 ''Tenkū'') and the extra word was needed to fill the line.

***An exception to this is if the player activates Great Aether during the ocean phase of {{SSB4|Dream Land}}, where Ike and the opponent will dive straight down to the blast line, resulting in a self-destruct (Ike must be facing right for this to be successful).

*If the player is on [[Frigate Orpheon]] and the [[Final Smash]] is used while the stage is turning, it will freeze in its current position.

*Despite this being Ike's Final Smash, it is actually only his third most powerful attack, KO power wise. Both his [[Eruption]] and his forward smash can launch opponents farther, if they are charged enough. Great Aether is his most damaging attack, however, dealing almost twice as much damage as a stage 8 Eruption.

*If there is a player using Mr. Game and Watch and Ike is in the middle of using his [[Final Smash]], Mr. Game and Watch can use his up aerial and push opponents out of the attack, causing them to not get KO'ed, but leaving them in that same position until the Final Smash is finished (This is useful for Team Battles with Friendly Fire on).

*In {{for3ds}}, if the Final Smash is used on Metal King Dedede, he will lose his metallic texture.

*Even though the attack's fire has been recolored, the trails of the sword during the attack remain colored red like in ''Brawl''.

[[Category:Fire Emblem universe]]