Editing Holy Water

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'''Holy Water''' ({{ja|聖水|Seisui}}, ''Holy Water'') is [[Simon]] and [[Richter]]'s [[down special move]].

The user throws in a flask of Holy Water in a downward arc, which deals a small amount of [[flame]] [[damage]] and [[knockback]] if it hits an opponent before it hits the ground. Upon making contact with the ground, the flask will burst, and create a pillar of fire similar to [[Arcfire]]. The flask will be thrown at a steeper angle if the move is performed in midair. Simon's Holy Water produces red flames with a flame hitbox, while Richter's Holy Water produces blue flames with an [[Aura (effect)|aura hitbox]], which means Richter's version is unable to detonate explosives such as [[Blast Box]]es and can damage red [[Pikmin]]. However, as the [[aura]] [[fighter ability|mechanic]] is unique to [[Lucario]] and not dependent on the hitbox's properties, its power does not increase when Richter's damage is higher. When Richter uses the move he will also say "Take this!", unlike Simon who simply grunts when he uses the move.

If the flask is shielded, it will bounce off the shield before detonating on the floor. If the flask is caught before it hits the ground, it can be picked up as an [[item]] and thrown. As it is an item, the user is unable to use the move if he is already holding an item (similar to Young Link and Toon Link's {{b|Bomb|Link}}s). If the flask is shielded, however, the flames will damage the user as if it was reflected.

 

The flask has unique traits that allow it to break on contact: the flask itself is set to have 6% health, it takes 3% damage when it hits someone, and it depletes its health upon hitting a surface.<ref>[https://youtu.be/u81ugi28KrY?t=30]</ref> It also takes no damage on contact with a shield, which is why it bounces upon hitting one. This allows the flask to be caught so long as it hits an enemy but not a surface (since it takes a maximum of two hits on an enemy for it to break), allowing for unique setups.

[[File:Castlevania Richter Holy Water.gif|thumb|Richter using the Holy Water in ''Castlevania: Rondo of Blood'']]

Because Nintendo of America enforced censorship of religious material during the NES and SNES eras, the item was renamed in North America to '''Fire Bomb'''. Simon's Holy Water is colored red much like its appearance from ''Castlevania'' to ''Super Castlevania IV'', while Richter's is colored blue like in his playable appearances in ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' onwards, as opposed to the green color in ''Rondo of Blood'' and ''Castlevania: Dracula X''. However, Richter is often shown utilizing a moving flame as opposed to a stationary one in his home series.

Real {{s|wikipedia|holy water}} is water that has been blessed by a clergy member in a church for spiritual cleansing, baptism, or the warding off of evil. Many forms of media have depicted holy water having a burning effect on unholy creatures such as demons.

SSBUWebsiteSimon5.jpg|Simon holding Holy Water in ''Ultimate''.

|ja={{ja|聖水|Seisui}}, ''Holy Water''

|en=Holy Water

|fr=Eau bénite

|es=Agua bendita

|de=Weihwasser

|it=Acqua santa

|nl=Wijwater

*In spite of Richter's Holy Water not utilizing a flame effect, [[Pocket]] shows it as a flame attack, as indicated by the flame shown when pocketing the attack.