Editing Lucina

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'''Lucina''' ({{ja|ルキナ|Rukina}}, ''Lucina'') is a character from the {{uv|Fire Emblem}} series. As one of the three main characters of ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'', Lucina is a distant descendant of [[Marth]] and the daughter of [[Chrom]]. Lucina traveled back in time in order to save her father and thus avert the apocalyptic damage inflicted during her future by the "Fell Dragon" {{s|fireemblemwiki|Grima|character}}.

Lucina is a distant descendant of the legendary "Hero-King" [[Marth]]. She is a princess of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Ylisse}}, the successor state to the now-ancient kingdom of Archanea, and is Chrom's daughter. Lucina bears the holy bloodline of Ylisse's rulers, the Exalts, who carry the power of the legendary dragon {{s|fireemblemwiki|Naga}} and her holy gifts to humanity: the [[fireemblemwiki:Shield of Seals|Fire Emblem]] and the blade {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Falchion|Archanea}}. This power is signified by the presence of a distinctive [[fireemblemwiki:Holy Blood#Brands|Brand]] on their bodies; in Lucina's case, hers is located in the iris of her left eye.

The adult Lucina the game primarily features is a time-traveler from an alternate future, who travels back to the current timeline in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'' due to the "Fell Dragon" {{s|fireemblemwiki|Grima|character}} possessing Robin, and his legions of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Risen}} zombies bringing her own world to ruin. Desperate to reverse this unfortunate event, she and other future children of Chrom's allies, the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Shepherds}}, travel back in time to prevent the revival of Grima in Chrom's timeline and change the future. When she travels back in time, she initially hides her identity by tying her hair back and wearing a distinctive mask given to her by {{s|fireemblemwiki|Gerome}}, one of her allies from the future, and adopting the name "Marth" from her famous ancestor.

Lucina first encounters Chrom and the Shepherds by saving her aunt {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lissa}} from the first of the Risen. She would later duel Chrom in [[Arena Ferox]], during which Chrom noticed that her fighting style was strikingly similar to his own. Lucina's mask is cut in two during an assassination attempt on her aunt {{s|fireemblemwiki|Emmeryn}} while defending Chrom, thus ruining her disguise and causing her to disappear. She would then reappear two years later, again defending Chrom from an assassination attempt. However, she accidentally calls him "Father," prompting her to reveal to Chrom that she is his daughter by letting him see the Brand of the Exalt in her left eye. Lucina then joins the Shepherds to assist them in a new war.

In ''Awakening'', Lucina starts out as the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Lord}} class by default, inheriting the class from Chrom. As she is pivotal to the story, she is the only child unit whose recruitment is forced, and one of the few units that will not be permanently lost, even in Classic mode. Like Chrom, her weapon of choice is {{iw|fireemblemwiki|Falchion|Archanea}}, but her version of the famed sword is the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Parallel Falchion}} brought back from her future. Unlike Chrom's version, it is more powerful and can be used to self-heal, whereas Chrom's Falchion is initially weaker with its power sealed away and must be upgraded before the final battle to become stronger than Lucina's. Lucina can either be a potential wife for male Robin or female Robin's daughter if the latter is married to Chrom. There is also a variety of potential affine relationships between Robin and Lucina which are not acknowledged in game.

Alongside international success of ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', Lucina has become one of the most popular ''Fire Emblem'' characters worldwide outside of ''Super Smash Bros.'' Since her debut, she has appeared as a guest character in ''{{s|wikipedia|Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.}}'', ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Fates}}'', and ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}'', in each case summoned in-game using her [[amiibo]]. She appeared with Chrom and fellow smasher [[Ryu]] in ''{{s|wikipedia|Project X Zone 2}}'', a crossover strategy game featuring characters from [[Bandai Namco]], [[Capcom]], [[Sega]], and [[Nintendo]]. Several outfit variations of Lucina are also featured in the crossover game ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Heroes}}'', and she is also playable in ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Warriors}}''. Most recently, ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Engage}}'' features Lucina as one of the game's numerous Emblems, ethereal clones of protagonists from various other ''Fire Emblem'' games who dwell within special rings.

Lucina appears as a newcomer in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. She is a [[clone]] of {{SSB4|Marth}}, though she is shorter and lacks Marth's [[Tipper|tipper]] mechanic on her sword.

On the [[tier list]] for ''SSB4'', Lucina is ranked 14th out of 55 characters, placing her three spots below Marth. While her [[Parallel Falchion]] grants her a good [[disjointed]] reach, she still suffers from high endlag in her moves, much like Marth. She also lacks a tipper, giving her a generally weaker [[neutral game]] than Marth, though this still gives her some slight advantages over Marth, as the consistent damage from her sword allows her to afford being closer to opponents, all while still delivering decent damage and knockback. As a whole, the few strengths she possesses over Marth are fairly minor, and although she has been buffed to similar degrees by game updates, she is generally seen as an inferior version of him, resulting in lower tournament representation and results in comparison.

[[File:Lucina SSBU.png|thumb|Lucina, as she appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

Lucina received a mix of buffs and nerfs in the transition from ''SSB4'', but has been overall buffed. While she received some direct nerfs, mostly shared with Marth, she benefits greatly from universal changes to the point of counterbalancing those nerfs, as the faster pace of ''Ultimate'' allows her to more easily take advantage of her balanced damage output compared to Marth's weaker sourspots and less forgiving tipper sweetspots. As such, Lucina has very strong representation and results in tournaments, with many players considering her a viable top or high-tier character, as well as one of the best swordfighters in the game.