Editing Lucina (SSB4)

{{disambig2|Lucina's appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''|the character in other contexts|Lucina}}

|name         = Lucina

|image       = [[Image:Lucina SSB4.png|250px|Lucina]]

|universe     = {{uv|Fire Emblem}}

|game         = SSB4

|tier = E

|ranking = 36

:{{cquote|Lucina Wakes Her Blade?!|cite=Introduction Tagline}}

'''Lucina''' ({{ja|ルキナ|Rukina}}, ''Lucina'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. She was confirmed during a live stream alongside {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}} and {{SSB4|Robin}} on the official ''Super Smash Bros.'' website on July 14th, 2014, making her the only [[unlockable character]] to be revealed before ''SSB4''{{'}}s release. Laura Bailey and Yū Kobayashi reprise their roles as Lucina's English and Japanese voice actors, respectively.

A [[clone]] of {{SSB4|Marth}}, [[Marth|her ancestor]] within the [[Fire Emblem (universe)|''Fire Emblem'' series]], Lucina was originally planned as an [[alternate costume]] for him. However, she was given her own character slot later in development once her attacks were given differing traits. She was one of three intended alternate costumes to be made separate in this way, with the other two being {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}.

Lucina is currently ranked 36th out of 58 on the [[tier list]], placing her at the bottom of the E tier and making her the lowest ranked mid-tier character. Lucina's {{s|fireemblemwiki|Parallel Falchion}} grants her [[disjoint]]ed range, many attacks with minimal start-up, useful combo options in the form of her neutral attack's first hit and [[Dancing Blade]], and potent KOing options in the form of her forward smash, up smash, back aerial and [[Shield Breaker]]. However, her flaws include attacks that have considerable ending lag, a poor grab game, and [[Dolphin Slash]] being fairly easy to [[gimp]] due to its linearity. Additionally, she lacks the [[tipper]] [[Sweetspot (hitbox)|sweetspots]] that Marth can use to KO very early. While this can be seen as a benefit in some areas, such as inflicting higher [[shieldstun]] at close range (which makes her slightly more difficult to punish [[out of shield]] compared to Marth's sourspotted attacks) and having more consistent KO potential at high percentages, her lack of a tipper is considered to be dentrimental at high-level play.

Furthermore, while Lucina's attacks deal slightly more shieldstun at close range than Marth's due to lacking a sourspot and low hitlag modifiers, this still is not enough to make her moves safe at close range, and her moves can all be punished at close range, like Marth's. As such, in order for Lucina's attacks to be safe on shield, she must utilize her Parallel Fachion's range in order to space her moves at the blade's tip for them to be safe. However, this is something Marth is better rewarded for doing, and whose moves are even safer due to dealing more damage and having a high hitlag modifier. These traits have ultimately led many professionals to view Lucina as inferior to Marth.

As a result of these differences, Lucina has limited tournament representation and almost nonexistent competitive success, with her metagame and playerbase remaining largely stagnant in comparison to Marth's. While Lucina has not achieved the breakout of impressive results that Marth has since they were buffed in updates [[1.1.3]] and [[1.1.4]], the buffs improved her abilities by a noticeable amount in a similar fashion, and as such, her position on the first tier list was debatable. This has since been reflected in the second tier list ranking her as a mid-tier character rather than a bottom-tier character, as several professionals (such as {{Sm|Mr. R}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, and {{Sm|ZeRo}}) believe that the gap between her and Marth is not as significant as it seems, if it exists at all.

*Complete Classic Mode with {{SSB4|Marth}} without using any continues.

Lucina must then be defeated on [[Arena Ferox]].

Lucina then must be defeated on [[Coliseum]].

==Differences from {{SSB4|Marth}}==

[[File:Forward smash comparison.JPG|420px|thumb|Lucina's Parallel Falchion lacks a specific sweetspot compared to Marth's Falchion, as seen in the trails of their swords' blades.]]

Lucina is a [[clone]] of Marth, meaning her moveset and animations are primarily based off of his. In a Miiverse post, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] explains that "whenever there is even a small difference in abilities, that character gets an actual roster slot", citing Lucina as an example.<ref>https://miiverse.nintendo.net/replies/AYMHAAACAABnUYn9HXMxEA</ref> The primary difference between Lucina and Marth is their swords; Lucina's Parallel Falchion has a consistent damage output throughout its blade, while Marth's Falchion is more powerful when hitting with just its tip. Additionally, the power of all her attacks is the weighted average of Marth's sourspotted and sweetspotted attacks.

Lucina has a few advantages that set her slightly apart from Marth. Although Lucina lacks intricate sourspot set-ups that Marth can utilize to set up his tippers, she gains more consistent damage off her strings than Marth does due to her lack of such sourspots. Lucina also has less trouble KOing at high percentages, since she does not necessarily need to space her most powerful attacks to KO, while Marth's sourspotted attacks deal mediocre damage and knockback even at high percentages. Of note is that her up smash, down aerial and [[Dancing Blade]] are all more powerful than Marth's equivalents in any given case.

Nonetheless, Lucina also possesses notable disadvantages compared to Marth. Since Lucina lacks a tipper, she cannot secure early KOs with hard reads or gain as much positional advantage off precise spacing on enemy approaches or shields. This makes her much less threatening in the neutral game; attacking opponents do not have to space their approaches relative to the Parallel Falchion's blade the same way they would with Falchion's, and defending opponents do not need to adjust their spacing to avoid being hit by a tipper. Additionally, opponents do not have to worry about being KO'd early from a powerful and timely tippered attack. Thus, Lucina's ability to mechanically and psychologically pressure opponents is inferior to Marth's.

While the lack of a tipper does make her combos and rushdown tactics more consistently damaging than Marth's, she still lacks lingering hitboxes in her sword swings like Marth, making her attacks unsafe to use on shield up close despite their greater power. Due to this, at higher levels of play, Lucina must ironically adapt much of the same playstyle as Marth and space her swings to make them safe on shield, but does not get the extra reward for doing so. As such, the offensive advantages of Lucina's attacks are usually only influential at low-level play.

Overall, Lucina is a "low-risk, low-reward" version of Marth, as she trades an emphasis on spacing for more consistent KO power and damage racking. While she does possess some advantages that allow her to fare better in certain matchups than Marth does, such as against {{SSB4|Pikachu}} and {{SSB4|Captain Falcon}}, she still lacks the main advantages that Marth's tipper provides. Despite her flaws, Lucina's actual level of viability is debatable; while her playerbase is small and she has sparse results in low to mid-level play and poor results in high-level play, she significantly benefits from many of the same buffs that Marth received from update 1.1.4 onward, which have led Marth himself to become a much more viable character.

====Aesthetics====

*{{change|Lucina's wields the {{s|fireemblemwiki|Parallel Falchion}} from ''{{s|fireemblemwiki|Fire Emblem Awakening}}'', an alternate timeline variant of {{s|fireemblemwiki|Falchion}}.}}

*{{change|Unlike Falchion, the Parallel Falchion lacks a [[tipper]]. This is demonstrated with its trail being translucent and blue during a swing's initial and middle stages and white during the late and final stages. Conversely, Falchion's trail is translucent and blue with an accentuated tip throughout an entire swing.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[on-screen appearance]] is slightly different, due to her removing her mask.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[taunts]] and [[victory pose]]s are different.}}

====Attributes====

*{{change|Lucina is slightly shorter than Marth. This gives her a slightly smaller hurtbox, but also makes her range slightly shorter than Marth's.}}

*{{change|Due to the Parallel Falchion lacking a [[tipper]] like Falchion, its entire blade deals equal damage and knockback. Additionally, while Lucina's attacks deal more damage and knockback than Marth's sourspotted attacks, they deal less damage and knockback than his sweetspotted attacks.}}

*{{change|Although Lucina's [[dash]]ing animation is faster than Marth's, their dashing speeds are exactly the same.}}

*{{buff|Lucina's neutral attack, up tilt and [[sidestep]] retain her horizontal momentum.}}

====Ground attacks====

*{{nerf|Lucina's neutral attack transitions slower (frame 18 → 19) and its second hit has less knockback growth (75 → 45).}}

*{{buff|Lucina's late up tilt deals more damage (6%/5% → 8.075%).}}

====Special moves====

*{{change|Lucina's [[Shield Breaker]]'s animation is much more exaggerated.}}

*{{change|Lucina may shout when performing [[Dolphin Slash]], whereas Marth does not vocalize when using it.}}

*{{change|Lucina's [[Counter]]'s animation is different. Additionally, she may say "My turn!" or "You're mine!" when she counterattacks, whereas Marth merely grunts whenever he counterattacks.}}

Initially a poorly regarded character like [[Marth (SSB4)|her ancestor]], Lucina has received noticeable buffs in game updates since update [[1.0.6]], with most of her buffs being shared with him. These buffs further improved her overall damage output, decreased the ending lag of several combo-oriented moves and increased the knockback of many of her standard attacks, most notably up tilt. Additionally, [[Dancing Blade]] was improved due to all of its hits connecting together better, while her punishes became stronger than they were initially.

However, the biggest buffs Lucina received were indirect. Originally, the low [[shieldstun]] in the game made her neutral game quite unsafe, and the fact that her moves (aside from neutral attack) lack hitlag modifiers resulted in them being less safe on shield than Marth's sourspotted attacks. The changes to shield mechanics in update [[1.1.1]] remedied this, making her moves safer on shield, especially when compared to Marth's and {{SSB4|Roy}}'s sourspotted moves. [[Shield Breaker]] was nerfed as a trade-off, however, as it is now noticeably more difficult to destroy shields with.

Update 1.1.4 increased all of the damage outputs for all of Lucina's aerials, which not only improved her aerial combo and juggle potentials, but further closed the gap between her overall damage output and Marth's. Her hitboxes on aerials and ground attacks were also increased to the point where, like Marth, her range now overreaches certain characters' ranges, like {{SSB4|Sheik}}. When coupled with her multitude of buffs, this makes Lucina much better than she was during ''SSB4''{{'}}s initial release.

*{{Buff|Neutral attack's first hit can be [[Interruptibility|interrupted]] earlier|frame 29|26.}}

*{{Buff|Forward tilt can be interrupted earlier|frame 39|35.}}

*{{Buff|Down tilt deals 0.5% more damage|8.075%|8.575%.}}

*{{Buff|Forward smash deals 0.55% more damage|14.725%|15.275%.}}

*{{Buff|Down smash's second hit deals 0.5% more damage|13.775%|14.275%.}}

*{{Buff|Forward aerial deals 0.5% more damage|8.075%|8.575%.}}

*{{Buff|[[Shield Breaker]] deals more damage|8.075% (uncharged)/21.85% (fully charged)|8.575%/22.85%.}}

*{{Buff|[[Dancing Blade]]'s first hit can be interrupted earlier|frame 45|42 and its hits connect together better.}}

*{{nerf|Neutral attack's first hit deals 1.425% less damage|4.75%|3.325%.}}

*{{buff|Neutral attack has been improved. Its first hit launches opponents vertically and transitions faster, which makes both of its hits connect together better. Its first hit has also been given follow-up potential outside of transitioning to the second hit, which is now stronger.}}

*{{nerf|Neutral attack can no longer [[jab lock]] due its first hit's angle alteration.}}

*{{buff|Up tilt has been improved. Its base knockback increased, it launches opponents vertically and its ending lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{buff|Neutral aerial's landing lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{buff|[[Dolphin Slash]]'s knockback growth increased.}}

*{{change|Dolphin Slash and Crescent Slash's hitlag multipliers increased|0.5x|0.7x.}}

*{{change|Lucina may say either "My turn!" or "You're mine!" when using [[Counter]].}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"

|Jab 1 knockback growth||50/70||30

|Jab 1 hitlag||1||0.7

|Up tilt angle||Sakurai angle/100°||100°  

|Up tilt endlag||42 frames||39 frames

|[[Dolphin Slash]] knockback growth||68||74

*{{buff|Up tilt deals more damage|6.65% (early)/7.125% (late)|7.6%/8.075% and its ending lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

*{{buff|All variations of Shield Breaker have had their ending lag decreased by 2 frames.}}

*{{buff|All variations of Dolphin Slash have had their landing lag decreased by 3 frames.}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"

|Up tilt ending lag||39 frames||36 frames

|All variations of Shield Breaker ending lag||52 frames||50 frames

*Generally, Lucina's overall damage output is close to the weighted average of each of the hitboxes of {{SSB4|Marth}}'s attacks, based on the sizes of the sweetspot and sourspot hitboxes. Marth's non-tippered moves are unchanged.

|neutralname=&nbsp;

|neutraldesc=Two upward swipes. One of Lucina's most effective combo moves, as the first hit grants numerous follow-up options, most notably into itself or a forward aerial at low percents, or a forward smash at medium to high percents.

|ftiltname=&nbsp;

|ftiltdmg=10.85%

|ftiltdesc=A lunging upward swipe. Covers a very large area, making it useful for spacing. While not remarkably powerful like Marth's sweetspotted forward tilt, it deals noticeably more knockback compared to his sourspot, making it useful for KOs at high percents near the edge.

|utiltname=&nbsp;

|utiltdesc=An overhead arcing slash. Deals vertical knockback and has a large hitbox that can even hit opponents behind her. Oddly, landing a late hit behind Lucina deals more damage, but less knockback, than the early hitbox. A great combo starter at low percentages that can chain into itself, and a viable KOing option at very high percentages.

|dtiltname=&nbsp;

|dtiltdesc=A crouching thrust. Lucina's fastest tilt attack, useful for [[edgeguarding]] and is capable of starting [[tech-chase]]s. Its length allows it to poke opponents attempting to grab ledges. On heavier characters, it can be followed up immediately with a grab or dash attack.

|dashname=&nbsp;

|fsmashname=&nbsp;

|fsmashdesc=Rotates her body to perform a lunging downward slash. Its high base knockback and moderate knockback growth make it Lucina's most reliable KOing option. However, while it has moderately fast start-up, it has high ending lag.

|usmashname=&nbsp;

|usmashdesc=An overhead thrust. It has deceptive horizontal range due to it causing a grounded "quake" that launches nearby opponents into the main hit. Great at punishing rolls and landings and a decent anti-air option due to its vertical range and high knockback growth, which also makes it a fairly reliable KOing option. One of the few attacks in Lucina's arsenal that is comparatively more reliable than Marth's, due to the positioning needed to land a sweetspot in his case.

|dsmashname=&nbsp;

|dsmashdesc=A crouching outward slash in front of herself and then behind herself. The first hit deals weak knockback and it unsafe on shield due to the move's duration. However, the second hit is stronger, making it useful for catching rolls. Oddly, this move launches opponents at a different angle if it is tippered like Marth's, despite the Parallel Falchion's lack of a tipper.

|nairname=&nbsp;

|nairdesc=An inward horizontal slash followed by a spinning, outward horizontal slash. A good spacing option and can it can combo into other moves as well. The first hit can chain into other moves if Lucina lands straight after, allowing it to start combos. Deals decent knockback on the second hit, making it useful near the edge of the stage, though it does not start KOing until around 160%. Oddly, it KOs approximately 5% earlier than {{SSB4|Roy}}'s neutral aerial, which is almost identical, yet he has to space to get similar power.

|fairdesc=Slashes downwards in a diagonal arc. Fast with good range, making it great for spacing and fending off aerial opponents, but landing with this move is very unsafe due to its short duration and 16 frames of landing lag.

|bairname=&nbsp;

|bairdesc=Rotates her body to perform an upward swipe. Very similar to her forward aerial, although it has slightly more damage and knockback. Additionally, the swing starts from below instead of above, which can make it catch grounded enemies more easily. Has the interesting property of turning Lucina around, changing her facing direction. Has the most knockback of all her aerial moves, making it great for edgeguarding.

|uairname=&nbsp;

|dairname=&nbsp;

|dairdesc=A downward arcing slash. If struck in the middle of the arc, it deals more damage and [[meteor smash]]es opponents, while its other hitboxes deal moderate knockback. However, it has high ending and landing lag, and its meteor smashing hitbox only lasts one frame.

|grabname=&nbsp;

|grabdesc=Reaches out with her free hand. Good range.

|pummelname=&nbsp;

|fthrowname=&nbsp;

|fthrowdesc=Throws the opponent forward. It can tech-chase, combo into a forward aerial against heavier characters at low percents, or combo into [[Crescent Slash]].

|bthrowname=&nbsp;

|bthrowdesc=Tosses the opponent over her leg, sending them behind her. No follow-up or KO potential due to its high ending lag and extremely low knockback growth. However, it is very effective at launching the opponent off-stage due to its high base knockback.

|uthrowname=&nbsp;

|uthrowdesc=A powerful one-armed upward throw. Lucina's only throw that has KO potential, it starts KOing at 165% and even earlier when Lucina is affected by [[rage]].

|dthrowname=&nbsp;

|dthrowdesc=Throws opponent to the ground with one arm, bouncing them upwards. Launches the opponent backward, which enables it to combo into all her aerials (except down aerial) at low to medium percentages. However, it quickly loses combo potential due to its high knockback growth, sending opponents too high to hit at high percentages.

|floorfdesc=Gets up while slashing to the left and then to the right.  

|floorbdesc=Gets into a kneeling position and then slices around herself as she gets up.

|edgedesc=Slashes outward while climbing up.

|nsdefdesc=Rears back and then performs a powerful thrust. It is chargeable and, as its name implies, deals a high amount of [[shield damage]] and can even instantly break shields when fully charged. It also grants a decent amount of horizontal distance when fully charged in midair.

|nsc1desc=The thrust produces a gust of wind from the Parallel Falchion's tip. The gust's pushing strength increases with its charge, but the thrust itself deals noticeably less damage.

|nsc2desc=The thrust has improved range due to propelling Lucina forward, but it deals less damage.

|ssdefdesc=A combination of sword slashes. The type of slashes can be influenced by directional inputs. The finishing slash is one of three options: an upward slice with with good KO power at high percentages but low range (tilting the control stick up), a strong slash with good KO power at high percentages near the edge (no control stick input or tilting the control stick forward), or a flurry of low-angled thrusts that deal the most amount of damage but the least amount of knockback (tilting the control stick down). Like Marth's version, the first hit stalls Lucina while in midair. Surprisingly, it has overall stronger KO potential than Marth's due to the higher base damage of Lucina's Parallel Falchion.

|ssc1desc=The slashes are easier to chain together, but only the side inputted slashes can be used. The first three hits also deal less damage.

|ssc2desc=The slashes deal considerably more damage and knockback, but are harder to chain together.

|usdefdesc=A jumping upward slash. It deals the most damage during its first few frames and is an excellent [[out of shield]] option, due to its fast speed and its ability to be reversed. It is also useful for escaping neutral infinites should the stage have platforms to land safely on. Grants a decent amount of vertical distance, but very little horizontal distance.

|usc1desc=Grants more horizontal distance, but less vertical distance. The clean and late blade hits' damage outputs are also reversed. True combos from forward throw until moderate percentages.

|dsdefdmg=1.2x (min 8%)

|dsdefdesc=[[fireemblemwiki:Counter|Parries and then counterattacks against any incoming attacks with a slash]]. Damage and knockback dealt scale on the move that is countered. It has the same properties as Marth's, along with the custom variations.

|dsc1dmg=0.7x (min 4%)

|dsc2dmg=1.3x (min 6%)

|dsc2desc=Dashes behind the opponent and slashes them at a blinding speed. Has a stronger damage multiplier, activates faster, launches opponents backward and deals [[electric]] damage. However, it has a narrower trigger window.

|fsdesc=Dashes at a blinding speed to perform a lunging outward slash. Its immense knockback enables it to score a [[one-hit KO]] on any character. Pressing the button again will bypass its initial animation and immediately trigger the slash.

|desc=Warps onto the stage using [[fireemblemwiki:Warp (staff)|warp magic]] and then removes the mask she wore while disguised as [[Marth]].

|desc-up=Twirls the Parallel Falchion and then assumes a stance highly similar to her pose from her official art in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', saying "Come at me!" ({{ja|かかってきなさい.|Kakatte ki nasai.}}, ''Come bring it if you would.'')

|desc-side=Turns around to have her back face the screen while re-sheathing the Parallel Falchion and saying "I cannot lose." ({{ja|負けられませんから.|Makeraremasen kara.}}, ''I won't lose from here on.'')

|desc-down=Puts on the mask she used while disguised as [[Marth]] in ''Fire Emblem Awakening'', then removes it.}}

{{Crowd

|char=Lucina

|game=SSB4

|desc-us=Lu-ci-na!

|desc-jp=Lu-kin-a!

|pitch-us=Group chant

|pitch-jp=Male}}

|desc-1=Points the Parallel Falchion upward and then poses, saying "[[Chrom|Father]]... I won." ({{ja|勝ちましたよ、お父様|Kachimashi ta yo, otousama.}})

**''If {{SSB4|Ike}} is present in the match, there is a chance she will instead say "And they call ''you'' the Radiant Hero?"'' ({{ja|これがそうえんの勇者|Kore ga souen no yuusha?}}, This is the Radiant Hero?)''

|desc-2=Swings the Parallel Falchion, then performs the same pose from her official artwork, saying "The future is not written!" ({{ja|未来を替えて見せます！|Mirai o kaetemisemasu!}}, Watch me change the future!)

|desc-3=Sheaths the Parallel Falchion, saying "You'll never defeat me!" ({{ja|負けるはいけません！|“Makeru wa ikemasen!}}, I cannot lose!). After winning a Team Battle, Lucina performs this pose with her back towards the screen if she does not have a point lead.

**''If {{SSB4|Marth}} is present, there is a chance she will instead say "''This'' is the Hero-King?"'' ({{ja|これが英雄王の力？|“Kore ga eiyuuou no chikara?”}}, This is the strength of the Hero King…?).

==In competitive play==

===Notable players===

*{{Sm|C-Lu|Canada}}

 

 

Upon ''SSB4''{{'}}s release, Lucina was quickly compared to {{SSB4|Marth}} due to her inheriting many of the flaws he had received in his transition from ''[[Brawl]]'', namely the lower damage output, poor grab game and low utility on some of her moves. However, her shorter range compared to Marth's and her Parallel Falchion consistent power being less of a selling point than Marth's powerful tippers resulted in Lucina being regarded worse than Marth. As time went on, however, game updates gradually improved Lucina, with the vast majority of her buffs being shared with Marth.

 

Updates [[1.0.8]] and [[1.1.0]] noticeably improved Lucina, such as reducing the lag of her tilts, reducing the landing lag of her aerials, and improving the angles and/or knockback of her up tilt and [[Dolphin Slash]]. Update [[1.1.1]] also brought her biggest, albeit indirect, buffs in the form of the changes to shield mechanics, making her moveset significantly safer on shield overall when compared to Marth and {{SSB4|Roy}}. These changes helped her mitigate some of the problems she initially had, although they were not sufficient enough in comparison to Marth's, who began developing a much more dedicated playerbase than her. As such, Lucina achieved much poorer results despite her improvements, which saw her ranked 47th on the first tier list, placing her in the H tier and six places below Marth.

 

However, Lucina continued to improve over time, and gained some of her most significant buffs from update [[1.1.4]], with some of them once again being shared once again with Marth. These improvements included increased damage outputs for her aerials and the hitboxes of numerous attacks being increased in size, which allowed Lucina's offense to flow more consistently than before. Although these buffs were still not enough to enable her to achieve significant results, even from her best players like {{Sm|C-Lu}}, they still improved her perception within the community. As a result, Lucina is currently ranked 36th on the second tier list, placing her at the bottom of the E tier and resulting her being reassessed as a mid-tier character instead of a bottom-tier character.

 

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} {{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}}''Chrom's daughter and the future Princess of Ylisse. When she arrives from a doomed future seeking to prevent it from ever happening, she goes by the name Marth before her identity is revealed. She fights much like her adopted namesake, but more than just the tip of her sword is powerful.''

 

::{{flag|ntsc}} {{GameIcon|ssb4-wiiu}}''Chrom's daughter and the future Princess of Ylisse. When she arrives from a doomed future seeking to prevent it from ever happening, she goes by the name Marth before her identity is revealed. She fights much like her adopted namesake, but her entire blade is equally powerful instead of having a more powerful tip.''

::{{flag|pal}} ''Daughter of Chrom and future Princess of Ylisse. When she comes from the future to prevent a terrible future from unfolding, she goes by the name of Marth, but only until her true identity comes to light. She is a very similar fighter to Marth, except it doesn't actually matter which part of her sword she strikes with.''

{{Trophy games|console1=3DS|game1=Fire Emblem: Awakening (02/2013)}}

:'''Lucina (Alt.)'''

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''Lucina's moves are much like Marth's, but there are subtle differences. With Marth, you need to try to hit with the tip of his sword, but Lucina's sword is equally powerful all along the blade. Her Shield Breaker move lets her attack opponents and break their shields at the same time. Charge it fully to shatter shields in one hit.''

::{{flag|pal}} ''Lucina's moves are much like Marth's, but there are subtle differences. With Marth, you need to try to hit with the tip of his sword, but with Lucina, it doesn't matter, making her easier to use. Her Shield Breaker move lets her damage opponents and break their shields at the same time. Charge it fully to shatter shields in one hit.''

{{Trophy games|console1=3DS|game1=Fire Emblem: Awakening (02/2013)}}

 

:'''Critical Hit (Lucina)'''

::{{flag|ntsc}} ''In Lucina's Final Smash, she raises her sword high before dashing swiftly forward to deliver a deadly blow to whomever she makes contact with first. Even if their damage is low, this strike is powerful enough to take out foes in a single hit. Just make sure you don't dash off the stage when you use it in midair!''

 

::{{flag|pal}} ''In Lucina's Final Smash, she raises her sword high, then dashes swiftly forwards to deliver a deadly blow to whoever stands in her way. Even if their damage is low, this strike is powerful enough to take them out in a single hit. Just be careful not to dash off the stage if you use it in mid-air!''

LucinaTrophy3DS.png|Classic (3DS)

LucinaTrophyWiiU.png|Classic (Wii U)

LucinaAltTrophyWiiU.png|Alt. (Wii U)

CriticalHitLucinaTrophyWiiU.png|[[Critical Hit]]

==In [[Event Match]]es==

===Solo Events===

* '''[[In the Name of the Hero-King]]''': As {{SSB4|Marth}}, the player must defeat Lucina in a [[Stamina Mode|Stamina Battle]].

* '''[[New Challengers 1]]''': Lucina is among the opponents fought in this event, alongside {{SSB4|Rosalina & Luma}}, {{SSB4|Wii Fit Trainer}}, {{SSB4|Little Mac}}, {{SSB4|Villager}}, {{SSB4|Duck Hunt}} and {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}}

===Co-op Events===

* '''[[Mirror Magic]]''': Lucina and {{SSB4|Ike}} must defeat {{SSB4|Ganondorf}}, who is aided by a giant metal dark Lucina and Ike.

* '''[[The Ultimate Battle]]''': Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.

Lucinascreen-10.jpg|[[Floor recovery|Laying prone]] alongside {{SSB4|Palutena}}.

**The battle stance she assumes when her reveal trailer's tagline appears is identical to the stance she and Chrom assume simultaneously during their duel in the [[fireemblemwiki:Arena Ferox|Arena Ferox]] tournament.

**Her in-game model in {{forwiiu}} bears the [[fireemblemwiki:Holy Blood#Brands|Brand of Naga]] in her left eye.<ref>http://www.siliconera.com/postgallery/?p_gal=415265|3</ref>

*Lucina is the only clone in the entire series whose special moves, including custom variations, all share the same names with the character she is a clone of. She is also only clone to share every single move with the character they are derived from.

*Robin and Lucina are the only playable ''Fire Emblem'' characters to originate from the same game in their home series.

*Lucina and {{SSB4|Dr. Mario}} are the only characters that players are not forced to play as in any single player [[Event Match]]es.