Beam Sword

Beam Sword
The Beam Sword
Universe	Super Smash Bros.
Appears in	SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Item class	Weapon

“	This is an item of great power. It also has the longest range of all Clobbering Items when thrown.	”
—Super Smash Bros. instruction manual.

The Beam Sword (ビームソード, Beam Sword) is a long-range battering item. It is similar in appearance to a lightsaber, and is often informally referred to as the "lightsaber" for this reason. Available in all five games, it can be wielded and charged for melee attacks or can be thrown, like all other battering items.

Origin

Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi square off using lightsabers; the weapons are a distinctive pop culture icon.

The Beam Sword acts as a reference to similar weapons found in various science fiction media, most prominently the lightsaber from the Star Wars franchise. The item's sound effects are similar to those found in lightsabers, including the distinctive swinging sounds and sharp crackling noise when two swords collide. These sound effects were modified in the PAL and American releases of Super Smash Bros. and all versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee to no longer resemble that of the lightsabers, but would be standardised to resemble the weapon in all regions from Super Smash Bros. Brawl onwards. Furthermore, starting with Melee, the Beam Sword's blade could retract in some animations, furthering the connection between the item and its source.

Operation

Fox charges up a forward smash with the Beam Sword. The retracting blade references weapons in various forms of science fiction.

As a battering item, the Beam Sword will bolster the player's power, as well as potentially add some options to their game via throwing. In Melee and Brawl, the Beam Sword's range significantly increases in size, particularly in the case of charged smash attacks. In each of its subsequent appearances, its range has increased, with Brawl's variant of the weapon potentially having thrice the range of its Melee counterpart. With this, the beam of the blade can also pass through walls. In Super Smash Bros. 4, character-specific Beam Sword attacks, such as Marth and Roy's two-hit slashes, are no longer present.

In Melee and Brawl, a Beam Sword is one of few unusual items Peach can pull out via her Vegetable attack, though the chances of this are slim (1 out of 58 chance). In addition, the behavior surrounding the event is unorthodox for Brawl; in the first minute of plucking the item, the sword's range is severely decreased, as Peach will use her item throwing animation rather than her standard item swinging animation. After a minute, the item pickup sound will play and the Beam Sword regains its usual properties, though the player can also toss the sword and pick it up again to restore its proper attributes.

Damage

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Action	SSB	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Neutral Attack	12%	7%	5%	4% - 5%	4% (4.5% near base)
Forward Tilt	18%	11%	7%	8% (9% near base)	9%
Dash Attack	16%	13%	7%	8% (7% near base)	8% (7% near base)
Dash Attack (Peach/Zelda)	N/A	23%(13%+10%)
Dash Attack (Mewtwo)	N/A	18%	N/A
Forward Smash	25%	15% - 20%	11% - 15%	13% - 20%	13% - 19.6%
Forward Smash (C. Falcon)	25%	15% - 14%(5%+9%)	18%(8%+10%) - 26%(11%+15%)
Forward Smash (Sheik)	N/A	14%(5%+9%) - 19%(6%+12%)	23%(11%+12%) - 32%(15%+17%)
Forward Smash (Pit)	N/A	N/A	18%(7%+11%) - 26%(9.5%+16.5%)
Forward Smash (Ike)	N/A	N/A	14%(6%+8%) - 19%(8% + 11%)
Forward Smash (Marth/Roy, if first swipe connects)	N/A	14%(1%+13%) - 20%(1%+19%)	16%(5%+11%) - 23%(7%+16%)
Drop	5%	7%	8% - 10%	6% - 7%
Forward tilt throw	15%	12%	11% - 12%	11% - 12%
Up tilt throw	16%	10% - 13%	13%	13% - 14%
Down tilt throw	13%	8% - 14%	12%	12%
Dash attack throw	19%	9% - 14%	14%	13% - 15%
Forward smash throw	19%	10% - 15%	15%	14% - 15%
Up smash throw	20%	10% - 17%	16%	15% - 16%
Down smash throw	13%	10% - 18%	12% - 16%	15% - 16%
Air Drop	13%	8%	10%	7% - 9%
Air Forward tilt throw	17%	8% - 12%	12%	11% - 12%
Air up tilt Throw	17%	10% - 11%	13%	13%
Air down tilt throw	19%	6% - 14%	10%	10% - 11%
Air forward smash throw	19%	7% - 12%	12%	11% - 12%
Air up smash throw	20%	2% - 13%	13%	11% - 12%
Air down smash throw	20%	6% - 14%	10%	12% - 14%

Trophies

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Beam Sword's trophy in Melee

Beam Sword

With its distinctive glowing blade, the Beam Sword is eye-catching and lethal. At first, the blade is about the size of a short sword, but the length changes depending on who wields it. The blade also lengthens in direct proportion to the power of an attack, so it reaches its maximum size when swung as a smash attack.

Super Smash Bros. (4/99)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Beam Sword's trophy in Brawl

Beam Sword

A sword with a blade of glowing energy. The length of the blade changes depending on the fighting spirit of the wielder. It has four attacks: a standard attack, a strong side attack, a side smash attack, and a dash attack. When doing a side smash attack, the beam sword's blade grows to three times its normal length--that's the best reach of all battering weapons.

: Super Smash Bros.

: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Beam Sword trophy appears in both versions. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of the Swordfighter Trophy Box.

Beam Sword's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Beam Sword's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Beam Sword

A powerful sword with a blade of pure energy. It isn't the strongest weapon to land on the battlefield, but its shape can change based on how it is used to attack. A forward smash will make the blade especially long. Lash out at your foes from a distance—they can't hit back!

: Super Smash Bros. (04/1999)

: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The blade of this sword is made of pure light energy. It's not very powerful, but depending on your attack, it can have a pretty long reach! Just wait till you use it for a side smash! You can make the most of its power by attacking enemies as they're falling, or when you're too far away for them to counter-attack.

: Super Smash Bros. (11/1999)

: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Spirits

In Ultimate, equipping the Susie, Hal Emmerich, or Isa Jo support spirits will give the player a Beam Sword at a start of their stock.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
358		Susie		★★	1	Beam Sword Equipped	Kirby Series
752		Hal Emmerich		★★	1	Beam Sword Equipped	Metal Gear Solid Series
1,165		Isa Jo		★★	1	Beam Sword Equipped	Sin & Punishment Series

Gallery

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  Fox and Captain Falcon wielding Beam Swords in Smash 64.

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  Fox uses the Beam Sword on Link in Brawl. The item's long range is its most noteworthy property in both Melee and Brawl.

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  Beam Sword as it appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Olimar holding the Beam Sword in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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  Mario with the Fire Bar alongside Link with the Beam Sword

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  Meta Knight with the item equipped in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ビームソード	Beam Sword
English	Beam Sword	—
French	Épée laser	Laser Sword
German	Laserschwert	Laser Sword
Spanish	Espada láser	Laser Sword
Italian	Spada laser	Laser Sword
Chinese (Simplified)	光束剑	Beam Sword
Chinese (Traditional)	光束劍	Beam Sword
Korean	빔 스워드	Beam Sword
Dutch	Laserzwaard	Laser Sword
Russian	Лучевой меч	Beam Sword