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Marth or Lucina raise their respective swords in the air, where it catches the light and shimmers brightly, before dashing forward with blazing speed to catch any unfortunate opponents with an extremely powerful slash. In both games, Marth does not say anything while performing this move (apart from a grunt), but Lucina in ''Super Smash Bros. 4'' announces "Time to change fate!" ({{ja|運命を変えます！|Unmei o kaemasu!}}, ''I will change fate!'').

In terms of knockback, it is by far the strongest Final Smash in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', and its power and damage also make it one of the strongest attacks in all of the games.  It deals 62% damage in ''Brawl'' (60% base plus 2% [[Stale-move negation|fresh]]) and deals more than enough knockback to [[One-hit KO|KO any character at 0%]] under most normal circumstances. However, the power of this move is somewhat hampered by its larger time frame in which to perform a dodge (the time during which Marth raises his sword), making it deceptively predictable and avoidable. Landing the blow is hence easiest against opponents suffering from ending lag or [[helpless]]ness, or who are simply unaware, as all other players in range can completely dodge the move by [[air dodging]], [[sidestepping]], or simply moving away with good timing. In ''Smash 4'', the startup slows down time by a slight amount, making the main attack harder to dodge.

Until the attack animation completely ends, the entire sword carries the move's hitbox, meaning that the attack can also hit anyone directly behind Marth when he swings his sword. Because the attack itself gives such an high amount of [[freeze frame]]s, it is also possible for a fighter to walk into Marth's sword once it hits another opponent and still be given a OHKO, even after half a second. Critical Hit only hits once, so with proper timing, moves that provide [[armor]] can be used to survive it. Of course, this will not stop the target from taking the move's full damage.

On the ground, the initial dash will follow the platform's contours, and the move will end without Marth swinging if he reaches the edge. In the air, Marth will travel at high speed directly forward. The dash can be canceled immediately by pressing an attack button, which also causes Marth to swing his sword. The dash will automatically travel its maximum distance if uninterrupted, which is approximately the same distance as the width of the largest area available in the [[Stage Builder]]; missing with this attack on the ground on a walk-off stage, or in the air without any intervening terrain, usually results in a [[self-destruct]] unless the player manually triggers Marth to swing early. The distance the Final Smash grants allows it to be used as an extremely effective horizontal [[recovery]] move if needed, although this is situational.

Roy's Critical Hit involves him standing in place while spinning the Sword of Seals in a backwards arc around him with two hands. It then flashes with light (similar to the startup of Marth/Lucina's Critical Hits) before Roy swings his sword violently downwards, creating a massive [[flame|fiery]] explosion in front of him. Roy will then sheath his sword (a purely aesthetic animation that ends in a second); if he finishes the Final Smash in the air, he leaps a small distance upward, which does not count as a second jump. The flaming slash deals 40%, and anyone hit by it is sent flying with high knockback, although the slash is not a OHKO unlike Marth/Lucina's version which can KO at any percentage, and deals considerably less knockback at 0%, making it unable to KO fresh stocks (starting to KO only at 40%).

Unlike Marth/Lucina's Critical Hits, it is possible to force opponents into the final, powerful hit; touching the Sword of Seals during the move's startup (when Roy slowly circles his sword) traps victims within the swing, dealing multiple 1% hits while it moves. A total of 11% can be dealt by the startup alone, and the final hit positions trapped opponents in front of Roy, making them vulnerable to the brunt of the finishing blow. As the swing starts from behind, it is easier to catch opponents behind Roy when compared to the front.

Because Roy's Critical Hit does not involve him moving forwards, the range of his version is severely lower than Marth/Lucina's. The hitbox of the flaming slash also does not cover below Roy, making it possible to miss if Roy jumps and unleashes the move. However, the explosion itself has a large hitbox, and because the start of his Critical Hit can trap opponents into the final blow, it is more reliable at connecting and far less predictable than Marth/Lucina's Critical Hit, which has a highly predictable startup and a somewhat small hitbox; it even has a decently quick startup and can combo into Roy's throws at low percents, which can almost guarantee a KO.

Similar to Marth/Lucina's, a purely aesthetic health bar appears for every victim sent flying, showing them dropping from full health to zero.

==Trophy descriptions==

[[File:Critical Hit - Brawl Trophy.png|thumb|135x235px|Critical Hit trophy in ''Brawl''.]]

:'''Critical Hit (Brawl)'''

:''Marth's Final Smash. He thrusts his sword skyward, then rushes to meet his targeted enemy with furious speed. The blow he strikes is so powerful that his foe is instantly launched off the screen. As in Fire Emblem, a window appears that shows the character's hit points dropping rapidly to zero--but this is just for effect. Smash Bros. does not use a hit-point system<!--Only in Stamina fights-->.''

:'''Critical Hit (Marth)'''

:{{Flag|North America}} ''Marth raises his Exalted Falchion to the sky and then rushes forward to deal an incredibly powerful blow, almost certainly KO'ing anyone and everyone who gets hit! When it's used in the air, he'll fly forward a certain distance. On the ground, however, he'll only dash to the edge of the platform he's standing on.''

:{{Flag|Europe}} ''Marth raises his Exalted Falchion to the sky, then rushes forwards to deal an incredibly powerful blow, almost certainly KOing anyone and everyone who gets hit! When used in the air, he'll fly forwards a set distance, but on the ground, he'll only dash up to the edge of the platform he's standing on.''

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

:{{Flag|North America}} ''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|Europe}} ''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!''

 

:'''Critical Hit (Roy)'''

:''For Roy’s Final Smash, he traps enemies in a circular swing of the blade, brings it up behind him, and then, in a blast of fire, brings the blade down for a powerful finisher! The downward attack is powerful on its own but doesn’t have much range, so make sure you’re close enough to hit your enemies with the full combo and really seal their fate!''

The critical hit is a staple feature of many role-playing video games, often being an attack that has a certain ratio of occurrence with the payoff usually being double the current amount of damage done normally.

However, in the case of the ''Fire Emblem'' series, critical hits inflict three times the standard damage if performed (as opposed to two times the damage in most other games), accompanied by a unique attack animation. Since a Fire Emblem critical hit is usually much more than enough to kill an enemy in a single hit, the damage output and particularly the knockback of Marth/Lucina's Critical Hit has been made extremely high to reflect this.  The animation for this Final Smash was likely inspired by the critical hit animations of the various Lords in the series' past; Marth's Critical Hit animation is loosely based on his Critical Hit animation from the first {{uv|Fire Emblem}} game, while Roy's Critical Hit animation is based on his Critical Hit animation from ''Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'', provided he has the Sword of Seals equipped (this also applies to the airborne version's recovery flip, which is a nod to the very same one Roy does when he sheaths back his sword).

Criticalhit.jpg| Critical Hit in ''[[Brawl]]''

Marth_Critical_Hit_SSB4.jpeg|[[Marth (SSB4)|Marth's]] Critical Hit in {{forwiiu}}.

Critical Hit Lucina 3DS.JPG|[[Lucina (SSB4)|Lucina's]] Critical Hit while dashing in {{for3ds}}.

Lucina_Critical_Hit_SSB4.jpeg|Lucina's Critical Hit in {{forwiiu}}.

CriticalHitMarthTrophyWiiU.png|Critical Hit (Marth) trophy in ''for Wii U''.

CriticalHitLucinaTrophyWiiU.png|Critical Hit (Lucina) trophy in ''for Wii U''.

CriticalHitRoyTrophyWiiU.png|Critical Hit (Roy) trophy in ''for Wii U''.

Roy Critical Hit origin.gif|Roy's critical hit sprite animation that was used for ''The Binding Blade''.

*The sheer amount of knockback and damage Marth/Lucina's Critical Hit deals is so immense that even permanent [[metal]] characters fought in [[Classic Mode]] or [[Special Smash]] will instantly be forced back into their non-metal selves before being KO'd.

*Critical Hit is one of the only Final Smashes shared by multiple characters, along with [[Landmaster]], [[PK Starstorm]], [[Light Arrow]], and [[Triforce Slash]].

*The hitbox of Marth and Lucina's Critical Hit actually extends slightly beyond the tip of the Falchion and Parallel Falchion, respectively; this can only be noticed by triggering the slash prematurely, as the slash will not automatically activate until Marth or Lucina collides with an opponent.

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