Palutena (SSBU)

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Palutena in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Kid Icarus
Other playable appearance	in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Black Hole Laser

“	With her wings and staff, this goddess's attacks cover a wide range. With her up smash, neutral special, and side special, she can create a ranged attack in almost every direction except for directly beneath her! Keep the pressure on your opponents from a distance with ranged attacks!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Palutena (パルテナ, Palutena) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, officially confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Palutena is classified as fighter #54.

Brandy Kopp reprises her role as the voice of Palutena in English speaking versions of the game through reused voice clips from Super Smash Bros. 4.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

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Aesthetics

• Palutena's model has a more subdued color scheme. Her chiton and armor feature simple detailing, and her face appears more realistic and expressive.
• Palutena's sidestep now causes a visible warping effect when she disappears.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Palutena's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 5).
• Palutena dashes much faster.

Ground attacks

• Forward tilt and up tilt have fewer startup frames and their animations are overall faster.
  • Forward tilt and up tilt have flashier motion effects.
• Dash attack has less end lag.
  • Dash attack deals more damage.
  • Dash attack travels a shorter distance.
• Forward smash has less end lag.
  • Forward smash deals more damage.

Aerial Attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag.
• Forward aerial, up aerial and down aerial all deal more damage.
• Neutral aerial is faster. [1]

Special Moves

• Autoreticle:
  • Autoreticle's animation is overall faster, with the projectiles being fired in a more rapid succession.
  • Autoreticle deals more damage per hit.
• Explosive Flame:
  • Explosive Flame, previously one of her alternate neutral specials, is now her side special. Since Reflect Barrier has been merged into her down special, she has effectively gained an additional move. This provides Palutena with an another long-ranged attack option.
  • Explosive Flame deals more damage.
  • Explosive Flame's distance can be controlled depending on smash input.
• Counter and Reflect Barrier:
  • Down special now functions as both Counter and Reflect Barrier. If she's hit by a melee attack, Counter activates; if she's hit by a projectile, Reflect Barrier activates. This allows her to respond to a larger variety of attacks using only one move while also freeing up her side special for an additional move.
  • Both Reflect Barrier and Counter have fewer startup frames.
  • Reflect Barrier has fewer active frames.
  • Palutena can no longer directly access Reflect Barrier. As a result, she can no longer use its windbox on command to gimp opponents.
• Black Hole Laser
  • Palutena's Final Smash, Black Hole Laser, produces a larger black hole and a wider laser, making the attack harder to avoid.

Role in World of Light

Palutena was among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army of Master Hands.

Palutena was present when Galeem unleashed its beams of light. She attempted to block a beam with Reflect Barrier, which the beam completely pierced, disintegrating her. Her defeat causes Pit and Dark Pit to lose their Power of Flight, making the duo fall victim to the beams as well. They were all transformed into spirits alongside the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby. Palutena's puppet fighter replacement is later seen alongside Greninja, King Dedede, Pokémon Trainer, and others.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Palutena's fighter card.

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  Idling on Coliseum.

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  Palutena summoning Explosive Flame on Skyloft.

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  Palutena reflecting Samus's Charge Shot on Temple.

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  Palutena on Lylat Cruise.

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  Palutena using her down tilt near an aerial Villager on Gaur Plain.

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  Palutena in her cyan alternate costume on Prism Tower.

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  Palutena catching Mario in the Black Hole item on Gaur Plain.

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  Getting launched by Lunala's Moongeist Beam along with Fox and Samus on Summit.

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  With Pit and Dark Pit on Skyworld.

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  Palutena, Samus, Villager, and Shovel Knight fighting on Find Mii Ω with the Moon about to crash into the stage.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Palutena's down special is the only down special to function as two completely different moves with different animations depending on what kind of attack she is struck with.
  • She is also the only character to have two previously separate moves merge into one.
• Palutena's artwork was one of three to have been updated on the official site, alongside Falco and Shulk. Compared to her original artwork, her halo was added, and her chiton now covers up more of her thigh.
• Due to age rating issues, the slit in her chiton was changed to cover up more of her thigh beginning in the 1.0.6. update for Japanese releases of SSB4. This change was retained in Ultimate.
  • While her official artwork depicts the top of the chiton's slit as fused together, it appears to be stitched together on her in-game model.