Heavenly Light

Heavenly Light
Palutena uses Heavenly Light on Diddy Kong
User	Palutena
Universe	Kid Icarus
Article on Icaruspedia	Heavenly Light

Heavenly Light (天の光, Heavenly Light) is one of Palutena's alternate neutral special moves in Super Smash Bros. 4.

Overview

When used, a wide vertical pillar of light shines down on Palutena for some time. Any opponent within the light will be damaged, but it can be absorbed. This move does not cause flinching or knockback, but it does have a weak pushing effect. The effect can last longer if the special button is held, its maximum being 3 seconds.

While the attack can be used to steal KOs from opposing players, its inability to make fighters flinch does mean that Palutena is highly vulnerable to punishment, as the move's pushing effect is not strong enough to keep opposing players from attacking her directly. Additionally, the move suffers from high ending lag.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, the move is particularly useful in Trophy Rush, due to it covering roughly half the stage and destroying nearly all blocks in its radius.

Customization

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:

1. Autoreticle	2. Explosive Flame	3. Heavenly Light
"Fire energy blasts from your staff directly at an opponent in front of you." "Fires energy blasts from your staff directly at an opponent ahead of you."	"Create a blast in front of you that can hit opponents multiple times." "Causes a blast a short distance ahead of you that can hit opponents multiple times."	"Surround yourself in rays of light that damage opponents." "Surrounds you with rays of light that damage opponents."

Origin

Heavenly Light in Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Heavenly Light is one of the many powers Pit or a fighter can wield in Kid Icarus: Uprising. It is an offensive power that creates a pillar of light around the user, damaging foes while causing no knockback. These traits carry over into Smash 4.

Gallery

• 

  Heavenly Light in Smash Run.

Trivia

• Heavenly Light is the largest-area attack usable by any playable character without the aid of an item. Its huge area was specially noted in this Miiverse post.
• Heavenly Light also appears as a power and event in Smash Run.

Names in other languages

This article is missing the subject's name in French, German, Italian & Spanish. Help improve this page by adding its name in French, German, Italian & Spanish from a reliable source.

Language	Name
Japanese	天の光, Heavenly Light
English	Heavenly Light
Korean	하늘의 빛, Light in the Sky

Palutena's special moves
Neutral special	Autoreticle	Explosive Flame	Heavenly Light	Autoreticle
Side special	Reflect Barrier	Angelic Missile	Super Speed	Explosive Flame
Up special	Warp	Jump Glide	Rocket Jump	Warp
Down special	Counter	Lightweight	Celestial Firework	Counter / Reflect Barrier
Final Smash	Black Hole Laser