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[[File:FF7 Cross Slash.gif|left|thumb|Cross Slash in ''Final Fantasy VII''.]] | [[File:FF7 Cross Slash.gif|left|thumb|Cross Slash in ''Final Fantasy VII''.]] | ||
[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Cross-slash_(Final_Fantasy_VII) Cross Slash] is Cloud's second level 1 Limit Break in ''Final Fantasy VII'', which he learns after performing his initial Limit Break, Braver, eight times. It deals 3.25 times the damage of a normal physical attack to one enemy and inflicts paralysis. The usual animation for the attack shows him performing three strikes as opposed to the four strokes needed to write the kanji (''Smash Bros.'' instead has him perform a total of five slashes). However, in some instances, such as in the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series, the kanji visual may be absent. In ''Smash 4'', it uses a similar design to the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', while in ''Ultimate'', its design is based on its appearance in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy''. The animation of the last three hits of Cross Slash in ''Smash'' is based on its animation in the 1998 fighting game ''Ehrgeiz'', which featured several ''Final Fantasy VII'' characters, including Cloud, as guest fighters. | [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Cross-slash_(Final_Fantasy_VII) Cross Slash] is Cloud's second level 1 Limit Break in ''Final Fantasy VII'', which he learns after performing his initial Limit Break, Braver, eight times. It deals 3.25 times the damage of a normal physical attack to one enemy and inflicts paralysis. The usual animation for the attack shows him performing three strikes as opposed to the four strokes needed to write the kanji (''Smash Bros.'' instead has him perform a total of five slashes); additionally, it is done in reverse. However, in some instances, such as in the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series, the kanji visual may be absent. In ''Smash 4'', it uses a similar design to the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', while in ''Ultimate'', its design is based on its appearance in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy''. The animation of the last three hits of Cross Slash in ''Smash'' is based on its animation in the 1998 fighting game ''Ehrgeiz'', which featured several ''Final Fantasy VII'' characters, including Cloud, as guest fighters. | ||
Also in some forms of media (such as in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and even ''Final Fantasy VII'' itself), the name is written with a hyphen ("Cross-slash"). | Also in some forms of media (such as in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and even ''Final Fantasy VII'' itself), the name is written with a hyphen ("Cross-slash"). | ||
Cross Slash's ''Smash'' implementation follows traditional kanji stroke order, unlike the original, where it draws it in reverse. Specifically, it performs two 丿, one from the top-right, then from the top-left, forming the radical 乂 ''to govern'', before drawing the radical 凵 ''receptacle''. Kanji are drawn prioritising top to bottom, left to right strokes, with horizontal strokes done first, to ensure consistent writing. It appears the ''Final Fantasy'' implementation was done with the presumption that 凵 follows the principle of enclosing components first, but it does not normally follow this rule; instead, it follows a separate principle, where bottom enclosures are drawn last.<ref>[https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/kanji-stroke-order/ Kanji stroke order guide]</ref> | |||
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