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The '''Beam Sword''' ({{ja|ビームソード}}, '' | The '''Beam Sword''' ({{ja|ビームソード|Bīmu Sōdo}}, ''Beam Sword'') is a long-range battering [[item]], similar in appearance to a [[wikipedia:Lightsaber|lightsaber]]. Available in all four games, it can be wielded and charged for melee attacks or can be thrown, like all other battering items. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== |
Revision as of 00:07, December 10, 2014
Beam Sword | |
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Olimar wields a Beam Sword in Smash 4 | |
Universe | Super Smash Bros. |
Appears in | SSB SSBM SSBB SSB4 |
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, similar in appearance to a lightsaber. Available in all four games, it can be wielded and charged for melee attacks or can be thrown, like all other battering items.
Origin
The Beam Sword acts as a reference to the lightsaber from the Star Wars film series since 1977, though multiple literary works prior to the series had similar weapons, such as Fritz Leiber's Gather, Darkness from the 1940s. In the original Super Smash Bros., the weapon would make sound effects similar to those found in the actual films, including the famous, distinctive, and sharp crackling noise when two swords collided. While the sound effects were removed in the PAL and American releases of the games, the Japanese release of Melee continued this tradition, and in Brawl, all regions now contain the famous sound effects from the film series. Furthermore, in the latter two games, the Beam Sword's blade could shrink in some animations, furthering the connection between the item and its source.
Operation
As a battering item, the beam sword is intended to bolster the player's power, as well as potentially add some options to their game via throwing. An added bonus, however, is that the Beam Sword's range can significantly increase in size when used in Melee and Brawl, particularly in the case of charged smash attacks. In each of its subsesquent appearances, its range has increased, with Brawl's variant of the weapon potentially having thrice the range of its Melee counterpart.
The 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 behaviour 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
Action | SSB | Melee | Brawl |
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A | 12% | 7% | 5% |
F-Tilt | 18% | 11% | 7% |
Dash | 16% | 13% | 7% |
Dash (Mewtwo) | N/A | 18% | N/A |
Dash (Peach/Zelda) | N/A | 23%(13%+10%) | 7% |
F-Smash | 25% | 15% - 20% | 11 - 15% |
F-Smash (C. Falcon) | 25% | 15% - 14%(5%+9%) | 18%(8%+10%) - 26%(11%+15) |
F-Smash (Sheik) | N/A | 14%(5%+9%) - 19%(6%+12%) | 23%(11%+12%) - 32%(15%+17%) |
F-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% |
Forward tilt throw | 15% | 12% | 11% - 12% |
Up tilt throw | 16% | 10% - 13% | 13% |
Down tilt throw | 13% | 8% - 14% | 12% |
Dash attack throw | 19% | 9% - 14% | 14% |
Forward smash throw | 19% | 10% - 15% | 15% |
Up smash throw | 20% | 10% - 17% | 16% |
Down smash throw | 13% | 10% - 18% | 12% - 16% |
Air Drop | 13% | 8% | 10% |
Air Forward tilt throw | 17% | 8% - 12% | 12% |
Air up tilt Throw | 17% | 10% - 11% | 13% |
Air down tilt throw | 19% | 6% - 14% | 10% |
Air forward smash throw | 19% | 7% - 12% | 12% |
Air up smash throw | 20% | 2% - 13% | 13% |
Air down smash throw | 20% | 6% - 14% | 10% |
Trophies
Melee trophy
"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."
Brawl trophy
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.
Gallery
- BeamswordSSB.jpg
Beam Sword in Super Smash Bros.
- Beam Sword - Brawl Trophy.jpg
The Beam Sword trophy in Brawl
Items in Super Smash Bros. (64) | |
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Normal | Beam Sword · Bob-omb · Bumper · Fan · Fire Flower · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Maxim Tomato · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Red Shell · Star Rod · Starman |
Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Egg |
Items in Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
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Normal | Barrel Cannon · Beam Sword · Bob-omb · Bunny Hood · Cloaking Device · Fan · Fire Flower · Flipper · Food · Freezie · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Parasol · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Red Shell · Screw Attack · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Warp Star |
Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Egg · Party Ball |
Other | Smash Coins |
Items in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
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Normal | Assist Trophy · Banana Peel · Beam Sword · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Cracker Launcher · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Fan · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Spring · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Superspicy Curry · Team Healer · Timer · Unira · Warp Star |
Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Sandbag · Rolling Crates |
The Subspace Emissary |
Key · Stock Ball · Trophy Stand |
Collectibles | CD · Coins · Sticker · Trophy |
Other | Smash Coins and Bills |