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[[Image:Beam.jpg|thumb|500px|right|A Beam Sword in SSBB.]]
[[Image:Beamsword.jpg|frame|right|the beam sword as it appears in [[Melee]].]]
[[Image:Beam Sword.jpg|thumb|500px|right|A Beam Sword in SSB.]]


The '''Beam Sword''' is a long-range "clobbering weapon" used in the first two games and is going to be in the third. It can be wielded and charged for melee attacks or can be thrown. The ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' Beam Sword is considerably weaker than it was in the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.  The length of ''Melee's'' Beam Sword changes depending on the character wielding it and the intensity of the attack performed. The beam sword's smash attack generally has the longest range of all beam sword strikes.  In ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', it is possible for [[Peach]] to pull out a Beam Sword with her [[Vegetable]] attack, but this is incredibly rare.
The Beam Sword is a combat item appearing in all [[Super Smash Bros. series|Smash Bros. games]] which is a sword made of light. This item is heavily based upon the Lightsaber from the Star Wars film franchise, and in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]] its resemblance is even more striking. The original [[Super Smash Bros.]] game even included the Star Wars sound effects of the weapon. The item works the same in all three games as a close range weapon for attacking opponents and smashing them off the stage, but it can extend while attacking in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. It is pink with a sharp point in the first two games, but blue with a rounded edge in Brawl.  Though the Beam Sword and the Lightsaber are very similar, they are just as different.  The Lightsaber goes into its hilt when not used.  Whereas the Beam Sword always appears to be activated.


*When A is tapped, it does 7% damage.
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*As a tilt attack, it does 11% damage
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*When used as a smash attack, it does 15% damage and can be charged to do up to 20%.
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*When dropped, it does between 4-10% damage.
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*When thrown at the opponent, it does 15% damage.
*In the original Japanese version of SSB, the Beam Sword sounded similar to a Light Saber from the ''Star Wars'' trilogy; the sound effects were changed to avoid lawsuits with George Lucas.
 
*When held by either [[Link]], [[Marth]] or [[Roy]], the smash attack is a double smash; the character slashes with his regular sword and then takes a second stronger swipe with the Beam Sword.
*When held by [[Captain Falcon]], the forward smash it is a weak hit below and then a strong upwards hit that knocks opponents skyward
*When held by [[Sheik]], the forward smash is a very quick double hit, both upwards. The first hit is a bit stronger than Capt. Falcon’s, but the second is weaker than Capt. Falcon's second hit
*When held by [[Mewtwo]], a dashing A attack is around 5 spinning hits (around 20 damage). When he smashes with it, he slices it downwards.
*The Beam Sword is pink in the first two games, but blue in ''[[Brawl]]''.
 
==As a [[Trophy]]==
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The item appears as a [[Trophy]] in [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]
===Description===
"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."
 
''Game:'' ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' (04/99)
 
 
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Revision as of 16:54, February 19, 2008

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the beam sword as it appears in Melee.

The Beam Sword is a combat item appearing in all Smash Bros. games which is a sword made of light. This item is heavily based upon the Lightsaber from the Star Wars film franchise, and in Brawl its resemblance is even more striking. The original Super Smash Bros. game even included the Star Wars sound effects of the weapon. The item works the same in all three games as a close range weapon for attacking opponents and smashing them off the stage, but it can extend while attacking in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. It is pink with a sharp point in the first two games, but blue with a rounded edge in Brawl. Though the Beam Sword and the Lightsaber are very similar, they are just as different. The Lightsaber goes into its hilt when not used. Whereas the Beam Sword always appears to be activated.

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