Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Blade Dash / Octaslash

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Blade Dash / Octaslash
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Sephiroth using Blade Dash and Octaslash in Ultimate.
User Sephiroth
Universe Final Fantasy

Blade Dash (一閃, Single Strike) is Sephiroth's up special move. When charged, it becomes Octaslash (八刀一閃, Eight-blade Single Strike).

Overview

Blade Dash is a typical omnidirectional recovery move. When used normally, it is a single dashing strike in any direction; if used on the ground, it will not leave edges.

Holding the button before the dash begins will turn the move into Octaslash, which instead hits eight times for significantly more damage. Octaslash travels slightly farther, but does not grab edges on the way up like Blade Dash does, and inflicts twice the landing lag. When using Octaslash, Sephiroth may say 消え去れ ("Disappear."), 愚かな ("Foolish."), or 恐怖を刻む ("I carve terror.")

Instructional Quotes

  Move List   Input a direction with the stick, and you'll slash in that direction. Hold down the attack button to strike eight times in a row.

Origin

Blade Dash

Although no attack has been named Blade Dash in the Final Fantasy series, this move resembles the Flash attack Sephiroth uses in Kingdom Hearts II and in turn the Oblivion attack used in the first two Dissidia Final Fantasy games.

Octoslash

 
Octaslash in Dissidia Final Fantasy

In the Final Fantasy series, Octaslash is a technique used by Sephiroth in multiple games.

A technique resembling Octoslash first appeared in Kingdom Hearts II, as an unnamed attack used by Sephiroth.

Octoslash itself first appeared in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, being both a cinematic attack as well as a Digital Mind Wave attack available to Zack Fair if the player rolled on Sephiroth.

In the Dissidia Final Fantasy series (a fighting game series), Octaslash appears as one of Sephiroth's HP attacks. Sephiroth strikes a pose before executing several powerful slashes dealing Bravery damage before the last strike dealt HP attacks. In the first two games, he appears to strike less than eight times, though the last Bravery strike deals a few extra hits.

Octoslash later appeared in Final Fantasy VII Remake as one of Sephiroth's attacks during the third phase of his fight.

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Names in other languages

Blade Dash

Language Name
  Japanese 一閃
  English Blade Dash
  French Vif éclat
  German Blitzstoß
  Spanish (PAL) Corte
  Spanish (NTSC) Corte cruzado
  Italian Colpo lampo
  Chinese (Simplified) 一闪
  Chinese (Traditional) 一閃
  Korean 일섬
  Dutch Schitterslag
  Russian Мoлниенoсный клинoк

Octaslash

Language Name
  Japanese 八刀一閃
  English Octaslash
  French Octofrappe
  German Achtstreich
  Spanish Octacorte
  Italian Ottacolpo
  Chinese (Simplified) 八刀一闪
  Chinese (Traditional) 八刀一閃
  Korean 팔도일섬
  Dutch Octaslag
  Russian Октаслеш