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, similar to Fire Fox. When used normally, it is a single dashing strike in any direction; if used on the ground, it will not leave edges. While aiming, a small arrow will appear next to Sephiroth, indicating the direction of the dash.

Holding the button before the dash begins will turn the move into Octaslash, which instead hits eight times for significantly more damage and knockback. Octaslash travels slightly farther, but does not grab edges on the way up like Blade Dash does, and inflicts twice the landing lag. Just like Blade Dash, Octoslash will stop at edges, with Sephiroth performing any remaining slashes in place. Due to its massive hitboxes, Octoslash is a very difficult recovery to intercept even with a counter, but its inability to grab ledges and heavy endlag leaves Sephiroth very vulnerable afterwards.

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

 
Octaslash in Dissidia Final Fantasy

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

In the Final Fantasy series, Octaslash is a technique used by Sephiroth in multiple games: A technique resembling Octaslash first appeared in Kingdom Hearts II, as an unnamed attack used by Sephiroth. Octaslash 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. Octaslash later appeared in Final Fantasy VII Remake as one of Sephiroth's attacks during the third phase of his fight.

The blue arrows in the beginning of the move originate from Final Fantasy VII Remake.

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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