Counter Surge

Counter Surge
	; Counter Surge in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
User	Corrin
Universe	Fire Emblem

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This article is about the move for Corrin. For other uses, see Counter (disambiguation). For the general class of moves, see Counterattack.

Counter Surge is Corrin's down special. It operates similarly to many counter special moves, but it bears several distinctions unique to it. It launches opponents on a vertical trajectory, defends Corrin from front and back with water surges as forceful as the countered attack and each other, and Corrin outright evades the attack rather than absorbing it, meaning that nearby opponents can be hit by the missed attacks. Corrin utilizes his Dragon Fang for this attack, morphing into his dragon form as he retaliates.

Origin

Counter Surge is based on a core element of Fire Emblem gameplay: in all games of the series, when a unit attacks another unit, the targeted unit will perform a counter-attack to strike back at their attacker if they currently have an equipped weapon with a compatible range. In addition, some of the games have a Counter skill that reflects half or all damage (depending on the game, with varying rates of occurrence). Corrin in particular can learn the skill itself in his home game by reclassing into the Oni Savage class tree, and his use of his dragon form is reminiscent of their attack pattern while equipped with a dragonstone.