Pyra & Mythra (Smash Plus)

Pyra & Mythra are playable characters in Super Smash Brothers Plus for the Nintendo Switch Plus. Representing the Xenoblade universe, they are collectively listed as Fighter #76 in Smash's modified numbering system, and are both classified as Middleweight Fighters. They are hidden at the start of the game, but can be unlocked through random encounters in Versus Mode, by scoring at least 10 KOs in a single match on the Cloud Sea of Alrest stage, or by clearing classic mode with Shulk.
Despite technically being the same type of character, a middleweight swordfighter, Pyra and Mythra play very differently from one another. Pyra is a powerful ground and pound fighter, utilizing her superior firepower (literally, in her case) and range to overwhelm damaged opposition and score quick KOs. This is necessary due to her poor overall movement options and speed, which counterbalance her power moves due to long startup time on her more powerful attacks. Even foes with less range can run circles around Pyra, if players aren't careful with her. This is where Mythra comes in, as her attacks specialize in speed and combos. This speed comes at the cost of power though, as very few of Mythra's attacks are reliable KO options beyond high percentages. Mythra's other advantage over Pyra is the inclusion of her Foresight, which gives her additional attack time if she manages to dodge an attack at just the right time. The best basic strategy to use is to situationally switch up Mythra and Pyra, using the former to rack up damage and the latter to finish opponents off. Both Pyra & Mythra have two normal jumps and no additional movement options.
==Pyra's Moveset==
===Basic Attacks===
*Neutral Jab- Pyra performs a three hit attack consisting of a knifehand strike, followed by two quick slashes with her sword. Alternatively, the second hit can lead into a rapid jab of fire pulses, ending with a final explosion to launch foes.
*Side Tilt- Pyra performs an outward slash with her fiery Aegis Sword. Like most of her attacks, a bit on the slow side.
*Up Tilt- Pyra performs an overhead arcing slash with the aegis sword that starts behind her instead of in front of her.
*Down Tilt- Pyra performs a kneeling slash with the Aegis Sword. Her quickest tilt attack.
*Dash Attack- Pyra performs a slow moving but powerful upward slash with her sword, lunging forward as she does so.
*Grab & Pummel- Pyra Holds the opponent in place with a telekinetic grip. She pummels by blasting foes with fire from her hands.
*Forward Throw- Pyra blasts the foe away with a strong fire blast. Pyra's strongest throw, but still weak overall.
*Back Throw- Pyra turns around and kicks the opponent away. Extremely weak.
*Up Throw- Pyra throws the opponent up into the air with a weak telekinetic toss.
*Down Throw- Pyra pins the opponent on the ground and then delivers a flaming slash from her sword to knock foes away.
*Neutral Air- Pyra telekinetically spins the Aegis Sword in front of herself. Launches foes on contact.
*Forward Air- Pyra performs a spinning outward slash with the Aegis Sword, casting a wide fiery hitbox.
*Back Air- Pura delivers an upwards slash behind herself while flipping in midair. Its unique movement makes it a good surprise attack.
*Up Air- Pyra delivers an overhead crescent slash with the Aegis Sword.
*Down Air- Pyra pauses in midair briefly and then stabs straight down with the Aegis Sword, creating a powerful fire explosion at the end when it hits the ground.
===Smash Attacks===
*Side Smash- Pyra delivers an absurdly powerful two-handed downward slash with the Aegis Sword, ending with a powerful explosion at the end when unleashed at half charge or greater. Incredibly powerful and lacking a sourspot, it still has a lack of utility due to its high startup lag.
*Up Smash- Pyra telekinetically spins the Aegis Sword above herself while crouching down, finishing with a twirling slash. Contrary to appearances, the move only hits once, and does slightly more damage if it hits early.
*Down Smash- Pyra kneels and slashes the Aegis Sword around herself while also performing a spinning pirouette. The extended leg from the pirouette does far less damage than the blade, but this is the fastest Smash attack that Pyra possesses.
===Special Moves===
*Neutral Special: Flame Nova- Pyra holds the Aegis Sword behind her, charging energy, before telekinetically spinning the flaming sword around her body, concluding with a powerful explosion at the end. Can hit up to 5 times when fully charged, in addition to the charge increasing the move's damage and range slightly.
*Side Special: Blazing End- Pyra tosses the Aegis Sword forward while ablaze. It spins around in a circle for a few seconds before returning to Pyra's hand. While the sword is out, Pyra is incapable of attacking, and only able to jump, dodge or shield. The sword also acts as a projectile, which means it can be reflected or pocketed (though doing the latter will simply cause another sword to appear in Pyra's hands.)
*Up Special: Prominence Revolt-Pyra jumps into the air with an Uppercut slash with the Aegis Sword, following it up with a downward stab that ends in a powerful explosion. It has high KO power due to its high launching ability, but has limited use as a recovery move due to its lack of horizontal movement and its danger for self-destructs.
*Down Special: Blade Swap- Pyra transforms into Mythra with a simple input. This can be done anywhere on the field, but intangibility is not instantaneous, and the switch will not stall Pyra's fall.
*Final Smash: Burning Sword- Pyra will summon Rex in a minicutscene, and the two will perform a downward slash with the Aegis Sword together, causing a giant column of fire to appear in front of them all the way to the upper blast zone. Foes caught in the pillar will take multi-hitting damage before being launched. Mashing the special button will cause players trapped in the vortex to take more damage.
===Miscellaneous===
*Entry Animation- Rex appears from the sky and tosses the Aegis Sword onto the field, where a teleporting Pyra catches it ready for battle.
*Idle Animation 1- Pyra holds her fist close to her chest and exhales slowly.
*Idle Animation 2- Pyra pumps her fist in the air excitedly.
*Side Taunt- Pyra holds the Aegis Sword at her side and creates a small flame in her hand, saying "You'll get burned!"
*Up Taunt- Rex appears in the background, pumping his fist and yelling "Go Pyra!" while Pyra winks at him.
*Down Taunt- Pyra holds the Aegis Sword in a defensive stance while flames explode around her.
*Victory Animation 1- Pyra tosses the Aegis Sword in the air and catches it, saying "We did our best!" Occasionally, Rex will also jump in next to her and say "Way to Go Pyra!"
*Victory Animation 2- Rex and Pyra appear together, holding the Aegis Sword high and then swinging it down, letting out a battle cry.
*Victory Animation 3- Pyra briefly morphs into Mythra, who performs a pose and then morphs back into Pyra, who finishes the pose, with both of them saying "This is the power of the Aegis.
==Mythra's Moveset==
===Basic Attacks===
*Neutral Jab- Mythra performs a three hit combo of a knifehand strike, followed by two slashes with the Aegis Sword. The second hit can launch into a rapid jab of light energy, ending in a final explosion.
*Side Tilt- Mythra peforms an outward slash with the Aegis Sword, dealing quick damage. Launches diagonally, to allow for easier combos.
*Up Tilt- Mythra performs an overhead arcing slash, starting from behind herself.
*Down Tilt- Mythra slashes with the Aegis Sword while kneeling down. Her most reliable combo starter.
*Dash Attack- Mythra performs a lunging upward slash with the Aegis Sword. Comes out much quicker than Pyra's version, and Mythra also travels slightly farther with it.
*Grab & Pummel- Mythra holds opponents with a telekinetic grip. She pummels by blasting them with light aether.
*Forward Throw- Mythra blasts the opponent away with a shot of Light Energy. A good combo starter, given Mythra's quick movement.
*Back Throw- Mythra turns around and kicks the opponent away a short distance for followup combos.
*Up Throw- Mythra telekinetically launches the opponent skyward. Her weakest throw overall.
*Down Throw- Mythra pins the opponent on the ground and then slashes them away with the Aegis Sword.
*Neutral Air- Mythra spins the Aegis Sword in front of herself. In contrast to Pyra's version, this move hits multiple times, launching on the final hit.
*Forward Air- Mythra performs a spinning slash directly in front of herself.
*Back Air- Mythra flips in place while slashing in an upward arc behind herself.
*Up Air- Mythra performs an overhead arcing slash with the Aegis Sword.
*Down Air- Mythra pauses in midair and then falls straight down with the Aegis Sword, causing an explosion of light when she hits on the ground.
===Smash Attacks===
*Side Smash- Mythra performs a two-handed downward slash with the Aegis Sword, lunging forward slightly in the process. In contrast to Pyra, all of Mythra's Smash Attacks move much faster but do far less damage and knockback overall.
*Up Smash- Mythra spins the Aegis Sword above her head telekinetically while crouching down. Unlike Pyra's version, this hits opponents multiple times before launching foes on the final hit.
*Down Smash- Mythra kneels and slashes the Aegis Sword around herself while performing a pirouette. The move has sourspots close to Mythra, so the attack is best used at longer range.
===Special Moves===
*Neutral Special: Lightning Buster- Mythra raises the Aegis Sword, charging energy, before performing a series of slashes with the sword. At full charge, she will use 5 swings instead of 4, and the sword will have a light aura around it, extending its range and its damage. Also causes slight damage to foes while charging.
*Side Special: Photon Edge- Mythra performs six quick consecutive slashes with the Aegis Sword from different angles, teleporting forward slightly after each slash. The final slash is the only one with any significant knockback. It can be used for recovery, but Mythra will enter freefall after using it. Also has high endlag after the final slash.
*Up Special: Ray of Punishment/Chroma Dust- Mythra jumps into the air while performing an uppercutting slash with the Aegis Sword. At the apex of the jump, she will then fire a single light projectile downward at an angle that has a surprising amount of knockback if hit hits. Pressing the Special Button while ascending will instead of use Chroma Dust, which fires a series of weaker projectiles that aren't as powerful, but cover a much wider area. Much better recovery move than Prominence Revolt, due to its safety from self destructs.
*Down Special: Blade Swap- Mythra transforms into Pyra with a simple input. As before it can be used anywhere on the field, and also doesn't stall your fall.
*Final Smash: Sacred Arrow- Rex appears next to Mythra in a mini-cutscene, and the two perform an upward slash with the Aegis Sword, causing a column of light to appear and fire several arrows down in a fanning pattern, hitting opponents multiple times before launching on the final hit. Like with Burning Sword, mashing the special button will cause the move to do slightly more damage and knockback.
===Miscellaneous===
*Entry Animation- Rex appears from the sky and tosses the Aegis Sword to Mythra, who teleports onto the stage, ready for battle.
*Idle Animation 1- Mythra brushes her hair aside with her free hand.
*Idle Animation 2- Mythra shifts her foot forward slightly and grins at the opponent.
*Side Taunt- Mythra holds the Aegis Sword at her side and spreads out her arm, causing a small burst of light and saying "Prepare Yourself!"
*Up Taunt- Rex appears behind Mythra and pumps his fist saying "Come On Mythra!" Mythra for her part turns towards Rex and waves, laughing slightly.
*Down Taunt- Mythra turns her back to the opponent as wind blows through her hair and she says "Think you can take me?"
*Victory Animation 1- Mythra performs two slashes with the Aegis Sword, chuckling a bit and then saying "Called It!" Occasionally Rex will show up next to her saying "You Showed 'Em Mythra!"
*Victory Animation 2- Mythra warps around the stage like she's using Photon Edge, ending on a pose and saying "Peak Form!" Rex appears behind her, pumping his fist in victory.
*Victory Animation 3- Mythra briefly morphs into Pyra who poses, before morphing back into Mythra to finish the pose. While they do so, they both say "This is the Power of the Aegis!"
==How to Unlock==
Pyra and Mythra can be unlocked any of the following ways:
*Playing Versus Matches until they randomly show up as a "Challenger Approaching" fight. Defeat them to unlock them.
*Score at least 10 KO's in a single match on the Cloud Sea of Alrest stage.
*Clear Classic Mode with Shulk on starting difficulty 3.0 or higher.
*Unlock them in the Finale of World of Light by defeating them.
*Pay 1,000 gold in a shop, where they can randomly show up (though rarely.)
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