Night Edge

The Night Edge is a weapon that uses the DARK element. It is another melee-style weapon that has very fast attacks. 
== Overview ==
"The Night Edge is a powerful weapon that harnesses the DARK element to drain enemies' health. Outspeed your opponents and slice them to bits!"
"The Night Edge's Blade Dash attack can be used on the ground and then again in the air as a 2-hit combo that will launch foes into the air and then send them crashing down again. Get motivated to destroy your opponents with its multi-hitting attacks!"
The Night Edge is a fast and effective weapon that can overwhelm opponents rather quickly. Most of its attacks have the DARK effect, which drains enemies' health.
The weapon has fast attacks which make it easier to create combos with it, and its sheath does damage as well, which technically makes it a dual weapon.
In addition, it possesses a multitude of multi-hit attacks, which allows it to pressure opponents that are blocking.
On the other hand, this weapon's damage is severely lacking, which is understandable due to its use of multi-hit attacks. Although most of its attacks are fast and have a small amount of end lag, certain attacks such as Blade Dash possess a higher amount of endlag.
== Move list ==
(SF) - Refers to move(s) that are only accessible in this weapon's special stance, Shadow Forme.
(SF-SD) - Refers to move(s) that are accessible from using Shadow Forme, then using Shadow Dash. 
NA1 - Unsheathes the blade in a simple slash attack. An effective poke to challenge enemy officers.
NA2 - Unsheathes the blade and slashes again, horizontally.
NA3 - Slashes directly around self, causing a small shockwave to form later.
SA - Blade Dash. Dashes upwards, quickly slashing foes upwards.
SA(AIR ONLY) - Blade Dash (Waterfall). Dashes downwards, slashing foes downwards with the user.
EX - Fatal Frame - The user slashes the enemy horizontally, stopping them in place and dealing massive damage to them. Has the DARK effect.
EX(AIR ONLY) - Shadow Slash - The user stays in place and slashes a wide area around them diagonally. If the player inputs the EX attack button again, they will perform a horizontal slash.
↓EX - Shadow Forme - The user is engulfed in shadows and prepares themselves to strike the enemy. From this stance, inputting W, Q, EX, or ↓EX will cause the user to perform unique actions only accessible in the stance. You cannot block, jump, dash, move backwards, move left, or move right during this stance. Keep in mind that any available action taken whilst in Shadow Forme will automatically end the stance.
====== Shadow Forme - Counter Attack ======
If the user is attacked during the stance's first few beginning frames (frames 1-10) , they will automatically do a powerful counterattack that stuns non-boss foes, has a guaranteed DARK effect, and deals heavy damage. 
↓EX(SF) - Shadow Forme - Cancel - Immediately stops Shadow Forme. The user can cancel Shadow Forme from frames 1-5 of the startup animation.
DASH(SF) - Shadow Forme - Shadow Dash - Quickly close the distance between enemies. Goes extremely far, farther than a regular dash and gives the player invincibility frames until the animation ends.
↑EX(SF-SD) - (During Shadow Forme - Shadow Dash) - Helm Breaker - Unleash a powerful sword strike infused with dark lightning. Cannot be blocked by opponents. Opponents who attempt to block the attack will take massive damage. Break Attack.
EX(SF) - Shadow Forme - Shadow Slash -Quickly slashes the area in front of the user. Quick start up and does massive damage. Does not remove Shadow Form until the animation completely ends, which allows the user to do another consecutive slash attack.
Q(SF) - Shadow Forme - Shadow Upper - Quickly rushes forward with invincibility frames and delivers a powerful uppercut infused with dark lightning that knocks foes upwards. 
AMP1 - Lunar Cyclone. Spins slightly into the air, and kicks the ground, creating a shockwave that bounces the enemy upwards.
AMP2 - Blade Dash (Moonlight). Quickly dashes forward, creating multiple slashes that follow the user's trail. Hits multiple times.
HA - Legacy of Yata-Garasu: Tempest. Slashes quickly around self, causing a massive storm around the user that hits enemies multiple times and does massive damage.
==== Awakening - Nightbird Flying ====
Awakening Trait - You are completely invincible during Shadow Form's attacks.
Awakening Attack - Aramasa - Quickly slashes the area around the user, The enemies around take damage.
Awakening Hyper Attack - Legacy of Yata-Garasu - True Night - Slashes the area around self, causing a massive storm that manifests itself as a massive tornado that does damage to foes.
== Advanced Techniques ==
=== Shadow Forme - Applications ===
===== Shadow Forme - Cancelling =====
Shadow Forme is what makes this weapon a bit trickier to master than other weapons, but with a bit of practice, it is easily one of this weapon's best tools. When using Shadow Forme, you can immediately cancel as early as the first 5 frames of the animation. During the first 10 frames of Shadow Forme, if you are attacked, you perform a powerful counter attack and gain health back due to the DARK effect. Using Shadow Forme and then immediately cancelling it during combos can make you virtually untouchable by enemies, as if your enemy mistimes their attack, they will take massive damage. Shadow Forme has multiple applications besides this, of course.
===== Shadow Forme - Shadow Wavedash =====
When in Shadow Forme, pressing W will allow you to perform a Shadow Dash. You are completely invincible during this time and when the animation ends, you will be vulnerable and immediately taken out of Shadow Forme. There is a certain amount of time during the frames of Shadow Dash before the recovery frames where you can input another ↓EX, causing you to "cancel" the animation of Shadow Dash, causing you to enter Shadow Forme again. When this happens, you can input W quickly to dash yet again. The timing is a bit tight, so it requires practice. This can be used to quickly close in on objectives.
== Weapons ==
* Swift Edge
* Rook Edge
* Public Image
== Trivia ==
* This weapon is mostly based off of the sword styles featured in Kimetsu No Yaiba, known in English as Demon Slayer.
* Night Slash is based off of the Pokemon move of the same name.
* Blade Dash is one of Sephiroth's moves from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
*Legacy of Yata-Garasu is the name of a Trap Card from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Trading Card Game.
* Some of this weapon's moves are based off of Vergil's moves from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
*This weapon's Shadow Forme moves are inspired by Doggie Kruger's moveset from Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.
*Public Image, the third version of this weapon, is a reference to the band, Public Image Ltd.
Category:Weapon
Category:DARK
Category:Intermediate