Shining Sword Attack

is a Rush Attack used by Future Trunks in his Super Saiyan form.
==Overview==
After going airborne, Future Trunks unsheathes his sword and brings it down on his opponent, slicing them down the middle. Then, he rapidly slashes them into pieces before drawing his hand back and bringing it forward to fire a yellow energy wave, completely vaporizing the opponent's remains.
==Usage==
During his confrontation with Mecha Frieza and King Cold, Future Trunks frightens the former with his Super Saiyan transformation and goads him into firing a Supernova, which Future Trunks easily catches with one hand. Mecha Frieza angrily fires a Finger Beam into the Supernova, detonating it on top of Future Trunks, though the swordsman survives, unbeknownst to the two tyrants. Reappearing on a cliff overlooking them, Future Trunks fires a Burning Attack to get their attention, causing the pair to jump upward to dodge. However, Future Trunks immediately follows up with the Shining Sword Attack, utterly eviscerating Mecha Frieza, much to the shock of King Cold and the spectating Dragon Team.Dragon Ball Z episode 120, "Another Super Saiyan?"Dragon Ball Z episode 121, "Welcome Back Goku"
A bit later, when Goku lands on Earth, Future Trunks tests Goku's Super Saiyan mettle by trying the attack on him, though Goku blocks the entirety of it with only his index finger. Future Trunks is shocked, remarking that "the sword you parried sliced through Frieza like he was butter!"Dragon Ball Z episode 122, "Mystery Revealed"
==Film Appearances==
In Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, Future Trunks attempted to perform the Shining Sword Attack in his base form against Android 14 but the first vertical sword slash was blocked by the Android, who then punched Future Trunks away before launching the sword back at him.
==Variations==
*Full Charge Burning Slash - A stronger version used by Super Saiyan 3 Xeno Trunks in Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission.
* - A variation used by Future Trunks in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot where instead of firing a yellow energy wave, Future Trunks dashes against his opponent and sends a final slash, causing a blue explosion and inflicting even more damage.
==Video Game Appearances==
*Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
*Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
*Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
*Super Dragon Ball Z
*Battle Stadium D.O.N
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
*Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
*Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World
*Dragon Ball: Raging Blast
*Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
*Dragon Ball Heroes
*Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi
*Dragon Ball Z: Budokai HD Collection
*Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
*Dragon Ball Xenoverse
*Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
*Dragon Ball FighterZ
*Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
*Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
*Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
In Ultimate Battle 22, it is named Meteo Hell Slasher and is Future Trunks' Meteor Attack.
In the Budokai series, Dragon Ball Heroes, and Xenoverse series, it is named where is Future Trunks special attack.
In Supersonic Warriors, it is Future Trunks' grapple throw.
In the Budokai Tenkaichi series, it is named Shining Sword Attack where it is Future Trunks' (Sword) Ultimate Blast in his Super Saiyan form. In Sparking! Zero, it is Super Saiyan Future Trunks (Super)'s Ultimate Blast in Episode Mode during the "Future" Trunks Saga, replacing the Final Hope Slash, due to it not being created until Future Trunks uses it to finish off Fused Zamasu.
In Super Dragon Ball Z, it is named Slash Break.
In Ultimate Tenkaichi, it is Future Trunks' ultimate attack in his base form, as well as one of his super attacks in his Super Saiyan form.
In Battle of Z, it is named Shining Sword.
In Xenoverse, it is named Burning Slash and is one of Future Trunks' Super Skills. It can be obtained by the Future Warrior in Parallel Quest 24: "Power Teams", though it can only be used by the Future Warrior if they are either an Earthling or a Saiyan. In the GT Pack 1 DLC, it appears as one of Infected Trunks' super skills.
In Xenoverse 2, Burning Slash returns as one of Future Trunks' Super Skills which can be obtained by the Future Warrior as a reward in Parallel Quest 44: "Dragon Balls of the Future". As part of the 1.15.00 Update DLC, it can be added to Time Patrol Future Trunks' and Tapion's custom skillsets after purchasing it in Partner Customization.
In FighterZ, it is one of Future Trunks' special moves under the name Shining Slash. The Light version is a gliding-dashing slash forward, where upon connecting, the target is launched upwards via an explosion effect after a brief moment (with the Heavy version being an enhanced version of it). The Medium version, however, replicates the original flurry of slashes. If Future Trunks KOs Frieza with a Heavy Attack or a Vanish on the Rocky Field (Noon) stage, he will kill Frieza with his Shining Sword Attack as a Dramatic Finish like he did to Mecha Frieza. Furthermore, the August 9, 2021, patch buffed Trunks by allowing him to follow up his Level 1 Burning Attack super with Shining Sword Attack, whether or not the initial Burning Attack hits, is blocked or dodged. In addition, the follow up attack will be slightly stronger if the initial Burning Attack misses, a reference to how Burning Attack missed Frieza in the original story.
In World Mission, it is named Burning Slash where it appears as the Super Attack for PUMS3-24 Super Saiyan 3 Trunks (Future) and Base/Super Saiyan Trunks (Xeno). Additionally, Great Saiyaman 3 performs Burning Slash with his blade during the main story to kill the SDBH game world Cooler while protecting Beat when Cooler invades Hero Town in the real world due to one of the anomalies created by "the menace" (as a result the technique is responsible for killing both of King Cold's sons). Additionally Super Saiyan 3 Trunks (Xeno)'s PJS-20, PUMS2-19, SH4-50, and SH8-SCP5 cards have Full Charge Burning Slash (confusingly localized in English as Full Charge Burning Attack) as their default Super Attack.
In Kakarot, it is named , where it is a stronger variation of the High Strike (which here is named Shining Sword Attack). There is also an even stronger variation named , where instead of firing a yellow energy wave, Future Trunks dashes against his opponent and sends a final slash, causing a blue explosion and inflicting even more damage.
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