Byleth (Life & Death)

Byleth (♂: ベレト, ♀: ベレス, Byleth) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
In Three Houses, Byleth Eisner is the child of Jeralt Eisner, a former knight of the Church of Seiros, and Sitri, a nun of the Church of Seiros. Born in Imperial Year 1159, Byleth was in critical condition during birth until Archbishop Rhea took the Crest Stone of Flames from Sitri and implanted it into Byleth in order to save the newborn. Unbeknownst to Jeralt, Rhea also did this in order to try and reawaken the goddess Sothis. Although Byleth survives, this comes at the cost of Sitri's death and Byleth demonstrating abnormally minimal emotion as a child, as well as a complete lack of a heartbeat that seemingly has no effect on their health. Byleth does not recall much of their past, and Jeralt has told them very little of their childhood. Unlike Ultimate, the Female Byleth is the default palette.
The female version of Byleth is voiced by Jeannie Tirado in the Western versions of Life or Death while Shizuka Itō voices her in the Japanese version of the game. The male version of Byleth is voiced by Zach Aguilar in the Western versions of Life or Death while Yūsuke Kobayashi voices him in the Japanese version of the game. 
==How to Unlock==
Byleth is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
* Byleth features a multitude of weapons throughout his moveset, all which utilize the Heroes' Relics from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Each weapon is designated to a different attacking direction: neutral, side, up, and down.
** The Sword of the Creator is Byleth's default weapon and is wielded throughout all animations that do not involve any other weapon. It is used for Byleth's neutral infinite, tilt attacks, throws, and get-up attacks, though it is also designated to up-inputted moves like up smash, up aerial, and up special. Certain moves cause the Sword of the Creator to change into its whip form, extending its range. The Sword of the Creator also enables Byleth to wall jump three times when his up special is used.
** Areadbhar is a lance wielded by Dimitri. It is used for Byleth's side-inputted moves, such as forward smash and back aerial. Areadbhar features a tipper, with the shaft dealing comparatively low knockback and damage and the tip dealing 1.5× the damage of the shaft.
** Aymr is an axe wielded by Edelgard. It is used for Byleth's down-inputted moves, such as down smash and down special. Aymr boasts incredibly high damage and knockback on all moves that feature it, though at the cost of extremely high overall lag.
** Failnaught is a bow wielded by Claude. It is used for two of Byleth's neutral-inputted moves, neutral aerial and neutral special. Unlike the previously mentioned weapons, Failnaught does not feature any particular traits.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	A knifehand strike, followed by a roundhouse kick, followed by a side kick. When button mashed, Byleth instead unleashes a flurry of lashes with the Sword of the Creator's whip form. Holding the attack button causes Byleth to repeat the first hit, albeit rather slowly.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	A downward slash.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	An overhead arcing slash.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	A kneeling, inward lash with the Sword of the Creator's whip form. It has very good horizontal range.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	A lunging, downward slash.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Thrusts Areadbhar forward. It has tremendous range, with the sweetspot located on the tip of Areadbhar being extremely powerful. Byleth may occasionally say either "Areadbhar!" or "There!" while using this move. The animation of Byleth forward smash is similar to Paraselene, a combat art learned exclusively by Dimitri upon mastering the Great Lord class in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Flails the Sword of the Creator's whip form overhead to perform a flurry of lashes. It hits multiple times.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Kneels and swings Aymr in front of herself and then behind herself. Unlike most down smashes, both hits are equally powerful. Byleth may occasionally say either "Aymr!" or "Take this!" while using this move.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Spins Failnaught around himself. It hits multiple times and is Byleth's fastest aerial attack. Byleth may occasionally say "Failnaught!" while using this move.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Swings Areadbhar horizontally forward.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	A backward smack with the flat of Areadbhar. Similar to forward aerial in terms of utility, but it exchanges speed for additional power.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	Flails the Sword of the Creator's whip form overhead to perform a flurry of lashes. Functions very similarly to up smash both aesthetically and mechanically, as it hits multiple times (with a particularly strong final hit) and has both long range and a fairly long duration.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	Swings Aymr downward. Deals heavy damage to shields and has long range.
Grab 	N/A 	Reaches out with her left hand.
Pummel 	N/A 	A knee strike.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	An upward slash with the Sword of the Creator in its whip form.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Wraps the Sword of the Creator's whip form around her opponent and swings them around twice, throwing them behind on the second spin. Much like Mario's back throw, it can damage and launch nearby opponents.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Shoves the opponent upward with the Sword of the Creator.
Down Throw 	N/A 	A downward slash with the Sword of the Creator in its whip form.
Neutral Special	Failnaught 	Wields Failnaught to fire an arrow. He can charge it for more speed and damage, change directions while charging, and can charge-cancel with a shield until a certain duration. Charging at its maximum duration will fire a powerful arrow that has a similar animation and range to the staff item. A fully charged arrow can nearly break full shields. It must be charged a bit before it can be fired, similarly to how Bullet Climax cannot be shield-canceled instantaneously and must charge first. Byleth may occasionally say "Failnaught!" while using this move. The fully charged version pushes Byleth back and up when used in the air.
Side Special 	Areadbhar 	Wields Areadbhar to perform a lunging, upward slash. It has impressive horizontal and vertical range. If the move is smash inputted, Byleth lunges further, which improves its range. The aerial version has her spin it in an arc around him, covering an area that his aerial attacks cannot and slightly propelling him forward but at the expense of lag. Areadbhar possesses a sweetspot on its blade, as opposed to the weaker shaft. Byleth may occasionally say "Areadbhar!" while using this move.
Up Special 	Sword of the Creator 	Thrusts the Sword of the Creator diagonally upward to extend its whip form. It functions as a tether recovery that can attach to walls and allow Byleth to jump off up to three times consecutively without landing. If it connects with an opponent, Byleth latches onto the opponent before footstool jumping them, which deals damage based on how far away the opponent was; if their percentage is at least 50% when they are footstool jumped, it becomes an untechable meteor smash. This footstool jump has only one frame of ending lag, allowing Byleth to immediately follow up with any of her aerials or special moves, with combos into moves such as neutral aerial (though this particular combo is only effective against Donkey Kong), back aerial, and reverse inputted side special. Against grounded opponents, the move first launches them up with the sword to allow Byleth to latch onto them. When activated in the air, it instantly cancels all of Byleth's knockback, which can improve her endurance.
Down Special 	Aymr 	Wields Aymr to perform a sluggish, but colossally powerful downward slash. It has super armor during startup, can be reversed, and Byleth can drop through platforms while performing it. Like other "bold" moves (such as Falcon Punch, Warlock Punch, and Hatchet Man), it triggers Special Zoom. When successfully executed, Aymr can break shields in a single hit. When it is used successfully while falling off the battlefield, by an edge, and it hits the battlefield, Byleth will be suspended, ending the fall. Much like the aforementioned "bold" moves, it expectedly has extremely high lag all around in exchange for its power, making it a very risky yet rewarding move mainly used for hard reads. Byleth may occasionally yell "A...ymr!" while using this move. When used in the air, Byleth is stalled slightly just before the hitbox comes out. The animation itself is based on Flickering Flower, a combat art learned exclusively by Edelgard upon mastering the Emperor class in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Final Smash 	Progenitor God Raptured Heaven	Lashes out with the Sword of the Creator in its whip form, exclaiming "I'll finish with this!" The lash itself has a decent range and can trap up to three opponents at once. Upon successfully hitting, Sothis then appears in the background and bestows Byleth her power, temporarily granting him access to her Enlightened One class. Byleth then performs her exclusive combat art, Ruptured Heaven, with Sothis saying "Your will and mine be now as one!", as Byleth extends the Sword of the Creator to unleash an earth-rending shockwave. As the targets are struck by the shockwave, Sothis says "The end approaches!" before they are launched diagonally upwards with respectable power.
==Other Animations==
Like Pokémon Trainer and Inkling, some of Byleth's victory animations are different between the male and female variants.
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Warps onto the stage using warp magic, poses while holding a pointer, then pulls out the Sword of the Creator. 	
Taunt 1 	Swings the Sword of the Creator while holding it behind herself in a reverse grip with one foot in front of the other. Male Byleth has an alternate stance: swings the Sword of the Creator to his right leg, and puts his left fist to his chest while looking into the sky. Based on Byleth's victory pose with a sword equipped. 	
Taunt 2 	Brandishes the Sword of the Creator forward and says either "Let the lesson begin!" or "Stay focused." The former quote is one of Byleth's critical hit quotes prior to the five-year time skip, while the latter is from when Byleth is selected on the battlefield prior to the time skip. 	
Taunt 3 	Swings the Sword of the Creator in its whip form around herself while saying "Try me." 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	Go Teach! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Both: Plants the Sword of the Creator into the ground along with the other Heroes' Relics already planted into the floor, says "Each battle, a chance to grow" ("この経験は糧になる", This experience will encourage you.) and then swings their left arm out while facing the background before lowering their left arm to their side. Combines one of Byleth's lines after winning a battle exchange pre-time skip with the game over screen in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, where all four main Relics are planted on the ground. 	
Victory Pose 2 	Female: Swings the Sword of the Creator outward before holding the sword behind her in a reverse grip, saying "Allow me to demonstrate!" ("導いてみせる", I will guide you.) She then looks toward the screen as opposed to looking into the distance. It is also similar to her up taunt.
Male: Swings the Sword of the Creator outward, saying "Allow me to demonstrate!" ("導いてみせる", I will guide you.) He then raises his left hand towards his chest as he looks outward. Based on Byleth's victory pose when wielding a sword, combined with one of his critical hit quotes prior to the time skip. It is also similar to his up taunt.	
Victory Pose 3 	Female: With the Sword of the Creator in its whip form, she swings the whip in front of herself twice (each time in a different direction) while saying "No hesitation!" ("迷いを晴らす！", Clear your hesitation!) She then holds it up towards her face in a vertical manner.
Male: With the Sword of the Creator in its whip form, Byleth swings it around the front of his body in a circular motion, saying "No hesitation!" ("迷いを晴らす！", Clear your hesitation!) After striking the ground, the Sword of the Creator reverts to its original form, with Byleth posing with it held in a standard grip. Uses the quote from one of his critical hit activations. When this victory pose plays, the clapping animations are delayed for a second before showing up, most likely due to the number of graphics onscreen from the Sword of the Creator hitting the ground.	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Byleth appears in Classic Mode. Byleth's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Female Byelth Ending===
=== Male Byleth Ending ===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color 	Notes 	Unlockable?
 	01 	Female	The female design for Byleth. 	Default
 	02 	Male 	The male design for Byleth. 	Default
 	03 	Red 	Based on the color scheme of Edelgard. She wears white gloves, and the tights are made opaque red rather than patterned lace. 	Default
 	04 	Blue 	Based on the color scheme of Dimitri. The dagger's color scheme is changed to match the one he gave Edelgard. 	Default
 	05 	Green 	Based on the color scheme of Sothis. The tights are colored to appear bare. Also resembles the Sothis Regalia, a DLC outfit from the Three Houses Expansion Pass.	Default
 	06 	Yellow	Based on the color scheme of Claude. 	Default
 	07 	Grey 	The female design for Byleth after fusing with Sothis. 	Default
 	08 	Black 	The male design for Byleth after fusing with Sothis. 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Byleth's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Byleth in The Kiss of Death allows the player to preview the first spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in Life & Death.
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==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death