Noah (Rave)

Noah (ノア, Noah) is one of the main protagonists of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Rave.
He is voiced by Harry McEntire in English and Ryohei Arai in Japanese, both reprising their respective roles as him from Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
==Attributes==
Noah is a middleweight swordsman with average mobility, and most of his attacks have disjointed range, much like Shulk.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
Neutral attack	Hits with the Veiled Sword's hilt, then does a series of slashes before ending with an overhead arcing slash.
Forward tilt 	Does a two-handed diagonal slash downward.
Up tilt 	Does a two-handed slash upward.
Down tilt 	Does a spinning slash.
Dash attack 	Charges forward with the Veiled Sword.
Forward smash 	Spins around while performing an outward slash forward.
Up smash 	Slashes at an arc above himself.
Down smash 	Stabs into the ground, creating a series of geysers to both of his sides.
===Air Attacks===
Neutral aerial	Swings the Veiled Sword in a circular slash around himself.
Forward aerial	Slashes downwards in front of himself.
Back aerial 	Turns around before slashing behind himself.
Up aerial 	Slashes overhead at an arc.
Down aerial 	Thrusts the Veiled Sword downwards.
===Grabs & Throws===
Grab 	Reaches out with his free hand.
Pummel 	Hits the opponent with the Veiled Sword's hilt.
Forward throw	Does a two-handed slash that also releases a shockwave that deals minor damage.
Back throw 	Spins around before letting the opponent go and knocks them away with a green barrier.
Up throw 	Throws the opponent upwards and then knocks them away with a green barrier.
Down throw 	Does a chokeslam, slamming the opponent onto the ground.
===Recovery Attacks===
Floor attack	Does a spinning slash around himself with the Veiled Sword while getting up.
Edge attack 	Slams the Veiled Sword forward while climbing up.
===Special Moves===
Neutral special	Tachyon Slash: Holds the Veiled Sword before charging up a slash that sends out a wave of energy, dealing more damage if fully charged.
Side special 	Overclock Buster: The Veiled Sword's energy grows, then he jumps forward and performs a downward slash.
Up special 	Air Slash: Jumps and performs an uppercutting slash.
Down special 	Variable Turret: Spawns a shield before slamming onto the ground while it fires short-ranged shots of energy, shrinking overtime or disappears when hit.
Final Smash 	Limits Unbound: Mio appears, then Noah moves out of the way as she slashes one of her Moonblades. If it hits an oppponent, then they are sent to a cutscene where Noah and Mio fuse into the former's Ouroboros form, then he spins in place with his swords before he rides on a massive sword and does a spinning slash on them, launching opponents away while Noah and Mio unfuse, and the latter disappears.
==On-Screen Appearance==
*Drops onto the stage while pulling out the Veiled Sword.
==Taunts==
Up taunt 	Holds the Veiled Sword behind him and does a pose.
Side taunt	Swings the Veiled Sword with two hands while saying "This is our fight."
Down taunt	Plays on his flute for a few seconds.
==Idle Poses==
*Moves his foot before cracking his knuckles and stretches.
*Fixes his hairband.
==Victory Poses==
Left 	Performs an inward slash and then outward slash before posing and says "The fight has been won."
Up 	Puts the Veiled Sword on his back before walking away from the screen.
Right	Plays his flute briefly before putting it away and stares towards the screen.
Victory Theme: An excerpt of "Chain Attack!" from Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
==Alternate Costumes==
Red 	His appearance as a Swordfighter in Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
White	Mio
Cyan 	Lanz
Black	Eunie
Blue 	Sena
Grey 	Taion
Green	Pneuma
Tan 	Fei Fong Wong from the Xenogears series.
Category:Characters
Category:Super Smash Bros. Rave