Lucas (Life & Death)

Lucas (リュカ, Lucas) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Lucas is the main protagonist of Mother 3, the final installment of the MOTHER series. In the game, Lucas was a young boy that lived a peaceful life in the Tazmily Islands, with circumstances involving both his Mother, Hinawa, and his twin brother Claus leading him to an adventure to stop the members of the Pig Mask Army and their reign of terror.
Lucas is voiced by Lani Minella in-game, who reprises the role from all of Lucas' previous Smash appearances with new voice clips for the first time since Brawl. 
==How to Unlock==
Lucas is available from the start of a new game and doesn't need to be unlocked.
==Moveset==
* Lucas possesses a special jump. When jumping in midair, Lucas will ascend in a floatier, curved trajectory. The upward momentum of Lucas' double jump can be canceled by inputting a special move or throwing an item. This trait is shared with Ness, Mewtwo, Kazuya, and Sora.
* Lucas possesses a tether attack and grab.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	A right-legged roundhouse kick, followed by a right-legged hook kick, followed by a left-legged reverse roundhouse kick. The last hit has slightly more range.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	Twirls with his arm extended to emit a small blast of PSI energy from his hand. It can be angled.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Telekinetically tilts himself upside down to perform a vertical thrust kick that emits a blast of PSI energy from his foot.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	A legsweep.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	A dashing palm thrust that emits a blast of PSI energy from his hand.
Forward Smash 	N/A 	Swings a stick in front of himself. Lucas' stick also has the ability to reflect projectiles.
Up Smash 	N/A 	Emits a large blast of PSI energy above his head. The animation appears to based on Lucas' Seven Needles pulling animation.
Down Smash 	N/A 	Aims his arm diagonally downward and emits three consecutive blasts of PSI energy towards the ground while holding his hand in a finger gun gesture. With each blast, its range increases at the expense of damage and knockback.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Tumbles while emitting blasts of PSI energy around his torso.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	A flying kick that emits a blast of PSI energy from his foot.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	A backflip kick that emits a trail of PSI energy from his foot.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	An upward headbutt.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	An alternating series of stomps, with each stomp emitting a small blast of PSI energy from his feet.
Grab Aerial 	N/A 	Unfurls Duster's Rope Snake in front of himself. It can damage opponents and act as a tether recovery.
Grab 	N/A 	Unfurls Duster's Rope Snake in front of himself.
Pummel 	N/A 	Attacks the opponent with a small burst of PSI energy.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Telekinetically throws the opponent in front of himself.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Telekinetically throws the opponent behind himself.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Telekinetically whirls the opponent around his head, then throws them directly overhead.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Telekinetically slams the opponent into the ground head first. Shows a bury effect, however this is purely aesthetic.
Neutral Special	PK Freeze 	Emits a snowflake-shaped blast of PSI energy from his head that freezes opponents. The direction of the blast's path can be controlled, it can be made stronger by holding the special button and it can be concluded at a deceptively fast speed.
Side Special 	PK Fire 	Thrusts both of his hands forward to release a lightning bolt-shaped PSI projectile from his hands. Unlike Ness' PK Fire, Lucas' version results in a brief, fiery explosion of PSI energy that launches the opponent away, rather than a long-lasting pillar of fiery PSI energy. It is further differentiated from Ness' version in that it flies straight ahead regardless of whether it is used on the ground or in the air, as well as causing a minimal amount of recoil both on the ground and in the air.
Up Special 	PK Thunder 	Emits a streaming, electrical PSI projectile from his head. It can be directed into Lucas to launch him at a high speed. It doesn't disappear after hitting an opponent and instead hits multiple times, giving it damage racking and gimping potential. This effect also applies PK Thunder 2, with Lucas hitting an opponent multiple times upon colliding with them. Deals immense damage if all of PK Thunder 2's hits connect, making it one of the most damaging up specials in the game. It is also a versatile recovery option if used correctly, as it covers great distance while being hard to properly counter itself due to its multi-hit and intangible properties.
Down Special 	PSI Magnent 	Thrusts his arm forward to emit a glowing orb of PSI energy around his outstretched hand, which comes out quicker and absorbs more damage than Ness' variant. Any energy-based projectiles it absorbs will heal him. When a projectile hits him from behind, Lucas will turn around and heal from it, but not as consistently as in Brawl. It can also be used offensively, due to it being safe on shield, dealing damage and having a semi-spike knockback to opponents inside of it when it dissipates. The move now has a windbox that drags in opponents near it.
Final Smash 	PK Starstorm	Boney and Kumatora join Lucas, who summons a shower of falling stars that fly towards the center of the stage, damaging opponents in range. The trajectory of the meteors can be angled left and right. Unique to Lucas' version of PK Starstorm, the range of the meteors can also be adjusted. Tilting the stick up causes the meteors to spread out near the top of the screen (this will allow the meteors to hit opponents closer to the upper blast line, but will miss any who are grounded); tilting down causes the meteors to slightly angle outwards as they fall towards the stage (if done from the center of Final Destination, the meteors will cover almost the entirety). Overall, it has far more control than Ness's version.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Rides in on a Mr. Saturn-style coffee table, then hops off. The table is based on the one that Lucas rides in order to reach Saturn Valley in Mother 3. 	
Taunt 1 	Trips, shakes his head, and gets back up. 	
Taunt 2 	Duster's Rope Snake comes out of Lucas's hand and has a brief conversation with him, as Lucas shrugs at it. 	
Taunt 3 	Angrily positions his right hand up to his forehead and grunts while generating small bursts of PSI energy from his index and middle fingers, then swings his hand down to emit a trail of PSI energy. 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	Lu - cas! 	
Victory Pose 1 	Forcefully pulls one of the Seven Needles out of the ground, sending it flying off-screen while Lucas looks toward the screen in a battle-ready pose. 	
Victory Pose 2 	With his back toward the screen, he crouches while poking at something on the ground with a large stick. After the camera zooms in, he then turns his head around to face the screen and says "Huh?" while briefly sporting a surprised expression.	
Victory Pose 3 	Bends down on one knee and waves his right arm in front of himself while releasing blasts of PSI energy from his index and middle fingers. 	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Lucas appears in Classic Mode. Lucas' Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Lucas Ending===
==Role in The Kiss of Death==
==Alternate Costumes==
Image	Number	Color	Notes	Unlockable?
 	01 	 	 	Default
 	02 	 	 	Default
 	03 	 	 	Default
 	04 	 	 	Default
 	05 	 	 	Default
 	06 	 	 	Default
 	07 	 	 	Default
 	08 	 	 	Default
 	09 	 	 	Unlockable
 	10 	 	 	Unlockable
 	11 	 	 	Unlockable
 	12 	 	 	Unlockable
 	13 	 	 	Unlockable
 	14 	 	 	Unlockable
==Smash Taunts==
===Palutena's Guidance===
===Snake's Codecs===
==Fighter Spirits==
Lucas' Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Lucas 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.
File:Lucas Mother 3 sprite.png
==Trivia==
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death