Sypha (Life & Death)

Sypha (サイファ, Saifa) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death.
Sypha Belnades is a witch from the region of Wallachia, originally having to conceal her identity as a male to avoid the witch hunts in the area. After being saved by Trevor Belmont and Alucard she joined alongside him on his quest to defeat Dracula once again, eventually revealing her true identity and married Trevor, making both the Belmont and Belnades families stronger for years to come.
Sypha is voiced by Dorothy Elias-Fahn in the Western versions of Life or Death while Ami Koshimizu voices her i the Japanese versions of Life or Death. Both reprise the role from the Netflix series, Castlevania Judgement.
==How to Unlock==
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*Get her to join your party in the Kiss of Death.
With the exception of the final task, completing one of the above will lead to Sypha challenging the player on Dracula's Castle. Defeating her unlocks her for regular gameplay.
==Moveset==
* Sypha is able to make use of multiple different elemental attacks for her smash attacks depending on the the last used elemental special. The smash attacks will change to fire, ice, or electricity depending on what was last used.
 	Name 	Description
Neutral Attack 	N/A 	Sypha stabs two fingers engulfed in fire magic forward. Sypha then follows up by summoning a flurry of mini fire explosions and finishes off by extending both palms forward to create one last explosion.
Forward Tilt 	N/A 	Sypha slices horizontally through the air with both hands to deliver electric attacks.
Up Tilt 	N/A 	Sypha swipes upward in an arc with her palms using fire magic.
Down Tilt 	N/A 	Sypha performs a spin kick downward that can trip opponents.
Dash Attack 	N/A 	Sypha lifts her hand skyward and summons three ice spike pillars that extend from the ground in front of her.
Forward Smash (Fire) 	N/A 	Sypha creates a ball of fire energy in her palm and as she thrusts her palm forward the ball of fire explodes in a small fiery explosion.
Forward Smash (Ice) 	N/A 	Sypha creates a wall of sharp ice about as tall as her (Simon’s height) and slams it forward, making it extend to deal sharp DMG that reaches about as far as Simon’s whip for his side smash does.
Forward Smash (Electricity)	N/A 	Sypha creates a ball of electric energy in her palm and extends it to make the ball expand. This ball of lightning deals electric DMG and strings opponents along the longest of all her smash attacks.
Up Smash (Fire) 	N/A 	Sypha swings her hand upward to create an upward arc of fire.
Up Smash (Ice) 	N/A 	Sypha creates a sharp spike of ice that engulfs her whole arm and (when releasing the smash attack) she stabs it upward with all her might. This deals ice DMG effect and upward knockback.
Up Smash (Electricity) 	N/A 	Extending one palm skyward, Sypha creates a long-reaching blast of electricity upward.
Down Smash (Fire) 	N/A 	Sypha crouches and ignites both hands with fire. When releasing the smash attack Sypha performs a spin attack that summons a small wall of fire to emerge from the ground and surround her to deliver fire DMG and upward knockback.
Down Smash (Ice) 	N/A 	Sypha creates a circular wall of ice spikes around her and (when releasing the smash attack) she slams them forward both left and right to deal ice DMG and knockback.
Down Smash (Electricity) 	N/A 	Sypha crosses her palms in front of her and summons electric energy in both palms. Once the smash attack is released, she extends her arms outward and floats for a moment as an electric shockwave blasts out in all directions around her.
Neutral Aerial 	N/A 	Sypha performs a spin attack with her two fingers extended from each hand which are charged with electric energy.
Forward Aerial 	N/A 	Sypha reaches her palm downward at a diagonal and shouts, “Freeze!” as she releases a barrage of three icicles forward.
Back Aerial 	N/A 	Sypha quickly spins around and stabs her fingers forward behind her which are imbued with electric energy.
Up Aerial 	N/A 	Sypha creates a whip of fire and lashes it downward in an arc.
Down Aerial 	N/A 	Sypha extends a palm upward and creates an orb of electricity that cackles for a moment to string DMG to opponents.
Grab 	N/A 	Sypha holds the opponent in place with her magic.
Pummel 	N/A 	Sypha charges magic into the opponent.
Forward Throw 	N/A 	Magically spins the opponent in front of herself and then throws them away.
Back Throw 	N/A 	Magically spins the opponent and turns around with them in tow before throwing them away.
Up Throw 	N/A 	Magically spins the opponent overhead and then throws them upward.
Down Throw 	N/A 	Magically shoves the opponent underneath herself and then blasts them with fiery, magical energy from her hands.
Neutral Special 	Holy Flame 	ypha levitates for a moment as she extends her palm and it ignites with flames. Sypha releases a quick long-range flame burst forward which deals more DMG the closer the opponent is to Sypha’s palm. As Sypha first levitates and extends her palm there is a slight gravitational effect to the start-up. If opponents are close in proximity, they are dragged into Sypha’s palm where they receive extra flame DMG before she uses the holy flame at point blank. Point blank flame deals good knockback to opponents with high DMG.
Side Special 	Holy Lightning	Sypha quickly casts a lightning spell that creates three balls of electricity to appear in front of her, press B a second time to cast the lightning spell. If you don’t press B a second time the lightning balls will remain in the spot they were summoned for a few moments before disappearing and can act as a great shield for Sypha to cast a follow up spell and block incoming opponents. Press B again and Sypha will cast the three electric lightning orbs forward! These orbs of lightning travel at a medium speed and have a homing effect to them. If a lightning orb hits an opponent, they receive minimal knockback, electric DMG, and are stunned for a brief moment before being knocked back which can allow Sypha to follow up with more magic attacks.
Up Special 	Aerokinesis 	Sypha extends her arms and surrounds herself with a wind element spell that lifts her high into the air. As she ascends straight upward the wind around her acts like a tornado and has a gravitational pull to it. Opponents hit or dragged in by her recovery will be dragged along for additional DMG before being spit out at the peak of the recovery. Sypha enters a helpless state once reaching the peak but the recovery gains great air.
Down Special 	Frozen Crystal	Sypha borrows this move from another member of the Belnades clan, Yoko Belnades. Sypha leans back as she summons 5 large crystal ice spikes to fan out and form above her in multiple directions. Once all the ice spikes have been created, Sypha casts them and sends them out in multiple directions with great speed. This is one of Sypha’s strongest attacks and deals great DMG and knockback in multiple areas. The downside however is it has a 10 second cooldown and Sypha cannot move or cancel out of the move until the spikes are created and cast which takes a couple seconds, leaving her open to attacks if opponents can get past the spikes.
Final Smash 	Desintegrate 	Sypha lifts her hood over her head and shouts, “Grimoire!” as she summons a giant book bound in chains to the stage. The book’s chains snap off and the book opens up with a gravitational pull. For a moment after being summoned the book will attempt to suck up nearby opponents. Any opponent caught by the book’s pull will be trapped (still onstage) in a magical barrier as they are suspended in air in the barrier. Sypha levitates above the barrier and shouts, “disintegrate!” as she casts a spell that causes the barrier and everyone inside to explode. This explosion deals massive DMG and knockback and can also deal DMG to nearby opponents not caught in the blast. After the final smash is finished Sypha takes off her hood and gets back into the fight.
==Other Animations==
Animation 	Description 	Notes
On-Screen Appearance 	Sypha teleports onto the stage via magic teleportation and removes her speaker hood. 	
Taunt 1 	Sypha closes her eyes and holds two fingers up to her face as small orbs of electricity form and cackle at the ends of her finger tips. 	
Taunt 2 	Sypha creates a string of fire and twirls it in front of her while laughing. 	
Taunt 3 	Sypha slices through the air with her palm and says, “For Wallachia!” 	
Star KO 	 	
Screen KO 	 	
Character Selection Screen	 	
Crowd Chant 	 	
Victory Pose 1 	Sypha flips through a book of magic and says, “The real reward of battle is the knowledge gained from the experience!” 	
Victory Pose 2 	Sypha creates several orbs of lighting energy around her as she aims her palm forward and says, “I have no mercy for anything tainted by the darkness!” 	
Victory Pose 3 	Sypha descends onto the stage via her aerokinesis abilities and lands with her arms crossed and palms extended as her palms are engulfed in wing magic. She looks up at the camera and gives a heroic smirk in victory.	
==Role in Classic Mode==
Like all other fighters, Sypha appears in Classic Mode. Sypha's Mini-Boss is unknown. 
===Sypha 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==
Sypha's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing Classic Mode. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Sypha 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:Sypha Render Remix.png
File:Syphabelnades.jpg
==Trivia==
Category:Super Smash Bros. Life or Death Newcomers
Category:Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Life or Death