Eruption

Eruption (噴火 Funka) is Ike's Neutral Special Move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. Ike lifts his sword and then plunges it in front of him which then explodes in a burst of flames. It can be charged up to 5 seconds, and the fire greatly increases its range. Like most of Ike's moves, it is powerful enough that charging is not required for it to be effective. It can KO at low percentages, if charged for a decent time.

Overview

The knockback caused by this move is mostly vertical when it isn't charged fully and becomes more horizontal when it is. The flames reach high up, so there is a large vertical hitbox as well. There are also smaller hitboxes below, far in front of, and behind Ike.

This attack, like Ike's Aether, possesses Super Armor. The moment that the Special Button is released to the point where the sword hits the ground are launch resistant frames. As Ike is particularly susceptible to juggling due to his high weight and falling speed, the super armor frames can be useful for defending against it.

A fully charged Eruption can break any character's shield, provided that it was not a Perfect Shield. It can also be a Meteor Smash when sweetspotted on the tip at the very end of the hitbox, but it's quite a weak spike, and it's impracticality makes it rarely used on purpose (if at all) in competitive play.

Ike using Eruption.

Ike using Eruption in an early version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Trivia

• Eruption was shown to be orange in an early screenshot of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, but was changed to blue in the final game.

Ike's Special Moves
	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Eruption
Side Special	Quick Draw
Up Special	Aether
Down Special	Counter
Final Smash	Great Aether

Custom Variations

Tempest

Tempest is one of Ike's Neutral Special Moves that can be used via customizations. Ike plunges the sword into the ground and creates a wind gust that pushes opponents away.

Furious Eruption

Furious Eruption is one of Ike's Neutral Special Moves that can be used via customizations. The eruption covers a wider area the more you charge it, but it also harms Ike.

Tempest

Furious Eruption

Ike's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Tempest	Furious Eruption
Side Special	Close Combat	Unyielding Blade
Up Special	Aether Drive	Aether Wave
Down Special	Paralyzing Counter	Smash Counter

Origin

Graphically, it resembles the animation of the Bolganone spell in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U the attack was changed to blue, referencing Ike's title as "the Hero of Blue Flames".

Stages

Eruption has 9 stages of power, 8 charging up stages and the fully-charge stage. A stage 1 eruption does 10%, with each subsequent stage dealing 4-5% more damage, ending with the 8th stage dealing 38-40%. A fully charge eruption does between 37-39% with a larger hitbox and a horizontal trajectory, while dealing 10% to Ike. Ike will start flashing red once he reaches stage 7. Both stage 7 and stage 8 Eruption are stronger than the fully-charged eruption. A Stage 7 eruption is able to KO at low percentage.

A stage 8 eruption is Ike's most powerful attack, and it is strong enough to OHKO a majority of the characters in the game. Only the super-heavyweights, Ganondorf, Ike himself, Captain Falcon, and Link, can survive it on Final Destination at 0% without DI or Momentum Canceling. The timing for a stage 8 eruption is very tight however, as B must be released the frame just before it becomes fully-charged. If done too soon, it will just be at stage 7. If done too late, Ike will release eruption as fully-charged.