Pyra

Template:Character-infobox Template:Quote2 Pyra is one of the main characters from Xenoblade Chronicles 2. She is a Blade, a personification of a weapon (in her case, the legendary Aegis sword) that can be wielded by the game's main protagonist, Rex. She was created by Mythra as an alternate personality and a gentler, more idealized version of herself. Pyra uses a variety of flame-based powers in combat, whereas Mythra uses light-based powers. Both her and Mythra were released as a singular 2-in-1 downloadable fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

History

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

On February 17, 2021, during a Nintendo Direct, both Pyra and Mythra were announced as the fighters for Challenger Pack 9 for the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. They released on March 4th, 2021. Their reveal trailer features Rex (the protagonist from Xenoblade Chronicles 2) searching for Pyra, only to find her excitedly announce that she received a Super Smash Bros. invitation letter. Rex then laments that he thought he was going to be a fighter. A follow-up presentation showcasing Pyra and Mythra's moves in-depth occurred on March 4th, 2021, followed by their official release on the same day.

Pyra and Mythra function as one character, with players having the option to switch back and forth between them, similarly to how Zelda and Sheik functioned in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pyra's moves include Flare Smash, a burning slash attack that deals good damage and knockback; Flame Nova, a spinning attack that emits fire; Prominence Revolt, where Pyra leaps into the air and crashes back down to create a burst of fire; and Blazing End, a projectile attack that has Pyra throw her sword like a boomerang. Pyra's Final Smash is Burning Sword, in which Rex appears and the two create a pillar of fire that burns and launches opponents.

Pyra has near average weight, being just as heavy as Mario, Dr. Mario, and Corrin. She is also a rather slow fighter on the ground, having a slower walk speed than Peach, Daisy, and Bowser Jr., and runs slower than Villager.

However, while Pyra's overall mobility is quite low, the majority of her attacks can deal high amounts of damage and knockback on opponents, making her a rather strong fighter on offense. In fact, most of Pyra's standard attacks are fully capable of making KOs, but they are slower to execute when compared to Mythra's attacks. Thus, Pyra is overall comparable to Byleth in her characteristics.

Prior to being revealed as fighters, both Pyra and Mythra were Legend-class support spirits. Pyra's spirit battle involves fighting Lucina in a red costume, representing Pyra, and Shulk, representing Rex, on the Battlefield form of Halberd. When equipped, Pyra's spirit increases the damage dealt to Assist Trophies.

Classic Mode route

Pyra and Mythra's Classic Mode route pits them against pairs of fighters who are similar to each other, and both Master Hand and Crazy Hand appear in the final round regardless of the current intensity.

Shared Destinies
Round	Opponent(s)	Stage	Song
1	Zelda, Sheik	Temple (Battlefield)	Ocarina of Time Medley
2	Samus, Dark Samus	Frigate Orpheon	Multiplayer - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
3	Pit, Dark Pit	Reset Bomb Forest	Dark Pit's Theme
4	Ryu, Ken (Stamina battle)	Suzaku Castle (Ω)	M. Bison Stage Type A
5	Kirby, Meta Knight	The Great Cave Offensive (Battlefield)	The Great Cave Offensive
6	Link, Link (Dark Link costume)	Fountain of Dreams (Ω)	Great Temple / Temple
Final	Master Hand, Crazy Hand	Final Destination	You Will Recall Our Names

Profiles

Palutena's Guidance

Pyra and Mythra share this stock conversation with all other DLC characters except Piranha Plant. It was originally used for Mewtwo, Lucas, Roy, Ryu, Cloud, Corrin, and Bayonetta in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, who are downloadable fighters in that game.

• Pit: Who is THAT?
• Palutena: I have no data on this fighter. I can't believe it!
• Viridi: It must be an intruder from another dimension!
• Pit: Whoever it is, the goal remains the same: to fight and win!

Spirits

#	Name	Image	Series / game	Type	Class	Strength / effect(s)	How to obtain	Spirit battle
								Opponent(s)	Battle conditions	Stage	Song
967	Pyra		Xenoblade Chronicles Series	Support (1)	Legend	Assist Killer	Anna's Emporium; Spirit Board	Lucina, Curry Shulk	Rule: Item: Fire Bar Hazard: Lava Floor The floor is lava The enemy's melee weapons have increased power	Halberd (Battlefield)	Still, Move Forward!

Quotes

• "You'll get burned."
• "Yeah, on it!"
• "Burning... Sword!"
• "Witness our power!"
• "I'm sorry!"
• "So long!"
• "Smash Flare!"
• "Prominence Revolt!"
• "Switching!"
• "To you!"
• "Mythra!"
• "Right here!"
• "Got it!"
• "Flame Nova!"
• "Blazing End!"
• "We did our best!"
• [with Mythra] This... is the power of the [without Mythra] Aegis!"

Gallery

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  Pyra in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Pyra and Mythra's artwork

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  Pyra in-game

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  Pyra's introduction splash screen

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  Promotional art by Xenoblade Chronicles 2 character designer Masatsugu Saito of Pyra, Mythra, and various other characters

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ホムラ[?] Homura	From 「焔」 (homura, "flame"), can also be used as a feminine given name.
Chinese	焰[?] Yàn	"Flame"; Direct translation of the Japanese name
German	Pyra[?]	Pyra
Korean	호무라[?] Homula	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Russian	Пайра[?] Payra	Transliteration of the English name

Trivia

• Like female Corrin and Bayonetta in the series, Pyra's design added some skin tights covering her legs in her in-game model and artwork. Unlike her counterpart Mythra, who received the same treatment in her in-game spirit, Pyra's in-game spirit has never been modified to add skin tights covering her legs.
• Although Pyra's Flare Smash (forward smash attack) is treated as a fighter ability, it does not possess any unique properties to set it apart from other forward smashes, nor is it even the strongest forward smash in the game.
  • The attack deals 20% damage without damage multipliers, has 70 base knockback, and 76 knockback growth.
• Pyra and Mythra have become notably popular among the DLC fighters for Ultimate, obtaining first place among the entire Ultimate roster in a Japanese popularity poll run by the Netorabo Survey Team (20,000 votes) and causing copies of their original game, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, to sell out in Japan and other countries.