Masahiro Sakurai showed pre-release material of Pyra in a YouTube video [6] and showcased several changes made before the final version: I am looking for opportunities to crew on and be a general helping hand on cruiser yachts throughout the season and learn as much as I can in the process. Pyra's design has been adjusted from her original appearance; she wears an additional pair of translucent tights under her shorts, and an additional gold plate covers the top of her butt. Unlike Mythra's similarly adjusted design, this change was not present in either her base game spirit or as an alternate costume in her home game, nor does it even apply to her new fighter spirit. This change could possibly be the result of censorship to comply with the game's CERO A rating in Japan, as with comparable changes made to the designs of Bayonetta, Palutena, female Corrin, and several other characters that appear as spirits. However, Pyra's spirits are an exception. Telekinetically throws the opponent upward. Her worst throw, dealing little damage, not being able to KO until Sudden Death percents, and possessing no combos.

Pyra is one of the few fighters who says a line when KO'd, occasionally saying, "I'm sorry!" ( やられました..., I've been finished...) Since the Aegis' release, they have received very positive reception from competitive players. This is largely owed to Mythra's outstanding mobility and frame data, overall one of the best in the game, alongside her unique Foresight ability, though this is at the cost of her damage output being largely unimpressive. On the other hand, Pyra brings to the table overwhelming power and range, while losing out on mobility and, to an extent, frame data. These polarized attributes overall complement each other very well and leave Pyra and Mythra with few collective weaknesses, most notably a poor recovery with mediocre distance and vulnerability to edgeguarding. As a result, they have seen strong usage since their debut, with Cosmos, MkLeo, Sparg0, and Shuton using them to place highly at multiple major events. This strong reception led many players to consider them as one of the best characters in the game, and they currently sit at 2nd on the current tier list, ranking in the S+ tier alongside Steve and Joker. Succeeding Min Min, Pyra and Mythra are the second and third characters that were spirits in the base game. The collision time of her forward aerial was shortened to remove the feeling of the hitboxes lingering for too long. Pyra and her alternate forms, Mythra and Pneuma, are the only Blades guaranteed to be available at any point during a New Game Plus playthrough regardless of the player's previous progress, even before Rex awakens her or when captured during the story.

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Pyra's up Special is Prominence Revolt, an upwards slash followed by a downwards stab, with a vertical explosion if she hits the ground. After Pneuma's sacrifice and the rebirth of the world, Pneuma's core crystal begins to glow in Rex's hand. He resonates with it again and in a brilliant pillar of light both Pyra and Mythra reawaken in separate bodies. Pyra and Azurda are the only major protagonists in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 who are never fought against in any way in the Xenoblade Chronicles series. According to Masahiro Sakurai, the development team considered having Rex fighting alongside Pyra and Mythra, but this was decided against due to the difficulty the team had with the Ice Climbers in contexts such as 8-Player Smash. Sakurai specifically cited the far more complicated design and abilities of Pyra and Mythra compared to the relatively simple appearance and moveset of the Ice Climbers. [1] Another issue was getting both characters to move at the same time which the development team found was impossible to do; similarly, it was deemed too difficult to implement Rex as the main fighter with Pyra behind him. This ultimately led to Rex being reduced to a smaller supporting role and Mythra being included along with Pyra with the two being able to swap instead. [2] Pyra is also a very talented cooker, and can easily produce delicious food, while Mythra is not good at cooking, despite enjoying doing so, people generally dislike the food she prepares and it angers her.

Given time Mythra becomes more active, and is active through most of Mor Ardain. After this, she and Pyra switch readily in gameplay and story. The party fight and kill Malos, and Pneuma uses Aion to save Alrest from the debris of the World Tree as it collapses, letting her companions escape and accepting her death from the resulting explosion. Bowser · Dr. Mario · Falco · Ganondorf · Ice Climbers · Marth · Mewtwo · Mr. Game & Watch · Peach · Pichu · Roy · Sheik · Young Link · Zelda Cosmos - The best Aegis player in the United States. He is the first solo-Aegis player to win a major, doing so at Glitch - Infinite, and has also placed top 8 at several major events, including placing 2nd at both Smash World Tour 2021 Championships and L'Odyssée - Chant I. Pyra, Meta Knight, Inkling, Hero, Banjo & Kazooie, Sephiroth, Mythra, and Sora are the fighters who use their walking animation when navigating through the map in World of Light.Addam · Amalthus · Architect · Azurda · Bana · Cole · Corinne · Eulogimenos · Fan la Norne · Lila · Niall · Niranira · Tatazo · Turters Pyra is usually seen to be very doubtful of her worth and considers herself to be a burden and a danger to others. Due to this, she originally wants to go to Elysium alongside Mythra to ask the Architect for their death, which they could normally not obtain due to their condition as Blades. Because of this, Pyra/Mythra are the respective second and third fighters whose Fighter Spirits are marked as "Name (Fighter)", due to already having regular spirits in the base game.

Coincidentally, their games of origin were in consideration to have playable fighters for the base game, but the base game roster had already been finished by then, making the idea infeasible. Overall, Pyra is a hard-hitting, yet surprisingly versatile swordswoman who excels at punishing. She must be patient to look for openings due to her slow mobility and poor disadvantage state. In addition, Pyra is best utilized when she and Mythra have the advantage so as to alleviate their respective weaknesses and amplify their respective strengths, whereas it is considered best to switch to her counterpart to keep advantage due to Mythra's sheer flexibility and vastly superior movement.

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A spinning outward slash in front of herself with the Aegis Sword ablaze. It has a wide hitbox, capable of hitting opponents below and above her consistently, making it great for catching jumps. It also boasts great KO power, making it great for edgeguarding. However, it cannot autocancel in a short hop. Whilst headed to Indol to visit Amalthus, the party stops in the Leftherian Archipelago, where Rex was brought up. He brings Pyra to his parents' graves, introducing her and his mission to them. Rex's aunt Corinne suggests that Pyra may marry Rex, as Blades often marry their Drivers, which flusters Pyra greatly. I sail my own 24ft Hurley from Poole Yacht Club and I have crewed in PYRA events over the past 4 years or so. Shuton - The best Aegis player in Japan, co-maining them along with Olimar. He used Aegis alongside Olimar to win the majors KOWLOON 5 and Wave 4. Pyra has four alternate costumes, including the hooded cloak she wears in Torigoth, which can be obtained as DLC Aux Cores via Challenge Battle Mode. These are:

Places the opponent on the floor and jumps, stabbing them on the way down, similarly to fellow Xenoblade character Shulk's down throw. Pyra's main combo throw, having followups into her forward aerial, up aerial, neutral aerial and Prominence Revolt. Visually, it appears to be an abridged version of Prominence Revolt, without the fiery effects and visuals.