Autoreticle
Palutena aiming and firing Autoreticle.
User	Palutena
Universe	Kid Icarus
Article on Icaruspedia	Autoreticle

Autoreticle (オート照準, Auto Alignment) is Palutena's neutral special move in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Overview

Autoreticle's range; the reticle will aim anywhere within the highlighted space.

Palutena locks on to a fighter in front of her, indicated by a green reticle that then flashes to red, then she fires three blasts of light from her staff; each blast can hit an opponent individually. Once the reticle locks on, it stays in place and the blasts home in on the reticle. If the opponent manages to move out of the trajectory of the reticle, the blasts will miss. The reticle can only lock on if there is an opponent in the move's range, such opponent is not invincible or intangible, and there are no obstacles – such as platforms or items – in the way. If no opponent is in range, Palutena goes through the move animation, but no reticle appears and no projectiles are fired.

While the blasts used the magic effect when connecting with an opponent in Smash 4, Ultimate introduced a bespoke effect exclusive to the blasts to more closely resemble the attack effect in Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Instructional quotes

case foldout		Automatically aim at an opponent, and fire shots.
fighter tips		Targets an opponent ahead of you and fires shots at them. No shots will be fired if obstacles prevent you from finding a target.
instruction booklet		Fires energy blasts from your staff directly at an opponent ahead of you.
fighter tips		This move locks on to an opponent in front and fires three shots. However, it won't lock on to a foe who's currently invincible due to dodging.
Move List		Fires energy blasts from her staff directly at opponents in front of her.

Customization

Special Move customization was added in Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:

1. Autoreticle	2. Explosive Flame	3. Heavenly Light
"Fire energy blasts from your staff directly at an opponent in front of you." "Fires energy blasts from your staff directly at an opponent ahead of you."	"Create a blast in front of you that can hit opponents multiple times." "Causes a blast a short distance ahead of you that can hit opponents multiple times."	"Surround yourself in rays of light that damage opponents." "Surrounds you with rays of light that damage opponents."

Origin

The Icon in Kid Icarus Uprising.

Autoreticle, an enhancement-type power, is one of the many powers Palutena lends to Pit in Kid Icarus: Uprising. When Pit uses this power, he automatically targets enemies for a period of time while attacking; this is shown by the power moving Pit's reticle over the enemy or enemies in front of him. The reticle itself resembles the one in Uprising.

The three energy shots may be based on a similar attack that Palutena uses as a boss in Uprising.

Gallery

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  Palutena using Autoreticle against Dark Pit in Wii U.
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  Autoreticle as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	オート照準
English	Autoreticle
French	Viseur auto
German	Auto-Fadenkreuz
Spanish (PAL)	Mirilla automática
Spanish (NTSC)	Retícula automática
Italian	Automirino
Chinese (Simplified)	自动瞄准
Chinese (Traditional)	自動瞄準
Korean	자동 조준
Dutch	Doelzoekend Vizier
Russian	Самонаведение

• Kid Icarus universe
• Palutena
• Palutena (SSB4)
• Palutena (SSBU)
• Neutral special moves
• Projectiles