For other uses of the term "Axe," see Axe (disambiguation).

Axe
Throwing the Axe in Ultimate.
Users	Simon Richter
Universe	Castlevania

Axe (斧, Axe) is Simon and Richter's neutral special move.

Overview

Axe is a projectile that travels in a high arc and pierces through opponents. It can be thrown in three different arcs depending on which direction is held during its startup. It is also able to travel through solid ground and pierce through fighters; however, it will stop if it is shielded. The user's aerial momentum is stopped if he throws the axe in midair. It has high startup lag, with the axe's angle making it ineffective to use conventionally. However, it deals 15% damage and knockback while also going through solid terrain, giving it powerful edgeguarding capabilities and allowing it to kill at lower percentages. Its high freeze frames also give it very limited followup ability. Two axes can be in play at once; however, the first one usually vanishes right as the second one is thrown.

Instructional quote

Move List		Throws an axe that curves and passes through obstacles. Tilting left or right while it arcs changes the distance.
		Throws an axe that curves and passes through obstacles. Tilting left or right while it arcs changes the distance.
fighter tips		A projectile that curves through the air when thrown. You can adjust the angle of the throw by moving the stick left or right. It can pass through the stage, hitting unsuspecting opponents!
		A projectile that curves through the air when thrown. You can adjust the angle of the throw by moving the stick left or right. It can pass through the stage, hitting unsuspecting opponents!

Origin

Simon throwing the Axe in the original Castlevania.

The axe is a sub-weapon that appears throughout the Castlevania series. As with other sub-weapons, the use of axes requires hearts, which act as ammo; the protagonist can keep throwing Axes until they either run out of hearts, die, or collect another sub-weapon. Axes are thrown in an arc with a peak at close to the top of the screen and will fall all the way to the bottom, making them effective at attack enemies at different elevations that would otherwise be tricky to safely deal with, as well as being relatively easy to damage multiple enemies with a single attack, but requires careful positioning that might not be possible in hectic combat encounters. The player is normally allowed to throw another axe after the first one is off the screen. Two or three axes are allowed in play if the player possesses a Double or Triple Shot, or in other games, has a significant amount of hearts. The ability to curve the axe is unique to Ultimate, however.

Gallery

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  In Ultimate.
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  Simon using Axe as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
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  Richter using Axe as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	斧, Axe
English	Axe
French	Hache
German	Axt
Spanish	Hacha
Italian	Ascia
Chinese (Simplified)	斧头
Chinese (Traditional)	斧頭
Korean	도끼, Axe
Dutch	Bijl
Russian	Секира

External links

• Article on the Castlevania Wiki

• Castlevania universe
• Projectiles
• Neutral special moves
• Simon
• Simon (SSBU)
• Richter
• Richter (SSBU)
• Konami