Sonic Blade
Sonic Blade in Ultimate.
User	Sora
Universe	Kingdom Hearts
Article on Kingdom Hearts Wiki	Sonic Blade

Sonic Blade (ソニックレイヴ, Sonic Rave) is Sora's side special move.

Overview

Sora dashes forward with a quick thrusting attack of his Keyblade while saying "Take this!" (受けてみろ！, Take this!). If the player makes no further input, the move ends. Inputting any direction causes Sora to do another dash in that direction, for a total of up to three dashes, though its range is decreased with each use. Pressing or holding the special button instead has Sora move directly towards the nearest opponent within range, indicated by the opponent having a blue targeting reticle on their person, regardless of what direction the stick is in. This homing dash does slightly more damage than the regular dash. Sora goes into helpless when the move is complete. Unlike many similar moves, Sonic Blade will not stop at ledges, making it easy to self destruct if not careful.

When using it for recovery, holding the special button will cause the final charge to home in on the nearest ledge. It can also be canceled out of Aerial Sweep at the peak of the move, although the reverse is not possible.

Instructional quotes

Move List		You can enter up to two inputs while charging forward. Directional inputs send you that way, while the special-move button sends you toward opponents.
fighter tips		Tilt the control stick while charging forward to charge in that direction. You can affect the direction you charge up to two times. If you press the special-move button when opponents are nearby, you will automatically charge toward the nearest foe. The attack is slightly stronger when charging using this method instead of the control stick. Each time you charge, you'll lose a bit of speed. You'll also lose speed if you hit an opponent or they shield against your attack, so don't go charging into danger without a plan. If you are offstage and use the special-move button to perform your last charge, you'll head toward the edge to try and recover.

Origin

Sora executing the move against Stealth Sneak in Kingdom Hearts

Sonic Blade is a recurring ability in the Kingdom Hearts series. It was introduced in the original game as one of Sora's special abilities, in which he dashes at enemies up to 6 times before finishing them off with a final thrust. Cloud Strife also uses Sonic Blade in his battle against Sora in Olympus Coliseum.

Sora obtains this ability by speaking to Cloud after defeating Cerberus in Olympus Coliseum's Preliminary Tournament. In later games and in the HD 1.5 ReMIX version, it is implemented as a Reaction Command. Early incarnations of the ability can only be executed on the ground, but its iterations from Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts III can be performed in mid-air, like in Ultimate.

Lock-On is a targeting mechanism in the series, allowing the user to permanently target a single enemy or attackable object.

Gallery

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  Sora using Sonic Blade towards Metal Face of Gaur Plain.
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  Sora using Sonic Blade as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ソニックレイヴ, Sonic Rave
English	Sonic Blade
French	Aquilon
German	Perforieren
Spanish	Estocada veloz
Italian	Incrocio sonico
Chinese (Simplified)	音速连击
Chinese (Traditional)	音速連擊
Korean	소닉 레이브, Sonic Rave
Dutch	Supersonisch Zwaard
Russian	Звуковой клинок

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