- Not to be confused with the Ending Blow, a Hidden Skill in Twilight Princess.
The Fatal Blow is a sword technique in Skyward Sword.[1][2]
Overview
The Fatal Blow is one of Link's Special Skyward Strikes, and is essentially a powerful Down Thrust. It is executed by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk vertically while targeting a downed enemy. In Skyward Sword HD, it is performed by shaking both Joy-Cons vertically at the same time while targeting a downed enemy or, in button-only controls, quickly flicking the right stick up, down and then up again while targeting a downed enemy. If the Hero of the Sky successfully performs a Spin Attack while training with the Practice Sword, Eagus will teach him to perform a Fatal Blow.[3]
The Fatal Blow can be executed on nearly any bipedal foe, and is used during the battle against Ghirahim once he has fallen to a lower battle platform. It is later vital to ultimately defeat Demise in the Final Boss battle, finishing him, then sealing his remains inside the Master Sword.[4]
Trivia
- The Fatal Blow is very similar to the finishing attacks via the Parry Attack and Ending Blow used in The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess to defeat Ganondorf. Like in this game, Ganondorf himself also dies as a result.
Gallery
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The full animation of the Fatal Blow onto Demise
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
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| Language | Name | |
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EnglishUK | Fatal Blow |
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FrenchCA | Coup de grâce |
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FrenchEU | Coup de grâce |
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German | Fangstoß |
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SpanishEU | Golpe de gracia |
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SpanishLA | Golpe de gracia |
See Also
References
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword — Prima Official Game Guide, Prima Games, pg. 7
- ↑ "So... Why don't you try a fatal blow to close out our session?" — Eagus (Skyward Sword HD)
- ↑ "All right! When your enemy is down, target it with
and wave the Wii Remote and Nunchuk at the same time to land a fatal blow. Do a side slash on that log. When it's down, try finishing it off with this technique!" — Eagus (Skyward Sword)
- ↑ "The last remnants of Demise are decaying slowly within the sword." — Impa (Skyward Sword)