Sakura (Super Smash Bros. Infinite)

This article is about Sakura’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. Infinite. For other uses, see Sakura Shinguji.

“	Smash Infinite flavor text	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Sakura
Universe	Sakura Wars
Availability	Downloadable
Final Smash	Koubu Strike: Cherry Blossom Blade
Characteristics
Number of Jumps	2
Has a Tether	No
Can Wall Cling	No
Can Wall Jump	Yes
Can Crawl	No
Fighter Ability	Rising Star Shinguji Sword Training
Stats
Weight	94
Run Speed	1.672
Walk Speed	1.302
Air Speed	1.208
Fall Speed	1.68
Voice Talent
Japanese Voice	Chisa Yokoyama

Sakura (さくら) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Infinite. She was officially revealed during a Nintendo Direct as the third downloadable fighter in the First Smash Season Pass, as part of the Imperial Smash Revue Bundle. Sakura is classified as Fighter #105.

Chisa Yokoyama reprises her role in all versions of Super Smash Bros. Infinite.

Moveset

Tilts, Smashes, Aerials & Throws

Normals
Jab				Damage 3% 6%
Sakura swings her blade from her sheath in an upward arc, then back downward, then sheathes her sword. The two hits only connect if they hit with the sour spot in the middle of the sword.
Dash				Damage 11% (clean) 9% (late)
Sakura quickly unsheathes her sword and slashes the opponent before resheathing it. The knockback from the hit launches the target forward only slightly, leading up to a followup. A combo-starting move.
Forward Tilt				Damage 11% (upward) 10% (downward and forward)
Sakura does a horizontal slice forward. It can be angled upward or downward.
Up Tilt				Damage 8% 5% (follow-up)
Sakura swipes the sword in an arc above her, similar to Link's up tilt. Pressing the A button a second time will cause her to swing it back the other way.
Down Tilt				Damage 4%
Sakura performs a low kick. Poor range, but send opponents at a stark upward angle.
Smash Attacks
Forward Smash				Damage: 14% 20%
Sakura does a two-handed overhead strike forward. Comes out fast, but ironically has minimal knockback.
Up Smash				Damage: 16% 22%
Sakura performs a stabbing motion straight up. Small hitbox, but deals good damage and knockback.
Down Smash				Damage: 9% 13 (front) 7% 10.7 (back)
Sakura pulls out a mop and mops the area around her, complete with a water spilling animation, similar in appearance and function to Isabelle's DSmash.
Aerial Attacks
Neutral Aerial				Damage 1.1% (hits 1-4) 6% (hit 5)
Sakura places her hands to her chest in a prayer-like post before spinning around and striking an elegant, almost ballet-like pose, with her hand reaching upward.
Forward Aerial				Damage 5% (first hit) 7% (second hit)
Sakura slashes once forward, spins around, and performs a second slash to catch enemies she didn't hit with the first attack. Both attacks launch and don't connect.
Back Aerial				Damage 11% (clean) 8% (late)
Sakura spins around and performs a reversal slash, similar to Cloud's BAir.
Up Aerial				Damage 7% (kick) 11% (slash)
Sakura performs a flipping kick, and swings her sword downward while doing so. The sword can spike the opponent at 40%.
Down Aerial				Damage 1.1% (hits 1-6) 2% (last hit)
Sakura does a pirouette spin with her hands clutched to her chest and her eyes closed, dealing multiple weak hits that connect.
Throws
Pummel				Damage 2%
akura hits the opponent with the sword's handle, still sheathed.
Forward Throw				Damage 9%
Sakura pushes them forward forcefully, seeming shocked at her own strength and visually, nearly falling over.
Back Throw	Kuzukaze			Damage 11%
Sakura throws the opponent against the ground, bouncing them behind her where she hits them with the sheathed sword. Combo throw.
Up Throw				Damage 10%
Sakura tosses the opponent upward with both hands, similar to Sora's up throw, but with much greater knockback.
Down Throw				Damage 10%
Sakura throws the opponent against the ground and kicks them forward.
Misc Attacks
Floor Attack				Damage 7%
Sakura slashes both sides of the ground near her as she picks herself up.
Ledge Attack				Damage 9%
Sakura stabs her sword forward as she gets up.

Special Moves

Sakura's Special Moves
Standard Special	Ouka Hoshin
Sakura swings her sword, releasing a pink projectile about the height of Cloud's Blade Beam, but travelling with the speed of Terry's Power Wave. The spiritual energy wave applies a 0.8x damage and knockback debuff to a target's attacks (if it hits) for 8 seconds.
Side Special	Hyakka Ryoran
Sakura dashes forward, surrounded in spiritual pinkish-red flame. This move goes through shields, but deals minimal shield damage. It does not leave her in free fall if used in the air, and allows her to act almost immediately out of it. Knockback is great, but damage is minimal, and though it deals multiple hits, each hit is a launcher. Designed to provide a "Get-Off-Me" burst movement option.
Up Special	Showtime Effects
A wire appears connected to Sakura from atop the stage, dropping and attaching to hear in about half a second, and pulls her upwards as she poses similarly to her neutral air. A sparkle effect trails behind her during the move and does not leave her helpless
Down Special	Makiwari-Giri
Sakura tosses some pieces of straw in front of her and quickly slashes theme before they reach the ground. The straw deals light flinching damage and keeps them flinching, as the move acts as a counter as well, dealing weak damage but great knockback.
Final Smash	Koubu Strike: Cherry Blossom Blade
Sakura dashes forward with a more powerful Hyakka Ryoran, shouting "Ogami-san!", catching up to four opponents in her dash, before the stage fades to city background, as cherry blossom petals float through the air. Ichiro Ogami's Koubu appears alongside her own, and the two both rush forward, striking the enemy three times, before Sakura's Koubu raises it's blade and sends out a massive Ouka Hoshin projectile to launch the enemy, and a wave of cherry blossoms transitions the screen back to battle.

Taunts

• {{color|Up Taunt:|pink|| Ichiro appears in the background and says さくらちゃんならできる！ ("You can do it, Sakura-chan!"). Sakura blushes with a lightly perturbed expression. The sound effect from Sakura Wars (when you made a dialogue choice that made a character happy) then plays.
• Down Taunt: Sakura takes out a Koi-Koi hanafuda card, examines it, then puts it away.
• Right Taunt: Sakura closes her eyes, then slashes forward, cutting a raindrop in half.
• Left Taunt: Sakura does a small spinning dance on one foot.

On-Screen Appearance

The Koubu lands on the stage and Sakura hops out before the mech flies off-screen.

Idle Poses

• Brushes her hair as a small wind blows.
• Unshealths her katana for a second to look at her weapons before shealthing it back.

Victory Poses

• Sakura jumps into Ogami's arms in a loving embrace. Ogami says やった、さくらちゃん！("You did it, Sakura-chan!") The two then perform a victory pose.
• Sakura has her eyes closed, and her blade sheathed. She then opens them and has already performed a slashing strike towards the camera. Ichiro stands in the back, examining in awe.
• Her Koubu lands on the ground, it's top opens up, and she begins to get out, standing with her foot firmly planted on part of it, her hair blowing in the wind and looking up heroically.

Classic Mode Route: Against the Demon Council

Each round includes a female character as an ally to represent Sakura forming her combat revenue in Smash.

Round	Opponent		Stage	Music	Notes	References
1	Black Boser Jr. Black		Rainbow Cruise (Omega)	Airship Battle _ Super Mario Bros. 3	Red	The enemies represent Kouma grunts while the stage represents the Shougeimaru Type 1, a specialized blimp.
2			Grand Imperial Theatre (Little Lip Variant)	Go Go NYCP!'	Purple	DJ Otcavio is a stand-in for Nobunaga Oda. the main antagonist of Sakura Wars 5. The stage represents the main setting of this game.
3	Giant, Metal		Grand Imperial Theatre (Cartes Norte Variant)	Move Out! Imperial Floral Assualt Group	Blue	Galacta Knight is a stand-in for the metallic, knight-like minions of the Phantoms of Paris in Sakura Wars 3.
4	Red		Reset Bomb Forest (Omega)	Medusa's Final Battle	Yellow	Opponent represents Crimson Miroku, the sole female member of the Black Sanctum Council,a n the stage represents the demonic ruined battlegrounds many bosses in the series are fought in.
5	Black Giant Grey		Mishima Dojo (Omega)	Kazuya Mishima, Devil Kazuya	Orange	Lucas represents Jade Setsuna, the child-looking member of the Black Sanctum Council and Kazuya represents Silver Resetsu, his larger and much more imposing "brother". The stage is a reference to the shrine in which they are fought and defeated in the original anime.
6			Castle Siege	Advent One-Winged Angel	Green	Sephiroth represents the final member of the Black Sanctum Council, Aoi Satan. Sami represents Ayame and the stage represents the final battle against him in the original anime.
BONUS	Break the Targets!
FINAL	Boser Jr. Demon Lord Ganon		Ganon Tower Ruins	Calamity Ganon Battle Declaration! Imperial Floral Assault Group	Red Purple Blue Yellow Orange Green	Ganon represents the true universal force that Sakura opposes in the series with Ganon representing this "Demon King". The allies represent the usual ending push to the final boss to win the day.

In competitive play

To be added

Palette Swaps

Pink	Based on her more recent appearances within Sakura Wars media.
Light Blue	Based on the colors for Sakura Amamiya from Sakura Wars (2019)
White	Based on the character, Ichiro Hagami.
Red	Based on Hatsuho Shinonome.
Black	Based on the character, Yasha.
Green	Based on the character, Clarissa Snowflake.
Pink	An alternate costume based on her combat uniform for the Hanagumi.
Magenta	Based on Erica Fontaine.
Orange	Based on Gemini Sunrise.
Purple	Based on Samire Kanzaki.
Yellow	Based on Iris Chateaubriand.
Cyan	Based on the villain, Salut, from Sakura Wars 3.

In competitive play

To be added

Palette Swaps

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