Ghirahim - An agile and deceptive swordsman, Ghirahim dual wields a katana and a longsword, attacking rapidly with various slashes and thrusts and using his magic thowing knifes to keep victims trapped in a never ending cycle of pain.
Ghirahim wields the katana in his right hand and the longsword in the left.
- Neutral - Magic Knives: Ghirahim summons magic knives from his left hand and tosses them in a shotgun-style spread. The longer he charges the move, the more daggers are tossed, for a total of six. The daggers have a stunning effect that allows Ghirahim to follow up with other attacks. At full charge, the daggers have a slight homing effect.
- Side - Skyward Strike: Ghirahim charges his scimitar by raising it in the air, then tosses a spinning, slow moving energy projectile from it. Hits victims repeatedly and pushes them back before launching them.
- Up - Flash Teleport: Ghirahim snaps his fingers and instantly appears in the direction specified. Unlike most warping moves, this attack has a delay from when he disappears and reappears. Goes a longer distance as well.
- Down - Warp Counter: Ghirahim guards with his sword. It attacked during this pose, he will disappear and reappear with a counterattack. The attack he does depends on the direction specified.
Up Counter: Ghirahim descends down onto the victim stabbing them with both swords as he falls.
Side Counter: Ghirahim flies in from the side slashing horizonally with both swords.
Down Counter: Ghirahim turns into his sword form and rises from underneath the victim before returning to normal.
Final Smash: True Form Ghirahim: Ghirahim turns into his metallic Spirit Form, granting him increased speed, power, launch resistance and super armor, while limiting his jump. He will return to his human form in 15 seconds.
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Jab: Ghirahim slashs vertically with the katana, then thrusts with the longsword.
Jab combo: Ghirahim stabs repeatedly with both swords before concluding with a thrust with both simultaneously.
F-tilt: Ghirahim does a low horizontal slash with the katana.
U-tilt: Ghirahim swipes the katana in a vertical arc while turning.
D-tilt: Ghirahim stabs with both swords, left and right.
F-Smash: Ghirahim slams both swords in a vertical arc, charged with dark energy.
Dash attack: Ghirahim slashes with both swords across horizontally.
U-Smash: Ghirahim slashes with both swords across in an arc over him.
D-Smash: Ghirahim stabs his swords into the ground on either side of him.
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N-air: Ghirahim slashes with both swords around him twice, hitting four times.
F-air: Ghirahim tosses his katana in front of him, making it spin rapidly vertically, before reclaiming it. Hits five times.
B-Air: Ghirahim stabs both of his swords backwards behind him between his arms.
U-Air: Ghirahim stabs upwards with the longsword while spinning. Very similar to Mii Swordfighter, but hits three times.
D-air: Ghirahim turns into his sword form and descends downward with swords on either side of him. Returns to normal if up or jump is pressed.
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Grab/Pummel: Ghirahim, while holding the victim in place with his katana, bashes them with the hilt of his longsword.
F-throw: Ghirahim holds the victim in the air telekinectially and his swords beside him, and throws three waves of two knives at them.
B-throw: Ghirahim telekinetically tosses the opponent behind him into a force field of his own creation. Stuns them and stops their momentum, allowing Ghirahim to continue attacking them.
U-throw: Ghirahim stabs the victim with both swords and tosses them up into a circle of eight knives that impale them at once.
D-throw: Ghirahim tosses the opponent down, then throws three waves of magic knives into them before stabbing them with his swords, sending them upwards.
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Get-up attack: Ghirahim does a sweeping kick.
Edge attack / 100%: Ghirahim stabs forward with his katana.
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U-Taunt: Ghirahim's swords encircle him as he levitates, his cape waving, and laughs evilly.
S-Taunt: Ghirahim waves with his longsword and scoffs.
D-Taunt: Ghirahim looks to the camera and wags his tongue while laughing. Same as his Assist Trophy entrance.
Victory pose 1: Ghirahim disappears and reappears multiple times while doing various dramatic poses, concluding by appearing with his arms spread out.
Victory pose 2: Ghirahim dramatically slashes repeatedly with his katana, then waves it in a circle with his hand to his chest before vanishing.
Victory pose 3: Ghirahim disappears and reappears in the camera, wagging his tongue, then jumps back and poses with his swords.