Intro: Same as other FE characters
Stance/Idle 1: Leif somewhat mimics Lucina’s render; his left hand is clenched in a fist.
Idle 2: Leif raises his Light Brand into the air.
Idle 3: Leif points the tip of his Light Brand to the ground and slowly strokes it.
Notable Palette Swaps:
-Leif Faris Claus (default)
-Seliph Baldos Chalphy (blue)
-Quan (brown)
-Ethlyn (pink)
-Nanna (white)
-Raydrik (purple)
-Julius (red/black)
-Veld (green)
Walk: Leif slowly sidesteps forward.
Jog: Same as Roy’s.
Dash: Leif’s in-battle running animation from Thracia 776.
Damage: Same as Roy’s.
Jump: Same as Roy’s.
Crouch: Same as Roy’s.
Weapon of Choice: Light Brand; Leif’s personal weapon handed down to him by his mother, Ethlyn.
Normal Attacks
Jab: Leif slashes up and down twice (7%, small knockback), flurries with sparks of light (2%-3%, small knockback), and finishes with a down slash (8%, OK knockback)
Forward+A: Roy’s jab (8%, OK knockback)
Down+A: Same as Roy’s (9%, OK knockback)
Up+A: Same as Roy’s (11%, OK knockback)
Aerial Attacks
Air+A: Same as Roy’s (6%-7% each hit, OK knockback)
Air Forward+A: Same as Roy’s (12%, OK knockback)
Air Back + A: Same as Roy’s (11%, OK knockback)
Air Up+A: Same as Roy’s (8%, OK knockback)
Air Down+A: Same as Roy’s (13% with a meteor effect, OK knockback)
Dash Attack: Same as Roy’s (11%, OK knockback)
Edge Attack: Same as Roy’s (9%, OK knockback)
Get-Up Attack: Same as Roy’s (6%, OK knockback)
Smash Attacks
Forward+A: Leif’s Light Brand bursts with light as he thrusts it forward, in a motion similar to Marth’s Shield Breaker (21%, medium knockback)
Up+A: Same as Roy’s (22%, medium knockback)
Down+A: Same as Roy’s (11%-13% each hit, OK knockback)
Grab Game
Grab: Leif ensnares the target with Light Brand.
Pummel: Leif slashes the target (3%-5%)
Forwards+Throw: Light Brand bursts and launches the target (12%, OK knockback)
Down+Throw: Same as Roy’s (7%, small knockback)
Back+Throw: Same as Roy’s (6%, small knockback)
Up+Throw: Leif tosses the target upwards (3%, small knockback) and stabs them with a burst of light (11%, OK knockback)
Special Moves
B : Light Brand; functionally the same as Roy’s Flare Blade (14% at normal charge, OK knockback) (38% at full charge, far knockback; 11% recoil)
B + Forwards : Blazing Light; Leif dashes forward and slashes downward in an arc of light (13%, OK knockback), and then slashes upward in a two-hit arc (8%-9% each hit, OK knockback)
B + Up : Rising Light; functionally the same as Dolphin Jump, one of Marth’s custom moves from Smash 4, but the light around Leif can deal damage (14%, OK knockback)
B + Down : Dual Counter; when hit up close, Leif surrounds himself with a burst of light that hits everyone around him (1.34x multiplied). When hit from afar, he unleashes an orb of light that spawns around the opponent and bursts (19%, medium knockback)
Final Smash: Critical Hit; Leif dashes forward and slashes (9%). Any opponents caught are surrounded by a giant orb of light, which explodes in front of a rotating triangle (55%, devastating knockback)
Gimmick: Echo Fighter to Roy, with a few differences.
Taunts
1: “We will prevail!” Leif mimics his in-game battle sprite from Thracia 776.
2: “I won’t run anymore.” Leif mimics his damage art from Fire Emblem Heroes.
1+2: “This is my fight!” Leif loosely mimics his artwork from Awakening.
Winposes
1: “I must be able to protect everyone.” Leif mimics his box art pose from Thracia 776.
2: “On my blade, I swear it!” Leif runs towards the camera (taken from his official Thracia 776 artwork) and performs a backhand slash.
3: “Father, please watch over me…” Leif looks up to the sky, kneeling on Light Brand, which is planted into the ground.
Applause: Leif gives a slight smile and claps.
Icon: The Fire Emblem series icon.
Boxing Ring Title: Unifier of Thracia
Star K.O.: “I’ve failed youuuuu….!”
Victory Music:
https://youtu.be/o0l6BSZURKE
Kirby Hat: Leif’s hair.