Where'd "Lightning Kick" come from?

[MASword]

I have way too much fun yelling "ZELDA KICK HOOOO" whenever I get a lightning kick in for a kill. Even more fun going "ZELDA SPIKE HOOOOO" in those once in a million moments when I get it off.

Why "Lightning Kick"? "Zelda Kick" sounds way better.

 

[popsofctown]

It's called lightning kick because there is a lightning effect on the move when it sweetspots. As a matter of fact, a yellow pikmin can survive a 21% damage lightning kick!
Since the lightning kicks only appear during sweetspots, it's a nice shortcut way to saying you did a kick, and the kick was a sweetspot.

 

[Rykoshet]

Funniest term I heard for it recently was "payless" because theyre magical shoes.

 

[Sonic The Hedgedawg]

also, because they've been officially called lightning kicks by nintendo itself

 

[blink777]

also, because they've been officially called lightning kicks by nintendo itself

From Zelda's All Star trophy in Melee:

Zelda's midair Lightning Kick centers immense magical power in the ball of her foot.

 

[Gum]

where im from we call it the Stilletto.

 

[kongfucius]

I thought it was the nuke kick...

 

[Sonic The Hedgedawg]

well... sometimes we call it super-fun-kick-of-death

(sometimes, the adjectives shiney and/or sparkley also make it in there)

... and witht he hitstun... you actually have enough time to say that before you die.

 

[phi1ny3]

This is exactly why we don't have names for moves in the Lucario forums. All this confusion... ugh

 

[popsofctown]

There shouldn't really be any confusion, everyone should use the name nintendo used. I mean, we call the characters based on the names nintendo gave us too. lol

 

[sFoster]

There shouldn't really be any confusion, everyone should use the name nintendo used. I mean, we call the characters based on the names nintendo gave us too. lol

Unless it's the 1st of april lol.

 

[TWK?]

lol, best april fools ever

 

[MASword]

****, that would explain it. In defiance I will continue to call it Zelda Kick though.

Payless, however, may also get some prime time around here now. :D

 

[Muhznit]

I yell "FOOT O' FREYA" when I sweetspot it. My friends yell "STILLETTO...!" when they use it and "PUMPS!" when it sweetspots.

 

[Ztarfish]

hahahah at Pumps.

 

[Slyfer070]

I personally have always called it Demon Heel. But that's just me.

 

[Oh Snap]

I would call it the Pls Sweetspot kick.

 

[Admiral Pit]

Zelda does wield Magic from her hands (F-tilt, F-smash, U-air, U-tilt, U-smash, N-air). The U-tilt and U-smash both have electrical damage, and it makes sense that she has some Magic from her feet... the tip of the foot that is. That's my thought on why it is called the Lightning Kick. Even the sweetspot of D-air (only can get it when enemy is in the air) has electrical damage.

 

[Naybewon]

I've always screamed out "SEX!"

Otherwise, yes, it's called "Lightning Kick" because that's the actual name of the move, given by Nintendo.

 

[Kricu]

Personally I yell headshot. Mostly because if you get hit by it you are screwed.

 

[FirebyrdXX]

My friends and I always called it the Jesus Foot

 

[popsofctown]

why do these threads get the most discussion?

 

[Villi]

'Cause people like making up names for stuff and shouting them out in times of glorious win. lol @ Payless.

 

[Pegasus Knight]

I have an alternate theory: Zelda is a Kamen Rider, or studying to be one, and Kenzaki Kazuma (Rider Blade) is her role model. My proof? She has a lightning-based finishing kick, her up-taunt is definitely a KR pose, and she also transforms.

So I call it the Lightning Sonic: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ri1lLTJ8_s0

 

[Circus]

Whenever I'm playing, I always call it the stiletto too. Which makes very little sense since I'm pretty sure she wears boots now anyway.

Official name be ****ed.

All that said, with my recently found love for Kung-Fu Panda, I feel that "SKA-DOOSH!" will be replacing whatever I say whenever I kill someone with any kind of spike or special move (Lightning Kick, Lucas' Usmash, Ganondorf's stomp, etc).

 

[DarkThundah]

****, that would explain it. In defiance I will continue to call it Zelda Kick though.

Payless, however, may also get some prime time around here now. :D

My bros and I choose to call it "the kick of death", because ya know... you die from it.

But I guess some say tomato...

 

[Ztarfish]

ZELDAH KIIICK!
endcaps?

 

[Airgemini]

I like calling it the "Lightning Kick" makes it sound as powerful as its force..
I love the pausing effect. It puts that "Oh crap Im dead" thought into your head.

 

[MetalSheik]

Heh, my friends and I call it the Princess Kick.

 

[JigglyZelda003]

My friends and I always called it the Jesus Foot

this one made me lol the most. i call it lightning kick but when my friends get hit by it one set says AwwWwww...., cause they know their gonna die, the other set mearly says THIRSTY!! and want revenge when they come back >.>

 

[Krii]

We call Side Air Lightning Kick and Dair Stiletto or Lightning Stomp,

 

[Arean]

Let me call the dair "oops i poked your eyeball off sorreh" move while the side airs are the "omg is that your crotch?" kick

 

[Sonic The Hedgedawg]

oh yeah.. that's right... I definitely call the Dair "lightning stomp" but the fair and bair are "lightning kicks"

 

[Lord Yawgmoth]

When I am on Smashboards I will call it the Lightning Kick, as that is it's name.


To me (and by extention, my friends) however, it will always be the Evil Kick. : )
['evil' is always my tag in smash]

 

[JLynn943]

fair = magical foot

 

[Somacruz2]

Jesus Foot

 

[JigglyZelda003]

Jesus Foot

lol the Jesus foot

 

[Ryazan]

My friends and I called it the Foot of God until we found out it's official name. We also called Ganondorf's down-B the Foot of Satan.

 

[Doodx]

Jesus Foot

LOL thats what im gonna call it from now on
HHAAA Jesus foot owned!!

 

[Sonic The Hedgedawg]

oh and, of course, we call Zelda's Fsmash "SPARKLES!!!!" it might sound gay.... but it's hilarious.