Dolphin Slash

Dolphin Slash is 's up special move in Super Smash Flash 2.

Overview
When performed, Marth quickly slashes upwards, leaping a significant vertical distance as he does so. The blade is swung in front of him at the beginning of the move before being weakly swung in an arc above him at the end. Much like with the rest of Marth's moveset, the tip of the blade is a sweet spot that deals more damage and knockback to opponents hit than the base of the blade does. Opponents hit at the beginning of the move are dealt 10% damage (13% if tipped) with decent knockback, and opponents hit at the end are dealt 6% damage (7% if tipped) with weaker knockback.

This move is useful for vertical recoveries; aerial swipes of Dancing Blade can stall Marth so that he can reposition himself for safety. Despite this, however, the move does not travel very far horizontally, even when aimed, limiting Marth's horizontal recovery. It also leaves Marth helpless afterward, making it riskier to use. Dolphin Slash can also be used as a potent out of shield option to escape pressure, as it has decent horizontal knockback when Marth hits with the sweet spot at the beginning of the attack.