Yamato/SAOF Arena

Yamato is a playable character in SAOF Arena, and appears as one of the main characters.

Background
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Playstyle
Yamato's moveset focuses on high speed and high power attacks, mainly focusing on single, hard strikes that puts stuns the enemy. Yamato is balanced in both attack and evasion, being able to move in extremely quickly and hammer the enemy with fast and hard strikes before placing himself back at a distance, making him an extremely deadly opponent.

Movelist
Normal attacks Grabs Special attacks Instant kill
 * Rising Slasher: A hard uppercut that launches the enemy into the air
 * Descending Slasher: A hard downwards slash performed in midair
 * Swift Strike: A horizontal slash that covers a long distance
 * Backstep Cutter: A quick sword slash while Yamato backs up a distance
 * Scabbard Jab: A hard jab with Yamato's scabbard that sets the enemy back a distance
 * Triple Slash: Three quick slashes back and forth that stun the enemy
 * Judgement Cut: A powerful ranged strike that can be chained into multiple slashes for massive damage
 * Draw Sword: A poweful cut that causes high damage and throws the enemy back
 * Moonlight Slasher: Two wide and vertical slashes, one downwards and the other upwards, throwing the enemy back
 * Crescent Blade: A wide single slash that causes good damage and can act as anti-air
 * Reversal: A counter that, when an enemy connects, results in Yamato spinning around the enemy and striking hard behind him with his blade
 * Wanderer's Lament: Yamato Judgement Cuts that form all around him. If one connects, Yamato locks the enemy in place and cuts them multiple times with Judgement Cut, before taking his katana in both hands and sliding back before rushing forward, cutting into the enemy and ending up behind, before spinning his blade and sheathing it in Iaido fashion

Battle Quotes
''"I'm ready." ''(When selected in character select)

''"I'll do it." ''(When selected in character select)

''"I'll end this quickly." ''(Character intro)

"Expect no mercy from me." (Character intro)

''"There." ''(When performing Rising Slasher)

''"Down." ''(When performing Descending Slasher)

''"Strike through." ''(When performing Swift Strike)

''"Hnh..." ''(When performing Backstep Cutter)

''"Back." ''(When performing Backstep Cutter)

''"Here." ''(When performing Scabbard Jab)

''"Too slow." ''(When performing Triple Shash)

"Begone." (When performing Judgement Cut)

''"Vanish!" ''(When performing Draw Sword)

"Take this!" (When performing Draw Sword)

''"Moonlight..." ''(When performing Moonlight Slasher)

"Now!" (When performing Crescent Slasher)

"Not good enough." (When performing Reversal)

''"Sloppy." ''(When performing Reversal)

''"Tch..." ''(When below 50% health)

''"Interesting..." ''(When below 50% health)

''"This is the end." ''(When performing Wanderer's Lament)

''"It ends here." ''(When performing Wanderer's Lament)

''"It's done." ''(Victory)

"And so another falls..." (Victory)