Optical Blade

The Optical Blade (撃剣オプティカルセイバー Gekiken Oputikaru Seibaa, literally meaning "Fencing: Optical Saber") is a blade with a barrel made of green light. This blade's barrel can slice through steel. It has pretty good melee ability and its shots strengthen over distance, something rare among a Blade's shots. However, due to its lightness, it exposes the user to easy knockdowns.

Idol Description
''Despite its lightness, the extreme heat this glow-in-the-dark blade generates has the ability to cut even through steel. It also has the longest range of any blade and has charged shots that grow in power slightly at long distances.''

Max Shot Distances
Standing Continuous: 35.6

Standing Charged: 54.1

Forward Dash Continuous: 50.2

Forward Dash Charged: 70.0

Side Dash Continuous: 44.9

Side Dash Charged: 62.8

Backward Dash Continuous: 47.5

Backward Dash Charged: 55.7

Base Melee Damage
Combo Strike 1: 20.8

Combo Strike 2: 11.7

Combo Strike 3: 24.7

Dash Strike: 59.8

Ranged Damage Ratio
Standing Continuous: 2.7 per round

Standing Charged:

Max: 17.1 Min: 14.6

Forward Dash Continuous:

Max: 14.4 per round Min: 12.1 per round

Forward Dash Charged:

Max: 25.3 Min: 21.4

Side Dash Continuous:

Max: 11.9 Min: 10.0

Side Dash Charged:

Max: 21.5 Min: 17.9

Backward Dash Continuous:

Max: 10.4 Min: 10.4

Backward Dash Charged:

Max: 23.0 Min: 19.3

Note: All data are from the basic weapon valued of 100.

Pros and Cons
Advantages:
 * Highest range of any Blade including Bullet Blade
 * Fast chargeup and shot velocity
 * High melee power for a Blade

Disadvantages:
 * Small projectile sizes
 * Neutral Rapid's improved per bullet damage is gimped by increased time between bullets
 * Projectile power in general is low
 * Reduced homing heightened by the shot velocity

Weapon Fusion
Main Article: Fuse Weapons

In Kid Icarus: Uprising, it is possible to fuse two weapons into a new one. The stronger the weapons you use are, the stronger the result will be. Certain weapon modifiers from the old weapons have a chance of being transported to the new one. There are many pairs of weapons that can be fused into a Optical Blade. The Optical Blade can also be fused into many other weapons. Here are just a few examples.

"Weapons that fuse into Optical Blade"


 * Taurus Arm x Sagittarius Bow     
 * EZ Cannon x Cursed Palm
 * EZ Cannon x Ancient Staff
 * End-All Arm x Aurum Bow
 * Bowl Arm x Palutena Bow
 * Predator Cannon x Rose Staff
 * Twinbellows Cannon x Flintlock Staff

Trivia

 * The continuous-fire of the Optical Blade is similiar to the Aurum Blade's shots.