For fighter info, seePyra (SSBU).

Pyra
Official artwork of Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Universe	Xenoblade Chronicles
Debut	Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed (2023, cameo)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Switch
Species	Blade
Gender	Female
Place of origin	Alrest
Created by	Tetsuya Takahashi
Designed by	Masatsugu Saito
Englishvoice actor	Skye Bennett
Japanesevoice actor	Shino Shimoji
Article on Xeno Series Wiki	Pyra

Pyra (ホムラ,Homura) is one of the main protagonists ofMonolith Soft'sXenoblade Chronicles 2, the third entry in theXenoblade Chronicles series.

After making a cameo as aspirit in the base version ofSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pyra transitioned into a playable character inUltimate as the fourth character ofFighters Pass Vol. 2.

Origin[edit]

Pyra is aBlade, a personification of a weapon, whose purpose is to fight alongside aDriver in the world ofAlrest. She is also theAegis, a specific legendary Blade said to have much grander powers. The protagonistRex awakens her while he's within a sunkenAncient Ship on a salvaging mission, and in the following events, he becomes her Driver. They form a party searching for a way to reachElysium, the fabled paradise atop theWorld Tree said to hold a way to avoid the world's sinking continents. Over the course of her adventure with Rex, much of Pyra's past is revealed - most importantly, she is actually an alternate personality ofMythra, the true form of the Aegis who locked herself away for the guilt and regret over what she did to Alrest in the war five hundred years ago. Eventually, Rex connects with both Pyra and Mythra well enough that their trust produces a third form,Pneuma, who is able to bestow Rex with additional "Master Driver" powers over Blades and the world at large.

Pyra's personality is mostly a reflection of the person Mythra wishes she was: sweet, caring, graceful, and an excellent cook. While she seems softer on the surface, she is actually the more stubborn one, and tends to take the lead more often once they begin swapping freely. Like Mythra, she is afraid of her powers, and is willing to go a long way to ensure they cannot be misused.

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

As a playable character[edit]

Pyra, as she appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.

DuringUltimate's development,Masahiro Sakurai considered adding characters fromARMS andXenoblade Chronicles 2; however, as their games were announced after he completed the roster early in development in order to secure all returning fighters, he passed them over, and Sakurai chose to have Pyra be a spirit instead. Like Shulk's English voice actor Adam Howden forSuper Smash Bros. 4, on June 29, 2020, before her official reveal, Pyra's English voice actress, Skye Bennett, hadposted on her Twitter that she had done recording for a game that has "lots of screaming". A little over two years after the game's release, Pyra would be announced as the tenth DLC fighter alongside Mythra in the February 17, 2021 Nintendo Direct. A character showcase was streamed March 4th, 2021 (March 5th in some time zones), with Pyra being released later that same day.

Spirits[edit]

Fighter spirit[edit]

Support spirit[edit]

Prior to the release of the Pyra/Mythra fighters, Pyra appeared as a Legend-classsupport spirit.

Pyra uses aLucina puppet fighter and is fought on theHalberd'sBattlefield form. She is fought along aShulk puppet fighter representing Rex. During the battle, the floor is lava and theFire Bar items appear, referencing Pyra's status as a Fire Blade with the ability to engulf the battlefield in flames.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
967		Pyra		★★★★	1	Assist Killer	Xenoblade Chronicles Series

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name
Japanese	ホムラ,Homura
English	Pyra
French	Pyra
German	Pyra
Spanish	Pyra
Italian	Pyra
Chinese	焰,Homura
Korean	호무라,Homura
Dutch	Pyra
Russian	Пайра

Trivia[edit]

• Pyra andMythra are the only two-in-one DLC fighters.
• Pyra's fighter design has been censored inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate by giving her pantyhose underneath her shorts, and adding an additional gold plate to cover the uppermost part of her buttocks. This was likely done to avoid raising the game's age rating in Japan, asXenoblade Chronicles 2 has a higher age rating thanSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate there.
  • Unlike Mythra, neither of her spirits use this redesign for their artworks.
  • Additionally, Pyra's redesign does not appear as a costume inXenoblade Chronicles 2, whereas Mythra would gain the "Massive Melee Mythra" costume in her respective game.
• Pyra and Mythra are the third and fourth fighters to have debuted on the Nintendo Switch. The first wasByleth (who properly debuted inFire Emblem: Three Houses after they technically debuted inFire Emblem Heroes) and the second wasMin Min.

v • d • e Xenoblade Chronicles universe
Fighters	Shulk (SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Pyra (SSBU) ·Mythra (SSBU)
Assist Trophy	Riki
Stages	Gaur Plain ·Cloud Sea of Alrest
Other characters	Azurda ·Dunban ·Fiora ·Metal Face ·Nia ·Rex
Trophies andSpirits	Trophies ·Spirits
Music	SSB4 ·Ultimate

• Characters
• Xenoblade Chronicles universe
• Pyra
• Spirits