Ninja Gaiden 4 - Skills
The core techniques and power states of Ninja Gaiden 4, including the gauge-based trance systems of both protagonists, weapon transformation, the series' signature finishers, a host of iconic shared sword techniques (Flying Swallow, Izuna Drop, Guillotine Throw, Flailing Swallow, Divine Retribution)...
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| Name | Type | Description | Tree | Cost | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloodraven | Special Skill | Yakumo's Devil-Trigger-like trance state. | Yakumo / Blood Gauge | Filled Blood Gauge | Fill the Blood Gauge through combat |
| Blood Ninjutsu | Special Skill | The blood-empowered magical techniques available to Yakumo while in his empowered state, used to unleash elemental and blood-based projectiles and area attacks that complement his melee onslaught. | Yakumo / Blood Gauge | Blood Gauge charge | Unlocked within Yakumo's Blood Gauge suite |
| Gleam | Special Skill | Ryu Hayabusa's equivalent trance state, channeled from the Divine Dragon after he turned to it against the Dark Dragon. | Ryu Hayabusa / Divine Power | Gleam Gauge charge | Unlocked as Ryu's power state |
| Weapon Transformation | Passive / System | The defining combat system of Ninja Gaiden 4. | Yakumo / Combat System | 0 | Built into Yakumo's weapons |
| Ultimate Technique | Special Skill | The series-staple charged finishing attacks. | Shared / Combat System | Charged UT meter / Essence | Charge and hold the attack input |
| Obliteration Technique | Passive | The signature finisher of the series. After slicing off a limb or staggering a weak enemy, a cinematic Obliteration Technique instantly executes the target, rewarding aggressive, surgical offense. | Shared / Combat System | 0 | Triggered on dismembered or staggered foes |
| Flying Swallow | Weapon Skill | One of the most iconic Ninja Gaiden techniques. | Shared / Combat System (Ryu) | Stamina / input | Available in Ryu Hayabusa's kit |
| Izuna Drop | Weapon Skill | The series' most celebrated grappling finisher. | Shared / Combat System | Input / launch requirement | Launched or airborne enemy |
| Cyclone | Weapon Skill | A spinning, wide-arc slash that rotates the player 360 degrees, knocking surrounding enemies back and creating space when surrounded. | Shared / Combat System | Stamina | Unlocked in the shared technique set |
| Guillotine Throw | Special Skill | One of the series' most iconic anti-air grab techniques. | Shared / Combat System | Input / airborne enemy | Launch then leap after an airborne enemy |
| Flailing Swallow | Weapon Skill | A mid-air sword technique that sends the fighter spinning in a flurry of extended blade strikes while airborne. | Shared / Combat System | Stamina / mid-air input | Unlocked in the aerial technique set |
| Divine Retribution | Weapon Skill | A heavy, deliberate overhead strike empowered by divine force, channeling the weapon's full weight into a single devastating blow. | Shared / Combat System | Charged / heavy input | Available in the advanced technique set |
| Ninpo: Blade of the Fiend | Special Skill | A blood-empowered Ninpo technique that unleashes a crescent blade of condensed energy cleaving through a wide frontal arc. | Yakumo / Blood Gauge | Blood Gauge / high cost | Unlocked within Yakumo's advanced Blood Ninjutsu suite |
| Ninpo: Art of the Piercing Void | Special Skill | One of Ryu Hayabusa's signature Ninpo spells, a piercing beam of dragon-empowered void energy loosed in a straight line. | Ryu Hayabusa / Divine Power | Ninpo charge | Unlocked within Ryu's Ninpo repertoire |
| Ninpo: Art of the Inferno | Special Skill | Ryu Hayabusa's classic fiery Ninpo, unleashing a spiraling torrent of flame through the arena that sears swathes of enemies. | Ryu Hayabusa / Divine Power | Ninpo charge | Unlocked within Ryu's Ninpo repertoire |
| Lunar Slash | Weapon Skill | A wide, sweeping sword slash that arcs through broad space in a crescent motion, staggering Majin brutes and demonic elites and opening them to follow-up Obliteration opportunities. | Sword / Combat System | Stamina | Unlocked in the sword technique set |
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