The Complete Evolution of OMNISLASH (Cloud Strife's Limit Break)

[@PerfectEclipse]

There's still something special about the original omnislash and the sound of the critical hits somehow enhance it.

[@limitsurge1351]

Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@Avenus112]

Crunch Crunch Crunch Smash Slice Slice Crunch Smash Smash Crunch Crunch Slice Slice Smash Crunch

[@intensellylit4100]

Would love to see it above (15?) fps.

[@Infinitiver17]

Not gonna lie, I was expecting you guys to miss Cloud attempting to use the OG Omnislash in Advent Children Complete because it's so rarely mentioned. Color me impressed.

[@intensellylit4100]

To be fair, the details of the animation of the original omnislash are pretty unclear and hard to recognize.

[@buckveazey3369]

I can't wait to see the remakes version of it since Ascension looked amazing in the remake

[@mcpimpsalot]

It’ll be ultra gay

[@buckveazey3369]

@@mcpimpsalot hope not when part 4 comes out in 2045. They will have had time to get it right.

[@dennishasan8061]

Ascension was called Climhazard in the Japanese version of FF7R, meaning we might get "upgraded" versions of OG limitbreaks.

[@domenicobocchetti532]

@@mcpimpsalot What does that even mean

[@Mychel_Nox]

@Domenico Bocchetti Nothing probably. He‘s just locking for some recognition and using dated trolls from 2005 seemingly is the only way he knows how. But with a kickass name like „mc pimpsalot“ I of cause wouldn’t expect anything less. 😂

[@macroverse_phl]

"Omnislash is omnipresent." I. Felt. That.

[@DigiCube4]

so did the rest of FF

[@selassieaspen9940]

So did Sephiroth 😂

[@EmpressBritannia]

Let's not forget about the failed omnislash at the end of FF7R. I'm really curious to see how the move will evolve going forward.

[@RogueSeraph]

For real. Alot of people didn't realize that in the end of FF7R Cloud attempted to Omnislash Sephiroth but Sephiroth blocked ALL of it. I have a couple theories about that, either Cloud attempted something that he didn't master yet (which was the Omnislash), or Sephiroth has knowledge of the future and after being defeated a couple of times by Omnislash now he knows how to stop it.

[@renjones7270]

@@RogueSeraph i think he has knowledge of the future somehow because before cloud could do it he said “not yet”

[@dangerouslysafe3]

Just a heads up to everyone, Smash Ultimate is going to be releasing an update along with Sephiroth that will alter Cloud's Final Smash, causing him to use Omnislash Ver.6 when wearing his Advent Children outfit.

[@Rafusdibarbarius]

In FFXIV, the limit break level 2 for all melee dps classes is another variation of omnislash too.. With Buster Sword included and all, I got so exited after watching my monk do it for the first time..!

[@BirdsOfPlay]

I get what you mean, I was also pleasantly surprised. Although now I kinda wish there was more variety and that the limit would reflect the different classes.

[@eljn2737]

Lb 3 is unique with every class

[@EX7Sonic]

@@BirdsOfPlay it does though. You only get that limit with melee DPS classes. Ranged DPS gets Big Shot and Desperado. I prefer it that way since it makes LB3 feel more special.

[@shinra6913]

was just about to comment this till i saw u did it. kinda wish it was a DRK move tho coz y'know big sword

[@lintraharrington2394]

O.M.G....how did I miss this!!!!

[@tokeiru]

there's also a 2nd version of Cloud in FF Brave Exvius (the Advent Children version) to where he has his own CG Cinematic every time he does Omnislash V5! its pretty glorious~

[@NexusMHX]

There's a parody version of Omnislash in the anime game series "Hyperdimension Neptunia" with one character referencing Square Enix making a reference to both the OG Omnislash and Omnislash Version 5 called Omnislice Version 5 as their ultimate move which had two versions. The normal version references both Omnislash and Omnislash Version S while the ultimate version has aspects from other aspects from Square Enix items like the black materia from the original FF7 game with the meteor.

[@FizzieWebb]

S-sha's Exe.skill the advanced version can only be done whole she's in Golden power mode. Her whole character is a parody of Square Enix in general, and sometimes after a victory she'll start humming the FF victory fanfare only to be interrupted by a coughing fit.

[@riicky83]

I can't remember where I saw it but Cloud's Fusion sword was called The Last Tsurugi. On Disidia, Omnislash v5 has two animation depending on if your in the air or on the ground. Grounded it had Cloud land on the floor without his sword before catching it, in the air, it has him still holding his sword as he does a downward, almost sideways strike.

[@mvodinh]

No, that name is for one of the swords of the fusion sword. I do believe that’s the name for the main blade or the base sword. The team behind advent children never put an effort in naming the other individual sword or the fusion sword itself.

[@riicky83]

@@mvodinh I know the other five blades had been given fan names, the first connecting blade was the Impact blade due to being the front of the combined form, the two back blades were called serrated blades (or something close and the last two were named switch blades.

[@nodood]

*Clickblade*

[@RogueSeraph]

Not the Last Tsurugi, it's called the First Tsurugi which was Cloud's normal blade in Advent Children with no other swords attached to it.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Surprising Gilgamesh hasn't come for the Fusion Sword.

[@forsetigodofjusticeexcelle7506]

As a

[@timothywhitney6307]

This is my favorite video of your evolution series for final fantasy. Thank you for making this.

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

You're most welcome Timothy! Glad you enjoyed :) ~Darryl

[@lordnul1708]

And now to add the Smash iteration of Omnislash Version 5, as the most recent patch (ver 10.1.0)1 added it as an easter egg if sorts for Cloud's AC costumes, however the difference is purely visual as it deals the same damage, knockback etc as regular omnislash.

[@Issac_The_Last_N7]

Omnislash FF7 & Army of One from Lightning Returns are my two favorites. Both are absolutely insane. But no denying Clouds limit breaker is revolutionary

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

Still love Noctis’ Armiger

[@TheAuron32]

Army of One in 13-1 is also real nasty, have Lightning use it, then swap to a set up where shes a Commando... the stagger bonus is still the same crazy number but she gets the power of commando added to it too, its really powerful.

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

@@kermitwithamustache3885 too bad Armiger "Unleashed" sucks. It's significantly slower, you can die using it, and despite the name, you can't fly.

[@kermitwithamustache3885]

Should’ve had added invincibility frames

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

@@kermitwithamustache3885 more than that. The default Warpstrike shouldn't be a club, there should be some level of HP Regen boost and again, you should have the power of flight while in the form. Also it should be able to be activated outside of battle for that third thing.

[@JohnJSeyy]

16:28 O... Omnisplash!?

[@tamodolo]

Did you noticed that Cloud tryed to Omnislash Sephiroth in the end of the Remake game? It seems it was too soon hahahaha.

[@Generic2020]

I jus realized that it’s Omnislash Ver. 5 and 6 because that’s how many iterations we’ve seen, lol everyone prolly knows that but I always wondered why it skipped to version 5 in AC

[@The_One_In_Black]

I'm a little surprised you didn't talk about how Omnislash appears to inform aspects of the final limit break in FF7R.

[@bg-cc6hn]

Look forward to it looking AMAZING when it appears in the Remake series! And the original Omnislash is still my favorite!

[@mattwo7]

13:28 Damnit Nomura...

[@mattwo7]

In Megadimention Neptunia VII, S-Sha, the character representing Square-Enix (she has another personality named E-Sha, though S-Sha makes some Dragon Quest references herself like her gold form's sword and shield and "S-Sha's Attack" which references the Dragon Quest battle mechanics) has an EXE Drive (basically a limit break) based on Omnislash called Omnislice Ver. S. It's a reference to Omnislash Ver. 5 in particular that does three hits, splits the sword, does twelve more hits for a total of fifteen then the dive finisher happens. Although in her Gold Form (which also grants her a single wing), this attack seems to reference Sephiroth instead, as instead of splitting her reference to Erdrick's sword (which is far too skinny), a massive explosion happens, she throws a pair of orbs, one red and one blue, followed by her sword, which also causes a massive explosion, then she *_snaps a meteor onto the enemy_* which instantly falls onto them and of course, also causes a massive explosion (did Bay come up with this move?))

[@cocomunga]

Sephiroth uses Omnislash in Kingdom Hearts 1. I think its official name is different, but it is very faithful to how it looks in FF7.

[@fireball-dk2gp]

I honestly didn't expect to see the Burst animation from Opera Omnia for Omnislash in this, and that made my day.

[@LRrealest]

Same

[@arturopinto6724]

DUDE, for me is V5. When all the swords drop in the floor and then is Cloud with his hand towards the sky waiting for the main sword. Simply EPIC.

[@RasenRendanX]

The burst era in Dissdia OO Starts next month! Im so excited!

[@LightningFarron165]

What's that? :D

[@LRrealest]

@@LightningFarron165 Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia, a pretty good mobile game.

[@Leondragon06]

@@LRrealest pretty much best free mobile game =)

[@mitromney]

Magicarp used omnisplash! But... nothing happened! ... 15 times!

[@hobbyman47]

Juggernaut ultimate in Dota2 is Omni slash. Guest what his also invincible if there are many enemies in the area it will change target attack them randomly like the 1st version of Cloud’s Omni slash.

[@Yet_another_placeholder]

It just says something about how iconic a move is, when it appears in not only other Square-Enix games but other works entirely. For example, in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, when Trans-Am is unlocked for the first time, Setsuna pulls off a move that is in every way inspired by Omnislash Version 5, except it is done with a single sword rather than multiple swords. It doesn't destroy the enemy, though. And in NieR Automata, an Action RPG by Square-Enix, there are at least 2 ways to trigger an attack that looks very similar to Omnislash Version 5 as well. Only one is a certain-kill move, though, but that move doesn't work on bosses. The weaker version is pretty much just a standard move, though and doesn't deal that much extra damage (although the enemy is defenseless for those few seconds)

[@BlazingShadowSword]

I stumbled across this video and just as you were talking about dissidia opera, I got an ad for that exact thing. Square Enix is trying to tell people that it's localized now I think.

[@MrMidasGames]

Great video, I didn’t think how important Omnislash, as cross slash is always promoted more. Keep up the great work.

[@wolfoflight]

Won't lie, when I first saw Advent children I thought they were treating omnislash v5 as a wholely new limit break, and I could have sworn I saw it called sonic rave at some point.

[@reivunrantington9425]

I remember hitting omnislash in Ehrgeiz for the first time. It felt amazing. The AI uses it quite a bit

[@AKSandstorm007]

Omnislash is just epic Also! Anime Suggestion- Poyopoyo, it's a cute slice of life series involving a round orange cat

[@ty_sylicus]

Wonderful video. Cloud will forever be my spirit character. 😎

[@climhazzardenjoyer5052]

Just in case you didn't know, they added ommislash ver. 5 to clouds advent children alt in smash ultimate with the new sephiroth update. His ff7 alt still uses the classic one

[@Qardo]

The Japanese name is...kind of stupid. I mean Omni- means "Everywhere or all". So Omnislash literally means "ALL THE SLASHES!" OR "Slashes from Everywhere".

[@vincentgraymore]

Well, the point of the name is that tries to be the second definition? I mean it is not literally from everywhere but the name is hyperbolic like most "cool" names for things.

[@christianlopez707]

Its possible Japan doesn't have a translation for omni, not every Japanese word can be translated to English and viceversa. Either that or they just wanted to have fun by calling it something ridiculous.

[@niruapp8559]

You can also get Omnislash on the 1st CD, it cost 52000 BP if I remember well, the Legacy of the Lucii is an awesome move, it helped me when I had to fight Omega in the end of the game (and I was on LV 1), long live to the invincibility man ! I can't wait to see Omnislash in the Remake ! As a player of Opera Omnia, I hope that Cloud's Burst Weapon will come soon !

[@Emelenyt]

Can't wait to see what they do with it in the remake. It's interesting to see how it has evolved over the years. Now we just need to see how the Jecht Shot evolved into Mark 3

[@saxistaja2]

As well in kingdom hearts union x, some medals had the omnislash animation, but not performed by cloud and sometimes cloud used it when you faced him as a enemy

[@paraiax4341]

Another great video. I'm so excited to see what they do with it in the remake.

[@Beryllahawk]

I think you hit all the high points :D Also just in case you are still looking for suggestions for anime? Rising of the Shield Hero; That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - both of those are relatively short but VERY good (and, we hope, are getting further seasons eventually) Also, My Life as a Villainess was hilarious, short, and all of us sat around cracking up after discussing how that anime idea could've cast various FF14 characters. Would recommend if you don't mind some silly fluff similar to Ouran High School (but shorter, Villainess is only 14 episodes I think)

[@shybandit521]

They just added Omnislash V5 to Ultimate now that Sephiroth is in the game. It's only able to be used while you have the Advent Children skin on. It's almost identical in stats to the normal Omnislash, (damage, time taken to use, knockback, they are all the same, the only difference is that instead of the knockback of the final explosion sending you up and away from the explosion, it knocks you up and in front of cloud in the same angle it would send you if you were in front of the explosion during V1,) and nearly identical in appearance to the original Advent Children V5.

[@Kougeru]

A little funny you said we won't get lines like "this guy are sick" but I can probably provide hundreds of examples like that from Crunchyroll each year

[@CthulhuTheory]

So there are actually 3 Advent Children uses of Omnislash: The first one is when he's fighting Bahamut Sin. Cloud initially jumps in with 2 blades. He then combines them into one, takes his LB stance and then smacks Bahamut 6 times before doing the spiral leap into the air (complete with glowy glowy effect) and smashing the sword down, knocking Bahamut Sin into the ground. (Seriously, go back and watch it.) Then there's the original release Omnislash 5.0 and Complete's 6.0.

[@kura2ninja944]

I always thought that was an updated version of Climhazzard more than anything...

[@CthulhuTheory]

​@@kura2ninja944 Climhazard is what Cloud used to defeat Bahamut after the ridiculous cloud launch sequence and he flies through the megaflare. Omnislash 1 happens early in the fight, shortly after cloud jumps in to join the fray.

[@jamiemcneil9682]

My first play through of ff7 i didn't even have omnislash. So it was amazing to see during the final encounter. 😀 dissidia has a great recreation of the move.

[@adamorth5335]

Great job folks, thanks for your hard work!

[@TheDSofTime]

We gonna talk about Ver. 5 in Ultimate after Seph’s entry?

[@johannesmyllymaki]

This was epic info about Omnislash! Thanks for this 😊👍

[@battletoads22]

Too bad this came out before Sephiroth was announced for Smash Ultimate and Omnislash Ver. 5 was added.

[@YUXKE]

As mentioned by a couple others, Omnislash and Braver are also limit breaks in FFXIV as melee limit breaks

[@vaxildagger]

They added Omnislash V.5 into Smash Ultimate when they dropped Sephiroth into the game, so if you're playing Cloud using his alternative costume when you do your final smash, it does that version instead.

[@kainlockley]

Would you consider doing the Evolution of Limit Breaks/Desperation Attacks/Trance/Overdrives?

[@KriegXE]

SPOILERS FOR FF7 REMAKE: After the final battle with Sephiroth, the cutscene when Cloud faces him one to one, just like the end of og FF7, Cloud and Sephiroth’s swords clash 15 times, just like Omnislash at the end.

[@FMLArtVlog]

The burst era hype in DFFOO is real and this move is a big reason why.

[@MochaTea94406]

Idk I'm still getting used to EX+ and CHAOS in Global haha.

[@FMLArtVlog]

@@MochaTea94406 it's all good I started way back when it was less than a year old but stopped for two years because life happened. Been back into it for just over three weeks and I am almost caught up. Once you do all the chaos and get a good variety of units you'll be ready.

[@Soul_9536]

Yes the hype is real, but my resources are crying

[@RasenRendanX]

im curirous if you can do more vids of FF Characters Ultimate attacks, ofc i know Cloud has the most appearances obviously but its a nice thought. Great video as always!

[@LRrealest]

Was surprised to see Omnislash from Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia. Took me a bunch of resources to get it. Anything for a fav tho. Great video

[@ShijioHirojima567]

You forgot the one in FFBE, stunning and powerful.

[@GamestMesa]

i found it funny that around the time this came out ffxiv added a boss the uses omnislash named ultimate crossover

[@EmilyTempest81]

Rise of the shield hero sward art online and reincarnation as a slime on crunchy roll. Great video guys.

[@selassieaspen9940]

So Unseen Omnislash was what Zack moved to called. Either way, ver.5 is definitely Cloud's technique only.

[@jamesshepherd2514]

Never clicked on a video so fast in my life!

[@gorimbaud]

FFRK has gotten a million Cross-Slashes, a few Climhazzards, some Bravers, and a couple Finishing Touches, but no Omnislash yet. Players speculate that it's being saved for when the game's on its last legs, but who knows. The JP server just had a new level of powercreep introduced, so Cloud's sure to get one soon, and it may just be time for it.

[@DOC_951]

I played for 3 years and finally quit a few months ago... that’s funny there still isn’t an omnislash!

[@sinteleon]

And now mario & luigi learned effectively an omnislash variant in clockout blow....

[@erics8192]

I remember being insane enough to get omnislash on disc 1 when it cost 64k

[@aozorahaou2643]

You know what would've been a good Final Battle for KH3, if it was just Sora vs. Xehanort and there fight paralleled Clouds and Sephiroths the ultimate fanservice since let's be honest if Final Fantasy characters weren't gonna make appearance in the released main game might as well do the ultimate fanservice showing how far Sora has come plus it would've been a good bridge to the remake of 7. Anyway in the final stages of the boss fight there's one last reaction command that allows Sora to use an evolved Version of Ars Arcanum which works similarly to Omnislash in Advant Children as light in the form of Riku, Lea, Terra, Aqua, Ventus, and Kairi's keyblades appear around Xehanort and Sora just takes each one bashing at Xehanort with one final strike from Sora's keyblade signifying the 7 Lights conquering all 13 darknesses in one form.

[@akiinmoonlight79]

so iconic ♥️

[@kevinstreetgaming]

Can't wait to see what it looks like in the remake!

[@TaviiCatniss]

Update: level 5 is now in smash and its awesome

[@ZenoDLC]

Plot twist, Warrior of Light from the first game's main damage output comes from multiple hit slashes, could the sword-wielding classes there be secretly using Omnislash and we just can't see it due to graphics limitation?

[@KimahriXIII-2]

Somehow I think its cute how Ehrgeiz turned into Örgeist XD

[@heroevil8325]

OmniTalk lols 19mins talk 6 second Omnislash lols

[@olexir]

So called "Omnislash V5" is already in OG FFVII. Only can be performed in the last battle with Sephiroth and Cloud should be in All Lucky 7s HP 7777.

[@Mikey64]

The original game had the best version of Omnislash.

[@truthspreader1996]

Of course it did!

[@intensellylit4100]

My preference is the one in smash.

[@anaradia7440]

It also inspired Omnistrike in the Last Remnant game

[@IantizTheFallen]

What about Squall’s Lion Heart? I thought that was base off Omnislash?

[@yao5921]

Squal in FFVIII does a similar limit break too. but it is called something different.

[@ToHoldNothing]

Kind of dated in a way, but given the series is wrapping up in another season or so, Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai is something that I wish we'd have gotten something equivalent to in Final Fantasy, though there were the Unlimited and Legend of the Crystals stuff (neither of which I've watched, though I would like to see Unlimited, even if they had to cut it down to half the length because of Spirits Within nearly bankrupting Square). It's on CR, which really is convenient for how FUnimation is being absorbed And it's a good intro in a way to Dragon Quest as a series, given it's kind of a competitor with Final Fantasy in its own way. It'll be probably 100 episodes in total, so not exactly a small endeavor, but well worth the effort. And I still need to collect more of the manga, but they're a bit pricier than normal, but also are 2 volume omnibuses

[@kennethkay7226]

I omnislashed the like button for ya!

[@XenosFFBE]

Omnislash was technically in FFXIV.

[@schadenfreude3949]

This is a great video. What about FFBE though?

[@farawaygaming9675]

You guys did 20 mins on Omnislash?? Okay, you got my attention.

[@tony_cgivfx]

I just Omnislashed that Like button.

[@SCRaetz]

I always thought the Omnislash in FF7:AD was called *OVERSLASH* 🤔

[@blackjaguar324]

How about the FF Record Keeper version?

[@andrewfronce982]

Omnislash did 9999 every hit for me without using power sources

[@GhostofCorel]

What about Squall's Lionheart?! Direct carbon copy of OmniSlash

[@CthulhuTheory]

It's referenced in the video footage 17:30

[@whitemage34]

U forgot RECORD KEEPERS & WAR OF THE VISIONS

[@bujkaizack]

Still got Remakes take on Omnislash to look forward to!!!

[@mohamadsyazwan1223]

Cool video but you forget to add cloud omnislash version from brave exvius the mobile game, theres 2 cg for cloud the neo vision and advent children cloud.

[@jmporkbob]

UNGARMAX

[@DOC_951]

British people talk weird 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@yuku6921]

omnislash ver 5 from dissdia opera omnia got featured bless

[@SerathDarklands]

3:25 - That's not true. Yuffie's "All Creation" does EIGHT times normal damage to all targets on screen. Ultimately less overall damage, but the specific wording you used - _PENALTY_ is incorrect.

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Very true, thanks for pointing that out! ~Darryl

[@SerathDarklands]

@@FinalFantasyUnion Happy to help! Yuffie is a criminally underrated character, stats-wise. Her Conformer, for example, only deals 1 damage to herself and allies, meaning she's great for knocking allies out of confused/sleep status and makes her a non-threat if she herself gets confused. It also ignores the 90% reduction in damage when using the Morph command, which is vital in farming Sources to max out your party's stats. And, as I mentioned, All Creation is just obscenely strong, especially when fighting large groups. It'll almost always do 9,999 damage late game.

[@epicwonder2415]

U should check out fairy tail, black clover, fire force, Eureka 7, fate zero & the legend of legendary heroes. Thy'er extremely great shows

[@deanmottershead9208]

I would have had another level 4 limit break and saved omnislash for the final confrontation for narrative purposes but just my opinion

[@zordiark9673]

Am i the Only one, who equipped the Buster Sword before facing Sephiroth? :D

[@marielangelayumol7117]

Omnislash is super powerful and strong!

[@codyhoustongaming4921]

You should watch Oda Shinamon Nobunaga on crunchyroll it's so adorable!

[@kyzersoze8408]

Cloud also tried to performe ominislash in the edge of creation.

[@Midknight824]

As much as I love the original omnislash, I also really love the version you can learn in Dissidia

[@jb0258]

Its been awhile since I played Dissidia, but I think it's omnislash ver. 5 if I'm remembering right. Just scrolling through comments before watching the video too lol

[@jb0258]

@@GzzGtu20 I know in the first Dissidia you had to master Finishing Touch, then Omnislash ver.5 could be used as a finisher with it. Not sure about the second one or in NT tho

[@TheAuron32]

that opening is you all need to know :)