Lightning Bolt

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Lightning Bolt is a negative psych found on four pins, all of which cannot be obtained early in the game without a mingle shop. It is activated by slashing an empty space, but slashing an enemy will work if there are no psych conflicts. Neku will fire a bolt that follows the direction of the slash. This bolt is independent of Neku's location. Lightning Bolt pins are categorized under A class.

[edit] Analysis

At 50% efficiency, this psych is a non-puck attacker and may replace all negative psychs with lower efficiency. Unfortunately, it is a difficult psych to use to its full potential. Of the four pins, Tin Pin Artist and King Arthur are immediately dismissed as unplayable because they hit an enemy only once per use. Black Jupiter and Excalibur are able to hit an enemy twice per use. However, this ability will be canceled if the player slashes too fast, as is usually the case during a frenetic battle. It is imperative that the player time the slashes carefully in order to make the most out of these pins. Few pins will match their damage output if the player is able to do so.

[edit] Black Jupiter (set) vs. Excalibur

Excalibur under SOS and Resonance deals slightly more damage than Black Jupiter, but Black Jupiter under Cosmic SOS runs away with the crown. See Lightning Arrester for a damage graph.

[edit] Excalibur vs. Drake

Drake has higher efficiency, but with careful slash timing and Resonance, Excalibur is able to end up dealing more damage in a shorter amount of time. Therefore, Excalibur is worthy of a place in many time attacking decks.

Id	Name	Brand	Cls	Boot	Reboot	Limit	Uses	Psych	Action	Elm	EFF%	Power	Atk200
185	King Arthur	Pegaso	A	00	33		44	Lightning Bolt	S	Neg	5050	140140	170170
186	Excalibur	Pegaso	A	00	33		66	Lightning Bolt	S	Neg	5050	170170	185185
214	Black Jupiter	Gatito	A	00	44		44	Lightning Bolt	S	Neg	5050	6060	130130
240	Tin Pin Artist	Unbranded	A	55	55		44	Lightning Bolt	S	Neg	5050	5353	127127