High Strike

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High Strike
Alternate names	Trunks Sword Shining Slash Shining Sword Attack
Debut	Manga: "The Young Man of Mystery" Anime: "Another Super Saiyan?"
Appears in
Inventor	Future Trunks/Trunks/Xeno Trunks/Future Trunks (unknown timeline)
Users	Future Trunks/Trunks/Xeno Trunks/Future Trunks (unknown timeline) Future Warrior (Earthling/Saiyan) Future Warrior (Earthling/Saiyan) Ninja Murasaki Tapion Saibamen Ackman
Class	Rush Attack
Similar Techniques	Dirty Slash Instant Severance

High Strike is a Rush Attack used by Future Trunks in his Super Saiyan and Super Saiyan 2 forms.

Overview

The High Strike, as its name suggests, is a falling downward slash with Future Trunks' sword, capable of bisecting opponents with ease. It is used as the first part of the Shining Sword Attack, Full Charge Burning Slash, Lightning Sword Slash, and Garlic Buster.

Usage

Super Saiyan Future Trunks uses it as the opening slash of Shining Sword Attack to cut Mecha Frieza in half, and again when testing Super Saiyan Goku, though he blocked the final attack with a single finger.

In Dragon Ball Super, Super Saiyan 2 Future Trunks once again attempted to defeat Super Saiyan 3 Goku with it, referring to it as his strongest move, but was once again thwarted by Goku blocking with his fingers.

Film Appearances

In Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!, Future Trunks uses it as the opening slash of Lightning Sword Slash against Android 14.

Similar Techniques

Ackman uses a similar move to cut a Martian in half.

Variations

• Dirty Slash – A variation used by King Cold.
• Shining Slash - A variation used by Trunks in Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon.
• Saibaiman Assault - A team attack used by the Saibamen team as their Super Attack in Dokkan Battle as part of the SaiBai Battle April Fool's 2017. Starts off with a Kamehameha, then the two Saibamen playing the role of Vegeta and Gohan attack the opponent from both sides, before the Saibaman (Swordsman) playing the role of Future Trunks attacks with a brief sword rush ending with High Strike, knocking the opponent to the ground before several Saibamen drop down on them while using Saibamen Bomb.
• Neo Shining Sword Attack (シャイニングソードアタック改カイ, Shainingu Sōdo Atakku Kai), where it is a stronger variation of High Strike used by Future Trunks in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot.
  • Super Shining Sword Attack (スーパーシャイニングソードアタック, Sūpā Shainingu Sōdo Atakku) - An even stronger version in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot where, Future Trunks dashes against his opponent and sends a final slash, causing a blue explosion and inflicting even more damage.

Video Game Appearances

• Dragon Ball Z: The Legend
• Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse
• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
• Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
• Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
• Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

In The Legend Saturn version, it is named Trunks Sword (トランクスソード, Torankusu Sōdo).

In the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game, it is named High Strike.

In Xenoverse, it is named Shining Slash and is one of Future Trunks' Super Skills. It can be obtained by the Future Warrior as a reward in Parallel Quest 24: "Power Teams". It can only be used by the Future Warrior if their selected race is either an Earthling or a Saiyan.

In Xenoverse 2, Shining Slash returns as one of Future Trunks' Super Skills which can be obtained by the Future Warrior as a reward in Parallel Quest 38: "Power Teams". Like in Xenoverse, it can only be used by the Future Warrior if they are either an Earthling or Saiyan. Interestingly, it is obtained in exactly the same Parallel Quest that was in Xenoverse (the only difference between the two games is the Parallel Quest number listings). As part of the 1.15.00 Update DLC, it can be added to Tapion's custom skillset after purchasing it in Partner Customization. As part of the Legendary Pack 2 DLC, in Extra Mission 06: "Alternate History Antics", Bardock receives a vision of Super Saiyan Future Trunks performing Shining Slash on Mecha Frieza with his sword in Age 764.

In World Mission, High Strike is part of Burning Slash and Full Charge Burning Slash.

In Kakarot, it is named Shining Sword Attack, where it is one of Future Trunks initial Super Attacks.

Gallery

Future Trunks using Shining Slash in Xenoverse

Bardock's vision of Future Trunks performing Shining Slash on Mecha Frieza in Xenoverse 2

Future Trunks performing Shining Sword Attack on Mecha Frieza in Kakarot