Slant

«Slant» (スラント) is a simple 1-hit, One-handed Straight Sword category Sword Skill in Sword Art Online, New ALfheim Online and Project Alicization.

Description
Slant consists of a single sharp 45 degree diagonal slash. The only thing that Slant differs from other 1-hit skills like Vertical or Horizontal is that Slant has a slanted trajectory and it can attack in two directions: either from top-right to bottom-left or bottom-left to top-right, the latter being the same stance as drawing a sword from the waist, thus greatly decreasing the time required to activate the skill.

As the skill can be used in two directions, it can be activated either by putting it on one's shoulder for a top-right to bottom-left slash or in a similar motion to drawing a sword from the waist for a bottom-left to top-right slash. The basic range of the skill is 2.5 meters.

Usage

 * Volume 8, First Day:
 * Kirito used this skill against a Frenzy Boar while on his way to Horunka Village.
 * Kirito used Slant as well as Horizontal while killing the tens of Little Nepents that were drawn to him and Coper after Coper triggered the «seed» of one of the Nepents.


 * Progressive Volume 1, Aria of a Starless Night, Part 13/Episode 2:
 * Kirito used Slant against Ruin Kobold Sentinels to reflect the monsters' halberds and give Asuna an opening to attack them.


 * Progressive Volume 1, Aria of a Starless Night, Part 14:
 * Kirito used Slant, as well as «Horizontal» and «Vertical» Sword Skills to deflect the boss's attacks.


 * Progressive Volume 1, Rondo of a Fragile Blade, Part 2:
 * Kirito used Slant, among other skills, while battling with Wind Wasps to help Asuna get enough Wind Wasp needles for the safest odds of successfully enchanting her rapier.


 * Progressive Volume 1, Rondo of a Fragile Blade, Part 12:
 * Kirito used the skill to damage Nato the Colonel Taurus in-between observing the battle against Baran the General Taurus.
 * Kirito used Slant to hit Nato the Colonel Taurus on the forehead, causing it to suffer a movement delay.


 * Volume 9, Chapter 1, Part 5:
 * Eugeo uses Slant in his duel with Jink, crushing Jink's iron sword with the skill.


 * Volume 10, Chapter 3, Part 4:
 * Egome Zakkalight attempts to defeat Kirito in the Zakkaria Sword Arts Tournament with this skill, but is countered by Kirito's Snake Bite, which breaks Egome's sword into two.


 * Volume 10, Chapter 4, Part 4:
 * Kirito uses Slant while testing out the capabilities of his new sword.


 * Volume 11, Chapter 5, Part 1:
 * Eugeo uses this skill to counter Humbert Zizek's Vertical. Although Eugeo’s Slant is eventually broken, Eugeo's sword is pushed into a position that allows him to activate «Vertical» and break Humbert's posture with it.


 * Volume 12, Chapter 8, Part 1:
 * Eugeo chains Slant after using Vertical Arc to defeat Deusolbert Synthesis Seven before the knight is able to retreat and fire another arrow from his Conflagrant Flame Bow at Eugeo.


 * Volume 14, Chapter 13, Part 5:
 * Kirito used the skill to block the last hit of Quinella's «Vertical Square».

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