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 uses this skill against a Frenzy Boar while on his way to Horunka Village.
 * Kirito uses 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 Chapter 1 Part 13/Episode 2:
 * Kirito uses Slant against Ruin Kobold Sentinels to reflect the monsters' halberds and give Asuna an opening to attack them.


 * Progressive Volume 1 Chapter 1 Part 14:
 * Kirito uses Slant, as well as «Horizontal» and «Vertical» Sword Skills to deflect the boss's attacks.


 * Progressive Volume 1 Chapter 2:
 * Kirito uses 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.


 * 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.

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