Speculation on the
new character!
MOVES
He floats when he dashes, apparently he's Palutena now
Jab combo: Kick + Kick + Slash
Dash attack: Sword-shove, relatively short range
F-tilt: Shulk's
D-tilt: Mega Man's (slide)
Up-Tilt: Like Roy's (back to forward) but range closer to Shulk's
Nair: Ike's but more range, aka Shulk's but in reverse motion
Fair: Shulk's but it spikes
Bair: Ike's but with more range
Dair: Roy's
Upair: Ike's
uptilt but with more range (and in midair)
F-smash: Three-hit slash, slows down considerably when it lands
Up-smash: Sword-uppercut, knocks opponent up
D-smash: Every swordy's D-smash, first hit brings opponent behind for second a la Toon Link
Back-throw: Kick
Limit Break mechanic: My first guess was basically Mac's KO gauge, but there's a little menu window that builds up directly above him in the trailer, might not just be for show. He also seems to freeze in a pose while it's building up, possibly command-activated? Glows blue upon completion. Modifies his next activated special attack, afterwards he goes back to normal.
Neutral-B: Blade Beam -- shoots a sword shockwave
Limit Break: Shockwave does big damage combo upon hit
Side-B: Cross-Slash -- 5-hit combo
Limit Break: Same but with massive damage
Down-B: Finishing Touch -- Strikes forward then backward with a little whirlwind visual effect
Limit Break: Trailer ONLY shows Limit Break form, so dunno what the normal one actually is, probably same just less powerful
Up-B: Climhazzard -- Quick stab plus slash up, optional second input to slash back down (Braver)
Limit Break: Much higher jump, a la Shulk's Up-B with Jump monado form
Final Smash: Omnislash
Taunt 1: Victory pose
Taunt 2: Lean on sword
Taunt 3: Cast materia pose
Also notable, in all the footage for Midgar stage, he is glowing red, maybe has something to do with summons? They really seem like they're just stage hazards though... Actually, in the stage intro it shows a red materia drifting into the stage, I'm assuming whoever gets it is the "summoner" and is not harmed by the ensuing stage hazard, probably why he's is glowing red in those.