Heaven’s Arch

Heaven’s Arch in Soulcalibur VI.

Heaven’s Arch (ヘブンズアーチライディング, lit. Heaven's Arch Riding in Soulcalibur; ヘブンズアーチ in Soulcalibur II; ヘヴンズアーチ in later games) is a throw that Sophitia has had since Soulcalibur.

Input

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Input Commands	Symbols
: Press the horizontal attack button. : Hold the horizontal attack button. : Press the vertical attack button. : Hold the vertical attack button. : Press the kick button. : Hold the kick button. : Input a direction. : Hold in a direction. : Slide from one input to the next. : Neutral.	: High attack. : Middle attack. : Low attack. : Special middle attack. : Special low attack. : Throw : Unblockable attack. : Break Attack. : Guard Impact. : Special Stance. : Lethal Hit. : Soul Charge. : Soul Gauge. : Reversal Edge. : Special Movement. : Attack Throw. : Brave Edge.

Game	Preview	Japanese Name	English Name	Input	Properties	Notes
Soulcalibur		ヘブンズアーチライディング	Heaven’s Arch	Approaching Enemy+		—
Soulcalibur II		ヘブンズアーチ	Heaven’s Arch	Approach enemy +		—
Soulcalibur III		ヘヴンズアーチ	Heaven’s Arch	+		—
Soulcalibur III: Arcade Edition	—	ヘヴンズアーチ	?	+		Throw escape by pressing
Soulcalibur IV		ヘヴンズアーチ	Heaven’s Arch	+		—
Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny		ヘヴンズアーチ	Heaven’s Arch	+		—
Soulcalibur VI		ヘヴンズアーチ	Heaven’s Arch	or or +		(direction other than back) + attack button to grapple break Lethal Hit: Triggers upon hit after 4 or more successful guard impacts
		ヘヴンズアーチ	Heaven’s Arch	or or + (Training mode only)		(direction other than back) + attack button to grapple break/Only available in training mode

Trivia

• Heaven's Arch appears in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate as Sophitia's C1 attack.

Videos

Sophitia's C1 attack in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate.

See Also

• Heaven’s Rider, a similar throw that Pyrrha has.
• Archenemy Riding, a similar throw that Pyrrha Ω has.
• Jack in the Cage, a similar throw that Voldo has.