It's the same ability, so no.
Not talking about Link so yes? It doesn't matter if someone else uses it differently, Revali and Link both have it, Revali doesn't need to use his to counter.
Goes both ways dude.
I'm talking specifically about Flurry Rush/Perfect Dodging, not Bullet Time or Perfect Guarding. And no, Flurry Rush/Perfect Dodging has not been shown to activate outside of dodging.
Same ability lad. You're talking about a specific use, of a general ability he has. You're actually conflating gameplay, with lore.
Uh no? It's specifically referring to the Royal Broadsword's ability to have increased damage when Flurry Rushing.
Do you not realize that completely invalidates your argument right? It isn't at all talking about perception manip, being a counter-specific thing, but that this specific sword, just so happens to get a power amp, when countering, when doing a flurry.
Either way, your initial statement/argument, that being it's a counter only thing
it’s specifically referred to as a “counterattack” technique, which is consistent with how it works in gameplay
Is objectively false and not what the quote is talking about, only that with this super specific weapon, does it get an amp when retaliating back.
So I stand by what I said. Nothing changes.
Don't know what part of "Its counterattack power when dodging an enemy attack is potent", and "Crafted for sword masters, it increases the power of flurry rush during perfect dodge." is referring to the deadliness of it's "retaliation method", as opposed to its power when Flurry Rushing.
The part where you did not link that, that's on you for doing a poor job citing your argument and scans.
But, it doesn't matter, dude is shown a sword that has buffed atk when Link dodges and initiates a flurry in retaliation, ie, countering.
This does not mean it can't be initiated at any other point, we know it can.
Can perception manip activate in other situations? Yes, so your argument is demonstrably false in that it's a counter-only thing.
Do we know how? Yes, it's done by focus, something not linked to any specific action, as we see given there are multiple methods unrelated to countering that can proc it on the fly.
Should we then limit it to being used only in the specific dodge instance in gameplay? Not really, game balancing is a thing, and the actual lore, corroborating feats and showings, all but say what you're suggesting isn't an actual limitation, especially if you dip into Warriors.
And again, I forget what the verdict on AoC was, but given we use an FTL feat from it, perception manip is even more lenient in that, and we straight up see Ganon in TOTK, someone who also has the ability (Given you wanna cross-scale them), whip out a flurry, mid Link flurry
meaning his ass was prepping that shit otherwise he'd have been blitzed, with him and Link able to dodge and attack each other's follow-ups, at least by two steps, all in slow mo, iirc you mentioned earlier that Ganon can't react, but he actually can, if Link attacks him mid-flurry, Ganon himself can react in your flurry, and attack you back.
