Sora and Layla performing The Legendary Great Maneuver
The Legendary Great Maneuver is an extremely dangerous and famous performance that has caused the death of many performers. Only those who can see the spirit known as Fool know what the maneuver actually is. Fool will not tell what the maneuver is unless the performer(s) are ready to perform it. Just hearing what the maneuver entails before being ready will result in the performer becoming over excited and train harder only to result in death. The only team to ever successfully perform the maneuver and both survive are Sora Naegino and Layla Hamilton from Kaleido Stage.
Maneuver Details
The maneuver details are kept secret by Fool until he decides that the performer is ready for it. The actual details of the maneuver are kept secret, even from the viewers since Sora and Layla are the only ones to hear it in the series. But judging from what happens during Sora and Layla's performance, the two swing from twin trapeze placed directly in front of the other. They then leap out and push one hand against each other's hand and push back to their trapeze safely. During Sora and Layla's performance, while their hands are together, the two were seen gliding freely around the air as if they were performing on air.
Facts
- When Sora and Layla severed their link with each other to end the maneuver, the force struck Layla's already injured shoulder severely and caused her to retire from Kaleido Stage after the final episode of the first season.
- The performance has caused a large number of deaths, one of which was Yuri Killian's father.
- It seems that the only person who knows what the maneuver entails despite not performing it is Kalos Eldos, Kaleido Stage's owner.
- There is a rumor that the maneuver is more successful if both partners weigh the same, which led Layla to force herself into a diet to try and match Sora's weight and eventually led her to injure her shoulder.