Shuttle Loop
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Shuttle Loop is the name of Meta Knight's Up Special Move in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Meta Knight leaps quickly into the air with his blade pointed upwards, goes into a loop and glides forward with his blade extended.
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The Shuttle Loop does around 9% of damage, and has good knockback, making it one of Meta Knight's few finishing moves.
It should also be noted that the end of the move automatically initiates a glide, which can be used in addition to the vertical recovery to add good horizontal recovery. In addition, because Meta Knight can do a quick attack to conclude a glide, it can be timed to do two consecutive attacks - the initial upswing, and the quick swing from the glide. The glide from this attack is slower than his regular glide, and allows better control.
One should be careful when using Shuttle Loop while facing off of the edge, for unless the glide is quickly canceled, it is easy to glide right off the stage with no chance of recovery. Also, landing while in the glide puts Meta Knight on the floor, and the opponent can easily punish him. Using the Glide Attack or just pressing the Special move button right before hitting the floor completely cancels the attack and landing lag, leaving Meta Knight completely ready to use any move or evade an incoming attack that would have otherwise hit him.
| Meta Knight's Special Moves | |
|---|---|
| Standard Special Move: | Mach Tornado |
| Side Special Move: | Drill Rush |
| Up Special Move: | Shuttle Loop |
| Down Special Move: | Dimensional Cape |
| Final Smash: | Galaxia Darkness |
OriginEdit
Shuttle Loop was used by Kirby in the SNES game Kirby Super Star (and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra) when he received the Wing ability. The only differences are that it didn't make Kirby glide and it lacked the sword. In addition, the Wing ability's attack required to toss an enemy first.
TriviaEdit
- It's actually possible to control the Shuttle Loop's glide in a way that will allows travelling all the way around the bottom of some stages and grab the ledge on the other side. This most notably happens on Final Destination and the Temple.
- If Meta Knight does Shuttle Loop from ground, he has a voiceline and starts gliding from higher.
- When Meta Knight enters the track in Kirby's Air Ride, he performs a similar move.
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