Editing Sheik (SSBU)

'''Sheik''' ({{ja|シーク|Shīku}}, ''Sheik'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. She was officially confirmed on June 12th, 2018 alongside {{SSBU|Zelda}} and the rest of the returning roster. Sheik is classified as fighter #16.

Sheik is now voiced by Ayumi Fujimura, who voices [[Zelda (SSBU)|her alter-ego]] in both ''The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds'' and ''Ultimate''.

*Clear {{SSBU|Classic Mode}} with {{SSBU|Donkey Kong}} or any character in his unlock tree, being the fifth character unlocked after {{SSBU|King Dedede}}.

With the exception of the third method, Sheik must then be defeated on [[Gerudo Valley]].

Like most Top-Tier characters, Sheik in ''Smash 4'' was considered one of the most potent characters (and the best character in the game during the middle of the game's lifetime), due to her nearly uncontested [[neutral game]]. Despite receiving the most nerfs from game updates, she remained a Top-Tier character. Possibly as a result, Sheik has been significantly nerfed overall in the transition from ''Smash 4'' to ''Ultimate''.  

Sheik's most notable nerfs are to her already below-average damage racking ability, with her main combo moves like her [[tilt]]s, neutral aerial and forward aerial, in addition to Needle Storm and Bouncing Fish, all dealing less damage. This requires her to string even more hits in order to rack up notable amounts of damage, exacerbated by her lack of KO ability. Furthermore, ''Ultimate's'' faster launch physics, inability to pass through opponents (instead pushing opponents away), and re-addition of directional air dodges hinder many of Sheik's combo strings and KO setups. Her already poor survivability has also been worsened, due to her weight being decreased, and although the weakening of [[rage]] makes her combos more consistent, it gives her more difficulty KOing at high percentages. Lastly, while Sheik does benefit from the universally faster jumpsquats and lower [[landing lag]] like the rest of the cast, the universal changes have overall indirectly nerfed her, as she already had the overall fastest frame data in ''Smash 4'', and most other characters have received more significant buffs in those aspects, allowing more characters to keep up with her.

Sheik did receive some buffs besides universal changes. Her [[rapid jab]] connects much more reliably and its finisher has less ending lag, making it more effective for damage racking despite its individual hits dealing less damage. Her up tilt, down tilt and Needle Storm (especially the aerial version) also have less ending lag, improving their combo potential, while her generally least used moves in ''Smash 4'' such as her dash attack, down smash, down aerial, and up throw deal more damage. Most notably, however, her back aerial deals more damage and knockback, improving its previously lacking KO potential when sweetspotted (though it is still a relatively weak aerial), and her pummel has gone from one of the slowest to one of the fastest, allowing it to be used more safely.

Overall, Sheik's nerfs drastically outweigh her buffs, as the former have exacerbated her main flaws, while the latter were not significant enough to compensate, making her worse than her ''Smash 4'' iteration. Her overall perception has been extremely negative, as many top players such as {{Sm|ZeRo}}, {{Sm|ESAM}}, {{Sm|MKLeo}} and {{Sm|Dabuz}} have claimed that she is not a viable character, since she has to work notoriously harder to rack up damage and score KOs than the vast majority of the cast. As such, her current representation in ''Ultimate'' has been poor, with many notable players such as {{Sm|Vinnie}}, {{Sm|Mr. R}}, and {{Sm|VoiD}} dropping her in favor of other characters.

*{{change|Sheik's design is based on the [[zeldawiki:Armor|Sheikah Set]] from ''{{s|zeldawiki|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild}}'', including the long white scarf of the Stealth Mask.}}

*{{change|Sheik's color scheme is more subdued, and her hair features simple detailing similar to ''Brawl''.}}

*{{change|Sheik is more vocal. She now vocalizes when using [[Vanish]] and [[Bouncing Fish]].}}

*{{buff|Like all characters, Sheik's [[jumpsquat]] animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 4).}}

*{{change|Sheik's [[weight]] has been decreased (81 → 78), now being lighter than {{SSBU|Kirby}}. This further worsens her endurance, but makes her less susceptible to combos.}}

*{{buff|Sheik's [[traction]] is higher (0.06 → 0.106).}}

*{{nerf|The removal of perfect [[pivoting]] hinders her ground mobility, worsens Needle Storm's [[mindgame]] potential, and makes her worse at extending combos.}}

===Ground attacks===

***{{nerf|However, this worsens Sheik's guaranteed [[jab cancel]] setups with the first and second hits, which played a large part in the utility of her neutral attack in ''Smash 4''.}}

**{{buff|The neutral infinite's finisher has less ending lag ([[FAF]] 53 → 42), no longer being the slowest in the game.}}

**{{nerf|All hits except the first deal less damage (3% → 1.6% (hit 2), 0.8%/0.6% → 0.3% (infinite), 3% → 2% (finisher)). The finisher's knockback was not compensated, and so it deals less knockback.}}

**{{buff|The second hit comes out faster (frame 19 → 17), allowing it to connect better from the first hit.}}

**{{nerf|Both hits deal less damage (5% → 3% (hit 1), 6% → 4% (hit 2)).}}

***{{buff|However the knockback was not fully compensated, thus improving the second hit's combo potential.}}

**{{nerf|The first hit is harder to connect against grounded opponents, due to characters no longer being able to walk or run through each other, and the hitbox being moved.}}

**{{change|Up tilt has an altered animation where Sheik's heel hits the ground, bearing a closer resemblance {{SSBU|Samus}}'s up tilt.}}

**{{change|It deals less damage (5% → 4.5%). However, this also allows it to combo for longer.}}<!--Knockback values for Smash 4 down tilt on Kurogane Hammer are wrong; they're 37 BKB/100 KBG, not 35/80, which lines up with this result-->

**{{buff|The second hit comes out faster (frame 26 → 20), allowing it to connect better from the first hit.}}

*[[Up smash]]:

**{{buff|Up smash's first hit has more range.}}

**{{buff|Down smash has less ending lag (FAF 55 → 52).}}

**{{buff|The second hit launches at a lower angle (48 → 43), improving its KO potential.}}

**{{buff|Down smash's hits connects more reliably.}}

*{{buff|All aerials have less landing lag (10 frames → 6 (neutral), 10 frames → 5 (forward), 12 frames → 7 (back), 21 frames → 13 (up), 30 frames → 22 (down)).}}

**{{nerf|Neutral aerial deals less damage (8%/7% → 6%/5% (clean), 5%/4% → 4%/3% (late)), with knockback compensated on the clean hit.}}

**{{nerf|The late hit has increased knockback, hindering its combo potential at higher percents.}}

**{{nerf|Forward aerial deals less damage (4.3%/5% → 3.8%/4.5%), with knockback compensated, being the least damaging forward aerial in the game.}}

**{{buff|It deals considerably more knockback, with the clean hit's sweetspot now KOing middleweights at around 175% from the center of most stages, compared to being unable to KO under 200% in ''Smash 4''.}}

**{{buff|Up aerial's looping hits deal less hitlag, making them harder to [[SDI]] out of.}}

*[[Down aerial]]:

**{{buff|Down aerial deals more damage (8% → 10%).}}

**{{buff|The landing hit has increased base knockback.}}

*{{nerf|All [[grab]]s have more ending lag (FAF 28 → 37 (standing), 35 → 45 (dash), 33 → 40 (pivot)).}}

*{{nerf|Dash and pivot grab have more startup (frame 8 → 9 (dash), 9 → 11 (pivot)).}}

**{{change|Sheik has a new pummel, a knee strike rather than an elbow jab.}}

**{{buff|It deals more hitlag (5 frames → 11), but has significantly less startup (frame 9 → 1) and ending lag (FAF 24 → 6), shortening its duration. This makes it more reliable for racking up damage, now being one of the fastest pummels in the game.}}

**{{nerf|Up throw deals more knockback, diminishing its 50/50 setups while not granting it KO potential.}}

**{{buff|Down throw has decreased knockback, improving its combo potential.}}

**{{buff|Edge attack deals more damage (7% → 9%).}}

**{{buff|The clean hit lasts longer, with the late hit having a shorter duration instead (frames 1-3/4-10 → 1-5/6-10).}}

**{{change|The flight trajectory of aerial needles has been altered from approximately a 45° angle to a shallower 30° angle. This makes them worse as a followup from aerials at lower percents, but better at higher percents.}}

**{{change|After charging the move, Sheik holds the produced needles on one hand until they are fired.}}

**{{buff|It has less ending lag upon releasing the grenade.}}

**{{change|The grenade's vortex is clear/white rather than light blue.}}

*[[Vanish]]:

**{{buff|Vanish grants intangibility earlier when used on the ground (frame 19 → 14).}}

**{{buff|After the first kick of Bouncing Fish hits an opponent, successive kicks deal more damage (12% → 13%), which also improves their KO potential.}}

**{{nerf|The first kick deals less damage (12% → 11%), with knockback compensated.}}

**{{change|Bouncing Fish produces a splash of water at the start.}}

**{{change|Sheik has a new [[Final Smash]] called Sheikah Dance, replacing [[Light Arrow]]. Sheik dashes forward while the Sheikah symbol flashes on-screen. If the initial attack lands, Sheik will trap the opponent in place and repeatedly slash them with her dagger before launching them away, similar to [[Triforce Slash]].}}

'''{{GameIcon|ssbu}} 2.0.0'''

*{{buff|Up smash's first hit has more range.}}

*{{buff|Down smash connects more reliably.}}

*{{buff|Sheik can grab ledges faster after using forward aerial (88 frames → 59).}}

*{{buff|Up aerial [[auto-cancel]]s earlier (frame 47 → 44), matching the move's [[interruptibility]].}}

*{{buff|Burst Grenade has less ending lag.}}

* Sheik can [[Crawling|crawl]], [[wall cling]], and [[wall jump]].

|neutralname=&nbsp;

|neutralinfdmg=0.3% (loop), 2% (final)

|neutraldesc=An inward {{s|wikipedia|knifehand strike}}, followed by an upward knifehand strike. When button mashed, Sheik performs a barrage of knifehand strikes, followed by a palm thrust.

|ftiltname=Cycle Kick

|ftiltdesc=A roundhouse kick.

|utiltname=&nbsp;

|utiltdesc=Performs a stretch kick that transitions to an axe kick.

|dtiltname=&nbsp;

|dtiltdesc=A legsweep.

|dashname=&nbsp;

|dashdesc=Lunges to perform an outward fanning knifehand strikes with both of her arms.

|fsmashname=&nbsp;

|fsmashdesc=A roundhouse kick followed by a spinning side kick. Both attacks cause Sheik to move forward.

|usmashname=Razor Wing

|usmashdesc=Raises her arms overhead and then quickly swings them downward to perform outward fanning knifehand strikes. There is a hitbox at Sheik's hands, just before she swings down her arms, that hit opponents above her. If close enough to a tall character, it is possible to hit with both strikes.

|dsmashname=&nbsp;

|dsmashdesc=A modified butterfly kick performed from the [[wikipedia:Windmill (b-boy move)|windmill]] (a breakdancing move).

|nairname=&nbsp;

|nairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|6}} (clean sweetspot), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|5}} (clean sourspot), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4}} (late sweetspot), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|3}} (late sourspot)

|nairdesc=A flying kick.

|fairname=Hatchet

|fairdesc=A lunging, downward knifehand strike.

|bairname=&nbsp;

|bairdesc=A high-angled back kick.

|uairname=&nbsp;

|uairdmg={{ShortHopDmgSSBU|1}} (hits 1 - 3), {{ShortHopDmgSSBU|4}} (hit 4)

|uairdesc=A diagonal, corkscrew flying kick. This is concluded by another kick with the opposite leg.

|dairname=&nbsp;

|dairdesc=A diagonal flying kick. It is a [[stall-then-fall]], and its clean hitbox is a [[meteor smash]] during its beginning.

|grabname=&nbsp;

|grabdesc=Reaches out.

|pummelname=&nbsp;

|pummeldesc=A knee strike.

|fthrowname=

|fthrowdesc=The tie shan kao{{ref|a}} (a technique used in {{s|wikipedia|Bajiquan}}).

|bthrowname=

|bthrowdesc=Throws opponent behind herself and performs a mid-level side kick.

|uthrowname=

|uthrowdesc=A handstand kick.

|dthrowname=

|dthrowdesc=A collar drag takedown followed by a somersault axe kick.

|floorfdesc=Kneels and performs a palm thrust in front of herself, and then behind herself.

|floorbdesc=A {{s|wikipedia|kip-up}} transitioned into a double-footed {{s|wikipedia|scorpion kick}}.  

|floortdesc=Squats on one leg and performs a spinning roundhouse kick.

|edgedesc=Performs a corkscrew {{s|wikipedia|dropkick}} while climbing up.

|nsdesc=Accumulates up to six needles that can be thrown immediately or stored for later use. When used in the air, Sheik throws the needles downward at approximately 30°. One of Sheik's best options for [[camping]] and zoning. The needles have [[transcendent priority]], and so cannot stop or be stopped by other attacks (including, for example, other projectiles).

|ssdesc=Throws a grenade attached to a {{s|wikipedia|tripwire}}. On detonation, it creates a small vortex that [[pull]]s opponents towards it, then explodes. The detonation can be delayed a second by holding the special move button. The grenade can be thrown a farther when used in the air or when thrown over an edge, and its explosion is strong enough to KO middleweights at 115% near the edge, making it useful for edge-guarding. If Sheik is attacked before the grenade explodes, the grenade will detach from the tripwire and become a non-[[explosive]] [[item]] that anyone can use.

|usdesc=After a short delay, Sheik destroys a {{s|zeldawiki|Deku Nut}} in order to disappear via a small explosion, before reappearing nearby in a controlled direction. Its disappearing hitbox's respectable damage output and very high knockback scaling enable it to KO at 100% while near the upper blast line. It also grants a small vertical boost when used in the air. Conversely, its reappearance hitbox deals much less damage, but also has a windbox that can [[push]] away opponents who are very close to wherever Sheik reappears. It grants intangibility on frames 19-53. Reappearing near a edge renders her helpless, though [[self-destruct]]ing with the move is difficult to do because it allows Sheik to grab the edge the moment she enters helplessness.

|dsdmg=11% (first kick), 13% (following kicks)

|dsdesc=A 360° Tengkong Pantui Cepu{{ref|b}} (a kick used in Nanquan). If it connects with an opponent, she will backflip a distance away and land on her feet. She can then kick up to three times by pressing the special move button again after the preceding kick connects. Upon missing, she experiences landing lag if she lands before the move's animation is over. It can also be executed earlier by pressing the special button again, and covers more distance if the control stick is held in whatever direction Sheik is facing. Its long horizontal travel distance, respectable damage output, and high knockback scaling make it one of Sheik's most viable KOing options. It KOs middleweights at 120% while near the edge, and grants intangibility on frames 3-4. Due to its earliest input hitting on frame 17 and its landing lag, however, it is punishable if it misses.

|fsdmg= 3% (first hit), 2% (first hit, late), 50% (entire move)

|fsdesc=Sheik dashes forward and slashes with her knife. If she catches anyone, the [[zeldawiki:Eye Symbol|Sheikah eye symbol]] will appear onscreen, and the screen will darken. She will then proceed to launch an onslaught of attacks from multiple directions before finally launching the trapped opponent with a final slash. The last hit of her Final Smash launches opponents the opposite direction of the initial dash. Only one opponent can be trapped in her Final Smash, though anyone nearby will also take damage during the duration.

*Kicks once (similar to her forward tilt), spins on the ground (similar to her down smash), then poses with her arms bent across her body.

*Crouches, swipes with her hand twice, then stands up while rearing back her right hand up to her face.

*Performs the fumikomi geri{{ref|c}} (a stomp-style kick in karate), followed by a mid-level side kick, and then exhales loudly before performing the [[wikipedia:List of shotokan techniques#Blocking techniques (Uke-waza)|tate shuto uke]]{{ref|d}} (a blocking technique in {{s|wikipedia|Shotokan}}).

[[File:ZeldaSeriesVictoryThemeUltimate.ogg|thumb|A flourished and abridged remix of the theme that plays when [[Link]] obtains a [[zeldawiki:Triforce|Triforce Piece]] in ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' and has since become the main theme of ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.]]

Sheik's opponents are characters who wear masks or other forms of headwear to conceal their identity.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|1||{{SSBU|Meta Knight}}||[[Fountain of Dreams]]||Forest Stage||

|2||{{SSBU|Captain Falcon}}||[[Big Blue]]||Death Wind||

|3||{{SSBU|Samus}}||[[Norfair]]||Opening/Menu - Metroid Prime||

|4||[[Bowser Jr. (SSBU)|Roy Koopa]]||[[Mushroom Kingdom U]]||Underground Theme - Super Mario Land||

|5||{{SSBU|Little Mac}}||[[Boxing Ring]]||Tunnel Scene - X-Scape||Little Mac is in his wireframe with hoodie costume.

|6||{{SSBU|Mii Fighter}} Team||{{SSBU|Final Destination}}||Meta Crystal||The Mii Fighters are all wearing masks or helmets. Items are absent.

|colspan="5"|Bonus Stage

|Final||{{SSBU|Master Hand}}||{{SSBU|Final Destination}}||Master Hand||On intensity 7.0 and higher, {{SSBU|Crazy Hand}} fights alongside Master Hand, and the track ''Master Hand / Crazy Hand'' plays during the battle.

During the mode itself, Sheik can be unlocked early on shortly after rescuing {{SSBU|Mario}}, where the player arrives at a crossroads and has the choice to rescue her, {{SSBU|Marth}} or {{SSBU|Villager}}. If one of the others is rescued first, Sheik's path will be blocked by a force field created by {{SSBU|Master Hand}}, which will disappear upon defeating a boss or can be circumvented by looping back to the other side.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"

! style="width:5%;"|No.

! style="width:5%;"|Image

! Name

! Type

! Power

! Stage

! Music

| 16

| [[File:Sheik SSBU.png|center|108x108px]]

| {{SSBU|Sheik}}

| {{color|#18aef5|Shield}}

| 2,500

| [[Final Destination]]

| ''{{SSBUMusicLink|Super Smash Bros.|Final Destination}}''

{{-}}

==[[Spirit]]s==

Sheik's Fighter Spirit can be obtained by completing [[Classic Mode]]. It is also available periodically for purchase in the shop for 500 coins. Unlocking Sheik in World of Light allows the player to preview the spirit below in the Spirit List under the name "???". As a Fighter Spirit, it cannot be used in Spirit Battles and is purely aesthetic. Each Fighter Spirit has an alternate version that replaces them with their artwork in ''Ultimate''.

Sheik Spirit.png|174. '''''Sheik'''''

==In Spirit battles==

===As the main target===

|{{anchor|Geno}}[[Geno]]

|{{color|#dc1029|Attack}}

|•Defeat the main fighter to win<br>•Timed battle<br>•The enemy's FS Meter charges quickly

|[[File:Sheikah.png|center|64x64px]]

|{{anchor|Impa}}Impa

|''The Legend of Zelda series''

|{{color|#18aef5|Shield}}

|[[File:Byrne Artwork.png|center|64x64px]]

|{{anchor|Byrne}}Byrne

|''The Legend of Zelda series''

|{{color|#dc1029|Attack}}

|{{s|fireemblem|Sothe}}

|''Fire Emblem series''

|{{color|#17ba17|Grab}}

|{{s|fireemblem|Jakob}}

|''Fire Emblem series''

|{{color|#17ba17|Grab}}

|[[File:Katana.png|center|64x64px]]

|[[Kat & Ana]]

|''WarioWare series''

|•{{SSBU|Sheik}} (×2) ({{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Purple}},{{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Red}})

|{{color|#796581|Neutral}}

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Nintendo|The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley}}

|{{anchor|Gray Fox}}[[File:Gray Fox Spirit.png|center|64x64px]]

|[[Gray Fox]]

|''Metal Gear Solid series''

|{{color|#dc1029|Attack}}

|•[[Assist Trophy]] Enemies ([[Gray Fox]])<br>•Move Speed ↑

|[[File:Rover Spirit.png|center|64x64px]]

|Rover

|''Animal Crossing series''

|•{{SSBU|Sheik}} {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Indigo}}<br>•{{SSBU|Villager}} (x2) ({{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Cyan}}{{Head|Villager|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Chartreuse}})

|{{color|#18aef5|Shield}}

|[[File:Cammy Spirit.png|center|64x64px]]

|Cammy

|''Street Fighter series''

|•{{SSBU|Sheik}} {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}

|{{color|#796581|Neutral}}

|[[File:Lokii.png|center|64x64px]]

|Loki

|''Bayonetta series''

|{{color|#18aef5|Shield}}

|[[File:Mummy Castlevania.png|center|64x64px]]

|Mummy

|''Castlevania series''

|•{{SSBU|Sheik}} {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Yellow}} (x2)

|{{color|#17ba17|Grab}}

|{{anchor|Shinobu}}[[File:Shinobu.png|center|64x64px]]

|''StreetPass Mii Plaza series''

|•{{SSBU|Sheik}} {{Head|Sheik|g=SSBU|s=20px|cl=Green}}<br>•{{SSBU|Mii Swordfighter}} {{Head|Mii Swordfighter|g=SSBU|s=20px}} (Nia Wig, Ninja Suit)

|{{color|#17ba17|Grab}}

|{{SSBUMusicLink|Nintendo|Boss 1 - Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword}}

|{{s|fireemblem|L'Arachel}}

|''Fire Emblem series''

|{{color|#18aef5|Shield}}

|[[File:Trevor Spirit CoD.png|center|64x64px]]

|Trevor C. Belmont

|''Castlevania series''

|{{color|#18aef5|Shield}}

|colspan=8|[[File:Sheik Palette (SSBU).png|link=Palette swap (SSBU)#Mario|1000px]]

The Legend of Zelda artwork.png|Artwork of all ''The Legend of Zelda'' characters, as posted on the official Legend of Zelda Twitter account.

SSBUWebsiteSheik1.jpg|Sheik posing on [[Skyworld]].

SSBUWebsiteSheik2.jpg|Fighting {{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}} on [[Coliseum]].

SSBUWebsiteSheik3.jpg|Surrounded by the fires on [[Kalos Pokémon League]].

SSBUWebsiteSheik4.jpg|Sheik performing [[Bouncing Fish]] near a [[Goldeen]] on [[Tortimer Island]].

SSBUWebsiteSheik5.jpg|Sheik and {{SSBU|Ivysaur}} [[taunting]] on [[Tomodachi Life]].

SSBUWebsiteMrGame&Watch4.jpg|Sheik and {{SSBU|King Dedede}} hit by {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s down smash on [[Yoshi's Story]].

SSBUWebsiteWiiFitTrainer3.jpg|Sheik becoming [[buried]] by the male {{SSBU|Wii Fit Trainer}}'s neutral attack on [[3D Land]].

SSBUWebsite10.jpg|Sheik charging [[Needle Storm]] on Tortimer Island.

SSBUZeldaJPTwitter1.jpg|With all playable {{uv|The Legend of Zelda}} veterans on the [[Great Plateau Tower]].

===Character Showcase Video===

*Sheik is currently referred to with male pronouns on the Smash Blog <ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/index.html?category=cat02_fighter_16|title="Usage of Male Pronouns on Official SSBU Website}}</ref> despite being referred to with female pronouns in every ''Smash'' appearance thus far, as well as on various other official Nintendo social websites.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://nintendo.tumblr.com/post/178668945609/|title="Usage of Female Pronouns on Official Nintendo Tumblr}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoVS/status/1047018344212250625|title="Usage of Female Pronouns on Official NintendoVS Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{citeweb|url=https://twitter.com/Ixbran/status/1049729171470016512|title="Usage of Female Pronouns on Official Nintendo Switch News Feed, screenshot posted on Twitter}}</ref> Likewise, the game itself uses both female and male pronouns: Sheik is referred to with female pronouns in her moveset and [[tips]], while {{SSBU|Palutena}} and [[Viridi]] refer to Sheik with male pronouns in [[Palutena's Guidance]], albeit in the latter instance is done for comedic purposes as {{SSBU|Pit}} then mentions her being an alter-ego of Zelda.

*''Ultimate'' is the first ''Smash'' game where Sheik's design is based off of a different ''The Legend of Zelda'' game than her alter-ego, {{SSBU|Zelda}}.

*''Ultimate'' is also the first installment in the series that gives Sheik a [[Final Smash]] different from Zelda's.

*In Palutena's Guidance, Sheik is referred to in the sense of having been present before in ''Smash 4'' ("Sheik appears to be wearing a traditional Sheikah outfit this time around."), despite every other newly recorded Zelda character guidance bringing up the characters having separate incarnations throughout the franchise (Ganondorf being the same person, Link being a different person than before and Zelda and Young Link being specific incarnations). This implies that she's the same version of Zelda/Sheik seen in ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'' that was based upon the design made during the development of Twilight Princess for Brawl.