Editing Shuttle Loop

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{{Infobox Special Move
|name=Shuttle Loop
|image=[[File:SSB4 - Shuttle Loop.jpg|250px]]
|caption= Shuttle Loop in {{forwiiu}}.
|user=[[Meta Knight]]
|universe={{uv|Kirby}}
|interwiki=wikirby
|interwikiname=WiKirby
|interwikipage=Shuttle Loop
}}
{{cquote|''Jump and flip in midair, then glide forwards.''|cite=''Brawl'' manual description}}
{{cquote|''Slash and fly in a circle, and then rise upward.''|cite=Description from the {{for3ds}} Foldout}}
'''Shuttle Loop''' ({{ja|シャトルループ|Shattoru Rūpu}}, ''Shuttle Loop'') is [[Meta Knight]]'s [[up special move]]. Meta Knight jumps into the air with his sword pointed upwards, goes into a loop, and in ''[[Brawl]]'', glides forward with his blade extended. 

==Overview==
===In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''===
The Shuttle Loop does 9% damage, and has good knockback, making it one of Meta Knight's finishing moves. Meta Knight's grounded Shuttle Loop has vertical knockback and invincibility frames at the beginning of the move, while the air version has strong horizontal knockback, being a solid edge-guarding move due its high base knockback. The initial upswing of the Shuttle Loop is mostly used at the end of Meta Knight's combos.

It should also be noted that the end of the Shuttle Loop attack 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, Shuttle Loop 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. 

Using Shuttle Loop while facing off of the edge can be quite dangerous, for unless the player quickly cancels the glide, he/she could easily glide right off the stage with no chance of recovery. Also, landing while in the glide puts Meta Knight [[Floor recovery|on the floor]], and the opponent can easily punish him. Using his [[glide attack]] or just pressing the special move button right before hitting the floor completely cancels the attack and landing lag, which leaves him in an ideal position to evade attacks or hit opponents.

===In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''===
In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', the attack no longer cancels into a glide; however, it gains slightly more vertical distance and hits twice extremely quickly. The move now does a total of 15% damage (12% in the air) and retains its high base knockback from ''Brawl'', still making it a viable finishing move. As a recovery, the distance it can gain is toned down due to the removal of gliding, but the move still gains good vertical distance. This version is similar to the original Shuttle Loop that [[wikirby:Wing|Wing Kirby]] performs, in that it hits twice and only sends [[Kirby]] a short distance forward rather than a glide.

==Customization==
Special Move customization was added in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the known variations:
{{CustomSet|MetaKnight|Up|name1=Shuttle Loop|desc1=Fly into the air and strike, and then strike again after looping.|name2=Blade Coaster|desc2=Fly forward instead of up. Enemies hit will be launched at a lower angle.|name3=Lazy Shuttle Loop|desc3=Do a slow loop, and then strike hard while rising quickly.}}
# '''Shuttle Loop''': Default.
# '''Blade Coaster''': Increases the [[startup]] of the move, but makes the angle Meta Knight travels at much more horizontal, allowing him to cover more distance.
# '''Lazy Shuttle Loop''': A slower loop, then strike with a single attack. It has increased vertical height, though it has a different startup animation that lasts longer and removes the initial hit, making the move harder to KO with.

<gallery>
Shuttle Flight Launch.jpg|Blade Coaster launching in {{for3ds}}.
Shuttle Flight Glide.jpg|Blade Coaster's glide.
Shuttle Dive Launch.jpg|Lazy Shuttle Loop launching in {{for3ds}}.
Shuttle Dive Glide.jpg|Lazy Shuttle Loop's glide.
</gallery>

==Origin==
The move is similar to Wing Kirby's Shuttle Loop attack. It was used by Kirby in the SNES game ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' when he received the Copy 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 the player to toss an enemy first.

Meta Knight also uses this move in the ''[[Kirby (universe)|Kirby]]'' game, ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.

==Trivia==
*The name of this move is not to be confused with the name of Ness' up smash in the Japanese sources.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
shuttleloop.jpg|Meta Knight performing Shuttle Loop in ''Brawl''.
Shuttle Loop Launch SSB4.jpg|Meta Knight launching with Shuttle Loop in {{for3ds}}.
Shuttle Loop Glide SSB4.jpg|Meta Knight gliding with Shuttle Loop in {{for3ds}}.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Meta Knight (SSBB)/Up special|Meta Knight's up special in ''Brawl'']]

==External links==
*[http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/howto/basic/basic05.html Confirmation]
*[http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/15422 Video Demo]

{{Special Moves|char=Meta Knight}}
[[Category:Kirby universe]]
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