Editing Shuttle Loop

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|caption= Shuttle Loop in ''Ultimate''.

'''Shuttle Loop''' ({{ja|シャトルループ|Shattoru Rūpu}}, ''Shuttle Loop'') is [[Meta Knight]]'s [[up special move]]. Meta Knight quickly jumps into the air with his sword pointed upwards, goes into a loop, and in ''[[Brawl]]'', glides forward with his blade extended. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', however, he follows up with a second swipe instead, due to the removal of [[gliding]] in ''Smash 4''.

Using Shuttle Loop while facing off of the edge can be quite dangerous, for unless the player quickly cancels the glide, they 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'', the attack no longer cancels into a glide due to the removal of gliding; however, it gains slightly more vertical distance and causes Meta Knight to do an extremely quick double loop, causing it to hit twice. 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, especially as part of the [[Rufio]] combo. Despite the removal of gliding, the aforementioned increase in vertical distance still makes the move good for recovering, especially due to Meta Knight retaining his excellent aerial mobility.

 

==Instructional quotes==

 

==Customization==

{{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. The angle can only be slightly influenced.

# '''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. More landing lag.

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.

The move is similar to one of Wing Kirby's attacks with the same name. It was used by Kirby in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' when he received the Copy Ability. The only difference are that it didn't make Kirby glide. In addition, the Wing ability's attack required the player to toss an enemy first, making it more similar to its ''SSB4'' incarnation than its ''Brawl'' incarnation.

 

 

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

==Names in other languages==

|ja={{ja|シャトルループ|Shattoru Rūpu}}, ''Shuttle Loop''

|ru={{rollover|Мертвая петля|Mertvaya petlya|?}}

|ko={{rollover|셔틀 루프|Syeoteul Rupeu|?}}, ''Shuttle Loop''