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'''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.  

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'', 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.

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 a later ''[[Kirby (universe)|Kirby]]'' game, ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''. It functions differently from Wing Kirby's version and identically to its Smash Bros incarnation, sending him into a controllable glide.