Meta Knight (SSB4)/Up special/Default

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's grounded Shuttle Loop.

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's aerial Shuttle Loop.

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Overview

Meta Knight jumps high into the air and slashes, and swoops down in a loop and slashes a second time. It is Meta Knight's primary KO move, due to a combination of speed, range, and power, along with several set-ups. It combos off of down throw, forward throw, and dash attack, the latter two being possible even at KO percents. It is especially fearsome when used in conjunction with his up aerial; five up aerials into a high-altitude Shuttle Loop is capable of KOing the entire cast off the upper blast line, KOing floaties below 50%. For these reasons, it is frequently used at the end of Meta Knight's combos. Shuttle Loop is also a potent out of shield option, as the grounded version KO's starting at 120%. Shuttle Loop functions as a reliable recovery move as well, offering speed, distance, and protection.

However, for all its shining strengths, it is highly punishable if whiffed, as it leaves Meta Knight in his helpless animation.

Hitboxes

Ground

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Piercing	Heedless	No GFX	Flinchless	Stretch
Hit 1 (clean)
0	0	0	9%	0		Standard	130	10	0	4.0	0	0.0	0.0	8.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								—
1	0	0	9%	0		Standard	127	10	0	4.0	0	0.0	0.0	14.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								—
2	0	0	9%	0		Standard	98	10	0	4.0	0	0.0	12.0	8.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								—
3	0	0	9%	0		Standard	98	10	0	4.0	0	0.0	12.0	14.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 1 (late)
0	0	0	6%	0		Standard	90	10	0	5.0	0	0.0	14.0	12.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
1	0	0	6%	0		Standard	90	10	0	5.0	0	0.0	2.0	12.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 2
0	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	55	130	0	5.5	23	2.0	0.0	9.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								2.0	0.0	4.0
1	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	55	130	0	3.0	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								—

Air

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Piercing	Heedless	No GFX	Flinchless	Stretch
Hit 1
0	0	0	6%	0		Standard	120	10	0	6.0	0	0.0	2.0	12.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
1	0	0	6%	0		Standard	70	10	0	6.0	0	0.0	14.0	12.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 2
0	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	55	118	0	5.5	23	2.0	0.0	9.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								2.0	0.0	4.0
1	0	0	6%	0		Forwards	55	118	0	3.0	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.5x	0%							Slash		63								—

Timing

Ground

Hit 1 (clean)	8
Hit 1 (late)	9-12
Hit 2	22-27
Animation length

Air

The aerial version of this move is composed of two parts, and therefore cannot have its true frame data compiled until animation length data is extractible.

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash