Shantae
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Official artwork of Shantae from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. | |
| Universe | Shantae |
| Debut | Shantae (2002) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Shantae and the Seven Sirens (2019) |
| Console/platform of origin | Game Boy Color |
| Species | Human/Genie |
| Gender | Female |
| Place of origin | Scuttle Town |
| Created by | Matt Bozon |
| Article on Wikipedia | Shantae (character) |
Shantae (シャンティ, Shantae) is the main protagonist of the Shantae series.
Origin
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Shantae serves as the Guardian Genie of Scuttle Town, residing in a small lighthouse by the sea where she can spot incoming ships. However, she is initially afraid of the citizens discovering her Half-Genie status. In the original Shantae, she chases the villainous Risky Boots, in order to stop her plans.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As a costume
Shantae was released as a DLC Mii Brawler costume on June 29th, 2021, alongside Kazuya Mishima. Following Sans and Cuphead, she is the third indie character to appear as a Mii costume. Upon downloading the costume, the song Burning Town is unlocked as an additional music track in the "Other" category.
The Mii costume is based on Shantae's signature design, which itself is based on the attire of a typical Oryantal Dans (Belly Dancer in turkish). This includes red Harem pants, a red bra, red slip-on shoes and gold jewelry. The jewelry includes arm cuffs, earrings, a headband, and a hair clip that forms her long, purple pony tail.
There are a few notable references in the Shantae costume's reveal trailer. Shantae is introduced on The Great Cave Offensive stage, due to most of her games being Metroidvania platformers with large maps similar to the stage. She is shown fighting King K. Rool and an army of Mr. Game & Watches, in reference to her arch nemesis Risky Boots and the Tinkerbats. She is then shown taunting, disappearing in the smoke from a Smoke Ball, and then coming out of the smoke wearing the Monkey Mii outfit, based on her home series's dance transformation mechanics and specifically the monkey transformation.
Spirit
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Shantae |  |
★★★ | 3 | 2,803 | 8,413 | 1,693 | 5,080 | 952 | 2,857 | Magic Attack ↑ | Shantae Series |
Trivia
- With the first game Shantae releasing in 2002, Shantae is the oldest indie character to be represented within the Super Smash Bros. series.
- Like her fellow indie costumes Sans and Cuphead, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate marks Shantae’s first 3D appearance in video games. However unlike Sans and Cuphead, only Shantae’s hair and body are 3D modeled.
- After the official release of the costume, Shantae creator Matt Bozon shared a Shantae Mii created by him and his wife, Erin Bozon (who designed the character), on Twitter.
