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One of the main characters of ''Final Fantasy VI''. A young woman with magic powers enslaved by the Gestahlian Empire, who once freed from its control sides with the rebellious Returners and embarks into a quest to find out more about her own origins.

| || A quick slash > slash > fireball combo. || Similar to Robin's.

| || Slashes her sword downwards in an arc, from slightly behind her head to in front of her. || Inspired by every character's attacking animation when equipped with a sword in FF6. Also similar to Marth's forward smash.

| || Quickly swipes her sword along the ground. || Shared with other sword-wielding characters, such as Link.

| || Slashes upwards in an arc, from the ground to above her head. || One of Terra's attacks during chase sequences in ''Dissidia''; also vaguely similar to Bayonetta's up tilt.

| || Dashes forwards and swipes her sword horizontally, its blade on fire. || Terra uses her sword to cast fire magic in the arcade ''Dissidia''. Also similar to Corrin's forward tilt.

| Thunder/Thundara/Thundaga || A row of lightning bolts appears in front of Terra, covering a distance proportional to the attack's charge. Paralyzes foes. || The standard lightning-elemental series of attacks in the FF series. Its behavior here is inspired by how Thunder works in ''Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days'', as well as one of Kefka's Thundaga attacks in ''Dissidia''.

| Meteor || Summons a meteor in front of herself, slightly above her head, then drops it down. The meteor can drop down ledges, and if it hits the ground it releases small damaging particles. Charging the attack makes the meteor bigger, and if charged enough it can meteor smash opponents. Reflectable. || Meteor is a recurring spell in the FF series, often one of the later and most powerful ones. Conceptually similar to Villager's forward smash.

| Flood || Summons a pillar of water in front of herself, its height proportional to the attack's charge time and varying from about 1x to 1.5x Terra's height. || A recurring water-based attack. Though not present in the original FF6, it is used by Terra in ''Dissidia''. Also conceptually similar to Palutena and Bayonetta's up smashes.

| Blizzara || Three ice spheres coalesce in front of Terra, merging into a single ball which is then shot forwards. The point of convergence of the three spheres is a sweetspot which freezes opponents. The single ball can be reflected. || Inspired by Terra's Blizzara in ''Dissidia''.

| || A quick backwards sword swipe. || Similar to Ike's.

| Holy || Terra raises her hand, generating a quick burst of light which immediately turns into three (reflectable) white spheres which quickly spiral upwards. Getting caught into the initial burst means having to go through the whole attack. || A recurring spell, usually the most powerful light-based attack and naturally available to Terra. Its behavior is vaguely inspired to the animation of its FF6 version. Also conceptually similar to Mega Man's up aerial.

| Thunder || Shoots a lightning bolt downwards from her hand. Her palm is a sweetspot with a meteor effect. || See forward smash, also similar to Robin's.

| || Grabs the foe with her hand. ||

| || Hits the foe with her sword. ||

| Fire || Throws the foe upwards and in front of herself, following with three homing fireballs. The fireballs combo into each other, but can be intercepted and reflected by other fighters. || Conceptually similar to Mewtwo's.

| || Throws the opponent backwards and slashes them upwards with her sword. ||  

| Fire/Fira/Firaga || Shoots a fireball, which can be charged by holding the special button, becoming bigger and more powerful but also slower. Reflectable. || The standard fire-elemental series of attacks in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Partly inspired by Terra's Meltdown in ''Dissidia'', as well as Water Shuriken and Corrin's Dragon Fang Shot.

| Riot Blade || Swipes her sword forwards, releasing a X-shaped shockwave which explodes on contact with an opponent. The attack gets stronger as Terra takes damage, becoming multi-hit (up to five hits) at high enough percentages. However, it can be reflected. || Terra's Desperation Attack in FF6, which can be randomly triggered by using a standard attack while at low HP. It first took a X-like shape in ''Dissidia''. Also similar to Cloud's Blade Beam.

| Tornado || A tornado engulfs Terra, carrying her upwards and damaging foes caught in it. || A wind-based attack which usually greatly reduces the target's HP. Its behavior here is inspired by its ''Dissidia'' version. Also similar to Meta Knight's Mach Tornado and Mega Man's Tornado Hold.

| Blizzard/Blizzara/Blizzaga || Terra summons a stationary icy sphere in front of herself, which freezes opponents on contact. Its size, power and freezing time depend on its charge, however its knockback is always low. Only one sphere can be on the field, and if left untouched it disappears with a weak burst after a while. Has relatively high endlag to make it riskier to use while airborne. || The standard ice-elemental series of attacks in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Its behavior here is inspired by how Blizzard works in ''Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days''.

| Trance || Terra morphs into her Esper form, flies above the stage and casts Ultima: a sphere of light appears in the middle of the stage and starts growing, dealing continuous damage before exploding with high knockback. || Terra's unique ability in FF6, where she turns into an Esper gaining a temporary power boost. Ultima is usually the strongest spell in the ''Final Fantasy'' games where it appears, manifesting as a sphere of light. Its behavior here is also similar to a stage-wide Smart Bomb.

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*Relics from his source game are also integrated as special moves and sometimes as normal attacks, to give him more variety. Unlike the source game, which features a magic meter, they have unlimited uses. A couple relics exclusive to Custom Knight (Shovel Knight's customizable amiibo version) are included.

*His first jump is high, but his overall vertical aerial mobility is relatively low.

| || A simple digging motion which comboes into itself if the foe is close enough. It also digs up some lightly damaging dirt. || Shovel Knight's standard attack in his source game. Similar to Roy's.

| Drop Spark || Plants his shovel into the ground diagonally in front of him, creating a small damaging shockwave. || An extra ability unlockable from the weapon smith, activated when using his normal attack at full health and likely inspired by Link's Sword Beam. Also similar to Blade Beam.

| || Supporting himself with his shovel planted into the ground, headbutts upwards hitting the opponent with the horns on his helmet. || Vaguely similar to King Dedede's.

| || Plants his shovel into the ground and dashes forward, raising damaging dirt. || Somewhat similar to Polar Knight's and Mole Knight's dashing attacks.

| War Horn || Pulls out a horn and focefully blows into it, creating a large circular sound wave around himself. Deals high damage and knockback next to Shovel Knight, but only pushes more far-away opponents. || A relic found in Polar Knight's level. Similar to Palutena's forward and side smash attacks.

| Trench Blade || Forcefully digs upwards, from the ground to above his head. || Named after an ability unlocked at the blacksmith, which allows Shovel Knight to dig up dirt piles in a single swipe. Very similar to Cloud's.

| || Hits backwards with his shovel. ||

| || Points his shovel downwards and dives down. Can be interrupted by any other attack. || Based on Shovel Knight's aerial attack in his home game. Also similar to (Toon) Link's.

| || Grabs the opponents with one hand. ||

| || Hits the opponent with the blade of his shovel. ||  

| || Throws the opponent upwards, then headbutts them with his horned helmet. ||  

| || Digs a hole, then buries the opponent in it. ||  

| || Hits forwards, then backwards with his shovel while getting up. ||

| || Swipes his shovel forwards while climbing the ledge. ||

! Neutral special

| Chaos Orb || Shoots a green orb which bounces along terrain. Up to two orbs can be onscreen at the same time. || A relic bought from Chester in the Village, available without needing to complete any Knight stage. Similar to Mario's Fireball.

| Tow Anchor || Wielding a huge anchor, throws himself in a parabolic arc with can be slightly controlled by angling the attack at the beginning. Creates a damaging shockwave upon landing, but cannot snap on ledges during the falling portion. || A relic exclusive to Custom Knight; in the original game the arc is fixed. Similar to Back Slash and Super Dedede Jump.

| Propeller Dagger || Wielding a dagger, quickly dashes in a specified direction (straight upwards, 45° forwards, fully forwards). The upward versions cover less distance than the horizontal one. Contact with opponents and walls makes Shovel Knight bounce off. Does not cause helplessness, but can be used only once before landing. || A relic found in the Flying Machine, Propeller Knight's level; in the original game it only allows straight horizontal movement. A variant which provides limited vertical movement, the Rising Dagger, is available to Custom Knight.

! Down special

| Phase Locket || A counterattack. Shovel Knight raises the Phase Locket to block an incoming attack. For a time proportional to the blocked attack's strength he then becomes immune to all attacks, grabs and hazards, and all of his attacks pierce through shields. However, the invincibility period becomes shorter and shorter with each use, recharging over time. || A relic found in the Lich Yard, Specter Knight's level. In the source game it is not a counterattacks and does not decay with each use: rather, it can be activated anytime and protects Shovel Knight from all damage for a short while. Its properties here are partly inspired by Witch Time.

| Troupple Dance || Shovel Knight raises a Troupple Chalice. The Troupple King appears in the background, summoning a swarm of troupples which jump around the stage, damaging opponents. || The Troupple King, a trout/apple hybrid worshipped by some as a deity, aids Shovel Knight by granting him beneficial magical ichors held in special chalices. Smaller troupples accompany the King during his dances, and can be also fished up in several levels to obtain a random ichor. The move itself works similarly to Pit's Palutena's Army.

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A skilled alchemist and member of the Order of No Quarter. In ''Plague of Shadows'', the first of ''Shovel Knight'''s extra campaigns, he embarks on a quest to gather the essences of his fellow knight in order to complete his ultimate potion.

* Plague Knight's defining mechanic in his source game is the ability of mixing and matching several types of powders, bomb casing and fuses to create a large variety of bombs. As this would be way too complex and unwieldy to fully implement in ''Smash'', he retains just the ability to swap powder types; the different casings are implemented as distinct attacks. Like in the source game, most bombs explode on impact with anything damageable.

| || Points his staff forwards, generating an explosion with a sweetspot at its tip. ||

| || Grabs the opponent with his hand. ||

| || Whacks the opponent with the top of his staff. ||

| || Throws the opponent upwards, then throws 1-3 bombs at them depending on the equipped powder. ||

| || Hits the opponent with a powerful whack of his staff. || Similar to Shovel Knight's Charge Handle.

| || Throws the opponent behind himself, then points at them with his staff generating an explosion. ||

| || Quickly swipes his staff on both sides while getting up. ||

| || Climbs up and swipes the floor with his staff. ||

| Fleet Flask || Drinks a red potion (attacking him in this state interrupts the move), then starts running at high speed damaging opponents in his path. Plague Knight can jump during the dash, keeping his momentum, even in midair (only once and if his midair jump has not already been used). The dash ends when crashing into a wall, or can be interrupted by using any aerial / dash attack or by turning around (only on the ground). || An arcanum which allows Plague Knight to quickly dash forwards. Similar to Super Speed and Clown Kart Dash.

Quote is the main character of ''{{s|wikipedia|Cave Story}}'', a mysterious amnesiac traveler who finds himself on a strange floating island, where the wicked Doctor is planning to enslave the peaceful Mimiga. During his travels on the island, Quote finds Curly Brace, which like him is amnesiac and has high proficiency with weapons, protecting a group of Mimiga children.

*Curly Brace is available as a model swap, like Alph and the Koopalings: in the original Cave Story she uses some of Quote's weapons, and in some ports she is fully playable with no mechanical differences. (For simplicity, the player character will be referred to as just Quote.)

*The Snake can be obtained in the Labyrinth by combining the Polar Star with the Fireball. Its projectiles cannot destroy blocks, but pass through walls.

*The Machine Gun can be obtained by trading the Polar Star with Curly Brace. It can be rapid-fired, but its ammunition is limited, though it quickly and automatically regenerates. Its properties here are partly inspired by some of Mii Gunner's attacks.

| || Shoots forwards while walking. || Like Mega Man, Quote can shoot while walking.

| || Quickly kicks in front of himself. Can trip. || Similar to Ness's and Zelda's.

| Fireball || Points his gun forwards, then shoots a fireball which bounces along terrain. Charging the attack makes the fireball shift from white to red to blue and increases the time it stays in play. || A weapon obtained in the Bushlands/Grasstown, it shoots fireballs which bounce along terrain, overall working similarly to Mario's Fireball.

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| || Grabs the foe with one hand. ||

| || Hits the opponent with his gun. ||

| || Throws the foe upwards and shoots them with a quick burst of projectiles from his current gun. || Based on some of Fox's and Falco's throws.

| || Slashes the foe with the Blade, launching them forwards. ||

| Fireball || Places the foe on the ground, then hits them with the Fireball multiple times. Has low knockback. || See down smash. Based on Charizard's.

| || Slashes forwards, then backwards with the Blade. ||

| || Swipes the ground with his gun. ||

| The perfected form of the Polar Star, obtained by never trading it away and bringing it back to the gunsmith. It is unique in the fact that it does not require experience to level up, but it can be leveled up by just charging it; however releasing a shot fully depletes its charge. When rapid-fired, it works like a maximum level Polar Star. Its higher level versions are also similar to Thoron.

| Booster v2.0 || Quote uses a jetpack to propel himself in the air. He can move in quick bursts changing direction (up, down, forward, back) as many times as the limited fuel allows. Does not cause helplessness, but once the fuel has fully depleted Quote has to land before being able to use it again (getting hit by enemies does not replenish fuel). || The advanced version of the Booster, developed by professor Booster, with much higher manoeuvrability and fuel capacity. Conceptually somewhat similar to Robo Burner and Quick Attack.

| Nemesis || Quote shoots with the Nemesis, releasing a rubber duck which deals 1% damage and minimal fixed knockback. || An optional weapon, it has the unique property of getting weaker as it levels up: while at level 1 and 2 it shoots lightning bolts, at level 3 it justs shoots a nearly harmless rubber duck.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

| Summon Dragon || Boki summons a large, long dragon-like flame. During the attack Boki stands still, and the dragon can be controlled with the control pad. || An extremely powerful weapon, the result of the Force+Explode+Tornado combination. Somewhat inspired by some of Kirby's Super Abilities.