Super Smash Bros. 6/Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight is the main protagonist of the Shovel Knight series and appears as a third-party newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 5.

Attributes
Shovel Knight pretty much plays like how he does in his games. He’s quite strong, floaty, and has quite a fast walk speed. His KO power is off the charts as he has a lot of options to KO. Not only that, but he has quite a bunch of shield breaking options as well so you should be careful shielding against Shovel Knight.

His air mobility is quite poor so his landing is very predictable and he’s susceptible to juggles. That coupled with being fairly floaty might not be the best thing but Shovel Knight is a character that relies on strong hard hits and he can be played both aggressively and defensively.

Moveset

 * Neutral Combo: Shovel Knight swipes his shovel, then stabs and slams it onto the ground.
 * Side Tilt: Shovel Knight stabs his shovel forward, with long range.
 * Up Tilt: Shovel Knight does his victory pose from the game (thrusting his shovel into the air quickly), which hits enemies.
 * Down Tilt: Shovel Knight digs the ground, causing gems to fly out, hitting enemies.
 * Dash Attack: Shovel Knight charges forward, spinning his shovel in-front of him.
 * Side Smash - Charge Handle: Shovel Knight charges up, then does a powerful slash with his shovel.
 * Up Smash - Magic Helm: Shovel Knight makes his helmet's horns grow upward and hops into the air, hitting enemies above him.
 * Down Smash: Shovel Knight
 * Neutral Aerial - Hat Shield: Shovel Knight summons hats around himself (similar to Mr Hat's attack) for 3 seconds, damaging enemies and protecting from attacks.
 * Forward Aerial - Spectre Slash: Shovel Knight takes out Spectre Knight's scythe, slashing it forward. Huge range, slightly long startup.
 * Back Aerial - Confetti Toss: Shovel Knight throws some of King Knight's confetti, which falls downward until it hits the blast lines. Goes through enemies, very weak damage.
 * Up Aerial - Potion Toss: Shovel Knight tosses one of Plague Knight's potions upwards, causing a small explosion. 10% chance to create a Smart Bomb explosion that doesn't damage Shovel Knight.
 * Down Aerial - Shovel Drop: Shovel Knight drops downward similar to Link's Down Aerial with his shovel.
 * Grab - Fishing Rod: Shovel Knight uses his Fishing Rod to hook opponents and reel them in. Also works as a tether recovery.
 * Pummel: Shovel Knight hits the opponent with the hilt of his shovel.
 * Forward Throw: Shovel Knight tosses the opponent forwards.
 * Back Throw: Shovel Knight tosses the opponent backwards.
 * Up Throw: Shovel Knight tosses the opponent upwards, and then thrusts his shovel's tip on them upwards.
 * Down Throw: Shovel Knight digs a hole and slams the opponent on it, making them to stuck in.
 * Neutral Special - Flare Wand: Shovel Knight takes out his flare wand, and shoots it forward. Not very high damage, but a nice ranged attack.
 * Custom 1 - Ground Spark: Shovel Knight digs up a shockwave that travels along the ground, disappearing either on hitting the opponent or upon reaching the edge of the platform.
 * Custom 2 - Chaos Sphere: Shovel Knight throws the Chaos Sphere forward. Bounces along the ground and penetrates through enemies.
 * Side Special - Dust Knuckles: Shovel Knight punches forward with a pair of gauntlets that propel him through enemies and objects while dealing damage. Have horrible recovery potential without something to punch through.
 * Custom 1 - Mobile Gear: Shovel Knight throws out a gear platform that he and others can ride, automatically jumps at ledges and buries anyone that gets hit head-on, including Shovel Knight.
 * Custom 2 - Alchemy Coin: Shovel Knight tosses a coin onto the ground that, upon contact with a foe, has a 50% chance of dealing massive damage and continuing, or disappearing; always disappears on contact with a wall.
 * Up Special - Throwing Anchor: Shovel Knight tosses an anchor into the air and, at the anchor's apex, pulls himself up via an attached rope in a similar fashion to the Ice Climbers' Up Special.
 * Custom 1 - Propeller Dagger: Shovel Knight holds a dagger up in the air, and the blade's twirling propellers boost him into the air. He will fall back down if he hits a foe, but doing so will also prevent him from becoming helpless, allowing him to perform the attack again. Can move to the left and right slightly.
 * Custom 2 - Spectral Locket: Shovel Knight pulls out the spectral locket, becoming (very) briefly intangible, able to move about but unable to harm or be harmed; used in the air, SK will rise up slowly until the effect wears off, at which time he becomes helpless.
 * Down Special - Phase Locket: Shovel Knight uses the phase locket, granting 5-second invincibility. Takes about 2 seconds to start up, though.
 * Custom 1 - Holey: Shovel Knight digs a pitfall trap that can hold foes longer with rapid input or be made wider by charging.
 * Custom 2 - War Horn: Shovel Knight can damage and push away a foe in front of him with rapid input or create a shockwave around his person by charging.
 * Final Smash - Catch Her!: The stage turns to a pure white screen and a flat stage as the camera pans upward to show Shovel Knight falling from a great height. As she falls for about 8 seconds, all the opponents’ speed is slightly strengthened and their defense weakened. Shovel Knight gets a slight attack boost, and all the opponents fight with SK on a flat white stage. The key to this final smash is for Shovel Knight to catch Shield Knight as she gets close to falling to the ground, however opponents can keep him from catching her too. If Shovel Knight catches Shield Knight, their touch releases a large shockwave that deals 45% DMG and great knockback to opponents, possibly KOing opponents easily that are caught in the blast as the stage returns to normal. If Shovel Knight doesn’t catch her, the stage reverts back to normal and Shovel Knight is seen sleeping wherever he started the smash. He wakes up and shakes his head then gets back into the fight.

Taunts

 * Up: A word bubble appears above Shovel Knight as he slashes his shovel blade forward, reading “Steel thy shovel!”
 * Side: A small pile of gravel appears in front of Shovel Knight and he digs at it once to make it disappear.
 * Down: Shovel Knight takes out a chalice and drinks from it.

Idle Poses

 * Shovel Knight places shovel-head on the ground.
 * Shovel Knight pats the shovel twice.

Cheer

 * Shovel Knight! Shovel Knight! Shovel Knight!

On-Screen Appearance

 * Shovel Knight jumps onto the screen in a front-flip and holds his shovel up in the air.

Victory Poses
Victory Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSnJ_1YVmY (For Shoverly! - Shovel Knight)
 * A treasure chest is seen on the stage, and Shovel Knight reaches into it. He pulls out a diamond and poses victoriously.
 * Shovel Knight and Shield Knight stand back to back and pose for the camera.
 * Shovel Knight performs a spin attack with his blade, then leans it on his shoulder victoriously.

Losing Pose

 * Shovel Knight claps for the winner with his shovel on his back. He knows when he has lost fair and square.

Event Matches

 * W.I.P.

Trophy Description
Shovel Knight has a trophy that is awarded each time Classic mode is completed with him on any difficulty.

Shovel Knight
''Shovel Knight might not look it, but he wields that shovel of his far better than most people can ever use a sword! This short, steadfast warrior dreams of his companion, Shield Knight, and is on his quest to rid the land of the Order of No Quarter. Steel thy shovel, oh valiant knight!''
 * Shovel Knight (Wii U, 2014)

Shovel Knight (Alt.)
''Shovel Knight's Side Special, Dust Knuckles, sends Shovel Knight flying forward, perfect for horizontal recoveries. This is a stark contrast to Shovel Knight's Up Special, Throwing Anchor, which involves Shovel Knight throwing an anchor upward but with zero vertical distance. Thankfully, this is Shovel Knight's most damaging special move.''
 * Shovel Knight (Wii U, 2014)

Costumes

 * Blue armor (Default, Stalwart Plate)
 * Red armor (Final Guard)
 * Green armor
 * Purple armor (Conjurer's Coat)
 * Golden armor (Ornate Plate)
 * Grey armor (Dynamo Mail)
 * Black and Red armor (Mail of Momentum)
 * Black Knight armor

Trivia

 * W.I.P.